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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
2
A printer is sought as the A and B railroad grades near Vienna progress. The item notes various local movements from Rev J L Morris holding meetings at Sandy Mount to Miss Sallie Leonard from Lacey Cobb visiting, plus multiple brief community details including students graduating and town events.
Louis Clewis expresses sincere thanks to friends in Dooly County for loyalty during the primary election campaign for sheriff. He recalls the support with deep gratitude and closes with respectful regards.
J W Mall Jr expresses hearty appreciation for liberal support in the recent coroner election. He signs as Sam.
In last week's state election Terrell carried 80 counties, Estill 84 and Guerry 23. Each county sends twice as many delegates as it has representatives. The state totals 175 representatives and 350 delegates to the state convention, needing 176 to nominate. Terrell has 106, Matill 86 and Guerry 68. Estill calls for a recount on 20 counties. The Georgia worst defeat was R T Fesbitt for agriculture commissioner, carrying three counties while O B Stevens carried 134. Tom Eason carried the state for prison commissioner. W B Merritt carried many counties for state school commissioner as did his opponents.
A government notice explains the Postoffice Appropriation paragraph making it illegal to injure or steal mail receptacles or matter on rural delivery routes with penalties up to a one thousand dollar fine or three years in prison. It urges prompt reporting to the U S Attorney and immediate local office notification with evidence, signed by A W Machen General Superintendent.
A notice invites all to a picnic one mile north of Tippettville at the Golf Spring on Saturday June 14 1902 The shady grounds will host dinner for everybody and all picnickers are urged to attend The notice arrived unsigned and reliability is not vouched for by the paper.
Resolutions note the death of Chas Peavy at his Unadilla home on May 23 1902 aged 58. The church praises him as a faithful member and a true friend to pastor and family. The community lauds him as a sincere citizen and brave veteran. The note expresses sincere sympathy to the bereaved family and asks God to bless them in their hour of trouble. Published in Vienna Progress.
DeWitt Talmage biography by Rev Frank DeWitt Talmage and Christian Herald editors. Only book endorsed by the Talmage family. Enormous profits for quick acting agents. Outfit ten cents. Write Clark & Co Philadelphia pa mention this paper.
The next state examination for teaching licenses will be held at the academy in Vienna on Saturday June 14 1902. All applicants must meet promptly on that day. No other examinations will be offered within the year. Signed R. G. Greene.
The Comptroller General's Office in Atlanta acknowledges receipt and audit of the final 1901 statement and vouchers for Mr F J Lewis of Vienna Ga. The letter encloses a receipt for Receiver's commission paid and thanks Lewis for faithful and efficient service, prompt reports, and remittances to the State.
Every fall the Ga Alabama Business College at Macon Georgia has more calls for office men than it can supply. To meet demand this year it offers exceptionally low rates to enter now and guarantees under a 5000 dollar deposit to procure good positions. We have many deserving young people in this section who will seize this opportunity.
A Kansas City Journal correspondent laments Port Said’s immorality and bustle describing a city of 35 000 at the Suez mouth where vice thrives on the boulevards and locals ask what you want, concluding even Moses would flee after such a visit.
Miss Dillwyn of Swansea, a novelist and reviewer turned farm bailiff and partner in a spelter business, walks three miles to work, keeps 9 to 5 office hours, serves on the school board and chairs the hospital committee, and openly champions her cigar habit, saying she sees no objection to smoking in public.
Violinist Jan Kubelik explains at twenty one he has spent his life on travel and performance leaving no time to know a woman or experience love. He admits a critic saying his playing lacks love would be true and he awaits the moment he will recognize an ideal partner when he sees her.
The London Chronicle reports Wu Ting Fang, a Chinese mandarin, adopted an official name after public service in Tientsin. Once a Middle Temple student in 1876, he bore the unpronounceable name Choy. Ting Fang is said to mean half fragrance, signaling a renowned lawgiver whose reputation fills the court.
Andrew H. Green known as the Father of Greater New York announces a bill before Congress to coin a two and a half cent piece. He argues it would bring convenience and save wage earners money and would help reduce streetcar fares by half.
Washington Street notes a brilliant satirist who writes fast and sharp. The public may rely on him for amusement, yet seriousness could fade if his gift is not handled with care.
An enterprising lecture bureau manager offered Senator Hanna ten thousand dollars for a series of eighteen lectures in the south and middle west. The Ohio boss refused to consider the offer saying it mirrors his two year senate salary and he could complete the circuit in a month.
President Roosevelt appoints Thomas Nast as consul to Guayaquil Ecuador. The city lies high in the Andes and observers joke about how Nast will travel, with one quip noting he will draw the mule after him.
When the New York Stock Exchange moved to new quarters, it lived briefly at the Produce Exchange. A short stone staircase wore deeply from constant use by brokers clerks and messengers. By year’s end the steps will be replaced and reset to restore the worn surface.
An artist returning from abroad writes a Whistler tale about a invited to inspect a canvas by a young impressionist. The judged work is dismissed as a mere potboiler meant to keep the wolf from the door. Whistler remarks that it would be hung outside the door.
Sir Herbert Maxwell shared a tale showing British fondness for a wager. Three Transvaal officers were ill. before rounds, each patient dropped a half crown in a basin, and the highest fever temperature winner took the pool, illustrating instinctive gambling.
The treasury department reports 85000000 in gold certificates of ten thousand dollars each and a single ten thousand dollar greenback. The solitary note would intrigue collectors and could anchor a small but notable collection.
Witty exchanges from Life mock why old jokes appear in theater programs. Feelers asks why, while Waggles promises a lead into what will be heard on stage, suggesting sly backstage humor.
A brief humorous exchange from the Ohio State Journal features a polite request from a kind lady and a small boy explaining his limited swearing, with the boy offering a piratey “my paw” as a playful mishearing of “my paw.”
A diner asks to see the proprietor while a waiter apologizes that he has stepped out, with the brief exchange ending as the scene shifts to a character named Luna in the judge setting.
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