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„ bo f Rev. w. E. Mum-
occurred last week,
ever y one who knew him
p of the noble work to
IKWS,
wumif, UbUKUlA, FRIDAY, AUGUST It, W04.
iU re for Benefit Orphans.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OF BAINBRIDGE.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE.
had devoted bis life. The
every mind, on hearing
was as to what would
1,1 the 15° llttle or P hans
the deceased minister
jed so faithfully/ The
of the Orphans Home
0 to keep up the Home
1 making arrangements
one capable of taking
the work so gloriously
by Mr. Mumford. In
lime the people through
out, stirred by the desti-
jtion of the little orphans,
((l iin the effort to aid
several of the towns and
already contributed
■ this fund. Clubs have
ae d, lectures and other
been resQrted to in
to raise money to be
it'
maintenance of the
fitting that Bainbridge,
Mumford passed the
rt of his vouth, should
to this cause and the
jurtown have been con-
lending a contribution to
of the Home. The
Home Mission Society has con
cluded to invite Mr. G. H. Wil
liams, of Dublin, to lecture in this
city at an early date for the bene-
fit of these little ones and in this
manner quite a large sum may be
realized. Mr. Williams is a prom
inent attorney of Dublin, Ga., who
since the death of Mr. Mumford
has devoted his time and efforts
to the cause of the orphans, and
has delivered several lectures for
this purpose. He is an eloquent
speaker, and fhe entertainment
will be interesting. It is probable
that the Drum Corps from the
Orphan’s Home will come at the
same time. These little boys were
here only a few months ago in
charge of Mr. Mumford, and play
ed to a large audience.
The ladies are at present mak
ing arrangements for the lecture
and they hope to be able to an
nounce the date in a few days.
Every one of course will go out
to help in this work, and the sight
of the poor little children playing,
so that they may at least in this
manner aid in the work of caring
for themselves, will prompt even
the hardest heart to be generous
nd contribute liberally to the
fund for the Orphans Home.
Klin; Tournament.
eedays, September 15,
it, the Bainbridge Gun
t arranged to hold a
noting tournament that
neclipse anything of its
!kas ever happened in
■orgia. Members of the
been very active in get-
tournament and the
itkat fully one hundred
will take part. Gun
Thomasville, Boston,
Tallahassee and Quincy
Inolice that they wnl be
lb excellent teams to
the honors. Other
not been heard trom,
iber of them can be
1. Osbourn, Hightower,
'land 01 her cattridge
men will be present
success of the occa-<
bridge club have ar-
f premiums and prizes
went events amounting
|Tke team making the
P*ill be given $75 00
I* handsome gold medal
*bed for the best indi-
There will be 25
^events, running trom
Pfils, with added rnon-
f^5 to gi5 eac h. he
kbc ov cr a trap lu-
r v grounds and will
1 pigeons. Hundreds
will witness the
to eat and drink
t0 them on the
Cun Club is
P*number °f the best
ri ^> e and the coun**
‘believed that they
( y beaten, and the
'-at they will carry
t, rt . IOn °T the prizes.
11,1 county are
■ intl people to
P 1make this tourna-
“krcctss
‘ CliUldn ’t live wiih-
" c Pt him?"
'-'.king him up
finding
fax Values Soar.
Tax Receiver Long has finished
the work on the tax digest for
1904 and forwarded the figure to
the Comptroller General. The
showing is the finest the county
has ever made. Several weeks
ago we forecasted that the gain
,.ver last year wou’d be over half
a million.
Tne aggregate value of property
of every description for this year
is $5,114,69800, as against $4,
567,481.00 last year, making an
increase of $547,21700.
In the five years since 1900
property values, according to the
digests, have increased $1,621,-
44700, made by the following
yearly gains:
1900— $260,412.00.
1901— $404,363.00.
1902— $248,971.00.
1903— $160,584.00.
1904— $546,217.00.
Few counties in Georgia, out
side of those containing the big
cities, can make as good a show
ing of growth as can Decatur
bounty.
