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essity. Don’t you need one ? We can suit you;
Jays carry a large stock of
Solid Cold,
Oold Pilled
and Silver Case*,
and our designs are so well assorted we
Z. suit anvone, and at a price that the smallest
0 ° can afford one. If you already have one and
P f*ds repairing, we have one of the most corape-
nt workmen in the state, and we can make it as
d as new So if vou need a Watch or your old
en e need repairing, g'ive us a.call and be convinced
that we can please you. ^ ^
Very truly.
Blaum Jewelry Co.,
bon air block.
(n all sizes,
CAL AFFAIRS |
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Tyler’s new delivery wagon
the handsomest iu town.
Carroll, of Jacksonville, is
et relatives in the city.
iyii Tonge has returned
ripof several weeks to Bal-
Covington, of Pensaoola,
been the guest of Editor
his week.
Cooke and family, of the
too Tallahassee, Fla., are
m this city.
Miriam Donalson has re-
tins oily after a pleasant
knacea Springs.
ieorgia Southern Military
as per last week’s account
w, will open Sept. 7th.
Ingram, of Fowltown,
city one day this week,
i crops in a fine condition,
it house square is being
ip it last, and the author!'
be congratulated on the
Met Wardell and family,
sills,- were in the oity this
guests of the family of Dr.
hOB.
Wingate hat returned
ip to Columbus where she
visiting. She it stopping
a Ail.
picking time is npon the
oi the county, and we under
the crop is • fast opening
Motions.
hat the Bainbndge Tur»
*®d Pine Product Co. have
their ad that appears
i# this issue.
toitb, a large and well
mberman of Baker coanty,
*®tf Wednesday enroute
ohicola on business.
WhnB, of Macon, spent Sat
I Sunday in this oity the
■ friend, Tom Johnson,
1 of the G. F. A A. By.
kn Afr Hotel has just put in
•as new electric clock, and
■“•‘er receive the corrected
* frora Western Union
H. Parker, of Thomasville,
“Cambridge this week
■ many friends. Dr. Parker
»b,° l ^ e ® a P tI8t church
■'Me time.
manager Collier of the
.“oneCompany left Tues-
icrlmT ! D Dawson > Mr.
is m the cit y
y™* Of the exchange.
*ZEz rt,r; a . , " K,he
revival
is as-
It chn„r‘ , meetlD S at the
mono* h t i’ ere - He W ‘>1
^br ’ * D< ^ w ‘ 1 ^ ^ present
vices at the Metho-
atH * Hartsfield
"* a f ew days
■«>n hote J u&rler8
WdJ Vl uare >n the
•f J.r h .T ' b, r
he Clty 0 the nesteet
Dr. Crenshaw who has been visit*
ing Montgomery, his old home, the
past week, returned today and
now on duty at the famous Congress
Hall Saloon greeting his friends.
Mike Cohen, one of the popular
drummers who has been making
Bainbndge, will we understand soon
transfer to North Georgia territory,
to the regret of his friends here.
Arthur Little, formerly with the
Grenada Drug Company this city,
will arrive in a few days on a visit
to friends. Mr. Little is now located
in Jacksonville, Fla., where he has a
splendid position.
Mrs. Ed Fleming and Mrs. Geor
gia Fleming are spending a few days
at Panacea Springs enjoying the
breezes and the health giving prop
erties of the mineral waters there, as
is Mrs. Dr. Peacock.
Friends of Mrs. R. B. Russell in
this oity will be delighted to learn
that she is able to be up again after
an illness of five weeks. She will
visit friends and relatives m this
city some time this fall.
The swollen edndition of the Chat
tahoochee river has occasioned anx
iety on the part of those owning
crops along Gw river bottoms. We
understand that than is perhaps no
imminent and immediate danger.
The Scarab Light oontalnsd last
week about 24 solid oolamns of read
ing matter and less than a column
of thu'waa clipped matter. We are
etriving to dig np the news, and no
efforts will be spared in the endeavor.
Miss Franoes Ben Jackson who is
the popular instructor in mnsto at
the G. S. M. College this city, will
return home from Chieago, where
•he hue been taking special initruo-
tion, about October 1st, and will
assume charge of her classes.
R. E. Parish, of the firm of Slade
A Parish, cotton commission mer
chants and warehousemen of Colum-
bus, Ga., was in Bainbndge y esters
day on business. Mr. Parish was
ones a citizen of Bainbridge, and
remembers well many of the older
citizens of the town.
Hettie Cautey, a negro woman
from the neighborhood of the Cohn
Tobaouo Farm, was tried on a writ
of lunacy before Judge Maxwell yes.
terday and was found to be insane.
She will have to await until applies'
tion van be made to the state saoita
rium and accommodation secured.
The Steamer John R. Sharpe will
run a cut rate excursion.next Sunday
UrCbattabooehee, Fla., and return
tor 75 cents round trip. The excur
sion will be lor the benefit of whites
only, and is being engineered by A.
L. Mnmford and Charlie Finch. The
boat will leave the wharf this oity
at 8 a. m. and will return at 6 p. m.
The managers guarantee a pleasant
trip and best of order.
