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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
4
The Vienna Ga newspaper lists subscription terms for the Official Organ, with free notices under 25 cents and 6 cents per line for longer items. It includes editor notes, correspondents, and a sample column of local and national items, including donations to Mercer University and various notices.
A long discussion contrasts gambling with legitimate means of acquiring wealth, arguing that only inheritance marriage bequest labor or earning by effort are morally acceptable. It condemns raffling wheels of fortune and games of chance as gambling, urging ethical conduct and personal responsibility under religious and civic standards.
The Vienna Board of Education invites applications for a superintendent, principal, and several teaching posts including assistants, music, art, and elocution for the white and colored schools for the 1899 school year. Applications due June 26, 1899, in care of Clerk R Kellam. Local town Vienna.
The next regular examination for applicants for teachers licenses will be held in Cordele at the Public School Building on Thursday June 22, 1899. E G Guerxe, C S, C May 13, 1999.
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for poor digestion and liver issues. It promises a splendid appetite and regular bodily function, claiming energy and health, offered for 250 at Dr. C. T. Stovall's Drug Store.
A compact listing of local professionals including attorneys J F Powell and Sons and GEO W Wooten with offices on Union Street and Cotton Street. Dentists, physicians, and multiple lawyers announce service in Macon and Savannah federal courts and various circuits. Contact details and dates mark the era’s business cards.
In Dooly County Georgia under a court decree in the case Royal vs Karlesy a Superior Court sale is set for the first Tuesday in July. The sale will be in Vienna at the court house from 10 am to 4 pm, offering Lot 10th Land District land in Vienna. Proceeds cover judgments with title to purchaser, subject to court confirmation. June 6 1898 Thompson, Commissioner.
Appraisers report on annual support and furniture for Belle Patrick and Lilly M. Patrick due for review July first. Requests for administration on Theodora T. Bivins and probate in solemn form for James M. Carmack. Discharge petitions for Martha Walden estate and a divorce libel for Auntie Taylor. Notices cite court terms, heirs, and filing requirements in progress.
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