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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1893
Page
3
In Vienna many road works advance while residents like Miss Em Collier visit Drayton friends and local buyers await Dooly’s first bale of cotton. The town hosts church bells, camp meet preparations, livery-stable plans, and markets with sugar, tobacco, and canned goods at the K G store as citizens report hot weather and steady crop prospects.
Having made a charge in business all parties are urged to come forward and settle promptly as the old books of Powell and Heard must be closed at once.
Mr H A J Fuqua postmaster near Vienna on the Montezuma road awoke to a creature crawling over his face. He pulled out half a large cockroach with wire, and only Friday removed the rest. He now sleeps with ears stuffed and a net over his mouth and nose.
W B Woodruff, a prominent young farmer from the Unadilla district, recounts a freak lightning strike that killed three hogs after a clothes line stretched from a mulberry tree to a china tree in his yard during a storm. He warns neighbors to remove such lines as they are dangerous.
The infant son Z T Penny Varnedoe, child of Mr. and Mrs Chappell Varnedoe, died July 24 at five months old. The bright bay was deeply mourned by his parents, and Judge Z T Penny shared in the sorrow as if the child were his own.
The books are open to receive returns of the taxable property of the town of Vienna for the year 1893. Books close on August 17. By order of Council. July 17, 1893. J. J. Stovart, Clerk of Council.
A woman described as white but claiming to be a nepro was brought from Cordele Thursday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Roberts and jailed on a lewdness and indecency charge. She is said to be a tough figure who has caused trouble among Black residents on the Georgia Southern route between Macon and Tifton.
A confrontation near Cor dele between C C Greer and Will Fields involving Greer’s woodsman Knight has escalated. Tensions rise with both families implicated, warrants issued for Fields, and a $25 reward for his arrest, though he remains at large.
Prof Henry C Brown leads Midway academy through a full day of examinations and a concert last Friday and Friday night. A large crowd from miles around attended, praising his long service and the pupils’ earnest study. The dinner and program impressed the audience, and the school’s friendship with the Progress is noted as they prepare for a pleasant vacation.
A. M. Rushin reports a heavy pear crop with a remarkable cluster of 13 Kieffer and LeCorte pears weighing 44 pounds. He picked the fruit during harvest as the trees in his grove begin to bear well and are very full this year.
Cordele Bailiff Arnett confronted a large armed Black man at Mr. B. A. Wood's plantation and tried to disarm him. The man seized Arnett's pistol, warned the bailiff, and walked away with both pistols, vanishing from sight.
All young ladies of Dooly County wishing to attend the Industrial School must appear in Vienna on Tuesday August 8 at 9 a.m. to take the entrance exam in Arithmetic English Grammar Geography and History. No girl under 14 is eligible. The next session begins September 13, 1893. For information about the institution request a catalogue from J Harris Chappell President Milledgeville Ga. O P Swearingen C S C Dooly Co.
Pinehurst discusses drought relief and plentiful rains, peach harvests, and local social life. Miss Nora Leggett and Miss Lena Bridges visit, Rev. Hyman leads services, and several couples gossip about upcoming marriages while neighbors report travels and farewells.
The column notes a thriving agricultural outlook with hopeful harvests while acknowledging unsettled national affairs and possible relief after Congress convenes. It also lists residents leaving for Georgia hills, Tennessee mountains, and the Newport Tybee resort area, and remarks on rapid rebuilding at Parrott Lumber Co's burnt district as a sign of strong management.
Henry R. Johnson announces the sale and transfer of his stock holdings in the Bank of Cordele located in Cordele Georgia, completed before December 1 1891. The statement is dated July 24 1993.
A compact note references December 1391 and July 24th 1893 with locations Aston Si and Harrow noted, suggesting a historical date anchor or event citation in a local record.
Lam offers to negotiate loans on improved farm lands in Dooly at a low rate. Applicants should contact Joux H. Woonwarp, Attorney and Real Estate Agent, Vienna, Georgia, for details and application.
This brief urges readers who feel tired or run down to try Brown's Iron Bitters as a tonic to restore energy and general health. It presents a promotional line typical of era advertisements without detailed medical claims.
The piece notes cotton may fetch better prices despite a discouraging Georgia crop and heavy spring rains in the West. It estimates 6.5 million bales cover the 1893 crop and argues a 10 cent per pound price would aid planters, while Amoskeag mill closures threaten price stability.
Governor W J Northen offers a reward of one hundred fifty dollars for the apprehension and delivery of Tom Williams for the December twenty fourth murder of Wash Simpson in Dooly County. All state officers are ordered to aid in capture and bring Williams to trial.
A compact set of classic tongue twisters prompts quick repetition and recall. Notable lines feature repeated consonants and tricky phrases such as six thick thistle sticks flesh of freshly fried flying fish and the box of mixed biscuits.
Wealthy Chicago gentlemen Boddie Bros remodel and furnish a fireproof building at Franklin and Jackson near Union Depot to host visitors. The Great Western Hotel advertises 31 per day for rooms, 50 cents to 0.50 dinners, and an elegant restaurant with la carte options. Public urged to book early as rooms fill quickly.
Unadilla, a growing city on fertile farming land, reports new brick stores, a thriving hotel and warehouses, churches, and a highly regarded high school. Principal T A Coleman leads a promising school with 30 new fall pupils. townsfolk anticipate an Atlanta and Florida railroad extension and ongoing growth.
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