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BAINBRIDGE. DECATUR COUNTY, OEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
4. 1904.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF;deCATUR COUNTY
AND CITY OF BAINBRIDGE.
^,,1 Election Tuesday.
will l*e»r ®ind
jfefiilential elation will
next, and turn oat
Parker and Davis one of
Hl votes ever piled up in
,j,l election in Decatur
There are those who look
qnestio" lightly- under the
joists safely democrat*
there is no evident need
horning o»t al a11 wbere il
looouvenient. This may
te true. In some of the
( al districts of the state
Biromr opposition to the
while Parker and
[certainly receive the ma-
the votes cast, yet it
remembered that it is
that they receive a major-
ill the presidential tickets,
are five in the field in
another reason why De-
Hty democrats should turn
polls this time; aud that
■ that they may by their
mpress upon president
their disapproval of his
during his term of oflSce,
dally his conduct and ot
aa relates to the several
fthe race questtou in the
Mr. Hoosevelt should be
K ted there would follow
rouble in the south. This is
otal reason why we should
our ballots Tuesday next,
rgia turns up with one of
fine Demoeiatic majorities!
it well, and Mr. KooBevelt
iwthat his course greatly
■ Georgians. Besides this
Minus will have less excuse
log out their old cry about
southern represents
fie south. Of course no one
that they will ever succeed
npect, hut It is well enough
lem kuow that the voters
and that we have only to
call and they will be forth-
deetion of president comes
(in lour yearB, and il does
it our voteis might evidence
mtiity to vote this often.
Wedding Near Town.
Wednesday evening. Oct
the home of tne bride’s
iMiss Tessie Dixon and
w Smith, of Fowltown,
"tod in marriage. Rev
Carniicheal performed the
’ n <t most impressive
On'y a few friends were
Smith is the daughter of
Hits. S. S. Dixon, and
ihemost admired young la
to community,
toith is a prominent youn
* man of Fowlston, and de
good fortune in winning
"toga bride.
°l the young people have
mends who are extending
'cere congratulations.
Gen. Obear Here.
Inspector General Obear is in
the city for the purpose of inspect
ing Co. “I” which has been on
probation during the past few
months. It is currently reported
that this company will be muster
ed out of service, which we hope
however will not be done.
Company “I” since its first en
listment until recently has been
one of the most enthusiastic com
panies of the regiment, but recent*
ly a good deal has come up to
discourage the boys. In the first
place several of the officers of the
company have left town; the
Knights of Pythias had rented the
building occupied by the military,
and they were about to be thrown
out ' f doors. An effort was m ide
tor another' armory, but it fell
through.
Bainbridge generally will regret
to see her military company go
out of service, should such hapDen.
We need such an organization;
and it should be easier to main
tain the p-esent one than to seek
after it has been mustered out to
re-enlist, and re-establish the
company.
A Dime Tea.
Monday afternoon the
John’s church v.ill
tot tea at the residence of
ltn Ramsey. The enter
11 will begin at three in the
c °ntinuing through six
,ri, -an enjoyable afternoon
" se d a,] who attend. A
1,1 to the admission fee and
lmd: ' amount you will be
' v ‘th any kind of amuse
to* desire with the most
an( l delicious refresh
•own in.
j^ es °f the Guild have al
e, i successful in their en*
eiHs an d are such charm-
1 Sl ’ s that their guests
,' 1° thoroughly enjoy
•on$.
New Plumbing Establishment.
Mr. Fred Baker recently ol
Thomasville and Mr. J. T. H.
Turnbull of this city have opened
up a plumbing establishment in
the Chason building formerly oc
cupied by Stansel Bros, and art
prepared to do a first class plumb*
ing, tinning and steamfi ting bus
iness. Both these; gentlemen are
experienced and competent, Mr.
Baker having conducted a sue*
ecssful business of this nature in
Thomasville while his partner, Mr.
Turnbull, is already known here
lor his neat and satisfactory work.
They guarantee satisfaction,
reasonable orices and strict and
prompt attention to all orders
We bespeak for the new firm the
courtesy and patronage of the
public.
Case of Poison.
