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BAINBRIDOE, DECATUR COUNTY. OEORQIA, FRIDAY, AUQUST 12, 1904.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY
AND CITY OF BAINBRIDGE.
jUMtiful Marriage,
age ofMiss Mary Alice
*7 Mr George Gordon
;" d solemnized yesterday
■t eleven o clock and
L a more beautiful and
Z ceremony been wit-
his city. Only the im-
[amibes and a few mti-
fends of the young couple
cent to witness the cer.
riich was performed by
Ti Whitney, of Thomas-
toe was artistically deco-
Jthe parlor where the
ntes were performed,, was
He bower of beauty
festrains of Mendelsohn s
F March, softly rendered
Julia Dickenson, the
iriy entered, the little ring
grace Kwilecki, and flower
■nee Hawes, preceding.
■ these came Miss Varina
sister of the bride with
Roland Bower.
We, lovely in her dainty
.g 0W n of ivory silk, then
leaning on the arm of the
ad before an altar of
„blossoms, they were met
"g.T. Whitney, who with
Ljful and sacred ceremony
Episcopal church, united
ts and lives.
-o a pretty picture around
. were her attendants; the
lin their snowy robes typ-
Itpure, sweet character of
tjoung girl-bride,
ilk ceremony as the baidal
ssed out, the little girls
(lowers in the bride’s
jing out the old sweet
which signifies that the
[wife’s future shall be filled
.jhtbut roses.
[the dainty wedding break -
ihicb only the immediate
|itmained, the newly mar-
pie left for a bridal jour-
•veral weeks to Atlantic
Washington and other
Krriage consummates a ro-
|t*t has lasted since child-
dis furthermore ot unu
nest because ot the prom-
ilthe families it unites,
trideas Miss Russell, the
pdaughter of Ex-Congress-
iE. Russell, is noted for
^ulyand since her return to
Hrom Washington some
|o, has been an acknowl
wile and is popular with
P young and old. Her
Ntarms of disposition com-
liith her great beauty have
Iriher tc a host ct friends.
Ipwtn is the son of Judge
P*er and is a successful
|k»yer, and is well known
font the state. ,
their wedding trip Mr.
i flower will return to this
pch they will make their
Imy Box Revised,
|i“ r V commissioners of De-
FJV were in session sev
,ast week revising the
■ The commission is
i* 1- !'■ Patterson, S.
J ef f Holder, H. M.
“ “Min Harrell and W.
Pty box is revised once
7 years, at which time
ware added and old ones
‘he duty is a very im-
f °ne as it is the object to
C ‘ Ur y service equally
C* capacitated for this
^'unmion of justice. The
i y ls imposed of most
''tens and that their
i.L l,n f.‘" a thorough man-
“h^rehed upon.
^ "I Mr. Motz.
|C c . rda y afternoon Mr.
I ‘t iled after a short ill-
, ypboicl fever. Just a
-swife died from the
Since her death he
7 abandoned all hope
,o,:r ui iv or , his su,n
i t„ „ 1 h ey leave two
it su ® cr a double bc-
here from Mich
l tStrr"i°? U s and waS
l of M r he l ru ^ 7° Wmg
'ts, . . A. G. Proctor
&0ta b h! lnbnJ * e ' Tbe bu ‘
% \ ly l , ake Place today
tMr8 -Motzw as buried
Good Opportunities to Travel.
The handsome circulars and
posters being distributed by the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad adver
tising the low rates to a number
of places that every one would like
to visit, will naturally attract and
induce people to take advantage
of tbe unequaled opportunity to
get a glimpse of the world. Be
ginning with August 17th and con
tinuing through September 1st
this railroad will sell round trip
tickets from Brunswick, Jackson
ville, Waycross, Savannah and
Charleston, to Washington, D. C„
for one fare plus 25 cents. At
the same time they will sell round
trip tickets for one fare plus’25
cents from the same points to Old
Point Comfort, Ocean View and
Virginia Beach. -
These rates it put into the power
of nearly every one to visit these
resorts and places of interest while
at the same time they can also
visit the large eastern cities, Bal
timore, Philadelphia, New York
and others.
This is the Annual Seashore
Excursion given by this road and
it is always well patronized. This
year, on account of the exposition
and for other reasons, it is ex
pected that a larger number than
usual, and people frdm all over the
country, will take advantage of
the opportunity. Now is your
time to do much traveling and at
very little cost.
