Fisherman Col J H Martin described in Hawkinsville note
The Montezuma Record recounts Captain John H Martin a Hawkinsville lawyer and avid fisherman. An Atlanta Journal article quoted his Irwin county fishing tales from a visit to Irwinville with judge and court sessions, praising Irwin county as prime for fishing and describing a long string of fish caught at the Alapas ha river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Martin
Atlanta Journal
J. H. Martin
Hawkinsville
Irwin County
Irwinville
Alapasha
Jewin County
Editing a Newspaper and Public Pressure
A light critique of newsroom life notes subscribers and readers judge ad density, church attendance, event coverage, and even fashion and holidays. The piece jokes that any chosen action or inaction by editors invites public commentary and claims of bias or misplaced priorities.
Vienna Eyes Local Developments for Prosperity
A letter urges readers to back homegrown ventures in Vienna including a grist mill gun factory, ice factory, canning plant, artesian well with waterworks, and public schools. The writer argues residents should unite to improve the town, urging civic effort and local investment.
Open Letter to the PRESS OF THE cortex States
An open letter argues the press holds power with responsibility and urges unity among farmers to influence cotton markets. It cites cotton surpluses, world production, and European dependence to claim domestic action could curb declines and protect spindles. The piece questions middlemen, labor strikes, and global supply dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Pharaoh
Joseph
New York
Europe
India
Liverpool
China
Japan
Turkey
Cotton Planting and Prices Debate in Panama Canal Influence
The text argues for planting less cotton to raise prices and control supply. It condemns selling county assets in peacetime and warns of canal influence on public opinion. It suggests diversifying crops and relying on the press to sway public opinion and cotton shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LY Lanewebbe
United Press
Panama Canal Co
Bank of Cordele Stock Transfer Notice
Within the last ten days I sold and transferred fifteen shares of the Banks capital stock and I have previously sold and transferred fifteen shares, my entire interest in the Bank of Cordele. April 17, 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Cordele
County Officials and School Board Notices
DWLY County Directory lists Superior Court officials and county officers. Regular board of education meetings are noted for January, April, July and October. court sessions set for March and September. City officers for Vienna include Mayor J P Heard and several Aldermen, with J J Stovall as Clerk and Treasurer. An adjacent notice warns of an equitable rights claim on land lot 183 in Dooly County dated April 17 1593.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwly
A’ill
Col
C. B. Hudson
J. D. Hartrove
R. Kellam
K. W. Sheppard
J. C. Dunaway
M. E. Rushin
D. B. Leonard
J. W. Gilham
M. C. Jordan
BAY OF Education
T Brown
A. C. Bullington
J. D. Pate
D. T. Doughtry
D. L. Henderson
O. P. Swearingen
Board of Education
Superior Court
J. P. Heard
B. F. Forbes
Baze‘moe
J. O. Hamilton
J. J. Lashley
J. J. Stovall
Marshall
C. W. Johns
A. Davies
Vienna Progress
Dooly County
Frank Smith
Shoes and hats offered at half manufacturer cost
An ad promises the finest shoes and hats at half the maker’s price. It touts Stetson hats and Wool hats as cheap, urging buyers who need footwear or headwear in the next three years to purchase now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. c. Allen & CO
Augusta
Consignments Wanted Chickens Fruits and More
Local advertiser seeks consignments of chickens eggs turkeys geese and other poultry along with cabbage melons and fruits in season. Promises prompt returns and satisfactory service.
