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MR. JI.M. FORDHAM
DP MONDAY
After llliess of Loo* Sbs&f Prenatal
Bainbndge Gtiaa Passed Awij
Mr. A. W. Fordham, former
Sheriff of Decatur county, and
of the best known men in
this section, died at his home,
the Fordham Hotel, early Tues
day morning.
Mr. Fordham was 64 years of
ag e, having been born February
16th 1848. He hid been in bad
health for several years, a slight
stroke ot paralysis having ren
dered him quite feeble. He at
tended the recent Confederate
re-union at Macon and returned
home feeling much worse. He
was confined to his bed in a day
or two after his return from
Macon and continued to grow
weaker until his spint took its
flight Tuesday morning.
A. W. Fcrdham was born and
reared on a farm in Henry coun
ty, Alabama. He was a son of
S. M. Fordham, who moved from
Wilkerson county, Georgia, to
Alabama, where he was a pros
perous farmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Foraham moved
to Bainbridge in 1881. He en
tered business here and began to
invest in Bainbridge and Deca
tur county prperty. He owned
several farms in the county, 'be- be for the
sides the hotel and other proper
ty in the city. Besides his prop
erty in this state, he leaves con
siderable possessions in the states
of Florida and Alabama.
He is survived by his wife,
their only child having died in
infancy. He is also survived by
a brother, Mr. B. J. Fordham,
who came over from his home in
Abbeville, Ala., t) attend the
funeral of his brother.
Real Estate Talk.
(By D. R„ Bower.
There are many people who are'
DIRT BROKEN FOR
SCHOOL BUILDING
asking the question, “Will the
street paving, city hall, and new
school have the effect to advance
the value of city property?” To
properly answer this question,
one must study the situation and
see whether the present values
are real or artificial.
It would seem on a whole that
the values put on property by
the holders is a trifle high, and
it would hardly be possible for
them to realize a very material
advance in values; though the
demand will undoubtedly be of a
healthier and more consistent
nature, after these improvements
are well under way
“The time to buy real estate
is when it is cheap,, and the time
to sell is when it is dear.” For
tunately we are now passing
through an era when both of
these facts apply. There are a
few real bargains for the careful
buyer, and there are a few buy
ers for the man whose property
has reached its highest develop!
ment. The demand is not so
critical now as it will be when
the Public Improvements are in
full blast, and now is the time
to offer your holdings which
show a margin of, profit on the
investment.
College street and West street
are the reigning favorites in the
real estate market now, and will
year.
Of course ShdtweU street prop
erty will always be in high favor
and show excellent returns on
the investment.
Broughton street property will
be favored by those who wish to
be centrally located for business
reasons, and there is going to be
quite a material advance in this
during this year, ss the building
has about filled up the vacant
lots close in.
FtmfatiN
MR. PITMAN 10
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CALDWELL MOTOR CAR COMPANY
DO YOU BELIEVE IN PATRONIZ
ING BAINBRIDGE MERCHANTS?
0ince we entered the Automobile business three
years ago we have had a good opportunity to study
human nature, and we have learned a great many
things we never knew before. At the same time our
experience places us in sympathy with the merchant
who is depending upon his friends, the people who live
here, to make their purchases at home, instead of send
ing away for their needs. We are writing this from
what you may term a selfish motive, and to try to in
duce people who need goods in our line to patronize us,
or if it does not suit your pleasure to do this, give your
order to our competitor. Keep the business at home.
Understand that we are not so small that we do not
wish him to prosper. We cannot expect everybody to
trade with us, at the same time we are grateful for the
patronage you give us, and we will make an earnest ef
fort to merit it. We do not propose to try to put the
other fellow out of business by cutting prices, for no
body ever succeeded by adopting these tacties. No
fair-minded customer objects to paying a price that will
allow the merchan. :i reasonable profit, and he is en
titled to this, otherwise he wiii soon find out that he
cannot pay his rent, taxes. license and other things,
and it will be only a short time until he is trying to dis
cover where he is “at."
