County Democratic primary set for April 16 1908
Vienna Ga February 18 1908 the County Democratic Executive Committee met and set April 16 as the primary date. Assessments totalling amounts for officers were fixed with March 15 payment deadline. all county officers must pay or face removal from the ticket. Open hours vary by district. Vienna polls open 7 to 6. registration closes ten days before election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
J. O. Hamilton
Vienna
J. B. Turner
J. H. Porter
A. ©. Bullington
J. T. Graham
R. H. Pate
P.C. Patrok
Dem
Attempt Made To Wreck Central Train Near Americus Ga
A crosstie was placed on the Muckabee creek trestle ahead of a northbound Central passenger train near Americus Georgia. The engine struck the tie at reduced speed but stayed on track. John Hodges, a discharged section hand, was arrested after denying placing the tie but admitting he knew it was there. A witness reported seeing a black man run through the woods as the train hit the obstruction.
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Americus
Central
Muckabee Creek
Feagin
Posee
John Hodges
Smith
Couple from Snow Wed in Morning Ceremony
Last Sunday morning Mr. J. T. Parker and Mrs. Nora Bartlett of Snow were joined in marriage by Judge Folds at his residence. The News extends best wishes for a happy married life to the couple and their many friends.
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J. T. Parker
Nora Bartlett
Snow
Folds
Washington Letter on Taft and Roosevelt Campaigns
Washington dispatch notes federal officeholders aiding Taft across states including Missouri and North Carolina Florida and other regions. It cites George Von L Meyer and Beekman Winthrop as key insiders guiding pro Taft visitors and shaping public opinion. The Senate debates the Aldrich bill while tariff revision prospects remain uncertain.
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Taft
Missouri
North Carolina
Florida
Gen
Mr. Roosevelt
Customs
Internal Revenue
Washington
George von L Meyer
Beekman Winthrop
the Treasury
Mesere
Meyer
Winthrop
South
Senate
Aldrich
Special Train From Athens Visits Vienna for Farmer Education
An educational agricultural train from the State College of Agriculture at Athens arrived in Vienna from Fitzgerald after 5 PM attracting a sizeable rural audience. Professor A Soule and other officials spoke on farming topics, distributed literature, and toured the exhibit car. Rail officials pledged support, and a long list of local visitors accompanied the train.
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State College of Agriculture
Athens
Vienna
Fitzgerald
A. B
Famors
A. Soule
Peadle and Jarnigan
Agricultue
G. C. Smith
C. E. Brower
Allen Gordon
Unadilla
A. C. Daniels
J. J. Taylor
Major McCormick
Pinehurst
PD. T. Forehand
T. H. Butler
M. J. Ingram
Lilly
L. Q. Nobles
W. F. George
Ed Howell
W. H. Lassiter
A. W. Calhoun
J. A. Freeman
G. R Morgan
J. D. Hargrove
W. I. Horne
E. B. Carnwell
M P Hall
J B Forehand
C. G. Power
B. T. Cason
O. P. Swearingen
B. Truluck
T. A. Adkins
J. J. Simmons
G. M. Lassiter
W. W. Lashley
John Flandera
O. B. Perry
T. T. Morgan
B. D. Bryan
B. H. Morgan
James M. Woodward
E. E. Lewis
W. T. Gilbert
A. F. Jordon
E. G. Greene
M. E. Rushin
H. F. Brown
R. H. Melton
J. L. Gordon
W. O. Hall
J. F. Childs
C. Morgan
J. J. Heard
R. L. Dickson
J. N. Christmas
J. Lewis
J. A. Peavy
J. M. Howard
J. B. Smith
W. L. Brown
Dr. J. M. Whitehead
L. M. Bolin
W. R. Nobles
J. T. Howard
C. Hall
A. J. Sanders
A. P. Powell
H. Lewin
P. C. Everett
Notable Georgia Snakebite and Crime Reports
Savannah reports Elliot W. Daniels recovering after a five-foot rattlesnake bite near Burroughs and amateur antidotes in action. Valdosta chronicles Noah Davis, aged convict, recaptured after escape and fatal guard shot. Fitzgerald notes W. D. Burpee’s suicide at home. Columbus records Weston postmaster C A C Reddick badly injured by a train. Atlanta reports Governor Hoke Smith’s clever office door locking device prompts timely exits.
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Savannah
Elliot W. Daniels
Daniels
Burroughs
Taylor
Town
First church conference opens the 1908 season
L A Hin invites Methodist members and the public to the first church conference for 1908. The prayer service is set for Thursday at 7 15 p m and reports are expected from Sunday School Epworth League and official boards with roll call responses. The note is dated February 13 1908.
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Epworth League
L. A. Hin
Pension Funds Ready for Old Soldiers Widows
Judge Hargrove authorizes notice that pension money for old soldiers and widows is now in hand and they are invited to come in and draw their pensions for the first quarter.
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Hargrove
Empire Stoge Company features and tragic train accident notes
A fragment from the Empire Stoge Company review praises the ensemble and individual performances at Waynesboro’s Auditorium while reporting a fatal train collision in Carterville where Lilly May Kline 12 and David Rogers 6 died as the child attempted to aid him.
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Carteraville
David Rogera
Lilly May Kline
Also Mentioned on This Page
Americus, GA
DeWitt
Qua
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
Rep
Ohio
Mytt
Valdosta
Noah Davis
Tarver
Here
Darkey
W. D. Burpee
Hoe
Columbus
C. A. C. Reddick
Weston
Seaboard
Atlanta
Capitol
Hoke Smith
Methodists
Pension Money
Empire Stoge Company
Waynesboro
Empire Brook Company
Misses Lenton
Baldwin
Naylor
Messrs
Barton
King
Hadley
Luminais
Miss Lenton
Miss Baldwin
Mr. Barton
John Henry King
MacGranaham
Heard’s Opera House
Aer WA
J. J. Lashley
Vienna Cotton Oil CO
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