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IL. 20 NO. 16
BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1
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VISIT TO
BABCOCK, GA.
Record Breakers.
According to the length of
Pretty Entertainment
One of the most enjoyable
events of the season was the en-1 time in business the firm of
i tertainment of the Philathea Haire & Wilson have made great-
C' ass by the Baraca Class Friday [ er progress and built up a larger
Search Light Man Finds many Thugs night at the home of Mrs. T. C. trade than any other mercantile
There ts Interesst Him. jWainman, on Shotwell street.
Nearly a hundred young people
I The Search Light editor en -! Sphered at the pretty home and
Led his first trip to Babcock a spent several hours m games of
wdavs since, though he has amusement of various kinds, this
lied to make that place several j .u™ S 'S
lues before.
I Babcock was found to be a
i n of about 700 people, inor-
lorated, with mayor and alder-
iien. with regulations carefully
planned and executed, and with-
one of the quietest and most
rderly little places in the state.
Smith’s Orchestra, which had
been engaged for the occasion.
The music by the orchestra
firm in the history of Bain-
bridge.
These two hustlers have shown
their appreciation of the trade
extended them by fitting up their
store with the most complete
line of up-to-date fixtures from
front to back. In doing this,
they have not forgotten their
Rains Do Much Damage.
Decatur county was visited
Saturday and Sunday by the
l heaviest rain of the season. In
fact, such a rain has not fallen
in this section before within the
past four years. As a result,
farming operations have stopped
and everything in that line has
been tied up for several days.
At this writing (Monday) Spring
Creek is reiiorted higher than
it was several weeks ago and is
still rising. The Flint river is
rising very fast and is expected
was one of the main features of ] stock for you can find in their to be higher than for in years
the ev- r.ing, the selections seem
ing to please everyone present.
The entertainment was the
first of the kind to be given by
store one of the most complete
line of ladies and childrens goods
in South Georgia. Their store
at all times is as neat as a pin
he town is beautifully laid off these classes but the success of and you will not find a prettter
vith wide streets, and is situa-j? e ^" day mght will no store even m the 1larger cities
|ed on an elevation just east of a !*M>tbethe incentive for s.m.-| The firm of Haire & Wilson
retty little lake. A more ideal * ar entertainments to be held at are at all times ready and willing
, ,,,,,, .. j „ifrequent intervals in the future.
lace could hardly be found for a
. j , . ... j. Refreshments consisting of ice
eat saw mill industry, which i , . & , ,
. .. .. . cream and cake were served dur-
isthe main attraction here and,. « A . , ,
hich is owned and operated by
.Babcock Bros. Lumber Company.
These people are so strict in see-1
ing that everything is right about
,the place that they had the
houses built on the best of plans,
ing the time. A most bountiful
supply of this was had, there be-
considerable amount left
with their money and efforts to
bring about any movement that
will benefit the town or people
in general.
Bainbridge needs more such
hustling, wide awake merchants
as these two young fellows and
then we w’ould not see so many
express packages con,ing in from
Later—The Flint River at
this time (Thursday afternoon)
is higher than it has been before
in fifteen years. It is said to lie
thirty-two feet above low water
mark, and is still rising slowly.
Considerable damage to crops is
being done all along the river,
and some are predicting all sorts
of calamities.
Further reports of damage re
sulting from the heavy rains
have come from various sections
of the county. A number of
bridges have been washed away
and in some places the roads
have been made almost impassa-
The entertainment was an in
formal affair througlwut and
,. .. ,, , i, , those attending enjoyed them-1 the mail order houses. These j ble by the washouts,
rna 'ing i a o , a ou e . j selves to the fullest. No one j fellows are fighting the mail or- The county authorities
completely arranged saw mill, seems to kno ,. r better than Mrs . * 1
place in the country. | Wainman how to prepare for the
The writer never spent a more pj easure an( j entertainment of a
pleasant day anywhere. Hewas^j ar g e crow d of young people.
The Baracas and Philatheas
are
taken in charge by Mr. C. F.
Babcock, Vice-President ef the j are k 0 th doing a splendid work
Company, and shown over the i an j jj. j g CK1 | y a question of a
immense plant. The plant is | s jj 0r j. tj me when they will be
probably the most complete * n | rank j n g with the strongest or-
all its details of any similarcon- g an j za tj ons 0 f the kind in the
cern in the state. The mill has state
a daily capacity of 100,000 feet
of lumber. The saw mill proper
is a wonder to one who knows
little or nothing about the busi
ness. The logs are carried up
from an artificial lake by an ele
vator operated by steam. When
they are at the proper place they
are kicked olf by a giant “Steam
nigger’’ and rolled dowm to the
proper place near the carriage.
Death of Mrs. McLeod.
Mrs. A. J. McLeod died at her
home a few miles west of Bain
bridge Friday after an illness
lasting for a long time. The re
mains were laid to rest Satur
day.
