26 Dec 1891
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1891
Page
1
A garbled Thomasville section reports weather signals explained at the station, a wide range of local notices, including rail and telegraph guidance, school vacations, and growing interest in trees and nurseries. It notes Emancipation Day plans, weddings, and prominent citizens signing a railroad petition, with various ads and notices shaping town life.
Fragments describe a fire at a tie store and adjacent properties with several buildings and stock losses. Authorities name Mr Bennett as fired by an incendiary rumor and report insurance values for the Bennett building and stock, Kennon Co building, Strickland furniture, Weise building and rent, plus a Phoenix Hotel and freight depot at risk but saved by railroad workers.
A coalition including the mayor, aldermen, bankers, lawyers, doctors, merchants, and hotel operators urge Albany division to reconsider a schedule they deem unjust. They argue local investments of over two million dollars in hotels and tourism facilities rely on friendly service and warn of harm to Thomasville’s prospects and passenger revenue.
Mr Tom Dison of Tamonia area told a reporter the lake is rapidly rising. He noted water now extends from the basin to Persimmon Point and that rainfall has been insufficient to account for the rise. Some attribute input to a subterranean passage once used to drain the lake, while others doubt this theory. Residents hope the lake continues to fill.
At a regular meeting of St Thomas Lodge No 49 the following officers were selected for the ensuing year Arthur Patten W M J G Hopkins S W David Elias J W M A Fleetwood Secretary J Levy Treasurer N J Brown Tyler The newly elected officer will be installed Tuesday evening the 29th inst.
The Tallahassee and Georgia railway project is described as soon to resume work on the Carrabelle Tallahassee and Georgia line. Reports say trains will pass through Carthel be to Thomasville before January 1893. Completion promises substantial profits to investors and owners, with significant public interest noted by Tallahassee residents.
Town column reports business status with Hat and Coox firms sold out as Dillon and Co. assume management. School board examines 55 applicants under harsh weather, including many women. Obituary notes Mr E. Donnell’s Chicago death and Mrs Donnell’s mourning journey. Hotel shifts include Mr Carroll moving to Rock Ledge. Prof Stubt and Prof Stubblebine seen in town. Lodge No 49 adopts resolutions for late brother J Moses Way with Masonry honors. Piney Woods arrivals list includes Hat, A H S Coox, J J Bings and many visitors from New York Philadelphia Chicago Montreal and Canada.
Orlando visitor Mr 1 M Auld arrives today and will meet this afternoon with local fruit growers at the Economist office. He will explain a new remedy oxide of iron for curing blight in fruit trees and discuss its use with attendees.
A Daily T.E. report notes a case involving gin selling allegations and a petition presented by Dre Smith. The court dismissed the case after payment of costs and proper license was cited, with four white men and one Indian arrested for selling medicine as part of a Wild West Show plan.
The season yields plentiful apples from the north and state mountains. Grapes are large and fine, oranges from Florida are very plentiful and cheap, West India sends lemons and bananas, coconuts. A Florida shipper sold a buyer a barrel of bitter sweet oranges, a worthless wild variety, causing buyer indignation when opened at Christmas. Despite this, they make fair lemonade.
Mr and Mrs J Wyman arrived yesterday to their charming winter home Elsoma in Thomasville. They were met by Mrs Hoadly and Miss Hoadly and welcomed by a group of local friends. The party proceeded to settle in and hopes for a pleasant stay this winter.
W H Sanders was arrested at Metcalf Saturday by Cass County Sheriff. The charge states he interfered with an officer while making a bond for his appearance at the proper time.
The fragment presents garbled OCR but hints at a personal notice or wedding related item. Names and details are unreadable, making specifics unavailable. The readable portion only stresses a potentially personal or social note without verifiable facts.
An 1891 Macon convention organizes the state World’s Fair movement. Governor W J Northen chairs the executive committee with Dan G Hughes and C D Barker as appointees to recruit district reps. County directors must raise funds and prepare county exhibits for Chicago 1893. Local editors are named as state representatives to boost subscriptions and publicity.
The piece blends social chatter about lynchings near Liyé Oak with political talk from Washington. It notes Georgia's World Fair representation, Democratic splits in Louisiana, and Senate debates on silver coinage. It foresees possible free coinage legislation and mentions nationwide strikes and unrest, urging southern readers to heed the updates.
The Massachusetts state board of agriculture says 906 farms valued at over a million dollars have been abandoned in the state. A bitter political fight brews in Texas over the United States senatorship among Chilton Culberson and Mills. An opera house suit in Berwick claims hats obstructed a patron’s vision.
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