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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1908
Page
1
The regular meeting was held Monday night as new aldermen Forbes Walton and Lewis were sworn in after being elected that day to two year terms. Old aldermen Hendrson and Lennard held over. Officers elected include J. A. Walden as clerk and treasurer, with J. J. Morgan and P. C. Everette as marshals and L. J. Woodward as city attorney.
A Findlay ceremony unites Letitia Mag and Ruel Ballington in marriage last afternoon at the church. Rev. J. Genders officiates as a large gathering of friends and family offer congratulations and best wishes for a long, happy married life.
The Batchelors Girls Club enjoyed an evening at Myrtis Everette's home with guests Miss Arnold of Senoia Miss Barfield of Macon and Mrs. McKenzie of Panama City Fla. A debate was planned but postponed. Delicious refreshments were served before adjournment with Miss Mac Forehand.
The Postoffice issues a rule restricting credit on newspaper subscriptions and fines for papers mailed after the due date. The News asks subscribers to check the yellow label for renewal and settle arrears if 1908 appears. Also promotes the Scandalous sale of Yancey Hill's stock in Montezuma Georgia starting January 16 for 16 days.
The Wienna Cotton Oil Company announces it will purchase remnants of seed cotton and pay the highest market price in cash, inviting growers to bring their stock for immediate appraisal and payment.
The Vienna market lists fleecy staple prices with Good Middling quoted as the high point for today. Traders note demand remains steady for Upland cotton while quality grades influence variation in bids.
A Georgia letter from Fred L. White urges a real rural road crusade in Dooly County. Carriers demand county maintenance of routes and legislative action to secure better roads, parcel post, and uniforms for rural delivery to improve daily mail service and reduce carrier burdens.
Washington dispatch describes Georgia Rep. Charles L. Bartlett blushing as he pulled up his trousers after a number was called for new offices. Laughter erupted from the galleries as aides whispered and Bartlett struggled to cover a wayward sock and leg exposed above his knee.
A compact reflection argues religion as a sword not shield and urges brightening others' paths. It cautions against idle praise of sacred teaching and praises steady effort in peace as true heroism.
The couple, Miss Fannie May and Mr. Oscar A Jones, married Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Simmons in Snow. The News extends best wishes for a long and happy life together. A note cites the public sale scandal of Yancey Hill’s stored goods and urges carriers and patrons to help improve the community in the new year.
Atlanta reports Secretary Cook urges Georgia to enact strong safeguards for savings banks after noting New York's model laws. He cites the need to protect deposits from the poor and middle class, with state action to fix interest limits and investment rules to prevent bank losses. Georgia must act to encourage savings and secure financial stability.
Trustiod Jobh Hines of Leesburg Lee County officiated a marriage for a colored couple. The judge urged the couple to stand, join hands, and vow to love cherish and support each other with a humorous cadence and local color reflecting the era.
A chaotic column reports the Yandey Hill stock sale in Clay County beginning Jan 16 with goods from dry goods to groceries. It narrates a fatal fight over cotton theft between Watson and Smith, a ShOO Fly train wreck in Adel with no injuries, and an January update on Wilmer Estes after a shooting incident with hopes for recovery.
Atlanta reports a busy election year with three constitutional state elections, a primary for state house officers, a convention to nominate delegates, and the national election. Additional primaries will occur in many counties and cities. The article notes a 1908 timetable plus a January 1909 justices of the peace election in every county.
E R Kirkland & Son announce a new blacksmith and repair shop in the building west of I. B Lasseter’s warehouse. They offer repairs for carriages buggies wagons and farm implements and solicit a share of the public’s work. Vienna Georgia January 19 1908.
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