The Bainbridge search light. (Bainbridge, Ga.) 1903-1915, September 09, 1904, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(The Bainbridge Search Light U number 45. BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1904. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE OFFICIAL ORGAN OKJDECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OF BAINBRIDGE. [felly at Recovery. [7,he most delightful pic- Ve er attended was hat te rovery Saturday last, jpublic schools of Dell, T ' a nd SyWania met in a [jpicnic and school rally, f wds began gathering by i° oc ' ock the a. #ere alive with the good Lf those sections, accom- tbeir children. Aside Inin which fell at 120 clock liras an ideal one, _ _ B L. Barber,, principal k Recovery school, called [,o order at 10:30, a song of ,by the schools, an inter- ill over, Hon. W. A. Cov- i Moultrie,was introduced _ n(t y minutes he delivered L,d address which was rev lb hearty applause. Col -mj stressed the importance Ratification of the constituv limendment allowing com fe t0 tax themselves whee led to do so. Other is during the day addressed s to this important sub- poweteel satisfied - that if ■oilier community stands as " ry does, there will be no j Decatur county voting Limendment. linner which was spread at rtck was one ot the most ,gand delightful that we —{ended. The good house- ItfRecovery district seemed Vurpassed themselves upon tasion. But we have al» Herstood that their skill in l was not surpassed any- J In fact, Recovery is one ■lest districts in the county; pple are progressive and it and hospitable. They are too, as the various iment to be seen on every idicate. There is a history d with Recovery and some _jope to give a more ex- Iwrite-up of the community lie good people who live sthrough this sect’on that il Jackson fought the In a fact Recovery is located I enact spot where the gen- encamped. Nearby is II monument to mark the id those soldiers who fell ; Ito the Indians or to mala levers contracted on the isof the Flint and Chatta- t rivers, where a great deal ^campaigning was done, (afternoon a splendid pro- |»as renderd by the several Hon. J. S. Bradwell and faddressed the p ople on ed- 1 topics. The day was a ttsuccess, the credit of which fpeat extent due to the I teachers of the schools, ■ Barber, Miss Josie As- f Miss Powell. The former _ of Recovery school, Pskins teaches at Sylvania, jMiss Powell is in charge of pi school. P S°od to mingle with people of this section soall not soon forget our v 'sit to the Recovery Hay our friends in this £~ an d we trust they are all •ids—continue to excel in ms > an d grow happier in “Ws, May fortune smile 1 even unto the end of In Sell Bonds. ' nst ’ or thereabouts T 01 bainbridge will dispose r sue of Sco.ooo in bonds, T “ voted recently for the r° '"e electric light plant. r>to Will be dated Octo- r 9°4’ and will bear inter- I ^ rce . n , ti after January 1st, iJsi l e semi-annually, t B , “ e twent y bonds of r c| > maturing serially, be- BJtnuary I8t , 19o6and the Maturing January 1st, hof^ ds Were iss «ed by au to. J °tdinance, and all EL* nt « °f the law were Wk],. n anc i the legal pro- h c d * tl0 .n required by the P'g'a, has been duly ^ that fEere is a Ptaker, U >' ttlal these bonds I local capital. Importail Commissioners Meeting. At their regular monthly meet ing held Monday the county Board of Commissioners transacted two very Important matters. The first was the fixing of the tax rate for the year, and the other was the decision to join Thomas county in the construction of a bridge across Ochlockonee river at or near Had ley’s Ferry. It will be remembered that some time ago the Search Light stressed the importance of con struction and maintenance of a bridge at this point tor the use and convenience of the people who live in Reagan’s district and ac—oss the Thomas county line. We understand that the bridge is to be constructed of first class ma terial and is to be one of the best wooden bridges in the county. The expense is to be borne by the two counties upon a basis arranged satisfactory to both counties. Work will begin as soon as bids can be advertised and the con tract let. The commissioners, ac tion in this matter will be appre ciated by the people whose inter ests are involved and will be gen erally approved. Last year the county tax rate was S5 00 on the $r,ooo 00. This year the commissioners have re duced it to #4.20 on the $1,00000, a reduction of 80 cents. The state tax rate having been fixed at $4 80 on the $1,000.00, it will be ob served that the total rate for state aid county purposes will be $9.00 on the $1,00000. This is a re duction of one dollaron the thous and over last year. The commis sioners think the levy will be am ply sufficient to meet every iordi- nary demand, and there will be a sufficient surplus to meet an\ emergency that is likely to arise. This reduced rate was made pos sible by several couses. We might say by the increase of more than haif a million dollars in our tax returns, and by the splenaid ad ministration of the present Board of Commissioners. We are proud of the record our Board are making and we feel that every one will endorse their action in each of the matters above referred to. Lecture Date announced. The ladies having in charge the lecture of Geo. W. Williams at the court house on the night of the 