We note that the A. C. L. people
have tacked on a few boards to their
disgraceful old shack of a depot, and
thereby they have as it were driven
so many coffin tacks into the future
growth and welfare of Bainbridge
commercially. It becomes more and
more apparent that the officials of
the road are not going to consider
the needs of the city in this direc
tion. If they boild a new depot, it
will jnst be one of those unexpected
happenings that occasionally fall
aoross the path of a town •
The average BainhHdj^e citiaen
has begun to wonder what has be
come of the Fourth Regiment Band,
which has for so long (Men the pride
of the town. We fear that the warm
weather baa driven them oat of bus
iness for the present, bat we »hyi|
expect them to reappear aa soon aa
the scorching days are over. Now,
this oalls up the question as to the
support Bainbridge baa been giving
this band. We understand that it
bas beeii Sh expensive affair tar the
members of the hand, all the while
the oity has been reeeiying the bene
fit. It givea the Search Light pleas
ure to stand by the local band in
their needs and to ask that the oity
oome to the rescue in a substantial
and telling manner.
H, H. Butler, one of the prominent
young farmers of the Whigbam dis
trict, was in the city Wednesday
with the first bale of new ootton that
has been marketed at this point. The
hale weighed 500 pounds, classed
middling and was sold to Ehrlioh A
Co. for 12f cents per pound oash.
For a number of years Ehrlioh A
Co. have succeeded in uaptunog the
first bale on the local market. Mr.
Butler ftom whom the purchase was
made has another bale ready for the
market also.
Miss Auna Tonge gave a delight
ful card party last Tuesday evening
at her home. The affair was given
complimentary to Miss Beardsley,
who is visiting in this oity. Miss
Cliette won the first prize s hand
some souvenir spoon, wfaioh she pre
sented to Miss Beardsley, the guest.
Miss Bessie Crawford presided at
the punoh bowl during the delight
ful refreshments that .were served.
About twenty-five delighted guests
were present during the evening.
Services at the Presbyterian churoh
next Sunday Aug. 30th as follows:
Sunday-School and Col. Donalson’a
Bible class at 10 a. m., seimon on
“The Scriptures” at the II a. m.
service; Text, Ps. 119:130. “The
entrance of thy words giveth light,”
Night service at 8 o’clock; Text
Amos 3:8, “The Lord hath spoken
who oan but prophesy;” The sacra
ment of the Lord’s Supper will be
celebrated (D. V.) the first Sunday
Although the oity election will
occur in January next, there has so
far been but little discussion as te
who may be the candidates for May
or and Aldermen, The prospects
are that the election will be a quiet
one, and we believe that this will
meet with the keenest approval of
those of our citizens who have a dis
taste for so much excitement over
looal election*.
The G. F. A A. pulled more than
500 excursionists to Tallahassee last
Monday, taking thsm from along the
line. The major portion were ne
groes, however, Tlie road will ran
excursions into Bainbridge next Son
day and Monday. It is the opinion
of Mr. McTyer that Bainbridge will
have fully aa many excursionists as
were hauled to Tallahassee Monday.
We understand that the Argus
outfit will be moved soon to the
building on Broughton etreet where
Hawes A Hawes old offices were
located. The remdval will entail
considerable expense and trouble to
Mr. Graves, the genial, pleasant and
able editor of the paper; neverthe
less be has announoed his intention
to make the move.
The tennis grounds which were
some time ago laid out and prepared
on the vacant lot south of Judge
Bower’s place is now m condition
and the members of the club will
begin the use of the grounds at once
We understand that the club is in
creasing in numbers, and that a num
ber of tournaments will be arranged.
Married on the west side of toe
river on 24th inst., Mr. W. C. N.
Yeates to Miss Evelyn Yates. Rev.
John Swain, of Brinson, performed
the ceremony in the presence of a
few friends. Both parties to the
transaction lived in the neighbor
hood of Brinson and their marriage
was a surprise to their friends,
B. C. Salter one of the industrious,
energetic young men of the lBth dis
trict, was in town the fiiat of the
week and closed a contraot with the
Bainbridge Tnrpentine and Pine
Product Co. to furnish them light-
wood and other material lor distilla
tion as soon as the plant opens np.
mm hill mi
BROAD STREET.
The most up-to-date place in the oity.
The only place where you can get a mixed drink right.
Meals’ atallhour*. Free Lunch Morning
and Evening.
Private Dining Rooms. Come and make this headquarters.
CONGRESS HALL HAftTI MD RYE.
The Best Whiskey on Earth.
|E. Blumenstein, Proprietor.
Bainbridge, Qa.
Union Bottling Works.
T. I. THOMASON
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2I=™
& SON, Props.
All Kinds of—
Carbonated Beverages
—and
Areated Waters.
-MANUFACTURE—
. . Ginger Ale and—
Seltzer Waters
Specialties.
♦
BAINBRIDGE, GA.
Clean t
We are offering some very attractive prices on
LOW CUT SHOES
....AND SHIRTS....
Our line of Shirts consists of all the latest styles and best makes,
and you will make no mistake jn buying Negligee Shirts at this sea
son of the year, tor you can wear them all of the winter.
$1,00 and $1.50 Shirt* going at 79 cent*.
' We have a swell line of Low Cut Shoes that we are offering at a
low price to make room for our Fall line. We have them in Hess,
Hanan and Toole’s Special.
Hess and Hanan at $4. Toole’s Special $3. and $3.50.
Local money to lend on improved
rest estate.
Harrell A Hartsfield,
Bainbridge, Ga. Attorneys.
We have just received our line of
£ CEOSSET SHOES#
for Fall and Winter wear and they are beauties. The Crosset is the
best Shoe on the market without an exception, for the money. Price,
$3.50, $400 and $5.00. We are agents for
Hess Shoes, E. & W Shirts
and Collars, Knox Hats and
FFF-FFF Clothing
L. C. TOOLE,
MEN S OUTFITTER.!