Cuthbert Appeal Tidbits and Local Notices
Local column notes Rev. Muse to preach at Baptist Church in Cuthbert next Sabbath at 11 oclock. Gillespie reports new ham stock, and Rev Mr Mickle to preach in Fort Gaines on the fourth Sabbath monthly. Haisten’s furniture business grows with painting and repair work. Jacot offers timekeeping and clock repair. New Orleans Fire Insurance card urged. Cotton shipments show rise from 4,926 to 5,781 bales, September–February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muse
Baptist Church
Cuthbert
Mr. Mickle
Fort Gaines
Messrs. Baldwin & Warner
New Orleans Fire Insurance Company
Marriage in Blakely: J B Honss and D S Howard wed
The couple tied the knot on the 15th in Blakely Early county at the bride’s father’s residence officiated by Rev Thomas Muse. The note describes a pleasant journey, a bountiful basket and dinner, and prayers for blessing as they begin married life. Weather remains unsettled and farmers struggle to start crops. local merchants Allison and Simpson advertise seasonal farm gear. Cotton price set at fifteen cents per pound for low middling delivered by November 1 to Cuthbert Fort Gaines or Eufaula. note settles Wheeler Wilson sewing machines via B W Ettis, Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blakely
Early County
Thomas Muse
J.B. Honss
Clay County
D. S. Howard
James
Grace
T.M
Cuthbert
Fort Gaines
Eufaula
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines
B. W. Ettis
Pucket Place Fire Destroys Notable Home Near Cuthbert
The large residence known as Pucket Place six miles east of Cuthbert was burned down Friday night due to carelessness. Capt. Jno. W. Sealey had recently purchased it and lacked insurance. Neighbors saved surrounding outhouses despite repeated fire from the blaze. Sealey plans immediate rebuilding. The town notes Shoppe switch and local commerce items including shad and Norfolk oysters, plus Foster's Texas Gold and Land Distribution ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anotger Fine
Sealey
Not an Eldorado Texas Emigration Warns Georgia Advantage
Letters and returned emi grants show money scarce in Texas as in Georgia. Farming pays only after years of hard work. those with good land and self provisions fare better now in Georgia. Emigration overwhelms towns. Duallas McKinney Fort Worth Galveston and others crowded with professionals. Many farmers from Eastern cotton States struggle. railroad stoppages worsen livelihoods. The Columbus Enquirer notes this as returning evidence of fortune hunters. A hint to Working Man advises buying the Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine on open terms to save a wife’s health and cloth a family. Machines delivered free from Cleveland Ohio and agents sought.
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Texas
Georgia
Columbus
Duallas
McKinney
Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston
Waco
Columbus Enquirer
Raz
Superior St
Clevland Ohio
J. E. Foster
J. T. D. Wilson
Om Council
Houdon Telegraph
Foster
Houston Age
D. A. Barziza
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
Denison
Wagley & Lockhart
Doun, Bariow & Co
T. W. House
County Correspondent Notes Weather, Crops, and Politics
The essay-letters discuss farming woes from wet cold weather and late corn, oats expanding, and cotton plans likely shrinking. Judge Graham opposes a constitutional convention and lien laws, while Senator Gordon's Louisiana speech earns praise in the New York Tribune. A social quip ends with a remark about a neighbor’s borrowed paper.
Copper mining excitement in Bowden area boosts regional prospects
North East Alabama notes report Dick Wood’s copper mine near Bowden employing up to a hundred workers with ore averaging 25 to 50 percent copper plus silver and gold. a new smelter planned at the mine. Other mines, including Sheep Creek and Arbacoochee, attract investment as postwar conditions favor mining. Weather, health, and a newly formed Templar lodge are also mentioned as community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Dick Wood
Bowden
Randolph
Cleburn
Carrollton
Baltimore
Messrs. Hilton & Sons
Sheep Creek
Walter Bell
Chattanooga
Dalton
Arbacoochee
Good Templars
Civil Rights Bill split views across papers and politics
The Washington National Republican notes some insistence that the civil rights bill is not yet law and may die in the Senate, while The North American denies a veto and calls it a Republican measure. The piece also comments on sewing machine patent debates, prices, and a horse scratch remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahington National Republican
Grant
Senate
Philadelphia
Radical Party
South
U. S. Senate
Cameron
Crvit Ricurs Birl
Washington
Cincinnati Enquirer
House
Masonic Lodges Schedule Notices
Cuthbert Chapter No 31 R A M meets the 2d Tuesday and 4th Saturday each month. C C Buexe, H P D Puetrs, Secretary. Washington Lodge No 19 F and A M meets first Friday at 10 AM and 3d Saturday night each month. C C Buexe, W M A F Hart, Secretary.
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Rn . Cuthbert
C. C. Buexe
H. P. D. Puetrs
Washington Lodge
A. M
W. M
A. F. Hart
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Home Affairs
Tobby
Atlanta
A. W. Gillespie
B. W. Ellis
Toe Day
H. D. Haisten
Jacot
Phelps
Guno
Allison & Simpson
Harrison
Gillespie’s
Pratt
Macon
Cray County
G. W
Grange
Graham
Terrell
Anon Cuay
N. Y. Tribune
Gordon
Congress
House of Representatives
Bill Tamlin
Atlanta News
Masonic
Beapvey
Bradley
C. P. Knight
Puntxs
Walker
California
Family Singer
L. E. McDaniel
Clay Counties
Fedd
J. McK Gunn
J.C. Martin
Isaacs House Hotel & Restaurant
J.C. McClellan
E. Isaacs
Tom Pratt
Billiard Saloon
Jas. O. Boon
T. J. Pratt
D. Landreth & Son
Philadelphia, Pa
Johnson, Robbins & CO
Weatherfield, Conn
Wee Wy T
Powell
Dr. Quarterman
R. P. Ackerley
J. J. McDonald
Milburn
A. W. Gililespie
Jamont
Chester County
Cora
Powell’s
Drugzist
Pune
Strasburg
J. McK. Gunn
Wheeler and Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company
Masonic Temple
Savannah
Florida
W. B. Cleves
Randolph, Clay
Quitman Counties
Drugeist
Grote
Ranpotts
Court of Ordinary
Said
Jebi
M. M. Wise
T. Wise
J. T
A. H. Flewellen
Julia F. William
M. Gormley
S. J. Sherley
Silver Lake
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