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OL. 20 NO. 2
BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTS? GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1912
$1.00P$#YEAR IN ADVANl
ADDRESS OF
MAYOR CALLAHAN
Spkadld Speech ■ which New
lijrer Oatfaet bit Fstsre Werh
Gentlemen of the Council '■
The people of Bainbridge have
chosen us to served them for the
next two years on the Council,
you in a legislative and myself iii
an executivelcapacity. I' feel
deeply the sense of civic respon
sibility I am now assuming joint
ly with you and have no doubt
you are equally impressed.
In the outset I want to pledge
to you and the people of • Bain-
bridge the very best and most
faithful service I am capable of
rendering, but I realize that I
can do little without your con
stant aid and co-operation which
I most earnestly solicit. You
have all had experience in muni
cipal government, you all know
what is wisest and best to be
done during this period for the
betterment and progress of Bain-
bridge and the People have chos
en you because they have recog
nized in you these qualifications
so much needed at this time,
which we all agree is the most
crucial in the history of our little
City. Feeling therefore, that I
can rely on your support I shall
conscientiously execute aljjaws-
and ordinancces without tear, fa
vor or affection, showing p&ftftli
ty to no individual or combination
of interests, so far as it lies in
my power.
One of the most important
questions with which we have to
deal, is the health of our. City.
The ordinances we now have on
the subject of health are insuffi
cient or are not capable of being
enforced. Our Citizens look to
us to safeguard them against
contamination, filth and disease,
and it is our sacred duty to ful
fill the trust. To do this we
should organize an efficient health
department, either under a
board or a competent health of
ficer charged with the responsi
bility of strictly enforcing all
health and sanitary ordinances
and regulations. >
The people are looking to tis to
spend wisely and judiciously and
for the purpose for which it was
voted the money recently author
ized. This is a very important
and careful undertaking. We
have long labored under inade
quate school building and facili
ties. Now with means at. hand
you should provide buildings,
grounds and equipments that
will be an ornament, a comfort
ar.d the pride of this and possibly
the next generation. The same
may be said of the street paving
and the City Hall. We should
see that we get value received
for every dollar spent and spend
every dollar for the best advan
tages.
It shall be my purpose to have
enforced the laws against vagran
cy and blind • tigers. The exis
tence of both classes of these
law-breakei.4 are great curses to
* eiety and should be brpken up.
Idleness leads to crime and dis-
| order and those who do-not vol-
Election Quiet Wednesday
The election Wednesday pass
ed off very quiet in Decatur
county, there being something
over 800 votes polled. The polis
were not opened in Bells district.
Voting was done at all other
precincts in the county.
Joseph M. Broyrq for Governor
jreceived 754 votes. H. AT. Stan
ley for Commissioner of . Labor
and Immigration received 768
votes.
.The feature of interest in this
county was the race for Superin
tendent of Education. The pres
ent Superintendent, Hon. J. S.
Bradwell, was opposed by Mr.
Roland Bower. The race was a
very close one, there being a'dif
ference of only 53 votes in favor
of Mr. Bradwell. The vote by
districts for these follows:
Attapulgus, Bradwell, 16, Bow
er, 12; Bainbridge, Bradwell, 187,
Bower, 107; Fowltown, Bradwell,
6, Bower,' 31; Faceville, Brad
well, 2, Bower, 42; Brinson, Brad
well, 33, Bower, 7; Iron City,
Bradwell, 33, Bower, 16; Steam
Mill, Bradwell, 5, Bower, 19;
Rock Pond, Bradwell, 6, Bower,
3; Recovery. Bradwell. 12, Bow
er, 20; Climax, Bradwell, 26,
Bower, 8; Spring Creek, Brad
well, 27, Bower, 8; Bucher, Brad
well, 11, Bower, 13; Kendrick,
Bradwell, 5, Bower, 7; Parkers,
Bradwell, 5, Bower, 6; Pine Hill,
Bradwell, 21, Bower, 9; Donal-
sonville, Bradwell, 4, Bower, ■
! untarily obtain and keep steady
employment should be . made to
do so. One who wilfully engag-
j es in the illicit traffic of intoxi
cants is totally devoid of the
moral or socialpesponsibility and
should be dealt-; with as an ordi
nary criminal?-** These and all
other laws against the quiet and 1
Death of Old Negro
Hardy Donalson, probably the
oldest negro man in Decatur
county, ,if not the oldest person
in. the county, died at his home
in the Swicord community Wed
nesday afternoon of last week,
in the ninety-sixth year of his
age.
