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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1888
Page
3
The article notes August 23 1888 city quarantine measures in Georgia and Florida due to yellow fever, enforcing entry bans on steamboats and goods. Mayor E J Morgan announces penalties for violators and urges citizens to aid strict enforcement.
The city establishes a Board of Health from May 1 to November 1 to inspect all premises weekly and report sanitation conditions. Four members per ward and three physicians joined the board, including Drs. E J Morgan W E Hunter and L H Peacock. Citizens urged to enforce strict sanitation with heavy penalties for noncompliance. Names of ward representatives and city officers listed.
Hon. H. G. Turner secured a bill in Congress approved by the President to authorize bridges across the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers for the Alabama Midland Road. The note expresses hope the line from Bainbridge to Montgomery will be rapidly built amid a forecast of a harsh winter beginning with a killing frost at St Vincent Minnesota on the 17thinst.
An elderly man arriving from Albany, posing as deaf, roamed the city asking alms then drank at a bar and was jailed for violating city law before leaving town. Four miles north of Faceville he was struck and killed by a westbound mail train after failing to heed warnings. The death was ruled accidental. Police found letters to N A Graham from a Nashville publisher, but no family identified. The deceased was over 50, 5 foot 6, with steel rimmed glasses and gray hair and beard.
The Democratic mass meeting of the 518th District elected E. J. Morgan as chair man and O. G. Gurley as secretary. Delegates to the Senatorial Convention to be held on the 21st inst. were chosen including E. R. Peabody’s slate with W. M. Harrell and others as alternates. The convention delegates to the County Convention were instructed to back Hon. J. D. Harrell, with Hawes, O'Neal and Morgan named as alternate delegates. The meeting also expressed sympathy for M. O'Neal's illness and adjourned.
The Bainbridge senatorial convention on August 20 at Corr House adopted majority rule and nominated Capt. John S. Clifton of Miller County for United States Senator. Clifton pledged to tariff reform and oppose monopolies, and to oppose any change to railroad commission powers. Hawes of Decatur praised the prospects for the National Democratic ticket as the convention adjourned in 25 minutes.
The Bainbridge market reports a fairly open cotton trade with light receipts and active quotations. Savannah prices are given after freight, with Good Middlings Middlings Low Middlings Good Ordinary at set levels. Bagging sells in small lots from 10 to 14 cents per pound by weight and brand, with ties priced 1.20 to 1.30 per bun e.
Jxo. E. Dickenson commends the warehouse leased to W. M. Blount for a term of years and asks friends and patrons to give him their patronage. W. M. Brount states improved warehouse service and solicits public support as cotton enters the market.
Rust and caterpillars cut cotton, corn looks fair, and a witty note compares a cane to reach ears. Alliance interest grows while Decatur county contemplates acclamation. Pleasant town chatter covers crops, local politics, and a Faceville hotel venture for winter tourists.
Columbus and Exposition October 4 1888 promises grand displays with 15000 in premiums and purses. The Lowell of the South and Pittsburgh of the South will draw buyers and students of the New South alongside citrus finds and coal and iron showcases. Inter-state military encampment track and balloon ascensions excite the crowds, while governors review parades and a strong entertainment program unfolds across Exposition Park. Also recounted is Miles Kennedy’s homecoming voyage from Virginia with his wife and large family to Sumter county amid a festive welcome by Americus Confederates and friends.
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