The Post-search light. (Bainbridge, Ga.) 1915-current, November 23, 1916, Image 1
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BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1916
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SEfllffiEO TO KIN
i-lie Williams, a negro that
T another and buried him
L. dust pile.- was tried last
* in the superior court and
guilty
and sentenced to
fhis makes several death
, sentences that have been
'in this county recently
has been an epidemic of
among tile colored people
• county, the past year
sentences may have
ency to suppress.
Imtting
I
in Belcher, the well known
r merchant on Broad and
r streets is making a great
[ration to handle his holi
trade as it should be. He
Living his goods and will
[them open so that those
[ers who want to do their
ling before the rush comes
(an do so in comfort and
Mr. Belcher has a com
I stock and one that will 'do
t to any general store in the
n. For more than 25 years
Is waited on the people of
(county and he is the best
I posted man on their needs
i line.
[ GDNIII
The trial of Mr Moose that has
been occupying the attention of
the Superior court this week was
one of the most henious charges
ever made against amaninjthis
section. The details were Sick
ening for publication and as a
matter of fact this paper pub
lished very little *of his former
trial,
The jury found him guilty
with a recommendation to the
mercy of the court. The man
was well defended by Messrs.
Conger, Thornton, Cox, and
Hartsfield, and equally as hard
ily prosecuted by the Solicitor
General and Judge W. M. Har
rell. The jury brought in a ver
dict of guilty of attempt to as
sault and asked the extreme mer
cy of the court. The court told
the jury (hat he felt constrained
to say that they did not quite
grasp the case and that he had
his oyn conscience to satisfy in
the matter and then passed the
sentence of 20 years.
The case has been discussed
pro and con on every corner of
the city streets and will long be
remembered as a most sensa
tional one.
THE VOTER NEGLIGENT
The city registration books
will close next Thursday and
only a small part of the voting
strenght of the city has regist
ered. Now Mr. Voter there
will be matters of moment that
are liable to come up next
summer and unless you go and
register now you will not be
able to take part in them. The
books will close November 30th
and you must get ready tor that
Grand Jury Suggests A
Reward For Recruiters
COUNTY AFFAIRS FOUND TO BE IN SPLENDID
SHAPE. DECATUR LEADS THE STATE.IN CON
CRETE BRIDGES. BILLS PAID IN CASH.
Clerk W. 0.
lank Brown, a negro charg-
]with killing the woman
p* Nettles was tried and
F Pilty and sentenced by
| r y night after committing
[crime Sunday night. The
was immediately indict-
fried and the jury found him.
Justice is sometimes
it is said but in this case
fas swift and terrible in its
f’ n ' The man had been mix-
U P with the woman it seems
T on ‘ e b'me and he wiii have
r- v rime to think over
r ae hns been doing.
DOING III
[line Brothers have enjoyed
b'ggest trade this fall that
ewer have because of the
that they bought their
m time, bought plenty of
grade goods and have pro-
their trade from terrific
all along the line.
are filing their house with
_ or holiday trade and will
their big business in their
I i
I -
^ a V- Their business has
lar heyond their fondest
and they mean to hold to
Principle in the coming
.,° giving the best goods
e least money. They are
a eents for King Quality and
can Oirl shoes and they
Hon. E. E. Cox, Judge,
Superior Court,
Albany Circuit,
We, The Grand Jury, empanel
ed and sworn for this term of
Court respectfully submit
following Presentments:
We have carefully investigated
all matters coming to our atten
tion, and have returned true bills
in all cases where the evidence
warranted same- The several
Committees, who were appointed
to make investigations in the
various County affairs, reports
as follows:
Committee On Public Roads, Convict
Camps, And Connty Farm.
Our time being very limited, it
was impossible to see all the roads
or visit all the convict camps,
but we saw most of them, and
found them clean and in good
sanitary condition. The Stockade
is the best and most neatly kept
of any place ot its kind we have
ever seen; a complete record of
everything on the farm, or taken
from it, is correctly’kept, We
find all convicts well fed and in
good health, except three were
lying up for some minor ailment.
