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NO. 13
BAINBRIDGE. DECATUR COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. APRII 19. 1:>12
$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
iUTO RACE
IN MAY THE 22
The Friday Study Club.
htomobile race over a track
This important Culture Club
, j for the young women of Bain-
| bridge holds its meeting each
r . , week. They are now studying
Biggest vtn u •U 0 the operas to be sung in Atlanta
gt to Bt Held an Above Date this month.
At the meeting at Miss Cha-
son’s. Miss Riley read the life of
Jniles will be put on at I Verdi, and Miss Willis told of
Idge on May 22nd. It t his opera Aidi, and Mrs. Erie
I one of the biggest things, Donalson gave selections from
jtind ever seen in this part 1 Verdi, as sung by Caruso and
^tute and was made possi- VanHoose and other, on the
Itlie energetic work of Mr. phonograph.
Caldwell, who is one of Last week the meeting was at
fiost enterprising men in the hone of Miss Bruton, on
The race will be under' Evans street. Mrs. Collins gave
Harrell on Trial Again.
The commitment
before Justice D. Ii.
trial here
Bryan last
■spices of the Bain bridge
lobile Club, the officers of
fare Messrs. C. H. Cald-
!. J. Willis. J. W. Callahan
H. Baughman.
the story of the opera Rigolette,
Verdi, and Miss Bertha Chason
the story of 11 Travatore, also by
Verdi. Miss Constance Wim-
berlev, Miss. Fannie May Mayes
businessmen of the city .and Miss Riley gave choice se-
lacking up the enterprise; lections of vocal and Instrument
al music on the piano. Miss
Bruton was a charming hostess.
The class will be entertained
this week by Mrs. Malcolm Col
lins at the home of Mrs. John E
Donalson. who is chairman of
program for the Club.
Mr. Ward, the President, ii
attending Presbytery and goei
from there to Albany. During
lexpected that thousands of | his absence for two meetings.
|le will be in Bainbridge and 1 Miss Fannie May Waves, the •
the course the day the big 1 First Vice-President, will preside
i are pulled off. over the Club meetings.
Miss Carrie Chason gave a fine
paper on “Schools for the Blind,
the Deaf, the Feeble-Minded,”
showingthat while special schools
liberal subscriptions, and it
Vad.v assured that the un-
<ing will be successfully
led. The movement is
|ng w'ith much favor amoifg
people. The undertaking
Jlie sanction of the County
fnissioners, who have prom-
ko have the road in the very
of condition by that time.
The Baraca Class.
The Search Light man had the
pleasure Sunday of attending the
Friday in which Emory Harrell j Baraca Class for the first time
was charged with murder in the j since it was organized some
death of Emory Sullivan, result- weeks ago. Forty young men
were in the class room. The
very sight of the forty young
and enthusiastic young men, all
banded together for the study of
the Bible,and for each other’s
benefit, morally and otherwise,
was enough to make any one’s
heart fill with pride. The Ba-
racas are doing a splendid work
ed in a decision of justifiable
homicide. It required nearly all
day to try the case, there being
about thirty witnesses.
The State was represented by
Attorneys T. S. Hawes of Bain
bridge and Eugene Cox of Ca
milla. The defense was repre
sented by Judge W. M. Harrell,
M. E. O’Neal and R. G. Harts-! already, •ftid the class is practi
field, all of Bainbridge. It was cally in its infancy.
a battle royal among the attor
neys the whole day.
Since then, another warrant
has been sworn out against Har
rell, and he was placed under
arrest. Another commitment
A Terribly Disaster.
IS IN FAVOR OF
CITY BOULEVARD
Encsvragcs W«rk Warn Have Started
aid Suggests Reate fur Driveway.
They have a club-room fitted
up with tables, chairs, writing
material and other conveniences,
so that any one or all of them
can go and enjoy themselves
reading, writing, in conversation
trial is being held today before J or otherwise. It is a place, also, j there been ten more
Judge Park of the Albany cir-jto which any one of the class
cuit. Much interest is being jean invite a stranger for rest
shown in the case and large and recreation,
crowds are in attendance. About | It is believed this work is the
the largest crowd seen in the ; beginning of greater things for
court house here in a long time young men of Bainbridge
was present Friday of last week.
The Townsend Co.
Announcement.
1 course will be up the Cam-
j-oad to Vada. and from Vada
to the Albany road, then
the Albany road to the
,.,, , The Mothers’ Club will hold
ine Townsend Company has «j itg , ast meeting . before vacation>
pet.tmn for charterm this issue , th the teacher8 . on the fir8t
of the Search Light. They are! Frid - n May and , t is urjted
incorporating with a number of| that all mothers 1)C present that
men that guarantees the success may hftye thi „ heart . to ,
of the enterprise. The Town- heart ma98 mceting with the
send Brothers have made a re- teac ^ ers
markable success of the real es- j The main topic for the mother8
tate business, and it need not be
is to be Hygiene for the Chil-
l the Aioany roatl to tne snowingiiur. wane specie bcuuuis suvm ,j s ; nt , thev are able to , V
ing point at Bainbridge. the j for the blind have been in ex-1 asst \ ciate with them some of the dr ®L‘“J*?
