Segments from Southwest Georgia Market and Social Notes
Debris from Brownsville Sept 7 notes cotton market off yesterday. Rev Elmore preached at the Methodist church last Sunday and night. Bliss Nettie Marshal visits Miss Leona Jossey of Smithville. Miss Gussie Wesson of Andersonville visits Mrs W H Wilkinson. City council fasted to week. Ilie Lawhon opened her school at the Nealomy last Monday. Several citizens attended old veterans meeting in Dawson yesterday. J A likely got the biggest piece of the pie.
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Dawson
Friendship News Brief from Sumter District
Frrexpsnur notes harvests slow but corn nearly ready. Cotton opening slow. peas ripening. sugar cane nearing readiness. Trades shifting as Corn moves goods to Richardson and Bro store. Dorn vacates. Miss Enza McGarrah visiting Mr. Samuel McGarrah in your city. Friendship Literary Club met at Dr Bozeman’s residence last Friday. few members attended. president Dr Shipp was away in Americus for artesian water. The area remains dry and dusty.
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Richardson & Bro
Dorn
Sumter
Merdan
Enza McGarrah
Samuel McGarrah
Friendship Literary Club
Bozeman
Shipp
Americus
Local school meeting elects trustees at Plains of Dura
Plains of Dura Prats or Dota September 6 report a well attended school meeting last Wednesday electing A. Dodeer, Dr. Cato, R Oliver, F Market, Jernigan as trustees. Notes on King Cotton business, Mrs Stewart ill but improving, Alexander returns from Alabama, Bottsford buyers plan new venture, Tommie Jennings purchasing Price plantation, Club President Dunbar health noted and community outlook generally cheerful.
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Fhe Club
Dunbar
Sonny
Richland Opens New Building Boom Amid Dry Season
In Richland on September 6 the area remains dry and dusty but crop prospects stay strong with cotton arriving and business activity rising. New houses go up, Major Meyer’s store to be finished, J W Tracy to finish a residence by October, and Uncle John Patterson’s brick yard set to supply local demand within two weeks. Local residents Miss Lela and Mary Snelling depart for Dancon, Mrs Lindy Coflio and Miss Josie Clements leave after a month, Prof J G Calhoun plans to address schools Saturday night and may relocate next year, with church services slated at the college Sunday at 11.00.
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Escutiano
W. A. Bridges
East Broad Street
Prof. Bond
Meyer
J. W. Tracy
John Patterson
Missea Lela
Mary Snelling
Dancon
Lindy Coflio
Florence
Josie Clements
L. A. Thomas
Columbus
James A. Port
Americus
J. G. Calhoun
Richland
W. W. Mabry
Dry season vibes and notices from Church Hill
Dry and dusty in our section with hopes for a good season to aid potatoes and peas. Miss Fannie Williams of Byroo Ga visits friends. Miss Alice Park of Kanesville visits Emma Mejers. Uncle Ike Baldwin, colored, dies Aug 30 at about 82. well regarded by whites and blacks. Prof. 8 R Stevens and Rev. W B Stevens of Preston visit the town.
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Cuvaca Hill
Misa Fannie Williams
Byroo
Byron
Alice Park
Kanesville
Emma Mejers
Dunamiers
Ike Balwin
Marion County
Ike
R. Stevens
W. B Stevens
Preston
Ville
Shilom News Notes Local Weather and Social Happenings
Dry weather and cool nights mark September in Shilom as cotton opens rapidly and is gathered. Farmer Lewis Pilcher touts an old Revolutionary War pot and a brass pie as heirlooms. A Reading Club forms at Hon. C. C. Sheppard’s home with A. A. Arrington president and Susie Sheppard assistant. Freewill brethren address by Rev Me Apperson at Arrington's bridge Arbor. Prof. R. B. McMath returning home to recover health.
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Sutton
Lewis Pilcher
Cony
Hon
C. C. Sheppard
A. A. Arrington
Susie Sheppard
Arrington’s Bridge
Me Apperson
RB. L. McMath
Dooly
Sant Aleck
Community Notes From Enterprise Enrenraisx September 6
The letter notes dry weather and looming rain, potential impact on crops like peas and potatoes, and mentions a rough McAfee railroad crossing. W.J. Rood left for a Central railroad depot job in Albany. T. M. Booker moved his drug and grocery stock near H. C. Odom’s residence. Rev. Williamson held a well attended Aug night service with several seeking membership. Mr. E. R. Mathis welcomes a baby boy amid community moves and new arrivals.
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Ler Corsty
W.J. Rood
Central Railroad
Albany
Reed
T. M. Booker
Leesburg
H. C. Odom
Williamson
Oglethorpe Booms as Ice Cream Party Highlights Social Scene
Oglethorpe society is booming with an ice cream party at Col. W. H. Willis's home honoring Miss Annie Willis of Hawkinsville. Visiting debutantes include Miss Rosa Baldwin Elaville Miss Pearl Mealiater Americus Miss Cora Anthony Dawson Miss Maggie Le's Montezuma and others. Campmeeting draws crowds. a child fatally burned months ago died, a enslaved girl on a Bronx plantation dies after injury, a dog dies of hydrophobia, and dry weather brings sickness as residents pray for rain.
