Decatur County Notes and Local Happenings in 1888
A compendium of Bainbridge town items including telegraph and river traffic, church and civic notes, sykdom events, barroom chatter, marriages, storms, and regional updates. Mentions Rev. Lytle, J. Watt of Thomasville, and the Alliance meeting. Reports on yellow fever fears, St. Stonewall uniforms, and the Montgomery and Florida Railroad sale with Bondholder plans. Includes tax digest totals and growth from 1887 to 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge
Farmers’ Alliance
Decatur County
Decatur
Sim. Brinson
Wild Lands
Decature County
Belford's Magazine July notes on Tariff Reform and fiction
Literary notes review Belford's Magazine July issue with Frank Hurd on Tariff Reform and pieces such as A Plea for the Negro by Philpott and A Farmer's View by Sol Putnam advocating Free Trade. It highlights Mrs. Cleveland and a poem by Mrs. Sarah M. B. Pratt, plus fiction including Gertrude Garnson The Wrong Man and Old Raven by Captain Kemeys with satire by Elisabeth Marbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belford
Frank Hurd
Philpott
Sol. Putnam
Cleveland
America
Sarah M. B. Pratt
Gertrude Garnson
Kemeys
Elisabeth Marbuy
Donn Pratt
Water Ingalls
Ingersoll
Quincy Town News Highlights and Local Notes
The Quincy area reports rising chick prices and abundant eggs, with farm yields praised as the finest in the county. A new hack line competition to Faceville lowers fare from 1.50 to 75 cents. The Quincy B B Club travels to Tallahassee on the 12th. Tobacco cash sales reach eighteen hundred dollars weekly. Temperance society hosts an ice cream supper for the gentlemen. Maxington Oestrecher remains a popular Quincy figure amid local humor and ongoing town talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Faceville
Quincy B. B
Tallahassee
Florida
Gadsden Axe
Quincy Grocers
E P
Tobacco Company
Quincy Temperance Society
Maxington Oestrecher
Max
U. S
Caesar
Alliance county alliances meet notices and officers
For Alliance members and the public the article lists local alliances in Decatur county with officers and meeting details. Garden Hill Faceville post office W B McDaniel president TJ Hanna secretary meets 1st and 3rd Saturdays. Recovery Whiddon Church L B Wilson president J R Gohlson secretary meets on the Saturday before the 4th Sunday. Hopewell Hopewell School House Bainbridge Wm Mitchell president F Bareneau secretary meets 1st and 3rd Saturdays. Oak Ridge Bainbridge G W Kendrick president J J sndrick secretary. Sweet Water not fully legible. several names and locations incompletely shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Decatur County
Garden Hill
W B McDaniel
TJ Hanna
Faceville
L B Wilson
J R Gohlson
Whiddon
Hopewell
Wm Mitchell
F Bareneau
Bingen
Hopewell School
Oak Ridge
G W Kendrick
J J Sndrick
Bainbridge
Bainbridge youths in business from age seventeen
The Bainbridge area features young men forging early careers. John Padrick, 21, has seven years self employment. Clarence Belcher, about 21, started 12 years ago. Bowen Belcher, 19, a leading salesman. Sid Scott, 17, progressing in the South Ex Co. The piece notes several other teens active in commerce and crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge
John Padrick
Clarence Belcher
Bowen Belcher
Sid Scott
So. Ex. Co
Bob Bruce
Jesse Subhers
Williams Bros
Bainbridge Boys
Miller County Conte nts of Morality and Politics
From Miller County farmers prosper on debt free strategies while candidates for state office appear. Dr Mulligan may run for Legislature as a respected figure. A Colquitt barbecue entertains attendees amid whiskey trouble. Mothers’ devotion and guidance, a tribute to maternal influence, closes this fragment with a plea for virtue and public morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Gomary B. F
Clifton
Decatur
Mitchill
Miller County
Mulligan
Georgia
Colquitt
Z.O
Westmereland Taylor wedding at Thomasville Episcopal Church
Mr George F W Westmereland of Bainbridge marries Miss Lola Le Taylor formerly of Texas in Thomasville at the Episcopal church. The ceremony featured organ music, flowers, and an elaborate reception at Mrs Mitchell's before guests departed by train amid warm good wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Episcopal Church
Jerger
Capt Law
Adieus
Angele
Immature Fruit Sparks Debate Among Georgia Dealers
The Camilla Clarion reports fruit dealers in Atlanta rejected immature storm LeConte pears from South Georgia. Commission men warn that shipping and selling such half grown fruit harms the industry, and plucking stunts future yields, risking tree death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camilla Clarion
Clarion
Atlanta
Storm LeConte
South Georgia
Commission
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Jyok, GA
Jarrell
Atlanta Cotta
Ontum
Iouan Brown
Eldoc
Don J.S. Clifton
Twi
R.A. Lytle
Julia Crawford
Atlan
Ibeatur
J. E. Broom
D. W. Arnold
Attapulgus
I. D. Harrell
Woole
Fila
Americus
Emory
Westmoreland
Aris
Ulli Russell
Usits
Pythias
Lev
Reynolds
Southf
North Geord
James Watt
H. J. Bruton
J. Q. Peacock
Rahway
N. J
Yates
George W. Kendrick
Col. Wilk
Col. Sacher
T. R. Wardell
Jake Born
Cairo
Mroczkowski
Albany
Jones’ Store
ML. Jones
R. W
W. B. McDaniel
E. T. Hines
South Florida
Plant City
Tampa
Ivan Morgan
Savannah, Florida & Western Railroad
River Junction
Fla
Ivan
Chattahoochee
Lou Sims
Lola I. Morris
W. N. Sheats
Gainesville
Sims
Col
Richard Sims
Norma Curry
Hattie Wooten
Teachers’ Institute
Louie Darden
Arives
Eldorendo
Pond Town
Spring Creek
Rock Pond
Steam Mill
Miriam
Fairchilds
Neals Landing
Harrell
Apex
Faircloths
Camilla
United States
Montgomery and
Montgomery
David S. Boody
Philadelphia
Boody
New York
Alabama Midland
Ance Directory
J F Y
Whigham
Tari
Jones
Seoneh
Presient Sane
Allieretary
Yarbrough
Jace
Pri
Ainbridge Boys
A J Davis
E Powell
Pine Hill
Ben
Ak Pond
Dent
Eugene
Pierce
George F. W Westmereland Marrid
Pope
Gettysburg
Reece
Snook
Sarah
Beets
Elliston
J-T. Hahn
Ric
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