Southwest Georgia town news from Leesburg and beyond
Southwest Georgia News of the Week reports local discussions on county policies and stock law. Readers hear calls for cleaner representation, praise for road work, and updates on residents like Councilman Bunkley. Weather, hunting, and small-town notes fill the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County
Phil Cook
G. W. Warwick
W. H. Newaume
Tom Green
Chokee
Atlanta
McGarrah
I. L
Sithin
Newbury
Spence
Camilla
Brooks
Albany
Bunkley
Bill Hooks
Dr. Duncan
Prdudge J. A. Walden
J. P. Callaway
Bolingbroke
Leesburg
W. J. Sessions
Julian Price
Local notes from Oglethorpe County and vicinity
A county board dispute over pauper aid is recounted along with local household charity concerns. Property transfer notes report the Kleckley estate sale for fifteen hundred dollars and a delayed deed due to administrator issues. Community items include a temperance note, a successful reading club meeting at Col. Willis’s home, Easter sermon reports, and a trip by Col. J. Lee McCrory and wife to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sis
David Kleckley
D. P. Coogle
Babe
Kleckley
W. H. Willis
Emmlie Hornady
Strausburg
Elmore
Zion
Col. J. Lee McCrory
B. A. Strange
Ellaville
Florida
Q. P. Willis
Macon
Clarence
Notable Victorian Poets Linked by Mrs Proctor
Mrs Bryan Waller Proctor widow of Barry Cornwall knew Charles Lamb Keats Tennyson Lord Houghton and Robert Browning. The only time she met Macaulay was silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Waller Proctor
Barry Cornwall
Charles Lamb
Keats, Tennyson
Lord Houghton
Robert Browning
Macaulay
Silet
Coldest March since 1856 rattles farmers and townsfolk
From Enterprise report dated March 27 describes an unusually cold March with heavy rains. Farmers report early corn planting delayed by frost and ground ruts causing crop distress. Local residents J G O Brien and family visit from Dublin Texas and photograph lakes and springs while missing friends in Houston and Twiggs counties share in a family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Long
J. G. O’brien
Dublin
Texas
Florida
Hargrove
Evelyn Rice
Marshallville
Minnie Rice
Twiggs County
J. Hargrove
Fannie Rice
Dr. O'Brien
Americus
Tnez Cutts
Jesse Rice
Houston County
Easter Observances And Local Happenings In Dawson
April news from Dawson highlights Easter services at Methodist and Baptist churches with decorations and sermons by Rev. Branch and Rev. Harrison. Community notes cover the Dawson Variety Works contracts, local politics, a fireman tournament slated for May, and social tidbits including visits, marriages, and local industry updates.
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Norice
J. A. Fulton
Thcon- Dea
Dawson
Methodist Church
Baptist
Christ
Jesus Christ
Son of
God
Anes Pilsbury
R. F. Simmons
J. P. Allen
House of Worship
F. A. Branch
Primitive Baptists
P. N. York
W. T. Everett
R. Weston
Tom
Tommie
Dawson Variety Manufacturing Company
Americus
Albany
Gammon School of Theology
Atlanta
Jesse Rogera
Baldwin & Geise Variety Works
J. A. Miller
Dawson Variety Manufacturing Co
Fort Gaines
Mat Harp
Baldwin & Geijse
Boykin
Evana
Shellman
Willie Brannon
George‘ Town
Cheatham & Dean
Gordy
Miller
Helm
Newkirk
Brown
Bridgeman
Harmon
Alma Helm
E. K. Smith
Bronwood
Gene Crouch
Mr. Smith
Walter D. Thurmond
Baltimore
Forsyth
J. J. Chitty
Shorterville
Ala
C. H. Chitty
Union Point
Lovered
Belle Cheatham
Charlie Cheatham
South Georgia Male and Female College
Fannie Cheatham
Hog cholera ravages farms and a Georgia quilt claim
Jan to April reports hog cholera devastates livestock with a farmer relying on the West for meat next year. Dr Jones’s store sold to J W Bailey who will move north. Marion Sims is named Sumter Georgia champion quilt maker after a long single-line quilt debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ches
Howell
J. W. Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Firemen Festival and Community Notices in Cuthbert
Rainy spring updates from Cuthbert note the April Easter, vernal equinox, and upcoming firemen’s contest between Young Americans No3 and Watchfuls No1 on April 4. Local social news mentions visits, moves, and greetings, plus a Massowvan Turkey church mission report and notes on residents abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
M. A. Baldwin
Helen Mathews
Fort Valley
G. W. Mathews
Curtis McNeil
Columbus
Miss
W. C. Russell
Powell
J. M. Boardman
Stanford
Hardaway
W. J. Barry
Florida
Cuthbert
T. L. Moody
Pharmaceutical College of Philadelphia
Court House
A. F. College
Lizzie Leonard
Talbotton
G. D. Webb
Blakely
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Smithville
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Forrester
W. W. Thompson
Thompson
H. G. Turner
Congress
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Terrell
O. B. Stevens
Senate
Jas. M. Griggs
J. H. Guerry
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T. M. Jones
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Squire
W. W. Simmons
Tom Simmons
Ben Shiver
Bob Jones
J. B. Palmer
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Mainstreet
G. A. Peabody
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Col. L. C. Hoy
Superior Court
Preston
Dawsons
A. C. Hill
Hill
John T. Lamar
Mr. Sims
Agenteman
Tima
George Bass
Kissinmes ‘Fla
Ville
Sim Bolton
A. T. Johnson
Miss Murphy
Huntington
Clayton Veal
Nysewander
Rust
Ing Mills
Howell School
Anne
G. H. Filian
Massow
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