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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1878
Page
3
Carpats offer cheap wall papers and interior decor items in various patterns and finishes. The dry goods department features fabrics, gloves, lace, moire, and trim items with samples available by mail order or inquiry.
A noisy 1878 Cedartown page mixes local prices groceries cider tobacco alcohol and seeds with notices. It mentions Lane & Onann selling goods cheap, R. T. Wanton & Co. advertising, a saloon re opening, and various merchants offering garden seeds flour and butter. It notes court week in Haralson and warns about labor contracts and a proposed bank in Cedartown.
Len Neale Esq died after a long illness last Monday evening. He lived in the county after moving from Tennessee and was forty nine. He leaves a wife and several children. Also note that Mr Wa M Morgan’s house burned on the 18th of the month, destroying belongings including children's clothes, prompting local aid.
A reader lauds W O Knight, Cedar Town post master, as one of the most accommodating postal officials. The complaint is that he will not sell stamps on credit, insisting on cash only, which some readers say they do not always have.
Haralson County court opened in Buchanan last Monday with light attendance due to Maj Blance's expected absence. The writer visits Haralson for the first time, praises local kindness and the McBride legal examiner, who becomes a practicing lawyer and will reside in Buchanan. The town shows growth with new frame houses and notable citizens named.
The lettered note praises Cedartown as a growing center and details plans for two brick blocks with rooms 80 by 110 feet, atop a two story height and sun roof. It also reports work starting on the City Cemetery under the city trustees, urging the mayor and aldermen to expedite beautification with paths, gravel, seats, arbors, and trees. The writer anticipates fireproof buildings and hints at others considering similar projects.
A local drive in Cedartown seeks a public library to enrich culture and education. Citizens join the effort through five dollar memberships or ten dollar book donations, with careful care of books and eventual affordable lending, while supporters urge broad access and long-term growth. American figures and commerce are cited as inspiration for progress and national strength.
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