He was born a slave near At
tapulgus and lived in the county
all his life, spending most of his
time with some member of the
Swicord family. He owned his
home and made his living there.
The old darkey was thought, .well
of by the white pedple of the
community.
Services at Methodist Church
Special attention is called to
the services at the Methodist
church for next Sunday morning
and evening. An attractive musi
cal program has b^en arranged,
and the services throughout
promise to be interesting and
helpful. Rev. Walter Anthony,
pastor, will preach in the morn
ing the second of a series of ser
mons on “Jesus.” The subject
for last Sunday was “Jesus, the
Organizer.” Next Sunday morn
ing he will preach on “Jesus the
Sufferer.” In the evening a
special sermon to young people,
and more especially the young
men, will be deliveied.
The public generally is cordial
ly invited to all these services.
good order of the City I shall en
deavor to enforce, using the exe
cutive power for the general
welfare of Bainbridge and her
Citizens.
I now entor bpon the duties of
my office with a feeling that our
relations will be pleasant and
harmonious during the entire
term and that onr deliberations
will result in a greater benefit to
the city and the people of Bain
bridge.
Respectfull Submitted
J. W. Callahan
New Mayor and Council
Much
Sworn in Monday Night
Interest .Manifested in the flection of Chief of
police and Other Officers.
The new Mayor and Council
begin their two year’s work
Monday night, !■ the • retiring.
Mayor and Council finishing
their work at the same time.
Things happened thick and.
fast during the sessibn and it
would require more space to tell
it all than can be allottedxto it in
this issue. ,
Dr. John E. Toole, the retiring
Mayor, had prepared a message
which was read to the' incoming
officials in which a number of
recommendations and sugges
tions were made, one of ^he
most important being that the
city should pave the etreets with
limestone rock, an abundance of
which can be found nearby.
Mayor Toole said the paring
could be done at a cost of $5^)00
per mile.
The usual formalities were ob
served in retiring the old admin
istration and ushering in the
new. When this was done the
new officials went into executive
session and the crowd,which had
gathered to Witness the proceed
ings retired for the time. 'The
Chief of Police, as well as the
entire force of policemen, and
the other officers to serve the
city, were elected during the
executive sessioq. Chief interest
centered on the choice of the
Chief. For several days this had
been the topic of conversation.
Several had made applications
for (he position and each man
seemed to have a number of.
friends working in his behalf.
The result was the election of
Mr. Jas. H. Emanuel as Chief,
with former Chief E. A. McAr
thur as policeman No. 1; C. A.\
Helton, policepian No. 2 and L.
W. Barber policeman No. 3; W.
A. Mooney was elected to the
position an impounding officer
and street superintendent.
E. N. Edwards was retained
as superintendent of the water
works And electric light plant
and J. R. Vaughn as Chief of the
fire department R- G. Harts-
field was reelected as City At
torney, as was Mr. T. R. New-
some as City Treasurer. Mr. W.
O. Fleming was elected Clerk of
Council. R. B. Curr was chosen
sexton of the cemetery.
Space forbids saying what
might well be said in behalf of
these officials, most of whom
have served the city before in
one capacity or another.
It is predicted that Hon.' John
V/. Callahan will prove to be one
of the best mayors Bainbridge
has ever had. Besides being the
official of gBMt worth and utili
ty. His remarkable success as a
business map. Aid hti keen in-
sight and judgment in matters
of this kind baat caused him to
be styled as * Wile of the builders
of the South. ” Of course, the
people expect a great deal from
Mr. Callahan, init ft is predicted
that their hopes will be fully
realized. . .
One of theb eat and strongest
Board of Aldermen ever elected
in Bainbridge, will help Mr.
Callahan carry out his policies
for improvement and progress.
