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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1906
Page
1
Eastman Georgia May 14 Will Womack a Black man was lynched last night four miles north of Eastman for criminal assault on Mrs Silvey Pope a white woman. After an attempted second assault she fired on him and he fled to his home where locals tracked him down and hanged him from a roadside limb. The identity of the lynching party is unknown.
Mr J E Patrick of Capron died at his home Monday morning at 6 30 o clock after a year with dropsy aged about 60 he leaves a son and two daughters and many relatives Interred at Snow cemetery today This morning about the same hour his home where he lay a corpse was found on fire and burned to the ground The origin of the fire is not known The bereaved have the sympathy of the people of this section in their great loss.
A doctrinal meeting is held this week at the city Methodist Church with sermons by visiting and local pastors. Rev. W. Anthony opened Sunday with Baptism sermons. Rev. J. H. Mather spoke on Baptism last night. Tonight Rev. Reed will discuss Communion. Wednesday infant baptism by Rev. Reed. Thursday Rev. Ellis of Macon will address predestination and apostasy.
The Ladies Aid Society will entertain at the vacant brick store in Byromville on Friday evening May 18 starting at 7:30 for the parsonage fund. Everyone is invited and refreshments will be provided.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications because it affects the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claimed to act directly on the blood and mucous membranes. Marketed as a nonquack remedy, it is said to be prescribed by reputable physicians and sold by druggists for 75 cents, with testimonials available. also urged is Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold its annual picnic at Beech Haven on May 31. Everyone is invited to bring baskets, and tickets will be supplied for any poor children unable to pay, by J. L. Peavy, Committee Chairman.
Phone records show D B Thompson operating a warehouse handling brick lime cement and feed. The facility stocked building materials and agricultural inputs serving local contractors and farms. No further details on location or contact are provided.
Hon Hoke Smith of Atlanta arrived by train from Oglethorpe, spoke on campaign issues to 400 600 voters in the county seat. He pledged support from locals after greeting business leaders and children at a school engagement.
Hon Clark Howell of Atlanta will address Dooly county citizens next Thursday May 17 in support of his gubernatorial candidacy. He is described as a fluent speaker able to engage listeners on Georgia Democratic issues. Come out and hear him.
Atlanta May 15 President Johnson of the Georgia division of the Southern Cotton Association announces an issue about June 1st of a booklet for farmers and business men across Georgia. The pamphlet covers the cotton market history, association aims, and guidance on storage, home supplies, and avoiding replanting after frosts. It urges growers to aim for a crop of 12 million bales or more to protect prices and spinner interests.
Copy from Cordele News informs all Telephone Subscribers that due to increased calls to and from Vienna beginning May 14 1906 all conversations on free calls will be limited to three minutes. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co Vienna subscribers are asked to take notice.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming health benefits. It says the body shows bloom of health, bright eyes, firm flesh, and buoyant mind once cleared for action. Distributed by Vienna Co.
Dr J Harris Chappell’s baccalaureate sermons, later GNIL College president, are issued in book form by the college Alumnae Association. The volume, priced at $1.10, is praised for readers and friends of Chappell and the GNIL college. Send $1.10 by check or money order to Miss Emma Whatley, Secretary, GNIL Alumnae Association, Milledgeville, Ga.
A reader from Calhoun Georgia claims his wife suffered a severe cough that resisted two doctors. After using Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds she slept and was cured. The ad promotes a Vienna Drug Co. cure priced at 0 and 1, with a trial bottle offered.
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