Notable Visitors and Local Whispers In Thomasville
Col A L Hawes visited Thomasville this week. Miss Daisy Subhers returned from Attapulgus last Monday. Col Abner Avirett of Fowltown spent Tuesday in the city. Byron Bower Jr paid a brief Thomasville visit. Miss Emma Sapp visits Baker County this week. Lon W M Tarrell returned to Moultrie Sunday. Mrs Shaw and her son from Carrabelle Fla visit friends here. Mr Humewell Griffin returned Tuesday from visits to Thomasville. Mr Jeff Holder, a prosperous Decatur farmer, spent Tuesday in town. Mr Chas Binford, away at college for months, returned Tuesday. Miss Anne Worthy of Troy Ala expected this week as guest of Miss Subers. FOR SALE My interest in the Johnson Boarding House opposite Hines Stable. Theodor Gr say and others seen about town. Melvin Nussbaum and Gordon Bower left for Athens to begin school. Improvement noted in A B and F r Chett, ill for weeks. Mrs C N Buchanan ill but improving. Max Nussbaum rents bicycles by the hour. Hebrew stores closed today for Day of Atonement, reopen at six. Services at St John’s Chapel Sunday 20th inst by Rev J F Milbank. Parents sympathize with Mr and Mrs Andrew Ingram of Fowltown on infant’s death last Saturday. Editor Brown left for Macon to enroll his daughter Beulah at Wesleyan, will return later. Messrs Glen Tonge and Martin Curry left for Apalachicola for a week of fishing. E H Hammond, returning after absence, rejoins Flint River Lumber & Export Co. Rev F B Ticknor preached two sermons at St John’s Chapel then left for North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
A. L. Hawes
Thomasville
Daisy Subhers
Attapulgus
Abner Avirett
Fowltown
Byron Bower, Jr
Emma Sapp
Baker County
Lon. W. M. Trarrell
Moultrie
Shaw
Little Son
Carrabelle
Fla
Humewell Griffin
Jeff Holder
Decatur
Chas. Binford
Anne Worthy
Troy
Ala
Johnson
Hines
Theo
Ckenheimer
Savsal
Melvin Nussbaum
Gordon Bower
Athens
A. B
Fr. Chett
C. N. Buchanan
Max Nussbaum
Andrew Ingram
Brown
Macon
Miss Beulah
Wesleyan Female College
Messrs
Glen Tonge
Martin Curry
Apalachicola
E. H. Hammond
Flint River Lumber & Export Company
F. B. Ticknor
St. John’s Chapel
North Carolina
J. H. Carpenter
Dawson
Parker
Bainbridge
Misses Maggie and Maud Mc Collumn depart for Thomasville
Cisco residents Maggie and Maud Mc Collumn traveled to the city, with Maud heading to Thomasville at 1:15 to enter Messrs. C. Harrell, B. C. Dickenson, F. S. Harrell, C. W. Wimberley, T. S. Hawes, and G. F. Westmoreland. The piece notes fishing trips, revivals, and local commerce, with future events like a bicycle race and social gatherings.
Colored People Hear H L Johnson Speak Tuesday
To The Colored People H L Johnson will address the colored residents of this county on Tuesday September 29 1896. He is described as an eloquent speaker and all colored people are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Johnson
Election of Foreman and Secretary at Oak City Hook & Ladder
The Oak City Hook and Ladder Company elected T S Hawes as Foreman by a small majority over Herbert Goulding after a Monday council meeting. T H Parker won the post of Secretary and Treasurer over C G Gurley. The gathering enjoyed a lavish lunch and a convivial evening, marking a pleasant conclusion to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak City Hook & Ladder Company
Council Chamber
T.S. Hawes
Herbert Goulding
Hawes
T. H. Parker
C. G. Gurley
Parker
Obituary Notice for Jefferson Holder of Decatur County
Jefferson Holder aged 85 died at his Decatur County residence after a long illness. Born in Barnwell County South Carolina he moved to Early County Georgia in 1830 marrying Elizabeth Sheffield and lived here forty five years. Survived by four daughters Mrs Hardy Powell Mrs Drew Roberts Mrs Reuben Williams Miss Maria Holder and Mrs H C Sheffield with two sons John and Jefferson Holder. He was a Catholic and esteemed for his kindness and civic fidelity. A friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur County
Jeferson Holder
Barnwell County
South Carolina
Georgia
Elizabeth Sheffield
Holder
Hardy Powell
Drew Roberts
Reuben Williams
Sudden Death of Oscar M Rawls Noted in Local Obituary
The article mourns the death of Oscar M Rawls at his home in Fowltown after a brief fever. It lauds his churchly life, family, and wide county regard. It also discusses a proposed city bicycle sidewalk ordinance with support for measured restrictions rather than a ban, urging explicit laws with bells and lights for riders.
