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BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1904.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COLT
NTY and city of bainbridge.
[llector appointed.
lot' Brinson, appointed by the County
t0 fjii the vacancy caused by the
^ \V. Bates, until election held.
Itir ' xui cr '
r the filling of
Mector which
|v the death of
It was gener
ic a n election
| c e for the pur
ine one to fill
L Ordinary had
[callin
eated | the appointment of officers to fill
elec-
, be a difference
jer, among many
tegard to where
I vested as to the
lithe office until
Id, Some claim*
L had the right
equally certain
jelonged to the
commissioners.
Irgia applying to
Ineral, says that
i vacancy and of
lion is vested in
Upon investiga-
s found that
; 1S90 of the
lure, amending
land 1S72, which
hoard of county
vacancies and ordering elections.
As soon as this law was shown,
the Ordinary gladly transferred his
supposed duties to the county
commissioners, who then appoint*
ed Mr.’ W. R. Brown to fill the va
cancy in the office of tax collector
until the election for the office is
held.
Mr. Brown, the appointee, is a
life time citizen of Decatur county
and lives near Brinson. He is an
upright, honest and intelligent
man, fully capable of performing
the duties devolving upon the tax
collector of Decatur county.
The commissioners have not
announced the date of holding an
election to fill the unexpired term;
but on account of the fact that
the people have been burdened
with many elections this year, and
furthermore, that a democratic
primary will probably be called to
select a candidate for the full term,
and possibly one for the unexpired
term, many citizens have re
quested the commissioners not to
call a special election until the day
Decatur county, | of the general election and on that
lard all the pow-
fed in the Ordi-
roads and reve-
roval of bonds, and
date let the people vote for a man
tc fill the unexpired term and alsc
for a man to fill the full term of
tax collector.
I Convention,
ksion of the Sun-
ption which has
mout this section
[years, was held at
last, and was
Idpoint an entire
pwds came in from
every kind of
k trains, until the
s were delivered
among them,
by the retiring
. P. Shingler; one
Crawford, of
I s ''- /■ L- Jackson,
iCcl. X. L. Staple*
As usual upon
jdwner was spread,
to repast it was,
good
filler
people of
county can
[afternoon session
and recita-
P ous schools repre-
proved an inter*
The contesting
jic showings.
P the following
ft A’ L. Staple-
"“•R- Hush; dis-
• U Bledsoe; these
“d will devote their
Success of the
retiring officers
l U| in the discharge
is testified by 1
! Sunda y's conven-
£ 0nwi!1 be held at
1 tlrsl Sunday in
f| s hoped that ail
bon wii; , 0 ; n : n
W.
ft k 0l >r friends
L S kindness
(bereavement.
, Appreciation
r U5 >nd in grati-
lumber them.
I ' B. Powell.
Mr. Bates’ Sudden Death.
The entire community was
shocked last Friday evening as the
report went out that Hon. M. W.
Bates, our efficient tax collector
had suddenly been called from
life.
Mr. Bates was at the time of his
death in the Bon Air Barber shop,
had just had a shave, and as he
was straightened up in his chair,
gave one gasp, and life was gone.
For some time he had not been in
good health, but certainly no im
mediate danger had been expected.
As the news spread over the
county, expressions of sorrow came
in from every quarter, as the de*
ceased was one of the most popu
lar officials the county has ever
had.
The remains were buried the
following day in this city, and a
large concourse of people turned
out to pay their last respects to
the man who had been so accepta
ble ip office and so popular as a
citizen and so faithful as a
friend.
Mr. Bates was - a soldier of the
Confederate army and marched to
the front of battle in earnest de
votion to duty. Returning from
the war he made Bainbridge his
home, and for many years was tax
collector of the county. He leaves
a number of relatives to whom are
extended the deepest sympathies
of the community in their sor
row.
Delegates to the State Convention.
The chairman of the executive
committee has announced the pol
ing members of the delegation to
the state convention which will be
held in Atlanta on June 1st:
John D. Harrell, Byron Bower,
Jr., W, W. Harrell, C. S. Hodges,
W. D. Sheffield, Miles Williams,
J H. Gilpin, W. H. Harrell, Ben
E. Russell, J. W. Callahan.
All of these gentlemen are well
known, straight forward demo
crats, and have promised to at
tend the convention. We feel
sure that Decatur county will be
ably repiesented and that the sen
timents of our- pepple will be
voiced by these delegates.
Meeting oi Executive Committee.
The chairman of the County
Executive Committee has issued a
call to the Committee to meet in
Bainbridge at the court house at
r 1 a. m. Saturday, May 7th, to
consider the advisability of order
ing a primary to select a candidate
for tax collector for the full term
and also for the unexpired term.
