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0. Turner I* Dead. ^
Henry G. Turner, of Quit-
ed at Raleigh. N. C, on
aV morning, after an illness
[duration. At the time
jmehewasat the home of
ther , where he was visiting,
jins were shipped toQuit-
here he will be buried
Commenting on the life
|ity of this distinguished
0 f Georgia, the Macon
ys tribute in the following
e:
ore d in his generation,
- snry G. Turner is dead,
ournful information was
over the wires today from
N. C., which place the
ished Georgian passed
The news was a great sur-
da deep sorrow. It had
own that Judge Turner
been in good health for
n e and on account of his
I condition, he recently
j his. position on the au-
bench of Georgia as *'•>
e justice, but the public
fcnow he was in a critical
d wasnt prepared for the
mg tiduigs from Raleigh.
Turner was Qiie of Geor-
eminent- sons. He ..was
nd lawyer, a true . man,
'ot, i Much wisdom died
, In the hall* of stati
m, and in 'congress, he
Georgia and his country
ispicuous ability and un
fidelity. During a long
i the national, house he
' commanding' place, at a-
He was'recognized as a
ic leader of . power and
,aman of firm convic-
Ji ^purposes. He left
int ’upon the statutes of
; and will long fee .re.
as an, able expounder
nstitution.
ng willing to subscrib
n doctrines of his party,
rly in relation to the silver
, he declined, to offer for,
ation to congress, after a
us service of many years.
', we believe it was, Judge
ras defeated for the Uni-
s senate by Hon. A. O.
‘2 Judge Turner was frc
suggested as a candidate
mor, but he declined to
Later he was appointed
nor Terrell as an associ-
ict of the supreme court of
This position proved too
g for Judge Turner on
of his health, and after a
rvice he resigned the office
onths ago, and sought the
retirement of his home in
g the recent discussion of
ability of nominating a
man for vice president,
umerhas been often men-
r the place. Thousands
ians, and many others,
Wm as of presidential
Fellows Elect Officers. .
'regular meeting of the
)' Lodge Odd Fellows held
l V night the following of
re erected:
ON’eal, Noble Grand; J.
h ’ v >ce Grand, S. Eley,
f erman and R. W. Smith
0Sen Trustees. The ap-
"fficers remain unchanged
ll 'gie exception, or so.
"Nation will occur the
‘‘"g night m j u iy. Odd
Da 'is and Cox of Thom-
e e*pecttd over tonight
ln Putting on some specs
hey come at the invi-
the iod ge .
SALE.
° e helgi n Hares. Buck
A movable house and
Sf in {nr S7 SO.
ox 53, Bain bridge,
^°dgers, ot Faceville, and
r e,| i ot Calvary, were
^ sitQrs > in the city
"‘his week.
Pavemeat Pitas Adopted.
At an important meeting of
council .held Monday night the
question of the pavement of sides
walks was taken up and specifica
tions for paving were submitted by
prominent street paving contracs
tors of Columbus, Savannah, At
lAnta, Macon and other places.
The plans of the Savannah firm
was found to be the best and the
cheapest, and council proceeded
to adopt the same. This means
that in all probability that part of
the side walks as may be put in at
the instance of council will be done
by this firm; but it does not follow
that any individual will have to
hire this firm to do the work. On
the other hand any contractor may
be employed, b”t. with the under
standing that his work must come
up to the standard adopted, and
must be uniform with those put in
by the Savannah firm; in other
words council intends that the
sidewalks of the city shall be uni
form.
The plans adopted call for ce-’
ment blocks about three feet
square, somewhat similar.to those
in front of the Wainmap Hotel.
The Savannah firm wiH do the en
gineering and ail sidewalks are to
be reduced to- a grade. Property
owners feave till July first to begin
work.
School Closing Saturday.
On Saturday last it was our
pleasure to meet with the good
people oi the Rock Pond neighs
bojrhepd south of Iron City and to
enjoy their hospitality. The oc
casion was the closing of the pub
lic school there after a successful
term under the direction of Miss
Mattie Funderburk. Appropriate
exercises were had in the morning
by the pupils of the school and in
the afternoon several addresses
were delivered/ o u educational
lines. The dinner which was ser
ved, picnic style, bore abundant
evidence of the splendid cookery
among the housewives of that pros
perous neighborhood. The school
at Rock Pond has greatly pros
pered for the past few years and
the patrons are pulling together to
make it a still greater credit. Miss
Funderburk will probably accept
the school for the next term, as it
is the unanimous wish of the pa
trons that she do so, Many visv
tors from Brinson, Iron City and
other points were present at Sat
urday’s picnic, and the occasion
was a most delightful one to all.
