Local Officials and County Roles in Historic Ledger
Fragmentary OCR lists a mix of county officers and names including Sheriff J Walden Tax Collector, Tax Receiver, County Surveyor, Treasurer, Overseer, Clerk Walker Marshal and various townspeople. The jumbled text hints at a bureaucratic roll call or filing among county officials and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offigahrs
B.C
Cook
Thes
Bee Sherif
J. Walden
Ovoner
Houn
Patri - Hallife
Ricketts
Rheumatism Relief and a Cunning Telegram Prank
A Dahlonega reader praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism and urges trials. A Kansas City Times excerpt recounts a bank clerk's failed reconciliation plan using a faked telegram to win his girlfriend, plus musings on wealth and excuses for wrongdoing.
First White Woman Hanged in Georgia Linked to 1806 Oak
A Georgia note corrects Atlanta News on the first white woman to die on the gallows. Polly Barclay was hanged in 1806 not on a rope but from a tree near Lexington road in Washington Wilkes. The famed case drew locals who still visit the old oak with tales of chained rattles. Polly, once famed for beauty and daring, faced death in her finest dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta News
Susan Eberhardt
Georgia
Polly Barclay
Lexington
Hayward Grove
Washington Wilkes
Old Town
Polly
Wilkes
Virginia
North Carolina
Virgina
Carolina
Judges Kimsey and Charters to Seek Re election
Clarkesville Advertiser reports Judge J J Kimsey and Solicitor General Charters announce their bids for re election. Kimsey’s health has recovered and he remains popular while Charters is praised as an able, effective speaker and prosecutor. The article asserts both will be hard to beat in this circuit.
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J. J. Kimsey
Charters
Kimsey
Georgia
Clarkesville
Five to Two The South Will Be in The Minority on the Commission
A Progressive Farmer style editorial warns that the Hepburn bill would limit Southern representation on a proposed commission. It argues Northern influence would dominate rate decisions and urges farmers to study catalogs and adopt labor saving methods. The piece condemns football as dangerous and urges farmers to keep sons from colleges that allow the sport.
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Commission
Macon
Clanor
Always Keeps Chamberlains Cough Remedy in His House
A Georgia reader cites W W Kearney editor of the Independent praising Chamberlains Cough Remedy kept at home for immediate use to blunt colds and prevent croup in children. sold by Dr C H Jones in Dahlonega.
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Chamberlain
W. W. Kearney
the Independent
Lowry
City
C. H. Jones
Dahlonega
Burning Campaign Issues Highlight Candidates and Questions
In a Jackson Record item the piece lists quirky and pointed campaign topics for the gubernatorial race. Questions include Tom Watson's identity, Georgia railroads versus dirt roads, ownership of the Piedmont bar, and eroding “negro rule” in state government. It questions family ties and sheep theft lore, and whether candidates should dictate primary rules or follow the executive committee.
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Georgia
Piedmont
State Executive Committee
Okaiy
Jackson Record
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BRU
CBS
G. D. Bruce
BRUCE
Estauran
Dahlonega, GA
Nuacri
J.P
Justice's Court
Ffidavit & Bend
Cleveland
Charters Dahlonega
Hall—Phivd Mo
Mary
Dawson
Rabon—B
Habi
Mareh
Cssatet
Jober White
Lumpkin
Itd
Stephen Ntyv
Cily Cy Overrnment
Vickery
Mavor
Keliner
B. Gurleyege
1eGuire
J. Hightower
Smith
Littlefield
Wavrey
Clerk
Walker
Marshal
J. C. Bane
The
Herald
Addington
Indian Territory
Balin
Her
Alaska
Coast Mercantile Co
Kansas City Times
Tam
Harold Susan
Smart
Jhoick
Tom Watson
G. H. McGuires Jewelers
R. H. Baker
Homer Head
A. d. Cavender
R J. Jordon
Kiser
Atlanta, GA
W. B. Fry
Henry Underwood
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