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he Bainbridge Search Light
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BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY. OEORGIA, FRIDAY. AUGUSTS, 1904.
11.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OF BAINBRIDGE.
^jlwnviHt Tragedy.
0 f Donalsonville has
slate of excitement this
the killing of D. A-
F Culpeper, which
th ; re last Saturday eve-
men met on one
streets of the
the stores of A. R.
L, Dickenson, and
words had passed, Cul-
his pistol and shot
tnstantly killed Folds.
av e been several ver-
. difficulty but the fol-
nS to be the accepted
lie two
[principal
Lweei
land J
f is a minister of the
p for some time had
the Metnodist church at
^|e. Some months ago
|j e d by the church mem-
conduct unbeconiig a
nd was expelled from
Later he wis re-in-
members voting thirty
teinstatemeut to two
Of these two against
ipper claims that Folds
1 from that time the
been on unpleasant
ie weeks ago the talk
Culpepper was renewed,
; ed Folds with stirring
On Saturday when
, the discussion of the
was brought up and
iched the minister for
it. Culpepper denied
the accusation, and
followed Culpepper
olds started at him
knife; he, not caring
i, pulled his pistol and
Folds' head purposely.
Ids continued to come at
knife, he was forced
directly at him in self de-’
The shot killed Folds.
Is of Folds claim that
was unwarranted and
did not draw the knife,
r was brought to this
now in jail pending
is probable that the com
trial will be waived and
till come up at the No-
ttrm of superior court,
en are well known in
a. Culpepper is about
rs of age and is well
ire. Folds is a much
than Culpepper and
in the community in
lived. The affair is
regretted by friends of
Some Attraction for This Winter.
The coming season promises to
furnish some good attractions in
the professional and amateur the
atrical line, and with the additions
of the lectures and concerts se
cured by the various cl ubs of the
city, the fall ind winter months
will prove interesting, entertain
ing and instructive. The mans
agers of the Opera House have
booked a number of first-class at-
tractions for the term, and with
better plays and with better com
panies than before and with
the new scenery and arrangements
of the Opera House, the theatre
going public will realize the treat
in store for them.
At a meeting of the Daughters
of the Confederacy Tuesday it was
definitely decided to secure as
many as possible of the lectures
and concerts in the Alkahest
Course, and already two of the
best entertainments of that course
have been scheduled. In Novem
ber Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina, will lecture for the bene
fit of this organization and doubt
less tlge whole countryside will at'
tend to hear this famous lecturer.
The Old Homestead Quartette is
booked for Febuary and in Sep
tember the “Deestrick School"
will be presented by local talent
under the auspices of the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy. The
Home Mission Society has made
arrangements to have Capt. Hob
son lecture in their interest du
ring the fall, and this ’of< course
Av}b drove a drawing card. Then
if the Library Association can be
induced to join with the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, a number
of concerts and other entertain
ments will be given under their
auspices.
Withal, the season will begin
auspiciously and a successful sea
son from every standpoint seems
assured.
NEWS OF THE STATE CAPITAL.
Mr. Roy R. Powell, at one. time
a citizen of Bainbridge, having
been connected with the Search
Light as Foreman, is now living
in Atlanta and has a splendid po
sition with one of the leading
printing establishments of the
city.
§ § §
A material increase in the ap
propriation to the department of
Entomology has been sought -ioi
the coming year; the chief purpose
being to enable the department {o
wage malignant warfare against
the approach of the Mexican boll
weevil, which has become the
plague of the cotton producing
states of the west. It is to hoped
that every precaution will be taken
to guard our f armers against the
approach of this ilestructive little
pest.
I Tr.ese
A False Alarm.
