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Mr. Lucien O’Donnell, a for
mer citizen of Bainbridge, died
at the home of his brother-in-
law, Mr. Emmett Cooper, in Pan-
... ,amaCity, Fla., Friday night at
jijjzalion to Advertise Farming Lands u o’clock. His death was sud-
and to Bring Settlers to Decatur. | den and was caused from heart
| failure. Mr. O’Donnell had re
tired about an hour and a half
A number of citizens^ met at, be f ore be began to cough vio-
office of the Townsend^ Com-1 i en tly. Mr.' Cooper went to his
room and gave him a dose of
altp Hautlin^gp J&tglti
of) XO. 3S
BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. SEPT. 27, 1912
81.00 PER YEAR IN AI VANCE
(IB FORMED
TO BOOST COUNTY'
Death of Mr. O’Donnell.
. Wednesday night and per-
lte d the tempo! ary organiza-
of what is to be known as
The Decatur Advertising Club”
he principal object of the or
ation will be to advertise
farm lands of Decatur county
n d to assist in every way pos-
ihle in locating settlers on the
jnas. It is proposed for the
dvertising Club to assist every
■Isr organization in the county
ndoing similar work, whether
hese organizations be boards of
chambers of commerce or
ther pulicity agencies. By such
(Operation it is believed that
undreds of families can be in-
uced to locate in the county.
If the advantages offered to
■ttlers in Decatur can be made
nora to those seeking new
loraes there is no doubt about
itting them here, This county
ias thousands of acres of the
finest farm lands in the South.
Great sections of these valuable
lands are lying idle. To assist
in settling good, thrifty farmers
these lands is the object of
this organization and
well as other business men of
the county will be urged to join.
Mr. F. S. Jones was made
temporary Chairman; P. B. But-
er.temporary Secretary and W.
Townsend, Treasurer.
A meeting to be held at the
same place next Tuesday night
was called by the Chairman, and
is expected then to perfect a
permanent organization.
cough medic.ne. He said he was
feeling splendidly, but began
coughing again and fell over and
expired. His wife, whom he
married about a vear ago, was
visiting her mother at Louisville,
Ga., at the time and the shock
ing news was sent her by wire.
Mr. O’Donnell was born and
reared in Bainbridge and has a
host of friends in this city. His
parents and two sisters still re
side here.
The remains were brought to
Bainbridge and buried Saturday
in the city cemetery, Rev. Wal
ter Anthony of the Methodist
church and Rev. Carl W. Minor
of the Baptist church conducting
the ceremonies.
The sympathy of the entire
community go out to the be
reaved family.
Death of Mrs. Smallwood.
The sad death of Mrs. H. H.
Smallwood, Tuesday, at her home
in the southern pari, of Decatur
farmers 1 county, has carried sorrow to
CAMPAIGN FUND .
IS STARTED HERE
Contributions Coining in to Help Demo
crats Elect Governor Wilson.
Hon. L. F. Patterson, who was
recently appointed to receive con
tributions in Decatur county for
the Democratic campaign fund,
began his work this week and
AUTO ACCIDENT
HERE TUESDAY
Car and Bicycle Collide and Young
Man is Seriously Hurt.
Work of Vandals.
Complaint is being made that I
: some wild boys, or perhaps wild I
1 men, have been guilty of acts at'
the Baraca club of late that, to
say the least of it, is very unbe
coming to enlightened people.
It is said that on one or more
1 occasions beer has been carried
A ' into the club room and drank,.
