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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
6
Christmas notes from Dawson feature Mr T E Gif high in spirits at old home and local shoppers flocking to J M Laing for toys. Town gossip covers neighbors, church leaders, tax timing, and new ventures from merchants and residents across Evans and Crawford streets.
Saaturday adjournment for court to January 1909. Taxes due by next Monday with grace day. Auction of jewelry and notions at Townsend Jewelry Co. Store. County bids sought for convict farm lands with December 21 deadline. Notable calls from Kelly and Donalson. G S and Gulf Railway work eyed for early next year. Editor Brown to publish Christmas edition December 31. Pastors and Methodist reception planned near courthouse.
A historical instruction explains how to preserve meat by cutting, salting, and packing while warm, laying the skin side down, then curing with green pine tops, re salting, and finally smoking with oak or hickory or corn cobs for weeks.
Rev J F Gilmore takes active role as Superintendent of the Sabbath School with N W Connell as Assistant and T E Gurr as Secretary. Jessie Dillard serves as organist and ten graded classes are planned with four supernumerary teachers and assistants. The plan calls for more morning sessions and parental cooperation to ensure children learn at home and attend Sabbath School. The outlook is positive for a livelier Sabbath School this year with classes starting five minutes before preaching.
The Christian Advocate outlines five proposed moral bills for the sixtieth congress. They include the Bacon original package bill, the Tirrell prohibition in government premises, a national opium ban with medicinal guard, the Burkett interstate telegraphing ban on race gambling, and the Johnson Sunday traffic protection bill. If M Griggs supports the district’s will, his stance will be noted.
The piece touts a community journal with lively stories and humor. Clinton's meat market advertises old time prices, offering native meats 20 to 25 percent cheaper and ready to custom cut, including spare ribs and pork back bones.
Public notice states the Bainbridge Georgia branch of Waterman & Company has been discontinued and no persons are authorized to contract debts for the business. Henry Waterman signs on behalf of Waterman & Company.
Joe Jones barber shop has relocated to the two front rooms upstairs over Shaw Furniture Co Sore where he and assistants Tosgorial promise better barber service. He boasts skilled shaving and haircuts that aim to be a pleasure rather than an affliction.
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