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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
3
Wednesday visitors include W F Newby T P Bunbee Woodruff and others from Macon Byromville Pinehurst and Unadilla. Local items mention sales of horses peanuts cattle and a move of the Solicitor’s office while prospects rise for a new Steam Laundry and canning factory renovation in the depot area.
Friends and relatives of the deceased are invited to Forehand Cemetery to meet Saturday May 16 at 9 AM for cleaning grounds and decorating graves. A Friend
Farmers in Pleasant Valley form a Hoke Smith club with about 40 members. The group plans engaging Saturday night talks at the academy delivered by able speakers to inform and energize supporters during the present campaign.
Local ad and social notes report LOCAES eggs for sale at one dollar per 15, with delivery options to Vienna Ga. J M Warp announces new flower pots from Vienna 8 Hardware Co. Community updates note visits, school closing exercises, and social gatherings. Also listed are lost watch, paints, and a baby cap sale at FM Barfield with nearby residents and shop notices.
The Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia offered one hundred dollars in gold for best essays on cotton seed value and uses. Ed Howell of Vienna added five dollars for best composition and the Board of Education three dollars for second. Only six essays were submitted. Lola Christmas of Sandy Mt. school won first, Clara Christmas of Ward school second. The VIenna area touts rural schools as winners amid tax and political debate on near beers and state politics.
Old straw and panama hats brought in for renewal at a small price. A thief stole my horse and buggy from Vienna church Sunday night. reward offered for capture and for return of the rig. Description given for the horse: blind blaze face sorrel with white hind stockings. Last seen along Tippetville road near J B R Lane’s place. Also notices from Ike Dennard in Vienna and J G Gilbert. Local ads promote Brown Wagons and big wagon purchases, with cash or credit sale terms. J B Byrum & Sons advertise Byromville Ga, plus selling liquid veneer and laplac, and F M Barfield and C W Horne promote new ladies and children spring apparel.
J. H. Byrom and Son advertise payment of 27 cents per bushel for all dry sound cotton seed delivered to Byromville by May 9. The firm, Byrom & Son, calls for seed shipments to their store or depot for prompt payment.
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