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THE BAINBRIDGE POST-SEARCH LIGHT
WANT illS
ONE CENT A WORD PER ISSUE
NO AO TAKEN FOR LESS
THAN 25 CTS. PER ISSUE
WANTED—To lend you money on
jreor farm for terms of five, seven,
mat tnf years, at 6% per cent, in
terest, with privilege ot re-paying
an any interest paying date.
i. C. HALE, Bainbndge, Ga.
Social / Personal \ Local
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO SOCIAL FOLKS
1KDITED BY MRS. OTIS L. BELLI
Clubs, Organizations, Circles and Societies will kindly have their secretaries co-operate with Mrs. Otis
L. Bell in all matters for the .Press. All matters of moment to women
will be welcomed in her columns.
IN RETROSPECT.
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LAND FOR SALE—We are about
tfcxwagh saw milling and turpentin
ing the timber on our land in Mil
ler and Decatur county and are of
fering them for sale at reasonable
prices, part cash and balance on
eisy terms to suit the purchaser.
Vn know, lands are not going to
get any cheaper. You had better
get busy and buy the piece you
west before the other fellow get9
it. For further information come
ta see us. T. J. SHINGLER &
SON, Donalsonville, Ga. 9-20-tf.
BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT BOOKS
FOR THE SCHOOLS.
FOR SALE—At sacrifice, 160 acres
timbered land in desirable part of
Florida. High, healthy, good
farming location. Hogs stay fat in
■woods. Timber will pay for place.
Good coltage, good water, four
wiles from salt water. No insects.
Corn, potatoes, peanuts, beans, cot
ton do well. Good fishing. No
■waste land. Timber will cut 4000
feet to acre. Less than a mile of
reek road. NeBr school. Will take
car as part payment. Write or see
D. Foster, Climax, Ga. 10-28-tf
LOST—Airedale Puppy, four months
uW, tan head and legs, black body,
$5-100 reward if returned to M. H.
\Sws«baum. 10-28-tf
FOR SALE—One Shetland pony,
thoroughly broken and gentle. Ap
ply toV. H. Nussbaum. 10-28-tf
AGBNT wanted in llainbridge. Sell
the Original Watkins Remedies,
ibices, Extracts, etc. Necessities
and repeaters. All or spare time.
Write Watkins Co., 59 Memphis,
'linn. 12-9-4t
FOR SALE—1 Williamson No. 5
Stump Puller .complete, 150 feet
7-8 inch cable and all necessary
equipment. Good as new, $250.00.
W. V. Smith, Buinbridge, Ga. tf
WANTED-
close in..
-Room for young man,
Apply at this office. 9-3t
STRAYED MULE—One strayed
mule taken up at my farm at Fowls-
town, two weeks ago. Description:
One long leg black mare mule, one
Jong ring around her left back leg,
:*hout twelve years old, in good con
dition, weight about eleven hun
dred pounds. Finder can get same
by paying for this advertisement,
and the upkeep of mule. Notify
I. J. Burnett, Fowlstown, Ga.
LOST—One Sterling Silver Card
Case, containing about $5.00
oioney. Case contains ladies' card.
Liberal reward to finder if returned
to tbe Post-Search Light. 12-16-2
FOR RENT—Two elegant farms, TOO
acres each; fine building land,
Cleaned and stumped, all can he
■worked with tractors. 2 miles to
Railroad Station on main highwuy.
Apply to Babcock Brothers Lum
fier Co., Babcock, Ga. 12-16-4t
WANTED—Reliable Dealers and
Agents everywhere to handle the
biggest selling line of Fireworks
and Xmas goods in the country.
Address Fink, Box 114, Dayton,
Ohio. ' 12-16-3t
LOST—A Milch Cow, strayed from
my lot Thursday night, Dec. 7. Any
information as to where she may
be found will be appreciated. Color
black in front anil upper parts,
with -white spots back and lower
pact*. Ben Kirbo. 12-16-2t
WANTED—4 or 6 rorom house, pos-
we*.>on immediately or within next
♦W days. P. O. Box 325, Americus,
Georgia - 12-23-4t
A dozen of the following could be
used: Tale cf Two Cities, Kenilworth,
Westward Ho, Ninety-Three, Plu-
taroh’s Lives, Henry Esmond, Vir-
inians, Bulfench’s Mythology. Stand
ard books is what must be had.
