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Newspaper
Cedartown Record
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1874
Page
3
The Cedar Valley column reports subscription payment pressures and a lively community picnic. Speakers include General Alfred Colquit advocating direct trade and Sabbath School needs, with positive civic turnout and strong temperance sentiment. Citations note post office changes and local characters like H A Edmondson and L B Stone.
Mr A Lu Davia a skilled watch maker has returned and set up near the Court House. Cherokee Tron Co postpones Cedar Creek water power work to the 17th. Fulton Home ad in Atlanta. Hotel keeper Mr Cora offers moderate rates. Cherokee Tr Road Co pays one dollar per hundred pounds delivered. Protracted Baptist meeting ongoing with large congregations. Polle County Guarda meeting at the court house planning future organization and October State Fair prep. Presbyterian revival planned next week with Rev R F Taylor and others. Court House fence completed and praised. Superior Court opens next week. Cherokee Trailroad case postponed to September. Local sorrow over missed Tom Hill news. Taylorsville area reports and social marble games. Fruit crop abundant. Primitive Baptist semi-annual association well attended. Presbyterian Church to host Sabbath School and revival meetings August 14. Gratitude to Methodist and Baptist friends for support.
A Sunday piece discusses two common errors in linking ethics and religion. Antinomianism denies moral law for believers, while the opposite view equates morality with religion. The author argues Christianity restores inward purity and outward conduct, combining law and grace under a spiritual frame, warning against both laxity and moralism. Also includes a vignette about a teetotaler bride and reflections on happiness and trials.
Fragmented ad style text extols Bradfield’s Female Regulator as a cure for gynecological issues and general malaise. It includes testimonials from Dr Parrell and Rev Johnson praising its efficacy, claims about age and clergy endorsement, and notes from Atlanta, Georgia merchants. The piece mimics 19th century patent remedy advertising with medical claims and moral reassurance.
Legal notice from W. Clements executor of RB W Hoge of Mcowiel, Polk County Georgia. Court of Ordinary to hear application for dismission from guardianship on first Monday in November. If any liens or objections exist, they must be shown to the court. Signed July 17th 1874 by Joul Brewer.
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