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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
3
A roundup of acquaintances visiting and traveling through the area includes Mr R E Kelly in town, Joseph Burns in Macon, Willie Booker visiting Hamilton and Baxley Thompson, Pp C Jones in Dallas Chalker, and others. Local residents attend events, visits, and short trips to Cordele, Byromville, Macon, Rockmart, and Panama City.
The piece catalogs local weather woes and their effects on crops and livestock, notes residents traveling or visiting relatives, mentions ongoing sales at J.P. Heard & Sons, and promotes a special sale next Tuesday. Several residents and visitors are named, including W. G. Gilsson, Miss Lizzie McGough, Prof. Ralph Powell, Mrs. H. J. Morgan, Miss Flossie Oliver, Irene Bazemore, Hilda Ward, and E. C. Taylor.
F. M. Barfield of Pinehurst Georgia advertises buying good clean Hull oat or corn meal sacks in any quantity and offers cash for them.
Daughters of the Confederacy staged the Old Maid's Convention despite rain and threats of more weather. Performers like Mrs. C. H. Brower, Mrs. B. M. Wood, and Mrs. T. F. Bivins drew praise, with Prof. Makeover played by Harvey Butler. About seventy dollars was raised for the monument fund. A later quip references a Republican committee prize for an article on party triumph.
Several second hand mowers and rakes offered at bargains. F M Barfield describes a 15 HP engine and 18 HP boiler with saw mill for sale after upgrading. Also oxen carts and wagons. Cash or credit. W E Trippe Vienna Ga. WANTED experienced ware honesman to run Central Warehouse Farmers Union J B Forehand. WANTED 6 or 8 pigs. R8 Middleton Vienna Ga. A choice beef cut offered by E C Taylor.
Dooly County Union ready for July meeting at Shiloh Local on Saturday July 11 at 9 o clock with W T Hendley secretary treasurer. The annual rally for Dooly County Union No 40 is planned at the campground on July 16 with all invited and baskets encouraged. J L Godwin president TM and T Hendley secretary. Fresh meats advertised as first class amid hot weather and ongoing business.
In a tale told as fact and fiction, Miss Adelia Craven and Miss Teresa Fay forge a bond on a European trip. A string of coincidences uncovers that Craven is the long-lost niece of the Fay family, confirming Craven's parentage and cementing two friendships into kinship.
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