Weston Flash: town notes and social updates
In Weston hometown notes the column reports calm weather, cotton movements, and a flood of local visitors. Census figures note thirteen twin pairs, while residents such as Capt. Thus Allen and Mrs. Nena Carter are mentioned with family updates. Local business, travel to Dawson and Richland, and millinery arrivals mark a busy week as health concerns and social visits unfold.
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J. T. Dismuke
Summerford
James McKinnon
Julius & Simmons
C. Z. Baunders
Richland
Plains
G.R. Brown
Weston
Hi C. Saunders
Flowers
Mrs. Smith
Brooklyn
Praise For Judge Crisp Keeps Republicans At Bay In Dawson
Dawson Sept. 24 Citizens of Terrell county praise Judge Crisp for standing against Republicans and preventing unseating a white Democrat while blocking a black Republican. School enrollment reaches about 250 with Miss Lota Clark among new teachers. Bob Aycock faces forgery charges. bound over on $400 bonds but jailed for lack of bond. Alliance directors name J. S. Hiller store manager. Kinney sells farm for 20,000 with gin and machinery. purchaser is Davidson of Stewart county. Kinney plans new Dawson investment. Parsonage changes as Mrs Yarbrough moves to Dawson. Mrs Willie Lee of Dover travels to Andrew Female College. Miss Gussie Kimbrough of Brew...
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Art County
Lora Paschal
Helen Cater
Col
J.G. Parks
Perry
W. G. Parks
Atlanta
Willie
Loyd Parks
G. Burges
Sumner
B. L. Kimbrough
Stewart County
L. D. Lockhart
Americus
A. Harper
Olin Wimberly
Macon
R. L. Bennett
Tallahassee
Fla
Carrie Ruggles
Dawson
Jaf
Terrell County
Crisp
Congress
E.T. Kinney
Davidson
Kinney
Roney
Columbus Road
A. J. Williams
Superior Court
H. J. Dupree
Ben Logan
Bronwood
A. J. Logan
Dick Frazier
Anthony Lewis
Croxton Bros
Friendship
Lewis
Frazier
Frasier
H.stubbs
Concord
Cotton Picker Demand Strains Ellaville County
From Schley Ellaville Georgia September 24 The cotton picker shortage hits Ellaville as fields turn white with little supply. Prices run 50 to 60 cents per hundred while bagging notes the shift since 1880s use. Alliance politics mix with farming, and sympathy pours for Editor McLeod who left Florida for family health and suffered a wife’s death.
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Ellaville
McLeod
Florida
Abbeville Next Week Court Opens Amid Boom and Water Woes
Superior Court convenes in Abbeville Monday with expected heavy docket as sheriff reports many cases. Artesian water supply failed to arrive as promised after local boom investor vanished leaving derrick and equipment idle. J R Monroe sells his fine residence for five thousand dollars and begins constructing a larger home.
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Donkin
Abbeville
Abbevilleston
J. R. Monroe
Hahdubme
Weston Items Preview Cotton Trade and Local Commerce
Weston notes cotton coming in lively with Dennard and Saunders top buyers in town. M F Saunders to move to new store this week. G E Dennard and W H King oversee warehouses. Local merchants tout fall stock and low prices. Mrs Flowers offers affordable music lessons. Miss Gussie Kimbrough praised as Weston’s attractive young resident.
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Weston
Lively
G. E. Dennard
Alliance
W. H. King
Georgia
J. E. Dennard
M. F. Saunders
John Whitghard
Dawnon
Flowers
Lettone
Gussle Kimbrough
Politically charged meeting and local candidacy in Putnam County
A Sept meeting in Putnam discusses instruction for Capt. Robert Patton and Hon. Newton Glover as Senate and lower house nominees. Citizens debate how to honor primary instructions, suggest inviting candidates for debates, and urge large public turnout to express preference.