Small Blaze near the depot at D M Mitchell home
Sunday afternoon a fire alarm summoned three fire companies to the home of Mr. D M Mitchell near the depot. The stove flue in the kitchen started the blaze and neighbors saved the house with buckets of water before the department arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depot Street
D. M. Mitchell
Democratic speakers tour county before October election
Democratic speakers will address residents across multiple towns from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, urging turnout before the state election. Events feature speakers G. F. Westmoreland, A. L. Hawes, F. S. Harrell, A. H. Russell, D. McGill, Ben Nussbaum, Jno. E. Donalson, J. C. Chason and others at venues including Fowltown Attapulgus Whigham Climax Higdon Reagan's Bell's Recovery Faceville Limesink Belcher's Blowing Cave Pearces Bainbridge Pine Hill Iron City Donalsonville Kendrick Lower Spring Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Westmoreland
A. L. Hawes
Attapulgus
Whigham
F.L. Harrell
A. L. Ha
A. H. Russell
Bell’s
Recovery
A. L. Townsend
D. McGill
Faceville
Limesink
Peeples
Harrell
Ben Nussbaum
Belcher’s
F. S. Harrell
Blowing Cave
Barrow’s Mill
Pearces
Bainbridge
Pine Hill
Iron City
Jno
E. Donalson
J.C. Chason
Donalsonville
J. C. Chason
Kendrick’s
A. H
Fall Goods Arriving Daily Prompt Action to Buy Now
A brisk advertisement urges shoppers to buy fall goods immediately to make room for new stock. It emphasizes not waiting for winter and warns prices will not be lower, urging timely purchases to secure items at current rates.
Engineer W R Dickerson Killed in Pinkards Wreck
The Alabama Midland railway engineer W R Dickerson was killed when a switch left open sent the engine into a siding at Pinkards 100 miles from Montgomery. The crash injured few others while the train continued to Montgomery. Police note the theft of $5,000 on the same line earlier that morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Dickerson
Alabama Midland Railroad
Pinkards
Montgomery
Savannah
Boston
Dickerson
Whn
Southern Express
Thomasville
Bryan
Sewall
Savannah News
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FLINT
Mr. It
Bones
Po of
FON
AIG
The
Democrat
Bainbridge GA
Baptist Church
D. H. Parker
Methodist Churce
WN Ainsworth
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Royail, Insurance CO
Phoenin Insurance CO
Pennsylvania Insurance CO
Western Assurance Co of
Toronto
Northern Assurance Co of London
JR Graves
J. F. Milbank
Maggie
Maud McCollumn
Cisco
C. Harrell
B. C. Dickenson
C. W. Wimberley
T. S. Hawes
Spring Creek
Gaines
Miss Bryant
Columbus
A. B. Cliett
Oscar M. Rawls
Weir
Jane Reid
Taylor
Searchlight
Donalson & Hawes
B. F. Colbert’s
Brackin & Cox
Mr. E. M. Bates
Cele
Cheap Cash Store
the Times
Jones
Gurley
Belcher
Hustlers
Messrs. E. C
R. R
New York
Bainbridge, GA
Quincy, Fla
MART
Catce
Penny
Headquarters
Bost
Lea
Price
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