Silas Turner, Child’s History of
New England by Dickens, Tropical
Africa-by Drummond, Ivanhoe, A Dog
of Llandres, John Halifax, Gentle-1
men, Biography of the Birds in
America, Story of the Pilgrims, The
Arabian Nights, Gulliver's Travels,
Two Little Confederates, Mrs. Wiggs
of the Cabbage Patch, Freckles, Any
of Shakespeare's Plays or Jane Aus
tin’s, Scott’s, Dickens, Thackery,
George Elliott, Stevenson, Cooper,
Hawthorne, Lorna Doone by Black
man, Morte d’Arthur, Pilgrim Prog
ress, Hughe’s Tom Brown Brown
School Days, Joes’ Selected Tales,
Franklin’s Autobiography, ( Irving’s
Life of Goldsmith, Southey’s Life of
Nelson, Lamb’s Selections From Es
say’s of Elia, Lockhart’s Selections
From Life of Scott, Goldsmith’s, The
Traveller and The Deserted Village,
any poems of Pope, Coleridge, Byron,
Scott, Macauly, Tennyson, Arnold,
Burns, Browning, or any other Stand
ard English Poet.
Another list will be given in the
next issue of the paper.
Miss Katherine Morgan, of Bessie
Tift College, is with her aunt, Miss
Olive Morgan for the Christmas holi
days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilmot Wimberley,
Jr., have returned from their wedding
trip..
Miss ICara Gibson is at home from
Andrew College, Cuthbert, for the
holidays.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Master James Cliett entertained
his little friends with a charming
birthday party on Dec. 15, at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. H. Cliett. After playing out-door
games the children were served with
ic» cream, then they gathered in the
pretty living room to take part in
.. _ , _ ,,, the ever new contest of pinning on
t * le o° nk ey s tail. In this, Guy Mc
Kenzie won the prize.
The dining room doors were thrown
open, and the young guests invited in.
Mr. W. B. Garrison has returned A light suspended
over the table, and
shaped like a red Christmas bell, suf
fused the room with a soft ruddy
glow. Red streamers extended from
the light to all parts of the table. In
the center of the table, upon a bank
of holly was the birthday cake re-
nrrivc in the city from Dawson,
Thursday to be the guest of his moth
er, Mrs. Ruth Jennings.
from Cairo.
A small party of debutants will at
tend the dinner dance in Cairo Wed
nesday evening, which will be given at
Copeland's Pavilion.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Moot Connor are delighted to know ( splendent with its nine red and green
that Mrs. Connor and the lovely little candles.
daughter of Monday evening, are do
ing nicely.
Mrs. John W. Callahan, much im-
Ample justice havjng been done to
the delightful refreshments of hot
choclate and crackers, each $oung
Bainbridge is a pleasant little city,
pleasant socially and its charming
Matrons can do, and do, so many nice
things for each other,,.
It is always good to talk ov ) the
affairs that have been and especial
ly when the culmination of them has
been so delightful an entertainment
as that just given by Mr. and Mrs.
M. B. Bagga.
In the fall, Mrs. D. L. Shackleford
opened the season with an afternoon
tea in honor of a recent bride—Mrs.
Howard LeGette: the appointments
elaborate and tasteful as always
characterize Mrs. Shackleford’s par
ties. |
Then Mrs. Troupe Hines’ large and'
very beautiful reception Complimen
tary to her lovely daughters, Mrs.
Sweet Smith of Florida, and Mrs.
Leonard Brown. Mrs. Clifford Had-
don following the next afternoon with
a small tea of exquisite precision and
finish while Mrs. M. L. Tinley gave I
one of the prettiest affairs in honor
cf her beautiful sister, Mrs. N. W.
Larsen, wife of our Congressman
from the twelfth district and her
pretty neice, Mrs. M. A. Rodgers,
both of Dublin, Ga. r
°hn W. Callahan
ses Diamond Stud
route frorm Baltimore to Bair,
briflge, Mr. J. W. (Jallihan, whi],
changing ears with Mrs. Callahan i,
Atlanta, Tuesday evening had hi
diamond stud stolen from his shir
The diamond had recently been val
uel at $1500. Porters and detective
were instantly in pursuit of th
thieves but to no avail.
We have a large line of rugs to L
sold at one-third off the regular prici
See them before they are sold ou
Parker Furniture Company.
Death of Mr. E. J. Hamil
proved, returned Wednesday morning P er son was given a pole, and bidden
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Perry enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Brinson and
Mrs. W. H. Dyer, of Douglas, in Tal
lahassee Friday. Dinner 'was en
joyed at The Woman’s Exchange.
from Baltimore with Mr. Callahan.
