Railroad Hope Ties Bainbridge Growth to Alabama Midland
Tennortat Georgia September 18 1888 editorial highlights Alabama Midland Railway plans from Bainbridge to Montgomery with survey work along Chattahoochee and Savannah routes. It praises H B Plant associates and foresees faster trains, economic boost for Bainbridge and neighboring towns, and urges voter engagement including Clerk of Superior Court and County Treasurer candidates. Also reports a Republican caucus with Wisdom Nicholson and John D Williams nominated amid colorful county politics.
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Montgomery
Alabama Mid
A. Woolfolk
Peo Ridge
Bainbridge
Chattahoochee
Ala
Thomas
Mainz
Midland
Savannah, Western Railroad
V.lle
Boston
Quitman
Beuiney
Thomasville
Savannah
Florida
Brunswick
Europe
H. B. Plant
Whigham Notes on Weather and Local Life
A wind and rain event last weekend disrupted Whigham Georgia with no damage reported. Farmers rush to house cotton ahead of more unsettled weather as Rev T A White delivered a strong Baptist sermon Sunday night but could not continue due to illness. Miss Anna Haygood visits Miss Alice Harrell, while Whigham’s business activity and school progress remain strong and the Democrat thrives.
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T. A. White
Baptist Church
Anna Haygood
Alice Harrell
Whigham
Georgia
Alliance Post Office Near Fort Scott in Pine Woods
Alliance, a recently established post office about ten miles west of Bainbridge, sits amid piny woods with a store, mill, and gin nearby. It lies two miles from Spring Creek’s clear stream and six miles from Fort Scott, home to a monument and graves of brave soldiers. The community has a new church and Sunday School each Sunday morning. Join WireGrass.
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Eorrors Democrat
Alliance
Bainbridge
Piny Woods
Spring Creek
Fort Scott
Pine Forest
Wiregrass
Aid for Jacksonville Relief Fund Initiated
Mr J R Babbit of this city sent Jacksonville $66 for yellow fever relief yesterday. The sum came from contributions gathered locally and is only a beginning of further aid as needed for the afflicted and suffering people.
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J. R. Babbit
Jacksonville
Calvary Day at the Calvary School Exam and Afterglow
Black skies over Calvary as North Carolina settlers bring baskets to witness student examinations. After a forted dining scene, the evening featured orations and a rained piano, with Miss Tillie Higdon and Maggie Butler performing a galop duet. Capt. G. A. Wight and daughter, Judge Patterson of Concord, Fla, and Miss K. Mitchell of Thomasville attended, with speeches by C. J. Munnerlyn, Ren. E. Russell, and Judge Patterson. Sept 8, 1888.
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Calvary School
North Carolina
Tillie Higdon
Maggie Butler
Miss Brown
C. J. Munnerlyn
Ren. E. Russell
Judge Patterson
T. A. White
Tax Notice and Real Estate for Sale in 1888 Era
Tax notices announce open city tax returns for 1888 through Sept 15 at B Nussbaum's office. A comfortable home on Broughton Street is offered at a bargain as a safe investment. A local election features a black and a white candidate against the regular Democratic ticket amid tense tone. A wedding at Mr Joe Maxwell's house in Cairo, with Augusta Maxwell marrying Rev W McF Alexander and Rev C W Wallace, departs by 6:40 am train to Chattanooga.
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Mitchell County
Groun
Dis
Noah Keaton
Ghlarnt
Noah
Tom Gaines
Tom
John
B. NussBaum
City Cork
Broughton Street
Cal. T. Dickenson
Faceville Notes on a Murder Victim and Local Affairs
A column recalls a man killed between here and Chattohoochee and a brother’s letter claiming the victim was deaf and not a drinker. It mentions selling recipes, Col. Wimbish and Maj. Cooper visiting, railroad news, politics, local social events, and upcoming Democratic meetings as Bainbridge eyes growth and property values.
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N. A. Graham
Here
Chattahoochee
Eustace Ingram
W. A. Wimbish
Atlanta
Maj. Cooper
Quincy
Mattie Burghard
D. T. Wilson
Wm. Dickson
Mattie
Democratic Campaign Committees Formed Across Districts
A list of suggested Democratic Campaign Committee chairmen and their district appointees was issued urging organ ization into active working groups. The call requests turnout at meetings and urging voters to the polls, naming numerous individuals and locales as participants. This Sept 11 1888 notice culminates with Maston O Neal appointed as chair of the Democratic Executive Committee.
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Climax
R F Parker
H W ° McTyre
J F Kelly
A J Truluck
W E Powell
Alex Cox
J A Herring
DB Carry
N C Bell
S C Worn
F J Shores
Whigham
W Jones
S L Belcher
J M Robinson
A L Womble
M O Sutton
C C Pearce
G G Walden
R M Bower
J J Lodge
J T Harrell
T B Maxwell
G M Jones
Joshua Martin
H L McEloy
Z Tr
W D Moore
Belchers
A B Cliett
D S Oliver
A Newsome
I J Trammell
C D Brock
M M Lodge
J K Pullen
Reagans
G A Wight
E L Broom
G W Reagan
J W Faircloth
A J Graham
W S Wight
Higdons
J J Higdon
W A Carr
W P Rushin
P H Herring
Richard Fewell
S H Harrison
Ben Bird
J 8
Overstreet
John R. Maxwell
D L Bryant
Jesse R Dorsey
Floyd W Williams
Bells
J T Roberts
W A Bell
J O C Evans
W W Harrell
J T Yawn
Maj G W Haines
C T Mims
Fowlstown
A S McBride
R Smith
D C Bulleu
Jas Bell
O M Rawls
J B Donalson
I M
J M Ellis
CR Kelly
Wm Sikes
Wm Whidden
T Dsmity
W B McDaniel
B F Anders
H M Emanuel
J D Ellis
A L Johnson
Spring Creek
H _ Cunningham
JS Thursby
R W Hatton
John Rhodes
John Earnest
W C Fairchilds
Mathew Alday
E J Powell
MD Powell
W J Hamilton
E Ternage
Jno Brown
Steam Mill
J L Dickenson
Sam Brunson
H H J Hodges
J K O Cunningham
D P Harris
E C Mosely
J W Butts
G B Alday
S W Freeman
R H Crawford
TS B
Fanderburke
Henry Boyett
S D Cherry
F S Lynn
W J Barber
Rock Pond
W S Robinson
M Y Horn
F A Thomas
A J Davis
Oer
S Fanderburke
Berry Miller
J D Chasan
J J Clark
AB Sikes
Q A Phillips
Pine Hill
Simeon Brinson
Jesse H Powell
A J Rich
C M Fuenderburk
O L Funderburk
W Russell
W H Morrow
W B Kyan
Drew Roberts
A J Griffin
W E Griffin
J C Donaleon
W J Parker
Jesse Franklin
K H Mathis
J W Curry
J T Humphrey
A F Talbert
B H Griffin
Endricks
W Kendrick
Albert Haile
J T Mock
JM Ive
Djg McNair
H R Cloud
J M Barber
M L Jones
W G Mock
Bainbridge
Young Men’s Democratic Club
M O'Neal
C J Munnerlyn
C W Wimberley
L F Patterson
I Zacharias
A C Farnell
M W_ Bates
A L Hawes
A L Townsend
E R Peabody
TB Gremmer
J M Ingram
J Harrie
Z B Whitaker
SS Dixon
J W Kendrick
D McGill
Peter McCorkle
F J Johnson
D A Russell
R A Lytle
H B Ehrlich
A Hinds
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