We regret to chronicle the
illness of Mrs. C. L. Harrell, at
her home on Broughton Street
Mrs, Harrell we understand be
came ill suddenly on Wednesday
afternoon and the physician who
was immediately summoned stated
that she was suffering from poison
ing supposed to be ptomaine poi*
soiling. Yesterday morning she
was critically ill, and for some
time was thought to be in a dying
Condition. During the day how
ever, she rallied and as wc go to
press we are pleased to learn that
while still seriously ill she is better
and considered out of danger. We
trust that she will soon be restor
ed to health.
A Citizen Leaves
Mr. Rogers Starr who for several
months past has been in business in
this city with Mr. J. S. MeRee has
Bevered his connection with the firm
and will leave next week for his
former home in Savannah. Mr,
Starr has been offered several splen
did positions in Savannah, but as
yet has not decided definitely in
wbal business be will engage. Ins
more than probable that be will ac
cept a position to travel through
the north and west,
Mr. Starr since first coming to this
oity some two years ago
very popular both
has been
the business
The Play Last Night.
The ‘‘Four Leav’d Shamrock"
given !>v local talent at the opera
house Inst night was much enjoy*
ed b, a large and appreciative au
dience.
The entertainment given under
the direction of Mr. T. B. Gremmer
assisted by Miss Byrdie Luski,
was as has been from the first pre*
dieted, a complete success, and
everyone who attended the per*
formance hope that the same
company will give another play at
an early date.
The play was in itself good and
gave ample scope for the dramatic
ability of the different actors. The
charac'ers weie well cast and each
one sustained his part admirably.
Miss Dusky as leading lady was
charming and thoroughly delight*
ed the entire audience. The oth*
er members of the company were
equally excellent and rendered
Miss Lusky a strong support
Quite a neat sum was re-lized
which will be given to the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy.
The play will be given in Talla
hassee this evening, the company
with a number of citizens, going
down on the morning train to per
fect arrangements for the perform
ance this evening. Needless to.
say, as Tallahassee is a show going
town, that the "Four Leaved
Shamrock” will be as enthusias
tically received there as it was in
this city.
Marriage Announced.
Invitations have been received
in the city this week announcing
the approaching marriage of Miss
Adelaide Howell to Hon. Byron
Bower, of this city. The marriage
will be solemnized at the home of
the bride in Atlanta, at 8 o’clock
in the evening of Wednesday, Nov
ember i6th.
Owing to the prominence of
both the contracting parties this
marriage is of unusual interest
throughout the state and will be
one of the most brilliant social
events of the season.
Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple will leave for an
extended tour through Mexico and
California, after which they will
return to this city to live.
Col. Bower’s numerous friends
here are showering congratulations
upon him, in which we join, wish
ing for him and his lovely betroth
ed the greatest happiness.
Two Fires at Briasoa.
On 'Tuesday last Mr. S. J.
Warren came near losing his. large
saw mill at Brinson by fire. The
flames caught in the shaving house
of the mill, and but for the prompt
action of the citizens of the town,
and the employees of the Stuart
Lumber Co’s mil), the hose of the
latter mill being coupled onto
the hose at Mr. Warren's place
the entire plant wou'd have been
Inst. Mr, Warren has an entirely
new mill, one of the best equipped
in the country, and it is fortunate
that it was saved.
Wednesday morning early the
barn of Dr. Brinson caught on fire
and was entirely consumed, to
gether with its contents. The loss
amounted to about six hundred
dollars, which is partially covered
by insurance. For a time it was
thought that several dwellings and
barns adjacent would b • destroyed,
but owing to the dampness of the
a'mosphere, anil the fact that no
wind was blowing at the time, the
fire was held in checK. .
Syrup Crop Short.
Owing to the continued dry
weather for the past two months,
the yield of cane syrup throughout
south Georgia will be very mater
ially cut short, and the chances are
that the prices will be better as tht
time passes and the conshmers
and merchants elsewhere are aware
of the scarcity of the article. For
many years Georgia cane syrup
has been gaining reputation in al)
the principal markets of the United
States, and had it not been for the
great amount of inferior syrup
placed on market last year, the
prices would be better than they
are today.
