Weston Notes From Our Correspondents
The Georgia market in Atlanta is set for a public examination and entertainment when the first Congress closes in July. Miss Maude Avery CODES returns home from present duties as Miss Annie Dennard ends her Mount Olive teaching and rests near Weston. Mr J O Bim returns to family after five months away in improved health. Prof W C Monk travels to Americus to buy an organ for the Weston Methodist church funded largely by locals. Captains of Weston plan similar efforts next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Mert
Atlante
Weston
Maudeavery
Annie Dennard
Mount Olive
J. O. Bim
Monk
Americus
Methodist
News in Schley brings updates on local shifts and fires
Schley County plans a new newspaper move noted with editor’s household effects at the depot. Former B. V. and E. conductor Will Singleton, injured in a wreck, is recovering and studying commercial courses in Atlanta. Picnic day at Mineral Springs honors Dr Bosworth with baskets. Foreseeable teacher certificate grading flaws prompt calls for revisions. Putnam reports first fire losses and insurance. Alliance No. 7 hog and butter premiums listed. A train of convicts near Buena Vista to Columbus saw six life sentences, one death, others injured as attempts to escape across a trestle.
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Povsau
Schley County
Will Singleton
Atlanta
Mineral Springs
Bosworth
Putnam
Stevens
Alliance No. 7
Buena Vista
Columbus
Plains of Dura Community Notes Mix Faith and Local Life
Plains of Dura reports a Methodist church meeting, missionary society activities led by Mrs. Howell and Mrs. Slappy, and visits by Evynus and Reid Jones. The piece notes a bountiful fruit crop, dusty roads, and a planned church plastering project by local citizens. Local residents George Dillard and Dr. Wise appear in social mentions.
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Plains of Dura
M. E. Howell
Missionary Society of
Ola Slappy
Dawson
Evynus
Wise
Cato
George Dillard
Webster
Julian Weat
Dr. Talmage
Death in Louvale and community notes from May 15
From Louvale May 15 Mr J Johnston died after eight weeks of illness from a foreign body in the bowels He was about 21 and leaves a widow Annie Stokes His burial was at Holloman creek meeting house The writer notes Miss Bertha Smith from Talbotton is teaching music and praises the voice He reports crops and mill activity, church visits, and an upcoming trip to Montgomery Newnan Atlanta Resaca Nashville and Griffin with more items to follow
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Louvane
J. Johnston
Annie Stokes
Lumpkin
Mary
H. C. Horton
T. C. Johnson
Tatum
Goode
Antioch
Holloman Creek
Missionary Baptists
Joiner
James
Primitive Baptists
Providence
Montgomery
Newnan
Atlanta
Resaca
Nashville
Tenn
GriMin
Rain Yet to Save Cotton and Oats in Richland
From Richland May 14 farmers report dryness and dust. Cotton late planting will fail without rain and spring oats suffer. a lumpkin-Richland baseball game is set for next Friday. The local justice court convened outdoors due to crowds. notable residents attend, and a bridegroom, who slept in his wedding clothes, recalls his nuptials. Postmaster designation for J. J. Patterson awaits commission. Eufaula seeks a railroad link via Richland, with ongoing Columbus Southern railroad work nearby. A large wedding is anticipated soon.
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Richand
Lumpkin
Richland
Shepherd
Harrell
Preston
Clark
J.J. Patterson
Billie Mabry
Hector
Billie
A.J. Buchanan
Americus
C. Sheppard
Sumern County
Sheriff Basa
Columbus Southern Railroad
Stewart County
Eufaula
A. M
Mossy Dell Dots Notes Sickness, Deaths, and Rural Warnings Across Neighborhood
Historic blotter records a string of local concerns including multiple deaths from pneumonia after a cold, a mad dog killed near Ty Tyford, and warnings on hydrophobia risks. Social notes mention a fishing party’s poor luck, tenants losing a house to fire, and religious services with Luuth eran doctrine echoed by about fifteen attendees.
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Mossy Devi
Simeon
Hamp Murray
Sam
Joe Markett
Messrs
Phil
Jennings
Derrick
Ross MII
Squire Carter
Ty Tyford
George Hiller
Lively
Woodhall
Providence
Elmore
Luutheran
LL. D
Oglethorpe Court Opens Amid Busy docket and Social News
In Oglethorpe May 14 the Superior Court convened with Judge Fort issuing a clear charge to 23 grand jurors as nearly 100 civil and criminal cases loom for the two week term. Parallel social items note Miss Gertrude Briggs’s moonlit party and plans for a May Day convention plus a burglary scare involving a stolen mare and saddle near Will Stubbs’s mill. The town laments drought threatening crops and reports community events including the Bu day School Convention slated for May 28 with expected visitors from nearby towns.
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Lemorree
Superior Court
Allen Fort
Jennings
Journal of
South Georgia
Gertrude Briggs
J. E. Rory
Church Street
Melson
Bell
Fountainville
Averue
Montezuma
St. Mary's
Gertie
Oglethorpe
Americus
Ellaville
Will Stubbs
Sallie Oliver
Will
J. A. Phillips
Tolin
Mr. Tolin
Clarence
Patch of Strawberries Proves Highly Productive
Mr P P Putney of Hardaway reports a small 40 by 12 foot strawberry patch yielded abundantly using cotton seed as fertilizer and pine straw mulch. He has shipped fruit to Albany and expects 25 more bushels this season while supplying his table. Wild berries also appear in South Georgia markets with fine flavor. Mr Brice is expected to be elected chair of the National Democratic Committee at its June meeting.
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P. P. Putney
Hardaway
Albany
Charles Downing
Wilson
South Georgia
Brice
National Democratic Committee
Pinebark's Picnic Tale of Gallant Ox and Rural Revelry
A Pinebark reminiscence describes a Saturday picnic at the new bridge. The narrator recounts his aging appearance, a humorous bridal tour sighting, and a lively oxen incident that unsettled the crowd. The day ended with a bountiful community dinner featuring Prenton, Plains of Dura, and Braywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Martin
Bob
Prenton
Plains of Dura
Braywood
Jim
Gal
Inter-State Military Drill Promises Large Southern Event
The Macon drill next Tuesday is billed as one of the largest ever in the South with many crack companies and strong attendance. A Woolfolk session continues and Tack DuBose, jailed, will testify for the defense claiming he saw the killing and that Tom Woolfolk is not the murderer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
South
Woolfolk
Tack DuBose
Tom Woolfolk
Dawson Farmers Alliance hosts Terrell county gathering
The Farmers Alliance of Terrell county convened in Dawson with large attendance from agriculturists and observers praising local prosperity. The event featured Mrs P H Evany, Miss Wille Carter, and Dr C W Kendrick as prominent hosts and speakers, while the town’s hotels offered hospitality and the South Georgia Male College attracted about 180 pupils in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Terrel
Farmers Alliance
Terrell County
Terreln
Dawson
Mra
P. H. Evany
Farnum House
Wille Carter
C. W. Kendrick
South Georgia
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