There is a lack of reciprocity in Bainbridge that
should not exist, and things happen with us often that
make us wonder why. For example, we placed an order
the other day with one of our home industries that will
amount to at least $400.00 and has been filled. The
man who got this order was at our store this morning
and showed us a tire which he said cost him $14.00.
m's tire is a “second” the name of the maker being
effaced. It is not guaranteed, as are those of first
quality the price of which would be $19.85. The man
r • /p.jthe tire for $14.00 sent the order away from
Cambridge to some cut-rate concern, thus causing us to
[ose the sale, where we would have made a profit of at
*^ft ?L30. We hope this man will realize that it is
aot the best policy to send away from Bainbridge for
ineir goods, because it may result in everybody doing
likewise. Then where would we be?
Bainbridge. May 30, 1912 Y ° U ” 1LCALDWELL.
Caldwell Motor Car Company
Dirt was broken Monday for
the new High School building
for Baindridge. The contract
for excavating the grounds was
let by the contractor to the ElL'jRr
Transfer Co,, of this city.
The handsome new school
building will stand on the new
plat of ground recently secured
by the city and which is on the
east side of Potter’^ street, and
is opposite the grounds on which
the present school buildings
stand.
Thewoik of grading and ex
cavating will proceed rapidly
from now on until it is complet
ed. By that time material for
the building is expected to be on
the ground and the foundations
will be laid at once. All the
work will be carried on without
a stop, according to present
plans. It iB understood that the
building is to be completed by
December the 20th. In order to
accomplish this, a large force of
brick layers and carpenters will
be engaged in the work.
The new building will have
the main frontage on Potter’s
street, and it is understood that
the main entrance will be mrde
from this street. The grounds
will include all that now occupi
ed by the present school buidings,
as well as the beautiful section
recently secured by the city.
Potter’s street divides these two
sections and it is understood
that this street will be inched
in the grounds. While thlq^fs
the case it has not been decided
as yet to close up the street.
Streets are being opened up on
the west side and also on the
south side of the old school
grounds. This will give a beau
tiful frontage to all the property
lying on these new streets.
There has been some discus
sion as to closing up Potter’s
street, as it will be included in
the entire school grounds. Some
contend that it will be better to
keep this street open for direct
travel south of the city. Others
claim that it would be better to
close up the street to vehicles,
and put down a broad pavement
for pedestrians. They claim
that vehicles, especially autos,
might be dangerous to the safe
ty of the children, and contend
that if they are premitted to use
the street at all, very rigid rig
id regulations should be made as
to the speed.
While the authorities have not
made any decision on this ques
tion, it will be fully discussed in
due time, and definite arrange
ments made.
Work on the street paving will
begin in a few days, according
(to present plans When this is
under full headway, together
with the work on the school
building, Bainbridge will have
the appearance of a real live
city, as indeed it is hoped she
will continue to be from now on
indefinitely. Besides this work,
there are a number of other
plans for dwellings to be improv
ed, and new dwellings to be
built, that will add much to the
busy appearance of thingB. The
fact is, Bainbridge will do about
as much work in real improve
ment in the next six months as
any other place of its size in
Georgia.
Pkiic From AskfenL
Let us see, now, if we can
understand the reason why fre
quent and shallow cultivation is
better.
We know that the soil is com
posed of small grains arranged
in a way to form minute capil
lary tubes that connect the bot
tom layers with the top layers.
The water in the soil passes up
through these little tubes to the
surface where it is evaporated.
Now, if we spread a soil piulch
over the top of the ground, we
can easily prevent the escape of
the water. In other words, we
can by shallow cultivation break
off the little tubes through which
the water in the soil escapes.
However, a single cultivation is
not efficient for the reason that
as sopn as the soil settles again,
thesf little tubes become re-es
tablished and evaporation again
commences.
Cultivation should begin before
the Crops come up. This may
be done by running a weeder or
harrow over the field, either
across or along the rows. You
see this helps to let the young
plants through and at the same
time millions of tiny weeds and
grass plants are killed just
they are coming up. This early
cultivation also forms a dust
mulch ail over *4he field, which
holds the moisture in the ground,
thus making the little plants
come up more completely and
quickly and causes the plants to
grow more rapidly. The cult!
vation with the weeder or har
row across the rows can be kept
up until thay^Nante are ten
or twelve Icial ’►•pod dntil
The Sunday School picnic
crowd from Ashford. Ala., yes
terday was one of the largest
seen here in a long time. Over
three hundred were from Ash
ford alone, besides those from
Dothan and other places.