Ladies Conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. F. Cook, Mrs.
Monroe, Miss Alice Groover and
Miss Ethel Spence went over to
Bainbridge*yesterday to attend
the meeting of the Woman s for
eign Missionary Society of South
Georgia Methodist conference.
The conference opens its ses
sions today and it will be largely
attended by ladies from over this
entire section. Miss Ethel Spenc;
represented the Junior League,
Times Enterprise.
Stat* Fair Prim. I
The directors of the Georgia
State Fair have met and announced
their premium lists. This year the
county offering the best agricul
tural display willreceive a premium
>f $1,500 The second best dis
play will fee given $1,200. The
third best will receive $750. The
fourth will receive $200. There
are many other handsome pre
miums offered. The aggregate
premiums offered for displays of
swine is something like $2,200;
and the aggregate prizes on poul
try is about $5,000. %
Would it noi befitting for De
catur county to step in this time
and carry off the first prize ofiored
for the agricultural display? There
is certainly nothing in the way of
a trial, and if we half try we should
be able to win either first or sec
ond prize. Decatur county has
never competed for these prizes,
and the tact that she has not has
led some sections of the state to
imagine that she has no hopes of
winning. The truth of the matter
is that Decatur county has her to
bacco fields from which to gather
displays that would place any other
section.of.the state in the shade.
At the slmt time she certainly
could come up with any of the
other staples grown on farms in
other sections.
It would not be a bad idea for
our citizens to think the matter
over, and if we are to enter the
contest, it is dine we were begin
ning to cast about for material and
some one to lead in the necessary
work.
Mr. Fingerhut Dies.
After an'illness of long duration
lUr. Joe Fingerhut died at his home
in this city on Tuesday. His re
mains were interred in the Jewish
cemetery on the following day. '
Mr. Fingerhut has been a resi
dent of this city for about thre^
years and during the first year of
his residence here was connected
with the G. F & A. R. K. Later
he went into the general merchan
dise business and accumulated
some money. He was virtually
the proprietor of the prosperous
Water street firm known as 1 Fin
gerhut & son.
Some months ago his health
began to fail and he went out to
Colorado where he improved a
great deal. However shortly af
ter his return to this city his health
again declined and for some time
it has been known that he could
not recover. His death on Tues
day however was totally unexpec
ted and came as a great shock to
his family.
Mr. Fingerhut was highly es
teemed by all who knew him and
his death is mourned by a large
circle of friends. The sympathies
ot the community arc extended to
the sorrowing relatives and trjend
More Abut “The Oat! Fair.” v
The date for the “Poll Fair”,
afe account of which was given in
oiir paper of some weeks back,
Mis been set and arrangements for
the affair are being r apidly com
pleted The show will he held on
Saturday afternoon, June' 25th in
one of the Shiugler stores and an
admission fee of fifteen cents will
be charged. The “buggy parade”
which will -be given before the
“Fair” opens will occur on tfee
block in fr.ont of the building and
will be free.
; A number of neop e have signi
fied their intention of entering
dolls for the contest and every one
who desires to enter their dolls
are requested to have them ready
the day before and to send them
to either Mrs. Oliver, Miss Evir-
geline B>wer or Miss Georgia
Donalson, the committee appoint
ed for the reception ot the candt*
date. t
The affair promises to be unique,
original, interesting and entertaln-
ing, Thqse who. wish to vie^|he
“parade;’ shoqljf0, j^arly to 'jWgty
the tush And to secure a View
point. Don’t forget, the date,
SaturdayJfiktfrhooW/Jade 25th.
Calrs jtfeets Defeat.
The first game' of bali play •'
ed by tour local team this season
came.off . at the fair ,‘grqunds in
this city on Wednesday afteHiOon
when Cairo and Bain bridge * oros-'
sed bats. There Was “not a targe'
crowd in attendance bwing to fact
that the game fiad not ween very
well.advertised and on account of
ihe|»in,but those Whp’,'$d go opt
gave’the boys’enihusiastijc encoui
agement. Nine inningswere-play-
fed a'mTflie game resulted in a vie
tory for Bainbridge, the score be-
,ing 10 to 2.
