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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
2
A fragment from a youth column features letters from Dear Young People and Star Jasmine. It discusses New Year thoughts, personal resolutions, Christian conduct, social events, dancing, and friendly editor notes with affectionate, dated tone and multiple signoffs.
The State Normal School at Athens begins its session on Tuesday February 4 offering courses in academic and professional subjects domestic arts and sciences art education manual training physiology and school hygiene. Two additional teachers joined faculty this year. Tuition is free. Dormitory expenses are twenty dollars per ten week term payable in advance. Dormitory rooms are limited to two hundred. Apply at once. E. C. Branson, President.
Rev. C. W. Snow filled his regular appointment. J B Forehand and family visited J W Baremore’s at Pinehurst. Social at T R Varnadoo’s last Friday night enjoyed by all. Mrs Claude Forehand teaching at Mt Pleasant visited home folks with Susie Shell. Prof H M Embry to lead literary school opening Monday with strong endorsement. J O Roberts and Jd A Fitzgerald worshiped here. Idus Hughes visiting uncle J T L Mason. G W Fallington and Jarrman of Unadilla had dinner with log-rollers at J W Dinkins. Spark from chimney lit leaves but caused little damage. Forest school has twenty-five pupils.
Farmers lag in starting due to wand shortages and bad weather. Some have no hands. Local tensions rise as darkies reportedly quit and move away. Ada Turner returns from Sycamore while Mrs J D Avera visits J B Turner. R H K Johnson family visits E S Johnson. A Byromville widower builds a house and buys furniture, seeking a response from a local girl named Carey.
The Mt Vernon dots report the school opened last Monday with full attendance under Rev J A Walters. Mary Hetty Royals is very sick with fever. Miss Hattie and Ernest West and John Willis Davis of Houston county visit Mrs H D Royals. Mrs J H Forehand improving after illness. Willie Ingram and family visited his mother Mrs Frank Drayton Sunday. Bertha Bray returned from Crawford county after an extended visit with her sister Mrs Mindlebury. Cousin Eddie Andrews accompanied her home.
Mr Homer Morris and Miss Annie Howell were married at Pinehurst Sunday morning. Augustus Harvard has been ill for several days. Maggie Dinkins is suffering from mumps. Miss Ethel Thompson visited Eva and May Pope last week. Mr Olin Dupree and Miss Balmy Forehand were happily married.
J R Barfield aided cotton shipments last week while Mrs L E Parham remains ill. Mrs J R Barfield and Miss Florence Barfield visited Unadilla. Miss Lena Barfield of Snow shopped with Lewis Alsabrook family. J R Barfield Jr escaped serious injury after a rocking mishap near a fire. his head was saved by a cap. Mrs Hirjah Leckerman is improving slowly. Snow’s tease Slooks visited Thursday.
Mrs Carrie Hill visits Unadilla with Lon Bo rums mother who is ill with pneumonia. Mrs R L Barfield visits daughter Mrs R L Wilson in Cordele this week. T Simmons of Snow did brick work for J R Barfield. Henry Ward's landlady learns earlier meals. Henry hopes for supper bell. J R Horne and wife visit daughter Mrs J R Barfield in Pinehurst. Miss Minnie Peacock and Miss Florence Barfield attend Henderson church. R L and J R Barfield travel to Cordele. Emerick school to start next Monday if teacher Mrs Elijah Lockerman is able. Sunday school hoped soon. Two boys tried selling jewelry Sunday. John Henry King delivers mail for J R Barfield. Henry Ward and Dow Hill visit Unadilla Sunday afternoon.
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