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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
3
A column of brief notes lists local personalities visiting nearby towns and businesses. Mentions include R L Dicigon of Pete, J Bazemore of Byromville, M B Owen in town, and various visitors from Americus, Pinehurst, Lilly, and Vienna. It notes business calls, court attendance, sermons in Warenton, and new product lines from J P Heard & Sons.
Penny seeks maximal coinage support from donors, urging widespread spending to back his campaign. He emphasizes rapid fundraising, urging supporters to contribute as much as possible.
Marshal Everett notes property impounded for impounding fee and advertising costs to be sold before the Vienna Ga city council chamber door on the legal hour of sale March 11 1908. Also mentions Gagers White Lime shipment and Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic souvenir post cards offered by J P Heard & Sons and W H Leahy.
J.B. Dickson advertises a brick warehouse conversion to Farm supply store in Vienna Georgia. He details stock, prices, and order method while touting the Haynie Chopper to replace six hoe hands and two plow hands. He requests 43.00 upfront with balance on delivery and cites a price of 12.50 for the chopper.
Multiple listings advertise seeds lumber livestock and housing in Vienna Georgia. Items include bushela seed peas at 175 per unit, various lumber for sale through H R Fenn, a seven room rental, purebred American Dominique chickens, a gentle mare, and a red cow with calf, plus Armour Fertilizer Works sales note. Public notices reference contact M Middleton and R Key with route details.
Notice from Vienna Georgia banks stating that after March 1 1908 all banks will close afternoons at 5 oclock. Banks listed include Bank of Vienna Dooty Savinas Bank J P Hearp Sons Bank Union Gin Company known as A R Brown Gin urges all account holders to settle promptly. unsettled accounts will be placed with an officer for collection. Vienna Ga February 16 1908.
A. E. Spaty & Bro. of Oglethorpe Georgia offers 160 to 200 pounds of Tom Watson watermelon seed. They claim seed comes from well shaped melons and they produced a good crop with several melons ripening for market. Last year the crop netted $100 to $150 per car.
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