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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
3
Community notes cover residents in Climax and nearby towns with tidbits about visits, housing plans, education, and social events. Mentions Mrs Patterson and Miss Allen, Dentists Hamil and Williams, and a reflection on forward progress. A light, local column blends personal notices with small business references and editorial humor.
Mrs. Virginia O. Dicken son, about 70, dies at her son Charles T. Dickenson’s West street home after a long illness. Survived by son, daughter, sister Mrs. Judge Bedford and many relatives. A devout Christian and model wife and mother, she leaves a community deep in sympathy.
An editorial urges selecting six allies from a dozen named men for city government. It favors candidates H. J. Bruton Dr J D Chason C C Cliett J M Diffee fr C Draper and others, arguing for no pledges and a clean ticket. It also names Dr J D Chason and W W Wright as viable Mayoralty choices.
The death occurred at his daughter Mrs Clarence Griffin's house on Evans Street Saturday morning at 8 o clock. Levin Griffin died in his 65th year from heart failure aided by long stomach trouble. He was a neighbor and citizen valued for his virtues and leaves two daughters, a son, and many relatives and friends to mourn his demise. Peace to his ashes.
The September term of the City Court opens next Monday with Judge Shipp of Cordele presiding in place of Judge Harrell who is disqualified. Parties witnesses and jurors are advised to govern themselves accordingly. The piece notes Mrs Brienbach's improving health and various local business moves and appointments.
Hon A Roddenberry opens his Congressional bid in the district next Monday at the Court House in Cainbridge during the noon recess. Sugston is mentioned as the surrounding area. He has long supported the county and urges all citizens including white voters to attend and hear the campaign issues on Southern commerce transport waterways and harbors and to return home prepared to vote for him for the National Congress.
A fight between two black convicts at Babcock Lumber Co. in Miller County ended with one man beheading the other. The killer, yet unnamed, faces hanging without clergy. The dead man held a life sentence. the killer ten years.
The cataract is a progressive lens opacity often occurring after age sixty and sometimes linked to heredity or systemic disease. It may be idiopathic or traumatic, may affect one or both eyes, and surgery is chosen when the lens is fully opaque. post operative vision is typically improved though cases vary.
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