15th inst. are completing their ar rangements and hope to make it one of the most successful of its kind yet attempted in Bainbridge. Tickets will be placed on sale in advance and we hope that every one will secure their tickets if possible in advance. As before stated, the entire net proceeds of the lecture will go as Bainbridge’s .contribution to the Mumford Industrial Home near Macon. Mr. Williams is said to be a good orator—his lecture is a good one, and besides these, the worthiness of the cause should in sure a full house. Since the sad death of Dr. Mumford the Home has been in need of funds and you cannot afford to allow this unfor tunate class of orphans to suffer: The Georgia Industrial Home is doing too great a work to let it go down, and the people ot this city are too generous to allow this op portunity to do good go by unat tended. , , ... Keep in mind the date of the lecture, Sept. 15th, and do not fail to purchase your tickets as early as possible. The ladies who are behind the undertaking are determined to make it a great sue cess, and they call on you for your assistance. Allen Bros. & Herein*. We direct the attention of our readers to the advertisement of Allen Bros. & Herring, which ap peared for the first time last Tnd which will be continued through the fall . and winter months. This firm is one of the most reliable in the county,and we predict that thatthey are going to build up a larger business from yC Th t e 0 fi y rm r 'is selling at very low and they are in the market | your produce, chickens and eggs. Sooth Georgia Base Ball League. The Thomasville Times in wiit- ing of the base ball situation in the city states that plans are be ing made to form next season a South Georgia Base Ball League. They will include Thomasville, Bainbridge, Valdosta, Quitman, Cordele, Titton, Fitzgerald and Albany. There has been talk of forming a league in this section for several seasons past, but as vet no steps have been taker in this section. A number of the towns have played several games this season, some of them good games, too, and though the F.nterprise states that those who were backing the team in Thomasville this season came out “in the hole” they are not one whit discouraged and believe that a league will be a paying invest ment. Bainbridge has only played a few games this year and those of very interim order We have had practically no team, and good ball could not be expected of a team of raw material. The people of Bain bridge likes good ball, however, and if a league is formed and a first class team organized and good games played with surround ing towns, we believe that the people will cheerfully patronize the sport. We hope that the talk of a league will not end in mere talk, and we also hope that Bainbridge will join the league, get up a team in which we can take an interest and of which we can feel proud. Movement Progressing. The Young Men’s Sunday which was observed in this city last Sun day was a success from every point of view. The services which were conducted by the state or ganizers of the Y. M. C. A. were very interesting and well attended. On Sunday morning the services were held at the Presbyterian church. In the afternoon Mr. Merrell made a most interesting address on the subject of “Giv ing.” This was held at the opera house and a large audience was present. Union services were held at the Presbyterian church in the evening, and Messrs. Meriill and Read explained the purposes and benefits of the Y. M. C. A very clearly. At the evening meeting a committee was appoint ed to investigate and decide whether it will be feasible to build a Y. M. C. A. hall in Bainbridge, and if so, this committee will se lect the location, plans and ar range the other details. The members of this committee, are Messrs. H. C. Allen, G. B. Toole, Allen Ramsay and Col. John E. Donalson. A committee was also appointed to secure members, contributions and subscriptions for the association and they will be gin to work at once. With effic ient and energetic officers and the hearty co operation of the people there is every reason to predict that the Bainbridge Y. M. C. A. will be a success. Matron for College. Mrs. M. E. Mitchell who will be matron at Young’s Female Col lege ibis year has arrived to take up her duties. Mrs, Mitchell's two daughters, Misses Dorothy and Grace will be students at the college. Miss Grace is already here and her sister will be over later in the week. The family is a pleasant one and will mean much to the college.—Times En terprise. We congratulate Thomasville and Young’s Female College on securing Mrs. Mitchell for a posi tion in the school. She is an ex cellent woman and a capable in structor, and she, with her two charming daughters, .will be quite an addition to both school and city Mrs. Mitchell’s many friends here wish her much success while at the same time they regret her departure very much. The German Kaiser has sent two of his relatives to watch the Russo-Japanese war; one from the Russian and one from the Japan ese side. They probably prefer being spectators of, rather than participants in the battles. Now ot Bright and early last Saturday morning the fifteen representatives of Company 1 lelt for Manassas. The boys arrayed and equipped for battle (though only a sham one) assembled in the wee small hours of the morning at their