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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1870
Page
3
Druggists recommend Barrett's and advertise Barrett's scalp care. The copy claims Barrett's keeps the scalp healthy and promotes hair health through its product line.
At a Presbyterian meeting in the city the congregation unanimously accepted Rev. David Wills D D resignation after eleven years of service. The preamble notes his piety, eloquence, and converts, and urges the Presbytery to dissolve his pastoral relation with the church. The resolution authorizes a delegate to join with Dr Wills in seeking dissolution.
War. J L Varsen authorized to receive subscriptions for the APPEAL. Weather up to midsummer warmth with muggy air. Cotton crop short. corn promising. Burdick Bros Macon and Wood Johnson Savannah advertised. A fatal fall at Redding & Co warehouse. Welcome visit from Bainbridge Argus editor Willis M Russell. Lumpkin Telegraph paper size noted. Religious service prompts merchants to close 9 10 AM. Palmer & Deppish hardware showcased. call for local independence in supply.
The article gives detailed turnip growing instructions including thinning, sowing in drills, topdressing, and pest control. It notes the crop benefits from phosphates and stable manure, with storage methods for April harvests. It also reports Macon fair tickets, cotton prices, a pastor’s sermon, police incidents, and local advertising by Wise & Co.
At Notchaway on September 24 1870 the Democratic meeting organized John Fulton as chair and H Crittenden as secretary. Delegates were elected by acclamation to nominate Representatives and to appoint delegates to the Senatorial Convention. The group pledged support to regular county nominees and adjourned.
The Governor vetoed the Savannah and Skidaway Railroad bill. A resolution to pay per diem and mileage to heirs of Adkins was referred. An adjournment motion failed. District court organization passed. Macon wards bill was approved. House debated clerks pay, repealing two thirds rule, and Akerman bill. Democrats denounced Speaker McWhorter’s rulings amid high tension. A deputy tax collector near Marietta was robbed. several colored men arrested.
A letter from Alexander H. Stephens to J. A. Stewart of Rome Georgia discusses supporting General Young, opposition to Radical measures, and safeguarding state rights. Stephens criticizes the test oath as unconstitutional and stresses preserving the Union through states rights and constitutional limits.
The Savannah metropolis shows substantial improvement with iron fronts remodelled stores and new buildings as it expands toward an industrial future. Visitors notice paving and thriving firms on principal streets proving Savannah’s onward course, with praise from the Bainbridge Argus. The Montgomery Advertiser reports no law requiring cotton to be baled under bagging, citing Senator Warner and state enactments. planters may pack cotton as before.
A meeting of the friends of the Americus Rail Road Company was held in Newnan with Judge Featherstone presiding. Delegates from Coweta Talbot Meriwether Monroe Sedley and Sumpter counties attended. H Buchanan was chosen President and H R Harris Secretary. A three-county committee was appointed to canvass subscriptions, books to be opened October 8.
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