Jackson Argus Names Lee and Harver as Publishers
The Jackson Argus introduces Lee and Harver as the new publishers with R L Harper serving as local editor guiding coverage for the community.
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
3
Local notices from Allen & Co the Grocers and friends
Round about items and business notes from Jackson area detail loans at low interest for farm lands and land security. Advertisements announce pianos organs violins and sheet music from W T Barnwell Atlanta. real estate services by N J Harmon. and the Jackson Arcus editors with attendees and social news among locals and visiting dignitaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McCallum
Rome
W. T. Barnwell
Peachtree Street
Atlanta
Allen & Co
The
Grocers
Arthur Stewart
Gate City
Allen & Go
Arcus
Messrs
J. L. Lyons
S. B. Kinard
Jackson Banking Co Stockholders Meeting Notice
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of Jackson Banking Co. will be held at the bank office at 10 o'clock A M on Tuesday the 12th. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected and other business will be transacted. Attendance is desired. By 8 ETHERIDGE President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Banking Co
Etherldgr
Municipal Ticket Nominated by Citizens Meeting
A mass meeting at the courthouse last Monday night nominated a municipal ticket for the upcoming election. The councilmen chosen were B. F. Moon for 1st Ward H. L. Daughtry for 2nd Ward W. M. Potts for 3rd Ward and J. R Sams for 4th Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcus
Court House
B. F. Moon
H. L. Daughtry
W. M. Potts
J. R Sams
Salve advert promises cures for skin ailments at low price
An old advertisement touts Tuer Best Salve as a remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It is priced at 25 cents per box and sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Circulators Advertise with Signs Posted in Jackson
A brief notice from A Henderson Co of Jackson Georgia invites best inducements to advertise by distributing circulars samples and posting signs with reference provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Henderson , Co
Jackson Ga
Painful Accident Injures Fifteen Year Old Boy
Lovie Mote, about five miles east, suffered a severe accident while helping his father split wood. A misstrike with an iron wedge severed the left index finger near the first joint and nearly cut off the thumb. He was taken to Jackson for treatment. the finger could not be reset, but the thumb was reattached with a chance to save it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovie Mote
Here
Jackson
Miracle Cure Story From Panama Postmaster
The Kansas City Times reports Mark M. Woodson, Panama postmaster and brother of ex-State Inspector C. Woodson, once crippled by rheumatism and paralysis, recovered after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits renewed mobility, sleep, and relief after years of pain and crutches. Affidavit sworn March 3 1894 confirms the tale. Pills sold by mail from Schenectady N Y at 50c per box or six for $2 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Kansas City
Bates and
Vernon Counties
Mark M. Woodson
CO. C. Woodson
Alvinie
Aca
City Hospital
St. Louis
Kale
Mudd
Williams
Far East
Dr. Williams
Wedding bells bring many marriages this week
The Christmas and wedding bells ring together as several unions are reported. Finery Maddox marries Fannie Hausely with Rev Sewall officiating. Maude Thomas of this county weds Jim Lane of Jasper County. Arcus offers best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finery Maddox
Fannie Hausely
Sewall
Maude Thomas
Jim Lane
Jasper County
Arcus
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Nervous System Restoration
A testimonial extols Hood's Sarsaparilla for purifying and enriching the blood to strengthen nerves and settle the stomach. The narrator recounts severe illness including grip and heart weakness, then credits the remedy with restored health and ability to resume housework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Masons Dined At Jackson Chapter Banquet Evening
Jackson Chapter Royal Arch Masons held a well attended convocation on Monday night with new officers presiding. The Royal Arch degree was conferred and an oyster supper was served by Mr Harp. Col Wright and Dr R G Bryans provided refreshments as the event was praised as delightful and memorable.