The decision of the com mittee
will be announced through the
columns j)f this paper next week.
The 58th congress has adjourn
ed—and that is about the most
important thing it did.
LET THE BAND PLAY
Judge Gober Wins.
At the meeting of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
Wednesday which was called to
render decision in the Gober-
Morris contest for judgeship, the
verdict was given in favor of Judge
Gober. This was the first contest
^eld in the state under the pri
mary election law, and hence was
of unusual interest. It is a source
of gratification throughout the
s:ate that the decision was in
favor of Gober.
By rallying to the support of the Bainbridge Concert
Band to be organized Monday night.
who fully intend making Bain
bridge their permanent home, and
who are really interested in the
matter, will be considered eligible
tor membership.
Entirely new equipments will
be secured, as many of the instru
ments and other necessaries, per
taining to a band, have been lost,
carried away or misplaced. We
feel confident that the Bainbridge
Concert Band will be a perfect
success and we are overjoyed that
we will once again have a first
class band.
Without doubt the public will
and should take a great interest in
this movement and lend the boys
every assistance in their power.
The promoters of the band say
they do not intend to seek or re
quest financial assistance from the
town but if any one,' either the
general public, or individuals de
sire to render them any aid, it
will be greatly appreciated.
The members composing the
Bainbridge Concert Band are;
When some months ago the
Fourth Regiment Band was dis
banded it was a matter of regret
to the public and ever since then,
it has been the desire of the peo
ple generally that another band
should be organized. Several ef
forts were made to revive the
original aggregation but this it
seems was impossible.
It will therefore be a source of
genuine pleasure to the commu
nity to learn that on next Mon
day evening the Bainbridge Con
cert Band will be formed. It is
not to be a reorganization of the
Fourth Regiment Band; it will
have no connection whatever with
the military company; it is to be
strictly a Bainbridge band, formed
for the pleasuie and benefit of the
citizens of this city Fourteen
members will be enrolled at the
initial meeting, and later this num
ber will be increased. All the
members are residents of Bain
bridge and propose to reside ir
this city for an indefinite number
of years.
Much of the trouble with our
musical organizations in the past
has been due to the fact that the
bands were composed of “foreign
ers,” that is men who were not lo
cated here permanently, and who
in time left the city, thus dimin
ishing the number of members
and finally breaking up the band,
The new band will not be handi
capped in this manner, for one of
the rules of the band will be that
no “floaters” as they are termed,
will be allowed to join; only those
Chas. G. Mandeville . . Cornet
Carlton Bruton .... Cornet
Moses Fingerhut • . Clarionet
Oliver Haire .... Clarionet
Max Kwilecki . , . Baritone
Munneriyn McBride . Trombone
Paul Arnett Alto
Jim Colbert Alto
Henry Halstead
Falcom Ingram
Edgar Jester .
Chas. A. Helton
Will Fingerhut
Jule Ehrlich
. Solo Alto
. . Tenor
. . Tenor
. . Tuba
Bass Drum
Snare Drum
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
Facts concerning the purchase of the Carrabelle,
Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad as given out
by the Georgia, Florida and Alabama officials.
In last week’s issue we stated
on the authority of theG. F. & A.
officials that the so-called official
announcements which had been
made in the various pipers con
cerning the purchase of the Car-
rabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia
Railroad did not emanate from
headquarters and that no such
trade had been effected. It has
of course been known for some
time that the purchase of C. T. &
G. was under consideration and it
was the prevalent opinion that the
road has been bought but that for
some reason the officials did not
wish the fact known. This is not
true however for in an interview
with one of the G, F. & A. offis
ciats yesterday, we learned that
when the denial was made last
week, the trade had not been con
summated, although, shortly after
that issue of the paper the trans
action was closed.
We are however, authorized to
announce now, that the owners of
the G. F. & A. have purchased the
C. T. & G , and though the road
will not be operated by the G. F.
& A. at once, it will be as soon as
certain necessary arrangements
can be made. It is expected that
in a short while there will be
through service from Cuthbert to
Carrabelle and the officials state
that they hope it will not be long
before they can operate Pullman
cars over the entire line.
The patrons of the G. F. & A.
will be glad to learn of the con
firmation of the report about the
C. T. & G. Although the G. F.
& A. railroad has been in opera
tion only a few years the. uniform
courtesy and consideration of all
its officials, have made it the most
popular road in this section and it
is a real pleasure to learn of
anything that will tend to its fur
ther development or material bet
terment,
Congressional Convention.
