Vienna High School elects staff and opens 1896 term
At the Vienna Georgia trustee meeting on August 10 1896 Rev J M Kelly is named Principal with Miss Martha Brean as Assistant and Miss Anna Hamilton as Music teacher. The board sets opening for August 31 and closing December 18 1896 and adopts a ticket system with tuition and incidentals payable in advance led by V Harvard as chair and RB A Murray as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Kelly
Martha Brean
Anna Hamilton
Closa
Harvard
RB. A
Murray
Sec
Treas
Martha Bryan
R. A. Murray
Sec, & Treas
Henderson & Harvard
Tippettville News Roundup of Local Happenings
Weather remains warm as Rev G T Jennings preached. Jno Dorminey’s family shows recovery from illness while William Faircloth’s burial near Seville is noted. Tiny boy Nppett recovering. Schooling under Prof Bullington small due to fodder pulling but appears bright. Prof Haskins’ Friendship school closed. Rev Conner to preach at Mixon Academy on the fifth Sunday. Casual local notes on dresses, umbrella loss, wedding asks, and social chatter conclude the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. Dorminey
William Faircloth
Nppett
W. D. Bullington
Friendship
T. Haskins
Hawkinsville
Sammy
Conner
Mixon'’s Academy
Tippettville
In Memoriam Howard Lamar 1896 Death at Vienna Home
On the 3rd of August 1896 at 8 o'clock death visited the home of Col and Mrs Lamar three miles east of Vienna and took away the pure spirit of their son Howard to dwell forever with our blessed Savior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death
Col
Mrs. Lamar
Vienna
Little Howard
Calhoun Co pushes life insurance and goods sales
Local shop ad lists J F Calhoun & Co as a hub for shoes carpets rugs and house goods. L H Taylor markets New York Life Insurance while T K Anthony touts Mystic Cure for rheumatism. Stovall Forbes supplies DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and a range of drugs and furniture items from Eagle Dry Goods Store Cordele Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F.calhoun & Co
L. H. Taylor
New York Life
Promise City
Iowa
Stovall & Forbes
DeWitt
Eagle Dry Goods
Heard’s Corner
Cordele
Qualification for Voting in Georgia Register in 1896
Voters may vote in fall elections only if registered this year under the 1894 Georgia laws. Registration must be done in person with oath or mark, by the voter or his clerk and not by the tax collector signing for others. The tax collector may have clerks to assist. acts of clerks are legally valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Annual excursion to St Augustine by Georgia Southern & Florida Railway
The fourth annual personally conducted excursion to St Augustine Florida by the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway will run Tuesday August 18 1896. Rates from Macon 3.00, Cordele 8.00, Fitzgerald 8.00, Tifton 2.50, Valdosta 2.00, Jasper 1.50, Lake City 1.25, Hampton 1.00 with low intermediate fares. Special train leaves Macon at 11 15 am returning from St Augustine August 22. Address G A Macdonald G P A Macon Ga for full particulars. In Dooly and Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway
St. Augustine
Pla
Macon
Cor‘del
Fitzgerald
G. A. Macdonald
Macon Gu
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Dent Bay
Seaus
Rock Hill
Barnesville
Tennessee
J. P Heard & Son
Vienna High School
Tippettville News
G. T. Jennings
Howsard
Mount Vernon
Howard
Acs
Ladies Shoes
J. F. Calhoun & Co
J.F. Calhoun& Co
Shoes
J.F, Calhoun & Co
Dixie
Eagle Dry ‘Good Store
Cordele, Ga
Eagle Dry Good Store
Florida
Dooly and Wilcox
Shave
New York
Tecan
J. H. Woodward
Yours Truly
Calhount& Co
Featherbone Corset CO
Kalamazoo
Mich
Tontomene
Styles
J. P. Heard & Son
J. P
J. P. Heard, Jr
Unadilla, Ga
Bone
Barbour Co
P.G. McDonald & Co
Vienna, and
Hindlay, Ga
J. M. Kerry
Prin. Vibnwa
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