County News By Correspondents Jan 1903
Janeth 1903 county notes report crops thriving after rains. church and Sunday school progress, visits among families, and a Children’s Day planned for June twenty first at Pleasant Valley. townspeople include Hughes Swearingen Roberta Maud Bowen Britt Mayo and Cooper among others. Best wishes to the News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janeth
H. C. Hughes
Newton Swearingen
Lada Brite
L. W. Mobley
Pleasant Valley
Carrie Roberta
Maud Swearingen
J. H. Bowen
Lillh
Lucy
W. C. Britt
John Mayo
Mies Ida
J. B. Cooper
Vienna
Elizabeth Cole
Lovie Varnadow
C. J. Fitzgerald
Burreret'e
Midway gossip and weather notes 1903
Rain delights farmers as grain and blackberries ripen quickly while wheat and oats face harvest pressure. Local exchanges mix social visits, letters from Blue Bird and Jerry, and community updates about schools, tres happy devotions, and residents passing through Midway from Vienna Mount Vernon Byronsville and Pleasant Valley.
Harmony Social Miss Pearl Hoox Visits Unadilla Friends
Harmony June 9 1903 Miss Pearl Hoox of Unadilla visits Misses Georgie and Josie Williams this week J W Cross made a business trip to Vienna Saturday Mr William McCarty and family visited Mr and Mrs J F Sprachey last Sunday Mrs Sallie Sprachey visited her parents Mr and Mrs W D Cross last Sunday D L Mashburn and wife visited their son near Tippittville Saturday and Sunday Willie Thurman attended the picnic at Tippittville Miss L P Clemons of near Unadilla visited her sister Mrs J W Scarborough near Tippittville Mr Buster Brattlebaum and sister attended the picnic at Tippittville Saturday Miss Emma Bush attended the picnic at Tippettville last Saturday W R Barron of near Unadilla visited Mrs Vitney Spradley Sunday Mr Adron Nobles spent Sunday evening at Mr A J Mashburn s J D Spradley spent Saturday night at Mrs Henrietta Bush s Misses Bessie Cross and Daisy Lindsey visited Misses Georgie and Josie Williams Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Midway
Lucia Owen
Byromville
Vienn
Sam Owen
Vienna
Mount Vernon
John M. Walters
Walters
Mounce Vernon
Blue Belle
Harmony
Blue Bird
Tippettville
Iast
John A. Lilly
Clay
Eddie Ingeam
Eula
Cladis Ingram
Omer Smith
Cordele
Hirtto
Johnny Forehand
Frank Fokes
Montezuma
Touvowel
John C. Owen
Alma
Midway Satuday
Lee Sheppard
Rentesnith
A. O
J. D. Hughes
E. C Forehand
Pleasant Valley
Janie Tharpe
Byronsville
Vand Ingram
J. L. Godwin
T. Lilly
Charlie Hudson
Royal McGough
W. L Ingram
Oak Grove
Martin Harlan
Coney
J. H. Forehand
W. Mills
H. Forehand
Dooling
Pearl Hoox
Unadilla
Georgie
Josie Williams
J. W. Cross
William McCarty
J. F. Sprachey
Sallie Sprachey
W. D. Cross
D. L. Mashburn
Ison
Tippittville
Pine Will community notes from June 1903
Weather remarks follow heavy rain with hope for clear days. Local social items mention visits among Easom, Stewart, and Goodrum families, with trips to Vienna and Americus. Notes include school closure, Sunday visits, and a query about Ason, closing with best wishes to the News.
