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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1895
Page
3
The firm Calhoun & Kelly dissolves as Mr Kelly retires. New firm is J F Calhoun & Co reaching out for business. The old firm was popular with local traders and the Proc RESS wishes the new venture great success.
Relatives learned yesterday of the death of Prof. Osbone Harris at a sanitarium in Atlanta. Aged about 25, he was the son of the late O. R. Harris of Draneville near Americus. Formerly a schoolteacher in that area, he had been living in Senoia. Much sorrow in Sumter county as relatives and friends learn of the loss. Funeral set for Draneville today.
A party including Jas F Cobb Dr T N Baker R E Harris F M Floyd L M Dough and B F Morris of Cordele and J M Gammage and Jno E Howell of Vienna met at A Wells plantation four miles below Drayton to shoot doves. They killed nearly 300 doves, Harris scoring 69 and Howell 53, then enjoyed a feast of Lemon melons provided by Wells and sent thanks in a large card.
Two inmates Sam Violet and Will York allegedly filed out of their cells using small steel and tin to escape. They planned to kill Jailer Sheppard and flee if a wall hole could not be made. Lee Sheppard, who feeds prisoners, uncovered the two in one cell during morning checks.
Obituary for Little Alice Ruth Sumerford daughter of EK E Sumerford and Sallie Sumerford born Oct 16 1893 Sumter county Georgia died May 27 1866. It expresses sorrow for mother loss and cites religious comfort with a prayer and sentiments from CC S 8 H August 1885.
Complaint cites vulgarity on streets including wearing and telling of vulgar anecdotes. Citizens are warned to desist from such practices on streets and sidewalks under penalties per town ordinances, issued by Mayor B. F. Forbes.
A fragment from the Macon County Citizen recounts a love letter from Homer Jake to “Mary Pet,” suggesting he may harm himself over unrequited affection. The page also includes a malaria remedy advertisement, an entrance examination notice for the Georgia Normal and Industrial College in Vienna, and a World’s Fair award mention for Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder.
Members are urged to attend in Vienna Georgia on Saturday August 24 1895 at 10 AM in the Superior Court rooms to assign civil docket cases for the September Term 1895. Attendees include all attorneys with an interest in court business. Gro W Wooten presiding.
The fall term of Snow school will open Monday, August 12, 1895. Tuition charges for this term will be reasonable. Board can be secured in good families, cheap. A. S. Wallace, Principal.
The Ordinary's court was busy, Judge John H. Woodward praised a fifty five pound melon. New gun outfit structure rises, material shortages looming. First sweet potatoes brought by B P Howell were fine. Several families ill, Mrs Fields gravely so. Heard brothers open Unadilla shop with goods. Vienna telephone exchange active. Teachers praised, quarterly tax payments made. Rex Brown dies. a Cordele child maimed by knife accident. McDonald builds cottages for white and colored tenants. Dr T P McElreath returns to Cordele practice. Tax defaulters to be pursued. mules and county quirks noted. Travel to Warm Springs for some residents. Aerial navigation optimism noted with future warfare implications.
A satirical meditation on human life and misfortune, raillery about birth and age, marriage and politics, and the fickleness of fate. The speaker sketches a string of comic calamities from wormy infancy to failed political ambitions, ending with a jab at the dignity of man.
P. P. P. is advertised as a universal cure for Rheumatism Syphilis Scrofula blood poisoning blotches pimples and all skin and blood diseases. The ad claims it cures cancerous sores years of skin trouble and glandular swelling and the sufferer renders thanks for its great cures.
Local merchants advertise reduced prices on men’s collars 8c each men’s drawers 25c and 50c lic. Mason jars 80c quart JL B Thompson sells 4 gallons for $1.15 lemons 30c dozen at D B Thompsons Dr Miles Pain Pills 5c penny tobacoo cure for hard times and monthly pains lic undershirts and ladies undervests discounted to 20c to 25c
The farming public is invited to view FE’s enlarged warehouse at the depot, formerly run by Morgan, Davis & Co. He promises a better warehousing plan with a 25 cent weighing and delivery charge per bale and free delivery to depot if sale is unsatisfied, with no charge where no sale occurs. He will insure goods from wagon to depot and ship to any place if unsold.
Did you know our business thrives by knowing when where and how to buy. We offer large stock aligned with demand and a Northern agent who buys the cheapest goods for cash. Customers benefit through low prices and quick bargains at our place with today’s cash terms.
Call to see the new firm of J F Calhoun & Co pleased to show goods and set low prices. Special emphasis on shoes with heavy stock before price rises. Offers Old Colony and Smiths Handsewed Shoes and a big summer remnants sale with lawn fabrics, hosiery, hats, and jeans pants at reduced prices.
Dissolution notice for J F Calhoun & J R Kelly dissolving mutual consent with Kelly retiring and Calhoun taking liabilities and contracts. Firm to continue as J F Calhoun & Co at old stand serving old and new customers. Includes promotional lines for Chamberlains Eye and Skin Ointment and Dr Cady's Condition Powders with prices.
T R Varnedow of Vienna Georgia pledges personal oversight of weighing and selling cotton this season at Alliance Warehouse. He guarantees fair weights and top market prices, promises water in the warehouse and wagon yard, and asks for continued patronage.
An assortment of advertisements promotes Leverings parched coffee at Penny's and Globe Fruit Jars via D B Thompson. It touts World's Fair awards, dried pears for tarts, price cuts on White Bows and other goods, Dr Miles' Pain Pills, Woolford's Sanitary Lotion, and veterinary cures. Also notes sales of business university scholarships in Atlanta and Macon with a consult hint.
A loan offer announces funds for farm and city property in Dooly and Wilcox counties. Amounts start at 400 dollars with a low interest rate. Applicants are directed to contact John H. Woodward for terms.
An advertisement for Cill Gham claiming rapid relief from mange scratches and all skin diseases in dogs. Sold by Stovat & Forses with emphasis on quick action and broad cure claims.
Mr Jordan Holland a famed Alabama farmer and stockman claims a sure cure for hog and chicken cholera after seven years of testing with thousands of cases. His daughter Rachel V Thomas of Cowarts Alabama sells the remedy and rights with a cure or refund guarantee and seeks state and county agents.
A prominent Dooly County resident testifies to four years of using Wm. Hall's Hog Cholera Cure. He urges neighbors to buy from Stovall & Forbes and follow directions, claiming the product will prevent losses and satisfy users. Included is a note from Mr. M. F. Rushin and endorsement from T. T. Morgan of the Wm. Hall Medicine Co.
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