Death in Engine Cab on Seaboard Wreck Near Americus
Engineer O. J. Gilstrap of Seaboard train 74 and colored fireman Ezekiel McMichael die as the locomotive overturns five miles west of Richland after torrential rains undermine the track. The crash traps and instantly ends both men. passengers escape unharmed. Relatives and funerals follow, with Gilstrap remembered for his unique whistle and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Gilstrap
Lumpkin
O. J. Gilstrap
Seaboard Railway
Engineer Gilstrap
Ezekiel McMichael
Stewart County
Richland
McKenzie
Hines
Glistrap
Ryals
Americus
Montgomery
Gil
Papa
Ezekiel McKenzie
Savannah
Social whirl marks week with Miss Lucile Rice guest
Mrs. George R. Ellis hosted a Taylor Street gathering for Miss Lucile Rice of Georgetown. The event featured progressive love making, punch by LeVerne Thomas and Addie Taylor, and a parade of young social set guests and escorts in a festively decorated parlor and gallery setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Ellis
Taylor Street
Lucile Rice
Georgetown
Punch
LeVerne Thomas
Addie Taylor
Mrs. Ellis
Kate Page
Mattie Bivins
Mary Hawkes
Louise Williford
Clara Belle Davenport
Gertrude Jossey
Elizabeth Hollis
Jontez Thomas
Mamie Carter
Brownie Carter
Mary Lewis
Tharpe
Savannah
Messrs
Henry Lanier
John T. Clark
Olin Williams
Paul Gregory
Harry Hawkins
James Pinkston
G. O D. Wheatley
Harry McLeod
Eustace Ansley
Edwin Taylor
Ulric Ray
Wiliam Hammond
Rob Brown
Hinton Brown
Ben Hill Legg
Watts Markette
J. C. Bynum
Will D. Fleming
Rebecca
Lynn Mathis
Drane
Buena Vista
Crane
Rebecca Mathis
Mathis
Emma Lee
Mary Richards
Josephine Turpin
Marie Jossey
Mattie Rylander
Maybelle Hawkins
Blanche Hawkins
Hazel Tower
Nannie Sue Bell
Carlie Bell
Linda Mathis
Lula Mathis
Lynda McLaughlin
Frank Lamar
G. D. Wheatley
James Fort
Jamie Fort
Sion Hawkins
Walter Page
Walter Rylander
John Mathis
Dr. Crockett
Duke Crockett
Dr. Hall
Watts Markett
Snow
Eugene Bailey
Willie Bailey
Harry Poe
John Wooten
Willard Flynn
Ray Carter
Webb
Darcy Peacock
Hilaville
Summer 10 harvest a fine crop of cane
King Kotton endures rain while King Kane enjoys showers and fattening. Sumter county cane crops flourish in wet weather with large mature stalks. Early cane may reach the local market soon, signaling the start of syrup production season in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Kotton
King Kane
Sumter
Georgy
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Americus Resident
G M Harper of 710 Church Street Americus Georgia reports five to six years of use with only relief from kidney and bladder weakness. He says a purchase at Dodsons Pharmacy provided prompt relief and endorses Doans Kidney Pills to others. Sold by all dealers price fifty cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doans and take no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Americus
Doan
G. M. Harper
Church St
Dodson
Foster-Millburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Gone Higher Count Allegedly Engaged to Five
A humorous overheard exchange touches on engagements and fortunes. One speaker claims the count was engaged to a girl with a million, another retorts he is now engaged to five, clarified as a girl with five millions.
Wanted man to travel through Georgia and Alabama
Wanted a young man to travel through country in Georgia and Alabama. If you are a hustler and mean business address F P Steele 257 Second street Macon Ga Stdeltew. Wanted reliable energetic man to sell lubricating oils greases and nuts in Sumter and adjacent counties. Salary or commission Stetson Oil Co Cleveland O W 21 pd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Alabama
F. P. Steele
Second Street
Macon Ga
Sumter
Stetson Oil Co
Cleveland
Wreck Pictures Expose Savannah Wreck Scene
Photos shown of the Seal board wreck near Richland where two lives were lost. An overturned freight car carried beer bound for Savannah, and locals reportedly claimed much of the load before authorities could act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Board
Richland
Savannah
Farmers Warehouse Co Incorporation Petition Georgia
Petitioners led by A F Hodges et al seek incorporation as Farmers Warehouse Co for 20 years in Andersonville Sumter County Georgia with principal office in Andersonville. They aim to buy sell own and store real estate warehouses handle and market cotton seeds fertilizer farm products and live stock and to issue warehouse receipts with capital stock of 1000 and options to 25000, common seal and corporate powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Sumter County
Superior Court
Said County
A. F. Hodges
B. F. Easterlin
W. O. Easterlin
P. B. Easterlin
T. B. Bell
T. J. Wicker
R. H. Stubbs
C. Barton
H. Stoiner
Gussie Joiner
J. English
Farmers ‘Warehouse Co
Andersonville
Said
Jas, Taylor
B. H. Clark
R. Heys
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Eeene
Holly Springs
Alice Morgan
Georgia Bena Dodson
Ethel Loving
Holly
Rebecca Hodges
Florrie Summerford
Leslie
Mamie McArthur
R. J. Perry
Chlot Littlejohn
Z. A. Littlejohn
Nacoochee Valley
Harry Bradford
J. M. Coker
Memphis
Minnie Bagley Bradshaw
Wilmington, N. C
D. W. Bagley
J. ‘We Bivins, Jr
Cordele
R. L. Bivinson
Auburn College
Lesle
Mamel McArthur
Lee Street
Winnie Bell Jossey
Kathleen
Macon
George W. Glover
Carabel Glover
J.C. Roney
North
J. T. Price
Brevard, N. C
Mrs. Price
James A. Davenport
Saluda
N. C
B. F. Matthews
Dadesville
Ala
Lucile McLendon of
Dawson
J. W. Harris
Wells
Central Depot
Dothan, Ala
Sam Heys
R. E. Cato
J. B. Hudson
White Sulphur Springs
Fla
W. W. Childers
Schley
G. L. Childers
Lee County
E. M. Overby
Colquitt
Claude McLaughlin
Virgina
Jamie Pinkston
State University
R. Pr“Andrews
North Georgia
Ruby Alexander
Hillsboro
Ethel Broadfield
Montezuma
Perry
Alice Fudge
Ethel Carter
Plains
Brownie
W.W. .Roberts
Florence Roberts
California
Charles Broadfield
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Richmond
Mrs
C. T. Broadfield
Olin H
Daniel
Helen
Hogansville
F. T. King
R. L. King of
Leesburg
Minnie Kemph
Church Street
Ansley
Madras
L. Ansley
Wheatley & Ansley
Faith
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