Statement of the Condition of
THE FARMERS BANK
Located at Climax ,Ga at the close of
close of business Dec. 15, 1920.
to fish into an improvised pond. No
angler ever fished with greater zest
or more success. .Each hand brought
out a horn, story book or something
that pleased the fishermen.
When only too soon the time to go
home arrived, the beaming counte
nances told more forcibly than words
happy afternoon the little
The Bainbridge friends.of Mr. Ed
Hamil will learn- with regret of his
death at Moultrie on the 22nd of De
cember. Mr. Hamil was a citizen of
Bainbridge for a number of years. He
had been in bad health for a long time
and his death was not unexpected. He
was a brother of Dr. H. F. Hamil of
this city.
Miss Helen Connor will spen
Christmas with her grandmothe
Mrs. Ann Sharpe, in Carrollton.
The Presbyterian choir is plannii
a delightful program for the Sund
morning and evening services. Mi
Gilbert, who is a vocal teacher
note, will sing. Miss Gilbert lv
just recently arrived from Fans,
and will be with her parents, Mr. an:
Mrs. W. C. Gilbert for the holidays, I
WITH OYSTER SUPPER.
On Thursday evening at his cafe c)i
park front, GeoTge Mitchell was tf
host to the members of the Municfp
Band, Mr; and Mrs. Frank S. Join
Judge Wilson and D. R. Bryan, atjoi
of the nicest and pleasantness oyst
suppers of the season.
This was a pretty compliment a
one that is greatly appreciated)
the conclusion of refreshments, 4]
did talks were given by Judge V(
and Mr. Bryan.
Statement of the condition of
DECATUR COUNTY BANK.
Located at Iron City, Ga., Branch of
Decatur County Bank, Bainbridge,
Ga., at the close of business Dec. 15,
1920.
RESOURCES
Demand Loans $ 3,275.00 1 what
Time Loans 145,143.16, ones ] lad S p en ^
Overdrafts 99.521 _, . ,, „ ..
Banking House 2,900.00 | Those Present were: Marcelle Cliett,
Furniture and Fixtures .... 1,100.00 Misses Lbraine Rushin, Katie I.40U
Cash in Vault and Amount
Deposited
Cash Items
| Strickland, Gladys Nicholson, Rose-
19: 74l'00 i mary Jor<1;U1 ’ Mary Bruce Gaines, Zl-
line Russell, Frances Newman, Ro
RESOURCES
Demand Loans $ 50.00
Time Loans 28,416.33
Cash in Vault and Amount
Loans Secured by Real Es
tate
Deposited in Banks
Cash Items
Profit and Loss
Items in Transit 215.24
Overdrafts 139.96
TOTAL $168,365.90
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid in $ 25,000.00
Surplus Fund 5,000.00
Undivided Profits, less Cur
rent Expenses, Interest
and Taxes Paid 15,750.29
Individual Deposits Subject
' to Check 60,903.30
Time Certificates 26,277.32
838.99
Redis-
berta Wheat, Ruth Wheat, Marcelle
Cliett. Masters, Guy McKenzie, Osier
Wheat, Charlfes Cooper, Mixon Coop
er, Harris Wynn, Lonnie Copeland,
Robert Jackson, William Cliett, Geo.
Cliett, James Cliett and Robert
Cliett.
. 130.00
11,260.30
1,008.50
257.32
TOTAL 41,477.65
LIABILITIES
Individual Deposits Sub
ject to Cheek 18,047.29
Time Certificates 2,650.00
Cashier’s Checks 6,525.36
Notes and Bits Rediscount-
discounted 14,255.00
Cashier’s Checks
Notes and Bills
counted
Bills Payable, Including
Time Certificates Repre-
sentin g Borrowed
Money 20,000.00
TOTAL $168,365.9(1
State of Georgia—Decatur County:
Before me came W. B. Johnson;
Cashier of the Farmers Bank, who
being duly sworn, says that the above ■ ,, , M w » Wrrio-kt nf
and foregoing statement is a true con-i . ’ , .
dition of said bank, as shown by the Quincy, Fla., have been in the city.
Mr. Robert Coleman, of Columbia
1 University, is at home for the holi-
14 ’ 596 ’ 00 days.
Mr. Raymond Morris, of Auburn,
will spend Christmas with relatives
in the city.
Miss Persons s in Yatesville for the
Christmas season and Miss Arnold
will enjoy the holidays with relatives
in LaGrange.
TOTAL 41,477.65
State of Georgia—Decatur County.
