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Newspaper
Cedartown Record
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1877
Page
2
A lengthy 1877 dispatch honors Commodore Vanderbilt, detailing his rise from modest beginnings to railroad magnate and national figure. The obituary-like tribute lauds his vision, discipline, and public service, noting his influence on rail and sea transport and his lasting impact on American industry.
An exhortation on the primacy of education over riches, warning that ignorance leads to crime and poverty while knowledge opens every profession. Encourages parents to invest in schooling, support study, and guide children toward intelligent, moral adulthood. Also notes Shakespeare subscription and 1877 county financial items, with official notices from the county treasurer and local office.
An order of the Court of Ordinary of Hall County Alabama directs public sale of the estate of Terry Couch deceased at the Cedartown courthouse. The sale lists numerous Polk County Georgia land lots and districts, levied under multiple justice and superior court furas for various creditors, with notices given to respective defendants and dates in February 1877 and January 5, 1877.
Deputy Sheriff announces two separate sales to satisfy court and tax claims. First sale lists land lots 722 and 1048 in Polk County as property of Mrs A V Pace and Joel Atkins deceased, plus horses and equipment, to satisfy tax and court fi fas. second sale in Cedartown covers a pair of horses and ten bushels of corn as security for a mortgage fi fa against C M Camp and E A Camp, with dates set for the first Tuesday in February and March respectively.
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