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SALE OF PROFIT-SHARING
CONSTRUCTION BONDS,
Bainbridge Turpentine and Pine Product Ci
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Company legally chartered under the Laws of Georgia, Capital Stock $15,000 00 paid up and in bonds $35,000.00 at the value of $10000
bearing eight per cent per annum interest, payable semi-annually first of May and November after date. Including the eight per cent '; t
those Bonds share in the earning af the Company and draw the same dividends as the Stock of the Company. The interest and dividend ntere , s . t ’
at the First National Bank of Bainbridge, Ga. cnas> W*"*
The-life of these Bonds is twenty years, and redeemable only at the option of the "owners. Both principal and interest of Bonds secured bv p-
Mortgage upon the plant of the Company. y * lrat
^ACTUAL COST OF PUNT $60,000.00
Money arising from sale of Bonds to be used for purpose of construction only,
For information as to subscriptions, apply to
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Subscriptions can be made at the Bainbridge State Bank and First National Bank
Bainbridge, Qa.
OEO. S. COX,
P. B. BLAIN,.
Thomasville, Ga.
M. D. POWELL, Pres, and Qen’l]
B. F. HAVEN, Vice-Pres.
T. S. HAWES, Secretary,
Bainbridge, Ga.
From Whigham.
B. A. Parker took in the Morrell
meeting at Climax Sunday last.
Jack Terrell, of Dothan, was in
the oity Sunday with his parents.
Last Saturday was famous for its
crowd of syndicate negroes here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lewie spent
last Sunday in Cairo with relatives.
Rev. John Blewett, from the Lime
Biuk vicinity, was in town Thursday.
Mrs. J. IV. Maxwell and son, of
Calvary, were in town shopping this
week.
Miss Kate Hansel), of Dothan,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. V. S.
Parker.
Rev. N. G. Christopher went to
Bainbridge Sunday to fill Rev. Jes
ter’s pulpit.
Herring Quinn has returned to
Thomasville after a week’s visit to
his son.
Rev. Mr. Kmohens, pastor of
Providence church, was in the city
Saturday.
Walter Lasseter, of Bainbridge
visited his relatives at the McMair
Houso Sunday.
Miss Rosa Arl s ne will leave next
Monday tor Athens to take a course
in the State Normal.
Misses Ruth and Clyde Jones and
Master Clower attended servioes at
Providenue Sunday.
. Dr. T. G. Miller, of Pelham, was a
guest, of bis brother, Dr. Miller, of
this place this week.
Col. John Singletary, of Cairo,
was one of the distinguished guests
to the oity Saturday.
Mrs. Dr. Miller is back home after
spending several weeks with her
parents in the country.
Miss Melissa Arline will go this
week to Thomasville to enter Stan
ley’s business college.
Mrs. Bob Jones'and Mrs. Moye,
of the Bell district, were shopping
in oar town Tuesday.
Paul Robinson returned borne this
week from a two weeks stay with
relatives in Lnmpkin.
Dutton, Fla., is visiting her father
and family Dr. MoElvy.
Rev. Josh Martin and family left
Tuesday for their home in Pelham.
Onr loss, is Pelham’s gain.
Mrs. Hal Morrison and son, now
of Atlanta, spent the week with her
brother, Col. R. R. Terrell.
Mrs. Willie Cowart has gone to
Pine Park to take a music class.
We wish her much sucoess.
Cotton pioking will soon be the
leading feature in onr seotion. Next
will be settling guano bills.
Editor Blaulon, of the South
Georgia Progress, was a welcome
visitor to our town this week.
Mrs. H. M. Terrell, of Bainbridge
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
son Col. R. R. Terrell and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Kedar Wight and
children, of Cairo, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Byron Butler this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hare are
off for Indian Springs and Atlanta
and other places in North Georgia.
Miss Maybell Herring, of Climax,
was elected one of the teaohers in
the Whigham high school this week.
Miss Lanie Bell after an extended
visit to her sister, Mrs, N. Z. Tru-
lock, returned to her home in South
Carolina.
Miss Wiliie Bottoms, of Thomas
ville, is with Miss Dollie Weldon
this week. Doing some special mil
linery well.
W. M. Quinn is suffering exceed,
mgly from the “fleets of stepping on
a nail which penetrated bis shoe,
into his foot.
Mrs. Simon Swicord and daughter,
Celia, are visiting Mrs. Swioord’s
father and family, Dr. Watkins, of
Thomasville.
Charlie Milter brought in the first
-bale of cotton to Whighaui Tuesday
and sold it to Cobb A Lewis at tho
top of the market.
The Presbyterian congregation
enjoyed another good sermon by Mr.
Stimpson at the Methodist church
Friday evening.
Mrs. Dock Powell, of Cairo, came
over this week to visit her father,
as #1 . ..., , Joih Martin, for the last time in his
Mrs. Will Cannon and children, of I old home here.
Jack Leavens, of the Pine Level
bobool, brought his daughter, Miss
Minnie, and entered her as a pnpil
in Whigham school this week.
The many friends of Gordon Mo
Elvy and George Lane will be pleas
ed to learned of their muoh improv
ed condition, neither however is
out of danger yet.