Before me came Frank S. Jones
Oashier, of .'Decatur County Bank,
located at Iron City, Ga., Branch of
Decatur County Bank, Bainbridge,
Ga., who being duly sworn, says that
the above and foregoing statement
is a true condition of said Bank, as
shown by the books of file in said
Bank.
FRANK S. JONES.
Sworn! to and subscribed before
books -of file in said bank.
W. B. JOHNSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 21st day of December, 1920.
W. T. BARBER, J. P.
The many friends of Mrs. John W.
Callahan will be pleased to know of
her return from Baltimore Wednesday
morning.
D A £5 C—We can fi^rnish Bags for saefc-
.ing purposes of all kinds, guar
anteed to be sound and free of holes.
Broadway BIBB BAG COMPANY Macon, Ga
THRIFT
r
The Franklin Life, foi r thirty-five years, has been teach
ing Benjamin Franklin’s principles of thrift to its policy
holders, and the State of Ill^iois today holds practically
TEN MILLIONS of approved securities as evidence of the
fact that its teachings have not been in vain.
TEN MILLIONS of dollars to protect the future of
helpless women and children and to provide for t)^ depend
ent years of a man’s life.
We invite you to join our great Franklin Thrift Family
by insuring your life today in one of the STRONGEST,
most CONSERVATIVE and most AGGRESSIVE Life In
surance Companies in the world.
GET THE FRANKLIN HABIT
. Z. B. BUBERS, General Agent
Franklin Life Insurance Company
Bainbridge, Georgia Telephone'No. 39
me, this 22nd day of December, 1920.
L. H., TONGE,
Notary Public Decatur County, Ga.
CIT ATION—Guardianship
(Icwrgia, Decatur County.
To All Whom it May Concern:
Perry Williams, having applied for
C-a&ntianship of the persons and
,>njp«rty of Ova Clyde Williams, IJob-
«-rt Bangs, Williams, Ruth Williams
:\ml Margaret Pivirl Williams, minor
•vhJMren of Robert H. Williams 4ind
MffrVii* Ci. Williams, both late of said
1 minty, deceased, notice is given that
;-ruil application will be heard at my
wffirei at 10 o’eloek n.m., on the first
Moouay in January next.
This Dee. 6, 1920.
T. II. MAXWELL.
Ordinary and ex officio Clerk C. O.
Have you paid your subscription
to the Post-Search Light?
Statement of the Condition of
DECATUR COUNTY BANK,
Located at Bainbridge, Ga., at the
close of business Dec. 15, 1920.
RESOURCES
Demand Loans $ 17,931.
Time Loans 153,492
Bonds and Stock owned by
the Bank 36,519,
Banking House 2,500,
Furniture and Fixtures .... 1,000
Cash in Vault and Amount
Deposited in Banks 10,290
.98
TOTAL $221,734.83
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid in $25,000.00
Surplus Fund • 5,000.00
Undivided Profits, less Cur
rent Expenses, Interest
and Taxes Paid 18,733.33
Savings Deposits 147,329.86
Time Certificates 25,671.64
e far “Get,-It," (he great corn
aad Jailm reaper. Takes them
rigAt off any toe or foot, easily,
— :-Li y, painlessly. •
Sold everywhere.
• •
Gets-It”
The National
Corn Remover
TOTAL $221,734.83
State of Georgia, Decatur County:
Before me came Frank S. Jones,
Cashier, of Decatur County Bank, who
being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is a true con
dition of said bank, as shown by the
books of file in said bank.
FRANK S. JONES.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 22nd day of December, 1920.
L. H. TONGE.
Notary Public Decatur County, Ga.
WANTED—Salesmen and Collectors.
Money making proposition. Good*
territory now open. Apply to Sin- 1
ger Sewing Machine Co., Bain-
bridge, Ga., C. H. Turner, Man
ager. • 12-23-2t.
FOR RENT—Four unfurnished rooms
first floor. Apply to 243 Triupe
Street.
12-23-Bt l
Holiday
First, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year. We thank you for your generous patronage the
past few months. In making your Christmas gifts this
time we wish to call your attention to the following items,
either of which will make you a splendid gift.
Engraved Christmas Cards Houbigants Perfumes
Safety Razors Fountain Pens Cut Flowers
Flashlights for the Boys Roll Manicure Sets
CANDIES
Johnson's and Nunnally's Fine Candies in pretty
Christmas boxes will make your girl smile.
Overstreet Drug Company
Successors to Willis Drug Co,
Bainbridge, Gi
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