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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1886
Page
3
An 1880s Carrollton notice from Dr. Gavluing details medical and midwifery services and fees, then reports the death of Sister Hannah Williams at age about 89 or 90. It praises her Baptist faith, mentions her 12 children and surviving son Henry Williams, and extends condolences to relatives and friends.
The Cultivator Publishing Company pledges to present each scene in the most attractive style and the matter of the highest excellence. It aims to instruct and inform farmers nationwide with progressive industry thoughts and county talent to ensure the journal remains a leading agricultural publication.
A Carroll county page reports on a delayed harvest and corrected SG and NARR schedules, farm and poultry sales, a marriage supper, church directory plans, and local weather signals. It notes Bowdon College prospects, legal notices, and a story of a switchman injured near Griffin, with poems and farmer reflections interwoven.
The first Roopville circuit quarterly conference will be held in Roopville on Friday January 15. News notes include marriages in late December, school openings delayed by court and illness, church services by Rev. Davenport and Rev. Braswell, circuit boundary changes, travel to Texas, local burglarious incident, street lamps, and family pneumonia cases with several deaths and recoveries.
Notice says Mr T L Long is going West and debts must be paid by December 33rd. Stock will be closed, invites customers to visit Lone & Co Newark walks and wraps, with demands that all accounts be settled or placed with an attorney.
The Free Press notes two weddings at residences of brides’ fathers: Wiley J. Stewart to Mattie Dillard of Belton and Arthur Hulsey to Josie Bonner. It also reports charity for Thomas Chan Mer family, Chandler’s leg amputation, a call for 20 men to donate 24 or 50 cents for a land deed, and lore about a 1683 black bottle brought from Ireland. Also a stern notice: overdue accounts to be sued if not settled by December 1st.
Report from Whitesburg lists visits by local residents including J T C, George I Wilson, W C Hodnett, J M Wilson, B L F Wheeler and families moving in and out of Coweta and Campbell counties. Church events pause due to rain as river rises. parsonage committee formed. Miss Carrie Ballard named school teacher. Several relocations noted. Judge Featherston funeral in Newnan. 1886 city council elected. bailiff election upcoming with candidates named.
Fragmented OCR describes property transfers or claims involving LG Mandeville Jones Easter-Whad Joel Philips W. G. McDaulet and others. Mentions acres and lot 315 Kansac district as property references, with phrases indicating ownership disputes or conveyances. Dates and full context are unreadable.
During 1886 it will be no intention to carry a full assortment of drugs medicines books paints varnishes lamps tobacco seeds and Miller seed The cash trade is solicited Our sister Dempsey wife of Bro HC Dempsey is mourned Born August 18 1880 joined the Methodist Church in 1857 joined Missionary Baptist Church in 1881 and was a devout member Resolutions honor her memory and extend sympathy to the Koreand family The memorial was recorded and a copy sent for publication Read and adopted December 12 1883 by Bethel church conference Moderator J S DStan cipnc s
An early patent medicine advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal cure for kidney and liver problems. It asserts success after other methods failed, promising relief from cramps, liver disease, and assorted ailments. Sold by Hamisk & Co's with a stated price of 50 cents.
Readable fragment notes a clothing sale or distribution event lasting thirty days at rost for svor CASTI located near ASKEW Daninney and Cats. Names and some details are unclear but indicate a sponsored clothing offer or drive.
Sheriff Dewitt lists tax sales in the official organ the Times for first Tuesday in February next. Properties include Lot 311 Seventh district owned by J P Burk for 1885 tax, 70 acres Fourth district for John Fy Newton tax 1883, 50 acres 184 in Eleventh district for I J Juhan agent C S Newton tax 1895, 290 acres for Joes Richardson 1885 tax, 26 in Ninth district for M A Bell 1985 tax, 835 in Seventh district for It J Powell agent J J Mitshell tax 1893, 101 acres MS Seventh district for I Y Sawtell agent C L Gyton tax, 101 acres Qt Sixth district for I Y Sawtell agent for J Jones tax, 203 in Eleventh district for John M Strickland tax 991, Sixth district property of I W W Sawtell tax 845, 101 acres total Eleventh district for J K Barr agent J J Shaffer tax 1685, dark bay mare and stock for two mortgage claims against W C Addison, 43 in Eleventh district for John T Meader trustee against J W Culeman A M Luggle and G M Tugle, South half of Lot 219 Ninth district for ALN Denham in favor W J Stewart, one spotted ox, one white cow and five ox wagon for the same mortgage.
A garbled OCR fragment lists assorted goods: dried peaches, peas, sweat potatoes, chickens, sage brown tea, coffee, bagging, ties, rope, cotton, steel, leather sole, and flies. The text resembles an old classifieds or merchandise table with jumbled product names and misspellings.
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