21 Dec 1883
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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1883
Page
3
An advertisement highlights a large stock of Sunday school literature and supplies priced as in New York. It promotes reward cards, bibles, testaments, gift books, and teacher references with agency contact for catalogues and sample papers.
The item records J. M. Hamrick bidding farewell to Sand Hill after 35 years in business and county service. He reflects on friendships, political support, and community ties, announces plan to move to Villa Rica with wife, sells land, and leaves successor Mr. Upshaw to manage local affairs. He thanks patrons, church members, and friends, requesting God’s blessing.
Bowdon's early settlers include N Shelpatt Fain Gardner and SHeLnatt era. The 1853 site selection, 1856 growth with five stores, three churches and an academy by McDaniel and Richardson helped establish Bowdon. A 1860s fire and Civil War mobilization shaped its fate, later rebuilding into a 42-person town with seven shops, two schools and $130,000 annual trade.
Mr Green Davenport presents a table of school enumeration results for Ninth District and Turkey Creek. The readable portions show counts for White males, White females, Colored males, and Colored females in each district. The incomplete OCR omits several figures, but indicates separate lines for Ninth District and Turkey Creek with gender and race categories.
The Free Press notes sorrow as a two year old child dies and reports various town happenings including weddings, sales, moves, and church schedules. It references local residents, real estate sales, mail routes, and upcoming Christmas plans while noting public school closures and community greetings.
A notice to all debtors to settle by January 10 due to Benson firms as they close accounts before Ben son goes west. It also offers ready made clothing at N J J Bensons and announces Miss Sarah Dinnnoeck and Miss Ellen Jones starting schools in February and March with monthly tuition.
The advertisement page promotes TinteeStar and Crams Atlas as a affordable popular atlas. It lists offers from Edwin R. Sharpe for sewing machines and mentions coffin services by Askew and Bradley. Baskin and Stevens advertises debt settlement by December 25 1883. Georgia Pacific railway schedule notice and Julian and Pope promotions are included. Plymouth Rock chickens and rooster for sale via Edwin R. Sharpe are noted.
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