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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
3
Auronizen Agents announce representation for School Booka at this location after success of HE. G. Walton & Co. in offering a full line of stationery products.
In Macon Georgia vicar general Keily cites records of Hernando de Soto era and a Dominican priest baptizing two Indians as evidence that the first Christian baptism in America occurred near present Macon around 1504. Macon hosts St Stanislaus and Mt de Sales while St Joseph church nears completion with imported glass costing about $9000. Jesuits hold property locally and a four story boys school building is planned behind St Joseph church.
Abram J. Rose acting for Benjamin D. Greene John F. William T. and Edward H. Gaynor moved to question the indictments in a conspiracy case tied to Captain Carter and southern harbor work. He revoked bail bonds, sought habeas corpus, had the four released after renewal, with further action to be heard by the Supreme Court in Washington after October.
In Clinton Georgia on June 11 Judge Baldwin of Morgan County fainted during a church service at Round Oak. The minister led a solemn prayer as his condition worsened and he was carried to his wife Mrs Baldwin's home. His recovery was not hoped for. He had married recently to his second wife formerly Mrs Robert Smith.
Sagannan June 8 The Central railroad is making a survey of a prospective line between Cushbers and Lumpkin. Lumpkin lies on the Seaboard Air Line main between Americus and Montgomery, 22 miles from Cushbers. Lumpkin is an important station and the Centre…
The Central plans a Macon Dublin and Savannah extension from Dublin to Vidalia on the Seaventh Air Line to shorten its Macon route. The project will connect with the Central line from Cuthbert to Fort Gaines and freight and passenger trains will begin over the new Bruton and Pineora segment this Sunday.
Washington June 10 The vacancies on General Miles army staff caused by the death of Lt Col Francia Micheler and transfer of Lt Col H K Bailey to the inspector general have been filled. Lt Col Samuel Reber is assigned as military surgeon and Lt Col M P Mays as aide de camp. Reber is Miles son in law.
F H Peck of Atlanta announced plans to relocate his sash war and blind factory to Jacksonville Florida. He will build a two story 80 by 150 foot building and expects to be ready in 80 days with all machinery from Atlanta moved to the new site.
The United States battleship Illinois arrived from Newport News and lay at harbor awaiting tide for a trial run off the New England coast amid unsettled conditions.
Rev Dr F H Kerfoot, secretary of the Baptist Home Mission board, is critically ill at his Atlanta home. Doctors report he returned from New Orleans exhausted with fever and illness, then developed acute rheumatism and kidney impairment leading to uremic poisoning from Bright's disease.
Sheriff T J Mc Clellan reports via telegram from Sheriff Berrien of Brunswick that "Dodo" Davenport, a well known young white man, was arrested. He is wanted for forgery in Brunswick and for stealing a horse from John Corbett near Manor some time ago.
Peach shippers report busy activity as they complete Sneed variety shipments and move Alexander and Triumph varieties. The Culbers peach remains popular on the market and continues to bring good prices.
June 11 report from RanxicH notes farmers face scarce and expensive labor, forcing a rethink of cotton acreage. Many plant more than they can harvest and favor curtailment, with land allowed to revert to timber. Governor Ayoccls and others endorse planting hardwoods like walnut.
A prominent appearance by Governor Ay cock before the New Enzu land society in New York created a great sensation. The event drew attention from attendees and reporters as Raeku, described as a new southern orator, spoke on June 11.
The correspondent notes that since Henry W. Grady wowed the New England Society with his oratory no New York address matched its style and substance. It cites two brief speeches by Governor Aycock of North Carolina on that occasion as the current stellar pair.
The board of agriculture offers 120 free agricultural scholarships worth 80 dollars each to students dedicating themselves to agriculture. An additional 4000 dollars is appropriated to pay such students for work on the college farm. This combination enables each student to save about half of their college expenses.
Burners North Carolina reports preparations on the Biltmore estate ahead of George Vanderbilt his wife and child arriving from France on Wednesday. The library has been renovated and a private collection of literature and bric a brac highlighted. The estate stock includes an $8000 Berkshire hog and a $27000 Jersey cow. The church spire features an $8000 weather vane from Europe and a flood recovery in Biltmore village noted. Vanderbilt and his entourage will board their private car to greet the mansion managers and staff.
In Advance between Winston and Mocksville North Carolina Policeman William Moore was shot last night by Rufus Burton aged about 19. Moore died this morning at 4 o clock Burton fled after the incident following a confrontation in the store Moore and his father ran. The shooting stemmed from Moore ordering Burton out after a drunken confrontation and Burton then fired a fatal shot. The Philadelphia Times anecdote about an engagement ring is unrelated to the incident.
A brief speech snippet shows a couple debating parental permission before marriage. The man warns the father may not consent, while the woman notes marriage hinges on his approval. The exchange centers on family authority and young lovers seeking union despite objections.
A Stray Stories excerpt notes many eluded gold mines worldwide. It cites a Transvaal find by two Englishmen in the eighties vanished after their horses bolted, leaving the mine undiscovered, and recalls a late 1870s California tale of a famed mine never found despite huge prospecting bets.
The late D'Oyly Carte avoided unappointments, requiring business on a printed form. Alfred Col Her shared a tale of a Swiss Italian servant who waited all day for an audience, finally learning the dinner time only after persistently asking for his name and his master's schedule.
Henry IX was a favored title for William Henry, who wished the regnal name Henry IX to assert a rightful succession. The privy council, wary of public superstition linking Henry IX to a prophecy, chose William IV instead, a detail relayed by King William IV to Miss Helen Lloyd, his children’s governess.
It is pitiful to see a well behaved old man bustling around to help his way ward son out of difficulty.
A Louisville Courier Journal anecdote recalls a woman renowned for impartiality. In Cave Hill Cemetery her grave plot with two headstones for her two husbands caused a space issue. She requested burial in a different, distant plot so neither memory would be favored, and the request was honored.
The London Daily News notes numerous translation missteps from Italian and French sources. Examples include Kipling’s Absentminded Beggar becoming a Distracted Mendicant and son of a Lambeth publican linked to Kruger. A Welsh rabbit in Scott’s work became un Japin de Galles with a footnote on Wales rabbits’ Scottish demand.
A Collier's Weekly writer asserts Japan’s coast and Yeddo Bay are impregnable to invasion. Rugged shores, fortifications, and modern guns deter landings even for steamers. Rice fields submerged would hinder progress, making a successful invasion seem impossible.
A brief excerpt shows a conversation about saving money for a child. A speaker mentions putting 100 dollars in the bank for the baby's majority while another asks how long the money will stay. The exchange reflects etiquette in a period publication.
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