The batteries were Dinkins and
Burroughs. Bainbridge, and Pearce
and Butler for Cairo. ,
Notwithstanding the tact that
Bainbridge has no regular organ
ized team and the boys have had
very Uttle real practice, the game
on both sides was interesting.
If is to be hoped that this will
not be the last game of' the sum
mer and that this success will in-,
spire our boys to get,up a first class
team and give us a series of inter
esting games. Cairo has won every
game this season, meeting her
first defeat at the hands of Bain-
bridge. She has a crack-a-jack
team.
Miss Allen Entertains.
Tuesday evening Miss Edna
Allen entertained in her usual de
lightful way at a “description par
ty”. Quite a number of young
people were present. The ladies
prize for best description was won
by Miss Laura Holloman, while
among the gentlemen Mr. Harry
Morgan, of Americus, in whose
honor the affair was given^handed
in the best description
ments were served.
That Mill End Sale of M. D.
Calhoun's Thursday June 16th.
Fire Near Attapulgus.
On Tuesday night last Mr. W.
E. Smith, who lives near Attapul-
gus had the misfortune to lose his
barn by fire; and along with it he
lost about one thousand bushels
of corn, oats etc., and eight horses
and mules. We were unable tp
learn anything as to the cause ot
the fire as we have not seen Mr.
Smith personally, and our inform
ant was not able to tel*. Among
the horses burned were some blood
ed horses which Mr. Smith will
especially hate to lose.
Mr. Smith is one ot the best
Refresh- farmers an d citizens ot the county
From Bainbridge to the Gull.
The Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama railroad took charge formal
ly of its new possession, the Cara-
belle, Tallattassee and Georgia rail
road, last Sunday, and operated a
through schedule from Cuthbert to
Carabe'le. In addition to»the all
rail line the G. F. & A, owns the
steamer “Crescent City,” which
plys the 28 miles between Cara
belle and Apalachicola. So it is
now possible to reach Apalachicola
fiom Bainbridge in about 8 hoprs
In addition to the regular week
day trains the G. F 1 . & A. during
the summer will runaSunday train
to Lanark from ’Bainbridge, leav
ing here at 6:10 in the morning
and returning at 10:35 * n the even
ing. Last Sunday tms train was
well patronized all along the
line. Quite a number ..f Bain
bridge people went to Lanark last
Sunday on this tram. They spept
a very pleasant day sailing and
bathing in the gulf. Mrs. Fudge
has her hotel, the Lanark Inn, in
good shape to accommodate her
patrons. There are a number of
pleasant diversions at Lanark, such
as sailing, rowing and bathing in
the surf or sound. Next Sunday
a. much larger crowd is expected
to go and this trip will be popular
nd his many friends will regret ^
to learn of the loss which he has j eV ery Sunday throughout the sum-
sustained. i |mer.
Ths CaatarMce UizMel
The twenty-fifth annual meet-
inf of the Woman’s Foreign Mis
sionary Conference of Southwest
Georgia which convened in this
city last Friday held the conclud
ing service on Tuesday afternoon
and by noon of the following day
the majority of the delegates had
returned to their homes.
The four days session of this
conference, which was so pleats
antly anticipated by the citizens
and especially the church members
of our city, was altogether an en
joyable occasion and we believe
resulted in much benefit to, .the
t6wn. This was the first timq the
c inference had been cntrrtained
in this city and so interesting wfefe
the services and- so - pleasing an
impression was madetby the ^dele
gates that it is the .general wish
that fiainbridg l e will again ( have' ! ft*#'bo6ks tkatfkni di
the privilege of extending hospi
tality to the Missionary Society.
On Friday evening the opening
service was held' with quite a laVge
congregation in- attendance pnd at
each ensuing meeting the church
‘Was fillcii'to its capa'city. On Sun
day morning Rev. J. W. Lowran&,
of QbfUrtarv, aelived an exn>es;
and. eloquent sermon while on
Sunday evening Mis^ ~ Helen
Richardson ma^e an interesting
talk, on /'China and v Her Needs,”
There were no services at the
other 1 fchuWftes in the’ city and the
Methodist dfeurih was finable to
accoraipoda^thc audience, a num
ber of people standing,at the win
dows anchen the outside of the
building, , rt
On Monday night Rev.. Julius
Magath preached, on our “Indebt
edness Co tb^JfiWst" Dr Magath
i?.Aconverted,Jew.formerly a pro
fessor at Emory College, aqd his
add res? was both interesting and
instructive. •
After the services Tuesday
afternoon the following officers
were'elected for the ensuing year:
Bresidentr-MrJh G. M. Mat
thews, Dublin.