The Democratic Executive
Committee of the Second district,
met pursuant to a call in Albany
last Friday, to declare the result of
primary on the 20th and to form
ally nominate the party candidate
for congressman. The delegates
from the different counties also
met on that date to elect a district
executive committee for the en
suing two years.
Hon. J. M. Griggs was nomina
ted for a fifth term in congress
and was formally notified of his
nomination by a special commit
tee appointed for that purpose.
Judge Griggs was presented to
the convention and made a grace
ful speech in acknowledgement
of the honor conferred upon him.
Hon. R- Hobbs was reelected
chairman of the executive com
mittee and H. M. McIntosh, sec
retary.
The new executive committee
for the district for the next two
vears was then elected. Hon. A.
H- Russell was elected as the
member lrorn Decatur county.
Death at Albany.
News reached the city last Sat
urday of the sudden death of Mr.
John Churchwell, which occurred
at the home of his son in Albany
on last Friday.
Mr. Churchwell was 71 years of
age and had been in declining
health for years. On this account
he was forced to retire from busi
ness life some time ago since
when he has divided his time be
tween his several children. He is
the father of Mrs. M. D. Calhoun
of this city, and has a number of
acquaintances here who will re.
gret to hear of his death.
While Mr. Churchwell had not
been in good health he was not
confined to his bed and was seem
ingly as well as usual Friday. His
death was very sudden and was
due to heart disease, His remains
were carried to his old home in
Brookfield and were interred there
Saturday afternoon.
Secret Orders In Convention.
The meeting of the Grand
Lodge of the Georgia Knights of
Pythias which is scheduled to be
held in Albany, Ga., on the 17th
and 18th of May promises to be a
notable occasion, and it is expected
that there will be a larger number
of Knights in attendance this year
than ever before. The regular at
tendance upon such occasions is
estimated at about 800, but on ac
count of the competitive drill of
the uniform rank companies which
will occur on the second day of the
convention, it is thought that the
number will be increased by sev
eral hundred Knights who will be
present to participate in and wit
ness the dr' 1 !.
On June 15th the Masons of the
Second Congressional District
will also meet in Albany and while
this will not be so large a gather
ing as that of the Knights, it will
be an occasion of great interest.
The Grand Master of Georgia and
other prominent Masons will be
present and they expect to make
this a grand rally day. One pur
pose of this meeting -is to promote
the organization of a second dis
trict association, which will hold
annual conventions in this dis
trict.
The Knights of Pythias and
Masons are two of the strongest
and oldeft Secret organizations in
the world and the men composing
both bodies represent the highest
and noblest type of manhood.
Many prominent men from all
portions of the state will be in A1
bany at both conventions and each
occasion will be most profitable
interesting and pleasant. A nurm
her of Knights and Masons from
this city have expressed their in
tention of attending the conven-
lions and Bainbridge will no doubt
be well represented.
Moore-Laing.
An interesting marriage occur
red at McRaeville last Sunday,
when Miss Florence May Lang
and Mr. William Moore were
united. Both of the contracting
parties are popular among the
young people of that community,
The Search Light extends con
gratulations.
• For Better Public Roads,
Thomas county’s grand jury in
recent session recommended the
employment of her convicts on
her public highways. It seems
that there is a healthy sentiment
in our neighboring county con
cerning the construction and
maintenance of good public roads
and we have only to regret that
this same feeling does not strike
even nearer home to us.
Good roads like good schools,
are blessings to the community.
They enhance the values of prop
erty and elevate the standard of
living wherever employed. Be
sides this they are great money
savers to those who have to haul
loads over them—they arc time
savers as well.
For years The Search Light
has persistently and consistently
led the fight for better roads in
this county and we hope that tflic
time is near at hand when we shall
see material evidences of the fruits
of our labors, As to the best
methods of building up our roads,
we are for the present content to
leave it to the judgment of our
county authorities. With the
present high rates convicts are
bringing there is some doubt as to
whether it would be cheaper to
equip and emoloy them on the
roads or whether it would be better
to take the hire received for their
services and direct it to the em
ployment of free labor with mod
ern machinery on our roads.
Let us profit from the example
set us on the one side by our
enterprising neighbor, Early coun
ty, who employs free labor for
road building and on the other
side by Thomas county who thus
employs her convicts. We are
more after the ends to be obtain
ed, than the means by which the
work is. to be accomplished.
Jim Butts, of Steam jMill was in
the city this week the guest of
trends.
Mr. F. U. Jones, a prominent in
surance man of Macon, spent several
days here this week.
Miss Lucy Hinson left the first of
the week for a visit of some length
to relatives in South Carolina.
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