Local notes on politics farming and society in 1898
J. Thornton reports selling 130 farm machines this season. Ex Gov Eagle elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention in Asheville. The County Court adjourned to Saturday. The Argus notes highway curfew in Conyers and a Jackson Rifles prize drill. A Miss Crawford hosts a pin party. Pinkney Watkins dies at 45 after dam construction duties.
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Si J. Thornton
Ada Roberts
Baptist Sunday School
MecCord’s Mill
Southern Baptist Convention
Asheville
W. J. Northen
Bermuda
Middle
Georgia
Madison Advertiser
Frank Z. Curry
Jackson Rifles
Griffin
Jackson
Macon
Albert G. Holloway
Fish Pond
Ala
Charley Thomas
Lamar
B. P. Bailey
Col. Y. A. Wright
Sam Mays
Jake Holifield
J. W. Benson
The
Sheffield Reaper
Ben Watkins
Texas
Ben
Butts County
John Stallworth
J. R. McCord
McCord
Pharmaceutical Plott
A. F. White
Flovilla
ARGUS
Superior Court
Davis
Democratic Executive Committee
Potts County
Ray Old
O. B. Stevens
William Hodges
Iron Spring
Mattie
Gilmore
J. H. Ham
R. G. Bryan
Col
Y. A. Wright
H. L. Daughtry
Mystic Shriners
West
California
Pacific Coast
Atlanta
W. E. Harp
Harp
Supreme Court
Emanuel Ogletree
Tannis
Butts Superior Court
Conyers
Huguenin
New York
Lottie Crawford
Lyon Street
Ethel Goodman
le Verte Pope
Leonora Nutt
Bessie Bryan
Ollie McKibben
Gussie Brooks
Alice Maddox
Tallie Jolly
Messrs
James Etheridge
E. L. Bledsoe
Guy Bryan
Edwin Taylor
Ed Walthall
Earl Hooten
Ernest Ade Olin Barfield
Walter Brownee
C. W. Bonporers
Presbyterian Church
Bridewell
Humphreys
New England
Pinkney Watkins
Watkins
Pepperton
W. O. Sharp
High Falls
Baptist Church
Miss Flint
Joe
Fresh Vegetables In Season, Daily Offerings
Daily vegetable selection announced for season with a note to call 83 to learn current items available each day. The ad emphasizes fresh produce and dinner planning assistance.
Fresh Groceries Offer Fresh Stock and Guarantee
Fresh groceries of all kinds advertised with new invoices daily and no old stock. Everything warranted fresh or money refunded. Special mention of hams and breakfast bacon newly stocked. Promises quality for any purchase from dinner to after-dinner smoke.
Local notices and tributes from Rockdale region
The piece recalls funeral notices and bereavement sympathy for Judge E. J. Reagan and family, recounts visits from relatives, and quotes The Albany Herald on farming independence from trusts. It also highlights Fayetteville school events, Jackson praise for Ossie McCord, music classes, and Conyers merchants praised for liberal advertising and value.
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Mac
Evans
Ben
James
Wilson Smith
James McDaniel
Sam Hale
THE
ARGUS
E. J. Reagan
Ned
McDonough
A. J. Smith
F. D. MacMillan
Rockdale Freeress
Albany
Georgia
Butts County
South Georgia
Fayetteville
Jackson
Tuesay
Ossie McCord
Scott
Conyers
Jacksons Merchants Advertise and County Chautauqua Plans
The Argus reports Jackson merchants use liberal advertising to offer lower prices. Butts County’s formation in 1825 is noted with early officials. Chautauqua attractions include Bishop Candler, Elias Day, Hoke Smith, and local readers plus a week of lectures, music, and contests.
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Jackson
Conyers
J. Wm. McCord
Tom Greer
THE
ARGUS
Butts County
Duncan G. Campbell
Allen B. Powell
Senate
G. M. Troupe
Yelverton Thaxton
Yvell
Calvary Knight
William Barclay
Abel Robertson
John Cargill
Jackson Chautauqua
Warren Candler
Ottumwns
G. A. Gearhart
Elias Day
S.m.spedon
Luther Manship
E. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Robert E. Lee
Hoke Smith
Chas. L. West
Frank Dixon
Tom
May McAfee
Juliette Brown
Maxims For The Married Admonitions On Matrimony
A fragmented set of cautions and guidelines for married life outlines attitudes to maintain, including staying loving, avoiding constant quarrels, and preserving individual dignity. It emphasizes mutual respect, self-improvement, and prudent money habits as pathways to lasting partnership.
Locust Grove Commencement Programme Adjusted
The corrected programme for Locust Grove commencement lists events from May 18 to May 21. Services include a sermon by Dr. D. W. Gwin of Atlanta, a Music Class concert, Board of Trustees meeting, primary and intermediate department contests, an address by Hon. M. W. Beck of Griffin, and a champion debate.
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D. W. Gwin
Atlanta
Board of Trustees
Org
M. W. Beck
Griffin
Georgia Alabama Business College Seeks Office Men
The Macon Georgia Alabama Business College announces high demand for office men this fall. It offers very low tuition to enroll now and guarantees jobs with a $5,000 deposit to secure positions. Deserving local youths are urged to apply promptly.
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Georgia-Alabama Business College
Macon
Horrors of the Martinique and Caribbean volcanic disaster
The report describes Mt Pelee’s eruption near St Pierre Martinique wiping out the city of 40,000 and widespread destruction on St Vincent with Soufriere erupting. It notes deaths, injuries, darkness in Barbado, refugees receiving aid and international warships racing to assist victims.
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West Indies
Mt. Pelee
Martinique
St. Pierre
Martiniqi
Fort de France
French West Indies
Josephine
Napoleon
St. Pirce
St. Vincent
Mt. Soufriere
Kingston
Barabee
Venezuela
Caracas
Danish West Indies
United States
Porto Rico
Horrow
Southern Railway Schedule Trains Via Jackson Georgia
Schedule lists Macon to Mc Donough Atlanta and Brunswick routes passing Jackson with daily trains No 9 No 15 No 7 and No 16 No 8 No 10 plus No 61 and No 62 except Sunday Times given and through trains to Jacksonville and Florida points via Jesup Close connections at Atlanta for points North East or West
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Southern Railway
Macon
McDonough
Atlanta
Jackson
Brunswick
Jacksonville
Florida
Jesup
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Raymond Carmichael
Allen &Co
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