We find all the roads in excellent
condition, except in one or two
places, ami they are not very
bad, which are under construc
tion, or will be very soon.
We wish to congratulate our
County on being so fortunate is
getting a man ot Captain
Tucker’s ability. As to number
of convicts, we refer you to Cap
tain Tucker’s reports.
Committee On Public Buildings:
We find the County Jail in ex
cellent condition in so far as
cleanliness is concerned, but we
find the negro quarters too crowd
ed, and we recommend that some
of the inmates of these quarters
be moved to other parts ot the
building, which at present ap
pear to be unused, but .before
this change is made it will be
necessary to put such rooms in
suitable condition for keeping
prisoners. We also find ten win
dow panes broken out, and rec-
commend that these be replaced.
We also recommend that the
stove flue in the Tax Collector’s
office be promptly repaired.
We also recommend that the
landing on the stairway leading
I to the basement in the Court
Mr C. C. Norris, the well known I House be repaired promptly, as
Jeweler has just finished paint- its present condition is such as to
ing, frescoing and otherwise get-1 render it dangerous,
ting his store in shape for the j We also recommend that the
holidays. He has installed a new j Window Casings of the Court
and modern lighting system that House be painted on the outside,
is very attractive. He is get-1 an( j that the entire building be
ting in his holiday line of stuff equipped with Steam heat,
and every person that really wants We also recommend a stove be
to see a neat and uptodate line, j placed in Tax Receivers office at
in a neat and uptodate store can ; once,
find it by paying this store ar^ttee 0n Justice 0 , Tiie p eace) And
visit Mr Norris ha. been build-, „ ^
mg this business for nine years I
past and now he has one of the! We have examined the Justice
prettiest arranged stores of the Court and Ex Officio Notary
kind in this section. If you have Publice Books and Documents
not visited this store lately do so that have been brought before
111 gdttdn sale
i Rich of Lynn Station sold
, B. Ehrlich & Co., 155
of cotton Monday that
^lit the sum of fifteen thou-
dollars. Mr. Rich sold a . ...
latch of cotton in May for|E* me . ls Ediead>
[nts and held the balance of . Fleming is ready to serve you.
prop until this week when f ^ ttend to it now.
lulled down this handsome
(for it. He got the tip top
|e market here as is usually
p case despite occasional
pis. The local market pays
It as well as any that we
learn of. At any rate Mr.
[was very much pleased at
price he received for his big
BAGGED 19
Despite the warnings of County
Game Warden George H. Fields
to the hunters of the county and
his advertising the law one of
the wardens bagged 19 of the
boys and reported same this past
week. Mr Fields has done his
best to warn everybody what to
expect in the event of their viol
ating this statutre and he has
shown that he had no desire to
see any one fined but in spite of
his plea and his warnings one of
the assitants bagged 19. The
hunters of the county have no
one to blame but themselves for
getting hit this way and all are
again warned to take notice.
FIXED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Attached herewith, marked,
“Exhibit One”, Report ot the
County Commissioners, which
we have closely sciutinized and
find it a very comprehensive re-
t ^ e ip°rt. We wish to thank the Com
missioners for the interest they
are displaying in our County’s
affairs, and the efficient manner
in which they are handling the
finances.
The Grand Jurys attention has
been called to the tact that there
is a number of immigration
Agents or Labor Recruitors
operating in our County con
trary to the Jaw, and not having
first secured license for this pur
pose, and we recommend that
that the County Commissioners
offer a suitable reward to ap
prehend these parties; to say not
less than (100.00) One Hundred
Dollars, or more if they' deem
necessary.
There appear vacancies of
Justice of Peace Offices in the
1050 and 1316 Districts, and we
recommend Mr. A. Bird to fill
Vacancy in 1050 District, and Mr.
