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BAINBR1DGE, GEORGIA THURSDAY OCTOBER 12. 1916
$1.00 PER YEAR
[fl OF CHARGE
H smith Is Found
of Criminal
L ence at Whigham
ft Oct. S.-The jury,
Ijng out about thirty
[returned a verdict of
■in the case of Capt. E.
I well-known and aged
Thomasville, who was
[in the Bank of Whig
:h failed here in the
v of 1915. The state,
s ^presented by Solid
'll, of Cairo, and W.
[of Bain bridge, an at-
Cpioyed by some of the
, of the defunct bank,
[empted to prove that
i was guilty of any
fraudulent or dis
ks in connection with
fs failure, but claimed
[was guilty of criminal
i as a director,
the examination of
(the witnesses, Judge E
Uo was presiding, order-
lejury and stated that
lere was some fraudulent
■nest act shown against
tndant, that he would
he jury to return a ver-
lot guilty. It was proved
It. Smith was a stock-
l the bank and a heavy
(id the court stated that
lred as a case where the
PRESBYTERV IB MEET
NEXT TUESDAY RIGHT
Mr. Subscriber
AT ATTAPULGUS. GA.
Next Tuesdry night there will
gather at Attapulgus Presby
terian Church, ministers and
representatives of churches of
this denomination to constitute
the Presbytery of Macon.
Rev. J; E. Ward of Bain-
bridge, will preach the opening
sermon at eight o’clock, as
writing moderator. After the
sermon a new moderator and
temporary clerk clerk will be
elected.
The sessions begin at 9 a. m.
and will extend through Wed
nesday and Thursday and pro
bably till noon of Friday. There
will be sermons and addresses
on home and foreign missions
at the eleven o’clock and night
services. Wednesday night Rev,
Gaston Boyle of the Brazil
Mission will be one of the speak
ers. Prominent among the mini
sters who will be present and
take an action part in the busi
ness are: R. E. Douglas, of
Macon; J. S. McElroy, of Colum
bus; J. B. Meachan of Moultrie;
A. G. Jones, of Fort Valley
and others.
The peculiar feature of the
Presbyterian government is the
equality of layman and minist
ers on the floor of the church
courts. Prominent among these
will be W. A. Watt, of Thomas
ville; W. C. Vereen, sf Moultrie;
was being tried was the: d. T. Wilson, of Faceville; J. C.
Instead of the robber.
][ 1
I the fool things that a
(wn trodden public has to
with the night horn
t auto dunce is the limit,
le a bunch of ginks here
pit until about 10 p. m. *
: until they think all
nen and children in town
|ing to go to sleep and
pey get out with their cars
| to blowing their horns.
of them actuliy have
k they blow to friends and
> a girl a mile away just
' know that he is prowl-
[ound at night to keep every
e up. It is a common oc-
1 to see one of this kind
^ running his car slow,
[rds from any corner blow-
1 [ orn every 10 feet atter
' o’clock at night. It does
[like such people would
[that they are a nuisance
at every body knows they
'car. We dont know which
Joiggest mess, one of this
| 0r a drunk at a steering
We have a law against
lot-outs but we ought to
[some way to stop this night
Turner, of Camilla; W. W. Gib-
! son, of Donalsonville and others
Rev. J. W. Stokes is the stated
clerk of the Presbytery and as the
pastor at Attapulgus is the host
of the Presbytery. He desires!
us to state that the business ses
sion as well as the devotional
services are open to the general
public.
If you have not paid youiv subscription for
next year we wish to warn you that you will
save money by doing so now. The excessive
cost of paper is familair to all readers of news
papers and on January 1st. we will be compelled
to raise the price of Subscription to $1.50 per
year if not before then as paper continues to
rise. If your subscription is paid now in advance
for another year you just save that much but
if not you will have to pay the advance. The
Post-Searchlight does not wish to raise the
price unexpectedly and we are giving this warn
ing so that you can protect yourself for the
coming year. On January 1st. the subscription
to all standard weeklies of the state will ad
vance. NOW is the time to guard againt the
increase in rates. Pay one year in advance,
save 50 cents or perhaps one dollar. Do it NOW.
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TIE SOUTHEAST ALA
BAMA FAIR AT DOTHAN
The six days from October
30th to November 4th inclusive
will be red letter days in Dothan,
Their famous fall fair opens at
HE
T TD
HAVE THE JOB
CDIONEL COLQUITT TO
RAISE FUNDS FOR
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
FILM ARMY HELPS
TO
The following letter from Hon.
Neyle Colquitt of Savannah ex
plains itself and every loyal De
mocrat in the country and more
especially Georgia ought to aid
the Democrats in the doubtful
states to raise money enough to
carry on a winning campaign.
Every citizen that feels like
helping the party in this hour
can either send his dollar here to
the Post-Searchlight or to Mr,
Colquitt in Savannah. The time
is short and the funds needed
very badly. Every man that
can spare a dollar to help his
party, can find no better time
than now.