Mrs. McLeod was one of the
, , , noblest women of the county,
When they^ are^vvanted^on t e j anc j y, ac j friends wherever she
” was known. She was a member
carriage other "niggers’' oper
ated by steam, picks them up
and lifts them on in a twinkle,
When they need to be turned on
the carriage these same “nig-
ners” do the work in an instant.
It would take the space of a
whole paper to describe the mill
in detail. Connected with the
mill is an immense dry kiln which
handles the entire product of the
mill, the Company also has one
of the most complete planing
mills in the country. Here
also some of the most modern
machinery can be seen, but space
forbids a description of it, cor p S 0 f business men who assist
even such a limited description j him in looking a.fter the various
ar the writer could give. ! departments, Among these are
The Company owns about 40 1 Messrs. H. P. Hughes, General
of the Baptist church and was
noted for her .gentle, Christian
character. Her sufferings were
long and intense, but she bore
them with the fortitude of a
Christian.
She was a devoted wife, a ten
der and loving mother and ill
who knew her loved her for her
kind deeds.
Her husband and several chil
dren wh6 survive her, have the
sympathy of a' large circle of
friends in the county.
miles of railroad, several splen
did engines and about 50 cars.
The logs in the woods are loaded
Manager. J. C. Blalock, assist
ant to Mr. Hughes in the sales
department: J. W. Shannon,
by machinery. A large naval j m jn superintendent; George T.
stores plant is operated in con- j Largent, Paymaster: C. E.
nection with the mill business, j Leary, Store Manager: E. H.
A large and completely equip-! Taylor, in charge of the store
lied machine shop is operated so r0 oms and who is mayor of the
that all the ordinary work need- town; B. L. Tock, Foreman of
ed can be done right on the t h e planing mill; J. B. Reagan,
ground. The Company employs Foreman of the saw mill; W. L.
about 350 men. They also oper- Evans, Shipping Clerk; J. D.
ate a large farm. They own Maynard, in charge of the naval
about 35^000 acres of land, much stores department,
of it among the finest to be found. The writer had the names of
in the South. Some day, the i several others, including the
writer is satisfied, these lands foreman of the shops, but theso
will be settled up by select farm- have by some means been mis
ers. who will prove to be one of: placed.’ Dr. H. L. Carroll is the
the greatest blessings to this 1 Company’s physician, and Mr.
section of Georgia. I R . L . Jone9 is Marshal of the
It seems that every man in to vn . The hotel is in charge of
this huge plant does his best to: Mrs. F. K. Lewis, and here a
contribute to its success. One, table can be found that would do
judges this by looking on and credit to any place.
More will be said about this
plant and the Company who
operates it in a future article.
der houses, not with hot air, but hauling in sand bags and filling
with the goods and the .prices. in around the abutments at the
You will always find these two
hustling young men at their post
ready to greet their customers
and friends with a smile and to
show them every courtesy possi
ble.
Keep your eye on these two
hustlers ond watch them grow to
still larger proportions. Go - it
boys, here’s luck.
Card of Thanks.
We take this means of publicly
expressing our heartfelt thanks
to many kind friends in Bain-
county bridge to prevent wash
outs there.
Great throngs of people are
going ana coming from the
bridge, where they can get a
good view of the river.
Hanrel Placed Under Bond.
At the re-heaiing of Emory
Harrell, charged with killing
Emory Sullivan, Judge Park
held the defendant in the sum
of five thousand dollars. He
was placed urler bond.
It is said the new evidence
A Fine Showing.
Tax Collector J. W. Butts has
made his final settlement with
the state and county of the taxes
collected for 1911. The showing
is one of the best ever made by
Mr. Butts and shows that he has
done splendid work, as has also
his able assistant, Mr. T. M. Bat
tle.
The state tax, including gener
al and professional tax, amount
ed to $41,606.94.
Countv taxes, were, from the
digest. $55,446,46, From cor
porations, $12,160.27.
School taxes collected from the
various school districts through
out the county amounted to about
$12,600.
It will be observed that the
report reflects credit on Mr.
Butts and his assistant, Mr. Bat
tle as well as on the entire coun
ty. as his report prepared for
the Grand Jury says the taxes
have been collected more closely
than ever before. Following is
the letter Mr. Butts has prepar
ed for the Grand Jury:
To the Hon. Grand Jury:
Gentlemen: —I herewith hand
you a copy of my final settle
ment. both with the State and
county. By an examination of
the same you will see that the
taxes have been collected more
closely than ever before in the
history of the county. Also,
that there is a much smaller per
centage of defaulters, as well as
reliefs, which shows, regardless
of adverse criticism, that the tar-
payers of our county are in bet
ter condition than at any period
prior to this last year. •
bridge, who assisted us in laying brought out at the last trial was
to rest our husband and father. 1 such that the Judge ordered that
Mrs Jessie Allen and family, j the case take the course men-
Starke, Fla., Apr. 24, ’12. itioned.
watching the men as they turn
out the work in detail.