Saturday evening quite
tcitement was caused
circles by a “find” made
*y Helton and Officer
officers were
’he river at the foot of
c’l'vhen they saw what
Wed to be a woman en-
’“get out of a boat; as
dto be encumbered with
‘"Q also as the occurrence
W o( the ordinary,
l ’ officials concluded to
assistance,
’PPtoach.ng however'they
’Pat the supposed wo-
1 ®an attired in woman’s
furthermore recog-
15 a white man named
e ' "’ho is practically an
’’hat Moore had reliev-
*’at Cheevertown of
. 1 goods the night pre-
’tndeavoriug to make
| ’ , e * as armed with a
t P re P ar ed to defy any
ItnL° rS ' ^'hen the iden-
i ", Was discovered the
* "ere taken from
* * s Permitted to go
i' l ”ough probably not
In Compliment to Miss Colwell.
On Tuesday evening Misses
Edna and Stella Nussbaum 'com
plimented their attractive guest,
Miss Estelle Colwell, of Cordele,
with a delightful card party. A
number of the society set of the
city were present and the game ot
hearts was much enjoyed. The
lovely home was arranged beauti
fully for the occasion and every
feature of the entertainment was
thoroughly pleasing. At the game
of hearts Miss Rosalie Kwilecki
seemed most proficient and was
rewarded for her skill with a hand
some silver perfume bottle. Misk
Anna Tonge was consoled with a
cut glass toilet bottle. Mr. Jack
Bower proved to be the most ac
complished among the gentlemen
in this fashionable game and re
ceived a dainty scarf pin as a sou
venir.
The Misses Nussbaum are ac
knowledged as the most gracious
of hostesses and this occasion
proved more forcibly that they are
adepts in the gentle art of enter
taining.
Married at Dothan.
Those who remember Mr. John
Singleton who resided in this city
several years ago, and who for
some time was connected with t e
Search Light, will be interested
to learn of his marriage to Miss
Gertrude Baker, which occurred in
Dothan, Ala., last Sunday after
noon. We extend our congratu
lations to the happy pair and w.sh
them all success and happiness.
If no more “dies non” are de
clared, the legislature will adjourn
August nth, after a session of
unusual activity, so far as the
“wind jammers” of the house are
concerned There are a few mem
bers of this distinguished body
who seldom fail in accomplishing
two things—drawing their per
diem regularly, and having their
name appear in each issue of the
the Atlanta and other state dailies
Volumes have been said in the
legislature, no doubt of it.
I § 5
Hon John R. Singletary, of
Thomas county, has been detained
from his legislative duties for sev
eral days on account of sickness in
bis tamily, who live at Cairo. He
is one of the faithful members of
the House, and follows out his
convictions in all instances where
legislation is involved. News
from his county seems to Indicate
that he will be overwhelmly re
elected in the primary on August
nth. Here’s our best to John,
anyway.
t t 1
Speaking of increased tax re
turns, it does us proud to refer to.
the handsome increase shown by
tax digests of Miller county. Our
neighbor has raised her taxable
valuations about $250,000 over
last year; and there are not many
of the larger counties that can
make so creditable a showing. It
must be remembered that Miller
is the smallest county in the state,
and this is therefore a phenomenal
showing. Then here’s to Miller
county, our prosperous and happy
neighbor; may she continue to
prosper as the days go by. Her’s
is a contented and thrifty peo
pie and deserve to have their in
crease by the Lord of the harvest.
§ § §
Mr. W. J. M. Smith, of Eldo-
rendo, after spending some time
in Atlanta disposing of his crop
of watermelons, has returned
to his home. Mr. Smith is a good
farmer, and besides making
money out of bis melons he raises
other profitable crops and his
home supplies. After all, the
farmer who makes his supplies at
home, is more than apt to find
himself in good circumstances
when the days of financial distress
are upon the land. The farmer is
indeed the backbone of the coun
try, as has been often expressed,
and we hope that we shall yet see
the drift from the cities toward the
country.
§ § §
Heavy rains fell througout mid
die and north Georgia the early
part of the week and crops are
Ictoking well. Accompanying high
winds in many places have literally
broken down the splendid orchards
which were fairly loaded with lus
cious Elbertas. This is indeed the
finest peach in America today;
and a? the years sweep by Georgia
is gaining a reputation for fruit
growing that is not to be sur
passed by any section. We hope
that our newly started orchards
and vineyards in Decatur county
will be nurtured, as there awaits
much of revenue to the man who
cares properly for his fruits and
vegetables. Decatur county soil
is specially adapted to the produc
tion of both.