ar mory and from there to the tune ot "We are the South Georgia Boys.” To the riarly risers who witnessed tne parade, the sight must have been inspiring, and had any old veterans been present they wouid have doubtless re called the days when they, too, marched forth, siAging bravely, to do battle for the south. Commanded by Sergeant Coney, the company reached Thomasville at 6 o’clock, where they were then transferred to the charge of Lieutenant Rrooks, of Valdosta, who was appointed to fill Lieutenant Gremmer's place. From Thomasville, the Valdosta, Thomasville and Bainbridge com panies, under command ol Capt. Brown, went to Albany, where they were joined by several more companies. From there they traveled on a special to Atlanta via Macon, gather.ng various de- tachmen s along the road, until by the time Atlanta was reached there was hardly room for the proyerbial “one more.” From Atlanta they traveled direct to Manassas, and though there were one or two accidents on the road, we are glad to relate none of our representatives were harmed. The Georgia troops reached Manassas Tuesday and are now in encampment. In all there are more than 30,000 troops now at Manassas, and with the parades, manouvers and sham battles by day, and brilliant social functions at night, the week will prove a notable one from every statid point. Our boys are compara tively inexperienced in the manou vers of battle, but we feel confi dent that they will do their part well and reflect credit upon them selves and Company I. The encampment will last a week and the members of our local company are expected to return on September 12th. Eppes Assassinated, On last Saturday night as N. W. Eppes, the democratic nominee for superintendent of schools of Leon county, F'la, was returning from Tallahassee to his home in Bradfordsville, he was waylaid and murdeied, as afterwards discov ered by three negroes. As soon as the authorities were notified a posse was organized and search tor the criminals was be gun. A negro named Edwards was captured and confessed that he with two accomplices had com mitted the murder, giving as the cause that the murdered man owed one of them twenty cents. He also confessed that all three belonged to a “Before Day Club,” ot which there are five now in Leon county. The people of that section were much incensed over the affair and only the prompt ac tion of the officials of the law pre vented a lynching. The negroes were carried to Live Oak for safe keeping and will remain there un til they can be tried. Eppes was a prominent planter of Leon county and was very pop ular, It was believed that he had no enemies and his tragic death caused genuine sorrow. Democratic Rally Day. As previously announced, Sen ators A. O. Bacon and A. S Clay have accepted an invitation to ad dress the voters of Decatur and surrounding counties at Bainbridge on the 24th inst. They will come prepared to discuss the political issues involyed in the present cam paign, and no doubt a large crowd will be present to hear the address of these distinguished speakers. An invitation is extended to all regardless of party affiliations to be present and hear these speeches. In these gentlemen Georgia has two able representa tives, and their close acquaintance with the affairs of the government, should enable them to entertain their hearers with some rare hap penings in republican official cir cles. Baker Caaaty Shooting Affray. News has reached this city that on Monday night last while re turning from Newton to his home near Cheevertown, Mr. H. C Pow ell, formerly of this county, was attacked by four young men, and a fusilade of shots followed, result ing in the serious wounding of Powell. It is said that the trouble originated over a lawsuit involving the possession of a oow. Powell won the suit, whereupon a war rant was sworn out against him for carrying concealed weapons. Powell had been to New on to ar range bond and was returning when the trouble occurred His assailants were John Nor man, Peter Dees, which two did the shooting,' and Jake Shiver and Groover Kelly, who were pres ent. Physicians were called, and while Powell is dangerously wounded, he will in all likelihood recover. No arrests have t>een made. The injured man is a son of Mr. Hardy Powell who lives four miles north of Brinson. Tackey Dance. On next Monday evening a tackey dance will be given at the new warehouse of Mr. W. W. Wright, and it promises to be a most unique, informal and pleasant affair. Certain ladies of the city have the entertainment in charge, and are making every arrangement that can insure thtf success of the occasion. And while it is prefei- red that everyone should attend in costume anyone will be admitted for the sum of twenty-five cents. No one can engage in dancing un less dressed in tackey costume, and doubtless (he many and varied dresses s -en on this occasion will cause much merriment. Refresh ment will be served during the evening, for which a small fee will be charged. The proceeds of the entertainment will be given to the Daughter of the Confederacy for the monument fund. As every one should feel interested in this fund and as the entertainment will be pleasant to spectators as well as dancers, a large crowd should attend Rememtnr the date, Mon day evening and be on hand ar rayed in your tackiest style. Local Military' Company