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BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1911
$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADV,
Federated Gab Nates. .
What Mrs. Huge M. Willett,
President, has to say of Bain-
bridge:
To the members of the Geor
gia Federation of Women’s
Clubs: For months the hands
of our club dial have been point
ing directly toward one city of
South Georgia, in which great
interest has been created since
the announcement that the an
nual convention will be' held
there November 7, 8, 9 and 10.
The Cjty Federation of Bain-
bridge, composed of the Wo
men’s Chibs, Civic Improvement
Club, Literary Association, Wo
men’s Temperance Union, King’s
Daughters, and the city of Bairi-
bridge through its mayor, ex
tended the invitation to the ex
ecutive board at the regular
spring meeting. Siuce that time
the ayes of faithful club mem
bers have been focussed upon
Bainbridge, and Bainbridge has,
in turn, centered all her efforts
upon making the Federation
meeting a success aud solving
her own problems as the hostess
city: By every word and act,
Bainbridge has expressed sincere
pleasure in the prospect of hav
ing the federation as her guest
next month.
November is the month set
aside on our calendar for the an
nual meetings. These conven
tions are among our greatest
privileges. There we gain inspi
ration, renewed courage and en
thusiasm.
Let me urge that no club al
low this meeting to go by /with
out representation. Especially
should all club presidents attend,
unless providentially hindered.
More and more I am convinced
each club should pay the expen
ses of one delegate—preferably
the president—to the annual con
ventions. It is usually by the
concerted action of the members
that the club funds are made,
and no expenditure could bring
such beneficial returns to the
club as si whole. An infusion of
new ideas, a knowledge of the
actual methods and doings of
other clubs, will be brought back
by the delegate if she is rightly
chosen.
I appeal to you, club presidents,
to come and bring your dele
gates.
A letter giving fill the .neces
sary detailed information will be
sent to the club presidents early
next week. Credential cards
will be enclosed in these letters.
Clubs should send at onee the
names of delegates who will at
tend to Mrs. Max Nyssbaum.
chairman of homes, Bainbridge,
Ga. Members of the executive
board are, of course, expected,
but they are askcjd to notify
Mrs. Nussbaum of their inten
tions to attend.
program wearing completion
The program is practically
completed and will be announced
at an early date by the chairman,
Mrs. H. C. White, of Athens.
She has been fortunate in having
some of Georgia’s most gifted"
speakers to accept her invita
tion to give addresses on the
evening programs.
IN FORMAL AFTERNOON RECEPTION
Mrs. John Earnest Donalson,
president of the Bainbridge City
Federation, will entertain at her
home on Tuesday afternoon from
6 to 7:30 in honor of visiting
women. No woman in
gia is more widely known,
generally beloved than is
.e Gordon Donalson, and it
CHILD KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE
Duflta sfdtyerof Cuuila CrasM
By Fast Rns| lacUae
Pelham, Ga., Oct. 11.—A new
E. M. F. automobile with cur
tains up, driven by Charley Cros
by, who lives near Pelham, and
having as a passenger Mrs. Tate
who also lives near here, ran
down little Mary Perry, the 6-
year old daughter of Mr. Byrd
Perry, in Camilla, about 5 o’clock
yesterday afternoon, inflicting
injuries from which the child
died last night.
It is reported that as soon as
the accident occurred the car
sped away rapidly, but Sheriff
Crowe, using a fast car and an
expert driver, soon overtook
Crosby and placed him under ar
rest.
'Phone messages from Camilla
to the police here resulted in the
placing of fast cars on all the
roads with officers to assist* in
the capture of the Crosby car,
and excitement ran high for a
while.
Crosby is now in jail at Ca
milla.
The car is said to have been
running forty miles an hour
when the accident occured.
Preparing for Stock Farm
Mr. D. D. Smith of Attapulgus
was in the city one day first of
tHe week. Mr. Smith talked in
terestingly of the plans he has
on foot for a live stock farm.
He intends converting a good
portion of his plantation into a
farm for live stock and will run
a dairy and poultry farm in con
nection with the other industry.
He intends raising thoroughbred
Jersey cattle, Tamworth hogs
and Angora goats. His special
breed of chickens will • be the
Golden Columbian Wyandotts.
Mr. Smith already has the
Tamworth hog. said to be one of
the finest breed known for pro
ducing bacon., He has a young
sow that cost him $62. She
weighed about 300 pounds at
one year old, she has five pigs,
one of which Mr. Smith has al
ready sold for $25.
Mr. Smith believes with many
others, that stock raising can be
made a profitable industry
this county and he is going to
give it a thorough trial
will be a peculiar pleasure to her
friends from all sections of the
state to come together in her
hospitable home in South
Georgia.