Marriage at the Bon Air,
An interesting marriage took
place in the parlors of the Bon
Air Hotel yesterday morning at
10:30, the contracting parties be
ing Miss Willie u. McCulley and
Mr. V ernon H. Harris, of
Brinson, Ga. The young couple
arrived in this city early in the
morning, called on Rev. J. T.
Ryder, who agreed to perform the
ceremony, then repaired to the
Bon Air where the ceremony was
performed. They left at noon for
home in Brinson. The contract
ing parties are very prominent in
Brinson, the b r ide being one ot
the most popular young ladies of
the town. Mr. Harris is origi
nally from Union Springs, Ala,
but has resided in Brinson some
months, holding a responsible po
sition with the Stuart Lumber
Co. Mr. 'and Mrs. Harris have
many friends in Brinson and in
this vicinity who will be interested
to learn of their marriage.
Change in Railroad Commission.
Mr. G. Gunby Jordan, of Co
lumbus, has resigned his position
as railroad commissioner of Geor
gia to take effect at once. Mr
Jordan states that his reason for
resigning his position is that his
business interests are so large that
he finds it impossible to give ativ
more ot his time to the service of
the state. He has held the posi
tion for several years, having first
been appointed by Gov. Northen,
and has made a very efficient com
missioner. ..
Governor Terrell immediately
on receiving the resignation ap
pointed Mr. Joseph M. Brown, of
Marietta, to fill the vacancy. Mi.
Brown is a son ot the late Joseph
E. Brown, who was both governor
and senator. He was raised up in
the railroad business and brings to
the office of railroad commissioner
a life time of practical railroad ex
perience. His appointment wi
give general satisfaction.
Governor Terrell has appointed
Hon D. F Crossland as successor
to the late Judge Richard Hobbs
as judge of the city court ot Al
bany. Mr Crossland is a lawyer
of ability, is a son-in-law of the
late Judge Pope, and has many
NEWS OF THE STATE CAPITAL
The bill providing for the elec-
tion of the county board of com-
missioners of Decatur county by
the vote of the people, passed the
House last Thursday. It will be
submitted for the ratification of
the voters at the October election,
and if ratified it will become effect
ive, otherwise it will not. This is
a fair proposition and should meet
with public approval.
§ § §
Atlanta has been waging relent
less warfare against the milkmen
who dispense dirty and unwhole
some milk. This is a question that
should vitally concern every town.
So far as we know Bainbridge is
blessed with a good article. The
“brindell kow” tares well in Bain-
bridge and upon the grassy mead
ows all around; yet in the cities
the authorities cannot be too care
ful. Many people pay close at
tention to the water they drink,
but they seem to have little con
cern as to the cleanliness or purity
ot the milk that they and their
children drink daily.
§ § §
Last week the house of repre
sentatives turned down a proposi
tion to attend the St- Louis expo
sition and it is not likely that very
many of the members will attend
the great fair of the. season, for
having been absent from their
respective businesses for fifty days
they will find their hands full for
some time to come. This is the
second time a proposition to go to
St. Louis has been turned down.
The first was earlier in the ses
sion. In all probability if the
proposition bad been tendered the
house ten days earlier in the ses
sion it might have been accept-d.
§ § §
What ought to be a matter of
concern to the cane growing sec
tion of Georgia is the action of
the railroad commission in regard
to freight rates on syrup. The
commission has declared .that the
railroads must decide on a reason
able uniform rate. Heretofore
many complaints have been heard
from shippers. This reminds us
that recently the commission has
been severely criticised by certain
Georgia papers, and these criti
cisms have been endorsed heartily
by people all over the state. The
fact is that there is a strong senti
ment in tbe legislature in favor of
making the commissioners elective
by the people and during the next
two years this will likely be done.
I § §
As was expected, the senate has
raised the governor’s salary to
$5,000 a year, The bill came up
in the house and it passed that
body by a vote of 113, but as the
constitution of the state provides
that in order to increase the salary
of the chief executive, it must be
done by a two-thirds vote of the
whole house, which is 117, so it
was decided to reconsider the ac
tion of the house. In older to se
cure the 117 votes necessary, the
house agreed to make it $4,000,
which was agreed to by an over
whelming vote. When the bill
went to the senate, that body
raised the salary to $5,000 a year.