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Putnam
Wigginsville
Robert Patton
Senate
Newton Glover
Capt. Patton
Glover
Ourself
Ellaville Bank
W. D. Murray
8. A. Sellars
Claud Dixon
C. L. Buttler
T. J. Collins
Elbert Hill
C. L. Peacock
Marion County Alliance
Buena Vista
J. ‘I. Collins
F. M. Crane
Warren Darden
Sumter
Five New Officers Chosen to Boost Americus Police
The Police Commission elected five new officers raising the force to eleven. W A Ray J F Fletcher P L Chamblis W C Barrow and W K Harris were appointed with Barrow filling the unexpired term of officer Cobb who resigned. Barrow’s previous service earned unanimous support despite questions about Chambliss residency outside city limits.
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Americus
W. A. Ray
J. F. Fletcher
P. L. Chambilas
W. C. Barrow
W. K. Harris
Barrow
Cobb
Clambliss
Abbeville Court Week Progress Amid Local Tensions
Special to recorder reports Abbeville courts in session with Judge Pate on the bench. Rivalry with Rochelle over courthouse moves stirs concerns while Wilcox vote irregularities loom. News of railroad growth, property boom, and the fatal feud claim lives and livelihoods, with court continuing through the week.
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Specialto
Abbeville
Pate
Roberts
Wilcox
Rochelle
Col. Hawkins
R. V. Fuller
Sheppard
Chipley
James Crawford
Brother Fuller
Increased Freight Pressures Hit Americus Rail Lines
The Central railroad faces heavy freight volumes as Americus business surges, with a new competitor railway opening and rapid growth straining yards and depots. Extra shifts, another switch engine, and crowded facilities reflect Americus as a key area on the lines, overwhelming capacity and delaying merchants.
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The
Central Railroad
Americus
Georgia
Central
Death of Mr. Homer Scots Prominent Hudson Merchant
Mr. Homer Scots son of J B Scott of Cordele died Sunday morning from typhoid fever. He was about twenty eight, married about a year, and was regarded as a promising young man whose loss is deeply mourned.
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Homer Scots
Hudson
J.B. Scott
Cordele
Little Tycoon Presented by Americus Amateurs at Glover's Opera House
The Little Tycoon and comic opera were staged by Americus amateurs at Glover's Opera House. A full house supported by local elites and the Americus Light Infantry applauded the cast. A. G. Anderson and C. R. Hardy led principal roles with Miss Theress Grant and Miss Hallie Losman shining in supporting parts. The chorus and elaborate costumes drew praise, and demand arose to repeat the performance at the new opera house.
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Glover's Oper Hones
Americus
Americus Light Infantry
Knickerbocker
Messrs
A. G. Anderson
C. R. Hardy
Lee Allen
Theress Grant
Gen. Knickerbocker
Alvin Barry
Kafee Ready
F. F. Putnam
Lord Dolphin
Teddy, Ivalet
W. J. Ansilotti
Montgomery
Ben Campbell
Fooman
Will Brumby
Mise Hurriciné
Therean Grant
Dolly Dimple
Hallie Losman
Lady Dolphin
Carrie Brannon
Violet—Mia
Jeannie Edmondson
Planiat
Fannie Campbell
Ben Harris
Will Carter
Ed Haynes
Jno
Daniel
Luther Bell
Sam Hawkins
Nina Williams
Nettie Allen
Julia Brannoh
Nettie Sams
Alice Coker
Amoret Gray
Annie Harrold
Audstry
Cordéle
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Weston Items
Indies
O.'T.kenyon
Clark Davenport
Horace Little
Lota
Prinel ‘ J. Clark
Bob Aycock
Statham
O Jerson
J. S. Hiller
Hiller
J. T. Yarbrough
Randolph County
Parer
Dawson ‘Oon
W. 8. Dozier
Willie Lee
Dover
Andrew Femais College
Cuthbert
Brew
Schley
Cotto Market
Politics
Sumter County
E New Police
Court House
Amer* Icus
Vair Ladies
Arthur Rylander
Ramon Avenue
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