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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1893
Page
3
Advertising rates set at one dollar per inch for the first insertion and fifty cents per inch for each subsequent insertion Legal ads follow the rate fixed by law Bills for the name are due and must be paid in advance A prayer meeting at the church is held every Wednesday evening at seven o'clock
Public notices list arrival and departure times for Cleveland mails with officials and district justice court dates. Includes names such as Bell Brown Power Black Chapman Franklin Fain and others, plus judge, sheriff, and clerk roles. Dates reference second Saturdays and fourth Saturdays in several districts.
Local briefs report rainfall earlier in the week, visits among residents including Miss Susie Lumsden and Rev. W J McAfee, and community notices. Several names and places such as Gainesville, Gadne sville, Milledgeville, Lake City Florida, Nacoochee, and Mossy Creek High School appear with ordinary weekly updates.
A fragmented notice mentions Adley Dive in Cleveland on a May date for aid and Pax Returns. It promotes Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup, Brown's Iron Bitters, and Hood's Sarsaparilla, with various local sellers Sutton Pitchford and others. Names include Miligan Denestuore, Kate Login, Mrs Kee Reid, and Herbert Logan visiting Caviesville.
The item highlights the exposition as globally valuable for advancing mechanical arts and medicinal progress. It notes a ladies prayer meeting at Mrs. G. W. Slaton’s home led by Miss Marsilla Sears and Mrs. I A Jarrard. Other brief items mention Rev Jd Osborne’s travel, Rev Kimsey’s sermons, and local residents’ activities and health updates.
B Logan departs Cleveland Tuesday morning to join the DeLonneheothers mill firm. He is described as a young man of exceptional business qualifications, attentive to business and full of moral integrity, leaving with the town's best wishes.
An elderly Habersham County man, Joseph Richardson born in 1800, died at his Nacoochee residence Monday evening at about six. He lived 98 years and was a prominent figure. his funeral was held Wednesday at the family lot in Neviuhee cemetery beside his wife.
Mr. W N McAfee spends the week surveying Neww Ditch to convey water to his mining property. He is confident the mine will yield gold in well paying quantities.
Two wedding ceremonies reported. A. H. Henderson Jr and Josie Kytle wed at the bride’s father’s home with Geo S Kytle and Fannie Kemmer as attendants. the couple will live in Loudsville where Henderson runs a store. D. C. Westmoreland and Hattie Cannon joined in Nacoochee with James Cannon presiding. Westmoreland is a local contractor serving the Na coochee and Charlesville mail line.
The meeting, organized by Rev. I. N. Newton, was set for April 22, 1898 in the Cleveland Methodist church. Rev. Albert Bell was elected president and C. W. Ledford secretary. It will meet monthly on Saturdays before the fourth Sunday with local preachers and exhorters urged to attend, hoping to boost the church’s work districtwide. Members listed include A. A. Bell, H. W. Allen, C. W. Ledford, Miles Abernathy, H. M. Newton, and others.
A compilation of old advertisements for Hood's cures Beggs' Blood Purifier and ProGress with claims of blood purification and clear skin. Includes requests for live agents, mentions of Reyes' Little Giant Pills, Chamberlain remedies, and testimonial quotes about Pain Balm and Cough Remedy. References Sutton & Pitchford as sellers and druggists endorsing products.
Wine sale list shows merchants Sutton Pitchford Cleveland Jarrard Irvine Moswy Lumpkin Cartledge Dihlonega Howell Auraria Whelcerg New Bridge Tate & Bros Willow in White County and Lumpkin county. Auction and trade names indicate a regional goods distribution network.
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