Much could be said in praise of
each of "these men, but space
forbids at this time. City At
torney R. G. Hartsfield is de
serving of special mention. He
has serssd tbs city well and
faithfully in the past. He is one
of the ablest lawyers in this sec
tion, anq the legal interests of
Bainbridge will be safe in his
hands. A more fortunate selec
tion could hardly have been
made. Tak«i as a whole the
official farctk*toM4» 6cm
the Mayer, down, WVerr stftmg
ofte, And qiuck will be expected
of them during* the. administra
tion. /. * s
- One of the Measures of the
evening Monday-’was the sur-
prise dinner given-the new May-
ot and Council andCity Attorney
Hartsfield. The dinner was giv
en by Mrs. J. W. Callahan, at
their beautiful home on Evans
street. Yy. C: ‘Jahan was taken
as much by surpA*>, as any of
the others, as Mrs. • dlahan had
not let him know of~3ier plans.
Those who attends - Bay it is be-
}ifd their power to describe the
table, laden writH the very best
of everything, j ®
During the dim er Mr. Calla
han read h ; s ifihugural address,
which is puplished in another
column or$>e Search Light. It
is considered yvnfy'.^ie pa^etf
and outlines-the policies that are
expected to aid much in the fu
ture growth and progress of the
city.
The new force of policemen
were sworn in Tuesday morning.
After they had taken the oath,
Mayor Callahan gave them one
of the best talks on the line of
duty and responsibility it has
ever been the privilege of the
writer to hear. In speaking of
law enforcement the Mayor said
words to this effect: ‘ ’Gentle-
rAen, you and I observe the laws
a)(d keen them. Others should
df ..ite-same. If they do not of
their own accord, it is our duty
official head of the municipality V, see that they do ke$p them,
of Bainbridge, Mr. Callalu (land from 1 this a_. n , 'ye laws
holds a number of other import- 'of our city must i , enforced,
ant and responsib’e positions.! fk sa id the professional V >grant,
He is President of the Callahan' *the blind tiger, various < Ives of
Line of steamers, plying between questionable character, thl gam-
Bainbridge, Columbus and Apa- bier and various other things and
lachicola, President of the Calia- creatures that generally infest
han Grocery Company, one ofWwns and cities, must move
the big wholesale concerns of thp ]heir belong’ngs to other quar
city, Vice President of the Bain-, tkrs, as they would be tolerated
bridge State Bank, Director of
the Georgia, Florida & Alabama
railroad, Chairman of the Com
missioners of Roads and Revenue
of Decatur county, besides a
number of other positions of re
sponsibility. In all these he has
proven and is proving to be an
no longer in Bainbridge.
He said all the near beer places
must strictly obey the laW gov
erning such places or their li
cense would be revoked. He
told the policemen that he was
glad he had the backbone to pre-
Death of Judge Perry
! Judge John O. Perry, father
of Mr. E. J. Perry and Mr. Wal
ter Ferry of Bainbridge, died at
his hopne near Newton, in Bak
er county Tuesday after suffer
ing for several days with acute
indigestioli, ’ - 1 . ' \
Judge res^jr was one of the
most gromiaWt men of Baker
county and had hundreds of
friends throughout Georgia. He
was a resident or Bainbridge in
fyl early manhood. A MB enlisted
wiiih tiie 1 Bainbridge Indepen
dents and was one of the brafc
fighters that made that company
f*moUe fn.)he Ci^il W«*H‘ - / . J
After the’ war he moved with
his family to Mitchell county and
lived fora number of years mov
ing from there to Baker county
where he spent the remainder
of his life.
Judge; Perry was nearly 76
years old at the time of his death,
He was a member of the Presby
terian church and was noted for
his charitable deeds and Christian
character.
In an account of his death the
Albany Herald has in part, the
following to say of Judge Perry:
“Judge Perry was one of Baker
county’s oldest and most promi
nent Citizens. He was a map of
offairs and usefulness, and during
hit long residence in the county
held positions off honor sad trust.
He.ins for a number aL years
presiding judge of the county
eburt.
He will be greatly missed by
the .people of tne community
with which he was identified for
so many years. He was public-
spirited as a citizen and zealous
as a worker in the vineyard of
the Master.
