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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
7
Both Baptist and Presbyterian churches here have resigned from local fields of labor. The Baptist minister moves to Tifton while the Presbyterian pastor accepts a presidency in Thomasville. The congregations close their labors here as of last Sunday. Community prayers accompany them to their new assignments.
News reaches El Paso Texas of the death of Mr Bud McGill aged about years after long tuberculosis. Native of Sobridge he grew up there and later moved with his family to Decatur Georgia where they made their home until ill health prompted a move west. Burial will take place in Decatur with two sisters Mrs McKown and Mrs Wyrsham and his brother Walter McGill of Atlanta listed as survivors. The community extends condolences to the bereaved family.
An elderly reader from Empire Wy on Rural Route 2 praises Arnica Salve for healing sores on his hand and leg, saying it is worth its weight in gold. A Healthy Family advertises Dr King’s Pills praising mild cleansing and toning benefits, with reference to Rural Route 1 Guil- ten.
Gov Elect Jos. M. Brown spent yesterday in the city following announcements last week. He arrived from Thomasville at 11:35 AM and was greeted by a committee of friends. An informal reception at the Court house preceded a stag dinner hosted by Senator L. F. Patterson on Broughton street, marking the close of the day’s events.
Mrs Ada L Croom hotel proprietor of Vaughn Mississippi states she suffered for months with a severe cough and growing consumption until a friend recommended Dr King s New Discovery. After taking it three bottles produced a complete cure. The remedy is advertised as a world famous lung and throat healer and is sold in drug stores priced 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
Notice requests add new telephone numbers to the directory. Entries include Lucien Bower office 299, R Maseey residence 171, Mrs Ramelle Palmer residence 1sg, Masonic Hall 186, Ward and Nix market 305, Joe Andersen stables 311, Mrs A B Cliett residence 329, and Mrs R F Skipper 103 discontinued. Cainbridge Telephone Company signs off.
A devotional text pleads for national protection and virtue. It invokes divine guidance for prosperity liberty and justice and asks God to save the state rulers and officers through truth and righteousness. The piece blends prayer with patriotic sentiment.
A Union Farewell service at the Baptist church in Tifton Georgia honored Bro A J Reamy whose pastoral relation ended with the church. Speakers from Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian churches praised his moral character and leadership and adopted a resolution of service. Reamy begins his new pastorate as the Tifton church remains temporarily pastorless.
The list shows grand and petit jurors drawn for the November term of the Decatur Superior Court in 1908. Names appear in the published notice and reflect the juror selection process for the upcoming term.
A local ad from Townsend Jewelry Co in Sainbridge, Georgia promises a buy back guarantee: if a purchased article is not as represented, the buyer may return it for a full money refund. The shop notes careful examination before purchase and asserts confidence in its jewelry quality.
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