J. D. Talbert to fill vacancy
UNWEPT AND NEGLEGTED
One of the old Confederate
Veterans of the county, Mr. J.
H. Hampton, died a few days
ago below Fowlstown and he
died in want and, neglect. The
old man did not have enough to
lay him away. One of the good
hearted citizens of that section
Mr, Ben Thomas buried him at
his own expense. There seems
to be no provision|for the burial
of these old vets and this citi
zen is out the entire expense.
If any person feels like they
would care to contribute any
thing for the laying away of
this old man they can send
same to Major McBride.
It is a passing shame almost
that one of these old men died
this way. He was one of the
thin grey line that is slowely
getting thinner, each year tak
ing from their ranks very heavi
ly and it does seem like some
provision ought to be made for
the proper laying away of these
old men that stood for the re
demption of this country.
One of the most interesting
and successful meetings that the
Archdeaconry of Albany has
ever held was the one which
met in St. John’s Church last
week. The program as printed
in these columns last week was
in]carried out in every detail and
AILG.F.&A.
RE-ELECTED TUESDAY
The stock holders of the G. F &
A. Railway Company met Tues
day at noon and ejected their
officers for another year as well
as attending to all business of
every kind that is usually attend
ed to at a meeting of that kind.
All the old officials were re-elect
ed and every citizen of the town
is glad to know that the same
courteous bunch will serve them •
another year. Manager, Cole
man, Treasurer Pappy, Auditor
Green, Traffic Manager Acosta
and the entire staff are pleasing
to the patrons of the road.
BELATED TST
Mr. S. Myers, one ef the mana
gers of the Bainbridge Metal Co.,
received a cablegram Tuesday
from the state Kowne in Poland
that his father whom he had
been trying to hear from for
two-years, was dead and his
mother in bad surroundings.
They lived in the track of
the war and Mr. Myers does not
know whether he died of old
age or was killed in some mann
er. He has been trying to learn
the true state of affairs over
there for some time with the
above sad results.
just to see what is here in this line-
PRIZE
us, and we find them all very
neatly kept, except two, which
had some irregularities in over
charging Cost. Their attention
has been called to same, with m-
Mrs T. I. Voorhies has a little struct j on9 t 0 see that no excessive
chicken which has four teet andi cogt j s ac j^ e( j j n future,
four wings, and is as thrifty look-1 has come to our notice that
ing as any chicken ever hatched I j 3 a p rac tice of some of the
—v» ri snoes anri thev from a Rhode Island Red egg but J j ustipes to allow their Bailiffs to
b «e to these tWQ 3terling k%ou, act 8? Vlng
.8* shoes, moc h of theic had better come and see for law. This practice
I-, "'■d.ho„ldimstnn 1 y Ba g i |m
1316 District. AlsoJOtho Benton [the large congregations which
Notary Public and Ex office J. P.' attended the services were cleep-
1046 District. j ly interested and impressed by
We. recommend that these ' the earnestness of the speakers
presentments be published in j and the helpful effects of the
the BainbridgeJ Democrat, and 1 able sermons. The first service
the Post Search-Light Papers „of • was held Tuesday night and in
Bainbridge. I spite of the hard rain and the
We recommend Jthat $2.00 be]many other attractions in the
paid for Stenographic work in, city, the congregation was quite
connection with the Grand Jury’s large and attendance
duties. j night services increased, until
We acknowledge with gracious i on Thursday night the church
thanks the efficient and courteous I waB full and extra chairs which
assistance rendered this body by | had been provided were all oc-
the Solicitor General, Mr. Bell'cuyied. Every Clergyman who
and his assistant Mr. C. W. Wim-! belongs to;the Archdeaconry was
berley, Jr. They have, through present for the greater part of
their business like methods, and ! the meeting and in addition the
efficient ability, been of great ] B ev - N. MacCallum, of Way-
service to us. | croSB waB a most welcomed visit-
We feel unworthy, of the com- er - The Bishop came up from
pliment bestowed upon us by his. Savannah on Thursday and
honor, Judge E. E, Cox, at the! preached a most interesting and
time he was delivering the charge helpful sermon that night and
of the Court, and we bow with as 1 remained in the city until one
much grace as we know to the j o'clock Saturday, visiting
expression thus given. The among the members of the con-
charge of Court was clear and gregation
The regular services will be
held in this church next Sunday
as follows:
10:00 a. m. Sunday School and
Men’s Bible Class.
