Rail disruption and local notices in Montezuma and district
A freight train axle failure near Port caused a one hundred foot track break and a passenger delay of three to four hours with no injuries. Local items report civic events, the Barbecue speeches by Crisp Hawkins and Col. Gons, Wide-Awake pictures, Sawed Off baseball club elections, and wheat milling notes from Vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exrtor
Lock Sharp
F. Perkins
S. S. i Hawkins
I. J. Ames J. Barlow
C. J. M. Folsom
R. F.ercey Walton
Bill Edoundeon
the Kicker
the Innocent
Bill R. Jackson
B. B. Stanfield
The
Sammie CO
Cooper
Sustz
John R Shaw Dry Goods Store Showcases Vast Inventory
A Forsyth Street interview with John R Shaw reveals a wide dry goods stock including lawns, linens, laces, silks, millinery, gloves, hosiery, corsets, and a large shoe and clothing department. Shaw emphasizes direct-from-first-hands purchasing, fair prices, and customer service amid dull times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilsingas
ADES
Forsyth Street
John R. Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Victoria
Ecru
Benton and
Warner Bros
Coraline
Ladies
John R. Shaw Brogan
Georgia Sunday School Session to Convene in Rome
The twelfth annual Georgia State Sunday School Association session will open in Rome on July 22. Delegates are invited from county associations with representation rules and reduced rail rates arranged. Local preparations are underway and rainfall favors crop prospects, with Americna aiming to ship about 40,000 bales of cotton aided by the A P and I road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia State Sunday School Association
Rome
Sunday Schools of
Georgia
General Assembly
Americas
Sumter County
Americna
A Quarto of 1825 Dictionaries and Local Notices
The article notes an 1825 advertisement for Todd’s Johnson’s Dictionary aimed at youth, with small type and engravings of Johnson and Walker. It also reports a pet turtle at Waxelbaum’s, a large eight-person Americus family’s weights, local fruit prices, blackberry trade, and commentary on Southern neglect of farm-home upkeep and Democratic party concerns in Sumter County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
Dr. Johnson
Reynolda
Walker
Americus
Andersonville Barbecue and Baseball Day
A gentleman reports Friday at Andersonville featured Prof A T Clarke school closing exercises with full attendance and a large audience. Dinner at one o clock offered barbecued meats and substantial fare. The Sand Hills defeated Andersonville 21 to 16 in the afternoon with Gene Williams and Stonewall Glover playing for Andersonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersonville
A. T. Clarke
Sand Hills
Gene Williams
Stonewall Glover
Idol Invitation Promises Singers Evening Plans
Two young men publish a playful relic titled A June Idol inviting two local ladies to an event with a light hearted vow to escort them. The notice blends playful verse with a farewell promise and ends by noting Davenport's Drug Store offers reliable drug line at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lana
Davenport
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Tors
Agresmen
C. F Crisp
I. A. Hawkins
Col. E. Gons
Rder
Son
Pride
Awake
Montezuma Record
Esterday
Ricus
K.U
Lockett
Lincoln
J. H
Black
Tve
the Americas Post Office
Iment
W. Porter
Shaw
State Sunday School Association
Cotton Avenue
Waxelbaum
Ted
Ofice
Eprron Reoornea
Democratic Party
Sumter
Vox Populi
Vox Dei
Nce
Democnar
New York
J. Waxelbaum & CO
STORK
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