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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1878
Page
2
A garbled 1874 letter from Cadartown discusses conventions and private life, mentions Zack Hargrove and Pelton, and questions about addressing civic figures Judge Lester and Dr Felton. It hints at a public assembly in Haralson County and a forthcoming court week.
Read the account of the Rome rally featuring Detovrata Lester Felton Democrats and assess how the campaign is being conducted by a few leaders. The piece stresses the tone and potential impact on voters.
The article portrays Dr Fulton as avoiding a public meeting with judge Lester in Buchanan on the 28th. It mocks his cowardice for preferring a large private speech to facing the county population and questions his courage in defending rights against sharp congressional debaters. It notes attendees from Polk and Paulding counties.
A Tribune letter criticized Judge Lester for advocating retiring the national bank system in favor of greenback notes. The piece questions the impact of such a move and accuses the editor of misrepresenting public sentiment to gain votes.
Reports say Dr. Felton spoke yesterday at Buchanan to under one hundred attendees. The event drew limited enthusiasm, though officials note he could have drawn six to eight hundred if he had accepted Mr. Brown's invitation to meet Judge Lester on the 24th, along with strawman talk.
The piece describes a worsening yellow fever outbreak in Memphis with graves and decomposition, urging residents to act. It praises compassionate citizens and calls Cedartown to donate generously to aid relief efforts amid the crisis.
A Felton meeting in Rome drew a large Black and white crowd with banners and a mob-like scene at City Hall. Postmaster Hargrave, Major Hargrave, and Holtzclaw clashed with a Black speaker Middlebrook while Henry Ober presided. The event ended amid confusion as speakers pushed political lines and accusations circulated about Judge Lester and Dr. Felton’s influence.
Fragmentary reminiscence recounts Civil War casualties from Bartow County with named locals and widows lamenting neglect by Democrats. Mentions of graves, a smoke house oath, and several scattered names. Also includes a medical testimonial advertisement for Dr Henry Hanrrn's Lise Wane and a note about Newton Toul visiting from Polk County.
RoceMant Ga September notes describe cool nights and warm days, brisk cotton prospecting, merchants stocking goods, and a visit by Gilreath family. Local events include Sabbaths meetings led by Reverend Heath, a bridge trestle issue delaying trains, and the Feltonites marching toward Larilson. The Feltonites, Ellis Davis & Co shipping plate to Atlanta, and the new Mayor A M Stone as marshal. Also a cordial Fulton County sheriff note about fair treatment in Polk County.
An apologetic notice explains a delayed half sheet due to late supply and limited variety. It notes political content dominates and mentions Dr Fulton and Dr Felton speeches, Mr Richard Gammon’s illness, and the ill infant of Dr and Mrs Bradford. It lists local events in Cedartown Cave Spring Rockmart and surrounding towns with dates forthcoming.
A letter complains of slow mail to Cadartown and nearby towns, urging faster service for the cotton season. It invites Dr Felton to Buchanan during the September term for a joint discussion, proposing a fair division of time and courteous hearing with Lam Your Fellow-Citizeny Gras Nic Liners.
Notices warn about incomplete reports and missing recommendations, with names and places like Cedartown and Polk County. Advertisements push rentals land for sale, groceries, billiard halls, beer and lemonade, grain mills, evaporating pans, and medicines. Various vendors such as Jud Crabb, Bradford & Allen, Hurtank & Jones, and S. K. Hogue feature goods, services, and claims.
A fragmented note lists roles such as lawyer minister and merchant and muses on sedentariness and health symptoms like dyspepsia indigestion constipation and headache seeking remedies or answers.
In a fragmentary letting notice the lowest bidder is invited to erect bridges at multiple sites with specified dimensions and materials. The ad references plan details, required beams and fasteners, and a meeting at office 1247 to discuss specifications.
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