Anot^ pr close \1 was had on an( j t ba t jj ce was beinf? thrown
the st{) ur ^, of (fridge Tues- by some young men there at one
day, ves t -armon Jones, a jj me> More than that, some one
younc, j w^ing in thesouthern baa ruined the device recently
part ofdjfeount/, waAI-un over arrange d by Mr. E. V. Moore so
the indications are that he will by an auYtfnobile. The car was thatthe clock in the room wou ld
a very heavy one and just how au tomatically shut off the lights
the young man escaped with his at twelve 0 > clocki This was a
life is a mystery. The accident grea ^ convenience, gotten up by
was witnessed by a number of, Mr Moore _ T he invention was
people, and all thought at first a very j n g en j 0 us one and caused
that he must have been killed. Die clock at the hour of midnight
The accident was at the cross- to ghut off the i ight8 completely,
strong Democratic state and for i ng 0 f Broad and Troup streets, | Just why jt jg that people wiU
the additional reason that Gov. | and near the store of the Mac-; want t0 g0 into such a place and
Wilson formerly lived in Georgia Donald Hardware Company. Mr. tear it up and make a mock of a
and that Mrs. Wilson is a native Jones wa s on his bicycle, going p i ace that was intended for the
Georgia woman. | north on Broad street. The car betterment of the young men
It is earnestly hoped that De- was going east on Broughton I and b , g hard t0 understand ,
catur county will do her full share str eet and was being driven by a j The Baraca club room wa8 se .
in helping to finance the cam- y0U ng lady, accompanied by a, cure d f' or a place of l est for the
paign that will land a Georgia young ma n. When young Jones, members of the Bara ,. a c lub and
woman as Mistress of the White ^ saw the car he attempted to make; fm aU others wishing t0 take a d-
House. i it across. He succeeded in get-1 vantage of the priva cy of the
make good headway.
Mr. Patterson is very anxious
that every Democrat in the coun
ty come across with at least one
dollar. Georgia should make a
good showing in this line for the
reason first, that she is such a
Woodmen Growing.
Holly Camp No. 28, W. 0. W.,
ild its regular meeting on Mon
day night, and much interest was
shown in the work now being
done in Bainbridge by this popu
lar order. The Bainbridge Camp
already one of the largest
camps in this part of Georgia,
and the members are striving to
double their number. A dispen
sation has been granted by the
Sovereign Camp and the mem-
>ors are busy rolling up new app
lications. There are quite a
lumber to be voted upon next
Monday night and every mem-
oar of the camp is urged to be
oresent. The W. 0. W. is one
of the largest and strongest
nsurance societies in the world.
Anyone wishing to join this
popular order can do so by mak-
ok application to any member of
Holly Camp, or to Mr. J. R.
,loyd, clerk, or to J. K. Jester,
otate Organizer.
Coming Social Event
The approaching marriage of
. Edwin S. Varner and Miss
Catherine Fields promises to be
)ne of the most brilliant social
°T the season.
Miss Fields is one of the most
^Pular young women of the city
n d section. She has a large cir-
of friends in this and other
Actions of Georgia.
Mr, Varner is the popular cash
^r of the Bainbridge State Bank
an d is one of the best known
loung business men of Bain-
, ge. The young couple will
rt in life together with the
tty good wishes of hundreds
of friends.
The following invitation has
sent out:
ki Mr ; and Mrs. George Hop-
ns Helds request the honor of
,l 5 lienee at the marriage of
t? lr . daughter Katherine, to Mr.
* ln Juries Varner, on the
room to read, rest, write or oth
erwise employ themselves in a
manner consistent with good be
if r of Wedn eaday, the ninth I AT C0 ® T -
l ! '‘her. at nine o’clock, Pres-
' *' Plan church, Bainbridge, <Ja.
many hearts. She was ill only a
short while and the news of her
death was a shock to the hun
dreds of friends of the family
throughout the county.
Mrs. Smallwood was just in
the prime of young womanhood,
and was loved by all who knew
her.
The deep sympathy of hun
dreds of hearts go out to Mr.
Smallwood in this the saddest be
reavement of his life.
Bad Fire at Havana, Fla
The Magnolia hotel and several
stores at Havana, Fla., were
destroyed by fire early Wednes
day morning. The blaze' was
discovered about one o’clock,
according to information receiv
ed here, and could not be check
ed until many thousands of dol
lars W0ii.ii of property had gon.
ug in smoke.