The Juzgists Were Jugg ed
Arrestees Emeziah Taylor and Octavia Watson colored were charged with liquor selling. Policeman Hooten found multiple jugs of corn whiskey in a den rented by Watson and groomed by Watson on the premises near the public square. Judge Bailey fined the man thirty dollars and the woman twenty five dollars. The case may go to the state court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emeziah Taylor
Octavia Watson
Hooten
Emeziah
B. P. Bailey
Negroes in drunken quarrel kill man in Newton county
Two men, Bob Mayo and Luke Adams, traveled to Newton county to obtain liquor. A drunken dispute led to Mayo being cut in the neck and dying the next day. Adams fled, and the exact facts remain unclear. The writer notes the liquor was bought in the county where the shooting occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Mayo
Luke Adams
Newton County
Bob
Butts
Pensioners in Butts County Receive State Pensions
Judge Carmichael reports 75 county residents receive Confederate pensions. Of these 42 are widows and 48 are soldiers. Widows get 60 dollars annually totaling 1920. Indigent soldiers 60 dollars yearly totaling 840. Invalid soldiers vary by injury with 11715 total. Overall cash paid amounts to 4475.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmichael
Butts County
The Variety Works Leader Praised by Local Builder
Mr. J. A. Plunket of the Jackson variety works runs a growing operation with his son Luther as bookkeeper. A builder testified he buys material from Plunket and has never dealt with a more conscientious, honorable man, reflecting credit on the town. The Argus notes the prospering enterprise as tied to community welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Plunket
Jackson Variety Works
Plunket
Luther
ARGUS
Flovilla Notes Mention Travel and Local Events
O D and S P Smith depart for Indian Territory around January 20. Misses Dozier return from Atlanta after visiting Mr A M Robinson. Percival Elder returns with sheep skin and completes a full business course. W A Elder and Miss Joe Warner attend Col Lamar's funeral in Macon. Flovilla hosts holiday parties and a brass band serenade with cake. J C Speights visits his farm. Miss Carrie improves after returning home. Dr and Mrs White host a large turkey dinner. Maude Lee Whaley of sessup visits Vineville. praised as Georgia’s gifted young lady. Gene Elder travels to Macon. averages three nights a week out recently. BOYKIN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percival Elder
W. A. Elder
Joe Warner
Macon
Col. H. 3
Lamar
Flovilla
Indian Springs
Col. Lamar
J.C. Speights
Mr. Smith
Miss Carrie
Carrie
Mrs. White
Marriage of Dr Seab Lawrence to Miss Louise Henley
Dr Seab Lawrence formerly of Fiovilla now Locust Grove weds Miss Louise Henley on a Wednesday evening with Rev Bowden officiating. The couple, followed by a large bridal party, attended a reception hosted by Mr and Mrs A F White that evening with many local guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seab Lawrence
Louise Henley
Fiovilla
Locust Grove
Lawrence
Mrs. White
Mrs. Lindsey
Mr. Carver
Miss Woods
Lucie Minter
Minnie Glover
Laula Glover
Claudine Heard
Ada Heard
May Gardner
Eva Gardner
Mattie Douglas
Messrs
Eugene Elder
A.D. Smith
W. R. Minter
S. P Smith
Rob Henderson
Arthur Lindsey
Salvation Oil Promises Quick Relief for Sprains and Bruises
A testimonial from Frank Stubenhauer of Dubuque Iowa endorses Salvation Oil as a top pain cure for sprains cuts burns and bruises. He reports relief after rubbing a sprained elbow and avoiding a loss of a week's work. The product is advertised at 25 cents per bottle and sold widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stubenhauer
Elm St
Dubuque
Iowa
Adjudged Insane After Lunacy Trial Near Town
Tom Bearden, a young man living a few miles south of town, was tried before Ordinary Carmichael on a writ of lunacy and adjudged insane and a fit subject for the asylum. He suffered a fever and subsequent mental derangement, returning from Texas and worsening since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bearden
Town
Carmichael
Texas
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Ted
Jackson Argus
LEE & Harver, Pusuisuers
R. L. Harper
Eprror
the Grocers
O. A. Andrews
Stark
Col. Anderson
McDonough
F. Z. Curry
F. M. Allen
Alan & Co
Tom Buttrill
N. J. Harmon
Col
E. A. Stephens
Z. Curry
Allen & Gv
F. Z. Curry Atty
R. E. Lee
County of
Social Jackson
Allen € Co
Oil Mall
A. A. Rose
Mr. Rose
Barnesville
Allen& Go., ‘the Grocers
Tom Slaughter
Douglas Watson
State University
T. J. Dempsey
Washington City
Col. Dempsey
Jamie Hightower
Leman
Jack Speer
Jackson Institute
Meriwether County
J. L. Hooten
Jrocers
Georgia
Levy Spencer
M.L. Duke & Co
Duke
Watkins’ Stables
Allen & Co., ‘‘the Grocers
Ina Coleman
Edna McQueen
Clarksville
Nashville
Myrtle Pound
Tifton Institute
Myrtle
Tifton
Municipal Ticket
Bucklen
Missouri
Hoods
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
New York
Messrs. O. D. and
S. P. Smith
Indian Territory
Misses Dozier
A. M. Robinson
Peffer's
ROYAL
Peffer
Gap Association
W. L. Carmichael
Cilida
Castor
Castoria
Fac
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