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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1894
Page
3
Jackson business warms up with new ads and commerce as residents report shops opening and prices, while local leaders promote schooling and public meetings. Notables include Miss Carrie Hitchins returning from Macon and Cedar Grove, and notes on plans for Thompson Bros groceries and Mayo & Goggans harness repair.
A reflective poem recalls a rising moon and silver dew on grass as the speaker contemplates cruel fate and the troubles it brings. The scene sets a tranquil, somber mood with stars overhead and quiet thought.
The Railroad Warehouse will weigh cotton this year for 10 cents per bale to be paid by the shipper. Free to the farmers. Remem ber the place, Meade Hendrick's Railroad Warehouse. Off for College. Butts county will be represented at the leading colleges in the state by the following young men this fall. University of Georgia Messrs. Douglas Watson Tom Slaughter Van Fletcher and C. P. Thompson. Emory College Messrs. Elam Dempsey Charles Beauchamp and Walter Carmichael. Middle Ga Military and Agricultural College Milledgeville Messers Levi Carter Jim Nutt and Frank Carter Georgia Technological Mr. Charles McCord. North Georgia Agricultural College Dalonega Mr. Jim Johnson.
J B Gururette offers photographs at 2.25 per dozen until September 15, then 2.75 per dozen. The ad urges quick purchase of fine photos under the Pencil and Scissors process. Rhetorical queries about tariffs, hope, and bills follow.
Repair, rebuild and adjust sewing machines with satisfaction guaranteed at J. F. McKibben's furniture store in Jackson Georgia. Also notes a tribute by H. W. Longfellow to the democratic party quoting a poem about resilience and sea voyage.
A buyer seeks ten thousand used corn, bran, or clean Zuano bags in good condition. No oat bags wanted.
Local columns report Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs. Burpee visiting relatives in Augusta and Athens, with society notes on weddings and housekeeping plans. Rural commerce highlights include free weighing at the warehouse, furniture pricing, melange of advertisements, and a Kinard estate land sale with milling and factory properties offered for sale near Towaliga.
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