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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1889
Page
3
Local notices describe rail expansion along the Alabama Midland line, plans for a Bank of Bainbridge opening April 1, and proposed manufacturing ventures. Community events include gypsy tea gatherings, cigar sales at J Hahn’s, and varied social updates from Bainbridge and surrounding towns.
Memorial Day on April next prompts local ladies to secure an orator for the occasion. Preparations are urged for entertaining the Decatur County Veterans meeting, expected in June or July, as County Veterans Associations gain statewide support led by Decatur.
Bethel Baptist Church, eight miles from Bainbridge along Blakely road, held a dedication service after members funded the new building through assessed taxes. Rev. W. H. Hoggard delivered the sermon, with Rev. Mr. Taylor and Rev. Mr. Parker assisting. Architect G. W. Herring oversaw construction. Miss Minnie Rich collected for an organ. Mr. E. A. J. Rich hosted a dinner afterward at his home.
Tae Destocgar urges Bainbridge city authorities to hire a paid sanitary inspector and report at each council meeting on every private lot’s condition. He cites winter yellow fever cases in Florida and warns that proactive sanitation is essential despite cost to protect the city’s future as a commercial center.
Monday morning a sawing accident at the New Bridge crossing Flint River left two men seriously injured. E J Reed of Rome Georgia and a Columbus Georgia black man named Spats fell 12 to 15 feet into a barge when a scaffold plank slipped. Reed is in critical condition. Spats has recovered enough to sit up.
On March the first forty five miles of the Midland road were graded and ready for the track. The project receives 24000 from National and State aid with full realization upon reaching Troy. Seven thousand two hundred twenty seven workers and five hundred eighty seven teams are aiding construction. Local farmers from Georgia prospecting for land near South Dale amid Eden of Alabama views. Assistant Chief Engineer Crag arrives to supervise route location into Troy. The Bethelchurch segment lies sixteen miles from Louisville on the Eufaula Clayton & Ozark line, signaling broader rail connections ahead.
Quincy Herald reports the F R N Company plans to begin a road within twenty days from Quincy toward Columbus Georgia. The proposed line would run via Bainbridge Colquitt Arlington Cuthbert Lumpkin to Columbus, leveraging existing graded sixty mile section to spur Florida’s connection to the world and boost regional prosperity.
The QuinesTerald reports Mew the Tobacco is growing in Adsden and the lower Decatur County area. The company has 10 to 11 acres of beds and aims to plant about 700 acres this year with potential to reach 1500 acres. Improvements include side sheds for barns to cure tobacco and new dwellings for superintendents Mr Smith and Mr McDougald. Also noted is the dedication of a new Methodist church at Oak Grove near Kendricks, 10 miles from Bainbridge, scheduled for Sunday with invited attendance.
The well known milliner of this city invites ladies to inspect a full line of elegant new millinery goods and the season’s novelties. A full assortment of embroidery silk is offered at one cent per spool, with a call to see her stock when in town.
Farmers plan corn and cotton planting this week while Rev. G. T. Wiley delivers a sermon at Free Will Church. Miss Minnie Dean returns from Greenwood Florida. A juror and corrections about Amos Jackson and his child inquest are noted, naming Aleck Henderson as shooter and murder as verdict.
A report reached the city claim ing the F R N railroad would start constructing a Tallahassee to Columbus road via Bainbridge within thirty days. A city visitor spoke of a senior executive confirming the move, but no additional facts are known. Messrs Brooks and Pumpelly of Roseland Stock Farm supply Decatur County with beef rivaling Chicago quality and keep several hundred head of cattle at their farm.
The Bainbridge Graded School announces its public term begins February 25. All children who wish to attend may enroll. E R Peaxopy secretary treasurer Bainbridge Board Trust. The Georgia Farmers Alliance Advocate is offered with a combined subscription for two dollars per year.
D Wilson, a dentist, has located his office over the store of H B Ebr & Co and offers first class dental work. Call and see him.
Notice to Teachers to be examined on Tuesday the 29th and Wednesday the 30th by C J Muxnerius and the G County School Committee. Dated January 2 1889.
Court calls for objections to the return of years’ support for Mrs Fannie J. Talbot and her three minor children from the estate of Isid Talbot. The hearing date is set by the court and the return is to be admitted to record. February 15, 1839. O. J. Mae.
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