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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1880
Page
3
A fragmentary notice describes a yeomen region meeting and fair events. It mentions a Col Hardeman address at the fairgrounds, the State Agricultural Society, and plans for speeches. Advertising advertises prices and goods at local shops, with notices about lodge officers and shop offerings.
The Masenic Society held a pleasant gathering at Ward Station with a large local turnout and a banquet featuring baskets and trunks of edibles. Col. R F. Crittenden led guests to seats. Rev. R J. Corley was expected to speak but did not appear, and the afternoon included a Sabbath School address by Raw Cooper, followed by a cake presentation to the speaker.
A Fort Gaines section lists a series of events and notes including stock exhibition reviews, a 2 o'clock snack race with a $2 purse, 3 o'clock slow male race with $5 purse, later trap shooting, and a wheelbarrow race for $200. The page also includes shipments of watermelons, local sickness, lectures on bee-raising, and community updates on farms, rice, and adornments.
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