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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
6
Community updates report Rev J A Nelson at Friendship church service, visits by N J Grantham and others, sick relatives in Pitts Sunnyside Seville Hawkinsville and Raymond, travel to Macon Cordele and Fairfield, with several social visits and a widower rumor lingering.
Sunday activities include Sunday school B Y P A and prayer meeting from 3 30 to 8 30 in the evening. Mrs Cunningham of Lincoln County visits her father P N Mosley. Mrs W T Piler returns home to Richwood after a week with relatives. Richwood businessmen survey a new road 10 miles below. John Wright ill at home. Miss Nannie Dunn visits home near Vienna after two weeks with Lydia Wright. New B Y P U officers elected. community urged to attend. J W Walls and wife attend protracted meeting at Bay Springs. Katie Hebert goes with her aunt to Kansas City.
In Bree Will Whion and surrounding towns residents report church services led by Rev S J Nobles and visitors like Raymond Holland Esq J Graves and J M Holland. Pate Bros move a saw mill to Hawkinsville and cotton opens rapidly as folks discuss rides and social calls among neighbors.
The report notes a school suspension last Wednesday due to an ill teacher, with over thirty pupils enrolled and more expected. It warns Pimia boys about disorderly conduct around the church, hinting at grand jury oversight and advising restraint.
Rev. J M Kelley filled his Mt Ariel appointment and baptized four on Sunday. Capron residents and visitors recount a rain disrupted fish fry drive, visits by Miss Annie Lester Estell Wood and others, and camp meeting reports. The Page family and J B Turner are noted as improving after a period away.
A family visit occurs as Justice G W Turner and Jerry Smith attend Hawkinsville court. A house party at N F Buff's in Hawkinsville and a barbecue near Vienna are noted. A serenade for Black Churchwell precedes his marriage to a Sunny Side bride on the 14th. Lizzie Williams visits Nashville relatives before returning home.
Miss Ella Speight of Pfneharat visits sister Mrs G F Swearingen this week. Belle Patrick of Vienna visits Mrs E Forehand. R R Lewis Sr confined to his room. Bill Whson feeble with chills and fever. Carrie Ingram of Mt Vernon visits W M Forehand. P E Wochs confined to his room. Mrs Jolson of Hastman visits brother J C Cooper. A P Freeman and daughter of Vienna attend services. Joe Joinery of Wooling says he will do better as a bachelor. Jim Bags of Sampter county visits Howands Roberts. J B Forehand attends court in Macon county. Church services ongoing since Saturday with increasing interest. Rev J P Myers of Wienns assisting the pastor.
Miss Mary Turner returns home from Spalding after visiting Miss Eva Haslam. Protracted services at Mathemist church with Rev rifeth of Macon assisting. Mrs Laura Peavy and a song neat traveled to Cordele on business. Ronnie Jenkins of Dooling visited Sunday. Emma Owens of Vienna visited relatives here last week. Mrs Jr R Horne slowly improving. Charley Ivey and baby ill for three weeks. Mrs Haslam and Mrs Lu S Haslam at Mrs John Woodward’s bedside in Emer ich. Gus Herung smiling now after birth of a daughter two weeks ago. Mollie Snelling on latch list this week. Jim Folds went to Montezuma on business. Cliff Whitehead of Vienna visited relatives nearby. Leasie Carroll of Unadilla spent last week with cousin Miss Smith Thompson nearby.
Mr F A Peavy repaired a stove in front of his house and now sells general merchandise. Mrs Catharine Bryant who has been blind for 60 years fell and broke her arm. Mrs Bryant is 59 years old and the misfortune is regretted. Messrs Waters and Mimat Wood of Kerns attended preaching. Some farmers began picking cotton. Mrs John Porter is sick. Miss Margarenite Lasseter, visiting Byromville, has returned. Col Watts Powell's letter in the Progress last week was well received. Written against Watts, we like to read facts. Mr James Porter has a chimney in his corn crib. Likely Jim will cook his horse feed there. Bele.
Miss Maud Butler returns home near Kerns after vexing the Barry family. Willie Smith recovers from chills and fevers. Arthur Culpapper on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Slade visit W. O. Williams. General Sangster attends Cedar Creek services. Miss Natha Lee-Wade visiting J. A. Wade family. Miss Ellen King visits Cleo Smith. Mrs. Jerry Vitllters ill. Mrs. Parker leaves Hall's militia movadia Com. Beary on Cordele trip. Mus. Tesiah Williams and son Hoenbert visit Mrs. J. Barney. Sapphire.
Notice states D B Thompson will buy seed cotton in any quantity dry not wet between sunrise and sunset on credit. Farmers urged to sell cotton now rather than hold for fifteen cents.
A mob of about 1000 armed citizens lynched Will Godley and Gene Garter for the murder of Miss Casselle Wilde near Pierce City. The mob, beyond police control, attacked negro residents, burned houses, and looted ammunitions. two Hamptons were fatally hurt and a local woman was shot amid wider violence.
Notice calls all members of the Dooly County Bar Association to gather at the Vienna Georgia courthouse on Thursday August 1 1901 at 9 AM to assign civil cases for the upcoming September term of Dooly Superior Court. George Wooten Pierce Bray and peers sign.
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