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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1878
Page
3
Local items report a church theft, a living skeleton act, social notices, subscription reminders, and a mill's output. Mentions Staunton visitor Miss Leila Gann, a Grange meeting, a Christmas stocking plea, buggy fashion, and a county sheriff candidate. Rail schedules update. carloads of meal sold. local advertisements invite bids and seed oils.
An old promotional notice touts Bry Goods offering clothing boots and shoes at cash prices with claims of 25 to 30 percent savings versus New York stores. It invites shoppers to compare before buying and notes location next to Allison and Simpson's, implying easy viewing and purchase.
The column lists political intents for local offices with incumbent names and challengers, a jewelry store promotion featuring watches and chains, a fire scare near Andrew College, a note on Sprague's Georgia Minstrels at Powell's Hall, hints of a grand musical in Cuthbert, the rink opening season, farm weather for sowing, a Bethel Sunday School convention in Albany, and a warning to settle accounts with Boone & Conley before collectors are involved.
The piece surveys legislative gridlock and calls for faster action by Georgia lawmakers amid debates over constitutional limits and county offices. It notes the marriage market, city hall plans for Georgetown, a dancing event at Green's Hall, and concerns over agricultural policy and state funds. It cites the sale of the Quwicheo Bond estate for 31700, with 4202 acres, and reports a cotton crop of 4,011,365 bales for the year ending Aug 31, 1378, the largest since 1850-51.
A garbled column reports apologies for a misstated remark about white owls. It notes thefts at Mrs. Browns artiiery shop with $2 stolen and arrest of Ben Somerset, who confessed and named accomplices Sol Jackson and Elbert Oates. It mentions rail shipments, cotton rates, liquor ads, a Baptist church call acceptance, local drinking incidents, and a sudden death of Miss Georgis A. Griffin in Dawson.
Dr Morees builds a new fence and stable improvements in Ukr town, while J Nylund and Anna Cook wed with Rev E J Moore officiating. George Town merchants see a busy day as trade is good. The community plans a nickel party to fund a church store, and Miss Carrie Stewart visits from America. Anko social at Mr Jobo T Gibson’s residence, and an upcoming Green’s Hall hop with Prof Allen V Robinson. A BE. S club member jokes about courting on an ox cart. Shooting dogs remains a pastime as a train whistle disrupts sleep. J G D. Perryman announces for Quitman County Tax Receiver. A Quitman candidate notes he’s in Bufantas until election, invites visits at Davis’ New Hardware Store in Boasalz, offering hardware and goods.
A fragment lists ready made bows 30 to 75 cts Mee Ping 8 to 10 cts Plow ads 12 to 15 cts Haiman Plow Stocks 2.00 Avery’s new Georgia Combination Stock Turner stock 250 Turner 175 complete for gt 25 Iron and Steel varieties nails 25 pounds to the dollar by the keg calls to inspect stock before buying. The shop claims one of the largest stock of hardware on hand daily adding goods.
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