Jackson Area News Update Highlights Local Trade And Socials
Allen Co offers 1 500 yds dress checks 4c yd and 1 009 yds gingham at the White Store. Thompson Bros advertises cheap dress goods and $9 75 day worsted suits. Local visits include Col Curry and George Collier. Dr Kendall and Rev G H Garter. Jackson Institute musical, cotton market notes, and subscription pleas appear with community notices and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen& Co
F. Z. Curry
Gate City
Thompson Bros
Sandy Creek
Allen & Co
Jackson Millinery Opens With Notable Fall Display
Jackson showcases a grand fall millinery opening at the Star Store with hats by Miss Stuart praised for tact and skill. The millinery room resembles a large city department store with up to date displays and broad customer appeal. Purify your blood with Hood s Sarsaparilla which will give an appetite tonic our stomach and strengthen your tone.
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Potts, Thompson &Co
Joe Wright
McDonough
Star
Jackson
Stuart
Buried Currency Reemerges After Years In Ground
A farmer named f Butts delivers to Jackson bank money and gold excavated from a burial site years ago. Ten dollar notes, badly mildewed and moth damaged, date to 1880, and will be sent to Washington for redemption while fresh notes replace the degraded currency in circulation.
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F Butts
Jackson Bank
Washington
Prudential
Globe Store Millinery Opening Delights Jackson
The Globe Store millinery department staged a fall semi annual opening that drew large crowds to see an artistic display of hats and finery. Miss Rolph leads the millinery room with notable skill as flowers and festoons decor show tasteful arrangement and the event marks another success for G Fennell Company in middle Georgia.
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Jackson
G Fennell
Middle Georgia
Rolph
Milary
Subscriber Gladly Pays Nineteenth Year Of Arcus
For nineteen years Uncle Jonnie Andrews has paid his Arcus subscription in advance each year and never missed a issue. He visits the Arcus office on the first of October to settle his yearly fee and refuses credit or borrowing. The editor praises his steadfast habit and hopes for more subscribers like him.
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ARGUS
Jonnie Andrews
Arcus
Jonnie
Local Weddings And Music Delight Town Folks
Last week featured two marriages at the bride's home with Rev. Cary officiating. Prof C R Thompson and Miss Mollie Gibson wed in Forsyth Butts county. James Holmes of Macon and Mrs S W Williamson wed, noted for moral worth. Prof Walter F Grace gave a popular Atlanta musical at the bride’s home with Miss Zada Dozier singing Grace’s Tell Me That You Love Me Once Again. Local politics grow heated as elections approach.
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C. R. Thompson
Forsyth
Mollie Gibson
C. C. Cary
Thompson
Butts County
Mollie
Jas. Holmes
Macon
S. W. Williamson
Holmes
Bibb County
Williams
Grace
Zada Dozier
Social notes from Jackson visit and events
Miss Agnes Carmichael returns from Collegepark after a month away. Miss Allie Kinard visits Mrs. J. R. Carmichael and plans to stay several days. Dr. C. P. Carmichael spent Tuesday night in Atlanta on important business. Rosa Elder of Indian Springs shops in Jackson. Millinery openings attract many attendees. Mrs. W. M. Staton returns to Atlanta after visiting Mrs. R. L. Daughty. Agnes and Maury Carmichael attend Lem Carmichael and miss next week in Gainesville. A crowd from Jackson attends all day singing at Sandy Creek.
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Thompson Bros
Robert Mayo
Atlanta
Col
W. W. Anderson
McDonough
Allen & Co
Agnes Carmichael
Jackson
Collegepark
Allie Kinard
C. P. Carmichael
Rosa Elder
Indian Springs
W. M. Staton
R. L. Daughty
West Third Street
Agnes
Maury Carmichael
Mr. Lem Carmichael
McDnough
Gainesville, Ga
Sandy Creek
Thompsons Tie The Knot In Flovilla nuptials
At the brides parents home in Flovilla on a Wednesday September 30 1900 or 1901 event Prof Carle R Thompson and Miss Mary Gibson wed. Both are prominent in Butts County social circles with Thompson as Forsyth public schools principal and an up and coming educator. Friends extend wishes for a long and useful life together.
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Flovilla
Carle R. Tompson
Mary Gibson
Butts County
Thompson
Forsyth
City Council Digs New Well on the Square
The Argus lauds the city council for acting quickly on the paper's suggestion to dig another well on the square. Within a week, the work will be finished, and the council is praised for serving the public interest.
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Argus
Mischief Makers Strike Night Tire Vandalism Warning
Local notice reports several bicycle tires punctured by mischievous boys on sidewalks during the night. The piece condemns vandalism as malicious mischief and warns offenders that similar acts now could lead to worse crimes. It urges boys to stop the practice.
