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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
1
Atlanta reports a political rush as the 1011 general assembly nears. Governor elect Hoke Smith will be inaugurated Saturday and the first joint session of the assembly is set for Thursday to canvass and declare the votes from the October election.
On the river last week Mon J P Heard hooked a massive fish during an hour long tussle. The creature weighed to 12 and a half pounds on the scale. Col W F George, present and lending aid, declared the fish larger than Heard’s but the big catch escaped.
Dear customers and friends not call for credit. Prices will be no little that cannot afford to sell on time. The Big Busy Store. H. Orovitz, Prop.
A prominent Adison County farmer shot and killed Willam Bone this afternoon after a dispute linked to Green's house. Witnesses note drinking and a confrontation near a Ga. home. Mrs Green rushed inside, firing a shotgun that grievously wounded Bone.
On a Findlay plantation, Byron, a enslaved man, attacked Rube Bryant with a buggy whip after Bryant allegedly demanded to be sent to the chain gang or hell. Byron then stabbed Bryant, who walked away a half mile before dying on his porch. A Pinehurst commitment trial resulted in acquittal for justifiable homicide.
Mr and Mrs W I Butler announce the engagement of their daughter Maude Miller to Mr Jordan Hilbert Butler with the wedding set for July 12 at home in Lilly Georgia.
Mrs J G Forehand hosted a formal heart themed shower for her niece Misa Mae Dee Roberte in readiness for her June 28 wedding to George Rountree. The decor featured ferns palms red and white roses with a red bell concealing rice shower cords to hearts. Guests enjoyed musical readings and floral tributes while rice showered the bride from the bell. About fifty guests attended with Roberta, Forehand and others contributing refreshments and a punch bowl service.
Mrs Minnie Anderson Hale first Georgia law school graduate seeks license to practice law after Judge Pendleton denied her under section 1810. She and classmates plan to petition the Georgia Legislature to remove the disability on women, aiming for action at the next session. Hale, a widow with one child, studied for support and excelled in exams.
The Vienna baseball club traveled to Unadilla Friday and defeated the Unadilla team 6 to 4. Peavy and Peavy formed the Vienna battery as Unadilla was shut out for five innings. The game featured hotly contested play and several brilliant moments. Score by innings Vienna 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unadilla 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.
Albany Ga June 25 Physicians describe the case of Tansy Alexander a negro woman attacked on the head with a 2 by 4 piece of timber eight days ago by a white man after cursing in view of ladies She survived skull fractures and brain exposure and even pleaded to leave bed though paralysis signs appeared and the outcome remains uncertain noted as one of the most remarkable medical cases in the state.
Quitman, Georgia June 25. Sim Strickland fatally wounded his father-in-law William Taylor in Baden, five miles south of Quitman, after a dispute about the family. Strickland fired five times when Taylor asked about his family, then escaped and remains at large as authorities pursue him.
Washington dispatch reports strong talk that Hoke Smith of Georgia will be the next U.S. Senator from Georgia, replacing Terrell. Georgia Democrats and progressives show mixed support, with Smith seen as the likely nominee and Terrell’s influence fading as the legislature convenes.
J A Adkins, a progressive farmer eight miles northwest of the city, displayed a long snake like worm in Cor dele. The dark brown creature measures about a foot, has no head and sharp pointed ends, and swims with the same end forward. observers speculate it may have grown from a horse hair.
Atlanta June 24 State Entomologist reports the black root disease, once confined to South Georgia, now appears in Campbell county and is spreading across about half the state. Resistant cotton varieties show strong defense, while common South Georgia cotton suffers renewed attacks. Losses reach several hundred thousand dollars as demand for cotton seed products rises. Farmers and consumers monitor the situation, including cotton seed oil's growing sales.
Advertises return excursion rates to New York via G S F Railway to Jacksonville and Clyde Line. Highlights luxuriously appointed social rooms, spacious promenade decks, large outside staterooms and unsurpassed passenger accommodations. Fare $40.90 for return tickets.
The Big Busy Store opens next Saturday July for an 18 day Last Sale of the Season. Management promises the biggest event in its history with new goods arriving daily and prices lower than ever. Shoppers are urged to take time off work to attend and read the ads for money saving deals.
Waycross Ga June 25 to commemorate the signing of the Peace and Friendship treaty between the United States president and the kings chiefs and warriors of the Creek Nation of Indians June 29 1796 a monument in Coleraine by the Lyman Hall chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Wayoroga will mark the scene with elaborate exercises possibly on the treaty date.
To The Ladies Your duty to visit the theatre during this sale and see our new Une children's dresses ready to wear sixty eight cents will buy you a beautiful dress for your girl and save all the trouble of making them.
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