Anericus County Seat With Rich Agricultural Trade Center
Anericus, county seat of Sumter, Georgia, sits on the Bonth Railroad 76 miles east of Yan and 88 miles north on the white, a thriving trade hub in a temperate semi tropical climate. The city boasts a robust mercantile base, cotton and grain production, several mills and factories, schools, a public library, two weekly postal services, fire protection, steamers, and new cotton compress facilities. Population growth and road expansion along the Atlanta and Limpkin railroads bolster its standing as the Southwest Georgia capital of commerce and farming.
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Anericus
Sumter Gouty Georgit
Asyetter
Perth
Mirnor Mandfarteries
Avericis
Melrose
Plains of Dura and Dera News Reflect Local Life
Raine runs through Plains of Dura with good crops and a bountiful yield as a wedding unites L. D. Wise and Lilla Dean. Reports from the Plains note a mammoth district barbecue, school exhibits, and visiting families from Ohio and Augusta. Improvements, store enlargements, and thriving crops mark the community with bartered tales of fields, friends, and memories.
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Plains
Dera
Ith
Stalling
Colored School
Waymire
Ohio
Tucker
Mary Heard
Augusta
Davenport
Givorgia Mayes
Whitesburg
Nora Kendrick
Georgian
Anna Rhodes
Mattie Hiller
Mattie Thomas
M. B. West
Terrell
the Plains
M. G. Logan
Tropic
Logan
Rudolph
Nena Carter
Providence
Charley Black
Atlanta
Ros Abie
Specter in effigy near Knowlton’s mill shocks locals
July 30 report from Schley County Putnam recounts an effigy figure hung from a roadside gallows bearing the inscription Sie siui fui ty rannis with book agents warned. The piece notes fear among residents, locals’ fishing and grape harvests, and various local incidents including accidents, animal deaths, illnesses, and a murder convict sent to a chain gang.
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Mr. Phelps
Marion circuit third quarterly conference held at Church Hill
Webster County California July 2 report describes the Marion circuit meeting at the Methodist church in Church Hill on the previous Saturday. Elder McGee led sermons at 11 am and 2 pm, a love feast, and a revival mood with large attendance. Rain interrupted plans but did not dampen religious fervor as Rev N D Morehouse preached to the largest crowd in five years. Additional local notes mention electric wells trip and Benevolence schoolhouse church subscription drive with a bachelor seeking a housekeeper.
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California
Webster County
Marion
Methodist Church
Church Hill
McGee
Hoyl
D. B. Wells
O. R. Harris
Po. M
Elder McGee
Wm. Merritt
Liberty Hill
Old Church Hill
N. D. Morehouse
Culpepper
David Majors
Hickiman
Rooty Majors
Georgia
Benevolence School House
Benesstence Schied
Aertain Batchelor
Mossy Dell crops endure heavy rain and loss
Mossy Dell July 30 reports a heavy rain with wind damaging crops and fruit trees while fodder remains threatened by more rain. Mr. Jennings lost fodder, J P Wise builds, Mrs. Turner dies leaving three children, and Hon W J Northen is named as a farmers candidate for Georgia governor per Eufaula Times.
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Mossy Dell
Pail Jennings
J. P. Wise
T. G. Anderson
Webster County
T. F. Turner
Turner
W. J. Northen
Farmers
Georgia
Eufaula Times
Town Gov. Larrabee Eyes Senate and Wheeler as Governor
In Town, Governor Larrabee pursues a Senate bid while General Wheeler is seen as the Republican’s likely governor nominee. The Dem candidate’s identity is deemed immaterial.
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Larrabee
Senate
General Wheeler
Pretty Mountain Streams Tour and Local Life in Northwest Georgia
The letter from Barretsvine Lex Georgia dated July 24 describes a journey from Americus to Flowery Branch near Atlanta, then into Etowah valley. It paints Water Nymph falls, a large water wheel site, and the scenic Blue Ridge area with詳. It notes white Republicans in the hills, pensioners, and a pleasant hosts Mr. and Mrs. McGehe. An obituary for Ernest Augustus, infant son of Mrs. Eugene xon in Ellaville is included, with a lengthy funeral poem.
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Barrettsvin Lex
Americus Recorder
Americus
Columbus
Atlanta
Piedmont Air Line
Flowery Branch
Etowah River
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coal Mountain
Alabama
United States
Sumter
Democratic Party
R. G. McGehe
Ellaville
Ernest Augustus
Eugene Xon
Electric Bitters Promise a Joyous Life Enhancement
Advertises Electric Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and digestive ills, claiming they restore Eupepsy and aid liver stomach and kidney function. Sold by E J Eldridge at 5 cents and 1 dollar per bottle. Also notes Pope Lee gifting Archbishop Corrigan a chalice studded with amethysts and rubies received in New York.
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E. J. Eldridge
Pope Lee
Corrigan
New York
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Am Si Jae
Flan Wtarte
A. & Be Yard
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Atlanta Yard
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Scoville
Ellayille, Georgia
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Dura
Schley County
T. F. Rainey, Jr
Dr. McMichael
John Cook
Robert Donnan
Marion County
Hob
Seung Ma
Stra. J. M. Collum
Bay
Ridge Hogg
Down
Lake County
Fla
Morton
Morgan Stevens
Walter
Plifns of Dura
J. A. Goodson
Miss Jessie
Mamie Stevens
Miss Ida Eason
Buena Vista
Miss Merritt
R. M. Rainey
R. A. Wiggins
Albert Wall
Watkins
Lee County
Richland
Chattahoochee Brick Company
North Georgia
McGehn
C. W
Isonn
Mlnisterings
Schley County News
Westmoreland
Calisaya
Rochester
N. Y
Cunninghame-Grahame
England
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