A tragedy without a parallel j
n ocean navigation occurred
Sunday night, when the monster
new passenger ship Titanic,
struck an iceberg off the New
Foundland coast and went down,
carrying more than 1.300 people j
to a watery grave. The collision j Mr. Editor: —
occurred about ten o’clock Sun-! I n °te with much pleasure
day night and the ship went to in the last issue of the Search
the bottom about two o’clock Light that the ladies of the
next morning. It was the first j Federated Clubs have taken in
trip for the vessel and the voyage hands the matter of a boulevard
was being made from Liverpool j around the city. This most cotn-
to New York. j mendable undertaking has often
More than 2,000 passsengers been discussed by some of our
were aboard and only 800 were older male citizens; but now that
rescued. Most of these were 1 the ladies have become interested
women and children. It lias it is only a question of time when
been learned that all the women this dream of our fathers will
were saved. It is said the ves- j become a reality,
sel had too few life boats. Hadj My object in writting this is to
life boats 1 suggest a portion of the route to
every person could have been be embraced. To state it briefly,
saved. The vessel struck the ice-1 leave the river at some point be-
berg about ten o'clock Sunday low the G, F. & A freight depot,
night and went down about two enter College street where it
o'clock next morning. | joins the Quincy road, continue
On the Titanic were some of out College street east to Twin
the most noted men of the world. 1 Bake and then turn around Twin
Among these were John Jacob j Bake entering Shotwell street
Aster of New York. Major Arch-, This would give visitors an oppor-
ibakl Butt, on the Staff of Presi- 1 tunity of seeing the river, twoof
dent Taft. One of the Gugen- our widest streets and Twin
heim Brothers of the west, reput- j Lake. Just here I want to say
ted to be one of the wealthiest that on account of its inaccessibi-
men in the world was also a pas-1 lity only a few of our citizens
senger. All these were drowned, know anything of this beautiful
When the vessel begun to sink « >ot with its gently rolling
the women and children were I meadows, and graceful foliage,
first lowered into the life boats, j One day this sport will be dis-
After all these were made safe covered, and there, eventually.
[whole making a distance of
Ity-eight miles. The start
|be made where the Camilla
leaves the Albany road just
: of the city. The finish will
at the same place.
This will be a stock car race
will be open to any firm, or
individual owning a car.
Phis is said to be one of the
bst race courses in the South.
|e roads mentioned are among
great highways that have al-
kdy made Decatur county fa-
pus.
strongest financial backing in
the state. A strong real estate
company is something that Bain
bridge has needed for a long
The teachers are invited to
tell the mothers anything that
may aid in the understanding of
vhool problems or that may be
of help to teachers, mothers or
istence for more than seven cen
turies, and for the deaf for more
than three centuries, we are just
beginning to realize our duty to
the feeble-minded, and to give
them special care.
The excellent paper by Mrs.
J. I. Subers, on “Insanity as a
Sociological Problem,” brought
out some startling facts as to the
increase of insanity and its cost Have you entered that contest ritory have been taking in the
to the Nation. The stress and! at The Grand? Chautauqua at Albany this week
strain of modern life, due to our !—-i— 1 i^r-r—rrr- " ... —
speeding-up system, and leading t
to alcohol and drug habits, cau-!
time. It insures deals both large cbjldren , preparation for the
and small, and it is expected next ^ hool year .
from new on that much more F*
will be done along the line of! A ^ numberof peoplc from
developing the county. I Bainbridge and surrounding ter-
Ige it will be seen that the race
pll irclude motorcycles as well
I automobiles.
At tlw Baptist Church.
I Dr. J. D. Winchester, of At-
nta, will preach at the Baptist
|iurch Sunday morning at the
even o'clock hour, and Dr, W.
Young, of Atlanta, will preach
here at the evening service.
[These two ministers are among
pe most noted preachers of the
aptist denomination in Georgia,
pd a large congregation is ex
acted to be at the church at
pth services.
y noticing the ad on the first ses the s P read of in8anit y- ^
even children are not immune.
Something is very wrong some
where, when human beings lose
their minds before they have a
chance to develop them.
Monroe—Campbell.
Mr. R. F. Campbell and Miss
Eloise Monroe, both of Bain
bridge, were quietly married
Monday afternoon at the home
of Rev. P. B. Butler, who per
formed the ceremony. The
marriage was witnessed by only
a few, the couple having kept
their plans to themselves.
The bride is a beautiful young
woman and is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Monroe.
She has a large circle of friends j
“A Trip Around the World.”
The ladies of the Baptist Aid
cietv will give, within the next; here and in other sections of the
•o weeks, an entertainment en- coun ^- v *
itled “A Trip Around the! The groom is a young business
/orld.” The date of the enter-j man and is connected with an
linment will be given next! automol)ile business on West
eek. | street.
