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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1888
Page
3
Local notes from June 28 1888 cover politics church events and social visits. Residents Townsend Harrell and Jamestown families are mentioned alongside travels to Macon and Savannah. Ball games, picnics at Faceville and Pensacola excursion plans appear amid school and church notices and tobacco prospects for Decatur County.
A Bainbridge editorial defends the nine month high school as cost efficient and essential, urging continuation with modest matriculation fees while contrasting local expenditure with rival towns. It calls for stable teachers, notes declining local college outputs, and urges parental support to keep education strong. A separate local note reports a bear incident near Mitchell County and a deadly outcome for a missing child, plus farm updates and a public school progress report in Bethany Church.
The Quincy Herald reports on Col Keep, former Denver police chief, editing duties and local newspaper detectives. It notes baseball in Madison, thriving crops, weddings, and a busy Academy closing. Teachers Institute details, tobacco notes, and comments on home paper subscriptions close the item.
M D Powell of Fairchilds and Laura Martin married Tuesday evening at the bride's mother's home with Rev W McF Alexander of the Presbyterian church officiating. Powell is a member of Powell Brothers naval stores firm and described as progressive. A F Crivellier chosen as delegate for the Thronateeska Lodge district gathering on August 1.
TO CASH PURCHASERS SEMIANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE. These sales introduced several years ago and meeting with increased popularity have induced us to offer to the public an opportunity for cash investments in...
Seceeping reductions across all departments offer bargains for cash buyers. Ladies Oxford Ties at 85 cents per pair, Ladies Opera Slippers 90 cents, Gents hand made shoes $3.75, various fabrics and white goods heavily reduced, silk umbrellas at cost, laces and embroideries cut 15 percent, matting and rugs offered at 20 cents, with many items in lower prices.
A broad clearance sale continues until the entire Spring and Summer stock is cleared. The retailer promises advantageous terms for cash buyers across every department, urging customers to call in to maximize savings.
From Findly Ohio on May 26 residents witnessed a northern sky display seen as a giant human hand formed by pulsating red lights. The eerie phenomenon lasted about an hour before fading, drawing crowds, while nearby farmer J M Bryan reported a rash of chicken thefts and odd musk preservation in a pole cat den.
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