Open Cotton raises first new crop report
Local editor notes Mr. R N Pursley on Andersonville road reports first open cotton. Mention of Smithville Enterprise suspension followed by continuation. City council meetings grow dull until an appeal case halts them. New business covers Henry Solomon leasing former Jim McTyier property with merchandise plans. Also a sale of second hand buggies offered on bankable terms.
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R.N. Pursley
Andersonville Road
Americus
A.J. Hamil
Jim Mc Tyier
Henry Solomon
Atlanta
Solomon
J. K. Paine
Fort Gaines Advertiser notes and city items highlight
Local notices from Americus show a lively mix of social updates, weather, health, and minor business. Headlines mention visitors, crop reports, street work, baseball talks, and several residents traveling or ill, with community happenings and ongoing local commerce threaded through.
Quiet double wedding grounds near Americus and Smith Ville
Tuesday afternoon two marriages united residents from Americus and Texas. B W Smith of Texas wed Mrs Fred Lewis of Americus at a Smith Ville residence with a small quiet party. They depart for San Marco Texas to begin their life together. Wednesday a second ceremony near Americus united Dr E J Eldridge and Mrs E Barlow in a secret wedding kept from most friends. Both couples are well known locally and expect happiness.
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H. H. Nunn
Smith Ville
B. W. Smith
Texas
Fred. Lewis
San Marco
H. Nunn
New Orleans
Cotton Shipments from Harrold Johnson and Co warehouse
One hundred thirteen bales of cotton shipped from Harrold Johnson and Co's warehouse on Tuesday include twenty bales from Ed Littleton's crop. Bales weigh five hundred to five hundred fifty pounds, part of the 1855 crop cleanup ahead of August 20. Also note Davenport's Drug Store offers best perfumed Toilet Powders and Toilet Soaps.
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Gabo
Ed Littleton
Harold, Johnson & Co
Harrold, Johnson & Co
Ed. Littleton
Davenport
Engines Arriving for A. P. L. at City Depot Parade
Crowds gathered as two Mogul pattern locomotives built by Hinkley at Boston arrive for A. P. & L. service. Each weighs about twenty tons, coal burning, with one tender and two passenger coaches, including a first class car and a combination car. O. Q. Evans is the engineer. Kirvin the fireman. Will Mima handles canary birds sale. One thousand bushels weed oats offered.
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Hinkley Locomotive Company
Boston
Toledo
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Hawking
O. QO. Evans
Mr. Kirvin
Psasenger
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