Autumn scene near Dawson Featured in Local Chronicle
Over two weeks the umbrella china trees shed leaves turning golden while berries endure winter. Nearby oaks hold acorns as blue jays feast and mistletoe sways. Residents note visits from many out-of-town people, court terms approach, and a wedding near Dover is mentioned discreetly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Charles Davis
Methodist Church
L. A. Hatcher
J. T. Lawdon
Tom Allen
Mexico
Terrel Superior Court
Eva Corbett
Stewart County
T. J. Black
T. A. Cheatham
Macon
B. H. Webster
Savannah
Davis Sewing Machine Company
Mr. Cordell
Sarah Jones
Hancock County
T. C. Jones
A. C. Laing
Americus
L. M. Laing
Nettle Marshall
Bronwood
J. H. Crouch
C. A. Cheatham
Annie Chitty
Shorterville
Ala
J. M. Grigga
H. 8. Bell
United States Court
Ada Jolly
Hugh Overby
W. R. Baldwin
Lee Street
W. E. Riordan
Vine Street
V. Brown
Court House
R. Smith Pickett
Atlanta
Dover
Balet
Fire devastates gin and mill in Schley County
In Schley County on Saturday, H G Daniels gin house and mill burned, destroying lint cotton and cotton seed. Several hogs died in the area. Meanwhile, young Nellie Rainey nearly drowned after tipping into a tub of water but was saved by an older slater overseeing the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G
Daniel
Schley County
Nellie
D. W. Rainey
Slater
Gleanings From Oglethorpe and Clarence Richland News
In Oglethorpe on Nov 16 cotton prices rose raising odds and ends of the crop as County Court moves, with Lelvester McCrory pushing local business. A local man was jailed for six months for carrying a concealed weapon. Fire damaged Mr Troup Jolly residence. Bob Jolly burned saving it. A mule and horse perished when a frightened colt crashed into a tree. Death noted for A J Harvey. Social at Judge Hudson’s. visiting ladies named from Americus Montezuma Cuthbert and others. Clarence Richland notes include a festival netting over $100, a beauty contest won by Miss Katie Snelling, and a fence or stock law vote passing by eight votes. School building plans advance with a sought teacher. Local officials Parker Alston Watts and esteemed visitors noted. marriages, deaths, and local movement described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Jolly
William Barfield
A. J. Harvey
B. A. Hudson
Lonnie
Misa Kate Snelling
Richland
Lula Scarbrough
Georgia
Z. 8. Parker
N.C. Alston
R. F. Watts
Lumpkin
Col. Wilson
Preston
Justice Court
W. A. Little
Columbus
Col
Sheppard
Rollin Jefferson
Mr. Patterson
Cusseta
J. J
James Fort
Americus
Neal Chambliss
Sallie Brown
Tommie
V. Hester
Bud
Broodie
Oon
Itterson
Weston
Local Briefs From Bronwood Ga Unveiling Quiet Trade
Bronwood reports a quiet business scene with dull trade and farmer activity. J G Wells buys an evaporator mill to grind for locals. Courts have been in session for criminal trials. Miss Mary Lizzie Marshall visits Enterprise. Tax Collector Crouch notes few delinquents and will close books soon. Rev I B Elmore to preach at Lutheran church next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronwood
J. G. Wells
Justice Courts
Basset
Crouch
Mary Lizzie Marshall
Enterprise
Elmore
Putnam Ga 1847 notes fire weddings and local humor
The Putnam column recounts a gin and mill fire near Daniel Read two miles from Putnam, loss of four bales cotton and machinery with no insurance, plus social items. It mentions a dying man Howard on the Macon and Florida Railroad project, a mistaken Sumter reference, upcoming local marriages, and praise for A J Walters, an artist and penman respected in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Daniel & Read
Read
Robi. Gresham
Stevens
Americas
Americus
Howard
Macon & Florida Railroad
Sumter County
Simmon
Sumter "Simmons
Dr. Felton
A. J. Walters
Mardraz
Burials Prepared By New Furniture Man Mr Hawkins
Mr C C Hawkins new furniture dealer has a large invoice of coffins cases and caskets and all burial goods. He is prepared to attend to burial preparations promptly on demand. Store on Cotton Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hawkins
Cotton Avenue
Prohibition Fight Roils in Stewart County Georgia
In Lumpkin Georgia on November 14 1887 Prohibition activists press to block whiskey sales while targeting black voters with moral arguments The antis conduct effective organizing nearby and local hotels change hands With Mrs Burt from Jerngan Alabama taking charge of the Lumpkin Hotel renovations and promises of comfort The town reports a flourishing school over a hundred pupils and a fatality from a train or street accident while a depot robbery remains unsolved The editor notes a death in Webster County and offers condolences
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMpexin Ga
Stewart
Prohi
Lumpkin
Cuffy
Burt
Jerngan
Ala
W. F. Gilbert
Harris
T. D. Miller
Cordele South Georgia town's growth and prospects
Cordele in Dooly county is rising from a pine tract to a bustling community with 60,000 feet of lumber and 200,000 brick ready for buildings. It sits on two rail lines, linking Savannah, Brunswick, Americus, Columbus, Eufaula, Macon and Florida markets, with an academy under construction and roots in historic figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Georgia
Cordele
Dooly County
Corde Hawkins
8. H. Hawkins
The
Americas
Preston and Lumpkin Railroad
Jos. E. Brown
Bill Arp
Joe Brown
Americus
Georgia Southern
Florida
Macon
Montezuma
Albany
Hawkinsville
Abbeville
Savannah
Brunswick
Atlantic
Columbus
Eufaula
Macon Construction Company
Americus Investment Company
the Pines
H. C. Bagley
Americas Investment Company
H.C. Bagley
Americus, Ga
Notes of Its Enterprise enterprise health and court notes
Enterprise notes report strong community health and a well attended quarterly M E C 8 meeting with Presiding Elder P S Twitty delivering sermons on resurrection. Court convened with Judge Fort presiding and W C Gillis as Grand Jury foreman. Pilsbury the Arcorpen man appears, roads struck by court, and Salter adds to nearby stables. Heath and Geice begin grading at McAfee crossing for turnpike lumber, near Levarburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirrcuit
P. 8
Twitty
James Salter
Court House
Mesars, Heath & Geice
McAfee Crossing
Levaburg
Jonling Wueirlumber
H.J
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Oglethorpe
Birmingham
PINES
Dr. Bago
P—Williams Partridge
Wittiam Parker
ST. W
Queene
Ses
Bemaces
Philadelphia
Mitchell's
Pitt
Ranier
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