Mr. Babcock has an excellent
TO ARRIVE NEXT WEEK
-Several Car Loads-
"trnr
Automobiles
The HAYNES
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, 37x41-2 Tires,
Cylinders 41-2x51-2, Self Start
er, 120 Wheel Base.
Die COLE
ELECTRIC LIGHTED. 37x41-2 Tires,
Cylinders 41-2x51-4, Self Start
er, 122 Wheel Base, Shock Ab
sorbers, Seat Covers.
The NEW MOBILE .7
MODEL 32, Cylinders 51-2 Stroke,
Tires 32x31-2. We will have this
Model in 2 and 4 passenger. This
car has created a sensation and
the demand is greater than the
supply.
All the above are new Models and intending
purchasers should see them.
Caldwell Motor Car Co.
Bainbridge.
•ON THE SQUARE"
Georgia.
Had Narrow Escape.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Baughman
have returned from Atlanta,
where they went the latter part
of last week. In coming back
they encountered all sorts of
high water. Being in a car they
had to take things as best they
could.
Just this side of Macon they
had -■ n experience they will not
Clnooirforget, and Mr. Baughman
says they escaped serious Injury,
or probably death, by what he
believes to have been the hand
of Providence, Something got a
little wrong about the car and
they topped near a big “fill” in
the rlad. While Mr. Baughman
was attending to this the fill gave
way and went down. When they
walked to the place and saw
what had happened, they found
that th‘;- / would have dropped
through a place at least 20 feet
deep, where the high waters had
carried away the causeway or
“fill.”
At The Baptist Church..
The sermon at the Baptist
church Sunday morning by Dr.
J. D; Winchester of Atlanta, and
the lecture there Sunday night
by Dr. W. H. Young, also from
Atlanta, were «enjoyed by large
congregations.
The sermon and the lecture are
both said to have been very
strong. Dr. Young’s lecture was
on the subject of temperance.
Dr. Winchester was taken ill
while in Bainbridge and was in
bed fc a day or so, but he was
better ly the middle of the
week, v jien he returned to At
lanta.
Mothers’ Club.
The mothers and teaohers hold
their last meeting befor vacation
at the school house. Friday. May
10th, at 3 o’clock in the after
noon.
All are cordially invited to be
present, and an interesting pro
gram is promised.
MUCH INTEREST
IN JBIG RACES.
Large Nuafccr of Cars Will Be Eatand—
Thousands Will Attead.
It is a foregone conclusion that
the biggest crowds ever seen iir
Bainbridge will be here on May
22nd, to witness the Automobile
Races. It is hoped that the car
owners of Decatur county will
enter their cars in order to prove
that they are interested in the
sport, and to do what they csn
for the entertainment of the peo
ple who will visit Bainbridge on
May 22nd.
Mr. Caldwell advises that some
fifteen cars have already enter
ed, and he has yet to hear from
many out of town cars who hive
signified intention of entering.
While it will not be necessary to
run the cars to the limit, still we
may expect to sse very fast time
made. , j
There is not a better course in
the state than the one selected,
and very little work will be re
quired to put it in fine shape.
On the home stretch from the .
Mitchell county line, it is ex
pected that the 14 miles will be
made in less than 15 minutes.
People living along the route
have signified their willingness
to assist in making the race a
great success.
One feature of the day will be
that a number of cars will be
driven by ladies. v These of.
course are not expected to go at
the highest rate of speed, but
ladies will drive some of the cars
to add novelty to the occasion. ,
The big signs “START” and
“FINISH” have already been
painted and can be seen at Cald
well Motor Car Company’s
salesroom. The signs are im
mense affairs and will reach clear
across the road.
Mr. D. F. Crenshaw will act'
as starter and Dr. Jno. E. Toole
will be one of the timers. Both
of these men are experienced in
racing circles.
It is understood that Mra.
T. S. Hawes and Mrs. B. C.
Dickenson have signified their
intention of driving their own '•
cars on the day of the race*.
One of the main features of
the day will be the motorcycle J
races. These little machines are
coming in much favor just now ;
and it is expected' that sevend
motorcycles will be entered on
i
the run, May the 22nd.
Death of Mrs. Phillips.
One of the saddest deaths
corded here in a long time was
that of yesterday, when Mrs. W.
W. Phillips passed away, after
a long illness, at her home on
Troupe street.
Mrs. Phillips was one of the
most beloved and best known
women in Bainbridge. She was
a member of the Methodist
Church and was always faithful
in the discharge of her Christian
duties.
The funeral services, which &
were conducted from the home
by Rev. Walter Anthony, were
held this morning at nine o’clock.
The remains were laid away
the city cemetery.
The entire city and communi
join in extending sympathy I
Mr,' Phillips and two little sona.;’
Card ef Tluab.
We desire to express our ha
felt thanks to our many friend
for the kindness and syiqpat
shown us during the illneaa
death of our wife and
May God’s richest blessings i
on each of vou.
A. J. McLeod and Fan