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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1895
Page
3
In Vienna Georgia a medical practice advertises surgery obstetrics diseases of women and children. Office location is over W C Willis Co store with 24 hour call service and after hours visits at Judge A V Whipple’s residence in Georgia.
The piece covers social visits from Miss Nellie Edwards and Miss Lizzie Henderson, a fountain statue upgrade in the park, high school enrollment growth, a mix of personal notices, small-town business dealings, property losses by fire, a gold watch recovered, and new city officers. It cites Cordele and Vienna, mentions the Findlay Co operative store sale, and notes Dr. W H Whipple’s rumored move being false.
Ed L. Swearingen and Nina Mercer wed at the brides parents home near Coney with Rev Wesley Lane officiating. The ceremony drew a large gathering of friends and many local couples attended the reception amid a lively program and merrymaking.
A man’s mule was stolen while tied near Waters livery in Vienna. Pursuit by Greene, Waters, and Judge Smith recovered the mule about six miles toward Perry. A local tramp Willie Broaddus reported he was robbed of coat and shoes after a gunshot incident near a water tank on the Georgia Southern road.
Mr N J Grantham, a respected Tippettville merchant, was injured when struck by falling boxes and bedridden. On December 20 his storehouse was set ablaze by arsonists, destroying 1500 value of stock insured for 750. Relatives and friends mourn his misfortune.
The board of education examined forty four applicants for a teachers license on Saturday. The exam started late and had more questions than before, causing many to finish late at night. Commissioners and assistants guided the examination. Some top scorers did not submit papers.
Buist's Garden Seeds and Onion Sets announces a fresh lot with a sound guarantee. STOVALL & ForBEs offer refunds for any seeds not sound.
Brown's Iron Bitters has long been promoted as a cure for dyspepsia malaria and related ailments. The preparation emphasizes zon as a strength giver with vegetable remedies, claiming benefits for adults and especially women and children in strengthening and purifying the system.
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