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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
8
Petition for letters of dismission from guardianship of Hugh, Velma, and Elsie Peek in Fayette County Georgia. Objections due by first Monday in July 1920. if none, T E Askew will be discharged. Notice dated June 7, 1920 from J J Davis, Ordinary.
Mrs Willie Allean Brown widow of Will Brown has applied for twelve months support for herself and minor children from the estate of Will Brown, deceased. The Ordinary cites all relatives and creditors to show cause on the first Monday in July 1920 why the petition should not be granted. dated June 7 1920 by J J Davis Ordinary.
The piece notes Browne known as Phiz influenced Dickens with humorous illustrations immortalized by his work. It mentions Phiz’s jaunty Micawber and discusses the old term shun-pike as a byroad from a tollgate, reflecting thrifty ancestors.
A reflective piece cites the idea that life delivers a reckoning we cannot redo and that repairing a wrong cannot be achieved by simply adding the right actions. The musings echo on moral balance and inevitability.
The dahabeah or Adahabeah is a Nile river barge resembling English houseboats. Tourists hire these vessels by the week to explore the river and its scenery.
In Effingham County Georgia the census remains untaken as Meldrim and Eden resist enumeration. Randall Crawford quit the task after residents refused to answer, leaving the district uncensused. Nearby Gainesville police pursue a high powered car with 75 gallons of moonshine. Oscar Thurmond his wife and two children of Lumpkin County are taken after a chase along the Athens road toward Jefferson.
By court order the Inman storehouse and lot in Fayette County will be sold at public auction on the first Tuesday in July between legal hours for cash. The property includes a half undivided interest in a storehouse and lot on Main Street bounded by the Southern Railway and W E M Harp, plus 23 acres in land lot 247 with bounds to J A S Chambers and others. Proceeds benefit Lizzie Nipper Holt and Decie Jane Stanley minors, bought by H R Harp and J A Burch, for title perfection. June 7, 1920 Guardianship of L L Turner. Also notice of permanent administration for W J Davis estate to G W Davis, with appearance required. George W Davis cited as applicant.
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