Simon Gurley, oolored, captured
a monster rattle suake Monday
morning near Mr. Brownlee’s resi
dence. The rattler was orossing the
road end carried 18 rattles.
The building and % improvement
spirit seems to have taken hold ot
the people ot the town In earnest.
It is manifested in all parts of the
town. Whigham has never expe
rienced a larger growth than for the
past several months.
From Climax.
D. B. Curry was indisposed last
week.
Miss Amelia Bell, of Cairo, is vis
iting relatives here.
Miss Sallie Curry spent Tuesday
most pleasantly in Bainbridge.
Miss Amelia Herring entertained
at flinch Tuesday night a few of
her friends.
Willie Stallings, of MoRae, passed
through Climax Tuesday en route to
Bainbridge.
Miss Clyde Carry was the ebarm-
iug guest of Miss Effie MoQueen last
Wednesday evening.
Morton Bates, of Quiney, who has
been visiting bis sister, returned
home last Saturday.
We are glad to see Johnnie Her
ring on the streets again, after sev*
eral days illness.
Miss Alioe Trulock is being de
lightfully entertained among friends
in Fowltown this week.
Mrs. Nannie McLauchlin is visit
ing relatives in Atlanta. She will
not return for several weeks.
Mrs. L. B. Powell and children,
of Cairo, after visiting the family of
N. C. Bell, have gono to Alaga, Ala,.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Loohlin. of
Chattahoochee, are receiving con
gratulations on the arrival of a young
son. “
Miss Veda Gainey, a popular
young lady of Fowltown, was the
guest ot Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Powell
Sunday.
Misge* Jessie Parker and Goseie
Evane left Monday for Whigham to
attend the protraoted meeting at
Lime Sink.
J. W. Napier who has been visit
ing Cottondale« Fla,, returned last
Friday aooompanied by his brother,
Z. D. Napier.
• B. W, Cox, J. W. Napier, L. A.
Allen, Daniel McLauohlin went over
to Bainbridge the first of the week
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Curry, of At*
tapulgus, who have been the guests
of their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. D.
B. Curry, have returned home.
Dr. S. T. Carter was called to the
bedside of Dr. C. Herring Monday
night. We are glad to know that
Dr. Herring is able to be up at this
writing.
Protracted meeting will begin at
the Presbyterian ohnroh on Saturday,
September 1st. Rev. Mr. Hyde,
evangelist of the Macon Presbytery,
will assist in the meetings.
From Faceville.
We are all pleased to see the son
shining after so much rain.
Thomas Edwards, of Chattahoo
chee, was here one day last week on
business.
The new ball team here is doing
some good playing. Just ask Mt.
Pleasant about it?
Judge Spence, of Camilla, who was
the visitor of Dr. A. L. Hand of this
place, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Ada Evans, of Fowltown,
who has been the guest of Mrs. C. B,
Rogers, returned home Monday.
A. C. Blount, of Chattahoochee,
visited friends here Sunday. Won
der what’s the attraction at Face
ville?
The farmers of our section are
looking happy, all hare fine crops
and are through pulling fodder and
have no cotton to pick yet.
Rzadxb.
PATRONS DESIRE A CHAXSI «|
To the many readers of .
Light and the citizens of L
in general, white and blub]
The following resolutions
you in behalf ot the negro i
Bainbridge, Ga. We feel i
that Bainbridge re and ahooldl
equal of the neighboring townaj
ies; but so far as its negro pub]
Is concernd, it is far, far bsr
present principal has taught tl
for the past seven or eight n
the school is no bettor off thii|
began. The colored people!
bridge should have a graded «l_
equipped and ablv managed ul
thoee other towns and cities uf
is undeniably true. It is true I
waited late to ask this change, J
never to late too correct a mietj
in view of this fact, the folloejL
lutions have been presented H
Board for action, with the hopej
request be granted.
Yours for Better School™
Dink Campbell, G. McLeuj
Biehop, Charlie Martin, E, 1).'
F. Jones, S. D. Bryant.
Rev, a. Bealu i
To the Ch airman and Board o!|
tion of the City: '
We the people of the colored!
ask your Honor to please coil
following resolutions in connect!
the assignment ot a teacher for u
term: ,
1. We want to change onr l
the city school and ask to be i
present you our choice.
2. Under the present
school has not been suer
aged. * , . „
8. He fails to give to s® 1
time in the school as he shouM,
4. We believe that onac?,
neglect of duty it has cau Ji2*|
city school, and has swelleo
her of private schools to®»‘
thirds of the enrollment ot w
of the town. .
6. We believe his mflw*
teacher is of such a nat ur ®
nrevent him from doing tn .
should be done in the sclioo.
8. He has failed to give «
I for more than two years
quite sure that a change ™
I means of building up the p
^WeUie undersigned ciuzem
trons pledge that we W' , ;
feeling in the matter but only 1
the interest of the senoo
eral good of our people-
They were t alking of
who was thrown from ^
car. How badly was bo f
The jm
doesn’t know yet.
suit for damages is
still 1