The bill was transmitted to the
house for recurrence in the senate
amendment, which was done by a
vote of 68 to 44 Thus , lhe K ov ‘
ernor’s salary was raised to $S,ooo
a year by 68 votes of the house
and about 30 votes of the senate,
There are many
who doubt the
laic JUUfcW * 7 , . I mcic ttiv-
friends here who will be delighteu bll | for the reason
to see him elevated to the bench, validity
that the constitutional require
ment was dodged under the idea
that it takes a mere majority vote
to concur in senate amendments.
The governor is- therefore left In
an embarrassed position. It was
evidently the intention of the
framers of the constitution that no
state house officer's salary should
be raised without receivipg a two-
thirds vote in the house and sen
ate. The fact that two-thirds of
the members of the house voted
to increase the governor’s salary
to $4,cxx> cannot be denied; but
two-thirds of the members of the
house did not authorize the in
crease to $5,000. It is “up to the
governor,” and it is bard to see
fiow he could expect to escape
criticisms, should he affix his, sig-
nature to a bill passed as was this
one; especially so when it directly
affects his own salary.
§ § §
The legislature has adjourned
and the country will breatue easier
for the next twelve months. Dur
ing the session just closed it may
be said that the legislature passed
a tew good bills, but many bills of
importance died with the session.,
Towards the close there was such
a- scramble among the members to
get their bills up that it was deem
ed necessary to place a “steering
committee” over the house and to
it was entrusted the duty of mak
ing up the daily calendar accord
ing to its own ideas as to the im
portance of measures. One of
the hardest fights was that over
the public school appropriation
which was cut heavily by the sen
ate. There was a strong sentiment
it seems in favor of holding the
appropriation for the common
schools in order that the colleges
should be provided for more lav
ishly. It is interesting to note
that of all the appropriations made
by the state for educational pur
poses, the only one that reaches
below Macon is the puoiie school
fund, and to cut down this was
merely to reduce that fund which
was the only one in which
our end of the state shared. The
constitution of the state provides
for the education of the children
in the primary branches of an
English education. Ii then pro
vides that the state may from
time to time appropriate money to
the higher schools of learning, in
that proportion as the condition of
the treasury may justify. How
ever the sentiment referred to, it
seems, would leverse the order of
things as contemplated by the
constitution and would provide
abundantly for the institutions of
higher learning first; and. in the
event there is anything left, why
direct it into the channel of the
public schools. We contend that
the public school fund should be
increased in order that the sta f e
may be able to pay better salaries,
thereby securing better teachers;
and in the second place in order
that the school term may be in
creased from five to seven or eight
months. Why should the young
men of the ebuntry receive nine
months free tuition in the higher
institutions cf learning, while the
children of our common people
who are struggling for a primary
education, get only five mourns
free term ? The state is appro
priating for the education in tii-
public schools about $225 lor
each pupil annually; while every
student in the University costs
the state in the neighborhood ot
$90 annually. There is a good
deal of room for serious tcfleclion
on the public school question. It
is hard to solve, and tne man who
finds the solution will have served
his country ably.
Death of Judge HoM*.
The death of Judge Richard
Hobbs, which occurred last week
in Albany, Ga., removes one of
the oldest, best and most influen
tial citizens of that town and one
ot the strongest and most loyal
supporters of the Democratic
party. Judge Hoobs was well
Known throughout the state both
in business and political affairs,
and his sudden death came as a
great shock to everyone. He was
ill only a few days, being seized
suddenly while on a business trip
to Newton, Ga. He was conveyed
to his home as early as possible
but his weakened condition com
bined with his advanced age, ren
dered it impossible for him to
withstand the attack and be suc
cumbed on Thursday evening.
The deceased was one of the
most prominent lawyers in south
Georgia, and also a successful bus
iness man. In 1899 he was ap
pointed judge of the city court of
Albany, and filled the office to the
satisfaction of the people up till
the day of his death. He was for
years chairman of the Democratic
executive committee of the Sec
ond Congressional district, and
always took a very prominent part
in political affairs.
He was well known in Rain-
bridge. being highly esteemed by
everyone and especially by the
members of the bar with whom
he was often intimately associ-
ted.
His funeral occurred on Friday
and' as a mark of the esteem in
which he was held in his home
city, every business house was
closed during the hour of burial.
Rev. J, R. Jester to Leave.
On last Sunday at the morning
service at the Raptist church, Rev.
John R. Jester, the pastor <*f the
Baptist church, tendered his resig
nation, which will take effect on
the first of September.
Mr. Jester assign# a very woithv
reason for resigning his work here.
