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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
3
Hugh McGough and others visited Lilly and nearby towns while Vienna Hardware Co. announced new stock of flower pots, sewing machines, and freezers. J P Heard & Sons promoted slippers buggies and Easter sales as Miss Elizabeth Moore and others visited Macon Perry Vidalia and Madison.
Babcock Buggies 3, W Bazemore visited Pinehurst Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs A E Jordan witnessed Macon Saturday. Mr and Mrs J E Moough of Lilly were here Sunday afternoon. Sam Gurr of Cordele spent Sunday here with his mother Mrs Gurr. W P Heard of Cordele spent Sunday in the city with homefolks Mr and Mrs Sol Cottle of Ty Ty Ga are visiting Mr and Mrs G F Swearingen.
Hackney Buggies W W Wiggins of Unadilla and James Pope of Findlay visited this morning. P C Everett and children returned from a visit to Rebeca Georgia. Miss Fannie Sue Lasseter visits Cordele this week. O W Horne announces new lace embroideries linens shirts collars and belts in Vienna. Clover Leaf club hosts a pleasant Friday gathering at the home of Mrs H A Mobley. C T Sutton and S B Jenkins of Dooling were visitors this morning. Rev R E Whittington of Marshallville aided in the Methodist protracted meeting and returned home Saturday.
Hackney Wagons Mrs. T. F. Bivins visited Macon Saturday. Mrs. C. J. Goffand, Miss Myrtle, of Valdosta, and Mrs. Thompson, of Tifton, are the guests of Mrs. S. Gurr. Mrs. AJ Taylor, and Miss Maude Taylor, of Hawkinsville, are the guests of Mr and Mrs Ernest Taylor.
Mr Doster Mim and Misses Mat tie and Jessie Clark of Cordelo visited Mr and Mrs O W Horne on Monday evening. Mrs H McKenzie of Panama City Fla who had stayed with Mrs Taylor for several days left Monday for Oglethorpe.
Miss Bertha Leonard leaves Tuesday for Eufaula to attend the marriage of Miss Clyde Methvin and McKenneth McKenzie. She serves as maid of honor. Services at the Episcopal church are scheduled Thursday and Friday at 4 o clock with Easter services at 7 830 Sunday morning. Everyone is invited to attend.
Miss Lila Willingham of Macon and others travel to Tifton in Mr Tift’s car when it breaks down. Eighty people are detained until the 2:80 train arrives for Macon. Miss Ethel Whitehead of Pinehurst visits. Misses Pearl and Cora Lewis, guests of Miss Bertha Leonard, return to Valdosta. Cliff Powell and John Hareve enjoy a Cordele drive. Easter hats and dresses promoted at Dickson Bros Lilly Go. Vanlandingham, longtime water plant supervisor, spent Sunday in Macon with family.
Preaching is set for Dooling on Saturday April 18 by Rev. K Read. Byromville holds Easter services Sunday the 19th at 11 am with a children led 7 20 pm service. Drayton hosts a Sunday 19th 11 am service led by M B Ferrell.
Memorial notice says Alma Wesley, born August 1906 to Edgar Gould and Mamie Greene, died March 14 after three weeks of pneumonia. Parents express faith, grief, and hope, noting this is the first loss in eleven children and that Alma rests in heaven with Jesus.
A string of pointed lines warns against breaking up a home by wrecking furnishings and mocks vanity in actresses. It cautions against forging names and notes Lot's wife as a pillar of salt, while claiming wives often become peppery. It urges married women to avoid nagging and notes trouble comes to those who wait for opportunities.
All interested are requested to meet at Adams grave-yard on Saturday April 26 for the purpose of cleaning it off. W. A. Ingram.
Decoration day will be held at the Col lier cemetery in Drayton on Saturday the 26th. 8. P. Opom.
Tax receivers will visit multiple Georgia locales to collect state and county taxes for 1908. Land owners must list lot numbers, halves or quarters and corner positions. schedules show dates from April to May at towns including Byromville Unadilla Pinehurst Findley Lindsey Drayton Vienna Richwood Oak Grove Snow Emerick Rogers Store Tippettville Adams Store Scarbroughs store Williams store Pleasant Valley Books close.
Eggs for sale at home or delivered in Vienna Georgia. Indian Game American Dominique and Rhode Island Red fowls priced at 1.00 for 15 at the seller's home or 1.25 delivered.
Local notice notes Pinehurst and Lilly in Georgia where Dickson Bros offer latest hat styles and shapes. The short item mentions a young man and a fashionable line of headwear from Curlie paths consultant.
A local vendor vows to offer staples with the come again appeal to keep customers returning. The seller emphasizes reliable, tasty goods as a key business strategy for repeat visits.
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