F«l*« Report Corrected.
»<ory of the marriage of
Mr Rudolph Getzlaff, which was
published in the Tallahassee and
Jacksonville papers, and which
was copied in the Search Light
some weeks ago, turns out to be
untrue. Mr. Getzlaff did not
marry or go to Europe. Capt.
John D. Harrell has just received
a letter from him saying that he
and his daughter were in Colorado
where bis health had very much
improved. He had heard of the
report and requested that it be
corrected. It is auite probable
that Mr. Getzlaff will return to
Decatur county when he fullv re
gains his health. He made many
friends during his residence here
who will give him a hearty wel
come back.
Cwilwhrtni Disagree.
The board of county commis-
ers were in session Monday trans
acting their regular routine of du
ties. We learn that the board have
failed to agree or the detail of the
plan to improve the condition of
the public roads of the county. It
will be remembered that the last
grand jury of the county recom
mended the employment of the
Alternative Road Law. The com
missioners took up the matter at
once, but they seem to have but
ted in against a tough proposition
somewhere. We believe that the
great majority of the people of the
county will approve any effort the
commissioners may take looking
to this end; provided same is rea
sonable.
What the Legislature Did.
May Teach in Waycross.
We learn from the Waycross
Journal that Miss Halcia Bower
has been elected to fill a position
in the punlic school in that city.
Miss Bower was chosen to fill the
place made vacant by the resigna
tion of one of the teachers, and in
addition will have charge of the
physical culture department.
This will be of interest to every
ie here, tor Miss Bower has
many friends in Bainbridge. Du
ring the last two years she was
connected with the G. S. M. Col
lege and proved herself an excel
lent and efficient instructor. Her
res-gnation tendered the trus
tees at the ciose of the last term
was accepted with regret.
Miss Bower is a graduate of the
Chicago University and also of
the Peabody Normal «jnd is thor
oughly fitted to teach in any
school. The people of Waycross
are fortunate to have secuted so
splendid an instructor.
did some very
The le
good wot
rislatun
Everyone is asking what did
the legislature accomplish; and the
average newspapers are proceed
ing to answer the question with
the abrupt reply, “nothing but
make appropriations ” Whether
this be true or not, the public
should be allowed to judge for
themselves after having their at
tention called to some of the meas
ures that came up for considera
tion. From week to week the
Search Light, through its Atlanta
correspondent, has sought to keep
the people posted somewhat as to
the work under way, but the work
might now be summarized.
The General Assembly spent
fifty days in Atlanta, during which
time they passed more than two
hundred local bills and a number
of important general bills. We
shall not undertake to give them
all, but here are a few:
The general tax and appropria
tion acts, whicn are the most im
portant, as they deal directly w-th
the finances of the state. As a
matter of fact a great proportion
of the time of the session was
given to the consideration of these
acts.
The house defeated the Austra
lian ballot bill, but it passed an
other bill which provided that all
laws relative to general elections
should be of equal force in prima
ries, Heretofore the courts have
held that the statute did not have
any thing to do with primary elec
tions and that a party could not be
punished for committing fraud in
primary elections.
The increase of the public
school fund to a million dollars
has already been discussed in
these columns. It should mean
that the state will have a much
improved school system. We
print below an incomplete list of
the laws passed by the last legi: la-
ture only so far as general laws
are concerned
To fix and regula,e the fees of
notaries public so as to prescribe a
uniform fee of $1.50 in each case
for protesting notes and other
commercial paper.
To reorganize, foster and aid
the Georgia Industrial Home at
Macon, and like institutions for
caring for orphans by providing
that homeless waifs may be com
mitted to such institutions by
orpinanes and judges.
To authorize the governor to
pay to the heirs of any deceased
veteran or widow of Confederate
veteran, the pension accrued and
due at the time of his or her death.
