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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
3
Farmers prepare for corn planting as Floyd Smith recovers from illness. Visitors include Reuben Phelps from Alabama and J B Mason, J B Smith, J B Waton at court. Funeral ends Sunday services, Rev C W Snow preaches, Forehand family visits. Unnamed speaker jokes about manners and courtship.
Planting gardens signals spring as gardens bloom fruit trees and violets. Local residents attend church and visit friends, with Mr. Jesse Barry and Miss Annie May Shell among those noted. Several visitors come to Sunday School and catch up with teachers and relatives. Weather hints at near spring while health lists next week’s sickness.
Miss Susie Hall visited Cordele on business. Robt L Dixon visited near Drayton. W A J Hall spent minutes with us Sunday. Mesdames Morgan and Lewis visited Mrs J W Hall Sunday. Rev John Hall of Arabi preached at Mt Bezer Saturday and Sunday. Young folks attended Mt Pleasant Sunday school. Question about name changes arises with girls and boys. J Thomas Hall of Vienna appeared smiling among us.
The Progress page reflects village life with comments on farming tips and social ties. It notes sympathy for Mrs. Ross and children after a burial, mentions Charlie Hall’s sadness and a carriage drive with a kind hostess, and teases romance rumors involving Pete and Melgy. Readers are urged to contribute more letters and news.
Several pupils are absent due to sickness including Annie Lee Horne and Lizzie Moreland while May Moreland remains very ill. Charlie Power and Jack Hooks have shown improvements. Mrs Power returns to teach after two weeks absent, Miss Herndon was also away briefly. The Musical Club did not meet due to illness, Stanton Society gave a program with visitors.
Cordele visitors J A Wilson and A C Pate were in town. J R Barfield and son and Jim Roberts shopped locally. Frank Holt from Montezuma visited a few hours. many residents attended preaching in Henderson. Mrs R L Barfield and daughter visited relatives there. Mrs Elijah Lockerman is on the.
Sick list this week. Mrs. R L Wilson and children of Cordele visit her parents Mr and Mrs R L Barfield. Br 8 Peacock and Miss May Cotton visit D L F Peacock’s family. Photographer passed through town en route to Byromville. Mrs J R Barfield and son attended a Baptist Orphan Home fund quilting at Hopeville.
Seville residents J T Warren and family visited relatives here over Sunday. Several locals, including Rene Hogsett and Virgil Scarborough, traveled for business. Friendship Church held services. Mrs Gammage improves. A fire injures a child and burns Dr Gammage’s hand. large congregation at Friendship.
Capron notes mild weather and early spring hopes as farmers await crops. Mr. Leon Joiner visited hometowns Sunday. Mrs. W L Shockley of Ogithorpe, visiting her daughter, returned home. Mrs R W Wilkes and Miss Seebright visited the C P Patrick family. Mrs I E Gilmore and Mrs W L Shockley called on Mrs J B Turner. Mr Bob Johnston and family visited W B Weaver’s family. their son Harry is recovering. Annie Lester visited Mrs Bob Johnston Friday.
Family greetings as Mr J D Avera and Mr J B Turner hosts greeting Miss Leebright Wilkes misses during high water. Capron hosts welcome Montezuma society at Annie Lester reception with guests including Fudge Brown Lewis Ansley De Vaughn Liggin and others.
John A Forehand aged 72 died suddenly Saturday morning after feeble health. He worked in the garden then rested at home and passed away about 11 o clock. He was buried with Masonic honors at the family graveyard near his home. Sympathies extended to the family.
Sunday evening featured a lively sing along with locals visiting kin across Oakland. Residents including Mr West and daughters with Mr Hatcher family, Mr and Mrs John Mayo at Pleasant Valley, and Mr Jesse Barry visiting relatives were noted. Several others attended burials and returned from illness as the community shared greetings and travel.
Dixon attended preaching at Snow Sunday morning. Mr T M Gurr and family spent Sunday with Mr Eli Thompson and attended the burial of Mr J A Forehand in the afternoon.
A bachelor member of Congress sought sympathy in Clerk McDowell’s office over a fiancée set to marry another. The exchange recalled Governor Dick Oglesby’s Joliet prison tale of an abductor who failed to win his bride, prompting the congressman to leave in silence.
In a witty exchange from the pages, a young man devoted to Miss Gotrox is identified as a lawyer. Despite claims he knows little of law, the dialogue hints he sees greater wealth in marriage than in doctrine.
An ironic quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer compares Noah’s ark to a submarine, implying modern craft costs and legality would vex biblical travelers. The brief cartoonish barb reflects a lighthearted media edge on ancient stories.
A brief, opinionated note from the Philadelphia Record remarks that Concession proved it as Hook-Miss Antique begins to show her age with renewed scrutiny. It mentions Nye affirming the last time contact occurred and a look over the family Bible.
The Philadelphia Press notes a festive line about riding in a one horse open sleigh while hinting at a financial burden to be faced. The playful verse contrasts holiday cheer with the burden of an impending bill.
An interior design idea describes creating a border or semifrieze above the plate rail. A library display used a line of old prints just above the shelf. Another effect showcased blue, red and white Japanese plates on yellow paper above the rail.
The article explains that sewing machines often fail to perform well due to poor oiling and cleaning. It recommends removing old oil with benzene, cleaning, then applying good sperm oil to improve running efficiency.
Tarnished silver can regain brightness by applying floor oil with a flannel cloth and briskly rubbing. Silver candlesticks and similar items stay in good condition with occasional polishing using flannel and a small amount of floor oil.
Freeman and Smith of Machias Maine suffered eye injury years earlier when a pump handle damaged his sight. Recently a heifer gored his well eye, prompting hospital surgery in Bangor. doctors removed the damaged eye and unexpectedly restored vision to the long blind eye, improving overall sight.
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