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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1894
Page
4
A patchwork column from Snow recounts community chatter about Mr Hids and Hans, rumors of crimes and misfortunes, kitchen misadventures with fowl grease, a tale of a bird stew, and a note on Prof Wallace and Aunt Sallie. Festive talk contrasts with local illnesses and residents planning Christmas cheer.
Robert Davis a longtime worker living with H R Fenn was poisoned and died last week. An inquest and post mortem by Drs Watts and Howell found arsenic traces. Davis alleged Easter Ray, an elderly neighbor, gave him the poison in cane beer amid a neighborhood dispute.
A tale from Dooly county recounts an old maid renting lands to a bachelor for five years then denying a later arrangement. The bachelor visits with witnesses, presses the issue, and the woman accuses him of trying to win her property by romantic methods. She declares she will take action to protect her land.
Obituary tribute to Thomas Yawn born in a county on August 2 1894 who died after pneumonia and relapse. The note recalls his goodness and moral character, and speaks of enduring friendship and future meeting in heaven.
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