Vienna Progress News Briefs and Local Notes
Vienna citizens voted Wednesday advancing the town toward prosperity. A two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. T T McAfee died after a long illness. Col Daniel Lee Henderson discusses unconstitutional income tax rulings. County schools inspector Greene earns goodwill with impartial admin. Silas Trawick, indicted for liquor selling, sent to the gang for twelve months. An editorial note from Hawkinsville Dispatch on newspaper accuracy. The Progress endorses the Hawkinsville view and invites reader news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.T. McAfee
Pateville
Daniel Lee Henderson
Col. Henderson
Greene
Joe Smith
Joe
F.E. Varnedoe
C. W. Johns
Church and
3Rd Streets
County Board of Education
Cordele
E. L. McNabb
Silas Trawick
Bar of Justice
Judge Whipple
Lnst
Silas
Decoration Day At Mount Olive Cemetery Announcement
Notice to friends and relatives buried at Mount Olive cemetery to meet on the 26th instant for decorating the graves of the dead. Signed by "X."
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Mount Olive Cemetery
Upward Swing Wins Vienna Public Schools Measure
Vienna voters approved public schools by 120 to 20 with a two thirds margin required. The campaign grew from quiet beginnings to a swift, all but unanimous endorsement as supporters praised the outcome and looked to improve education locally.
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Vienna
Friends of
Small Factories For Prosperity in Vienna
The author urges citizens to invest in small diversified industries to revive prosperity. Citing Vienna’s past and present, the piece argues farmers rely on agriculture while merchants and professionals depend on them. If locals fund small factories, from broom and tub to butter and cheese, hard times would fade and the town could build a resilient local economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Teachers set attendance at Hawkinsville Chautauqua Institute
At the Dooly county teachers association session in Arabi the group voted to spend the annual Institute week at Hawkinsville for the Ocmulgee Chautauqua and Institute. Colored teachers plan to attend the Tifton Institute but funds will require all to join the same Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooly
Tax collection postponed by Ordinary Hargrove
Owing to widespread dissatisfaction with paying the community tax Ordinary Hargrove halted the tax collection last week and postponed it until September 1 next.
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Hargrove
Editor Accepts Fishing Invite From New Ten Pound Boy
The editor acknowledges an invitation from the new ten pound boy who visited Mr and Mrs J E Joiner Jr of Drayton last week to go fishing. The editor accepts with thanks and will be on hand soon.
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J. E. Joiner, Jr
Drayton
Cure Stinking Feet Remedy Ad From Paducah
Cure a remedy to positively cure worst known cast of stinking feet. Why have this bad odor when you can get rid of it easily. Reliable and safe, will not damage delicate skin. Price only 2 cents or mail address W. F. STORY Paducah Kentucky.
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W. F.story
Paducah
Kentucky
Town council minutes March 11 1895 outcomes
Mayor Forbes presided with aldermen Bazemore Kelly and Whitehead present. The council approved a water supply deal at 15 per month if a tank is placed near the depot and borrowed 500 for waterworks. An ordinance raised cider and intoxicant license to 100 annually but was later rescinded. Council adjourned with bills paid and street tool lists reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes
Bazemore
Kelly
Morgan
Whitehead
G.s.&f Railroad
Kelly and
A. L. Powell
T. A. Adkins
J. O. Hamilton
Russel Kellam
J. J. Lashley
Samuel Carnes
D. B. Thompson
Thompson
Alliance
Vieya Progress
Calhoun & Kelly
W. D. Dickson
Mayor Forbes
Kelly, Bazemore
Alderman Morgan
J. Frank Powell
Clk & Treas
Strange and stunning fatalities near Pateville
A sequence of deaths follows the passing of Mrs Wm Bridges and her daughter and grand child. The daughter and grand child died the same day, the mother shocked by grief died soon after. Now Mrs Della Cox, another Bridges daughter and mother of the earlier child, has died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pateville
Wm. Bridges
Bridges
Della Cox
Jail Empty as County Court Clears Misdemeanors
The county court has kept the jail empty of misdemeanors and no felons have been confined since the court began. Recent entries only passed through briefly, staying a day or two before release.
Community News Notes from Dowling Area
A letter from Dowling praises local school under Prof. E J Dooling and notes strong patron support. Farmers report spring weather, planting cotton, shifting to hog and hominy, and lighter guano use. A singing group forms at Zoar with D P McCorvey and G A Calhoun as leaders, inviting musically inclined joiners. Col Jon Powell of Vienna traveled through Dowling on business.
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Ville
E.J. Dooling
Beulah
Rock Dam
Vassar
Zoar
D. P. McCorvey
G. A. Calhoun
Col
Jon. Powell
Vienna
Dowling
Priocs
Gripp spares none in town notes and village items
The writing notes Gripp the illness causing distress in various bodies and mentions Mrs Short critically ill at her daughter’s home. A seance at the Wright residence is advertised with Mr H J McCorvey offering information and next week’s performance. Special mail delivery for some women is announced alongside school progress and Mt Olive Church decorations on April 26. Fishing remains popular as residents flock to the water with lively social chatter.
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Short
Louis Alsabrook
Wright
H. J. McCorvey
Mt. Olive Church
Death of Mr Billy Mann Leads Local Obituary Note
Our community mourns the death of Mr Billy Mann aged 86 who died here on the evening of the 3rd inst. Funeral services were conducted by the Masons of Friendship lodge. The bereaved family extend heartfelt sympathy.
