Deaths and local tributes in a 19th century notice
Died Sunday afternoon at the residence of her brother A. P. Lingo on Troupe 1 Mrs E W Dyers aged 74 years had been an invalid for years and was buried at Grove Cemetery yesterday afternoon On Sunday morning May infant daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Phillips died and was buried in the family burying grounds in Fifteenth district The Wide Awake corps gave a compliment to President S B Gaging upon his return from New Ark with a parade to the depot and a band played. a handsome landau was provided for Colonel Thomas and family and they traveled to a home on Lee Street Janes Hawkins received the compliment with a grateful acknowledgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Pp. Lingo
E. W. Dyers
Sof
S. B. Gaging
Newark
Prince
Whmas
Lee Street
Janes Hawkins
Hevertheless
Georgia
Bartow
Mr. Simmons
Mesars
W. P. Isurt
W. A. Dodson
E F. Hinton
Sumter
Shaw's Special Drives and Bargain Summer Goods
Special sale note lists French Lateens 15c, Pacific Lawns 5c, Printed Lawns 24c, Waite India Linea 5e, all priced at various reduced values. Advertising copy promises further Worlds of Goode items on sale, urging closeout bargains and discounted prices.
Obituary notice for John R. K. Shaw and Col. George W. Thomas
Obituary and memorial note for Col. George W. Thomas who died near Bottsford on the 13th, aged over 70, long in Americus and Bottsford, survived by two sons and many grandchildren. Remains moved to Oak Grove Cemetery for interment after a large gathering of friends. Also mentions local rail progress and a medical/personal ad about Dr Pierce’s Pills and regional crop and health concerns amid drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athor
George W. Thomas
Bottsford
Col
Thomas
Americus
Camden County
Dhere
Welcomed Home Hon. G. Simmons in Sumter County
A large crowd gathered at the Americus depot to honor Hon. G. Simmons the man from Sumter as reports say the welcome featured a landau four greys and a Wide Awake Band. Judge Pilsbury announced Hebrew citizen A Hirsch would deliver the welcome and Simmons addressed the crowd with brief acknowledgments and references to prior political clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Felton
Bartow
Sumter County
E.G. Simmons
Georgia
Felton
Americus
G.simmons
United States
Sumter
Hegan
Court House Square
Mr. Simmons
Pilsbury
A. Hirsch
Hirsch
Simmons
Dooly County to Host Collation Show and Rail Progress
Southwest Georgia reports Dooly county will host a county show at Wicons on the first Saturday in September while Georgia Southern railroad work advances. The Americus district A M E church will hold a camp meeting near Buena Vista starting the Thursday before the first Sunday in September. Two escaped negroes from Buena jail have been recaptured, one near Talbotton and one in Taylor County. A new sixteen member brass band forms at Cuthbert as Albany is expected to receive 60,000 bales of cotton this season. Don’s All the System with quit nine to prevent fever and ague, and Ayer’s Ague Cure is advertised as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooly County
Wicons
Georgia Southern Railroad
Americus
A. M.E. Church
Buena Vista
Buena
Talbotton
Taylor
OFF THE RIVER BRIDGE TRAIN WRECK AT ALBANY
A night wreck on the Brunswick & Western Railroad near Albany injures multiple passengers as a Atlanta to Jacksonville train derails on a river bridge. Engine, baggage car, and coaches topple. Conductor Verdery and several travelers sustain injuries. escape was aided by rapid fire response and improvised lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
News and Advertiser
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Brunswick & Western Railroad
Sttokes
Oliver Tremble
L. L. Wilson
M. Verdery
Artesian Hotel
Elags
Buena Vista and Ellaville railroad terminus move progress
Work on shifting terminus of the Buena Vista and Ellaville railroad from Andersonville to Americus advances with 300 workers. Central road will cut and fill along city track, with heavy work near Lacrosse shortly. Captain Payne reports a better route via Cusseta to Columbus. subscription and right of way could secure rapid construction, possibly within three to four months, with trains running Americus to Columbus before payment of subscriptions. Sumter County figures prominently in regional development and agricultural displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
I. A. B. Harrold
the Central
Buena Vista
Andersonville
Schley
Marion
Columbus
Alabama
Ellaville Road
Harrold
Central Road
LaCrosse
Capt. Payne
Cusseta
Sumter County farmer bags thirty thousand pounds of crowfoot hay
Webster Bagley on his model farm near the city harvested ten tons of crowfoot grass hay from a field that followed oats, expecting five more tons next cut. A practical Ohio-born neighbor praised the hay as superior, with salt sprinkled during packing to deter rot. Bagley refused $300 for the crop, noting it cost nothing but hauling. He aims to feed stock for a year, proving there is money in saving hay for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Bagley
Sumter County
Bagley
Mc Smith
Stock Raising in Sumter Spurting Local Growers
Sumter farmers and nearby counties increasingly devote effort to stock raising. Home grown horses and mules are rising in number, reducing imports from Tennessee and Kentucky. Estimated cost to raise a horse or mule is under 40 dollars, with three year olds selling from 1295 to 2000 dollars depending on size and blood. Local leaders Captain John A. Cobb Captain W. Felder and Mr Albert Brady have large brood stock and plan expansion, with Brady offering horses priced 225 to 300 dollars. The piece suggests many farmers could profit by raising animals rather than cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter
Tennessee
Kentucky
John A. Cobb
W. Felder
Albert Brady
Brady
Americus
Georgian in Texas praises Huckle Berry Cordial
G R Wallace of Sherman Texas states he has used Huckle berry Cordial for many years and believes it the only safe reliable medicine for adults and children teething.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
G. R. Wallace
Shermen
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Antes Recorder
Shaw
Pacific Lawns
Waite India
Summer Goode
John RK. Shaw
Dr. Pierce
Don
Ayer
Thomas Williams
Porter
Idomeno
James Gideon
Newport
T. A. Beckam
Bellwood Emmett
Chicago
Rapper Paint Company
Commercial Traveler's Publishing Company
W. B. Watson
Frs
L. O. Trembleco
Ellaville
Macon Telegraph
State Agricultural Society
Col. J. H. Black
Agricultural Club
Banner
Col. Black
Geo. H. S816
A. A. Adams
Stock, Hu & Scunsters
Salari
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