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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1888
Page
3
A lengthy column from Bainbridge Georgia recounts updates on residents including Dr. Hunter and Rev. Charles H. Branch. It notes conversions, travels to Atlanta and Columbus, health recoveries, farm prospects, school examinations, church sermons, social events, and local business advertisements.
The May Term of Decatur Superior Court adjourned after a two week session. Judge Bower discharged the jurors and disposed of the Motion Docket. The criminal docket produced many convicts for the chain gang and penitentiary, including Charlie Jackson for murder to life, William Thomas for assault with intent to murder, Sam and John Merritt for burglary and arson for 19 years each, Dock Brinson for arson five years, Will Bishop for stabbing and assault 18 months, Tom Travis for forgery four years, Charley Robinson for cow stealing three years, Arthur Williams for larceny from a house 12 months, and Lizzie Spaight six months in the chain gang. Except three cases, most were convicted. Solicitor Spence led the prosecutions.
Camp meeting details note Capt G A Wight leading the effort with promises of success. Also reported is a remarkable cotton stalk from Climax measuring 26 inches tall with 17 squares, plus local news of a marriage at Echodell between J W Freeman and Minnie Lee King with Rev W B Lane officiating.
Prof McKelway closes.term with a Friday public exam at the Academy from 10 am to 1 pm and an evening court house exhibition of composition declamation and recitation. Patrons are urged to attend, praising his first year and urging another. Notes praise Miss Norma Qurry Miss Hattie Wooten and Mrs Wood's music class.
A deputy sheriff killed Barfield in self defense after Barfield, armed with a double barrel shotgun and revolver, shot at the officer while Barfield resisted arrest at his field. Adams fired in response after Barfield discharged on the officer, who sustained two flesh wounds but remained unharmed.
The Quincy Room and the Quincy Boom become theater for clash as Max, the Merchant Prince, unveils a grand房 room promotion with milk shakes and signs. Ku Klux raids damage the displays but fail to halt his campaign as crowds rally to see the conqueror Come.
The Syndicate reports rapid tobacco growth with two to three hundred acres set this season. A night gang drew thousands of plants under bright reflectors to speed growth, and one hundred acres were prepared in a single day. Prefers Sumatra fields on Concord road and Santa Clara road for viewing, noting healthy plants and expansive fields like Cuba.
Special to The Democrat recounts a boyhood sighting near Calvary Georgia in 1888. A spectral funeral procession appeared by a Primitive Baptist graveyard, with a blue wagon, white mule team, black mourners, and a rainbow of colors as the coffin was lowered. The narrator later learned the buried child was a neighbor’s daughter. The item blends local notes with notices on public events, crops, and classifieds typical of a small southern paper. The piece closes with other local items, ads, and notices.
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