During the convention lunch
eons will be given by the Wo
man’s Christian Temperance
Union and the Bainbridge Wo
man’s Club.
Invitations for an automobile
ride to a sugar cane grinding
had to be declined,, as also other
social courtesies, because no
time could be arranged.
BUSINESS SESSION
On Thursday afternoon the
session will be devoted entirely
to business and club reports.
Many interesting topics are to be
brought before the body. One
question so be discussed is how
can we satisfactoiilty adjust time
for the reports from officers,
committee chairmen, all the clubs
(the membership has been more
than doubled the past two years!),
greetings, . etc., <and yet give
sufficient time to business and
discussion and to inspirational
addresses from state and nation
al speakers.
This convention will mark the
close of the present administra
tion. At the closing session on
Friday new officers will be elect
ed and installed.
See if you cannot inoculate
your club at once with that lively
and beneficial germ—“conven-
tionitis.”
Looking forward _ with eager
anticipation to mee .ing many of
you at this, our fif .eenth annual
convention, I an, Faithfully
yours,
LUCY LESTER WILLET.
Marriage of Interest.
A marriage of more than or
dinary interest to a large circle
of friends in Decatur county and
other sections of Georgia, and
also in a large section of North
Carolina, was that Wednesday
evening of this week in the pres-’
byterian Church of Davidson,
North. Carolina, of Mr. Daniel
Love Curry, of Climax, Ga., and
Miss Mae Quary, of Davidson,
N. C.
The bride is a most popular
young woman of her state and
has a large circle of friends.
The groom is one of the best
citizens of Decatur county, and
has a host of friends who will be
glad to welcome him and his
bride to their beautiful home
which has just been completed
at Clfriiax.
The Search Light joins the
Association Program.
Following is the programme
for the fifth Sunday meeting of
the Bowen Baptist Association
to be held with the Union Bap
tist Chuch October 27(h, 28th
and 29th, 1911.
Messengers and Ministers will
be met at the train if they notify
J. L. Ford, Colquitt, Qa.
FRIDAY MORNING
10 a. m.- Song and prayer ser
vice, J. R. Bluett.
. 10:30 a. m. —The object of the
meeting. Short talks by F. E.
Walker, A. N. Morris.
11:00 a. m. —Sermon E. T.
Dawson.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
2:00 p. m. Devotional Elder
W. H. Banks, n
2:30 p. m. Exegesis, John 13:-
1-20 N. G. Christopher, followed
bvGeneral Discussion.
9:15 p.m.. Bible doctrine of
chuch discipline C. W. Minor.
FRIDAY NIGHT
7:00 p. m. Devotional.
7:30 p. m. Sermon, W. I.
Moody.
SATURDAY MORNING j
9:30 a.m. Devotional, E. W.
Rich.
10:00 a. m. Bible doctrine of
Sunday School work, H. H.
Hargrove General Discussion.
10:30 a. m. Spirit Baptism, A.
N. Morris.
11:00 a. m. Sermon.
Noon.
,SATURDAY AFTERNOON
2:00 p. m. Devotional.
2:30 p. m. Missions (1) Asso-
ciational N. G. Chrisptopher, (2)
State J. R. Bluett, (3). Home,
C. Wj. Minor, (4) Foreign A. N.
I SATURDAY * NIGHT
7:00 Devotionalal
7:30 Sermon,
SUNDAY
10:00 a. m. Sunday ScLtol.
11:00 a. m. Sermon C,,W.
Minor.
Affemoon and night » rvice
MR. C. G. BOWER
FAVORS BONDS
Can! ia which he Explains his Pashm
ee the Qaestm
hundreds of friends who wish, to be arranged for.
them happiness through life.
Mr. J. H. Hs npton, of Fowl-
town, was amons: the visitors
here the first of the week.
Before you deposit your ballot
in favor of beads, read the Flint
River Store an. It will encour
age you to push on the good-
work.
Mr. V. E. Nix was among the
fanners who visited the city dur
ing the week.
Mr. W. A. Brock came in and
spent part of the day Saturday
in the citv.
A. N. Morris, O ..
/■
Mr. Pat Speight wall among
the visitors in the city fne day
this week.
Messrs. W. E. Gray and W. A
Johnson, of Faceville, were vis
itors in the city this week.
As there seems to be some
misapprehension among the
citizens of Bainbridge as to my
position in reference to the pro
posed bond issue to be voted on
October 28, 1911, for school pur
poses, City Hall, extension of
water mains and limited amount
of streets paving, beginning with
the streets around the Court
house park and radiating in
every direction therefrom, and
believing that this misapprehen
sion probably grew qut of the
fact that when, the issue was
submitted to the citizens about
two years ago, I was opposed to
apd assisted in defeating it, be
cause I believed that at that time
it was inopportune, I desire now
to say to my friends and to all
have labored under' the misap
prehension as to my position on
this important question, that I
am in favor of all of the bonds
submitted to the people, and
shall vote for all.
