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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1893
Page
3
Local ad promotes a wide sale of ladies gloves belts shirts and underwear plus mens and kids shoes at low prices. Highlights include knitted undergarments, linen fronts, patent stays and large shoe selections for women men and children alongside rugs curtains and bed coverings. The dealer claims the largest stock in the city and competitive southwide pricing.
Gainesville Eagle notes Christmas shopping at the Book Store in Gainesville with ads for presents toys books stationery and fireworks. Mentions local residents visiting Cleveland Clarkesville and Gainesville and a Thanksgiving social at the Llenduison Hotel with young shoppers and lawyers in town.
Reese Hightower, traveling salesman for Hightower and Hallman of Atlanta, barely escaped death when a dead tree toppled onto his buggy roadward just as he passed. A county figure known for drummers hatred commented the tree fell one second too late.
Marshal Allen passed through on route to Athens with turkeys and produce for market. Bud Dillard suffers rheumatism, unable to turn in bed. Messy Creek brethren, including James Ackins and Geo Dorsey, attended a Gainesville conference with their aunt Moore. Caroline Nix, wife of Thomas Nix, stricken speechless and still affected. The devil held a Gainesville conference with itinerants and locals from this county.
County commissioners order tax books closed on Wednesday December 20. Tax titles will be issued against all who have not paid their taxes. S N Brae Tax Collector.
Two of Charlesville's jail breakers were captured in Nacoochee this week. Young Askea, charged with shooting at Capt. Chestnutt weeks earlier, was taken Sunday while visiting a friend's house for breakfast. Prank Hunter, linked to Askea, was captured Monday night by Clarkesville officers who had watched the road for him.
An estray report describes a three year old white and black spotted steer marked smooth cropped ears and underbit with a left ear crop. Owner must claim by paying costs of the advertisement at Glewy Mingo residence Crele stino Cr ravo.
Last Thursday night November 80th at the bride’s father’s home in Mall county Ga John Hamilton a promising young man and Miss Anna Davis were united in matrimony by Rev A W C Cantrell before a large gathering. The Progress joins well wishers in hoping for happiness and prosperity. On November 80th at the bride’s father’s residence Edward Davett and Miss Gussie Edwards were joined in wedlock by WV Power. The couple are well known in the county and the Progress extends warm congratulations.
For sale cheap for cash a buclkboard a four seated buggy with pole and shafts one set double harness one set single harness a wood combination harness and saddle horse. Dr Nicnons Nacoochee Ga. Rev Charles W Ledford leaves Wednesday night for Mt Vernon Ga to take charge of work under the South Georgia conference. May Ledford a young man leaves his native county for a bright future and will be joined in two weeks by his young wife.
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