Richwood prison camp praised for order and work
A visiting reporter describes Richwood prison camp with 184 convicts 12 white 122 colored, noting clean quarters, good ventilation, and strict bathing routines. He observes improvised crafts, like guitars and fiddles, and portrays a hopeful mix of short and long-term inmates awaiting time, pardon, or release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittman
God
Christ
Moses
Isreal
Germany
England
Babylon
Pleasant Valley Notes Include Visitors and Moves
Pleasant Valley items report R. Smith and family from Vienna visiting J. B. Smith last Sunday. J. B. Forehand visited relatives in Berrien county. C. G. Bowen of Findlay moves here for another year. Miss Sarah Varnadoo visits Houston this week. Pleasant Valley church loses a beloved member W I Butler moves with family to Kerns. Our loss is Kerns gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jr. R. Smith and
Vienna
J. B. Smith
J. B. Forehand
Berrien County
C. G. Bowen
Findlay
Sarah Varnadoo
Houston
Pleasant Valley Church
W.I. Butler
Kerns
Scrap metal buyer ready for scrap iron again
The speaker calls for scrap iron and junk similar to a previous year, offering to buy old stoves bones metal clean bottles sacks and all junk at a comparable price. The note emphasizes willingness to take a wide range of items.
Conference Appointments in South Georgia Districts
The South Georgia Conference reports lay leader appointments for North Macon and South Macon districts. Presiding elders include A. M. Williams in Macon Mulberry Street and J. B. McGhee leading South Macon First Street with J. B. Johnson and J. J. W. Simmons among listed pastors and associates. A second item details a fishing trip from White Water to Johnson's Fishery in Florida, selling fish and earning a modest profit during an eleven day excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Macon
A. M. Williams
Macon
Mulberry Street
W. W. Pinson
Vineville
T. D. Ellis
J. H. Mather
Gordon
Lewin
Irvington
P. Y. Crumpler
Jeffersonville
A. Hern
Allentown
W. ©. Kendrick
Washington
OC. Griner
Sanderaville
J. M. Cutler
Tenni
W. C. Lovett
Wesleyan Female College
E. J. Harper
South Macon
J. B. McGhee
First Street
J.B. Johnson
Centenary
B. Bardwell
J. J. W. Simmons
Grace
Mission I
F. Griffith
Bibb
G. T. Roberts
Bonair
J. T. Mirus
Snow
Unadilla
W. C. Wade
Vienna
St. Paul
H. P. Myere
C. W. Snow
Hawkinsville
J. W. Domingos
Fort Valley
O. A. Thrower
Marshalville
G. W. Ellis
Montezuma
B. §. Sentell
Oglethorpe
G. P. Reviere
Knoxville
J. M. Bass
Perry and Providence
B. BE. Whitington
P. W. Jackson
Whitewater
Johson
Florida
Employment Offered for Capable Woman at Clark & Co.
A recruitment note offers a permanent position paying 60 dollars per month plus expenses to a capable woman. Experience is unnecessary. Apply at Clark & Co. 284 S. 4th St. Philadelphia Pa. 20-38m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Particulara
Clark & Co
S. 4Th St
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. P. Heard & Sons
Richwood Camp
Richwood
Legislative
Senate
Pleasant Valley
South Georgia
Cuthbert
Roberta
W. Rogers
Byron
N. T. Pafford
E. H. McGehee
Cordelo
O. A. Nortor
Arabi
W. I’. Hixon
Valdosta
Pines
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