Local Cedartown News Notes and Town Happenings
Cedartown reports hot weather with rain, wedding plans, new cottages by Wiley Hand, saloon reopens by S. P. Shepard, and town improvements like plank walks on Main Street. Postmaster Knight and Johnnie Stafford travel to Atlanta. Charlie Whitely relocates to Rome to pursue steamboats. Dysentery concerns children. local color includes a new daughter for Dr. Bradford and a large Clover patch claim by Richard Gammon.
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Bradford
Wolf Hunt Misunderstanding Delays Prey and Rumors
A misun derstanding halted the wolf hunting party as huntsman Gua Wimberly promised a wolf but none appeared. Local minister Rev. Mr. Curry of Dallas preached here for several days earning many friends while thanks are offered to Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins for a basket of exceptionally large strawberries.
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Mr. Curry
Baptisl Church
Dallas
Texas
James [. Jenkins
Murdock McBride Sets Sail Toward Life’s Wide Waters
Murdock McBride of Buchanan Georgia leaves youth behind as he embarks on life’s journey. His friends offer best wishes for success as he begins this new chapter.
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Murdock McBride
Buchanan
Cohens Flour Mills Sell Dolly Varden and Other Brands in Rome
4 J Cohen and Son proprietors announce sale of brands Dolly Varden Fancy Choice Family Extra Ls by local merchants. The cold spell delayed crops and some farmers plowed cotton for corn. Wheat expected average. oats poor. Authors express hope for good paying crops and note farmer well being.
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Cohens
Rome
Dolly Varden
Fancy
Choice Family
Merchants of
Our Town
Mr. A. Huntington
Oate
Woods Seeks Work Despite Scarcity of Goods
W. H. Woods announces he will take barter or trade for his labor if money is unavailable. His card states he wants work and that he is not blessed with many goods, but is ready to work.
Mee Card Praises Honest Merchant for Soda Water Trade
The card of I. T. Mee appears in our columns praising his honesty and integrity in all dealings. He is described as a worthy man who should secure tin-ware and store trade for a cool refreshing drink at Burbank & Jonee.
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Mee
Burbank & Jonee
Welcome Mining Engineers to Polk and Haralson
The Society of Mining Engineers will visit Chatanooga and ex courier guests of Capt. A. J. West. A town reception would showcase our climate and soil and expose our mineral resources to the world, bringing incalculable benefits to the region and encouraging exploration of Polk and Haralson.
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Society of Mining Engineers
Chatanooga
A. J. West
Polk and
Haralson
Cherokee Railroad Prospects for Nuca Day June
Local discussion centers on the Cherokee Railroad becoming gold by order of a U.S. court. Rumors say Dspt Weat of Cherokee Ironworks contemplates purchasing and extending to Cedartown, offering a new market outlet and reduced dependence on nearby towns. Capt. West, a wealth holder, is urged to acquire the road and modernize it for future prosperity.
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Iron Company
Capt Weat
Cartersville
Capt. West
Dried fruit dries by artificial heat urged for peach crop
An 19th century column urges farmers to adopt artificial drying for peaches and other fruits. It argues sun drying lowers value, notes steam drying preserves color and prevents worms, and suggests farmers or neighbors join to invest in patent dryers or improvised setups. It highlights a potentially immense fruit revenue and recommends fixing fruit quickly for best prices. It ends with a brief soda water ad.
Almost a Serious Difficulty on the Road Incident
While working the road near Taylorville last week, a mischievous boy taunted a Black worker with a racial insult. The remark escalated into a fight as the Black workers defended themselves. A larger white crowd gathered, several were knocked down, but Captain Jake Devett intervened and peace was restored with no bloodshed.
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Tayloraville
Smulatto Negro
Jake Devett
Express Ad Wants Readers And Immigration Push
The Express urges Polk and Haralson county residents to subscribe and promote the paper to grow circulation. It argues readers’ patronage will boost the town, and calls for immigration to build local commerce, schools, and churches while hinting at prosperity from wider distribution. A separate note describes a strange swelling on Mr J L Jen King’s horse, with many puffed spots over the animal’s body perplexing horse doctors.
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The
Express
Polk and Haralson County
Wxertss
J. L. Jen- King
Died in Elizabethtown Ky Grover Marruts
In Elizabethtown Kentucky Grover Marruts has died. The notice praises him as a warm friend a kind husband and devoted father a Christian and beloved by family. It notes his wife preceded him by months and they are reunited in Heaven with their memories.
