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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1895
Page
3
scattered OCR notes reference a record cold Saturday night and upcoming events in a county, including an election for ordinary, a visit by Mrs Newton, and school examinations. Mentions Rev Underwood, Mrs Lowan, and local exchanges of wool and prices at Allison's Hill near Cleveland.
The piece records clerks, elections, and road issues in White County, noting a 100 footway washed away by high water at Na Jelochee and comments on local governance, bonds, and the recent cold impacting residents and attire. It reflects period concerns and informal public notices.
The column reports on social rumors and small incidents in Loudsville. It mentions Mr W C Hood with a young romance, a search for a person around a snowy day, Mr oh Do Perdné building wheels at a shop, and visits from Prominent locals. A child accidental powder explosion injures a man’s hand and facial area while another child remains unharmed.
Weather delays keep farmers busy as John Cannon improves after illness. Visits from Ed McDonald and relatives, and a Mossy Creek trip by Jurrard and Wellborn. Local talk questions a Democratic candidate for office and suggests C. G. He. Kydle as a possible choice.
Notice from White County Clerk of Superior Court announcing an election to fill the county’s ordinary position caused by the resignation of W B Bell. The election is set for Wednesday February 6 and the notice is dated January 18 1895 with official signature and seal.
Albert Tonlin visited the Blue Creek girls last Saturday and Sunday in cold weather. Belle Cantrell of Shoal Creek visited her grandfather Saturday, while A B Stoinds is improving and Jack Moore left for Gainesville on a business trip. News is scarce due to the cold.
Town Creek updates recounts dances at Mrs. EB McAfee home and George Mcfee residence. Mentions plans to organize a string band, weather delaying farm work, and local visits by residents including Franklin, Elvis, and Courtenay. Notes on graveyard work, business trips, and community notices from Town Creek and nearby areas.
The county Board of Education met at the Commissioner’s office and approved new rules under the school tw. Petitions for new and existing sites were decided, including Antioch church for one year and Mt Pleasant site discontinued. Teachers failing to attend meetings face a one dollar fine. schools split into two terms with specified dates and reporting deadlines.
Albert Cress describes his dire conditions in a damp jail cell during severe weather. He reports frozen feet, cracked walls, and skin slipping like potatoes from cold. The prisoner laments lack of bail and harsh treatment by authorities while appealing for change.
The article explains the new registration law and its aims to ensure fair elections. County officials, including Judge Kinsey, appoint three registrars Dr. A. P. Underwood S I McGee and Colin Hulsey to list legal voters and oversee registration at offices and local stores across districts. The plan includes distributing voter books and publishing the voter list in Proauesa, with full text to be provided next week.
A notice states hides must be brought to the tan yard for tanning on shares by February 1st. The arrangement uses shared ownership or profit sharing.
Cards and local merchants in White County offer MicEtree's Wine of Cardus and THEOFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT for sale. Vendors attach the products to the period economy, with buyers urged to inquire with participating shops for prices and availability.
Advertisement notes Blood Balm products available by mail order from the Blood Balm Co of Atlanta Georgia. A hiree bottle costs 81.00 and six bottles are 30.00 with freight prepaid. The notice promises wondrous cures for blood and skin diseases and urges readers to send for it.
A fragmented 19th century sales pitch extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a universal cure. It touts blood cleansing and great worldly claims about healing powers, urging readers to take the medicine as a remedy for all ailments.
The Superior Court of Baid County heard a petition by Charles Roberts, E A M Mann Roberts, and Harry Role vtay seeking to form a corporation named Necouchee Hilly Gold Mining Company. The plan aims to purchase White County property, mine metals, construct mills, and operate all needed works to manufacture and transport gold and other valuables for profit.
Petitioners request a corporate charter for a timber and materials company to engage in all forms of construction supply and related operations. The plan covers property dealings, financing, mortgages, and expanded offices, with capital stock of 100 000 dollars, shares of 100 dollars each, and liability limited to unpaid subscriptions. Authority sought for up to 500 000 dollars of stock increases with stockholder majority approval. Date and signatures indicate January 16, 1505, in White County records.
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