He desires and intends to enter a
theological seminary in Kentucky
in order to pursue his studies and
fiitih- r prepare himself for minis
terial work. He w.ll leave Rjin-
bndge early in September and af
ter a few weeks res: will enter the
seminary. Mr. Jester has been
the pastor of the Baptist church
in this city for over two years and
during his ministry and residence
here has won the admiration and
friendship of everyone with whom
he came in contact. He has given
perfect satisfaction to the mem
bers of bis church, and they regret
exceedingly to give him up. He
has alway stood for the exact right
in everything and has endeavored
to live and to teach those in his
charge to live as the Master com
manded.
The citizens ot the town as well
as the church members regret to
give up Mr. Jester and his inter
esting little family, and the best
wishes ot the community will go
with them to their new home and
wofk.
Telephone Exchange Reported Sold.
It is reported that Mr. W. W.
Collier, sole owner of the Bain-
bridge Telephone Exchange, has
sold it to a company of which 11
C. Allen, of this city and W. II
Powell, of Blakely, are the piinci-
pal stock holders. These gentle
men have had the property mder
option for some days It is under
stood that the purchase price w.is
$ 11,000
The wreck of the World’s Pair
Flyer, which occnrred' on the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad
Monday, resulted in the loss ot
more than a hundred lives. It is
one ot the most awful catastrophes
in the record of railroad accidents.
Mr J. M. Tyler’s many friends
.egre' that he contemplates dis
continuing his grocery business
here and returning to Quitman,
his old home. Mr. Tyler is a good
citizen and has an interesting fam
ily whose departure will cause re
gret among their large circle of
friends.^
Voters Rtvsr Bauds.
A special city election for bondjh
was held Monday. The mayor ami
council of Bainbridge by ordinance
submitted to the people the propo
sition to issue $20,000 in bonds
with which to buy an electric
lighting plant.
The election was a very quiet
one, as every one seemed to be in
favor of the jssue. The proposi
tion was carried by 158 votes foF
the issue and only one against it
The favorable votes were two-
thirds of the votes cast at the last
election, which were required to
make the election legal.
The bonds will now be issued
and validated according to law and
then put on tbe m irket for sale.
The indications are that the e itire
issue will be taken here by local
capital.
The city has already taken au,
option on the Nussbaum plant,
which a board of arbitrators has
assessed to be worth $15,000, and
the probabilities are that this plant
will be purchased. The remaining
$5,000 will be used in adding to
and improving it.
The city will then own its own
lights and in addition will furnish
lights at reasonable rates to busi
ness houses and. dwellings.- The
rates will be less than those here
tofore paid for lights, and the sets
vice and lights are expected to be
much better.
Bainbridge is to be felicitated
on the enterprise and progressive
spirit manifested in the present
council. With an excellent sys
tem of water works and a munici
pal lighting plant, piving and
other projects they have in view,
they are putting llah'Hdge in the
front ranks of the progressive cit
ies of the country. The practical
unanimity of this election shown
also that in their march of prog-,
ress 1 hey have the people of the
city at their back to endorse their
actions and encourage them.
Salaries lucres ted.
The legislature has just passed
a bill increasing the salaries of the
the judges of the supreme and su
perior courts. The bill passed the
senate last session, but was tabled
in the boose. Under the law as
it now stands the judge of the su
perior court will receive $3,000
annually and will not be allowed
to ride on free radroad passes. It
was argued by the advocates of
the mcasnre that these officials
should have an increase in salary
and that these passes should be
ta<cn away. It would have been
impossible for a judge of the su
perior pour', holding over so large
an area to pay his traveling ex
penses. and not receive these fas
vors without an increase sufficient
:o cover the expenses.
In all propabiiity the majority
of the people will add their sanc
tion to the legislative act whereby
these salaries were increased.
Hardwood Company Organized.
Last Friday the stockholders of
the Bainbridge Hardwood Corns
paoy held their first meeting since
obtaining their charter. An or
ganization was perfected, the char
ter accepted and officers were
elected. Mr. J. C. McCaskili
was elected president, E. J. Perry
secretary and G. C. Skinner man
ager
T e buiding in which the plant
is to be installed is already under
process of construction. It is lo
cated in West Bainbridge, adjoin
ing Mr. McCaskili'x still, and will
be pushed rapidly to completion.
Toe machinery has been ordered
and it is expected to be in opera
tion in the course ot a few months.
This tk a valuable addition to the
enterprises of Bainbridge and its
prosperity is assured.