Passing of a Pioneer Widens Georgia Ties in Sumter
Obituary notes Major William Gatewood, a longtime Putnam County landowner and Sumter connection, dies after a life tied to Georgia history. Also announced is the December 9 Macon wedding of Miss Eula Felton Willingham to Charles M Council, a prominent Americus figure, a society centerpiece for the state.
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Dudley Gatewood
Americus
Eatonton
William Gatewood
Putnam ‘County
Major Gatewood
Georgia
Sumter County
South
Putnam
Old Phoenix School
William H. Seward
Lincoln
New York
Anna Gatewood
B. J. Willingham
Macon
Eula Felton Willingham
Charles M
Council of Americas
College Street
Miss Willingham
Mr. Council
Mr.Council
Death of Mrs Toole After Long Illness
Mrs 8 A Toole relict of the late William T Toole died Sunday at her daughter Mrs George Poole's home on Jackson avenue where she resided. She was eighty three and long a resident seen as esteemed in a wide circle of friends. Survived by three daughters Mrs G W Poole Mrs M L Lackey and Mrs J L Page and one son W C Poole. Funeral services were at 10 o'clock Monday from the Poole residence by Rev R L Bivins and Rev O P Gilbert.
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8. A. Toole
William T. Toole
George Poole
Jackson Avenue
Toole
G. W. Poole
M. L. Lackey
J. L. Page
Down on the Farm House Party at De Soto Plantations
A cottage on the De Soto plantation hosts a week long gathering by Arthur Rylander and Frank Sheffield party guests include Mrs. Frank Sheffield Mrs. Arthur Rylander Mr. and Mrs. John Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. EB Sheffield and sister Mrs Henry Collier of Atlanta with partridge hunts and bird feasts as diversions.
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Arthur Rylander
Frank Sheffield
de Soto
John Sheffield
EB. D. Sheffield
Henry Collier
Atlanta
Diamond cuff buttons presented to retiring superintendent
At Presbyterian church Sunday, the Sunday School presented retiring superintendent G. W. Bacot with a handsome pair of diamond cuff buttons on behalf of the school. E A. Nisbet spoke for the school noting Bacot’s many years of faithful service and expressing deep appreciation.
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Presbyterian Church
E A. Nisbet
G. W. Bacot
Wealthy man leaves clover fortune and will
The will of Jere M. Lyon a Westchester merchant was filed in White Plains with Surrogate Frank V. Millard. He left about 100000 in property and kept bankbooks in a meal-box along with a wallet stuffed with 600 four leaf clovers reflecting his belief in luck.
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White’ Plains
Jere M. Lyon
Westchester County
Frank V. Millard
White Plains
Lyon
Abundance of Milk Secured for Creamery Butter
Eight hundred gallons of milk will be converted largely into butter this morning at the Americus Creamery. The supply was secured yesterday from regular sources near Americus, city and farms contributing. The creamery is ready to handle all milk offered and will soon churn to supply Americus and nearby markets with creamery butter.
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Americus Creamery
Americus
Grading of new road in East America begins
Under direction of former Supt. Paschal the county roads system, the city started work yesterday on a new street through Crawford Wheatley property in East Americas. The street runs from Forsyth and Lamar to Mayo Street, as described earlier.
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Paschal
County
Crawford Wheatley
East Americas
Forsyth
Lamar
Point
Mayo Street
Uncle Sam Purchases Plans to Force Rain
Congress has funded artificial rain experiments and studied methods to induce rainfall. Fire-based theories by James P. Espy faced trials. later ideas included cooling via carbonic acid gas and cloud explosions. Funding in 1843 1891 and 1880 supported tests near Washington and in Texas, with partial success but high costs.
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Congress
Indianapolis News
James P. Hapy
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Far West
Afffrago
Daniel Ruggles
Fredericksburg
Senator Farwell
Illinois
Washington
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Treasury
Chicago News Marriage Preparations Spark Community Prep
In Chicago many sensible people plan weddings, forming busy preparations as couples get ready to wed. The city sees a flurry of activity as venues plans and families align for ceremonies.
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Chicago News
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