John Robinson's elephant attracts crowds in Cuthbert
Home Affairs notes the marshal's hog pound and crowds in town for John Robinson's elephant display. Advertisements tout Foser's Second Texas Gold and Land Distribution. Local notices announce a Notary Public for Coleman Station District and various shops offering drugs, wines, tobacco, cigars, confectionery, and select perfumes. Land sale near Cuthbert advertised for cash by Collins & Sol of Macon on the court house door event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Collins & Sol of
Macon
Cuthbert
J. E. Foster
J. T. D. Wilton
Houston Telegraph
Capt. Foster
The
Houston Age
D. A. Barziza
Foster
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
Denison, Wagley & Lockhart
Dunn, Barlow & Co
T. W. House
Houston
Texas
Notices and entertainments in Randolph County area
Public notices announce property sales and church meetings including the 4th annual Randolph County Bible Society gathering at the Presbyterian church with Rev. W. A. Parks expected to speak. Local entertainment details feature Tom Pra, E. B. Browns troupe at Powell's hall, and praise Rip Van Winkle. Almanac 1875 issued amid mud and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph County Bible Society
Presbyterian Church
W. A. Parks
E. B. Brown
Powell’s Hall
Rip van Wijkle
Andrew College Card Promotes Lower Charges For Term
The notice highlights reduced charges at Andrew College and encourages prompt enrollment for the term. It warns that a week of lost study now costs more later and urges parents to have daughters ready for Monday. It also promotes Southern Belle flour from Allison and Simpson as a popular bread choice, noting high sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Collect
Old
Andrew
Allison & Simpson’s
Bradley
Craia
C. P. Knighs
Aveni
Jy-iq
Souh-West
Adam
Mselves
M. A. McNulty
Homestead Decision by Judge Erskine in 1874 Case
James W Alexander of Early county signed a mortgage with Bird and Robinson waiving his homestead rights. Foreclosure followed in 1873 74, and Alexander sought bankruptcy protection to exempt the home stead under Georgia law. Judge Erskine ruled the waiver binding and dissolved the temporary injunction citing Lochrane in Fallinferro v Pry. The Bainbridge Democrat cites broader debate on homestead law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Alexander
Early County
Bird and Robinson
Alexander
Hood, Att and Davis
Georgia
Atlanta
Erskine
Lochrane
Fallinferro
Direct Trade Plan Moves Savannah to Liverpool Route
A plan endorsed by a convention outlines direct trade links between Savannah and Liverpool via the White Star and Empire Lines. It details forwarding agents, shipment methods, duties, insurance, and banking options, plus a note on potential bonded storage and reduced rates when other lines operate direct routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Star
Empire
Interor
Savannah
Liverpool
Central Railroad
Messrs. Wilder & Co
Empire Line
White Star Line
New York
White Star and
Empire Lines
Steamer
Custom House
After the Election Squills Faces a Friendless Scrutiny
A weary house confrontation follows an election where Squills is accused of taking bribes, whiskey, and exploiting supporters. His wife denounces the deceit and predicts ruin for his family as creditors and voters abandon him. The tale blends local political folly with wartime echoes and a string of regional notes.
Growth of Opelika to a thriving city scene
A local report highlights Opelika Alabama rapidly growing from a railroad station to a city of five thousand with brick stores and new mayoral governance. It notes a Colorado snow slide of six hundred acres, a Florida Senate shift favoring Jas L Requa, and compares cotton costs in 1873 and 1874, claiming production costs exceeded market price for much of that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opelika
Alabama
Rocky Mountains
Chicago Times
Florida
Jas. L. Requa
New Yorker
United States Senate
New York
U. S
Bartow County
Georgia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cuthbert Appea
John Robinson
Foser
Texas Gold and Land
W. F. Davis
Coleman Station
Quarterman & Ackerley’s
Mr. Dixon
M. E
Georgetown
Dixon
Quarterman & Sherley
B. J. Jackson
Stadley Rock
Quarterman & Acherley
Simmons
Duffiela
Uarterman & Ackerley
Tom Pra
J. McK. Guon
Liqdors
W.B. Dixson
Empire Nursery
Surles
Orde
Ersksine
Bainbridge Democrat
Buxtors
London
the Times
Germany
Alexander H. Stephens
Washington
Paragraphist
General Conference
Southern Methodist Church
North Carolina
Arkansas
Dawson Journal
Hufaula News
Floyd County
Squills
Reading
Mr. Squills
Squil
Murray County
Griffin
Freedmen’s Bank
Tennessee
Missouri
Ohio
Massachusetts
Virginia
Rome Courier
Rome
Columbus Enquirer
Chattanooga
Eieadquarters
Hardware and Groceries
Rome, Ga
Charter Oak
Masonic
RA. M
C. C. Burke
H. P. D. Puetts
Washington Lodge
A. M
Cc. C. Burke
W. M
F. Hart
Walker
California
Allison & Simpsons
Family Singer Sewing
L. E. McDaniel
Randolph County
T.S. Powell’s
Tate
Ranpotra County
Cuthbert Messenger
M. Gormley
Wheeler and Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company
Masonic Temple
Central Oolice
W. B. Cleves
Ellis
Rendall
Clay
Quitman Counties
Cuthbert, Ga
Goliad
Powell
Male High School
Spring Vale Institute
Ferrary
Janim
M. C. Edwards
Wallace Corbett
Bethel Female College
G. Hleter
Westmoreland
Bite Pete
Lumpkin Street
Weekey Sun
Merchant
Eea
Sun
Sony
J.B. McWilliams
Sallamand
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