Richwood News Roundup June 1908 Highlights at Islay School
Richwood notes report a Sunday service by Rev J D Norris from Vienna and a June 12 school closing. Social items include Willie Murray returning home, visits by Joe Sims Pelham and Mrs Arthur Evins with G T Franklin family, and a June ice cream supper at G T Franklin's with Ada Maggie Maude Bryant Bulah Dill Elethia Sims Fannie Tackler and others. Little Alice Franklin and Bertha Calhoun also mentioned as ill or visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sims
Pelham
Arthur Evins
G. T
Franklin
Alice Franklin
Bertha Calhoun
Clara Sims
E. J. Whitt
Ocilla
G. T. Franklin
Misses Ada
Maggie and
Maude Bryant
Bulah Dill
Elethia Sims
Fannie’ Tackler
Messie L. T. Akin
C. A. Sims
E. G. Cribb
J. A Ship
E B Dickson Report Promises Pleasant Time
E B Dickson and party report a pleasant time during the event, noting favorable conditions and smooth proceedings for attendees and participants alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Dickson
Tippettville Picnic and Local News Roundup 1908
Tippettville reports crops in fine condition with a few damaged grains. Mrs J F Scarborough is not well. A large crowd attended last Saturday’s Boil Springs picnic with a noon dinner and Jerry ball beating Tippettville due to limited practice. Local residents visit relatives and attend church services at Mars Hill Wesley Chapel and nearby communities including Kerns and Mingo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Scarborough
Boil Springs
Jerry Ball
Tippettville
Jerry
Bill Bryant
Fannie
Hattie Cook
Mary Sangster
Near Kerns
Maude Adkins
Homer Mixon
Misa Mollie
Mars Hill
Charlie Hendley
Mamie Hill
Charlie Noble
Martha Parkinson
Henry Hogsett
Mingo
Laura Pate Clemons
Buster Quattlebaum
Annie May Edwards
Stevey Thombley
Alice Mixon
Wesley Chappel
Blue Bird
Jerry News Letter Dated June 8 1903 Reports Rain Delays and Local Baseball
The Jerry news warns of heavy rains delaying farm work and notes diversified crops as a key to profitability. It highlights a 25 to 7 win over Tippettville, praises Dr Mitchell and his wife after sermons, and mentions local social events and a youth gathering at the Moyes home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tippettville
Jerry
Mitchell
R. B. Moye
Neighbor’s reply sparks a test of newspaper pride
A reader defends local paper against neighbor’s jibes about intelligence and reliability. The exchange mocks claims of superior papers like the Atlanta Constitution and Macon Telegraph, clarifies plurality versus singular pronouns, and ends with a note on the neighbor’s boastful newsroom misadventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Sint
Atlanta Constitution
Macon Télegraph
Thompson Announces Cotton and Seed Purchases at Depots
D B Thompson states he will buy cotton and cottonseed for F. O. B. prices at Scatex and GS F depots and storage houses, with weighing by a sworn weigher for ten cents per bale. No seller obligation to choose a buyer. The note ends with a playful line about the longest bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Thompson
A Fable Told With Modern Twist in Courtroom Tone
A fable contrasts two girls: one cursed to spit reptiles, the other to drop diamonds and jewels from her mouth. The first rises to wealth via a clever dime museum manager, while the second is consumed by a ruthless trust that coerces her speech to death. Judge.
Shamrock III Horoscope Warns of Hotel Significant Peril
An Anubis astrology piece in a new English occult journal casts Shamrock III on St Patrick's Day at 1:20 pm. It cites the Moon in Scorpio conjunct the evil south scale as the worst zodiacal position. The horoscope notes the yacht already suffers a serious accident and the astrologer endures discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock III
New English
Anubis
The Great Apiarist Still Living At Ninety Two
The great apiarist Jo hann Dazierzon, praised by Darwin, remains alive at ninety two. Born in Silesia, he showed early interest in bees and rose in prominence, though later abdicated in 1853 to devote himself fully to beekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Johann Dazierzon
Vienna
Silesia
Goats, Gazes and a Joking Gentleman's Mash
A tale from the New York Times recounts a handsome elder with a striking goatee and flowing mustaches riding a street car with his son. He sits opposite two attractive young women whose chatter reveals they mock his appearance by noting he looks like a goat, ending his social charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora
New York Times
Experience prompts independence in grown life
A Chicago News reader quotes a remark: a young man should learn to hold his own. A married man with bawling twins agrees, noting independence now could prevent later need to hold his own in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
What, Indeed Willie Pa and the Crooked Talk of Fast Politics
A fragmented exchange in Philadelphia hints at wary views on political strategy. Willie questions the meaning of practical in fast politics, while Pa denies wrongdoing and asks what the elders mean by the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Philadelphia
Trade talks yield reciprocal demand plan with US goods
A Chinese missionary questions motives behind a trade proposal. Wu Ting Fang argues that expanding American footwear and Chinese corset demand could boost reciprocal commerce and benefit both nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fang
Emperor and boy move to aid ailing mother
A lad dressed as a baker’s apprentice slipped past detectives and handed Emperor Francis Joseph a letter begging for his sick mother’s hospital admission. The emperor halted the carriage, and two hours later an ambulance carried the mother to a charitable hospital for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emperor Francis Joseph
Church of St. Antonius
Francis Joseph
Emperor
Em‘veror
Leslie
Reed and Breckinridge House Speakings Compared
Reed spoke in his own drawl avoiding oratorical tricks while Breckinridge, described as a “silver Toriguedi,” used the standard congress rhetoric and stilted cadence. Reed’s friend asked bluntly about acquaintance with the deceased as Breckinridge’s mournful tones filled the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
Breckinridge
The
Net
Reed
Slang Roots Seeps From St Louis Lexicon At Exposition
Visitors to a Louisiana chase exposition next year will encounter a distinctive St Louis slang code. Terms like the real thing describe a pretty girl as a swell doll while phrases such as a nickel gauge and Mi Land reflect local dialect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louie
St.Louis
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Sallie Eason
Lilly Belle Easom
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