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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1883
Page
4
Local items recount elections, court sentences, water scarcity, and community notices in Dawson and Worth counties. Highlights include support for W. J. Cheatham for mayor, criminal sentencing details, a shooting incident, stolen horse recovered, and plans for a flying ascent advertised to boost local trade.
A collage of personal notes highlights improving individuals and visits by Dawson civic leaders and entertainers to Fort Valley and nearby towns. The piece mentions Mrs Emmi Wheatley’s progress, local attendees at opera house events, and guests from Americus and Fort Valley while noting a January 1 1884 cash policy shift and the penny system in a local store.
The notice announces several gentlemen as candidates for Aldermen on an anti public schools platform. Names include A Hawkins D A May W P Burt and C Koney J Smith Be Sullivan, with appeals to voters and promises to serve the city if elected. Advertising by local merchants and clothing notices accompany the public notices and market ads.
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