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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1874
Page
3
Local items report church closure due to the pastor absence and Sabbath hours, first bale of Randolph cotton sold at 15 cents, calls for Grangers meeting in Cuthbert, trader Owen travels to New York for stock, and notices on editorial questions and political campaigning. The Americus to Sumpkin mail line is discontinued.
A 1874 readers column publishes letters and notices about bond payments, homestead laws, and political positions. It reports inquiries to Col. Graham and Capt. Edwards on bonds and constitutional prohibitions, plus questions to Edwards on Georgia homestead laws and possible changes. It notes community events, a Presbyterian Sabbath School fundraiser, Kappa Alpha Society honors, a rumored independent senatorial candidacy, and local agricultural ads including Grange Agency cotton sales and market price notices.
A reader questions the Tumlin nomination process and parliamentary handling at a county convention. He cites Judge Mulins, Captain Davis, Col. Smith, and Davis’s actions, asking if the convention would have “busted up” without Tumlin and whether Davis properly made Col. Smith permanent chair.
Spring Vale High School trustees deny a circulating slander claiming Capt. Edwards faced intoxication in a classroom and was dismissed. The statement, dated August 26, 1874, labels the report base fabrication by a scheming faction and defends Edwards amid campaign scrutiny at the Kimball House rumor.
The Lumpkin Independent notes Randolph County political strife after a Democratic convention on the 4th nominated Capt. M. C. Edwards while bolters backed W. M. Tumlin. It urges loyal Democrats to support the regular nominee, warns of radical gains, and condemns bolter tactics in a heated county contest.
A Savannah visitor in New York reports bankers in Saratoga Springs aiming to win state recognition for fraudulent Bullock and Kimball railroad bonds. They claim two hundred thousand of a half million is raised and will deploy agents in Georgia to influence legislators. They warn honest men must be placed in the Legislature or the scheme will prevail and predict a easier winter money market in Atlanta. The writer promises to discuss the matter further upon return.
Leonimpas O. Davis of Buena Vista Marion county Georgia died of brain fever August 22 1874 in his fiftieth year. He left five motherless children a brother and many friends mourn his loss. He forewarned his illness would be fatal and said he was prepared for the event.
The article touts Erapter’s Purest Enamec Paint developed by Bradley a chemist and practical painter. It promises beauty durability and economy while offering a free sample card with shades numbered. Readers are invited to review testimonials from C P Knight sole general agent on the paper’s third page.
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