Southwest Georgia Visit and Local Notes
Hestingron Apel L Mre V A Kirveu Misa Mamie ilover from Americus visited friends in the vicinity last Saturday. W Bb n killed twenty nine rats in the erb one distant week and several since with little damage. A new Sabbath school was organized at Howell's school house last Sunday. Messrs. Bell Harrington and Perry went hunting the previous Saturday. Dirda are plentiful and they had fun and success.
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Hestingron
Apel L
V. A. Kirveu
Misa Mamie Ilover
Americus
W. Bb
Howell
Messrs
Bell, Harrington
Perry
Dirda
Local Notes From Pine Sarka April Showers
Farmers smile as a rainy spell arrives in Pine Sarka with early cotton planted. Wheat looks strong and health of town good. Visits include Rev Tom Clark of Botetford and several locals from Rural Hill Americus Cheribbee Bronwood Dover and Dover area. Jubal and social chatter abound with kids Carrie Ball Annie Clide and Willie Lee Smith mentioned.
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Ville
Pineback
Tom Clark
Botteford
W. W. Vall
Ed Ivey
Weaton
J. D. Howell
Henry MacFarland
Rural Hill
Green Smith
John Mayo
Americus
Geo.rvey
John McCracken
Cheribbee
G. W. Cole
Bronwood
Dealon Howell
Dover
Carrie Ball
Annie Clide
Willie Lee Smith
Jack
Richland Letter Reports Local Meeting and Courthouse Buzz
Our quarterly meeting drew strong attendance with Rev. Clark from Lumpkin and Elder Twitty delivering sermons. Reports mention meals on the ground, humor about Judge Tompkins, fever at home, visits from Dr. Clements and Miss Curry, delegations from Lumpkin and Louvale, mail delays, and court activity at Webster and Cusseta with local observers noting railroad controversy connected to Col. Searcy and the Griffin Sun paper.
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Richland
Rev. Clark
Lumpkin
Eider Twitty
Sone
Judge Tompkins
Dr. Clements
Miss Curry
Dover
Webster Superior Court
Henry Williams
Cusseta Court
Wilkerson
Leon Patterson
Cusseta
Storms, new county commissioners and local talk in Tropic
Trovic reports a storm over stock law kept him from the Recorpke, now the town returns to normal. Cotton planting is the daily order. merchants urge selling, farmers report good corn stands. Residents fear new county commissioners may cause bridges to stay down and mismanage funds, while current Americus-based officials are praised. Miss Berta Logan visits family, Pine Grove church holds quarterly meetings, and a ten pound boy arrives as town buzzes with plans to visit Americus and seek bank interests.
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Trovic
Trople
Board of Commissioners
Muckabee
Americus
Ife
Americas
Berta Logan
Gallanta
Pine Grove Church
Stubbs
Hand of Providence
Rain Bodes Well For Plains Of Dura Area News
A good rain refreshed the Plains of Dura and nearby towns. Visitors include Mrs. Tort Black from Dawson, Mr. George Sing from Americus, and Lizzie McLendon of Americus. Services announced at Pine Grove and Methodist churches. Birded notes and local gossip close with burial of Uncle Jimmle Rogers and visits from Eddie Jarner and J. E. Thos Jr.
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Plains of Dura
Tort Black
Dawson
George Sing
Americus
Cleon
Lizzie McLendon
Mamie West
Lizzie
Pine Grove Church
Twitty
Carrie Jennings
Henry Dean
Jack
the Ripper
Howdy
Bro. Brubbs
Jimmle Rogers
Sumter City
Eddie Jarner
Bainbridge
J. E. Thos, Jr
Rosa
Cordele Real Estate Boom Follows Atlanta Florida Deal
The Cordele market heats as real estate options are rushed after Atlanta & Florida deal news. Cordele gains three independent rail lines linking to Birmingham Montgomery Atlanta and Savannah making it a through point for eastern and western markets. Local events include sermons by Rev C M Irwin D D church constitution planned for April with Dr Trwin and A B Campbell, a growing school with near a hundred scholars, a growing music class, and the Cordele Cornet Band hiring Tom Sullivan as instructor. A new six room house for Dr Rush M Brown and a similar house for J A Sibley progress on a barrel factory and Holmes brothers turpentine distillery activity. Social notes mention plans for a double wedding and a Montezuma play attracting strong local talent with proceeds aiding the academy. A tragic night train accident near Montezuma claims Joe Blerry. Rev A J Kimble joins Farmers Alliance Advocate. L S Gardner travels to Atlanta for a Alliance meeting. Weather and gardens look bright as spring advances.
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Atlanta
Florida
Cordele
Birmingham
Montgomery
Savannah
Cordeleia
C. M. Irwin
D. D
Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist Church of
Cordele Cornet Band
Tom Sullivan
Amerlone
Sullivan
W. EF. Smith
Weat Cordele
J. A. Sibley
Rush M. Brown
Building and Loan Association
J. B. Gadsden
Holmes Bros
Cordelean
Mark Ashton
Dr. R. O. Engram
Caleb Hanson
W. R. McElmar- Rye
Harry Hanson
M. G. Harrison
Dick Bustle
F. M. Hobbs
Tom Chubbs
J. M. Harvey
Kate Ashton
Miss Cora Smith
Lilly Ashten
Annie Harrison
Patty Jones
Genis Hamilton
Montesuma
Montezuma
Joe Blerry
Schedale
A. J. Kimble
Farmers’ Alliance Advocate
L. 8. Gardner
Grangerville
The
Alliance
Mamie Walters
Nettie Gilmore
Maj. Baldwin
Ellaville
M. L. Shealy
Clarence
Music Delights at Oglethorpe Academy Event
April 8 report notes a delayed arrival due to a burned railroad bridge but the town’s Indies prepared the academy for an evening event. At 4:30 PM the house filled with attendees who listened to refined music by Mrs. McAvoy Profe Aleck and McKenzie on piano violin and cornette joined by Prof. Horne. The ensemble earned high praise for performances that pleased the audience.
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OuLeri Horer
April First Outing in Ellaville Ends in Mud and Fun
A group from Ellaville Ga. leaves the town rail line for Mrs Williams residence then walks into the woods for an all day outing. They share a hearty meal at noon and later return home muddy tired but jubilant. A lottery note mentions Mr Sewall from Auburn Ill winning 100000 in a Louisiana drawing. A London news item reports plans for a Theater of Actuality modeled on Theatre Libre to let authors stage their own plays.
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Ellaville
Kate Williams
Rae
Sewall
Auburn
George W. Sewall
Auburn Park
Ill
Adams Express Company
London
Theater Libre
Wilcox Superior Court Opens in Abbeville
The Wilcox Superior Court convened in Abbeville on Monday March 21 with Judge D M Roberts presiding. Attendance grew and fell through the week as civil and criminal cases, including a major land transfer dispute, were heard. two defendants received ten year penitentiary terms.
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Wilcox
Abbeville
Fuller
Burton
Cordelean
Sweeney
J. W. Phillips
Bantman
Phillips
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Millinen
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M! Bright
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Heriff
Staree Co
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