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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1894
Page
3
Residents and visiting dignitaries travel through Jackson and surrounding towns. Asa Smith and J M T Mayo race to a warehouse during a Sunday fire. W Y Atkinson outlines speaking stops. local stores promote bargains and insurance campaigns amid civic events.
One of Jackson's finest recent social events was Miss Nellie Higgins's Monday evening gathering for a small group of friends. Attendees praised the affair as elegant and charming, with guests including Miss Clyde McCallum, J. M. Kinard, Mary Duke, S. B. Kinard, Miss Nellie Higgins, W. H. Bell, Miss Lily Hightowey, C. B. Pinckney, Miss Myrtle Pound, and W. H. Higgins.
Judge Hunt delivered a practical charge to the grand jury with vivid illustrations clarifying the law. Afterward, many visiting attorneys joined the local bar, including Hartsfield and Cox of Atlanta and several others from Griffin, Madison, Macon, Forsyth, Zebulon, and McDonough. Citizens expressed preference for Judge Boynton as Governor of Georgia.
One councilman T J Lane resigns from the council to seek a peaceful life, saying he sees no benefit in continued service. Jackson crowds courts this week and horse owners show strong interest in fast horses as events unfold near the city. Black-Draught tea claimed to cure constipation.
A Sunday night blaze on the northwest square corner gutted a frame building owned by Col. Frank Curry. Bowdoin’s gun and jewelry shop and Guthrie’s photographic studio suffered small losses about $40 to $75 each. Fire officials consider sparks from Bowdoin’s side, insulation and brick neighboring structures limited the spread. calls grow for a local fire company.
The narrator recalls a Sunday ride with Mr J A Burpee through scenic country to the Indian Sprog cemetery and the spring village near Jackson. They describe marble statues, the Wigwam, and healing springs, note locals like Henry Gunn and W M Potts, praise Flovilla and Col Y A Weight, and mention Buckingham’s Dye for the Whiskers. A prayer meeting reports a destitute man near Dempsey Ferry receiving a month or two of provisions after a rheumatic stroke.
A short promotional note touts Ayer’s Sarsaparinla as a wonderful medicine to enrich and vitalize the blood. It emphasizes health benefits and urges reader confidence in the product.
A. G Hitchins holds the largest stock in his line within the section and reports vigorous cash and credit sales. The note criticizes high prices and questions fair dealing, while referencing Meelree line of cards for weak nerves.
Local notices from Jackson feature ads for stoves crockery and wagons. Names include D F Thaxton A G Hitchins W T Crumbley Henry Gunn J E King and F S Etheridge. Anecdotes mention mischief theft whipping and a junior editor's fashion misadventure.
Jenkinsburg area reports multiple weddings including W T Crumbly to Miss Glass and Sun day marriage of T J Harris to Miss Boamer in Henry county. Mary Lewis of Jenkinsburg weds John Mills of Henry county. Mamie Fletcher of Jenkinsburg weds Foster of the county. Reverend J T Kimbell officiated the last two ceremonies. Also an advertisement for Barnesville buggies and carriages with low prices from A G Hircuins.
Miss Brooks from Griffin visited Miss Martha Jane Carmichael instead of Miss Woodward of Jenkinsburg. Her charm and many friends in Jackson look forward to her return visit.
A 19th century notice lists contractors offering stone and brick work and blasting with dynamite, plus street tax collection and various retail goods. It promotes G W Warteins in Jackson, Cecilyr tax notices, watch sales by Hanes the jeweler, Cason’s shoe and millinery shop, and sewing machines with prices for Domestic and New Home models dated February 8 1894.
Thief returns chickens to Mr Goggans. Typhoid case dismissed for Mr J L Martin with Dr J Zee Byron praised. Seeds and lumber trades advertised. cotton haulage noted. Concert by Dink and Nettie O Neal. a girl asks about pantsen and a firm reply. Alderman vacancy election predicted to be lively. Forsyth’s Robert Berner expected to win. Jackson fire harms Guthrie negatives. insured houses. Planters' warehouse guano and acid sale promoted.
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