01 Nov 1895
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1895
Page
1
Community items report visits by Col W W McKibben and Col Dempsey to McDonough and the capitol, plans for a carriage factory, and a dust remedy ad. Exposition attendance at Piedmont and Atlanta scenes are noted, with local calls for a sprinkler to curb street dust and a sober chaperone search for a Jackson party to the expo.
For sale on principal street in Jackson a five room house with a large barn on the premises a tenant house a good well of water and about 14 acres of land. A bargain for a speculator. Call on McDonald and Rose Real Estate Agents.
The fourth and final quarterly meeting will be held next Sunday with Rev. J. W. Heidt presiding elder preaching morning and night. A love feast is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The quarterly conference follows on Monday. P. H. Hencely thanks Jackson neighbors for their kindness during illness and says they will return home to Jackson after visiting kin in Butts and Monroe.
Brief chatter reports possible wedding in Jackson with a party possibly residing in East Jackson. Mentions Dr J E King circulating rumors, J E Hoard welcomed as a papa, and the Heneely family nearing a visit to Monne county. E G Gilmore returns home to East Jackson.
In East Jackson and nearby towns residents recount greetings to Bro. Gilmore. Messrs Crawford boast mustache fashion, Nim McCord opens a new stand with lower counters, and a group with J A Plunkett Mangum attends Mr O A Moore’s sermon at Union near Flovilla. They enjoy a basket dinner and note cotton bales and corn cribs. The piece also discusses government exhibits and the Smithsonian collection contrasting historic ships like the Spanish Armada with modern warships such as the New York Oregon and Atlanta.
Wanted at once an energetic man to sell our goods and collect. Must furnish a horse and harness and give a $500 honesty bond. Call on or address J D Gravy at Cleveland House Jackson Ga. President Cleveland’s visit to Atlanta and the Exposition drew world attention to the South and impressed him as a marvel of reconstruction.
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