§ § I
The Committee on Geueral Ag
riculture has adversely reported
the senate bill which proposed to
establish a department of immi
gration for Georgia, aad with all
duo regard for the action of the
Upper House in passing this
measure, the committee in ques
tion has acted wisely. As point
ed aut in this column before, she
has much to fear from a too vigor-
out invitation for all. peoples to
flock to her borders. Strikes and
other undesirable features of th^
labor question are bound to creep
in; and will give the South no end
of trouble if encouraged at this
time. We are in favor alutays of
giving the Stork a chance at this
immigration business.
The marriage of Miss Maty
Alice Russell and Mr. George
Gordon Bower, which we are au
thorised to announce, will occur
next week, is of great interest nut
only to the people of this city, but
to their many friends throughout
the state. The wedding will be a
quiet and beautiful one 1 ami pnly
the relatives and intimate friends
of the young people will be pres
ent. It will be solemnized at the
home of Capt. Ben E. Russell on
Shotwel! street.
This marriage will unite two of
the must prominent, influential and
aristocratic families in the state,
as well as two of the most popular
members of the society set.
Miss Kussell is the send
daughter of Capt. Ben K Russell,
ami is one of the most beautiful
and attractive young girls in Gcor
gix Her b.auty of face and
character have won for her wher
ever she has visited a host of
friends and admirers, who wiil be
interested to learn of h«r approach
ing marriage.
Mr. Bower is the second son of
Judge U. il. Bowar of tills dty and
isone of the most successful young
business men and lawyers of the
city. He is well known through
out the state both in business and
society circles.
The news from Oyster Bay,
where Teddy, “the Terriole ”
strides back and forth from early
morn till close of day, is to the ef
fect that the strenuous one is to
make no speeches during the com
ing campaign. Mr. Roosevelt’s
friends and advisers have no doubt
been keeking tab on the Georgia
legislature for the past forty days,
and have come to the conclusion
evidently that enough has been
said already yet. But in all seri
ousness the vivacious jumping-
jack of a president will have
hard time closing his ears to those
who point with righteous indigna
tion to his past maladministration
of the office which he has held by
reason of the unfortunate death of
President McKinley. Mr. Roose
ve’it might as well spit on hia
hands and hold with a tighter
grasp if he hopes to hold his peace
until the people have spoken
this important matter.
Much ty> the surprise of those
who have been watching the prog
ress of the Australian Ballot bill,
it passed the Senate Monday and
it will come up in the House later
on in the week for concurrence in
the Senate Amendments. As
passed, the measure will have to
be voted on in e ch county of the
state before it becomes operative
in such county. The bill there
fore, if the senate amendments are
agreed to, will leave the people to
decide for themselves as to wheth
er they shall vote under this new
system. It is provided that the
matter be presented at the coming
general elections; and should it
fail of adoption in any county,
is still left to the will of any two
consecutive grand juries of the
county to ask for an election on
the question at any future time.
However, if ones adopted, the
system cannot be removed unless
the law be changed by subsequent
legislation on the subject.
On the first of September Mr.
Percie L. Mathis will open up a
first class dry goods and clothing
business in tbe Hicks building,
next to Hicks Drug Store. Mr.
Mathis has been connected with
the L C. Toole Clothing estab
lishment for some time and is
thoroughly experienced and capa
ble of conducting a splendid busi
ness. The name of the new store
wil 1 be “The Bazaar” and will be
run on a strictly cash basis. Mr.
Mathis will sever his connection
with L. C. Toole on the 15th of
this month and will complete all
his arrangements for opening up
his business. He has already
ordered a large and handsome
stock of dress goods and clothing
and wi’l begin business on Sep
tember the first. We predict that
with his energy and ability the
business will be a success.
