Smithville Letter Reports Court, Church, and Local News
In Smithville on March 6, the writer notes Lee County court sessions opening next Monday with lawyers busy and jurors sought. A local colored man hosted a Lee County dinner with a possum dish, mocking stock law opposition as he urged others to drive it out, though it remains unchanged. The M. E. district convention in Americus features seventeen preachers, daily meetings, and future revival hopes. The piece also covers fruit crops, an artesian well proposal for Leesburg, and a dull week in Smithville with a rising dramatic club anticipated in April.
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Smithville
Italy
Elds
Lee
Lee County
Catdelas
Lee Superior Court
Leesburg
River Dan
John Hammond
Petit Jury
Clark
Simpson
Peacock
John
Mercy
Americus
M. E. Church
W. W
Dawson
Vale
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California Gossip and Local Notices from Wobster County
Board of Education may add Sanford’s Arithmetic and Smith’s Grammar to county school books. Obituary notes Mr Larkin Wildey died February 28 in his 76th year, Baptist member for 23 years. Benevolence Academy closes due to lack of patrons. Public admonition urges centralizing schooling for 70 children. Guano scarcity concerns farmers. Georgia Southern railroad deeds indicate right of way deeds recorded. project likely.
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Wobster County
Board of Education
Sanford
Smith
Well
Larkin Wildey
Church Hill
Baptist Church
Georgia Southern Railroad
Cal
Alliance No 7 guano deal and local notices in Putnam
Alliance No 7 secured about 60 tons of guano from Geo W Scott & Co Atlanta with all sacks paid. A memorial notice records the death of Mrs Endora Williford, aged about 23, wife of Dr J H Williford, and sister of Mr C W and W H Gunnels, urging Easter services and school memorials. A Milwaukee man reports California boom prices, and Auburn Mo quarrying claims describe the largest granite block at 70 by 35 by 20 feet, weighing about 4000 tons.
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Florida
Ae Stevens
Cheribbee
Endora
Williford
J. H. Williford
C. W
W. H. Gunnels
Methodist Church
Sion
the Academy
Reid
Mantra A. West
Luis
McGint
West
Auburny Mo
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New York
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Hugh M. Brown
GO Ito
Marion S. Harper
Ai Pavie
BRO
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