21 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1910
Page
1
Regular correspondent notes a quiet week in Lyons Ga with small social teas and visits. Local residents entertain at tea at a cottage home in the country while others journey to Americus Buena Vista and Albany for chautauqua and family gatherings.
A Webster County note recounts a Wednesday visit at Mrs. M. B. Lunsford home Preston Georgia. Family members including Dr. Guy G. Lunsford Knoxville Tenn and Col Julius R. Lansford Hamilton are mentioned among guests and returns. Other mentions include Mrs Ara Stevens shopping Americas and Miss Anabel Kidd visiting Albany.
Rural Hill notes list residents and guests visiting Plains Mossy Dell and nearby homes. Names include Mrs F P Joiner Miss Carl McGill Mr Joh Murray Jr Mrs Daisy McGill and children Max Dillard ill but recovering Mrs Sallie Adams Mr Bunk Ratliff Miss Carrie Joe Lansford and others. A trip to Atlanta for Carl McGill and medical commencement plans are noted. Continuous travel due to Kinchafoonee high waters is mentioned.
Regular correspondent reports Mrs Sue Joiner and daughter Etta shopping in Oglethorpe. R H Stubbs made a business trip to Americus. Several couples and individuals attended Baptist services at Pleasant Hill. Mrs S J Norris and Mrs W J Pennington are listed as ill. Young people attended a concert at Lowe.
Regular correspondent reports on visits and social calls in New Era and Drayton such as H S Turlington family and Mrs W S Turlington from Drayton visiting in New Era. Local residents attend gatherings at Nina Grant Myrtle Griffin and Mary Giles recovering from illness. Insurance on Jett Gamage’s life valued at several thousand dollars following his death.
Miss Pearl Kidd wed Mr. Wright of Andersonville in a quiet Lutheran parsonage ceremony. They plan to reside in Americus. The pages note a social gathering hosted by Miss Mattle Stapleton, visits by Mrs. Bettle Quillian, Miss Ida Lewis, and other locals, plus travel and revival happenings around Plains and nearby towns.
The remains were brought from Abbeville and buried at Braswell graveyard near Andersonville. Walter Singletery recovering after being thrown from a hand cart last Friday. C T Harden of Oglethorpe installed six new phones in the Cut Off district this week. Rev. E T Moore preached at the Baptist church both services Sunday. Dr EB Cato, central of Georgia surgeon, attending those injured last week in the crank car incident. Mrs M B Easterlin visited by her niece Mrs Maude Wasterlin. James W English visited last Sunday. J B Easterlin Sr and Mr Easterlin filled census vacancy for the 29th District. Mrs P C Dorman improving after illness. Mr Callenoe of Byromville visited his sister Mrs J M Bryant.
Leslie Ga April 20 reports visits from George DeLoach of Birmingham to relatives, Hotel moved to build stores, Rev Dickinson sermon at church, Coney and Gary of Cordele with friends, J Suggs back from illness, Lillie Kate Perry trip to Americus, farmers glad rain, Hines relatives in Americus, Davis and Butt visit Reeves, Leon Griffin hosts, Cora Cock DeSoto visits, Ghingler to preach at Baptist church on Sunday.
The 28th District of Georgia records a day of visits and calls including T P Woodruff and family at Canon's home, preaching at Pleasant Grove near Huntington, and various Sunday gatherings. Residents mention illnesses, family visits to Clements and Griffin households, and Gov Brown’s brief Americus stop related to the Chautauqua circuit.
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