Vienna Progress Local Notes Show Social Life and Trade
Dr T P McElreath visits Cordele on business as Vienna hosts a spring social at the Park plus a bustling trade in Hunt Powell goods. Reports note closing exercises at Arabi Institute, local sawmills idle due to few orders, and several Vienna residents visiting Hawkinsville and Miona Springs. Notables include Col D L Henderson, Col G W Wooten, J O Hamilton and J M Dupree with a census of local commerce and kitchen goods.
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T. P. McElreath
Cordele
Hunt & Powell's
Royal Ow
K. G
Hunt & Powell
J. M. Dupree
Montezuma
Arabi Istitute
Dupree
Monster alligator slain after risky gunfire in mill pond
Last Friday Lige Williams, while fishing at Lewis' mill pond, fired at a monstrous alligator. He shot once, then fired the second barrel after commanding the creature to go down. The gator died but Williams shattered the gun's lock in the process.
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Lige Williams
Lewis’ Mill Pond
Dooly County Man John P Timmons Dies at 38
John P. Timmons of Dooly county died at his home at age 38. A devoted husband and father of five, he was a lifelong church member and respected neighbor. His remains were interred at Wesley Chapel graveyard on the 17th inst. Hawkinsville Dispatch and News
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Mary
W. W. Oliver
Harmony Dooly County
Hawkinsville
John P. Timmons
Dooly County
Wesley Chapel
Vienna Seminary closes spring term with prize awards
The Vienna Seminary ended its spring term last Friday without public exercises. Patrons visited, and the day saw a full house. Examinations pleased all present, with prize winners in the primary department named as Miss Ethel Lasseter and Emmie Wooward, and in the high grade Miss Hunter Carnes, Lida Rushin, and Taylor Bragg receiving prizes.
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Vienna
Ethel Lasseter
Emmie Wooward
Hunter Carnes
Lida Rushin
Taylor Bragg
Alliancemen to Meet in Dooling July 6 1893
The third quarterly meeting of the Dooly county Alliance will be held at Dooling in the 1st district on Thursday July 6 at 10 o'clock A.M. S. A. Walker state lecturer is expected to deliver an address. All alliance men and delegates are urged to attend due to important business. Trustee stock holders of State Exchange to meet at nine o'clock. June 23 1893.
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Dooly County Alliance
Dooling
Walker
State Exchange
A Good Farm Prominent local farmer praised by visitors
A Good Farm reports that a junior and his wife spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs RB E Lewis at their home three miles above town. The piece lauds Bob a well regarded Dooly County farmer, noting a large cotton crop and productive fields of corn meat peas and potatoes, reflecting farming success.
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RB. E. Lewis
Dooly
Bob
Cleveres
Found Dead in Findlay Shanty
A man identified as Frank Davie a negro was found dead in a Findlay shanty Saturday morning. Corner Graham notified and held an inquest. Dr W M Haslam found no violence marks and ruled death from heart failure. The Crosstie cutter had been in Findlay only a few days and claimed Geneva as home.
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Frank Davie
Findlay
Graham
W. M. Haslam
Geneva
Nervious Prostration Briefly Impacts Local Doctor
Dr. S. B. Stovall, long ill, collapsed in a grove near Judge Hargrove's home after attending Seminary exercises. Rescued by Mrs Hargrove and others, he was taken home and treated for nervous prostration with fever, not paralysis.
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S. B. Stovall
Heath
J. D. Hargrove
Hargrove
Speecless
C. T. Stovall
Fatal wagon accident kills Cordele merchant James A. Perry
James A. Perry, a prominent Cordele merchant with Smith, Perry & Co., died when his wagon struck a log after his umbrella frightened fleeing mules. His young son and a black laborer survived the crash, while Perry’s neck was broken. His wife and several children mourn the loss.
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James A. Perry
Cordele
Perry
Mr. Perry
Smith, Perry & Co
Midway Items Note Local Happenings and a Wedding
Elder John B. McGehee preached at Pleasant Valley to a large crowd last Sunday. Miss Claudia Sumerford married Mr. W. E. Smith in the bride’s home and left for the groom’s near Drayton. Various neighbors, visits, fishing trips, and smiles accompany updates on Misses Clara Penny, Lena Little, Anna and Mary Varnedee, Belle Forehand, Mrs. H. C. Adams, Mrs. John Forehand, and Mr. D. T. Forehand with light social notes from Ty Ty and nearby areas.
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John B. McGehee
Pleasant Valley
Alonza Sumerford
Claudia
W. E. Smith
Drayton
Marriage Rumor Confirmed in Arabi
Residents of Arabi were startled when word spread that Mr. Cox, Georgia Southern railroad agent, and Mrs. Nora Turner, music teacher at Arabi Institute, wed secretly on the 4th inst. They confirmed the marriage and many Vienna friends offered congratulations.
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Arabi
Cox
Georgia Southern Railroad
Nora Turner
Arabi Institute
Can Serve you Now Millinery Shop Ad in Vienna
A Milan/Vienna milliner advertises a well prepared ladies shop with improved apartments and a broad line of seasonable goods. The proprietor promises pleasing goods and prices, inviting customers to see the assortment before buying, including hats trimmings ornaments flowers ribbons gloves fans corsets hosiery umbrellas baby caps.
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Vienna
Fire destroys Parrott Lumber Co mills at Richwood
Dense black smoke drawn crowds to Richwood when the Parrott Lumber Co mills caught fire on a Saturday afternoon. Workers blocked the blaze from spreading, saving remaining structures after hours of heroic effort. Total loss estimated at 17000 dollars with 3600 dollars insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrot Lumber Co
Richwood
Painiing Mills
Parrott Lumber Co
Proc-Ross to Publish Half Sheet July Fourth Legal Ads
The July issue of the Proc-Ross will be released on July 4 as a half sheet to accommodate legal advertisements. This format adjustment ensures timely publication and compliance with notice requirements while providing space for essential notices.
