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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
2
A brief postal notice from Vienna Georgia appears as second class mail matter under the act of Congress dated March. The terse fragment indicates official mailing classification without further details.
The Brown faction carries Dooly by about 150, signaling Governor Smith's solid support in the county that gave him a large 1892 vote. The News urges voters to consider Smith’s record and argues opposing forces fear he’ll fulfill his pledges if re-elected, while business growth persists statewide.
D B Thompson argues in bold political commentary that Mr Brown is a corporation candidate while Mr Smith represents the people and white voters of Georgia. He claims no panic exists in Georgia unlike New York and predicts cotton prices will rise regardless of the election, urging voters to decide by fairness and justice.
Covington authorities pass ordinance imposing a license on near beer set at 1000 dollars. Atlanta requires a 200 dollar license with sale restrictions. Vienna also acted. About six dealers are selling the beverage locally. What will the council do.
Mr and Mrs T B Jones of Macon announce the marriage of their daughter Evelyn Gertrude to Irving G Germack on a June afternoon at Carmack. Germack is an old Dooly county boy who recently moved to Wellaton and has many friends in the county.
Legal advertisements detail sheriff sales and attachments in Dooly County and Vienna City Court. Lands described include 75 acres of lot 183 in the 6th district, NE quarter and N half of a tract, with sales to satisfy judgments and costs. Notices dated May 1, 1908 and scheduled for the first Tuesday in June 1908.
Dooly County Georgia notices show a June 1905 tax sale of fifty acres in Lot No 62 in the 9th district. The sale is by tax claim by O R Morgan T O for state and county taxes. Additional entries announce guardianship and administration proceedings for local residents with hearings set for May 1908.
N T Brown, a Dooly County farmer, was tried in Federal court and pled guilty to illicit distilling. The jury found him guilty after he admitted tending the fire in the furnace. He was released on bond of 850 and must return in December to begin the sentence.
In the Early County News a playful item notes My Seely turning a declaration from Little Joe in favor of the disfranchisement law adopted by the last legislature, reflecting local opinion and political temper.
Petition by J R Bryan T Fe an Port and others seeks the formation of a new Lilly District militia in Dooly County Georgia with boundaries described from lot 234 to Turkey Creek and Pennahatchee Creek. Commissioner reports defining lines for Lilly District with town of Lilly and voting precinct. Court approves report and orders publication for thirty days. Also includes an unrelated medical advertisement note.
An advertisement from East Vienna by E. C. Taylor promises prompt home delivery of choice tender meat for hurried hosts and unexpected guests. It claims meat quality equals in-person selections and implies overall meals will impress guests.
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