Layman and Deacons Meet at Bhiloh Church in Sumter County
A layman and deacons meeting was held at Bhiloh Church in Sumter County on the first Wednesday in February with high attendance expected. Topics included gospel support exemptions and Sabbath School attendance led by B B Chambliss and A T Johnson assisted by J H Danren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brethren of
Bhiloh
Sumter County
B. B. Chambliss
A.T. Johnson
J. H. Danren
Chin
Partial to Fine Hats and a Chewed Bat Mystery
Arthur Rylander, convinced dogs possesss keen sense, kept a "police greyhound" in his store Saturday night. Sunday the dog chewed about $25 worth of hats, scattering fragments on the floor. At Dunlap, Mr. Rylander vows no dog will pick his hats again. Jake Menko fell from a gully bridge in Brunswick last week, breaking a knee cap and sidelining him for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rylander
Dunlap
Jake Menko
Brunswick
Emma Abbott remembered in a mournful tribute
The poem laments Emma Abbott's death with reverent imagery and memory of her musical gifts. A local note then shares customs in Americus, including a farmer's hog remarks and a piano accident, followed by a business notice and crime brief from Brunswick and a gun accident injuring a boy.
Changes at Athens Banner and local scenes in Atlanta
Special to Receiper from Atlanta dated January 14 reports T Rem Crawford replacing Larry Gantt as managing editor of the Athens Banner. Crawford formerly city editor of the Banner and joined Atlanta duties today. Also notes Eugene Harris becomes bartender at Tom Gulce’s Forsyth street bar, planning to move to Cotton avenue with his brother. W A Cour promotes pharmacy move to Lee street near Slappey corner offering drugs and medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Larry Gantt
Athens
T. Rem Crawford
Constitution
Crawford
Banner
Eugene Harris
Tom Gulce
Forsyth Street
Harris
Guice
W. K. Harrie
Cotton Avenue
Lee Street
Slappey Corner
W. A. Cour
Much Ado About Nothing in Americus City Finance
A reader argues the city should audit municipal finances with an in house finance committee or an outside commission, pressing for an accountant to assess costs and avoid waste. The letter questions trust in Aldermen Bivins Williford Williams and urges economy and transparency in reviewing eight years of accounts under proper supervision. A business man signs as A Business MAN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taz
Esue
Finance Committee
Messrs. Bivins
Williford and Williams
Alderman Bivins
Americas
Busines
Americus
Board of Aldermen
Ana
Harrold
Council
Eldridge
Personal notices in city scene feature Bell Lamar and visitors
Richland’s G E Bell and Eu faula cotton buyer H G Lamar are in the city. Gaines ville’s Lena Sanders visits. Judge Allen Fort leaves for Atlanta return later. DeSoto’s J A Dorman and P J Duke are in town. Atlanta visitors Mrs. Viola Dellingham and Mrs. Fannie Clemens stay with P D Hill’s family. Howell Cobb returns from seven months in Mexico. Mrs L J Dille and daughter Miss Lottie of Newport Ark pass through en route to Monticello Fla for winter. Miss Dilla and Hattie Windsor once shared College days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Lamar
Eufaula
Mies Lena Sanders
Gainesville
Viola Dellingham
Fannie Clemens
Atlanta
P. D. Hill
Lamar Street
Howell Cobb
Mexico
L. J. Dille
Lottie
Newport
Ark
Miss Dilla
Hattie Windsor
Milleraburg, Ky
Dille
Monticello
Fis
Quiet Elegant City Wedding of Miss Hawkins and Mr Gatewood
Yesterday at three o clock in the home of Col Hawkins Rev A B Campbell united Miss Corde Hawkins and Mr Furlow Gatewood in marriage. The ceremony followed by an elegant dinner and lavish gifts, with strong social regard for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corde Hawkins
Mr. Furlow Gatewood
A. B. Campbell
Col
8. H. Hawkins
Iuto
Hawkins
Mr. Gatewood
Americus
McCrea Mrs Nancy I McCrea obituary and notices
Obituary for Nancy I McCrea nee Dupree born Jefferson County Georgia February 1803 died Sumter County Georgia January 4 1891 detailing religious life church memberships and long suffering with rheumatism. Notices include J H Williams sick at Plains and transported to Birmingham Dr Brooks care and a brief item on Bismarck resignation rumors and a Pacific mail subsidy lobby in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will Baptist
Aunt McCrea
Dide
H. Stopus
Plains, Ga
Washington
Pacific Mail
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the Bank of Southwestern Georgia
Charley Byrd
East Americas
Dickson
Cordele
M. Friend
G. L. Norman
Archtect
Norman
Hall
Masons
DeSoto
Nfe
Messrs
J. E. Sullivan
Frank Olver
Bob Oliver
Edward Leamon
Aca Rodgers
Dick Hawkins
Bullivan-Kilrain
Chambliss
Rodgers
Emma Abbott
Melody
Feaxx L, Stanton
George W. Council
Mr. Council
Flinders
B. H. Jossey
McMath Brothers
T. B. Glover
A. Williams
T. S. Glover
Americus, Ga
Bronswick
Eph Walker
Lingo
Walker
Neall Buchanan
Rem Crawford
The
Athens Banner
G. E. Bell
Richland
City
J. H. Williams
A. VM. Road
Birmingham
Brooks
Brooke
Bismarck
Wheatley & Ansley
Lyceum Theatre
Daniel Frohman
Maneager Lyceum Theatre
New York
Belasco and
Camille
Opera House
Alexander
Salvine
D'Enney
Don Caesar DE Bazan
Mr. Salvini
Heleason
Mardre
W. J. Howers
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