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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
2
A sprawling overview quotes editorials and local notes from Bainbridge and surrounding towns. It covers Georgia politics, rail and postal service issues, a major Augusta fire, crop prospects in South and Georgia, the push for uniform textbooks, and calls to action on taxation, roads, and militia funding. It notes national figures, county decisions, and Plant System train schedules, all tied to late 1899 politics and economy.
The South Georgia Conference of Methodist met near Dublin and read appointments for about two hundred preachers. Dr J W Hinton was placed on the superannuated list after fifty two years. Rev W N Ainsworth moves to Dublin church. Dr James O Branch remains Presiding Elder. District list includes Branch, F A Branch, J W Domingues, W F Smith, A J W Arnold, A F Lunsdon, W W Pals, J D Snyder, J W Winley, J P Tyson, R K Norman, A C Jones, B Kerr, N H Williams, C Lowe, and others to be supplied. Norher notes Lands for Sale in Decatur County up to sixty days with numerous lots in Lith, 16th, 19th, 20th, 2nd, 23rd districts. Notice warns against trespassing on specific lands near Bainbridge. violators will be prosecuted. Dec 9 1899 Bainbridge Ga.
The field of woman’s activity widens with Mrs. Mary Preston Stosson named chaplain of Wyoming state penitentiary at Laramie. The move, watched with interest, tests acceptance of women in spiritual leadership and may raise morals standards at the institution. The piece also recalls Boer War anecdotes involving Royal Irish Fusiliers and Gloucestershire troops in a discussion of fate and combat.
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