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Elizabethtown
Grover Marruts
Democratic Executive Committee Meets in Rams Ga 1878
Georgia Democratic Executive Committee for the Seventh District convenes in Rams on May 4 1878 and calls a July 4 Ringgold convention to nominate a Congressional candidate. It fixes representation as four delegates per county in the lower house body and urges counties to choose delegates by the last Tuesday in June. Chairman T R Jones presides. secretary W P McCratney notes adjournment. An error note indicates the item’s omission last week.
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Rams
Democratic Executive Committee
Seventh Congressional District
Georgia
Democratic Party
Ringgold
General Assembly
T. R. Jonze
Chr
Serious Accident to Maj G W West
Maj G W West was thrown from a horse Tuesday evening and badly injured with several broken ribs and pleurisy and pneumonia feared. The Major, advanced in age, faces a cautious prognosis as family and friends await his recovery amid concern and sympathy. An upcoming communication is promised for next week.
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G. W. West
Maj-G. W. West
Rockmart locals report weather and sermons in May 1878
May 20 1878 Rockmart Georgia notes frost and crop damage with oats low and rain needed. Local preaching by Rev Ammon at Rockmart for three nights and reports of Rev Jant at Van Wert and Rev J W Baker’s term ending. Mormon preachers draw large crowds. locals express skepticism about their mission and tithes. A plate rock inscription reads Miss Ada is a sweet Willie KF Rockmart GA, leaving readers to interpret.
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Wwo
Ada
Willie
Rockmart
Georgia
Merchants in Atlanta Advertise Cash Prices for Housewares
The ad lists cash buying for OROOKERY Glassware Lamps Chimneya Bucketa Brooma Tabs Dish Pann Dippers Milk Pans and other items with promises of profit. It also promotes Compound Cough Mixture a pocket remedy manufactured by Burpaux Jones McBarns Co. and claims price competitiveness. Cherokee Iron Company foundry resumes operation offering job work and a specialty in Hellow Ware English Pots Ovens Lids. Daniel Walkker in Charge. April 45-3m.
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eendoMcBarpe & Co
Atlanta
Cherokee Iron Company
Daniel Walk
Ker
Extraordinary patent elixir ad and worm testimonies in Georgia
An 1877 Georgia notice touts GLone Frown jovemt Squor as the world’s best cough and lung remedy with sample bottles for ten cents. It also features testimonials about worm treatments, urging buyers to Molitor & Co for equitably priced goods, cash discounts, and superior terms.
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Alex
H. Stephens
Smith
Brown
Robert Toombs
Georgia
Burbank & One
Athena
Molintor
Kouthern Crockery
Navy
Serut
Molitor & Co
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Frasen
Mbor
Minis
Batté
Miles
Ont
Ini Panmoy
Malion
Chamberlin, Boynton &Co
Whitehall Street
the Express
Cedartown
Maj. Blanco
Uough
Wiley Hand
Mr. Noyes
S. P. Shepard
Dr. Bull
Hans
Jnc. B. Gordon
H. R. Harris
W. H. Felton
Wiley Hund
Richard Gammon
North
Polk County
John O. Allen
Mr. Allen
Featherston
Barber & Wood
W. C. Knight
Johnnie Stafford
United States
Carollton
Charlie Whitely
Charlie
Frank J. Cohen
Rome Tribune
Mr. C
J. B. Thomas
Cave Spring
Mississippi Valley
Harter
Dr. Harter
Jiver Pilla
New York South
Arzany
J. Cohen & Son
W. H. Woods
I. T. Mee
Cherokee Railroad
Buspanx & Jones
Bob Hutcherson
Bob
Rooxmann, Ga
Mr. Ammons
Mr. Jant
van Wert
J. W. Baker
Presbyteriang
Bishop Pearce
Mercernor & Thornwell
Burpaux & Jones
McBarns 4 Co
SP McBaine & Co
Merchante
Fey' Tam
Gowen
Toy Bureau
James L. Watkins
Silent Bunyan & Jones
Collier House
Bas Whitehall
D. Upshaw
Sis
Centennial Machine Co., Limited
Filbert Mt
Philadelphia
Jantely
G. J. Briant
Broad Stree
Kinson
Briant
Bai
Crampton
Crampton Brothers
Rutgere Place
Jefferson Birect
New York City
Jud. Crabb
Oxpantown
Coumrey
Gammon & Co
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