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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1878
Page
2
The Express touts its dominance in the 38th Senatorial District. Local notes mention visitations by Col Browning of New York and his two sons, a mix of ads and notices, land sales advertised with a sale date in May, and a feature on Prof Bloch offering eye care services at Cedartown.
The unnamed author recounts buying Worm Oil for their child at a New Urog Store and notes prior remedies. They warn Cedartown merchants and nearby towns of an organized burglary ring active last week in Carrollton, urging readiness and welcoming Georgia residents to respond if intrusions occur.
A garbled report recalls late season wheat bloom near mid March and changes at a grocer stand operated by Lipkint at his old site. The text mentions stock removals and new arrivals, with uncertain names and locations.
The Tecumseh hotel burned the night before last, as readers note in a page crowded with notices. Advertisements tempt investment in wild lands offering twenty percent interest, with all costs to be borne by the purchaser until redemption. Rockmart features among other items of interest in a crowded edition.
A damaged notice reports Lane & Crabb dissolving and directs all accounts to a single creditor. It predicts great fruit crop prospects pending frost risks. Letters from Kentucky indicate widespread wheat and fruit losses, with frost damage feared to impact grain and revenue.
A Georgian writer urges residents and especially young men to stay in Georgia rather than be lured to Texas or the West by traveling agents. The piece warns against dishonest immigration practices, stresses honest work, thrift, and frugal living, and calls for developing Georgia’s resources through earnest effort. It emphasizes staying in state to benefit from steady labor and community advancement.
All hope seems lost as peace terms loom between the two great powers in the East. War appears imminent and the day of battle cannot be foretold. Citizens should seek divine intervention to avert heavy casualties and widespread damage to property, with a costly toll on widows and orphans.
The firm Lane and Crabb dissolves by mutual consent with Mr Crabb withdrawing. G A Lane assumes all debts and monies due to the firm. Dissolution dated March 29 1878 with note of further names and seed sales mention.
Polk County Georgia sheriff sale notices list numerous land parcels in Polk County for unpaid taxes for years 1874 through 1880. The notices name multiple lot numbers across the 20th district and other sections, detailing parcels to be sold under warrants issued by the Comptroller General of Georgia, with dates and places repeating for various blocks.
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