Indebted 3 A8 Notice and Local City News Summary
Debtors urged to settle accounts with a notice at 5 Leapin a Fancy G Rocer Barlow Block. Various local items report residents traveling to Perry and Atlanta for events, legislative duties, or family visits. Shares of Americus Investment Company and planning for Allen House ovation are noted along with court schedules and public works updates.
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T. G. G. Earl
Montgomery
Allen House
Vigilance Fire Company
July Weather Forecast From Rev Irl R Hicks
Weather notes from July forecasts by Rev Irl R Hicks predicting storms heat waves and variable cloudiness through July with Mercury Venus and Jupiter/Mars influences. Mentions harvesting watch and common danger days with periods of heavy rain and wind plus hail closing into August. Also includes local advertisements and a brief town column.
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Irl R. Hicks
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Broad Gauge Engines and Coaches Arrive for S A M Road
Early Monday a shipment from Jeffersonville brought two broad gauge engines two passenger coaches and two cabs for the S A M road. The first passenger train ran at three pm with Jas Kirven as engineer and Howell Cobb as conductor. Freight runs followed with Stokes brothers at the throttle and conductor.
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Jeffersonville
Matthews
Ohio Falls Car Works
Indiana
Poole
William Lee
Jeffersoville
Jas. Kirven
Howell Cobb
E. L. Stanfield
Stokes Brothers
Savannah Americus and Montgomery railroad plans progress
President Bagley says grading will resume once a $50,000 subscription is raised as Col Hawkins backs the project. The line from Savannah toward Montgomery is surveyed, gauge updated, and a strong local interest is reported along the route. The 340 mile route aims to be Savannahs quickest westward link, with cotton, lumber and naval stores traffic expected to flow to Savannah.
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Bagley
Col. Hawkins
Savannah News
H. C. Bagley
Americus Iinvestment Company
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery
Savannah
New York
Americus
Abbeville
McRae
Lonvale
Montgomery
Montgomry
Spectacles by Hawkes gain national repute in Advo cate
The Christian Advocate notes A K Hawkes as a national practical optician with celebrated spectacles and patent spring eye glasses. An editor’s testimonial praises Crystalized Lenses for transparency and sharp print. Also mentions eye fitting by Dr E J Eldridge, Americus Ga. Change of prices announced for J & P Coates Best Six Card Tread 200 yards priced at forty five cents per dozen with 5 percent off in 80 days and 6 percent off in 10 days.
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Christian Advoecate
A. K. Hawkes
United States
Christian Advocate
E. J. Eldridge
Americus
J. & P. Coates
Railroad Talk and Local Rail News Brighten Americus
Train traffic faced washouts from Buena Vista to Columbus causing delays on Tuesday while repairs proceed and expect trains to run on time today. A serious derailment damaged two coaches on the Macon and Birmingham line at Geneva Tuesday night. The 8 A M road runs two daily services on the Eastern division and received three new coaches from Ohio Falls car works. A narrow gauge engine operates among broad gauge cars in the city yard. Spring chickens arrive daily to Americus by wagon load.
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Central Depot
Central
Buena Vista
Americus
Columbus
Macon
Birmingham
Geneva
Ohio Falls Car Works
Con
Form a Manufacturing Association for Americus growth
A proposal urges forming a local manufacturing association modeled on building societies. Shareholders would pay in monthly to fund stock in small manufactories, aiming to add population and trade with about a thousand shares starting at a modest monthly input.
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Americus
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Telephone
Bid Penchantetall
KE. D. Ansley
E. D. Ansley
Barlow Block
M. T
Howell McAfee
Smithie
C. W. Bright
Perry
Uston County
Americus Investment Company
Wright Brady
Atta
Drumre
Ers
Lou DeJarnette
Ita
C. M. Wheatley
C. L. Ansley
Jon. T. J. Ray
Dooly
Atlanta
W. J. Matthews
Charley Lingo
Prof
Lingo
Sung Man
John A. Cobb
Jessamine
Roh. Gray and Daughter
Abi
Ala
W. C. Gray
Mr. Gray
Savannah Morning News
Dudley
Corporal Tanyat
Rev. Irl Hicks
C.F. C. Carlisles
R. L. McLeop & Co
Eugene Doughtle
Gene
Forsyth Street
Sparks Station
Georgia
The
Recorder
Hay
Jones Crossing
Muscogee Road
Hays
Cordele
O'Neal
Hayes
Lockett & Elam
Jools Granberry
Torshon
J.J. Gaanaseng
Tsun
Americus Investment CO
Hill Street
Bessie Daniel
J. E. French
Eva Brinson
W. R. Smith
Corde Hawkins
Gxo, Dy Wheatley
Jushv
Ariens
Arthur Rylander
Calvin Carter & Son
SI Hawkins’ Market
Hugh M. Brown
M. Brown
Micridge’s Drug Store
Simon Ellis
Hudson
Robert Wiggins
Fort
Frank Love
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