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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1871
Page
3
In this issue, Col lege Street hosts Knucks Rink at full blast as Capt. Burehaell leads B. and A. Railroad toward completing the local route. Mentions include Norway oats, green corn, fruit prospects, a public plea for a fruit canning business in Cuthbert, and local moves by J. McK. Guon to erect a brick building. Also notes public ice supplies, a noted clover crop, and a push to aid orphans through Rev. Samuel Anthony.
The stockholders meeting announces director election H I Kimball G W Cook B F Bruton Richard Sims A Hood with H J Kimball as President. Twenty miles graded and ready for the bow. Report notes growing investment interest in Cuthbert as a regional commercial center amid rail competition.
Albany News reports H S Kimball, president, on a Saturday trip from Macon to Smithville en route to Cuthbert and Eufaula, detailing progress on the BB and A R R and other Georgia ventures. He asserts completion to Albany by July 4 and to the Chattahoochee by November, with 2,000 workers and ample iron ready. Bills issued travel with broad acceptance and redemption in multiple cities, signaling strong support for the project. The piece notes political pressure from the Atlanta Constitution toward Gov Bullock over a court dispute.
The article notes mass volunteer labor at the cemetery with axes and spades, praising shared effort by old men and boys, while urging care for graves of loved ones at home. It also highlights T M Renfroe & Co as liberal patrons, praises cotton yields, and advises better seed handling for fertilization, lamenting old farming habits.
Grand jurors report neat county officer books and proper vouchers. They note tax receipts 3055.62 and disbursements 3434.17, leaving a debt around 1300 after weak figures. They urge a 60 percent tax, courthouse repairs, jail upgrades, road maintenance, and a $50 reward for humanitarian aid after a well collapse. They thank Judge Harrell and Solicitor Taylor. Oxford University had 7,000 students across 19 colleges.
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