Happy Lee county wedding seals with Crawford couple
In Lee county on October 18 at 5 30 p m a notable marriage joined Miss Lilly Booker to E L Flowers with Rev Waddell conducting. Attendants entered in formal sequence and a lavish supper followed at 4 0 o clock. The couple departed for their Fort Valley home after brief festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckle Booker
Powell
Lizzie Booker
E. L. Flowers
Lilly Booker
E. A. Booker
Lee
Fort Valley
Richland News Highlights Local Life and Loss
Weather harms cotton prices while farmers await better markets. Community mourns Rev. A J Whittle of Macon Ga after short pastorate and welcomes two new churches to be built costing 1200 to 1500 dollars each. Pension claim for Grandma Parker estimated at 7000. Local visits note Mamie Fitzgerald from Florence and Robt Patterson from Cusseta. Georgia voters urged to back Democratic candidates on November 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricmaxp
Superior Court
A. J. Whittle
Macon
Depot Street
Steele
Washington City
Grandma Parker
Mack Cantrell
Messrs
Belk and Dukes
Buena Vista
Amputation After Shootout With Officers Near Oglethorpe
In a Gatling-like county incident, Wash Porter, a Black man living on the Dawson place near Oglethorpe, resisted arrest by Sheriff Gilmore’s deputies Winn and Williams. Porter fired at them as they approached. they returned fire, wounding him and causing amputation of his right leg below the knee after medical teams treated him. Five rounds were fired, two of which struck Porter in the left leg and right arm. Porter, described as desperate, was taken to the sheriff, and doctors concluded the amputation was necessary. The incident occurred Monday evening. the amputated leg procedure happened yesterday at 4 p.m. The report notes subsequent local moves and social events in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash Porter
Dawson Place
Oglethorpe
Gilmore
Messrs
Winn and
Williams
Wash
Field
Engram
J. P. Fountain
Fountainsville
Messrs. Williams and English
Irwin County
D. W. Kleckley
Irwin
Dr. Niles
Marshallville
Emma Harvey
Rosa Baldwin
Ellaville
M. L. Shealey
Col
B. H. Wilkinson
Americus
Court House
Wilkinson
Clarence
J. N. Bolton
M. J. Leverett
Charlie Brown
W. C. Kendrick
E. Belflower
A. J. Lee
S. E. Wilkinson
J. W. McMiller
Terrell
B. Isler
Calhoun County
Macon
Grand Lodge of Free Mazons
A. C. Hill
Bronwood
J. T. Rogan
C. E. Stubbs
Savannah
J. P. Margart
F.S. Margart
Batesville
Ala
H. 8. Bell
J. R. P. Durham
Birmingham
W. A. Marshall
Shellman
W. W. Simmons
Marcellus Saunders
Weston
Dawson
Terrell County Agricultural Club
J. T. Lamar
Cypress Pond
Laura Haygood Missionary Society
Methodist
Jla.r
Weston Notes and Local Happenings
Weston brief notes report Mr. Oscar Sims is very sick for several days and Isaac Dennard remains confined to bed with fever. Sugar cane mills press juice. James J. Askew estimates five to six hundred gallons. A sister of the Alliance served oysters to six ladies, with leftovers for the cook. Miss Duara Askew visits sister Mrs. M. R. Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duara Askew
M. R. Carter
Obituary of Mrs Laura Summerford nee Edwards
Mrs Laura Summerford born December 22, 1856 near Snow in Dooly county Georgia died September 2, 1888 near Cobb Sumter county Georgia. She joined the Methodist church young and her life testified to the power of her Savior. She was a devoted wife mother and friend whose serene spirit ruled her home. She bore bereavement unmurmuringly and inspired others to suffer with strength. She will be sadly missed by husband and children and may God grant them comfort and a heavenly reunion. J G Hannison
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Laura Summerford
Edwards
Snow
Dooly County
Cobb
Sumter County
Summerford
Methodist Church
Paradise
J.G. Hannisox
Portraits of Gen Salomon and George Gould
