Bainbridge Notes Brighten Local Life and Business
Miss Lucile Butts visits in Brunswick then travels to Macon. Irrigation in the county shows success aiding truck farming. Health of Albert H. Russell improves after months away. The sun eclipse last Sunday surprised Bainbridge residents. Hawes and Toole ship 50 acres of cantaloupes. 10 acres of watermelons enter market. F. A. Preston opens an auto and bicycle garage on Troup street. J. E. Donaldson named to notify Joseph M. Brown of governor nomination. Joe McFarland recovered from fever. Coopers sought for turpentine barrels. Chief Burke on sick leave in LaGrange. Peter Abt creates Fourth of July window display at Flint River Store. John H. Mitchell marries Marie Wright in Thomasville. Civic League adds trash baskets citywide. call for burning collected trash instead of suburban disposal. Mrs. Carrol B. Scott visiting relatives in Tifton.
Irrigation and Shade Tobacco Plant Expands in Cus County
At Laingkat near the G F and A Ry line, a new irrigation shade tobacco operation grows rapidly. Local businessmen including T N totaul supervise large barns filled with curing leaf, with weekly shipments and projected gains. The Southern Sumatra Co and Weddles Co boost acreage and build a brick packing house with railway spur. Also noted are cemetery cleanup efforts and a weekly steamboat river excursion with a free war melon event.
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Laingkat
Cus County
Io Weddles Co
Luciser Company
Southern Sumatra Co
W. E. Smith
Operasone
Albany all water freight plan eyed with government survey
The Albany Herald notes a government channel survey to assess an all water freight route between Albany and Mississippi and Ohio river points. The piece stresses the plan's practicality and urges removal of doubts while criticizing obstruction stirred by a rival figure.
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Seths
Albany
Mississippi
Ohio River
Albany Herald
Democrat
Andy
Notice of Annual Meeting of Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway
Notice is given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway Company will be held at the company's Bainbridge Georgia offices on Tuesday July 21 at 12 noon. The meeting will address officers and the transaction of any business proper for an annual gathering. Notice dated June 19 1908 signed by President Willams and Secretary J F Dusensbury.
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Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway Company
Bainbridge
Inek
P Willams
A. D
J. F. Dusensbury
Adjourned Decatur Court Dialog Opens July Term
The Decatur Superior Court adjourned term will not hear jury trials on the first Monday in July 1908. Grand jurors must appear at 1:30 p m on July 10 to complete duties. other jury business is postponed to the November term. Court will transact only nonjury business. traverse jurors need not appear.
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Decatur
W. N. Spencs
C. W. Wimberly
Lynching at Waycross after brutal assault on girl
Report says a thousand white men lynched two black men in Waycross last Saturday afternoon for assaulting a 14 year old white girl named Miss Wainwright near a cow pen. She was left unconscious in the woods and later found at 11 p.m. Friday identifying one assailant.
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Waycross
Best Pills Ever Sold Say Ingleside Man
After 15 years of chronic indigestion and spending over 200 dollars, B F Ayscue of Ingleside N L says Dr King s New Life Pills are the best pills ever sold. They are sold in all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
B. F. Ayscue
Baptist Revival Gains Momentum in City Church
A religious revival at the Baptist church continues under Rev. Wright from Tennessee with local pastor Brother Reamy and singer Mr. Rogers. Two daily services at 4:30 and 8 p.m. draw strong attendance, especially evenings, as sermons stress seed sowing with hope for swift harvest.
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Baptist Church
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Local Matters
Lucile Butts
Brunswick
Mrs. Fleming
Shotwell Street
Macon
Albert H. Russell
Messrs
Hawes & Toole
Ito
F. A. Preston
Troup Street
D. Morgan
J. E. Donalson
Joseph M. Brown
Joe McFarland
Coopers
Frank Cox
Port Tampa City
Fla
Burke
City
LaGrange
Peter Abt
Flint River
John H. Mitchell
Thomasville
Marie Wright
Tagterville
The
Civic League
Mrs. Carrol B. Scott
Tiflon
Scott
Weadies Tobedanevo
Pans Businese
Av ‘Reight
Council
Bnti
Superior Court
Georgia
Meriwether Co
Atlanta
Birminghame
Atlantic Rai
J. R. Rowland
Tay Envy Oh
Atlanta, Ga
Clay Street
Colored Odd Fellows Lodge
Elbert Wilson
Vwwillis Drucci
Willis Drug Company
Robert E. Williams
Macon Telegraph
Herschel J. Vaughn
Watts
Thomasvilis
Nicholas Murray Butler
New York City
Sam
Dr. Robt. &. Williams
Samaria
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