Among the other places of
business burned besides the ho
tel were the millinery store of
Mrs. Lane; the store of W. S.
Loyd, Mrs. Roloe’s store and the
roori in which Mr. Burt Cliett
kept a stock of buggies. Much
of the merchandise was destroy
ed.
The buildings were all of brick,
and are said to have been par
tially covered by insurance, as
also was the goods that were
burned and damaged. The
amount of insurance however,
has not been learned.
The fire was discovered in the
upper story of the hotel, but how
it originated is not known.
Useful
If you are really interested in
what a man wears and want to
see all the snappy, new styles
and shapes in Men’s Furnishings
you should take a day off and go
through the store of The Geo. H.
Fields Co. There is no city in
the country ten times the size of
Bainbridge, that can show a more
complete line of everything use
ful to a man from a collar button
to the tailor made suit. They
are agents for the Edwin Clapp
& Barry Shoe, the Wilson and
1 Manhattan Shirts, Arrow Collars
and Imperial Hats.
A fine line of Ladies’ Shoes,
made ny Wichert & Gardiner -
As was said last week. The! tins nearer the north side of
Search Light will take pleasure: Troup street, but not entirely out
in publishing the name of each 0 f dan g er. One of the wheels
one who contributes together j struck him, knocking him off and | haviour, to* do" so at 'any time,
with the amount given. Follow- jt was thought by some that both AU tbi8 ’ was done at consider
ing are the names and amounts wheels passed over his body;
handed in so far: I others thought however, that the
L. F. Patterson $5 00! wheels did not pass entirely over
C. W. Wimberley 5 Olrhis body, but just brushed his
J. B. Mays 1 00 1 8 j<j e .
W. E. Smith 1 001 jfle was pretty badly bruised
J. W. Callahan 1 00 and scratched up, but was able
ble expense, and it was hoped
the young men would go there
and enjoy themselves, but at the
same time behave themselves.
The- Baracas are .doing and
have done a splendid work in the
city. It is a noble band of young
C. S Hodges 1 00 in a short while to walk by the. , . encour-
<5 n tWp 1 00 assistance of others to the office'men. They should encour
, • 1 ° g " i no of Dr. Carter in the First Nation- aged to even greater efforts. It
W. R. Newsome 1 00 . R t hnildinff. where he re- ia nnt irnmun who the miiltv nar-
Killed Large Eagle
al Bank building, where he re- 1 i 8 not known who the guilty par
ceived medical attention. He 1 t j e8 are> but j 8 hoped that such
was later carried to the home of l acts w ni never be repeated in the
a relative a few miles south of
an the city and is reported to be do-
Mr. J. H. Taylor killed . ..
eagle Monday out at Major T. i in K well. . . ,
S. Hawes’ farm that measured j The car was being ariven by
five feet and ten inches from tip Miss Elsie Crum ? •
to t j D The young man accompanying
It was the largest eagle killed her was Mr. Clarence Bailey, of
in this section in some time, * Colquitt.
•Snappy.
Where Quality
COUNTS
C\
A beautiful wall cabinet for!
every lady who visits this store
absolutely free.
THE MOST
ATTRACTIVE
LINE OF:-:
Men’s Furnishings
Ever Shown in Bainbridge
“Everything a Man Wears”
George H. Fields Co.
"THE SHOP OF FASHION"
Bainbridge, : : : : Georgia
Baraca club room.
Cyfehe Foot Ba’I Team
The young men students of
Cyrene Institute have organized
a foot ball team, which is expect
ed to make quite a showing dur
ing the mason, A practice game
was pls| j’fi there *7rida^ is 'vhich
a numStT of voung I ffrom
Bainbridge took part. jLi
Bainbridge could m^vi
a part of a team, the s W
had to be taken from fcjr
boys. The game, whV
first of the season, wSFvery in
teresting. It is said the young
men on both side? ?9!R$ §WVJ
I playing. The regular Cyrene
te£ m won out by a good score.
