Big Picnic at Wright's Mill Draws Grand Crowd
A large turnout gathered at J. F. Wright’s mill pond last Saturday for a festive picnic. Early crowds, scenic grounds, and a broad regional turnout including Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Americus, Dawson, and Preston marked a lively day with a wide crowd enjoying a substantial noon dinner. The writer notes pleasant weather and a hopeful tone for the upcoming Rural Hill exam day on August 30.
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Mill Pond
J. F. Wright
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Americus
Dawson
Preston
Rural Hill
Tam
Alliance Plienica
Glen Holly
Crops rise in Schley County amid picnics and reunions
Parxam July 23 reports crop prospects at least 20 percent better than last year with corn promising and even poor land improving. The Ellaville Buck Creek area sees stock laws proposed, school changes noted, and a large Confederate veterans reunion planned for August 7 in Americus drawing many from the 4th Georgia Regiment.
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Parxam
Ellaville
Buck Creek
Schley County
Georgia
4Th Georgia
Americus
Plains News Brief: Weddings Weather and Visits
From the Plains July 23 reports sultry heat with indoor living favored for most. Notes include Oliver Bros building on S A M Avenue, various visits by Misses Shropshire Stevens Allen and others, two upcoming weddings, a lightning scare near Mr. Robert Stevens, a fine Peach harvest from Mr Glass, a Gospel tent meeting planned August 5, and an obituary mentioning Lonnie Seig’s grandfather burial. Casual social items highlight an ice cream party at Mr Chappel and a fond note on youthful romance and local commerce dialogues.
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Spraiss
Dena
Oliver Bros
S. A. M. Avenue
Dr. Wise
Willie Stevens
Putnam
Ola Slappy
Carrie Shropshire
Americus
Daisy Thomas
Mollie Stevens
Thomasville
J. H. Black
Bessie Allen
Chappell
Eva
Hattie Stokes
Buena Vista
R. T. Jennings
Mardre
Magnolia Springs
Robert MeTyler
MeTyler Bros
Thad Reese
O. D. Reese
Caroa
Ada Naylor
Preston
Plains
Ada
Robert Stevens
Glass
Americas
M. E. Church
United Gospel
Lonnie
the Plains
Alex Chappel
Will McTyler
Rosalie
Lumpkin to Build New School as Kease Named Principal
Lumpkin villagers push to expand education by buying a two acre lot for a new school building set to be completed in a month for the fall term. Prof. E. A. Kease is named principal amid praise from former students while a Lumpkin baseball club defeats Dawson 22 to 14 in a lively local match. New cotton shipments expected to arrive in about twenty days.
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Lumpxin
Lumpkin
E. A. Kease
Kease
Georgia
Lumpkin Baseball Club
Dawson Club
A.m
Dawson
Arnie Brooks
Lumpkin Red Jackets
Brooke
Boland
FE. L. Carter
Feld
Sam Beall, Jr
R. A. Patterson
C. M. Beall
J. J. Howell
Lumpkin Club
Red Jackets
Fenix
False report denyed by Eatonton co operative store leader
J T Dejiarnett of Eatonton Ga denies a circulating false report that the co operative store ordered jute bagging from the alliance. He states they ordered only cotton bagging and will handle no other and questions the intent of those spreading such misinformation.
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Eatonton
Horror Recorder
Blate Alliance
J. T. Dejarnett
Americus boasts finest crop and people in South
Burton RxEcoRnER praises North Georgia and South Carolina travels, claiming Sumter county soil yields the finest corn and abundant improvements. He notes cotton is scarce north of Atlanta and urges readers to come back home to invest in local land.
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Americus
Burton Rxecorner
North Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
South Carolina
Atlanta
Sumter County
DOING LONDON. An American’s London Visit and Timber Notes
The writer tours Westminster Abbey St Margarets Buckingham Palace and Parliament recounting the Shah of Persia Royal pageantry and a crowd clash with police highlighting sights and fatigue. A Northern exchange argues U S timber lands in the South hold vast value and lumber industry growth with pine demand rising and potential for Southern furniture factories.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Shakespeare
Falstaff
Prince of Wales
St. Margarita
Imo
Cannon Farrar
Sir Walter Raleigh
Milton
Old London Bridge
St. Paw’s Cathedral
Parliament House
Buckingham Palace
Princesa
Georgia
Midland Grand Hotel
Knight
M. Sperr
South
United States
South Carolina
North Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Debates Loom On Lease Of Western and Atlantic Road
The legislature enters a two week push with big bills. The stalled lease of the Western and Atlantic road features heat in betterments disputes. A commission proposal to share costs faces distrust and political risk amid old lease taint.
Experience with Botanic Blood Balm Shows Real Results
When sick, rely on experimental knowledge from those who used B. B. B. Botanic Blood Balm. Their plain statements carry more force than logic and theory.
Mrs Ella Joseph of Americus Passes In Talbot Ancestry noted
Mrs Ella Joseph daughter of Wm and Wit Adams born July 19 1858 in Talbot county married Cap J H Allen of Sumter county and later joined the Baptist church in Americus after moving there She lived a devout Christian life valued Bible study and charity Her death follows a prolonged illness as relatives mourn and reflect on her steadfast faith and legacy in the community Montezuma Record notes Americus live town lower freight rates from Ni and westward rail updates.
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Ella Joseph
Wit Adams
J. An
Talbot County
Dings & Home
Americus
F der J Searcy
Mount Zign
Cap J. H. Allen
Sumter County
Bearey
Slo Ray
Baptist Biy
Kno
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Bavior
Montezuma Record
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Stewart County
Pierce
Eatonton Co
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Atlantic
Simmons
House
Dooly County
Oconee
Senate
Hawkinsville
A. B. Linderman
Bavanash
Dublin and Western
Okeefinokee
Savannah and Western Road
Dupont
Clinch County
Foote
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Clark Howell
Pickens County
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Mpeer
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