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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1904
Page
2
A jumble of social notes from Vienna and Cordele recounts picnics at HR Fenn’s pond and Byromville events, travel plans to Savannah and Macon, school updates, road plans, and county concerns. Mentions include Mrs. D A Crom, Captain Sam Carnes, Rev W W Webb, and JC Heard. discusses local excursions, rail schedules, and a proposed new county. The piece also notes crime, immigration statistics, and political chatter.
A Lamar Gray notice from Macon Georgia invites readers to leave orders with Progress office for coffins and robes. It promises to sell “the best and nicest” that money will buy and ship on the next train. Coffins priced from 3 dollars upward.
Circulation circular from Dr White Electric Comb Co of Decatur Illinois offering a humorous buy now promise. Advertises 50 cents for ips to agents sales clerks and others seeking a hearty laugh with a potential $50 value if goods are unsatisfactory and money back guarantee.
Advertisement for a study guide titled A Key to Examinations for Georgia Public Schools since 1888. It promises questions and answers from public school exams, sixteen years of work, mailed postpaid for one dollar. Descriptive circulars free. B 8 Holden Cashier Gilmer County Bank Ellijay Ga.
The Atlantic and Birmingham Railway announces prizes for the three largest watermelons grown in its tributary territory. Prizes: 15 dollars for first, 10 dollars for second, 5 dollars for third. Weights determine size. Contestants must have five acres or more under cultivation. Melons entered through agents and properly labeled. H. O. Mcadden.
The Atlantic & Birmingham Railway sells Saturday round trip tickets from Cordele to St. Simons and Cumberland Island for 5 dollars. Tickets are good returning up to the following Tuesday, giving travelers three days at the seashore. Boats run from Brunswick to both islands Saturday afternoon. Regular train departs Cordele at 7:05 a.m. and arrives Brunswick at 1:40 p.m. Coaches include Electro Fans for summer comfort.
W Ingram and family of Mt Vernon visited W M Forehand's family Sunday. Loo Smith and sister Florence visited Marvin Sunday. Mrs J C Brown and children of Vienna visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. J Hf Bowen and wife visited Lilly relatives Sunday. Mrs G F Swearingen visiting daughter Mrs T J Fudge at Tilton for a month. Mrs A J Shell of Marvin visited last week. Mrs Claude Forehand visited Marvin late last week. Rustin Swearingen of Fitzgerald visiting this week. J N Swearingen went to Fitzgerald last week. Measles still raging here. Ham Swearingen and his buggy wrecked Saturday. Gray Swearingen from Macon here.
People of Wenona gathered at the church last Sunday for an all day sing and a good dinner. Manager was Jno A Stephens and leaders included Messia, J B Folds, J Folds, Sam Stewart, CO W Southwell, D L Steplins, HT James, R B Scarborough, and HT Wise. Order was good and the crowd enjoyed plentiful country style dinner. A long shaded grove table held the generous feast freely for all.
The G18 and I railway announce round trip fares from Vienna for a St Louis Expo, with season tickets at 85.45 and various shorter validity rates including 20.60 for sixty days, 24.25 for fifteen days, 17.35 for ten days. Coach rates exclude sleepers, with a through coach for groups of 35. special fares apply to several summer school and educational events across Nashville, Tuscaloosa, Athens, Knoxville, Warm Springs, Monteagle and Washington.
Local Cordele notice for McCoy Steam Laundry promoting services. Appears as a brief newspaper classified style listing with business name repeated, indicating an advertisement or small notice.
A local laundry service offers a trial and urges customers to leave work with its agents, Bryant Bros, asserting top quality among southern laundries. The notice emphasizes guaranteed workmanship and invites prospective clients to test their service.
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