The late Gen. Salomon, ex president of Hayti, is praised as a refined exemplar of the negro race and a gentleman who kept politics and enemies apart, noted for his love of classical music. Also, George Gould begins to suffer his father’s tormenting neuralgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salomon
Hayti
George Gould
Bill Arp entertains Dawson audience in rainy opera night
From Dawson Oct 31 report describes Maj Charles H Smith presenting Bill Arp, the famed humorist, after a day of rain. The lecture drew a crowded audience despite downpour, with a spelling bee, mischief by bummers, and witty tales about Mrs Arp and family. Local notes include leases, lodge plans, harvests, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Bill Arp
M. L. Parker
South Georgia
Robbie Parker
Guyton Parks
Yearsold
Mra. M. L. Parker
Swinton
Harvey
Frank Parks
Jessie Parker
Jeasle
Frank
Claude Peeples
Janie Baraway
Sycora
Col.j.g. Parks
Maj
Chas. H. Smith
Constitution
Sunny
South
Georgia
Union
Big John
Judge Underwood
Mrs. Arp
Carl
Jessie
Advertised Letters in Sumter County Georgia 1883 List
Complete list of unclaimed letters remaining in Americas post office for Sumter County Georgia aged 1883. Names include A Chase Anderson Anna Bolar Nelly Brown Prince Clark Lemmie Carter Ella Clark Annie Crane Matiles Crasen Nancy Davin Elbert Daser Anna Gardener J W Johnson J G Johnson Frank Milton Sallie Mask C Moress Georgie Ann McCrary Brown Menay N Saint Norris Maneel Pane Layman Painter Rollins Daler Revens Jason Smalls Susan Wright Anna Woolsy Rongy Americus GaOctober 31 1883.
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State of Georgia
Sumter County
Americas Post-Office
Chase Anderson
Anna Bolar
Nelly Brown
Prince Clark
Lemmie Carter
Misa Ella Clark
Annie C Crane
Matiles Crasen
Nancy Davin
Elbert Daser
Anna Gardener
J W
Log Cabin Grandmothers Heal With Simple Remedies
An Indiana physician highlights a weed whose leaves steeped in hot water yield a bowel remedy. He evokes grandmothers’ teas and balms, praising simplicity and freshness as key to enduring health, and traces Log Cabin Remedies to a philanthropist and eight early physicians, noting favorites like sarsaparilla and cough cures once used by Col Seth Warner and Ethan Allen era soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabim Granamother
Indiana
Warner
Ethan Allen
Seth Warner
Sheridan
November Weather Forecast With Potential Severe Storms
The report predicts a sequence of strong storms from November 4 to 10 with fluctuating temperatures, rising cloudiness, and possible blizzards. Winds shift from west and north, with easterly and southern influences, and lakes navigation remains dangerous. A cold spell follows, with severe winter storms likely between the 16th and 21st.
Storms and cold spell forecast with heavy precipitation
A fragmented weather note warns of a deep cold wave and active storms near the year end. It mentions rain sleet and snow expected from a December 26 to December 31 period, with sharp temperature drops and snow plow activity, urging preparedness. It also references noble titles in an unrelated announcement.
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South West Georgia
Mr. E. L. Flowers
Miss Lilly Booker
Richland News
Whittle
Khoulalonkorn
Siam
China
Congress
Pers
Gree
Bill
Ella Christie
KR. Christie
Stevens
Christie
F. A. Branch
Pennsylvania
North
Buffalo
N. Y
Mra. Langtry
Omaha
Mr. Stanley
Cairo
Hicks
Lord Dufferin
Marquis of Dufferin
Ava
Earl of
Streatham Common
Cardinal Manning
Ander
Oliver Bros
Plains of the
A.P. Warehouss and Compress Company
W. Fahrott
Amertem
Sumter
Thomas
W. Thomas
THO. W
THOMA
Scolt
Adnutalst
Apo Istraton
Wilkes County
Surater
Isis
Thy
Hi i Rows
E. Timmermian
Smallplecs
Snellgrove
Martha A. Andrews
Martha A. Ai
Lable J. Maxwell
Augustua H, Gilson
D ‘Thone
Ord Sumter County
A.C. Bpeer
Herife
America
Bumter
Leva
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