No Hunting Yet Warns of Prosecution Ahead of Season
The notice warns that hunting before the season opens is illegal until Nov 1 and anyone hunting in this interval risks grand jury prosecution. It reiterates the call to avoid early hunting and encourages adherence to the law.
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Grand Jury
Recital at Jackson Institute Opens Fall Term Strong
The recital at Jackson Institute last Friday night drew about 400 in a crowded chapel. The program featured attractive selections and difficult pieces showcasing the students training. Teachers of the music department can take pride in the success of the event.
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Jackson Institute
Jackson
Worthville Moves and Local Happenings This Month
In Worthville the community finishes cotton picking and corn gathering. W H Whaley family plans to move to Cullman Alabama. Sam Potts and Thompson Potts head to Atlanta for business college. F C Stevens couple considers Dawson move. Billie Carr to Mississippi. Sallie Cunnard of Newton Factory visits Cassie Barner. Anna Hendricks ill but improving. Jimmie Kimball, former Baptist pastor, to speak to youths on the third Sunday. Evangeline.
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W. H. Whaley
Cullman
Alabama
Sam
Thompson Potts
Atlanta
Business
F. C. Stevens
Dawson
Billie Carr
Miss
Sallie Cunnard
Newton Factory
Cassie Barner
Anna Hendricks
G. W. Swann
Jimmie Kimball
the Baptist Church
Evangeline
Sunday Services Draw Large Congregations Across Churches
At Our Churches report notes favorable weather and big crowds. Methodist pastor Rev. J. W. Bowden preached a strong sermon at both morning and evening services. Baptist pastor Rev. G. H. Carter, newly called, attracted many to hear him and was warmly welcomed on his return. Presbyterian service canceled due to the pastor’s illness.
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Methodist Church
J. W. Bowden
The
Baptist Church
G. H. Carter
Carter
Valuable Prescription Electric Bitters Endorsed by Editor
Worthington Indiana Sun editor Morris praises Electric Bitters as a remedy for constipation and sick headaches and a general tonic. Chicago woman Annie Steble, worn down and unable to eat, recovered after six bottles, with prices of 50 cents and 1.00. Get a bottle at any drug store.
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Morris
Worthington
Ind
Sun
Annie Steble
Cottage Grove Age
Chicago
Family horse for sale cheap in Jackson Georgia
A good gentle family horse is offered for sale at a low price by W. L. Carmichael in Jackson, Georgia. The notice emphasizes suitability for a family and affordability.
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W. L. Carrmichael
Jackson Ga
Jackson Embraces Terra Cotta Piping Over Bridges
An advertisement praises Jackson mayor and council for installing terra cotta piping to replace costly wooden bridges. It claims streets will be free of bridge repairs and urges Butts County to adopt the system, noting dealers A. G. Hitchins and Stevens Bros of Stevens Pottery Georgia as suppliers.
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Jackson
Butts County
A. G. Hitchins
Stevens Bro
Stevens Pottery
Georgia
Depositors surround trust company in uproar
An excited group of depositors besieged a trust company amid rumors that the manager had departed for Europe. The corporation’s president promised to clear the air stating the manager left to float a loan, while a depositor warned the firm could sink together without him.
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Europe
Philadelphia
How to Test a Watermelon
The guide describes a thumb nail test to gauge ripeness. If the scar edges are ragged and the rind beneath is smooth white and glassy, the melon is ripe. If the scar edges are smooth and the rind is easily dug into, the melon is green.
Not at Home: Caller and Daughter Exchange Plea
A short exchange reveals a caller asking for a father, the daughter noting he is not at home. She recalls him saying he would not be at home if any bill came, conveying a casual family moment from Washington Times.
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Bill
Washington Times
Tax Collector's Notice First Round Details
Tax Collector lists dates and locations for collecting state and county taxes for 1896. October schedule includes Elgin Cork Dublin dist Indian Spring Jenkinsburg Jackson Worthville Towaliga Harpers Shop and W L Carter at Tt C B C. The notice gives appointment sites and days for municipal tax collection duties.
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Elgin
Cork
Dublin
Indian Spring
Jenkinsburg
Jackson
Worthville
Towaliga
Harpers Shop
W. L. Carter
Tt. C. B.C
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George Collier
Steven Kinard
Atlante
Miss Smith
Augusta
City
Hump Daughtry
Dr. Kendall
Flovilla Railway
Will Wright
W. N. Brown
Star Store
Bob Duke
Griffin
R. L. Daughtry
Democratic Club
Alen & Co
Axaus
Beck
J.D. Watkins
W.W. Lampkin
CG. G. Fennell
Jackson Arcus Itr
Jakson Institut
J. C. Meredith
Thompso Bros
Thompson Pros
George White
G. H. Garter
J. R. Carmichael
Globe Store
Mischief Makers
Presbyterian
MIX Shoe CO
Mix & Kirtland
Lot
Cotton Avenue
Irvines Ga
Music House
Third St
Macon, Georgia
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