The team at Gyrene is being
coached by Mr. Weinkle of Val
dosta, who is said to be splendid
in the wim -if training the boys.
It is 'd that the team over
tj jgjble to take care of
ityi new 1 .-gainst almost any
bridge iufcfi in this section.
,irl opernidge boys are still
! talkflBf the Sjganizing a regular
i tej, jetober 5tlf.< is done they and
, 0J' coufd meet often and
practice together and in that
jway develop both teamj-Dev..,.
Presbyterian Churchj’Syjjs
The subject of the serfnon h t
Sunday morning will be ‘‘orp&
High Cost of Living.” Every
one who is interested in this very
practical subject is cordially in
vited to attend.
The evening service will begin
at 7:30.
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.
W. V. Custer, Supt,
Chickens and
Turkeys for Sale.
| Friers, young bakers and hens
I for sale. Also trio of full blood
Plymouth Rocks, and two full
I blood Buff rock roosters. Tur-
(keys for sale, both small and
; large. Mrs. B F. Dillon,
Lake Douglas Road.
FEDERATION OF
BAINBRIDGE CLUBS
A Met ing of Mach Interest Held by
that Organization Tuesday.
At a call meeting on last Tues-*-
day several matters of impor
tance were discussed and acted
upon.
First an invitation was tender
ed the W. C. T. U. convention,
which is in session at Carters-
ville, to hold its next meeting in
the Fall of 1913 in Bainbridge.
The invitation will be sent by
Mrs. C. B. Scott who, with sev
eral other ladies, will represent
the Bainbridge Union.
As next month the annual con
vention of the Georgia Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs will be
held in Atlanta, it became neces
sary at this meeting to elect, a
delegate. As a result, the City
Federation will be represented
by Mrs. John E. Donalson, pres
ident; Mrs. J. I. Subers, dele
gate; Mrs. C. B. Scott, alternate.
Since the Federation is so in
terested in the Boys and Girls
Corn and Canning Clubs of De
catur county, and knowing that
there will be many having ex
hibits who will find it necessary
to remain in Bainbridge over
night, the Federation has voted
to provide homes for the boys
and girls who will be contestants
at the Fair to be held here next
month.
Remember the City Federation
has offered a scholarship of ten
days in Domestic Science at the
State Agricultural School in Ath
ens, during next January to the
girl who makes the best canning
exhibit, to be judged by the
state's basis of awards.
There has also been offered
through the Federation by little
Miss Thompson, Mrs. John E.
Donalson'3 grand-daugmer, a
prize of $20 to the school making
the best exhibit, the money to
be used to start a library, and a
prize of $5.00 by Mr. (l. A. Su
bers, of Donaisonville, to the boy
growing the most perfect ear of
corn.
Mr. Bradwell tells us the ex
hibits have been coming into his
office for weeks .past, showing
the interest of the boy a an dg iris
Watermelon Contest.
■‘Th* unbM’Mry upgolar SEV
traction to the past moving pic
ture show the 14tfi instant proved^
quite interesting and exciting to
all who attended. The contes
tants were Privates McDonnell.
Company B, Smithy, Company
F, Cooper and Saylor, Company
G. and Spriggs, Company C.
‘ The conditions ‘of the contest
were that the man eating the
most watermelon in sevenminutes
would receive a prize of two dol
lars. The prize was awarded
between Cooper and Smithy who
ate a whole melon weighing about
forty-five pounds in the specified
length of time.”
The above is a clipping from a
little paper published at Ft. Benj.
Harrison, where Young Pat Coop
er, of Bainbridge, is stationed
with the U. S. Regulars. It need
be no surprise to any one that a
Georgia boy should win in a
melon-eating 1 contest. Cooper
was reared right here in melon-
dom, and feels as much at home .
tackling a big melon as a North
Dakota boy would in sliding down
a snow bank. They must bring
up something else if they want
to down a Georgia boy.
Mr. J. M Laing had an op
portunity while in Atlantic City
to hear a speech by Governcr
Wilson. He also had a to Ik with
tha Governor.