Suwanee River Route to Florida Schedule Fragment
Read down schedule lines show train times and routes from Palatka to Valdosta to Macon and Atlanta with stops including Tifton Cordele and Macon. The fragment lists morning and evening times, city pairings and connections between Macon and Chicago via Evansville and St Louis, with an October 1992 effective date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Palatka
Jacksonville
Railroad schedule highlights uneven etched in Oct 1892
In fragmentary OCR a railroad timetable lists stops from Macon to Columbus and various towns including Lizella Thomwston and Woodburs with arrival and departure times around 2 AM and 6 AM. Mentions agents Burns and Knapp and initials A. M. Leve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. Leve
Macon
Sofkee
Lizella
Montmelier
Calloden
Multiple Court Sales and Property Notices in Cordele Area
Notices announce sales on the first Tuesday in May 1893 at the courthouse for specific land parcels in Dooly and Cordele areas. Properties include lots 140 and 141 in the Ninth Land District, and two hundred thirty five and two hundred fifteen with partial exclusions, plus household items at Suwanee House Cordele. The actions involve executors and guardians, with court-issued Fiery Facias and mortgage proceedings. Some notices reference trustees, tenants, and the Bank of Cordele stock transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Said
J. R. Rowell
George Tripp
M. F. Rowell
Superior Court
Said County
Charles H. Everett
Joseph Forbes Jr
Joseph Forbes Sr
Ic Busbee & Crum
Atty’s
Court House
J. M Brunswick and Balke Callender Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Suwanee House
Cordele
B. F. Tesle
Fifa
Dooly Superior Court
G. W. Easterlin
B. F. Toole
Dooly County
Narcissa C. Clark
William Loomis
Sumerford
Gustin, Guerry & Hall
B. P. Hollis
J. W. Haygood
Busbee & Crum
Atty
S. G. W. Sheppard
Dooly
Georgia
J. W. Roberts
Appointment of years support for Woodruff heirs
Appraisers have filed their report assigning years support and furniture for widow Mrs. Ardelian Woodruff and minor M A Woodruff from the estate of William A Woodruff. The report will be passed on Friday April 28 1893 by Ordinary J D Hargrove of Dooly County Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Williams
Anderson A. Williams
J. D. Hargrove
Dooly Co
Georgia
Dooty County
Ardelian Woodruff
M. A. Woodruff
William A. Woodruff
Ordinary
Dooly County
J. B. Austin
Sarah J Yoemans
D.C
Georgia A. Melton
Amos R. Gammage
DooLy Younty
Court House
Vienna
Douly Co
John Truluck
Mollie Maud Walden
Willie Nora Walden
Marion Walden
H.D. Wood
B. F. Watson
A. B. Walden
John Marion Walden
Sale offers rare bargain price rush
A spirited sales pitch urges readers to act fast to grab limited goods at half price before stock runs out. Promises extreme savings and urges bringing money to secure the items quickly.
Farm Land Loans Offered in Dooly County
A notice states willingness to negotiate loans on improved farm lands in Dooly County at a low interest rate. Applicants should contact Joan H. Woopwarp, Attorney and Real Estate Agent, Vienna Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iam
Dooly
Joan H. Woopwarp
Notice of Stock Sale in Cordele Bank Shares
Notice is hereby given that before February 12 1892 I sold transferred and disposed of thirty six shares of the capital stock of the Bank of Cordele and disposed of all my interest in the stock of said corporation T M Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfank
Cordele
S. S. Horne
Bank of Cordele
J. W. Sheffield
Georgia
T. M. Adams
Notice of Stock Sale in Bank of Cordele
Notice is given that I sold twenty shares of Bank of Cordele stock prior to February 1 1852 with all my interest in the stock of the said corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Vienna Progrss
J. E. Gowri
L. A. Morgan
Narrows
Missouri
Tennessee
Valdosta
Atlanta
Chile
Hawkinsville Dispatch
News
Montezuma Record
Ed. Westbrook
F. T. Rape
Clay County
Washington
J. C. Roney
Mayer
Watts
A P. Jones
Georgia—Doo
Lz County
G. H. Tommey
J.D. Hargrove
D. D.C
Southern Building and Loan Association of
Huntsville
Alabama
Loca Board
W. H H. Wurette
A. V. Wrierie
W. C. Wittis
Treas
J. A. Murray, L. A. Morcan
Vienna, Ga
DAVIS
Davis Sewing
Daytor
Cntgagg
Davis Machine
Taylor & Lashley
Vienne Ga
Florida
R. R
Suwanee River
A.M
A.M. P.M
Palatka Eoile Wake Clivadres
Tifton Cordele
Macon Junction
Chattanooga
Nashville
Evansville
St Louis
Chicago
A. G. Knapp
Traffic Manor
Macon, Ga
Firmingham
Reap Ue
Rive
Dooly Sheriff's Sales
Doo Ly County
Mae Ceoreharers
Ae Baily
Wyatt & Wartin
Bunkley & Owens
Ada, Ga
Mutual Consen
R. J. Bunkley
R.J. Bunkley
Allen Owens
Georsta
Thaye
Bank of
Cordle
J.B. Scott
M. J. Scott
Want
Barlow & Barlow
Calhoun & Kelly
Cordele Guané Co
Waters
Ordinary Dooly Co
Sohn
Pate
Ress Office
S. Manuel
Undertaker Unedilla
Booly
Gegorgia—Dooty County
Jim Jackson
G. W. Sheppard
D. C
Douglas
Seld
J. C. Hamilton
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