Mr. E. H. Griffin,
Post-Searchlight,
Bainbridge, Ga.
Dear Brother Griffin:
You may recall onr association
four years ago in the national
compaign, when we raised some
funds in Decatur thru the Post
for the national committee.
Hon. J. D. Walker, Chairman
me to
that time and every arrrnge- seems to depend on his good
ment possible has been to amuse [ looks and his war record and
and instruct the public. Every-'the standing he has with the
The following very unique an
nouncement for a state job was f or Georgia, has asked
re cjei v|e d by Representative undertake the work again, and
I am writing to solicit your co
Griffin this week. The writer
body through here knows what
Dothan does when she goes out
to give the folks a real fair and
a frolic. To get a good idea
as to just M^hat you can see at
this fair read their display
advertisement in this paper.
Dothan invites us all to come
and Decatur county -will send
them a nice representation. The
races will be one of the attract
ing features ot the fair as well
as the agricultural display.
QUIET HOME WEDDING
The marriage of Miss Annie
Mae Buchanan and Mr. William
O’Neal McNair, of Albany, Ga.,
took place Sunday evening at
the home of the bride’s sister,
Mrs. T. N. Buckner. The cere
mony was preformed by Rev.
J. E. Ward.
The bride’s wedding dress
was white chiffon taffeta and
Georgette crepe. She wore a
cameo pin surrounded by pearls,
the gift of the groom.
The bride is the youngest
daughter of the late Capt. C. N
Buchanan, and has a large circle
of friends who wish for her
much happiness. The groom is a
successful business man of A1
bany, Ga.
Mi-, and Mrs- McNair left inv
mediately after the ceremony
D B except as required by I for Albany and will be at home
“ Mere ever was a useless to their many friends, at Mrs.
' Ce this is one. It looks like‘Samuel Weldon’s, on Jackson
w hen he knows that every i Street.
his whistle blows, the j
ce curse he would be more! iniim I1M1IPMIIIT
tote of other people. The JDNES-WHIbNflW I
men that blow this way I . ....
get indignant as he could I Mr. Ira J. Wffisnant and Miss
some ill people at his ! Lila Jones of.Edison, were mam-
an d some other man come 1 in this city Friday
NEW DEPARTMENT
The! Richardson Engineering
and Constructing Company have
added to their work the art of
painting and home decorating
and will give especial attention
to this class of work.
They will endeavor in this
work to find or draw plans and
ideas that will suit each indi
vidual home that they are to
beautify. Long, experience in
the work will enable them to
save their clientele considerable
time and money monkeying with
experiments.
The company have put their
mark on some of the most im
portant public buildings as well
as private ones in this country
and are equipped to look atter
any work placed in their hands.
A letter or phone call will get
ladies. The gentleman must be
some good looker if he bases his
race on his looks.
Shellman Ga., Oct. 6,1916.
Dear Sir:
I tfike this method of announc
ing myself a candidate for door
keeper of the next House of
Representatives.
I am a Confederate Soldier Six
Feet and Three inches high and
all the ladies say handsome and
commanding in appearance.
I know I am the man for the
job and I hope you will support
me,
With lots of love,
(Gen.) W. S. Arrington.
NEW UNDERTAKER
(NO EMBALMED
Mr. Overton of Plant City has
arrived in Bainbridge and will
take charge of the Undertaking
part of the firm of Parker and
McCaskill Company. Mr. Over-
ton is an experienced undertaker
and embalmerand is coming with
the very highest recommenda
tions. They have ordered an
auto hearse which will arrive in
a few days and the business will
be under way. As an embalmer
and undertaker Mr. Overton
ranks high and the people of the
California Batteries Used
in The Fall of a Nation
Were Moblized for Ser
vice on the Rio Grand.
operation.
Wont you start a' contribution
list in the Post-Searchlight? The
time is short. One dollar sub
scription is all we ask. The
amount is small, especially with
cotton happy on the way to
twepty cents, but every dollar
will help and the national com-
mittee really is in much need of
funds. I am sure you will agree
with me, Brother Griffin, that
Georgia Democrats should not
be content to simply roll up the
customary Democratic majority
in their state, but should help
thier fellow Democrats in the
doubtful states who are bearing
the brunt of the fight to re
elect our splendid President.
This they can do only by con
tributing to the national cam
paign fund.
Four years ago we raised
more money thru your weekly
press than any other state. Let’s
do it again. Start the ball roll
ing in Decatur with a dollar
donation oourself and I feel sure
many Decatur county Demo
crats will follow suit.
All contributions will be ac
knowledged by me and later
souvenir receipts will be sent to
contributors by national head
quarters.
Neyle Colquitt,
Chairman Press Contributions
“The Fall of a Nation,” Thos.
Dixon and Victor Herbert’s
patriotic spectacle, is doing more
than spread the propaganda of
national defense; it actually con
tributed men to the forces on
the Mexican Border. The Fall of
a Nation was shown for the first
time in Los Angles on June.
