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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
2
Vidalia, Ga near Savannah envisions forming a new county around the town. Editor Eugene Ray lauds Vidalia with potential courthouse and officers, notes local capital backing, and cites existing and upcoming businesses like Vidalia Coffin and Casket, Vidalia Manufacturing Company, and Helena Bottling Works.
Mrs R K R Whitaker of Winchester Tennessee reports her two and a half year old daughter suffered a painful hip to leg eruption starting in October. After two doctors failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment used two weeks cured the skin. The child has had no recurrence and remains well.
A draft overview highlights Vidalia Georgia as a budding business center with multiple cotton and manufacturing ventures. It notes plans for additional factories, a growing banking sector, and new hotels, led by local leaders like A. A. McArthur and J. Wade Johnson, while praising the town’s schools and commerce. Fire at Portland Tennessee destroys substantial property, with $35,000 in losses and suspicions of arson.
Governors Kitchin hosts Mecklenburg celebration in Charlotte as Taft’s party expected Thursday. Delegations greet the president at North Charlotte and Tryon Street reviewing stand. Luncheon precedes addresses at the university for Negroes and a public reception before departure. Crowds and trains into the city overflow with visitors.
Nashville May 19 Quo warranto proceedings in chancery court allege members of Cumberland Presbyterian Church Education Society board of directors seek to oust current directors and appoint a receiver to control assets. Attorney General McCain approved the bill as part of broader intra church disputes over union with the Presbyterian Church US.
New York to Washington service via Seaboard operates two daily trains. Departures from Atlanta are at 11 25 a m and 9 40 p m with through sleepers and dining cars on both trains.
Hon Thomas G. Lester, clerk of the superior court of Oglethorpe county for thirty years and son of former clerk George H. Lester, died Tuesday night May 4 after a lingering illness. He was the oldest native-born Lexingtonian and a member of a prominent Georgia family. He was unmarried.
Hartwell Ga May 19 report that The Hartwell Sun changes ownership as John H. McGill takes over the editorial department after long association with McGill and Morris. McGill plans to continue the paper while speculation grows over a possible new newspaper launch in Hartwell.
A high grade piano of seven and three quarter octaves in mahogany case described as perfect in every particular offered at regular price four hundred dollars. Price valid Monday the 24th.
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