11:00 a. m. Morning Prayer
and Sermon.
7:00 p. m .<E vening Prayer and
at the!^ e, mon.
Next Thursday being Thanks
giving day the usual Thanks
giving service will be held in
the Episcopal Church at 19:30
a. m.. The offering on Thanks
giving day will be for the Gene
ral Clergy Relief Fund, and it
is hoped that the people will
give liberally to this worthy
cause.
forceful, and has been an
spi ration to this body.
We recognize in him, an able,
Perhaps the most important
feature of the meeting was the
address Wednesday night, by
conscientious, courageous, and ,Mr. John Davis of Albany on the
upright Judge, and we feel that subject of the Bible Glass, this
if every Judge of the Superior address was listened to with un-
Courts throughout Georgia pre- abated interested by a large cor-
sided with the same grace, gregation and resulted in the
dignity, fearlessness and ability determination on the part ot the
as our Judge, there would be a, rnen of St. Johns Church to
material lessening of crime, and organize a Bible Class immedi-
a greater inspiration for the ately, and Mr. II. S. Richardson
people in their respective dis
tricts to respect the law.
In bidding adieu to Judge Cox,
has consented to undertake the
MAYOR’S PRDGLAMATI9R
In view of the fact that the
President of the United States
and the Governor ot Georgia have
issued their proclamations nam
ing Thursday November30th, a
day of general Thanksgiving, and
in view further of the many bless
ings that this city and county
have enjoyed in the past year I
as Mayor of the city of Bainbrid
ge issue this, my proclamation
and ask all citizens, high or low
occupying whatever station in
life to join with fervor and spirit
into this general feeling of good
will and general thanks and help
make this day one of the real
leadership which assures the national feelings. I would further
success of the undertaking. Not| as ^ that all stores be closed and
we wish him much success in thH only the men of the Episcopal other evidence of observing
we wisn mm muen success in ™ can this da ^ m th,B manner be car-
pursuit of that which his own Ienurch out every man wno cani thinm
wisdom mav direct him do B0 - > 8 cordially invited to joinU' ed out - w ® have many things
ZSX,abmTt'ted, this dassand h e at the church!we should/.,™* over a, a
J. G. Garrett, Clerk.
E. J. Perry, Foreman.
The within General Present
ments are ordered received enter
ed on the Minutes of the Court,
and further ordered that the re
commendations and appointments
therein made be approved and
confirmed and that these pres
entments be published as request
ed, In open Court Nov. 20, 1916.
E. E. Cox,
J. S. C. A. C.
Georgia, Decatar County.
To the Grand Jury, Decatur
next Sunday at 10:00 a. m.,
when the class will be organiz
ed and get to work. It has
long been felt that such a class
would be of the greatest help
not only to the members them
selves but to the church, and
much good will doubtless be ac
complished. Every man in Bain
bridge who is not now connect
ed with the Bible Class of one
of the other churches will re
ceive a hearty welcome.
Mr. Overton of the Parker Me-
Caskill Company has returned
to Bainbridge after a visit to
l
city and is meet and proper that
all our citizens show their apprec
iation of the same by thus co
operating. I earnestly request
that all business be suspended
on that day and all citizens that
can, go to the different houses of
worship and join in the religious
of the day as is proper under
such circumstances. This Nov.
20th 1916.
J. W. Callahan, Mayor.
The next meeting of the Ladies
Guild of the Episcopal Church
will be held at the residence of
Mrs Glenn Tonge en Shotweli
nc