Local notices and notable events from early Georgia press
Subscription rates advance readers pay $1.50 per year with six months’ term. Ad rates set at $1 per square inch for first insertion and 50 cents for subsequent insertions. discounts offered for six months or yearly. Obituaries limited to five lines. News items cover Jay Gould ill in Florida, Gen. Sherman’s death, Governor Tillman’s colonels, Porter’s death, local jokes, and county finances. Also reports Clemson Library gift, Columbia canal sale, and Cleveland stance on free silver. Williams captured after slaying Maj. Williams. bounty paid.
Bonds and taxes spark county debate over financing choice
A Democrat argues against making bonds non taxable, urging use of section six to borrow and levy taxes. He cites tax inequities, argues for par bonds, cites eight percent interests and millage effects, and promotes local industries like carpentry in Pickens county to attract investment.
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Massey Democrat
Bert Phane
Democrat
ATL
The Local Newspaper Encourages Reading in Homes
A plea for daily home papers as stepping stones to intelligence urging parents to provide local papers. It argues children connect with familiar people and places, forming lifelong reading habits and civic knowledge. The notice notes The Senter at $1.50 per year.
The Railroad and Local Opportunities in Pickens
The piece argues rail access benefits Pickens and suggests a standard gauge line from Dickens to the Air Line with potential extension to Anderson. It lauds railroad growth, notes a local company formation, and highlights the economic impact of rail on cotton, guano, and merchandise movement. It also mentions education notes about Claflin University and local figures, and references national figures and events.
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Pickens
Dickens
Air Line
Anderson
Democrat
Copether
Injustice and Crime in Competitive History
The article argues that competitive systems rest on injustice and crime from savagery to modern wealth privileges. It condemns legal plunder as theft and asserts that honest speculation is impossible. It contrasts physical force with wealth and privilege as the ultimate power.
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Columbian
IA Syndicate
Eanel
Columbia
Gratin
Annual report of mis honor judge's claims for Pickens County
Schedule of claims filed audited and ordered paid for the fiscal year 1889 90 in School Districts 1 to 8. Lists numerous individuals and amounts with district attributions and officers including Minnie Bowen Dora Richey T J Herd J M Jameson W Bronson S Sullivan Mary Algood Minerva Drake and many others. Signed by W W H Brreight School Commissioner Pickens County.
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Antiolus
Court of General Sessions
Minnie Bowen
Dora Richey
T. J. Herd
J. M. Jameson
J. W. Bronson
Simpson
Bertie Barton
J.T. Wrightson
Mamie Poleer
Minerva Drake
S. Sullivan
Mary Algood
Magcvie Parr
J. 1G. Simpson
L. A. Jenkins
SW. Bacot
Mary Allgood
I. A. Ford
Alice Day
Lida Bowen
Ella Bowen
District No. 2
Police Hadden
W. HL. Bryant
Pa. G. Bowen
A. G. Bowen
Vin. Byrd
S. G. Sterling
S.G. Sterling
Blanche Hudgens
BK. J. ‘Thayer
Ou Bala Griffin
Lula Glazener
RR. Wyatt
Tis
W. HL Bryant
OS. C Gritfin
Sallie Mullican
Trester Lewis
Wd. Crews
James Seaborn
Frankie Robertson
T. O. Alleood
J. HH. Dillard
LD. Stephens
Nannie Kirksey
Ij. I
Dargin
LI. B. Dareean
Myrtie Burroughs
Jennie Williams
Corn Bowen
Ofsm. Edens
Mamie Folger
B. A. Alleood
C. ©. Robinson
Examiner
J. P. Carey
J. WN. Glazener
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W. W. H. Brreight
Pickens County
Glenn and Brown advertise discount stock clearance sale
A regional ad describes Glenn and Brown offering low prices on shoes jeans and clothing to clear surplus before spring. They warn collectors will resume February 1 and old debts must be settled by February 15 or be placed for collection. Also notes a bridge bid notice and probate court sale details.
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Glenn & Brown
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Jay Gould
St. Augustine, Fla
New York
W.T. Sherman
Tillman
Col. W. A. Neal
D. 1. Porter
U. S. Navy
Washington
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Atlanta
Riker County
Phmpton
Clemson College
Gon. d Lampton
Liverpool Cotton Savers Live
Cotton Exchange of
Grover Cleveland
Reform Club of
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Jose
Grover
J.C. Tribbling
New Yorker
Stribbling
Pelehborga Vas
James B. Williams
W. A. Williams
Greenville
Waynesville
Tennessee
Omcera Gilleath
Greer
Elisa
Carape Entture
Capiby
the Railroad
Peabody Educational Fund
Claflin University
Beard
L. M. Dewxrox
Orangeburg
Tarrison
Wanamaker
South
Congress
Charleston
Augusta
Chronicle
Fudge Fields
Womepoly
Trink Dhisthce
Pield
Pelzer
Wudge” Piel
Dr. Balls
Annual Report
W. W. E. Bright
Lesgpi
Liere
ASD
Liberty
Eighteen Mile Creek
Dr. Miller's
Pendleton
Central
Anderson County
Gripein
Pickens Markets
Qutate
South Carolina
Meming J. Kennemore
Charles W. Kennemore
John B. Kennemore
AOD
Tith Jraviary
J. Mo Stewart
Cele B. Cothran
Tate
Clayton
S. W. Clayton
Henry Langley Clayton
J.B. Newberry
Court House
Temperance Madden
Madden
J.B. Clayton
N. A. Rictiny
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Pf. Means
Mills
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Baoking
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Attorney AT Law
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Greerville
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