Vienna public school ends commencement exercises 1908
The Vienna public school concludes its commencement with a music program drawing a large crowd. Rev. R W Cramer delivered the sermon at the Methodist church. Winners of the declamation and reading medal will be announced tonight. Col J Elleworth Hall gave the literary address and diplomas and medals will be awarded.
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Vienna
R. W. Cramer
Cordele
Methodist Church
Mias Mae
Col. J. Elleworth Hall
Macon
Burglars Loot Fitzgerald Store Suspected Gang Ties
Early Friday thieves broke into Brown Bros. in Fitzgerald Georgia and took clothing valued at about 100 dollars. No cash was stolen since drawers were not yet in place. Police suspect a South Georgia gang with northern city ties.
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Fitzgerald
Brown Bros
South Georgia
Four Graduates This Term From Unadilla High
The Unadilla Leader reports that Ruth Pattishall Nettis Manuel Harry Harvard and Carl Peavy will graduate this term from Unadilla High School. Commencement exercises close this evening.
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Unadilla High School
Ruth Pattishall
Nettis Manuel
Harry Harvard
Carl Peavy
Unadilla
Pointed Paragraphs From A Memory-Laden Humble Note
A collection of aphoristic lines reflecting social pressures and candid views on love money and politics. It critiques vanity the strain of appearances and the futility of boastful claims while hinting at honesty politics and female figures in a late nineteenth or early twentieth century context.
Third District Rural Carriers Meet in Dooly County
The Third District Rural Carriers Association will meet with the Dooly County Association in this city Saturday May 80th at the opera house. Carriers from the county are urged to attend for valuable information and special features, with large attendance expected from other counties.
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Rural Carriers Association
Dooly County Association
Opera House
Church Plans Accepted for New First Methodist Build
The building board accepted plans for a new First Methodist church to be built by its congregation. Construction is to begin in late summer or early fall with a total cost near $40,000. Architect Charles E. Chote of Augusta designed brick and stone facilities including a $5,000 pipe organ on the current Cordele lot, per the Cordele Sunday Dispatch.
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First Methodist Church
Charles E. Chote
Augusta
Cordele
Union Picnic Planned by Cordele Churches at Dooly Grounds
All Cordele Sunday schools plan a union picnic Friday at Dooly county camp grounds two miles above Vienna on the A B & A Railroad. Adults pay 60 cents round trip and children pay 30 cents. Organizers aim for a large turnout and a successful event.
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Cordele
Dooly County Camp Grounds
Vienna
Cordele Sunday Schools
Cordele Sunday Dispatch
Tax Receiver H C Brown Opens Court Week for Payments
Tax receiver H C Brown finishes annual rounds and will be at the courthouse all week to collect from those who have not paid. Afterward he returns home. late payments incur extra costs and unpaid property reduces assessed totals and the receiver’s commission.
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H.C. Brown
Court House
Kennedy Laxative Honey and Ta Cures All Coughs
An advertised remedy named Kennedy Laxative Honey and Ta claims to cure all coughs and expel colds by gently moving the bowels. The product appears as a patent medicine listed in a periodical.
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Kennedy
Vienna and Americus Battle To Ten Inning Tie
Vienna and Americus played a fast ten inning game with no runs until extras. Vienna pitcher Simmons fanned ten and allowed two hits while Americus pitcher Lamar yielded four hits and seven strikeouts. Umpire J W Lytle. Come again, boys, we will treat you right.
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Vienna
Americus
Americas Boys
Cordele
V. Waters
T. Simmons
J. Simmons
M. P. Hall
Henry
Simmons
Jim Simmons
Jim Simmons, Lf; J. Youngblood of; Turlington, 1B; Bostwick, c. Americus
Turlington
Bostwick
Lamar
J. W. Lytle
Georgia Peach Crop Valued At 2 Million, Entomologist Says
Georgia peach growers can expect strong prices this season says state Entomologist E L Worsham after extensive crop surveys. He forecasts at least last year’s price levels averaging about one dollar per crate with output surpassing 5 000 cars, yielding over two million dollars to Georgia growers. Data compare Texas Arkansas and Oklahoma as key competitors with Georgia holding a favorable position. Harvest ramps up to full scale by June 10 with peaches already market ready in parts.
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Georgia
E.L. Worsham
Worsham
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Atlanta Georgian
Vienna Beats Unadilla in Rain Shortened Baseball Clash
Vienna traveled to Unadilla Monday with friends for a baseball contest. A drizzly rain began before play and intensified, leading to a third inning stoppage with Unadilla scoring five runs on errors and wild pitches while Vienna added a single run in the first and a second in the second. The game ended early with Unadilla ahead by the final tally of 5-2 in the third inning, and Vienna leading 2-0 in even innings.
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Vienna
Unadilla
Vienna Boys
Two Little Boys Play Crow With Fatal Result
Gainesville Ga May 28 News comes of the accidental killing of seven year old Hubbie Turner by his eighteen year old brother Johnnie Turner in Lumpkin County. While picking strawberries the boys played crow with a loaded gun. The older boy fired as the younger climbed a tree and was killed instantly. No inquest was held as their mother was present and the body was taken to Wahoo Church for burial.
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Gainesville
Hubbie Turner
Francis Turner
Johnnie
Wahoo Church
Lumpkin County
Estray Notice for Male Cat in Vienna Ga
Estray notice seeks a male cat about seven years old with mouse coloring and a black stripe across the shoulders. Information leading to recovery will be rewarded. Contact W. W. Lane RF D. at Vienna Georgia.
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W. W. Lane
RF. D
Vienna
Prohibition Champion Attacks Hoke Smith for Governor
Georgia campaign primeval texts portray Joseph M Brown accusing rival Hoke Smith of shifting stances on prohibition and policy. Brown cites Smith's past positions on local option, railroad regulation, and populism to argue Smith lacks fixed principles and would flip with opportunity and inducement.
Vienna Sunday Schools Plan Annual Picnic
The Methodist and Baptist Sunday Schools of Vienna announce their annual picnic at Beech Haven on Wednesday, June 8rd. Families are urged to attend with wagons ready for trunk and box deliveries. Collectors will visit for funds to provide free refreshments. contributions are welcomed for a big day for the children.
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Methodist and
Baptist Sunday Schools
Vienna
Beech Haven
J. L. Peavy
Com
Death of Haly Funderburk at Pinehurst
News reports the death of Haly Funderburk of Pinehurst at age about 28 from congestion after a weeklong illness. He leaves a father and mother among other relatives. The funeral was held at 10 o’clock this morning at the city ferry cemetery.
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Haly Funderburk
Pinehurst
Georgia Prohibition Debate Endorsement by G A Nunnally
G A Nunnally urges Georgians to vote for Joe Brown in a heated 1907 election editorial. He portrays supporters of Hoke Smith as driven by law and inducement toward prohibition, praising Brown for strength of character and principle.
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Smith and Brown
Nickajack Cave
Georgia
Prohibition
Joe Brown
Hoke Smith
Angel Gabriel
Smith
He Morethan
Mr. Smith
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Supreme Court of the State
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People's Party
United States
Fulton
Atlanta
Piedmont Hotel
G. A. Nunnally
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