Called 0«L Considerable excitement was occasioned here this morning by the receipt of a telegram from Gov. Terrell calling out the mil itary tor the protection of the jail property here and the life of Whiteley Williford, the Mitchell county murderer who has been held here for some time for safe keeping. The telegram stated that a mob would arrive on the 11 o’clock train and that an effort would be made to lynch Williford. Company “I" responded, but Sheriff Pordham, preferring to avoid any trouble with a mob, took the negro in a buggy and left town immediately, going in the direction of the Florida line. As we go to press he has not re turned, and nothing is known as to his whereabouts; neither has the mob arrived, and the general opinion is that it is a matter of useless alarm. Everything is qjict and we hope that nothing will come of it. Cer tainly it the mob intended coming, they will hardly do so before night, and by that time .sheriff Fordham will be many mdes away, quite out ot reach ot the invaders. Osdsden County Goes Dry. As a result ot a local option election held last Tuesday, Gads den county went dry by just 14 votes. All along it was expected that the vote would be close. With Quincy, Tallahassee, Ar lington, Thomasville, Quitman al dry, Bainbridge is in a class by it self. Spalding county, this state, will vote on this question next Monday* and another close contest is ex-* pected. As soon as the votes were counted in the recent election in Leon county, Fla, the county commissioners, commanded the barrooms to be closed. The next morning when the topers awoke, they found themselves minus their customary “nip” or sip. Leon county went dry in earnest. Aatu Mail Service. On October 1st s new mail serv ice will be instituted between Al bany and Newton, Ga , and hence forth the letters, packages and in fact all the mail between the two points will be delivered by means of automobiles. This is an inno vation not only in the South, but in America, as this is the first sys tem of the kind that has been es tablished in this country. It will prove a great convenience to the people of Newton especially and doubtless the precedent set here, will be adopted in many planes throughout the county, where mail service is unsatisfactory. Newton, as is known, is not on a railroad and hitherto the mail to that point has been carried by means of private conveyance from Albany to Newton At present the people of Newton are receiv ing their morning mail at about 2:30 in the afternoon, while mail is also delivered about nine at night. Of course the system is not convenient, but for want ot a better service the people have per force been content. It is said that the only other au tomobile system ot delivering mail, in operation at present, is in Porto Rico, and that it gives the utmost satisfaction The system will paobably be speedily adopted by those districts where the mail service is inconvenient, and when its great benefits are seen, the au to mail service will be put in prac tice not only throughout America but throughout the world. Promising Prospects tor Tournament. The first grand tournament of the Bainbridge Gun Club, which is scheduled to occur September 15—17th, in this city promises to prove a great success All ar rangement# have been perfected and notning remains except to await the coming of the event. We have already noted in these columns a list of the handsome prizes to be awarded. Everyone is invited and it is expected that a large and enthusiastic array of sportsmen from over the county will be on hand. We are requested to call atten tion to the following general an nouncement governing the event of the three days: Everyone shoots from 16 yards. Plenty of trap she Ison grounds. 10 guage guns and black powder barred. Manufacturers agents shoot for targets only. Ail money divided on the Rose System.—7-4-2-1. Profession referees will decide all questions and their decisions are final. J. W. Osbornes, of the Peters Cartridge Co, will have supervis ion of the grounds and will help local management during tourna ment. ■ To Our Dosalsodville Friends. We, the undersigned, wish to express to those who labored with us bo zealously in the preservation of our property last Saturday at the fire our sincere appreciation and thanks. We realize that to their efforts largely are we under obligations that the flames did no: do us more damage than they did. Again with a hearty assuranc : of our heartfelt appreciation, w ; are, Yours faithfully, R. J. Horn, W. L. Crawforh. Dr. Willis Westmoreland, pre*i dent of the State Board ot Health, accompanied b; Dr. H. F. Karri-, Secretary of the Board, were in Bainbridge the early part of tbe week. They are touring the stuu) in the interoat of tbe Board and ore establishing coonty boards when ever possible, Dr. Westmoreland baa tbe distinction of beiog in the forefront of surgeons in the South, and bis visit to Bainbiidge at this time is of interest to all. Tbe stamp ing oat of contagious and infectious diseases in Georgia is engaging the attention of tbe Board of Health. Editor Mercer of the Fitzgerald Enterprise, terms RoosevclU“An Egotistic Ass,” and the appella tion, so we think, exactly suits ilie case.

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The Bainbridge search light. (Bainbridge, Ga.) 1903-1915, September 09, 1904, Image 1