Baker county has lost one of
its best and most useful citizens.
Peace to his memory.”
Besides his two sons mention
ed above Judge Perry is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. W. H. May,
of Quihcy.
The remains were laid to rest
Wednesday in the cemetery at
Newton in the presence of an
immense concourse of people
who went to pay their laat res
pects to. the bedy of one whom
they so hjghly esteemed in life.
Miss Gadding! Death
It was regretted that the
knowledge of Migl Nora Gauld-
ing’s death last week came to the
office too late to Rave mention in
that issue. Miss Gaulding was
ill for some time, and her death
cast a cloud of sorrow over the
hearts of a large circle of rela
tives and friends.
Death of Little Babe
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. I. Williams of near
Strickland, sympathize with
them in the death of their little
babe, the only child, Saturday.
The child was sick only a few
hours and its sudden taking
away was a severe shock to the
parents.
The remains were buried in
the cemetery at Bethel church.
officer who failed to do his duty.
The Mayor said, that regula
tions governing the -running of
automobiles in the city must be
strictly enforced, and that every
body should be warned of this
fact. He said it is much better
te begin enforcing the law how
than to wait till after some ser
ious accident had happened. A
number of other instructions
were given, which will appear
FIRST NATL RANI f
ELECTS OFFICERS
AH Ae OU Oficert Rukctet H
leeiiai Tradqr.
The regular annual meeting o^j
the Stockholders of the First ■
National Bank and Decatur
Cotihty Bonk was held hers ^
Tuesday. •>
■ All the old officers were re- , f
elected. They are: 'J. S. Shing-' g
ler, President; M. E. Nuss baum,-
Vice-President; P. St Cummings, v ,
Vice*President; Jno. T. Me- ,
Lendon, Active Vice-President?
Frank S. Jones, Cashier.
The Directors of the Bank are: * 1
P. 3- Cummings, Jno. E. Donal- j
si>n, Erie M. Donalson, Frank S. \
Jones, J. J). Chason, J. S. Slung- >
ler, Jiw M. Shingler, T. J. Shing- j
ler, W. E, 'Smith, M. E. Nuss-
baum, Jno. T. McLendon, R. A.
MeTyer. All thd officials are
well pleased with the business
of the bank during the past year.
The year was a most flattering
success from every standpoint.
This is one of the moat popular
banks in this section of the statA
The officers and the directors ini'
among the best known
men of tfcis section. Thtty
looking forward for 19I2 to
one of the bstt years in the 1
tocy of the Pint National Baak.
Ar Item of burnt
Believing «& equal rights to* All
and special privt ledge to Nene,
The Geo. H. Ffefds Co. has ex-,
pected to put op an immense
Clerance Sale oh Monday next!
to lost just 10 days, but this firm
wanted every one in Decatur
County the same privileges and
reap the same benefits at tbeir
first Sale and as the weather
continues so bad and the roads
in an almost impassable condition
making it very difficult for oat- '
of-town people to come to Bain- - -
bridge and as they are especially
anxious to have the rural people ‘'
visit their store on this occasion
they have decided to begin the . ?
Sale on Saturday January 20th
10 o’clock in the morhinf, tMr*^
will give every one in the Conn- ';
ty an opportunity to be here gt
the opening. They propose to ;
offer every article in their score,
Men's, Women’s *nd Childrens ]
Shoes, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Un-
derwere infact everything a Man
wears together with the Cele
brated Wichert & Gardner Ladies
Shoes at prices which will make ,
you buy.
Look-out for the big ad' next
week and save your dollars for
the big sale.
fer charges against ady police in these columns later.
Negro s Body Found
The body of a negro man
was found in the Flint river in
the southern part of the county
a few days ago. A coroner’s in
quest was held but the body
could not be identified, and as
there were no signs of violence
it is supposed the negro was ac
cidentally drowned.
It is thought probable the
body was that of the negro
drowned north of Bainbridge
some time ago. ^
Civic Improvement Cbb
A meeting of the Civic Imr
provement Club will be held at
the Club house on Wednesday of
next week, Jan. 17, at 8’ p. m..
The District Chairmen whether
members of the Civic or pot. a
earnestly requested to bC'