Vice President—Mrs. R. C. Neely,
Waynesboro.
Corresponding Secretary—Mrs.
S. W. Hitch, Waycross.
■Recording Secretary—Mrs. Ed
Cook, Thomasville.
Treasurer—Mrs. S. S. Sweet,
Macon.
Auditor—R N, Burton, Macon.
Superintendent Juvenile Work-
Mrs, J. M. Fagan, Columbus.
Editors Column Wesleyan Advo
cate—Mrs. George Kilpatrick,
Fairhaven.
A resolution was passed thank
ing the people of the city for their
courtesies and the conference ad
journed until the session next year
which wjll be he'd in Cordele in
June.
The meeting of this conference
in our city was one of the most
important events of this kind in
its nistory. • Our people, always,
noted tor their hospitality exerted
their best efforts for the entertain
ment of their guests anil the occa
sion was as pleasant to the visitors
as to the people ot the town. There
were in all 104 delegates, repre
senting various cities and towns in
South Georgia add these were
entertained at the homos of the
citizens. Everything was done
for the comfort and pleasure of
the delegates and if the expression
of the majority is to be consid
ered, we can say that the members
of the Woman’s Missionary So
ciety will be as delighted jjto meet
in Bainbridge once more, as our
people will be tojjreceive and en
tertain them.
Oar Library Caracr. j
Through arrangement with the
Woman’s Club of this city. “The
library Comer” will be a feature
of the Search Light from week to
week, under the direction of the
members of the Club., The .ob
jects ofthis department Are sug
gested Ijy its name. Tfie manage
ment of the paper has sought by
this method to enlist a greater in*
terest in library and literary affair*
in general and -e believe that if
conducted on the right lines (which
is assured by'the action ot the
Club in taking charge of it) we
feel that it will, fee of lasting bene
fit to the town and especially the
young people who should be en
couraged to read gobd hooka. The
public will be kept -poaCdtl irons
time to time, a^to the progress our
local library is making and the
The
column will have io do-yW'th mat
ters of generj^y^erary. Interest.
The Search Light is yeQt much
pleased to announce this arrange
ment and we hope It''frill be per
manent, as .we^e pure.U will be
made one of the most interesting
and ^t¥radtive departments of the
It; “V
- Daath Nta*‘Calvary. * . *
On Mondny-otfoming lost at her
homcinear,Calory Mrs. Elizabeth,
Maxwell, widow of the late Robt,
W. Maxwell, died after a short
illness. She wa? buried ar four
o’cldck'iri the 'afternfcon of the
following day*! the olcP Piedraont
church by the side-of-her husband
who ' receded her'seven years ago.
The deceased was oyer ^o years
of age was a conslstcdt’member of
the Primitive Baptist church and
lived a Christian life. She Was
greatly beloved ih the community
in whioh she lived and her death
will cause much, aorrow. She leaves
five sorts and two daughters and a
number of relatives and friends to
mourn her loss. She was an aunt
of Judge Maxwell of thid city and
had many friends here* We ex
tend our sympathies-to the berea
ved family and friends. 1
. Death of Judjje Pope.
Judge David H, Pope died Tues
day night at 9 o’clock ht bis home -
in Albany, just 24 hours before
his death he received an apoplectic .
strokeTrom. which he never revi
ved,
Judge Pope was .£4 years old,
and Is survived by his wife and
seven children. He was regarded
as one of the foremost lawyers in
South Georgia and enjoyed an ex
tensive and lucrative practice in
this section. For several years he
has been division counsel of the
Atlantic Coast Line-in which ca
pacity he has. attended all thn
courts in Decatur county. 1
was a man of bright intellect and
genial disposition and made many
friends wherever he ,wcnt. His
Decatur county friends will extend
sympathy to his bereaved family.
Rev. J. T. Ryder, pastor ot the
Methodist church, requests us to
extend his thanks to the commu
nity for their courtesy and kind
ness in entertaining the delegates
and expressed himself as very
much gratified at the interest
manifested in thfe meeting, at the
general attendance and at tfee good
results.
We were loath to see the dele
gates leave for the week was a
most enjoyable one from every
standpoint.
It is now against the law to fish
with nets, seines and like devices;
and theg§me warden will get you
if you don’t watch.
That Mill End Sale of Calhoun’s
is attracting wide spread attention.
Now is your opportunity to save
money.
