Ellaville Notes on Crops Politics and Local News
From Ellaville Ellavinie GA August 6 1886. The rains have finished a fine corn crop in the county and cotton is improving to make an average crop. Ground peas and field peas are excellent. Politically Hon T B Myers and Dr J R McMichael are candidates for Representative and the canvass grows hot. Delegates will be elected to the Senatorial convention to vote for Sumter County democracy. Protracted meetings at Methodist and Baptist churches yield good results. Miss Ida Childers died last week and was buried in Ellaville cemetery. Maj A Tendee has improved enough to be on the streets. Miss Lula Murphy returns from Atlanta and Fort Valley. Miss Mattie Whigham of Cusseta visits W H McCrory. A tea party of J Lee McCrory and wife Ed win Williams and Jack Cleghorn visits relatives. Dr W J Sears and family from Kisciamme Florida visit Dr W D Sears. W O Strange and wife of Oglethorpe visit Judge B A Strange. The young will organize a Reading Club tonight. Camp meeting starts Buck Creek camp ground the Saturday before the third Sunday this month. Several will tent.
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Elavinie
T. B. Myers
Sumter County
Sumter
Ida Childers
Tip Childers
Ellaville
Pearl McAllister
Americus
J. Lee McCrory
Edwin Williams
Jack Cleghorn
Oslethorpe
Burg
W. J. Sears
Kisaimme
Florida
W. D. Sears
W. O. Strange
Oglethorpe
B. A. Strange
Buck Creek
August 11 1886 Bronwood diary notes warm weather and crop hope
From Bronwood Georgia August 11 1886. Very hot weather. Farmers harvest fodder in good days. Local residents visiting relatives include Miss Emma Mall and Miss Annie Dozier with others. Rev Elmore and Rev Langston away. John Talbott and Ed Simpson sick. JG Wells building a residence. Others return from Florida for summer. Cotton crop reportedly late by one to two weeks but promising. many crops look in excellent condition. A local veteran pledges to help in war if needed.
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J.B. Ellerbee
Elmore
South Carolina
J. Langston
John Talbott
Ed Simpson
John
J.G. Wells
Jas. Miller
Dan Sessions
John Reynolds
Florida
Bronwood
Mexico
Gordon
Kinchafoonoe Creek
Weather and church news from Hatcher Station Georgia
The Hatcher Station column reports delightful weather aiding fodder and cotton harvests, with early turnip crops and fall garden notes. It covers church meetings adding ten members, disapproval of comic songs at a convention, local social moves, sheriff and tax collector race preps, and notices on the Sumter County teachers’ association revival plan.
District Grand Lodge reports growth and assigns officers in Atlanta
The District Grand Lodge met in Atlanta this week to hear reports showing the order flourishing with one thousand five hundred eighty five members across fifty five lodges in Georgia. Officers were elected, Savannah chosen as next session site, session starts August first for three days. also a testimonial for Dr King s New Discovery with trial bottle offered at Eldridge s Drug Store.
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GU. O
Atlanta
W. H. Matthews
Ba‘vannab
F. W. McCarthy
Albany
A. W. Wimberly
Augusta
A. 3. Sims
Stewart
Waycross
Twe
Odd Fellows
Savannah
J. J. Atkins
Knoxville
E. J. Eldridge’s
Sparrows Rally Then Drive Back Falling River Boys
Local boys in Fall River tossed green apples at English sparrows one evening. The sparrows responded by charging at the boys, diving toward their faces, and forcing the youngsters to retreat.
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Fall River
Georgia Senators Fuel Oligarchy Fight Over Federal Appointments
The Rome Courier and Americus Recorder clash over Dupont Guerry’s U S district attorney bid, accusing Georgia politicians of an Atlanta ring and a Joe Brown led office-holding faction. The Recoverer defends democratic methods and condemns political bosses, while noting Atlanta’s water-fetching profiteer.
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Cronswick Herald
U. S
Georgia
Dupont Guerry
Ins
Gen. Gordon
Rome Courier
Guerry
Courier
Gordon
Wade
Herald
Atlanta
Railroad Commission
First
Cleveland
Democracy
Jerry Black
Brown
Joe Brown
Colquitt
Middle Seats in a Car Preferred
A discussion on traveler comfort notes that middle seats or berths in a railcar feel steadier than those above trucks or near ends. The piece likens car motion to ships, explaining that defective tracks cause jerks that travel through wheels to the coach, making midcar seats preferable for smoother travel.
Imagination Nation and Ancient Games Across Times
A mosaic of excerpts from period writings discusses mental practice for self-creation, gymnastic gains among West Point cadets, Burmese football as a novel youth game, and Canary Bird life. The pieces note mindsets shaping success, measurable muscular growth, ball control in traditional Burmese play, and canary care with dietary cautions and homeopathic remedies.
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Buffalo Express
Albany Express Rail Line Encountered In Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Ly and Ar locations with times and distances and reference Albany Express. It cites Pollman building cars to Ard from Ulinan bullet cars and a visit to St Lugia, Thomasville, and Albanyville amid transport notes.
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Pollman
Ulinan Bullet Cars
M Bacmn
St. Lugia
Thomasville
Albanyville Salbany Express
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