Coon Trick Ends In Faked Death Near Oglethorpe
Local notes recount Jim White a melon grower and neighbor H plotting to trap a suspected thief. White fires. H groans believing he is dead, the coon flees and offers payment for prior offences. The item also mentions property purchases, a new teacher Prof Thomas, political moves, arrests for bigamy, school attendance, and church camp meeting indifference. Clarence reports from Americus.
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Richmond Williams
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Jobites and The 5S Association Singing Bees at Depot
Community gathering on August 28 despite bad weather featured hymns, prayers, music by Mrs. Callaway, lectures on Sunday Schools, and a large attendance from Job area. Plans for a bigger freight platform and waiting room were announced. locals hosted lemonade and socializing amid comments on local leaders and a visiting Dawson singer. A separate obituary notes the death of Little Ida on June 16, mourning a cherished child and reflecting on loss and heavenly hope.
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J. W. Bailey
Callaway
Americus
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Hewitt and Carter
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J. J. Harp
Lenora Bars
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Urbe
Huntington News Notes Brighten Local Ties and Rumors
Local tidbits from Huntington include hope for an upcoming cotton boom as shipments rise. Visits abound with Miss Allee Coker returning to Americus and Uriah Bowen from Coney touring the area. Quiet wedding prospects surface as residents like Belle Coker and J J Barwick are mentioned, while a deacon cites a ten dollar contribution amid a miscellany of social notes and playful verses.
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