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Ocret Horr
Oglethorpe Society
Col
W. H. Willis
Annie Willis
Hawkinsville
Lour Town
Rosa Baldwin
Elaville
Pearl Mealiater
Americus
Cora Anthony
Dawson
Maggie Le's
Bronx
John Oliver
Putnam Cotton Rates to Rise as Route to Americus Opens
Putnam reports indicate cotton over B. V. and E. B. rates will increase once the line reaches Americus, possibly diverting most cotton away from the road unless farmers haul to Andersonville or Geneva. The Sealey County Alliance plans to buy bagging and ties from J. A. Strange and store cotton with W. J. Murray. Local social notes include Mae Munroe's former pupils picnicking at Knollton's mill, and plans for an academy prayer meeting each Wednesday night after candlelight. Additional items note Hamp Stevens’s fish pond, Ida Munroe's departure for Lexington Missouri to teach, Mrs. Bell Mathis returning to Dallas, and Mr. Jasper Stevens and Charles Knollton's moves on local business and home construction.
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W. JD. Murray
Mae Munroe
Knolltons Mill
Missouri
Academy
Hamp Stevens
Ida Munroe
Lexington
Bell Mathis
Dallas
Texas
Jasper Stevens
Americas
Chas. Knollton
Eee Viatn
Maney Lowe
Preston Cotton Pricing and Local Grains in Webster County
Cotton prices in Preston rival Americus with Webster merchants bidding high. Farmers from near Hudson Station bring cotton to Preston to reduce freight, while rains and drought have halved yields. Community figures like Mr. W P Jowers and Judge D B Harrell are noted, with plans to attend the Piedmont Exposition in October and the Georgia State Fair in Macon. The piece invites county residents to support local merchants and offer the first opportunity to Webster farmers.
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Preston
Americus
Hudson Station
Webster
Georgina
W. P. Jowers
Browers
D. B. Harrell
J. A. Ansley
Antoricus
W. FP. Spann
Cleveland
Confederate veterans form Southwest Georgia group in Dawson
About two hundred veterans from this and nearby counties gathered at the courthouse yesterday to organize the Southwest Georgia Veterans Association. Prof. J. W. F. Lowrey was named president, with Capt. Wm. Kuigler, Maj. J. P. Walker, and Henry Miller as vice presidents. J. A. Fulton became secretary and W. K. Pilsbury plus J. L. Jones assist secretaries, J. L. Lanford treasurer. The association plans an annual meeting. Also noted: South Georgia Male and Female College opened with 116 pupils. W. F. Talbot bought local grocery stock. Miss Pessie Newberry bought millinery stock. P. L. Sutherland was released from jail after forgery commitment.
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J.L. Jones
J. L. Lanaford
South Georgia
M. L. Parker
W.F. Talbot
A. Loyleas
Pessie Newberry
Orra Parker
P. L. Sutherland
Veterans hear speeches and local visits in Terrell city
Col J L Storey from Lockhart Texas arrives in the city on a tour from Washington. Ex Lieutenant Governor Storey will stay with Mrs E G Brown. Several locals move or visit including M C Cerraney from Lorillard Co to Dawson and Miss Mary Brown visiting Edna Brown. Col Rt F Crittenden and J W F Lowery address veterans while J G Parks spoke in Atlanta last week. A local man prepares to celebrate his 77th birthday and Ed Weaton seeks eye surgery.
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Terrell Superior Court
Col
J. L. Storey
Lockhart
Texas
Washington City
Ile
E.G. Brown
M. C. Cerraney
Lorillard & Co
Atlanta
Dawson
O. B. Stevens
Miss Ola
J. G. Parks
Dudge J.C. PL Clark
Ed. Weaton
Calhoun
W. E. Gay
Quallman County
Mary Brown
Smithville
Edna Brown
Rt. F. Crittenden
Shellman
Prf
J. W. F. Lowery
J. L. Jones
Cora Lee Anthony
Oglethorpe
Larence
Dust, crops, and rail issues hit Lumpkin area hard
The Lumpkin region grapples with drought and heavy dust as cotton prospects fade and freight costs threaten farmers. Locals complain about railroad delays, street access to the depot, and political friction with Americus rates. A college concert benefits the parsonage, infant Ruby Everett dies, and a New Yorker, Darius Burr, wins a Louisiana Lottery prize totaling $15,000 before receiving funds via Adams Express.
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Forsyth St
New York City
Louisiana State Lottery Company
Adams Express Company
New Orleans
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Park Place
New York Daily News
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