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Billy Mann
Masons of Friendship Lodge
E. I. Mixon
Mixon
Bob Pearce
Will Brown
Bradshaw
D. C. Pearce
J.D. Pearce
Vienna
Hammon Scarborough
R. O. Powell
Dellie Pearce
Bennett Scarborough
Walter Mixon
Willie Scarborough
Dellie Scarborough
Cochran
Macon
Jno. F. Powell
Money to Loan Advertisement in Vienna Georgia
A loan notice offers sums from 400 dollars for farm and city property in Dooly and Wilcox counties. John H. Woodward of Vienna Georgia invites applications at a low interest rate.
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Dooly and
Wilcox
John H. Woodward
Vienna
Notice to Teachers Funds and Estray in Dooly County
Notice states funds are on hand to pay 1894 teacher contracts with a pay date of April 20. If 1895 first quarter funds arrive on time payment will occur that day. otherwise soon after. Also an estray notice for a black Texas mare and a dark colt near the Blackshear road in Rochelle Dooly County with reward offered.
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E. G. Greene
Blackshear Road
Cason Place
Dooly County
D. J. Christmas
Rochelle
Personal notes from Vienna visitors and departures
Miss Victoria Powell visits Spaulding relatives while J M Woodward spends time with his brother in Perry. Col Crum returns from Homerville. Bessie Briggs leaves Vienna for Douglas. Mrs Whitehead travels to Vienna after Panhandle. Mrs Forehand ill near Pleasant Valley church. Tampa excurionists include Dr and Mrs Bivins and others. Sam Liggin, Barnesville cadet, aims at West Point, returning to school. Ben Sheppard leaves Vienna for Cordele to work for S P Jones.
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J. M. Woodward
D. M. Woodward
Perry
Col
D. A. R. Crum
Homerville
Sam Liggin
W. H. Liggin
Coney
Barnesville Military Institute
Vienna
Liggin
Americus
West Point
Ben Sheppard
Sheppard
Cordele
S. P Jones, Grocer
Ben
Progress Now subscription notice in Georgia
A readable fragment notes a subscription promotion for Progress Now in Georgia. No further details are available in the provided text.
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Debuts in A Day
An advertised remedy titled Mystic Cure claims to fully cure rheumatism and neuralgia in one to three days. It asserts rapid systemwide action and immediate symptom relief after the first dose, priced at 75 cents, sold by Stovall & Forbes Drugists in Vienna.
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Stovall & Forbes Drugists
Vienna
Tax Receiver Notice Dates by Precincts and Closings
Tax Receiver lists precincts with filing and book closings set for May and June. Entries include Adkins Lindsay Pinehurst Unadilla Zoar Byromville Vienna Drayton Coney James Orene Arabi Cordele Tippettville Findlay Clewis Old Mill Fuaua Vienna with dates in May and June and final book closings June 1 by Dunaway T R D C.
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Adkins
Lindsay
Pinehurst
Unadilla
Zoar
Byromville
Vienna
Drayton
Coney Fe
James Oreenee Arabi
Pinia
Cordele
Tippettville
Findlay
Clewis
Old Mill
Th. Fuaua
New Great South American Kidney Cure Reliefs Urinary Pain
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by a new remedy. It relieves pain in the bladder kidneys and back and eases retention of water almost immediately. Sold by Stovall & Forbes Druggists Vienna Ga.
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Stovall & Forbes
Vienna
Stovall and Forbes Advertise Dr Miles Goods and School Books
The notice promotes Dr Miles Pain Pills and Nerve Plasters at 25c with a one cent a dose Penny Par Cane slogan. It invites customers to see J. D. Cobb & Co. for shoes hats and dress goods and advertises cash sales of school books to Dooly county schools. The firm positions itself as money savers and a seller of school books.
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Miles
J. D. Cobb & Co
J.D, Gobb & Co
Dooly County
Stovall & Forbes
Mayer Watts & Co. Spring Goods Sale Teaser
Youll get tripped up if you buy spring goods before seeing our line. Dress goods are cheap and pretty with a chock full department. Gents furnishing goods offer elegant styles and low prices. Mayer Watts & Co. dominates the season.
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Nation Department
Mayer, Watts & Co
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Hawkinsville Dispatch
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Proceedings
Vienna Town Council
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DOS
Victoria Powell
Spaulding
Bessie Briggs
Douglas
Panhandle
Reynolds
E. J. Smith
TyTy
Jnc. F. Forehand
Pleasant Valley Church
Florida Excurionists
Tampa
T. F. Bivins
R. Kellam
G. R. Mathews and Son
P. C. Everett
Cs. Union Pub. Co
Paducah, Ky
J. M. Whitehead
MO. C
Dunaway
T. R.D.C
Royal Supply CO
Big Buck
Lucille
Lacey Hinton
Penny
Central Stables
J. F. Waters
Dr. Price
Woolford
Stovall & Forbes Druggist
San Francisco
Atlanta Business University
Advanced Business School
South
R. J. Maclean
Whitewall St
Atlanta
Union Pub. Company
C. V. Moaean
New York
J. K. Smith
W.a. Baker & CO
Aline
MO. E. Howell
Agt
Ninchester
Repeating's Rifles
Hester Repeating AR
Amchester Ave
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