A great 1 many persons labor
under the delusion that such
bond issues increase taxes exces
sively, but I find from the cities
and towns in Georgia which ‘I
have made inquiry that as a
matter of fact the tax rate is not
materially increased, because as
explanation such improvements
immediately attract many busi
nesses, residents and industries
and in view of the fact that it is
the intention, so I am informed,
of the Council who will spend
the money, sell only such of the
bonds as are needed and only
when they are needed, and the
interest only running from the
sale of any or such of the bonds,
as are sold, the question of inter
est does not figure largely. The
schoolhouse is needed. ’A fine
school house would bring more
residents to Bainbridge than
three cotton factories. A City
hall is needed, there irewaluable
Tw jorda of the City to be preser
ved, a public auditorium is need
ed, and a public .library room
should be included in ‘the build
ing. The streets around the
public park should bq paved,
and radiating therefrom in all
directions as the business houfes
demand.
Bainbridge is now a' city of
five thousand. If the bond issue
passes it will be a city of ten
thousand in less than five yeajp,
and citizens who own property
here will find that it will increase
in value more than three times.
I shall vote for all of the Submis
sions and urge my friends to do
the same as I believe that the
incoming council will be such a
set of business men as will con
serve the City’s best interest.
Respectfully, G. G. Bower
’ Differences Settled.
Bainbridge, Ga.
Oct 12th. •191L i
To the people of Decatur County;
Some time ago certain diif#--
ences arose between Mr. G. 8.
McNair and myself over the col
lection of a bond which Mr. Mc
Nair had signed. Certain state
ments were sent out braaddMt
which reflected on my honeaty r
as a citizen and my integrity’ as
an officer. Assuming that these
statements were true, I wrote air
article which was published in
Bainbridge Searchlight and Hie
Bainbaidge Post denouncing
these Statements as unfounded
and untrue. Before this unfor
tunate controversy arose the re
lations between Mr. McNair and
myself had been very cordial
and we had been the best of
friends.
Since writing the article in
question Mr. McNair and myself,
have had a personal. Interview
and I am convinced that our dif
ferences arose through a misapre-
hepsiott which was dweto state
ments incorrectly made by other
parties, -and through a misunder
standing of Mr. McNair,
We have recently talked over
our difference and the they have
been entirely settled and I wish
to withdraw and derogatory re
mark I might have made against
Mr. MeNair as a citizen or an
officer. Mr. McNair also with
draws any derogatory remarks
alleged to have been made by
him against me.
J.'H. Emanuel, Sheriff,
' G. S. McNair.
Treasurer.
Mr. W. B. Lynn, of Stricklan
was among the visitors in the
city the first of the week. Mr.
Lynn has recently had a deep
well dug at his home in Strick
land. These deep wells will soon
be the rule in the county. They
"are solving a number of hard
problems for the people. One is
.that of the finest and purest
! water. Another is plenty of
water for stock on the farm.
Considering the low cost of these
wells, it is surprising why all the
. farms ark not already supplied
'with them.
The Fair at Tifton.
Tifton, Oct. 4-Terrel I wins
first place at the South Georgia
Land Agricultural exposition.
Thomas county won second prise,
and Worth county took third
prize. Brooks county received
the ribbon of honoraay mention.
Tift county was a competitor for
any prize but received a ribbon
of honor.
First prize for largest and best
poultry /display went to Sam
wilcox, of Irwin county poultry
association. The prizes for
live stock are divided among
half a dozen South Georgia '
counties. , j:
Decatur county was thie slogan
at the Sohth Georgia Land and
Agricultural exposition Wednes- ‘
day.
A delegation from Bainbridge..
nearly one hundred strong in 2‘
autos, headed by Mayor Callahan.
President E. J. Perry and Sec
retary, W. 6. Fleming, of the
chamber of commerce, «nd W.
E. Grifin, county commissioner,
accarftpanied by a dozen women,
arrived about ten in the morning.
The manchines were appropriate
ly decorated land filled with
enthusiastic south Georgia boost
ers. At 12 o’clock they formed
in line of the national highway
escorted by Tifton adtos and*
moved in parade to the expos
ition grounds. The party report
ed good roads on the route and
made an everage of about 30
miles an hour.
Messrs. A. J. Ivew^'d A. J.
Williams, of Stea>** Mill, were
among the visitors in the city
last week-
Mr. Byron Donalson was a vis
itor in the city one day this week.
Mr. G. W. Mock and son, Jamae
were in the city on business dar
ing the week.
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