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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
5
A digest of home visits and travel in the region. Mentions Mr W. W. Preston in Macon, multiple residents visiting relatives in Locust Grove, Milner, Indian Spring, Covington, Juliette, and Roberta. Also reports attendance at funerals, hospital trips, and summer guests with families in Jones, Monroe, and Bibb counties.
In Memoriam memorializes J O Beauchamp born May 2 1846 in Butts County Georgia and died February 12 1908 in Jackson Georgia after a brief illness. He served as sheriff for eighteen years and as county representative in the State Legislature for four years. He married Frances P Thornton January 9 1868 and had six children, three died young. he mentored orphans of his sister and joined the Methodist church in 1888. He is praised for integrity courage fidelity and civic righteousness by Rev Wiggins in the Wesleyan Christian Advocate.
Worthville residents report visitors from Jackson and Stark with a Sunday school focus. The piece notes a summer school start on July 15 in Worthville taught by Misses Virginia and Essie Elder, mentions local farmer Billie Carr with ripe watermelons, and praises a Worthville minister and Sunday school community tied to a long-ago immigrant instructor and a devoted parishioner.
A Griffin wedding links Miss Marguerita Hopkins of Louisville to Mr Joseph P Manly near Griffin. The ceremony occurred Wednesday morning June 24 at 9 30 in the Methodist church with a reception that evening at the groom’s parents home nearby Griffin.
A dated advertisement extols Stuart's Buchy and Juniper as a superior tonic for numerous ailments. It claims the product relieves kidney issues bladder catarrh diabetes dropsy gravel headaches dyspepsia back pain loss of appetite debility neuralgia sleeplessness rheumatism and nervousness. Offered at 1.00 per bottle with free samples available from Stuart Drug Manufacturing Co. Atlanta Ga.
The Rev John Todd recalls an aged man in the gallery who started a Sunday school in North Wales in a back kitchen. For eleven years he labored alone with his trained scholars, teaching two children of impenitent parents and their little brother, in a story of humble beginnings and steadfast faith.
Special dispatch from Cuthbert reports Miss Louise Worrill 23 died at her home when a rifle on a bureau discharged as she attempted to reload it. Her brother Charles found her in the room, lifeless, after the shot entered above her heart. She was a noted Cuthbert social figure and daughter of Judge Worrill. The family learned of the tragedy from Atlanta where her father awaited at the Supreme Court. The remains were buried in Western Cemetery.
Mr. Wyatt Benson died Wednesday at his Worthville home after several weeks illness. A native and esteemed resident, he served as a Confederate veteran. Funeral services were held Thursday in Worthville with a memorial by the Confederate Veterans. Grandsons served as pallbearers as a large crowd attended the burial.
In Butts County Georgia Mrs T 8 Webb guardian of Lindsey Woods applies to be discharged. Citizens may appear at the courthouse before the first Monday in August 1908 to show cause why discharge should not be granted. Witness July 10 1908. J H Ham Ordinary.
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill NC says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is the best in the world. He reports it healed a thumb felon and reliably cures burns, sores, and wounds. Available for 25 cents at Hanna Drug Co.
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