To amend Paragraph 1, Sec
tion 3, Article 3, of the constitu
tion relative to the number of
members of the House of Repre
sentatives, so as to provide for
members of any new counties that
may he cr<
To amer
,d P:
i, Article 9, of .he constitution,
so as to provide for the creation
of eight new counties, making the
limit 143.
To direct the trustees for the
Georgia Academy for the Blind at
Ma.on, to sell or exchange the
present property of the academy
for a more suitable and more com
modious location.
To amend the law relative to
the protection of fish, so as to pre
vent seining from March 1st to
July-1st during the spawning sea
son.
To make an appropriation of
$10,000 to the State Department
of Entomology and to enact laws
looking to keeping the Mexican
cotton boll weevil out of Georgia
To provide tor a board of trus
tees, one from each Congression
al district, two from the city of
Athens, and two from the stale
at large for the State Normal
School at Athens.
To increase the salary of the
governor of Georgia from $3,000
to $5,000 a year.
To amend the act of 1901 rela
tive to public libraries, so that
cities which contribute to such
libraries may select their own
boards of trustees, instead of hav
ing boards of education act in that
capacity.
To amend section 1,541, of Vol
ume 1. of the Code of 1895, so as
to require the names of one-third
of the qualified voters irr a county
to be signed to a petition for a
local option election.
To provide that all insane con
victs shall be kept and cared for
at the State Prison Farm, instead
of at the State Sanitarium
To increase the salaries of
judges of the supreme and supe
rior courts to $4,000 and $3,000 a
year respectively, and to prohibit
them from using free passes or
franks of any kind.
To authorize cities, towns and
counties to charge a license tax
upon the sale of domestic wines.
To prohibit traffic in non trans
ferable signature tickets issued by
common carriers, except by the
authorized agents of such carriers.
To confer upon the senior
colonel of the line, Georgia State
Troops, the rank and tide of
brevet brigadier general.
To amend the military act of
December 17th, 1902, so as to
prov ds that the two as.H tints to
the adjutant general shall rank as
colonel and lieutenant-colonel re
spectively
To regulate the business of
lending money on personal
property— the “money shark” bill.
To authorize the Slate Board of
Medical examiners to issue licenses
to the licensees of other sta.is
wi 1 .nt iX"' mati ,n
Negroes Burned at the StaKe.
Two negroes, Paul Reid and
Will Cato, were burned at the
stake Tuesday near Statesboro in
Bulloch county, by a mob.
The negroes had been tried and
convicted that day of the murder
and burning of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry R. Hodges and their three
children. Reid confessed the crime
and implicated Cato and fifteen
other negroes, members of a be
fore day club, the objects of which
were to rob and murder several
white families of that neighbor
hood. In furtherance of that ob
ject they murdered the entire
family and buratd up the home
with their remains
Reid’s wife gave the p’ot away
and on her evide tee and the con
fession of Reid they were quickly
convicted, at the snectal term of
court held for the trial of the ne
groes, and sentenced to be hung
on September 9'h.
A company of the state troops
were on hand and had been guard
ing the prisoners and after their
conviction, as there was no signs
of mob violence, it was thought
that the law would be allowed to
take its course. But in a snort
time h howling mob appeared at
the jail, charged and disarmed • the
soldiers and secured the two
doomed negroes. The collision
between the mob and the soldiers
was short but spirited. It turned
out that the guns of the soldiers
were not loaded, so it was sin easy
matter for the mob, outnumbering ■
the soldiers, to overcome, them.
Several were pretty badly bruised
in the encounter.
The mob carried the negroes a
short distance from the town and
began making preparations to
hang them. The more blood
thirsty, who seemed to have been
in the majority, decided that the
negroes must die in tbe same way
that they hmi ushered the Hodges
family from the world, that is by
burning. They saturated them
with o 1 and tied them with chains
to a pine stbmp, pilling knots and
wood around them and then set the
pile on fire. Both men took death
coolly. Reid reiterated his con
fession before he was set on fire.
Death is said to have ensued in
alrqost a minute, so well saturated
with oil were they. In a short
time nothiug was left but their
charred remains.
