Victim Dies From Nounds In Nightville Accident
Aug 15 Nightville Ga Tompkins a victim in yesterday automobile crash died at the hospital after his daughter died earlier the same day The surviving victims Roger a boy with a fractured skull is improving Emma and William show improvement though William suffers more The elder Tompkins was driving the car and died three hours after his wife arrived home from Macon to Wrightsville on a special train
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Nighteville
Tompkins
City
Acciara
Roger
Perward
Macon
Latlin
Wrigtsville
Death of Brother Jordan H Forehand Prompts Lodge Resolutions
Vienna Lodge 324 F and A M reports the death of Jordan H Forehand on July 19 1900 after forty years as a member of Patrick Hen Lodge Drayton GA and Vienna Lodge 824. The lodge adopts mourning procedures and orders wear of badges for thirty days with resolutions to be entered in minutes and sent to his widow.
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Jordan H
Patrick Henlodge
Drayton
Vienna Lodge 824
Vienna
Vienna Lodge
T. R. Smith
L. L, Woodward
B.M. Wood
Farmers Note From Cotton Warehouse Trade
The speaker reiterates staying at the cotton warehouse and asks for farmer patronage. Promises to work their beat for farmers and offers insurance at competitive rates.
Four Shocked by Lightning At Edgewood
A thunderstorm in Edgewood near Tilton, Georgia, shocks Kay A. Smith, his wife, a neighbor and a helper. Mr. Smith remains unconscious with doubtful recovery. Mrs. Smith regains consciousness. The neighbor Mr. Hudson also felt the bolt.
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Tifton
Kay A. Smith
Edgewood
Tilton
Smith
Mr. O'Quinn
Mr. Smith
Grand Masons Convene in Savannah November 1909
The tenth triennial assembly of the General Grand Council Royal and Select Masters and the thirty fourth triennial convocation of the General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons will meet in Savannah Georgia from November 8 to 12 1909. Georgia hosts anticipate representatives from nearly every state with lodging and travel details available through Mr J C Postell chairman executive committee National Building Savannah.
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General Grand Council
United States of America
General Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Savannah
Georgia
Island
Grand Council
Grand Chapter
J.C. Postell
National Building
Savannah, Ga
Death of Gladya Barry at 19 months
The 19 months old Gladya Barry daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Barry died Sunday afternoon after a brief illness with croup. The interment was held Monday afternoon at 4 o clock at Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
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Gladya
J. J. Barry
Croup
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Warden J H Borter Resigns from Dooly County Convicts and Road Work
Notice states J H Borter resigns as warden and superintendent of Dooly County convicts and road work effective September 15, 1900. The document is dated August 16, 1909.
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Dooly County
Administrators Sale of McDonald Lands in Dooly and Wilcox
Estate of P G McDonald deceased offers farms in Dooly county with parcels from 10 acres to larger tracts. Heard Place near Vienna 887 acres, McDonald Whitehead 905 acres north of Vienna, several small to 11 horse farms, some timber. Wilcox county lands near Pitts and Double Run include 4000 acres and 1000 city lots. Personal property in Dooly to be sold in Vienna December first 1909. Written details to T P Busbee and Mrs P G McDonald.
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P. G. McDonald
Dooly County
Vienna
Town of
Pinehurst
Dooly
Wilcox County
Pitts
Double Run
Court House
Twenty Seven Georgia Cities Allowed Near Beer Sales
Atlanta reports under a new law near beer sales are legal only in twenty seven Georgia cities with populations of 2500 or more per the 1900 census. Cities include Albany Americus Athens Atlanta Augusta Bainbridge and others while Covington Fort Valley Hawkinsville Madison Quitman Sandersville Tallapoosa Waynesboro and Waycross face bans or lower thresholds. Waycross also remains barred due to Ware county prohibition.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Albany
Americus
Athens
Augusta
Bainbridge
Barnesville
Brunswick
Cartereville
Cedartown
Columbus
Cordele
Cuthbert
Dalton
Dawson
Dublin
Elberton
Fitzgerald
Gainesville
Griffin
LaGrange
Waycross
General Assembly
Ware County
Funeral services for Rev Abner B Campbell
The funeral for Rev Abner B Campbell in Americus Georgia was held at the First Baptist Church with Dr Lansing Burrows and Rev Robert Bivina officiating. Graveside rites followed with the Camp Sumter Confederate Veterans ritual. Campbell served as pastor in multiple cities including Macon Thomasville Columbus Cuthbert Cordele Troy Ala and spent eleven years in Americus with work in Florida and Alabama.