We hope that our farmers will
make the very best grade of syr
up possible, and hold for better
prices; if they do we can see no
reason why they should not re
ceive more than the markets now
bring. If our judgement is correct
there will not be more than a yield
of 65 or 70 per cent of the accus
tomed amount.
CsKcrulsg Dispensaries.
At the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Masons, recently held in
Macon, a resolution was passed
debarring from membership any
dispensary commissioner. It will
be remembered that for several
years the Masons have refused to
take in any person who dispensed
or sold liquor for beverage pu>-
poses. It is now declared that no
one,who is a dispensary commis
sioner may become a Mason, or
contnue his membership in a
lodge of Masons, unless he resign
his position. In many towns of
Georgia this action will have an
important bearing (or the reason
that the mayor and aldermen of
the towns are by virtue of their
offices dispensary commissioners.
In Rome and elsewhere such
gentlemen have evidenced their
intenti«n of giving up their offices
and bolding on to Masonry.
The Lodge no doubt viewed tne
matter in the light that a dispen
sary commissioner was in effect a
bartender, and iheir action is final
so far as those lodges that come
under the jurisdiction of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia are concerned.
The Missouri a Dusty River.
“The dust blows out ot the
Missouri nver,” says Bob Bu
dett. “It is the only river in the
world where the dust blows in one
great column out of the river bed.
The cat fish come up to the sur
face to sneeze. The Missouri
river is composed of six parts of
sand and mud and four parts wa
ter. The natural color of the
water is seal brown, but when it
rains for two or three days and
the river gets pretty wet it chan
ges to a dark iron gray. A long
rain will make the river so thin
that it can easily be poured from
one vessel to another, like a cock
tail. When it is ordinarily dry,
however, it has to be stirred with
a stick before you can pour it out
of anything."
A vote for Mr. Watson, the
populist nominee, wilt do that
gentleman no good, but will help
to weaken the Democratic ticket,
InZ social world, and has made a Therefore the proper thing for
host of friends who will sincerely 0 ur populist friends to do is to
regret that he will no longer live in
Bainbridge. Our best wishes go
with him (or a happy and successful
future in whatever career be may
select.
unite with the Democrats and
help wipe out Rooseveltism and
all that the term stands for by
voting for Parker and Davis.—
Hawkinsville Dispatch and News.
Court Notice Decatur Superior Cour t
Notice is hereby given, that the
November term 1904, of Decatur
Superior Court will convene at
half past one o’clock, on Monday,
November 14th, 1904, for organi
zation, there will be no civil busi
ness tried at that time, except
divorce cases, and such cases as
may be passed upon without de
fenses, there will be an adjourned
term of the Court held some time
later tor the trial of civil business
of which due notice will be given.
The grand jury will be organized
and proceed with their duties, and
the criminal docket will be taken
up promptly on the third Monday
in November, when all parties in
icrested in criminal cases will be
expected to be present.
By order ot His Honor Judge
W. N. Spence. This October 17,
1904
C. W. Wimuuklev, Clerk.
Manager for Orp|au'i Home.
At a meeting of the board of
trustees of the Georgia Industrial
Home at Macon, Rev. J. R. Gunn
was selected to fill the place of
general manager of the Home.
Soon after the death of Rev. W.
E. Mumford, the former preaident
and founder of the Home, the trua
tees elected Mr. E. J. Willingham
president to succeed Mr. Mumford
However as the duties were too
arduous tor one man to undertake,
it was decided to cieate the posi
tion of general manager, and after
due deliberation as to who was
best fitted to fill the place, Rev. J.
R. Gunn, of Augusta, was selected
He will move at once with bis fam
ily to Macon and assume the duiy
of caring (or the little orphans.
Rev. Gunn ia a thorough chris
tian and noble hearted man, and
those who have wondered wtjat
would become of the little orphans
after the death of their beloved
Dr. Mumford, will feel gratified to
know that such a capable manager
has been given to them.
Prize Winning Exhibit.
# '
One of the proudest men in the
United States today is Commis
sioner of Agriculture O B. Stev*
,ens, who has just returned from a
week's sojourn in St. Louis and
bringing with him three grand
prizes lor agricultural exhibits,
and about twenty-five rnecals, ins
eluding ten gold and the others
silver and bronze.
