Senatorial Talk over Calhoun and Alliance influence
ATLANTA Oct 31 The legislature opens next Wednesday and Pat Calhoun is the central topic as allies push for his U S Senate bid. Gordon’s backers count Alliance votes for him, while Calhoun’s supporters fear the alliance’s political leverage. Six speakers contested for Speaker with Howell backed by over 70 pledges and confident of victory.
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Specia Ty Recowpen
Atlanta
Pat Calhoun
Alliance
The
Beath
United States Senate
Gordon
Howell
Fulton
Calvin
Richmond
Fleming
Berner
Monroe
Jackson
Heard
Cutts
Sumter
Ellaville Quiet Election Sets Few Votes
Schley County election in Ellaville on October 31 saw only 351 votes cast. Many skipped the Gordon question, and most who voted against him. Elected officials include Clerk Superior Court J. M. Murray, Sheriff J. F. Woods, Tax Receiver G. L. Massey, Tax Collector Chas. Womack, Treasurer P. F. Dixon, Surveyor E. S. Baldwin, and Coroner G. W. Marshall.
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Ellaville
Gordon
Clerk Superior Court
J. M. Murray
J. F. Woods
G. L. Massey
Chas. Womack
P. F. Dixon
E. 8. Baldwin
G. W. Marshall
A Very Sudden Death in Richland Georgia
A. B. Brown, elder, of Green Hill District near Richland Georgia died suddenly last night, likely from heart disease. After supper he sat with a newspaper when death occurred. he was well known in the area and leaves many children including Walter S. Brown of the city. Sympathy is extended to the family.
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Richland
A. B. Brown
Green Hill
Walter
Brown
Third Prize at State Fair for Sumter County Exhibit
Capt. J F Ross led Sumter County’s State Fair display gathering many honors with Miss Rutherford aiding. Awards included top prizes for garden vegetables, dried fruits, bread, cakes, biscuits, and collections of breads, grapes, and preserves. Mrs W W Thompson of Lee County also won several first prizes. The writer praises Sumter as the Garden spot of the earth and credits local effort.
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J. F. Ross
Miss Rutherford
Sumter County
Stumters
Oran
Lidy
Sumter
Captain Ross
Lee County
W. W. Thompson
Piedmont Exposition Ends With Break-Even Figures
The Piedmont Exposition posted total expenditures of about 60 000 dollars with 60 000 dollars in gross receipts. Major costs included 15 000 dollars in premiums 8500 for military prizes and 1300 for balloon ascensions. The biggest day was Veterans Day with gate receipts just over 10 000 dollars. In Atlanta on November 1 the Southern Alliance Publishing Company elected officers: Harry C. Brown President W L Peek Business Manager W H Burgess Secretary Treasurer.
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Atlanta
Wylie
Southern Alliance Publishing Company
Harry C. Brown
W. L. Peek
W. H. Burgess
Thomasville's Boulevard Sets City Roadmaking Example
Thomasville has built a free standing circular drive around the city, thirty feet wide and about twelve miles in circumference, kept in fine condition by the city. The boulevard offers pleasant outward drives and signals future lakes of beautiful homes along its margins. The project positions Thomasville as a leader in road improvement for the region.
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South
Thomasville
Thomas County
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New York
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P. L. Holt
Lamar Street
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Bank of Sumter Building
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Jackson St
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Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Inauranes
Ofice
Recorder Building
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Forsyth St
Thomasville’s Boulevard
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