Said a recent visitor to Decatur
county, who had gone thither as a
member of the legislative commit
tee to visit the convict camps of
the section: “I was simply as
tounded at the possibilities that
lie open to that section of the
state, and which I think cannot lie
hid much longer to the country at
large. Why your open country,
with its fertile lands and splendid
climate should induce many farm
ers to locate there where condi
tion are so much more favorable
than in other sections of the
state” What this distinguished
gentleman had to say is worthy of
consideration, and we do not be
lieve that our citizens are not al
together dead to that surround
them. Today, we venture the as
sertion that there is more loose
coin of the realm in this section
among the laboring people than is
to bd found anywhere else in the
state. Our farmer* have money
in the bank, most of them raise
their own supplies, live in substan
tial homes and are raising con
tented and happy families.
A Roma see sf Real Ule.
. The following account clipt*fid
from 1 the Tallahasseean will
prove of great interest to matiy
in this rity, as both Mr. and Mrs.-
Getzlaff are well known in thfs,
city. Mr. Getzlaff has been the:,
mai.agcr of the 'John Tobacco.. .
Syndicate and by his untiring,’,
energy and efforts has been largely
instrumental in' establishing this
company in its present flou-ishlhg
and proaperuus condition. He is
well known and highly esteemed
through this section. Mrs. Getz
laff and Miss Frances Getzlaff is
also well known in this city, hav
ing visited here on several occa
sions.
"Mr. N. M. Bowen, the Talla
hassee correspondent of the Times
-Unnn, relates an interesting
stbry about people who were for
merly residenisof the Capital City.
“About twenty years ago Ru
dolph Getz'aff and wife crossed the
Atlantic Ocean in an immigrant
ship from, Germany, bound for
America.
“These good people found g
home in Leon county, and settled
on land owned by Col. J. S. Wiri-
throp, near Tallahassee.
“A few years later Mr. Getzlaff
moyed to Quincy, where he became
identified with the Qwl Tobacco
Company. Later he was connected
with the Cohn Tobacco Syndiolite
as one of its superintendents, fit a
good salary. Here he became
popular and prosperous.
“About two years sgp Mrs.
Getslaff was brought iq the Leon
Hotel, accompanied by her daugh
ter, Francis. The mother died
after an illness of several months.
It was then developed that the
young lady, who was given to the
family while on boafd, enroute to’
the United States, was not the
daughter ot tbe Getzlaffs, but their
adopted child, who had grown to
be a comely young lady, of the
blonde type, very charming and
attractive.
‘Mr. Getzlaff had amassed quite
a fortune, and he became enam
ored of the handsome foster
daughter, and recently they were
quietly married, and are now on a
bridal tour to Germany, as bride
and groom, though on the ship
which brought them to America
twenty years ago they were re
garded as father and daughter.”
A Cbaaf* la Be Desired.
Rumors are being circulated,
whether on good foundation we
arc unable to state, that at an
early date the Postoffice Depart
ment will be removed from where
it is at present, into one of the
new Shingler buildings. The
present place is wholly inadequate
since the increase in the business
postoffice and the change would be
advantageous in every respect.
The new building will be roomy,
conveniently arranged and the
location is splendid.
We hope that the matter will
not end in mere talk but that the
authorities will consider the change
and make it very soon. And the
next thing we want will be a gov
ernment building—and it we set
to work in earnest to get one, there
is every reason to believe that we
can succeed.
The bard wood factory is rapidly
nearing completion. Under tbe
Management of Mr. Skinner it will
be one of the best mills in Georgia.
Some Fine Cora.
Mr. T I. Thomason brought in
a sample stalk of corn Thursday
that is thirteen feet and bas two
well developed ears. Mr. Thoma
son has forty acres of this “pro
lific” corn and expects to make an
enormous crop this season. As
all the corn is similar to tbe sam
ple Mr. Thomason is contemplat
ing giving a “fodder pulling” and
will issue invitations to tbe tallest
gentlemen of the community; this
seeming the easiest and really only
way to gather the coming crop.
We know of several gentlemen in
this city who are fully eligible for
invitations to the unique enter
tainment, but wt presume Mr.
Thomason bas already included
them in his list.