A ball game between the Iron
City and Ashford teams was
played in the afternoon.
The picnic crowd brought full
baskets and had one of the finest
of spreads, on a table prepared
tor them in the Jackson grove
opposite the Methodist church.
A more detailed account of the
picnic will be given next week.
Laoe-Salter Furntoue Co.
SpfaM ClsjBf
Scheil «
Attention of the reapers is
called to the page ad of the Lane-
Salter Furniture Company in this
issue. These men are entering
into the furniture field in a man
ner that will mean much for the
trade in this territory.
They have just bought the
large stock of the Pierce FurnL
tor* $ Cgi^et Co. This combi
nation of tht two stores makes
the largest stock of furniture
ever seen in Bainbridge. They
are offering some special induce-
Dr. Carl W. Minor went o»
to Donalsonville Monday and <
livered the literary addreSk
the commencement exercises 4
the Donalsonville High School.
Prof Smith of Emiory Colt
preached the commenceme
mon at eleven o’clock Sunday.
Both the sermon and liter!
address are said to have be
very fine and were enjoyed
large audiences.
The Donalsonville school ch
one of the most successful
in its history, and much
of the faculty is heard op
sides.
A concert Monday night in the
chapel marked the closing exer
cises of the commecement Tltt
concert was said to have bean
splendid and was attest tgr %
packed house,
Search Light should visit the
stores of this company during
that time and inspect the goods
and learn of their prices. ^
The Flint ftiver Store is
ating fer one of the largest
they have ever put on in
great establishment. The
force has been busy the
( wedk putting on the
t displays and by the end
The Search Lif ht regrets tha , week they will have
touch matter of Interest Is crowd-, looking like a Fairy-land.
the cotton 4 ' w 1441 ‘ This early
cultivatj << ‘' *jb neces
sary cu SpeQ stft-KfJRi hoe to
the miKT_i. 'To inasmuch as
hand vO.®|y iexpensive, the
hoe should bj 1 1 very Jittle.
•' •'^icn inv-cme-iAs asrhe one-
£ or two-horse cuVTvators,
‘ arrows and heel 'Sweeps
be used for all later culti-
vat Is. It is not good practice
to i ^ a turning plow in a cry
unl^ji the crop becomes 'Vefy
grassy or the soil is packed after
heavy rains. This may be done
when the crop is young, but
avoid deep cultivation late in the
season. Use harrows or cultiva
tors a few days after using the
turning plow 40 make a dust
mulch.
Deep cult vation. is not good
practice when the land is thor
oughly pulverized before plant
ing and is full of humus. The
first cultivation may be deep, but
after this, shallow cultivation is
preferable, ^Ho not forget that
land full ty-numus does not run
together, pack, bake or crust.
And the value of 'he, '•ommercial
fertilizers depends .„Vely or. >,he
amount of humus in the soil,
J. T. Pittman^
urv vuennv ovmc •|hkhu m n , _ n ,
menta to the trade for the month | FW RlVCf StOTR
of June, and every reader of the
ed out this week for want 0/
apace, These Included personals,
If the readers will look •'
their page ad-very carefully
some business deals, and some will find some rare bargain* i
DiHlA-iola fhaf thd editor wu < i >
editorials that the editor was’fered.
quite anxious to get In this j It is quite ipteresting to go
issue. There are some things side of a building,and look
we want to “touch up” just a'across an entire block atdl
little bit. j and decorations. Such a
Some of the editorials may now meets the eye at the FBi
appear later. River Store.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank the many
friends who so kindly and lov
ingly ministered to us in the
sickness and death of our prec
ious babe. ’
May the richest blessings of
Heaven ever rest upon them all.
Mr. and Mrs. R, G. Field*.
NOW LISTEN!?
Little Miss Carmen Slayton is
spending some time in Valdosta
! with her grand-mother.
Col R. G. Hartsfield is at Ty-
bee this this week, attending a
meeting of the Georgia Bar As
sociation.
We Want Every
Man and Woman
=in=
Decatur County
to
Store
Visit Our
During
THE MONTH OF JUNE
We Have $20,000 of SHO
and Gents Furnishings
Which we intend to sell
at some price. For we
are positively going out
of business.
REAL