Excitement has been running
high in B.illoch county. Divisions ’
of the tit. b have been after the
other negroes named by Reid, and
several have been shot and quite
a number of negroes whipped,
Tne citizens of Bulloch are de
ter mined to rid the county of the
before day club.
The Lucky Fifteen.
Since it was announced that
only fifteen men from Co. I would
be permitted to go to Manassas,
speculation has been rife as to
which members if the company
would be the fortunate ones. At
a recent meeting of the company
the fifteen men were chosen and
have been drilling sedulously ever
since in order to do themselves
and Co f honor at the fall ma
neuvers. The men chosen were
appointed for two reasons; for be
ing well drilled and because they
could arrange coiiveiiieotly to go
at that time. All of the boys of
course were desirous of going and
doubtless many were disappoin’ed
chat they could not have the priv
ilege.
The company will leave Sip -
tember 3rd under command of
Lieut. T. B. Gremmer and will re
main at Manarsas a week. Col.
Eric Donalson has also been ap
pointed to go as pdjutant for the
second battallion. No other of
ficers will go unless ac their own
expense. The fortunate fifteen
are: Messrs. Coney, Tom and
Reese Stansell, L. Manning, K.
Toole, Rob O’Neal, Warren Wa
ters, Munnerlyn McBride, Ro_.
Moore, Pridgeon, Herbeit and
Djuglos Harrell, Sheffield and
Cnas. Finch.
Death of Mrs. Gordon McBlvy.
On Wednesday morning after
an illness of some weeks with con
tinued fever Mrs Gordon MrElly
died at her home in VVhrgham.
While h^r condition h.ul been
considered serious for
'■'ntt time,
Struck by Ufktaiif.
The little ten-year o.d daughter
of Mr and Mrs. J. M. Flovd was
severely shocked by lightning
Thursday afternoon.
The little one was swinging on
the front gate when lightning
struck a large oak tree standing
within a few feet of the gate,
shivering it from top to bottom.
The child was knocked down, but
not senseless, and when aid ar
rived her clothing was found to be
orn and on fire.
A doctor was quickly sum atoned
and reported no serious injury be
yond a severe shock and burn,
and that the little girl would soon
recover.
That criticism is often prompted
by envy :s proven by the goner 1
slander 0} old mauls and in. 1
it was nor hi-li.vcil ll«,.r in- illness
would pr -vc In.,I and until VTed-
"esday morning tile relit ire* and
triimii. loudly hop, d for her rev
covery. I he death of her infant
child wlueti occurred only ,1 few
days pn vious probably Hastened
her death. ILr remains were inv
u tied III the ceuiclciy at Uhig-
ham 1 nur>day morning.
Mrs. McEIvy, nee °M/ss Rosa
Brownlee, was one of the prettiest
and most popu ar young girls i u
that vicinity and since her mar-
nag^two year, ago has been as
much admired as a matron as she
was a girl. Her sweet disposition
and noble Christian character made
her many friends who sincerely
mourn her untimely death. The
sympathies of the entire commu
nity are extended to the grief
stricken young husband and sor
rowing relative* and friends.
A Good Record.
“Did you know,” remarked t oit-
iseo in our presence recently, “that
while Wbigbam merchants do a
large credit business. there is not „
mortgage taken by any merchant in
town. In other words, the farmer
of that section give. h io word ao bio
bond, and there’s no question raised
about its acceptance.” We did not
know this before, but if trae, is a re-
workable statement indeed, and no
higher tribute to the honesty, pros
perity and worthiness* could he
given. There was a day w>-, * 0 .
respectable man’s word was bis
bond, but we had thought that for
some years for some reason bnsi’>ess
men bad refused to recognise the
plan. However, Whigbam and tbe
country surrounding ia composed of
some «f the beet people of tbe coun
ty, and if a man’s word should con.
•t'toie hi* bond anywhere, we see
no reason why it should not do so in
and around Wbigbam.
Conceit
is us characteristic of
1 > is <1 woman. v