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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
5
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution quotes Mister Melon declaring a swingin day and calls to ring a dinner bell. The piece includes odd doodles about cooling someone in a well and a surreal line about slicing and eating, attributed to F. L. 8. in a satirical mockery.
Local residents in Americus, Unadilla, Pinehurst, and Vienna attended court, visited kin, and reported on social events. Notables include W H Fish for Supreme Court Associate Judge, County Court cases against four gamblers, a fishing trip to Flint River, and a bowling league win by Vienna. Also sketches from Smyrna note farm rain, school concerts, and community updates. A medical ad promotes Dr J H MecLean's Liver and Kidney Balm at $1.00.
The Vienna Georgia Board of Education invites applications for the 1898 scholastic year starting September 18. Positions include Superintendent and Principal of white school, three assistants, Music Teacher, Penmanship, Art and Elocution, and roles in the colored school. Applications due July 4, 1898 to Clerk R Kellam Ed. Dept. Town of Vienna. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic promises One Day cures.
Col. W. C. Glenn of Atlanta dies after a week long illness. He was a prominent criminal lawyer credited in Georgia's bar. He leaves a wife a daughter and many relatives. An advertisement touts Browns Iron Bitters claiming to treat blood nerves and stomach ailments.
The death of Jeff Lane, General Superintendent of the Georgia Southern Railroad, is reported from his Macon home on College Street Sunday at 3 PM. The community and Lane’s many friends mourn the loss, described as caused by Bright's disease. The notice notes Lane as a popular officer and expresses deep regret.
A Philadelphia professor Dr E Wood at the University of Pennsylvania faced a practical joke during a nervous disease clinic. A student was told the patient had a glass eye, triggering laughter when a real store eye proved nearly identical to a natural optic. The incident circulated among faculty, prompting reflections on medical demonstrations and reading.
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