19,1916. Members of two Cali
fornia batteales were present as
guests of Mr. Dixon, in appre
ciation of their work during the
filming of the battle scenes last
last winter. Before the end of
the performance orders had been
received from the War Depart
ment, transmitted by Governor
Johnson, and the batteries left
the theatre to entrain for the
Mexican border where they help
ed to defend the country against
bandit invasion for many months.
Several hundred men used as
supernumeraries in the screen
fighting quickly enlisted. Be
cause of their experience in the
battle scenes they were assigned
to the first regiments that would
go to the front. These men all
received from the “Flal of a
Nation” two months of actual
military training with full pay.
They worked under the direc
tion of a retired army officer and
for the entire time were mem
bers of a camp run on strict
military principles. When they
were mustered out with full pay
they had considerably more than
a rudimentary knowledge of the
science of war.
“The Fall of a Nation” at the
Callahan Friday Oct. 27.
IS HE GUILTY?
you hgures on any work you, „
y . , city will find him a man well ex
are contemplating on your home; _. u ._ 0 „ u ,
or a call in person.
TRADE BAZAAR
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night at
• “‘v vuiui man v-viuv * , r_r
[midnight making the night Baptist Pastonum by Rev. H.
us v, 'th his auto horn. A H. Shell.
ieful nuisance and one
n ° good in it at all.
that
COTTON GINNED
** ere w ®re 6901 bales of cot-
®0unti8g round as halves,
le ^ in Decatur county from
The wedding was a quiet one
and only a few friends were
present, Mr. Whistnant is a
trusted employee of the Miller
j Manufacturing Company and his
I bride one of the lovable young
I ladies of her native town.
J. S. Pratt of Tallahassee, Fla.,
top of 1916 prior to Sept, j was in the city a short while this
mk ahatony ■taBflajttMi
The ladies of the Temple Guild
will hold a trade bazaar in the
Callahan building next to the
Callahan Theatre, beginning on
Monday Nov. 19th, and lasting
one week. In addition tc a great
assortment of hand work made
by the ladies especially for this
bazaar, there will be a large as
sortment of nationally advertis
ed atriclea donated by the manu
facturers. The public is cordi
ally invited to attend.
perienced in his line. Parker-
McCaskill Company are live and
up to the minute and their
hearse will be a new thing in
Bainbridge.
MOST TALKATIVE WOMAN
AUTO COLLISION
Mr. Roy Cook collided with
with the car of Mr; Roy Ponder
of Cairo on the road from Donal
sonville Friday night and sever
al ,of the occupants of both cars
were injured. Had Mr. Ponder
been driving a light car all the
folks in his car would have been
killed or wounded. The accid
ent occurred on the return trip
The busiest girl and the most
talkative girl in Atlanta is the
distinction enjoyed by Miss
Nellie Edwards, who handles
the private branch exchange of
the Southern Bell Telephone
Company in the Fulton county
court house.
A check has been kept on Miss
Edwards’ calls in a day and it
has been found that she answers ly within
an average of more than 2,000 spirit ot the
from the fair at Donalsonville.
Found Gold finger ring. Owner
can get same by giving proper
information for indentification
anc paying reward and cost of
thifc advertisement. Apply to 1 like a new one. Prices right. We I them in, and be safe for the cool j
Ladies Phone 373, Harvard’s
Pressing Club, where you can
Suppose the proprietor of a
soft drink emprium keeps a pri
vate bottle of whiskey Uhier-
neath his counter for his own
use. Suppose he labels the bottle
“grape juice.” Suppose when a
customer invites him to have
a drink at the customer's ex
pense the soft drink merchant
reaches down and gets the
“grape juice” bottle, pours him
self three fingers, mixes in a
little soda and quaffs a highball.
Suppose he then accepts pay
from the customer for drinking
one of his own drinks which the
customer thought '.was a soft
drink. Is that man violating
the Georgia prohibition law?
This interesting point has just
been raised by an Atlanta Greek
who kept a little private stock
on hand for his own use and
let his customers pay him for
it whenever they would ask him
to have a drink on them.
He did not sell the liquor to
another person, but only to him-/
self, if the transaction, indeed,
can be called a sale; and there
fore he claims that he is entire-
the letter and the
prohibition laws.
from 8 o’clock in the morning The case has raised a very
until five o’clock in the after- \ interesting and finely drawn
noon, which are the office hours
in the court house.
The court house “P. B. Ex.”
is the largest and busiest in the
city of Atlauta ann Miss Ed
wards’ position is one requir
ing such speed and efficiency
that great difficulty has been
experienced in filling her place
when she is on a vacation.—Ex.
question for
courts.
the lawyers and
BUYING HOGS
xi CO o.„ B Last call for quilts and blankets
have that Coat Suit made to look before the next ram, better send, ,uc
. I will buy all the hogs that you
have for sale and will pay as
good prices as you can get. Any
farmer with & bunch, small or
large that wants the best cash
price can get same by notifying/
G. A. Perkins, R. F. D.
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