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A Busy Bainbridge Newswire Tidbits and Local Happenings
Fred Smith’s advertises codfish deviled crabs and bacon while Col Hall Parker attends court in Thomasville. The paper notes weddings, lectures by Rev Jones, visits from Misses Kendrick Steadham Rayland and Patterson, a large horse auction, drought affecting crops, and ongoing city improvements including a new church plan. It reports political draft, frost glimpses, and local social rounds with many named residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Smith's
Col
Hall Parker
Thomasville
Fred Smith’s
Sam Jones
Emma Kendrick
Iron City
Dave Waters
Rosa Steadham
Arlington
Frank
Harrell
South Broad Street
Ivan Morgan
A. W. Felton
Montezuma
W. N. Ainsworth
Crawford Street
Griffin
J. H. Martin
Hawkinsville
Supreme Court
Old Decatur
Stonewall Eng. Co
Messrs
Clyton Hodges
C. L. Funderbirke
Spring Creek
Gulf Coast Fisheries
W. H. Bennitt
G. O. Smith
J. R. Graves
Ramsey
van Morgan
Crews
Logue
Ainsworth
Pittman
Byron Bower Jr
Cros Stegall
Georgia Normal College
Athens
Lois Russell
Clarke County