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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1883
Page
2
The Ward Station and Cuthbert region share holiday reflections and local updates. Notes cover railroad activity, Pensacola yellow fever deaths, a notable Madison county marriage, Central Railroad election results, and a festive Christmas tree with gifts valued around nine hundred dollars. Community events include sermons by Rev. H W Key, school opening delays, village entertainments, and local thanks to contributors.
The piece argues Georgia can match northern farming profits through intensive farming of red clay lands and cotton, urging counties to form immigration societies to attract settlers. It envisions 2000 new families this year transforming land value and statewide prosperity as residents stay and invest in home opportunities.
Capt H A Crittenden led a Ward gathering with remarks praising the gospel program and distributing cakes funded by attendees. Each slice sparked a donation, raising money for missions among distant heathens, with Dawson visitors noted and Miss Fannie Crittenden leaving for Andrew College to study.
The weekly program begins Sunday January 7 with a sermon titled Christ as the Mediator between God and man. Each day follows a theme including praise and thanksgiving, humiliation and confession, prayers for families and the church universal, nations, missions, and a Sunday sermon on The Second Coming of Christ.
The Lego patent claims to transmit 2,500 words per minute over a single wire without skilled operators, using handwritten messages on chemically prepared paper. It promises faster mail delivery by integrating post offices as receiving and delivering stations through the machine. Also noted are political items on the Democratic banner traveling from South to North, and local oddities including a Joliet safe, Tom Thumb's growing museum in Chicago, and Manhattan news items.
The Quitman County department notes Miss Polly Ticks has returned, with playful local color about social life, cock fighting denials, and wedding prospects. Readers discuss egg nog fashions, Raoul’s railroad presidency reception, and school suspensions amid cold weather.
In Enfaula Davis county there was little interest in the county officers election with little excitement after a prior primary. About 450 colored residents, roughly 100 paid property taxes valued from 100 to 2500 dollars. Visitors Mollie Weaver of Cuthbert and Annie Moore of Forsyth spent days in town visiting relatives. Guerry and Warren are noted dog hunters, capturing a large wild cat weekly. The Georgetown death tally for the year reaches twelve, seven whites and five colored. Mrs. Margaret Methuie of the county is seriously ill.
A fragmentary roundup mentions Morgan Warrus narrating a large wild cat encounter and dog speed, with Sam Guerry described as unlucky. A public meeting advertised for last Saturday is reported as unsodirtied, while community chatter reveals interest beyond politics. Four year old Annie May Hillman dies, prompting sympathy for the Hillman family. Georgetown school leadership questions arise as to who will teach next year. Riordan opens a Green Building restaurant serving fresh oysters and lunches upstairs. An advertisement touts Bailys Saliva App riant as a cure for constipation and related ailments. Dr J W Gianox of Fayette states a wife cured by Dr Dromgools English Female Bitters, with a testimonial note from H. T. of St Paul Pioneer Press.
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