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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
3
A flurry of names shows residents and visitors from Cordele Americus Pinehurst Fitzgerald Douglas Dublin and more stopping in Vienna for holidays and business. Several officials and families—including Col. J. T. Royal Hon. J. B. Pate Sheriff C I Bennett and Judge J T Carlisle—are noted with travels and greetings amid local events and social calls.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Causey hosted a dining Sunday for numerous relatives and friends. Attendees included G. W. Sheppard J. M. Causey W. T. Perry R. B. Sheppard Irwin Bush Jake Sheppard Will Sheppard Lucius Causey Mollie Cellison Claud Shell Bynen Brewer Sarah Lucy Sheppard Fred Perry Mary Kate Causey George Causey.
Vienna Lodge No 82 elected H. A. Mobley as W M J B Smith as S W L Woodward J A Walden as J W B M Wood as treasurer Horace Jones as S D J 4 Klien as J D J M Whitehead as S R H Stovall as J S W Thigpen as Tyler L Nobles as Chaplain About 80 members attended and enjoyed a supper prepared by the Daughters of the Confederacy.
A family expresses heartfelt gratitude to relatives and friends for assistance during illness and death of Ernest Horne. They also thank the physicians for close attention and wish blessings on all. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Horne.
Handsome office calendars for 1906 with a map of the line are ready and will be sent on application with 6 cent postage. W. H. Leahy G. P. A. Atlanta Ga. Also, one six room house on Sixth Street in good condition listed by Jas M. Woodward.
Five room house with garden and half acre available for sale or rent. Possession on January 1, 1909. Inquiries at The News Office. Also Taylor Bros advertise the largest line of Christmas goods in town.
A curiously varied column explores themes of manhood faith and societal norms. It critiques exclusivity in churches disputes over poverty wealth and the theater of life while weaving humor and reflections on modern habits and aging. The author muses on communication costs public discourse and daily frustrations.
The advertisement lists selling at home on December 22 1908 by E O Turner including horses wagon buggy cows farming tools hay corn and more. E C Taylor buys hides furs tallow beeswax and promotes seed cotton remnants sale with Vienna Cotton Oil Co. Also mentions Heard's Opera House show December 18 1908 admission 35 and 20 cents. Fireworks fruits nuts and a goose sale by T W Register Vienna Georgia hardware line crockery and glassware promotion.
Two estrayed cows found at a residence on July 1 marked with specific brands. Red cow with white stocking feet and two half crop one swallow fork under bit. Dark red spotted cow with same marks. Owner must cover all costs. Nathan Dennard. Vienna GA R F D 8. Also notices about employment, water tax, and houses for sale or exchange appear in the same notice column.
Poem fragment recalling childhood scenes and loss with lines about roses, lilac, and fir trees. The speaker laments aging and distance from heaven, reflecting on a boyhood viewed with naive wonder, now weighed by time and memory. Narration attributes the verse to Thomas Hood.
Over Citizens Bank in Cordele Georgia an ad lists Star Brand rawhide whips for sale with a dollar price marked on them. Vienna Hardware Store invites callers to view the items.
A Warrenton reader writes of a six month kidney ailment nearly killing him and says three bottles of Stuart's Buchu and Juniper cured him. He urges others to try the remedy for backache dull headaches and swollen feet and notes the company in Atlanta offers a sample and sells for one dollar.
Notice from D B Thompson stating a shipment arrival of one thousand bushels of Genuine Burt Seed Oats expected in January 1909 at eighty cents per bushel. The notice seeks to arrange purchase or delivery details.
Notice that the paper will drop all in arrears from January 1 following Postal Laws. Readers whose label does not show the year 1909 must settle to avoid losing service.
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