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Proc- Ross
Strayed Heifer Found Near Vienna
Strayed yearling heifer, white and red speckled, unmarked, about two years old, last seen about a year ago on the sender’s premises five miles north of Vienna. Owner urged to claim. Signed R A Wilson.
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R. A. Wilson
Vienna
Protracted Meeting Ties Up Unadilla Community
Snowbound area notes Rev J C Parker leading a long meeting at Unadilla while locals report fine crops. Jesse Alsabrook visits from Florida and discusses vegetables more than cotton and corn. Mrs S W Oney of Coney Ga visits her father Mr R Barfield. Misses Barfield and Peacock return from Tybee. Col J R Gaines Jr returns home.
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Jesse Alsabrook
Florida
Mrs
S. W. Oney
Coney, Ga
Mr. R
Barfield
Pinehurst Dots and Local Happenings
Farmers are laying by crops as Rose Burrows plans to go home this week. Lula McCormick returns from Houston county. Prof E B Peacock closed Findlay school. Local youth musical hosted by Mr and Mrs R A Cox. Lizzie Brown leaves town after visits. Melons near ripe as cars pass by.
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Rose Burrows
Fettxeton and Barriers Co General Merchandise Ad
A Pisehurst Georgia advertisement lists low prices on groceries and hardware items such as kerosene, sugar, rice, fruit jars, glassware, bedsteads, chairs, buggy harness, and meal. It promotes buying chickens eggs hides and tallow at market prices and invites patronage from customers seeking savings.
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Tue Fettxeton & Barriers Co
Pisehurst
Receiver's Sale in Fenn Georgia Ended Property Auction
Under a Georgia Superior Court order, a sale will be held Saturday July 22 1893 at 11 am at the Sinquefield mill one mile west of Richwood now owned by the Fenn Lumber Co. The list includes a 20 horsepower portable engine and boiler a 35 horsepower return tubular boiler a saw mill thirty five feet of carriage two log carts and other mill fixtures. Terms of sale announced day of sale. A E Corverx Fenn Ga.
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Superior Court of Dooly Co
Georgia
Sinquefield Mill
Richwood
Fenn Lumber Co
A. E. Corverx
Fenn, Ga
Local happenings in Byromville and Arabi area
Miss Elma Roberts returns home from Byromville while J L Causey suffers fever. McCorvey and Gains of Snow greet friends. Bazemore and Cooper sell first mellows car for 80 dollars. J R Horne Dr W E Beecham and Miss Jimmie Hauga attend Prof Ware’s concert at Arabi with praise. W S Stogers leaves to build Dr W AMobley’s residence. Two young men head to Wolf pond for the funny tribe with luck. Initials Will Ludlain and R A Cox. Rufe visits Sundays to see a girl.
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Mess. McCorvey
J. R. Horne
W. E. ‘Beecham
Jimmie’Haugabook
Wolf Pond
Will Ludlain
R. A. Cox
Education and crime in the nations view
The New Orleans Times Democrat argues schools curb crime, citing U S Education Commission data. It notes 110,538 prisoners across 17 states with illiteracy linked to sixfold higher arrest rates, and says towns show higher crime among the ignorant, with literacy cutting criminality as progress continues.
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New Orleans Times Democrat
Boston
United States Commissioner of Education
W. T. Harris
Middle States
Turn Your Waste into Money From Peaches and Apples
Want $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel for peaches and apples. Obtain a receipt for pure cider from juice and sugar only, no chemicals, at 12¢ per gallon, and sell at $1. Mr. W. R. Ellis sold 1350 gallons last year at 65¢ to $1 per gallon. Healthful says physicians. Apply to J. C. Lewis or J. R. Kerry, Vienna, Ga.
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W. R. Ellis
Stovall and Forbes Advertise Drug Prices Drop
An 19th century style ad proclaims Stovall and Forbes as Vienna’s premier druggists offering full strength fresh medicines at the lowest prices in town. The message emphasizes unmatched value and long loan terms, urging readers to buy now.
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Vienna
Stovall & Forbes
Quarterly meetings and camp meetings listed for South Macon District
Elder J B McGehee publishes dates and places for quarterly and camp meetings across several towns including Damascus Byron Centenary Marshallville Elko Perry Dooly Snow Smyrna Hawkinsville Echeconnee Butler Oglethorpe Knoxville Dixon Fort Valley South Macon and a plan to seek heavenly and earthly help. Clerical and lay members invited.
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J. B. McGehee
Macon
Bible Ct
Damasceus
Centenary
Byron
Providence
Marshallville
Elko
Hickory Grove
Perry
First Street
M. Grace
Dooly
Snow
Smprna
Hawkinsville
Echeconnee
Butler
Oglethorpe
Knoxville—Dixon
Fort Valley i
South Macon
Bethren
J.B. McGeues
P. E
Hair and Bangs Trimming by Local Artist Powers
To the Ladies I offer specialize in shampooing and trimming bangs, with home visits and guaranteed satisfaction. All orders attended promptly. Cuantey Powers Vienna Ga Tasvoiial Artist appeals for patronage.
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Cuantey Powers
Vienna
Exciting Run of an Old Squirrel With a Practical Joke
In Memphis Union City Tenn resident Charles F El mire recounts a park scene at Court Square where a squirrel challenge to a tossed goober leads to a comic chase. The tale ends with the nutter profusely pursued and finally fainting at sight of the bag. The piece blends humorous wildlife anecdote with notes on courage in Asia and yacht club origins.
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Memphis
Charles F. Elmire
Union City
Tenn
Court Square
Squirrel
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