! The couple have the congratu-
Baracas Entertain Pkilatkcas. I lations and good wishes of nu-
Tonight (Friday) the Philathea j merous friend * throughout this
lass will be entertained by the: sect ' on-
Broca Class at the home of Mrs.! -j ~
’. Wainman on Shotwell j NfiW Company
•• It is to be an informal j Attention is called to the ad
an and is expected to be one; and petition for charter of the j
- e most enjoyable occasions Bainbridge Auto and Construe-1
I e season for the young peo- ti on Company. This is a new
t °. the city. 'firm that will add materially to'
is understood that the orehes- j the business life of the city. The
ra wi furnish music for the j firm j s composed of young and
ccasion and a large crowd is ex-j hustling men who will spare no
•ecte to attend. j|>ains or expense in reaching out
r j after business. It is predicted
$50.00 being offered at The they will make a success from the
rand, as Prizes. ‘start
Autom o bile
Road Raoes
as many as could possibly find
room were sent to the boat.
The rest had to go down with
will be the City Park.
1 apprehend that there will be
no dfficulty in securing the
the ship. It is said lots were j necessary rights-of-way for the
drawn by the men to determine'course I have outlined. The
who should be saved and who, property in question (or at least
should remain on the vessel to the greater part of it), is owned
perish. It is one of the most I by some of our prominent and lib-
heart rending tragedies in the j oral minded citizens. Besides,
history of the world. Millionsofj the extension of the necessary
dollars worth of jewelry, money, streets through this property
clothing and other valuables
were lost. The total loss in money
is now estimated to be $30,000,
boo.
would greatly enhance its value.
By all means let us have the
boulevard. It will not only add
to the pleasure of our citizens,
StocK Cars
Bainbridge, Ga.
WEDNESDAY MAY
22.
Under Management of
Bainbridge Automobile Club.
38 Mile Circuit
Light Car RaGes Start 10 a. m.
Heavy “ “ “ 2 p. m.
Motorcycle “ “ 4.p. m.
$250 In Prizes
Finest Course in the State
Fast Time will be Made.
jj
You are Invited and Expected.
For Entry Blanks Address,
C. H. CALDWELL, Sec’y.
Bainbridge, Georgia.
When the collision come wire- hut draw others to us, and ad
less messages begun going out vertisethe town far and near."
from the Titanic telling of the j Bainbridge is already one of the
disaster. Other vessel in the most beautiful towns in the
neighborhood went to the rescue. South. This is cause for con-
but when they arrived all were,gestulation, and should encour-
lost except those in the life boats.: are us to widen and extend our
' J streets: plant more and a greater
variety of trees and cut down
Mr. Allen Buried Here, those now growing on the
D _ walks. When our city father*"
The remains of Mr. R. O. do thi then let thecki2 . ns
f. *?’ wh03e death occurred at t|nucthe good work by the cul-
hl8 home in Starke, Fla., was tivation of flowe „ and a Httle
mentioned in last week s Search | freer U8e of th(? paint and white
, was brush-
; Next Sunday At The Metlwdiit Church.
jSunday School 9:45 A. M., Mr.
Light, were brought to Bain
bridge and interred in the ceme- j P. D. C.
tery here Friday. The remains'
1 were buried with Masonic hon-
lors, Mr. Allen being a member
! of that noble order,
j The place and time of the j C- Hate. Supt., H. J. Madd x.
, burial was not stated in the pa-1 tescher Young Men’s Bible Class.
Il>er last week, for the reason Preaching 11 A. M„ by Rev.
i that it had not been learned at W* Young, D. D., Preaching 7:
jthe time the paper was made up P. M. by the Pastor, Subject,
iwhat arrangements had been 1 ^ ^°°* ^ or Boubt.” Great
I made for the funeral. Congregational Singing, led by
Mr. Allen had in Bainbridge, , Iar <f e Chorus Choir. Everybody
and community a host of friends, : invited and welcome,
whose sympathies go out to the \
bereaved family. He had made Richard Ptarns Hshwa Cmm.
a rangements to move with his , , • „ , *
l'ao'ily back to this city, but I‘ ,c hard Pearson Hobson, of
sine* his death it is not known Memmac fame, will come to
if th, family will move here. Bainbridge in the early part
May. and will deliver his famous
lecture. The exact date of hia
; lecture will be given next week.
An iKipiest Fire.
Thursday afternoon the fire’
alarm was sounded, and the fire 1 PlIITfrti—
department promptly responded. H WHIUIW.
; The fire was found to be in the I wish to state to the public
colored Odd Fellows Hall, and that certain reports derogatorr
was speedily extinguished. The to' my character are being dr-
city fire d epartment deserves culatetl, which reports are uttar-
j praise for their promptness when ly without foundation,
called on. 1 Simon J. Salter.