Sumter County Builds New Jail Plans Accepted
Sumter County commissioners awarded the jail contract to Pauley Jail Building Manufacturing Co of St. Louis for 72600 dollars, using G L Norrmann’s plans and expert supervision. The project faces nine competitors and aims for sanitary, well ventilated facilities behind the city hall and courthouse in a style matching other public buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Pauley Jail Building& Manufacturing Co
St. Louis
G. L. Norrmann
Atlanta
Norrman
Sumter County
County Court House
Court House
Americus
Ja Aleliance Manufacturing Company
A Romance Of the Old Court House In Sumter County
An old tale unfolds at the Sumter county court house site where a lifelong vow to marry was pledged after a divorce failed. An aged man returns to the ruins, recalling his devotion and claims he will wed next Sunday once the building is gone. The piece blends local memory with a moral about love, luck, and ruin.
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John Lamar
DeSoto
T. H. Scrutchin
Lee County
Scrutchin
Kaufman
Lee Street
Hawkins & Loving
Southwestern
Macon
Sumter County
Pilsbury
Tax Times-Recoupe
Americus
Ad. Brown
Court House
Terrell County
George D. Wheatley
Ansley's Parlor Grocery Car Load of Mixed Pickles Sale
An advertisement from Ansley's Parlor Grocery promotes a car load sale of mixed pickles to clear stock. Prices include plain cucumbers at 40,0 per gallon and 10 cents per quart, sour mixed at unspecified rate, sweet at 0 per jar, with a 50 percent discount offered to attract buyers. December 1 arrival of more stock is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Ansley
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