The first grand prize is for a
collective exhibit of hay, corn and
peas.
The second grand prize captur
ed by Georgia is for Sumatra to
bacco, grown and m tnufactured in
Amsterdam, Decal ur county.
The third grand prize is for nav
al stores, raised and manufactured
in south Georgia.
Thus each part of Georgia gets
a grand prize.
I hese prizes were won in open
competition with Texas and her
$100,000 appropriation on one side
and California and her $200,000
appropriation on the other side,
while Georgia made out the best
she could with $30,000, but pre
sented a greater variety and better
display of actual products than all
the other states and foreign coun
tries combined. In fact Commis
sioner Stevens claims that Geor
gia stands first in the whole agri
cultural display of any state or
country represented at this great
est of world’s fairs.
To have won out in tobacco
against Virginia, Kentucky and
the Carolinas will be as surprising
to most Georgians as it is gratify
ing. The truth is that vety few
of us realize the fu l greatness of
our state.
J. L. Berry, of Griffin, gets a
gold medal oh his big boll cotton.
Georgia also gets a gold medal for
the best sea island cot’on. These
are the principal prizes carried off
by Geir-ia.
Not only have the Georgia com
missioners carried off the first
prizes with their meagre appropria
tion, but they have managed to
keep open house in the Georgia
building with great hospitality and.
have ever once and awhile given
receptions to home folks that have
been most pleasant and enjoyable.
Mr. John Dtffia Dies.
The friends in this city of Mr.
John Baffin will regret to learn of
nis death which occurred at Thom
asyille on Monday afternoon. Mr.
Daffin had been living in Lakeland
Florida for several months, and
about a week since became ill
with fever. He was removed to
Thomasville. his former home on
Sunday and died on the following
day. Tne funeral took place Tues
day.
Mr. Daffin lived in this city
some two years ago, being con
nected with the Bon Air Hotel.
He is a brother of Miss Mary Daf-
fin of this city and is well known
here.
Prominent Citizen Paralyzed.
The many friends of Mr. J. M
Fleming, of this city, will regret
to learn that while on a business
trip to Statesboro, Ga., this week
he was stricken with paralysis He
had gone to that place after a
number of hands be had employ
ed to work on his large turpen
tine business, and while there suf
fered the stroke. He was remov
ed to a hospital in Savannah where
he is under treatment of the best
physiciails. Relatives are at his
bed side, and it is gratifying to
learn that his condition is very
much better.
It is to be hoped that he will
soon be entirely well, and able to
return to his business.
Babcock Shooting Allray.
Last Monday night at Babcock
in Miller county, while in an in
toxicated condition. Dutch Jor
dan, a white man, shot two young
men named Colfee, dangerously
wounding one ol them and shoot
ing the hat oflF the head of the
other, a few shot lodging in the
young man’s head. No cause is
given for the shooting, except
that Jordan was drunk at the
time. Reports are that one of the
young men may die. Jordan has
been arrested and lodged in the
Miller county jail, where he will
await trial.
tyit For The Pool Killer.
Immediately after the presiden
tial election “the fool killer" may
be expected to give his attention
to those who made freak bets.
One Parker enthusiast has
pledged himself, should his choice'
be defeated, to stand on a 300
pound block of ice in his bare feet
until the ice is melted. The man
on the other side of the bet agreed
in case Parker is elected, to let
his hair and whiskers grow untrim-
med until 1908. The first man
risks a bad cold and frozen toes,
while the other man continues to
pay his bet four years.
In case of Judge Parker’s defeat
a man in Brooklyn will roll a pea
nut over Brooklyn bridge, but that
will be nothing compared with
what his opponent is to do if
Roosevelt is beaten. He has
agreed to shave only one side of
his face for a month.
Another absurd bet has been
made by a Harlem democrat, who
will if Parker is defeated, walk
bear-fashioned on his hands and
knees up and down several streets
with his opponent seated on his
back. The Roosevelt man has
promised to sing once a week with
the Salvation Aimy during one
year in case his candidate is de
feated.
As stated before, however, the
whole program may be frustrated
by the work of “the fool killer,-
Exchange.