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MjlA 'V- il.cJL E POST-SEAJICH LIGHT NO. 29. 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. > ^ ♦ ♦ ♦ 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 l< 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. '< ! A