Southwest Georgia seeks local news reporters across towns
Special Notice asks readers in Dawson Lumpkin Smithville Oglethorpe Walram and other southwest Georgia towns to correspond with the Weekly Recorder until every town village and post-office within seventy five miles has a writer. Readers may send news from Leesburg Smithville Cuthbert Plains of Dura Buena Vista LaCrosse Seley Tazewell Dranesville Montezuma Vienna Andersonville Cobb De Soto Huntington Chokwe Lamar Job Wilcox County East of the Ocmulgee river in the Third District are urged to write to H C Storry Americus Ga publisher recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WerKkly Recon- Dea
Recorder
Thore
Leesburg
Stmithville
Cuthbert
Plains of Dura
Buena Vista
LaCrosse
Seley
Tazewell
Dranesville
Montezuma
Vienna
Andersonville
Cobb
DeSoto
Huntington
Chokve
Lamar
Job
Wilcox County
Ocmulgee River
H.C. Storry
Pub. Recorper
Americus
Alliance No 7 resolves to quit guano from Americas Co
Putnam Feb 22 The Alliance No 7 adopts a resolution refusing to use any guano from the Americas Guano Co after the firm allegedly refused sales to trusted members. County Alliance orders were partly filled by Schley county agents. the company accepted some orders and rejected others based on reputations. Casualties and local anecdotes follow, including tragic runoffs and humorous comments on fashion and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
The
Americas Guano Co
the County Alliance
Schley County
Alliance No. 7
Dock Morrison
Dawson
J. A
Waterbury
Rainey
Kelly
Womack
Conans
D. W. Rainey
Lumpkin Notes On Visitors And Local Dealings
A Lumpkin column recounts visitors from Atlanta, Eufaula, Ozark and Macon, plus local business, charity boxes, and town improvements. It mentions Judge Latimer planning street paving funds, hunting, fox chase trophies, and residents welcome greetings from old friends. It also notes local insurance business and a four month Washington City visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cule
J. 2B
Latimer
Judge Latimer
Bem
Lumpkin
Valentines
George Holladay
Sidney Root
Atlanta
J. L. Harrison
Lawrence
RL S. Wimberly
Eufaula
J. A. Kimbrough
Ozark
Ark
Sawyer
LD. Lockhart
Jas. Fricker & Bro
Americus
Lock
Dorsey Loses Livestock Worth 3000 in Two Years
Athens man J. H. Dorsey reports the loss of more than $3,000 worth of livestock over the last two years. Authorities urge owners to check fences and secure pens to prevent further thefts or losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Dorsey
Athens
Pinebark points and people report bright spring progress
Weaster Co. notes sunshine cheers farmers who plow and plant gardens. Sallie Ball opens Pinebark old school house with twenty five scholars. Bareback riding with off sand beds, nine bachelors in Gooseberry district. Visitors include Mr Sam Lunsford and wife from Randolph. Health good, no illness. A Tennessee editor cites George Gould clothing spend under one thousand dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinebark
Weaster Co
Sam Lunsford
Randolph
G.F. Smith
Abbeville Town Growth and River Improvement Prospects
Abbeville reports steady growth with a fifty percent gain in ten months and predicts another hundred percent in the next year as capital seeks mercantile and manufacturing ventures. New boats for the Ocmulgee, hotels thriving, a new residence on Broad Street, and a large livery stable reflect rising infrastructure. Local editors and leaders urge river improvements and river navigation funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville
Pam
Tam
Messrs
Armstrong
Angleton
Goose
Ocmulgee
A. J. Harp
Crisp
Ormulgee
Georgia
Tonpre
Georgetown News Briefs from Quirrmay February Update
A compressed Georgetown letter chronicles ongoing local farming, weather, and social notes. It notes extended rain, blooms on peach and plum trees, a strong fall crop of oats, and a visit by J A Smith and family amid typhoid loss. It reports Eliza Randall’s death sentence commuted to life, then confirms Lewis Moore’s imminent execution after a 20 day respite. A D W Harrell welcomes twin eight pound boys. Phosphate demand disrupts supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grorgerowx
J. A. Smith
Elizabethtown
Eliza Randall
Chattahoochee
Lewis Moore
Lewis
D. W. Harrell
Smithville Notes Reflect Townsfolk Progress and Troubled Weather
From Smithville Georgia February fifteenth residents report improving Arbor Day tree planting and street work led by Mayor Evans, growing high school enrollment under Prof Hinton, rising support for colored schools, and hotel renovations. Churches receive repairs while a New York Trinity church anecdote recalls social inequality and charity. Local social life includes gatherings, weddings and visitors, with stock law looming March first affecting cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smitovi.le
Great Central
Evans
Congress
enNin
Hinton
McAfee
John T. Hammond
Johnson House
New York
Trinity Church
Smithville Patchnotes Speak Of Rain Tax Watermelons And Dances
The Smithville dispatch reports mild rain, town talk on a two dollar street tax, and humor about paying it. It notes Leesburg’s watermelon trade growing, amateur drama “The World of Fashion” rehearsals, and social events. It mentions a proposed artesian well, a Methodist sermon on hard cases, and recent burglaries at Adams Station with $53.65 stolen from Mr Barbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
J. F. Watson
Leesburg
Kline
the Central
W. T. Simpson
Newy
John P
R. F. Williams
Methodist Church
John Hammond
John
Lees
W. Barbery
Southwestern Railroad
Adam's Station
Barbe
Hudson area social notes and agricultural update
In Houpsex on February 18 readers report a rural community flourishing with planting underway and an agricultural boom. Hudson features include a strong school led by McMichael, a Valentine Party hosted by Mrs. Gammage, and a Valentine reading committee led by B C Medill. The letter notes discreet behavior and local social cohesion despite some concerns about inappropriate behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houpsex
Xarl
Hudson
McMichael
Ebon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southwest
Dawson, Lumpkin
Smithvile
Oglethorpe
Walvam
Southwestorgia
Amwverteus Guano Co
Tennessee
George Goul
Georgetown
Lud Evans
All Pound Boy
Lida Howell
Duluth
Jesusie Forth
L Nola
B. I. McKinney
Wrought Iron Range Company
Pennsylvania
Lorene Jossey
John R. Shaw
Owen Meredith
Sumter
V.spe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!