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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
1
Augusta residents face hunger and cold as rivers flood the city. Relief stations distribute food and blankets from a central warehouse while the destruction of banks halts mills for months. Col. Dan Kingman is urged to inspect flood conditions for government protection measures.
Elberton Georgia reports Yancy Carter Hearst candidate for Georgia governor spoke to a small audience. The initiatory address drew little enthusiasm and Carter is said to fail to win votes in Elbert County.
The Vienna Public School opened Monday morning under favorable auspices with a large procession into the chapel led by Supt. Power. Patrons attended, boosting prospects for a great year. Supt. C G Power led ceremonies as Rev W L Cuts conducted devotion. Remarks from Mobley, P G McDonald, J M Whitehead, and Pastor Hill followed with encouragement and humor.
A tale of a mule named Mike leading a four to five person auto chase across town. The mule gallops ahead for miles then escapes capture, reappears with the buggy, and finally is cornered after a fence escape and a 44 caliber demand from a bystander. A black man arrives claiming ownership with a swollen eye.
Chairman Hewlett A Hall convenes the State Democratic Executive Committee at the Kimball House on Sept. 5 to settle Fulton and Gilmer disputes and plan a campaign against Independence League governor candidate Yancey Carter. Carter has been ill with carbuncles but will resume campaigning. Hearst and Graves may aid Georgia efforts, rumors say Hearst negotiating for the Atlanta Constitution.
The passage notes Mrs. Holland assisting Bristow to a Senate seat and implies La Follette will gain an eager audience during a lengthy nineteen hour speech in the Senate.
Perry Georgia Aug 81 William Henry Green of Ashburn Turner county and Miss Effie Harris of Houston were wed in Perry this morning marking a second ceremony within twenty four hours The bride under 18 prompted her father to insist on a second marriage after a prior elopement attempt The union was performed by Judge C C Duncan at the Perry Hotel The couple had wed previously near Unadilla after a note indicated an elopement The groom is an Ashburn decorator and painter Mrs Harris elder daughter of Mr and Mrs George Harris and a Perry High School graduate
The notorious trick mule from Minnesota is described as throwing a newspaper correspondent, setting the tone by tackling the toughest proposition first.
A small dark-skinned boy rode off on a bicycle he had just "booked" in Cordele. Chief Everett found him and the boy claimed he found a buckle and took the bike. Police learned a reward was out for the boy and wheel, and he was jailed. He later escaped from Cordele jail before 7:80 Sunday night, with no other thefts reported.
Pastor W. L. Cutts led a Sunday service at 11 a.m. with a strong crowd. He spoke on Iron Shoes for the Rough Road of Life, emphasizing God’s grace amid life’s conflicts. He noted a 12 day Preston meeting yielding 89 accessions to the church and a missionary program at night with a full house. Ladies in charge received praise for their efforts.
Byromville will lay the cornerstone for a new school building tomorrow with prominent state figures attending. A barbecue will serve about one hundred carcasses at noon and efforts are led by local citizens to showcase the town of Dooly.
The Washington Letter urges voters to reject the Republican approach amid rising tariff controversy. It cites the steel rail, wire nail, watch, sewing machine trusts and the Standard Oil case to claim the party serves trusts rather than the people. It calls for Republicans to be removed from power.
Official notice that the Atlantic Birmingham and Atlantic railroad will run its first through train into Birmingham on Sunday September 6. The initial regular schedule marks the sea land connection, using Louisville and Nashville tracks from Pelham nineteen miles, benefiting south Georgia and linking western connections.
Hon. David B. Hill entertained Richard Croker as a guest in Ireland with reminiscing on old times. An erratic ad style line promotes seed selling and a Pinehurst contact for Kennedy’s laxative products emphasizing household remedies and bowel movement relief.
Rome, Aug 29. A. L. Littlejohn, a Rome grocer, inherited 30,000 dollars in cash and a Brooklyn business block from a bachelor uncle he never met. He planned to travel to New York but cannot secure funds to claim the estate until his identity is proven, leaving him temporarily without money despite the inheritance.
A compact, quirky column greets readers with pithy aphorisms on commerce and folly. The writer jokes about Turkey offers and airship promoters while musing on self deception and happiness.
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