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r 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'