Daw son Gossip and Local News Roundup 1886
Georgetown Ga March 20 1886 Quitman Superior Court convened with civil business on day one and criminal cases on the remaining days. Notable items include marriages John C O Pittman returning from Louisiana to Lake Providence, and Miss Della Chambliss wed to Jordan Perkins. Coverage notes oats crop damage from blizzards previous seasons and local political races across the river in Alabama with multiple gubernatorial candidates.
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Gronoe Town
Quitman Superior
Torre Bas Pot Bega
Ur County
John CO. Pittman
Louisiana
Mollie Weaver
Cath*ert
Alabama
Bragg
Sealy
Clayton
Dawson
McElroy
Enfanta Mail
Times
Capt
McEnroy
Eli
Eufaula
United States
Assault and flight in Andersonville as Forrest seeks wife
March 18 report from Andersonville Ga details a violent attack by Anderson Forrest on his wife in a garden near their home. He seized her by the throat and, after drawing a clasp knife, attempted to cut her throat but she defended herself. She escaped to town where Dr Harrison treated her injuries, including the loss of two fingers. A warrant has been issued. Forrest remains at large and is seen near the town at night, armed with a public safety item. The piece notes dull business, a thriving academy under Prof Clark with Miss Julia Oglesby, cemetery improvements, and plans for brick stables and a rostrum at a projected cost of $6,000 to $7,000, awaiting War Department sanction.
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Anpersonville
Anderson Forrest
Forrest
S—olain
Harrison
Anderson
Busness
Clark
Julia Oglesby
Anderann
C. M. Wheatley
Occast Nally
Oglethorpe
OoLetours Ga
Mra. Ansley
Americus
Mra
Saber
Mias Naonie Hudson
Montezuma
Misa Lillie Moody
Fort Valley
Slamie Graves
New York
Judge Fish
Keon
Reading Club
W.B. Burke, Jr
H. M. Kaigler
Bodmo
Vernal calm contrasts with late February planting worries
The Hatcher Station column notes a sunny vernal equinox after a string of bad weather and discusses corn planting in February. It reports varied germination success, advice to plant early to beat July heat, forecasts a strong seas oats crop, and mentions changes in guano use. It also covers local incidents including Capt. Smch’s accident, A R Rozar’s narrow escape on a derailed mail train, hog cholera presence, and broom corn scarcity driving high prices.
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J. A. ‘Smch
London
A. R. Rozar
Macon
Eatonton
Milledgeville
Quiraan
Healing a severe leg ulcer with BBB blood purifier
An 1885 Atlanta area testimonial reports typhoid fever leading to a large leg ulcer that resisted treatments. After Dr Dromgoole warned of flesh sloughing, the patient used BBB, saw rapid healing, and credited its cleansing and healing power. He recommended BBB and cited local acquaintances who supported him.
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Atlasta
J P. Dromgoole
W. H. Brotherton
B. B
W. H Brotherton
W. B. Cone
D. A. Cook
Park
J.L. Pinson
Atlanta
W.moreshire
Bronwood Items March 24 1886 Bronwood Ga
Bronwood Georgia notes good village health with one colic case. John J Simpson killed three turkeys in a single shot during a hunting party to below Chickasaw Whatchee. Two farmers sold cotton at 7 8 cents, one staying home to save warehouse costs. Willis Martin reports a sick horse losing value from 200. E J H
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Bronwood
John J. Simpson
Chickasa Whatchee
Alorehia
Willis Martin
Martin
E.J.H
Wonderful Cures Promised By Local Remedies Firm
Rome wholesale and retail firm W. D. Hoyt & Co. touts Dr. King's New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve as best sellers in two years with universal satisfaction. They claim several cures of pronounced consumption in the city using a few bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery paired with Electric Bitters. Sold by E. J. Eldridge.
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W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Dr. King
Bucklen
E. J. Elridge
Dreadful Massacre At Carrollton Court House
March 19 Winona Miss The dreadful Massacre at Carrollton in Carroll county left thirteen negro men dead and eight or ten wounded. The violence began after a long dispute involving J M Liddell and Brown and escalated when white and black men clashed in the courthouse. A hundred armed whites burst in and heavy firing followed, causing many deaths and injuries. The scene showed numerous shot holes in walls and pools of blood, but sheriffs say order is restored and the law will be enforced.
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Winona
Miss
Carrollton
Carroll County
Moore
Brown
J. M. Liddell
Liddell
Ed. Brown
Calf vanity and small town entrepreneurship in a Georgia note
A quirky Marshallville Georgia blurb describes a pet calf that adores mirrors and dress cases, plus local booster chatter about E J Eldridge and Dr King’s New Discovery. It mentions Bob Ingersol’s education and a San Francisco Alta blurb about lizards in Napa in a fragmentary closing.
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San Francisco Alta
Napa
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Minnie Richerdson
D. F. Harden
Frank McNalty
Pio Nuno College
Jim Farum
Sohools
Avannah
Ove
Georgetown Gossip
Andersonville
Harcurnn Statrox
Old Sol
Ben
James Winalett
Ns Carranteg
Jastra
Marshallville
E. B. Baldwin
E. J. Eldridge
Lange
Abest
Bob Ingersol
Ashington
China
W. L. Glessner
Americus, GA
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