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Americus
Abner B. Campbell
First Baptist Church
Lansing Burrows
Robert Bivina
Camp Sumter
Dr. Campbell
Macon
Thomasville
Columbus
Cuthbert
Cordele
Troy
Ala
Florida
Alabama
Fresh Meats Offered by E C Taylor Market
Local announcement inviting shoppers to inspect the market run by E C Taylor featuring fresh meats and clean facilities. The notice emphasizes quality and courteous service at the market.
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E. C, Taylor
Grant Odom in Bibb County Jail
Grant Odom a Crisp county convict employed delivering water to a convict squad savagely attacked Mrs Crumpler a white farmer's wife at her home near Vienna Crisp county. He fled but was captured near Vienna and jailed awaiting transport to Macon as community safety concerns run high.
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Cordele
Grant Odom
Crisp County
W. FE. Crumpler
Crumpler
Hue
Joe Brown
Vienna
Arabi
Ward
Macon
Waycross Banker Drowns in Satilla River
Jesse Griffin a young Waycross banker drowned while swimming in the Satilla river Sunday. Three friends battled the current to save him but grew exhausted and he slipped from their arms and sank. they barely escaped.
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Jesse Griffin
Waycross
Satilla
Dr Holston Elliott Optician At New Southern Hotel
Dr Holston Elliott the expert ocnlist and optician will be at the New Southern hotel every Monday and Tuesday. If headaches come from defective eyesight see Dr Elliott. Exams free, prices reasonable, prescription work only. Frames and mountings must be fitted properly. Hardware Store offers big discounts on refrigerators freezers and screen doors. Call before gone.
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Holston Elliott
New Southern Hotel
Dr. Elliott
Turkish tobacco to be cultivated in Georgia
N Christopholus a Macon restaurant owner plans Turkish tobacco farming in Houston county following experiments near Atlanta He teams with Greek laborers experienced in tobacco cultivation The Turkish tobacco will be used for Turkish cigarettes Christopholus a Greek native and American citizen operates the Metropolitan cafe in Macon and has worked in Atlanta and Macon
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Macon
Christopholus
Houston County
Atlanta
Georgia
Greece
Metropolitan Cafe
Tax Increase Looms as 1909 Returns Rise in Most Counties
Atlanta reports 39 counties show a net loss of 2 887 811 while 94 counties gain 21 000 048. The overall 1909 general tax returns rise by about 20 million from 1908 with most of the increase from general property returns. Corporate returns rise only 242 878.
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Atlanta
Shredding Corn Based On Denting And Weather
A Georgian Experiment Station bulletin advocates cutting corn when grains are well dented and glazed, about a week after blade-pulling. The method, backed by years of experience, argues cutting and shocking does not reduce yield and avoids losses from premature blade removal. It also notes well conditioned land and humus help ears mature and dry naturally before stalks and blades dry.
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Chambles
Georgian Experiment Station
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Roger Tompkins
E. A. Smith
Attention
J. H. Borter
Corliss
East Vienna
Jack Shell
West Vienna
Vienna Cotton Oil Co
McDonald Lands
McDonald, Whitehead Place
Kelly Place
Pate Gunn Place
T.P. Busbee
Lully, Ga
Vienna, Ga
Campbell
Americus, Ga
Bibb County
W. E. Crumpler
Dr. Holston Elliott
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