Pleasant Valley Notes Chronicle Local Gossip
Mrs. E Walton and Dora of Vienna visited Monday. A masquerade at I R Varnadee's last Thursday. Howard Owens horse ran away. buggy damaged. narrow escape. Hog cholera reappears. concern for farmers hogs. O P Churchwell and wife from Pinehurst visited. J N Swearingen Sr and wife spent Monday in the city. Sunday school suspended two Sundays. Pleasant Valley Church to host important lesson and preacher Snow next Sunday. Vienna man supports Terrell. others defeated. Col S B Fields of Cordele stayed with J B Swintha and Mary Parkereon. A school society formed meeting twice monthly. Several friends visited the school Friday. Sickness heavy. Mrs J T Gammage improving after illness. Oldest daughter burned. father Dr J T Gammage burned hands extinguishing flame. Ophelia Waren returned home from visit. John Hardaman accidentally shot weeks ago. improving slowly. Advice to handle guns carefully. School note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Swearingen, Sr
Pleasant Valley Church
J.T. Gammage
J. T. Gamarage
Arabi School News Highlights Faculty and Student Moves
Friday program featured Prof. C H Jackson of Monroe College who spoke on Truth but weather prevented his B P U lecture. Rey Wellens visited from the Plains, J W Reynolds recovers from illness, May Reynolds returns to Albany, F A Brinson ill but active, Gee Hyman visits, J Hansell Norman at Mercer, Casseaux travels to Maco, spring session gears up for commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. 8. Jackson
Monroe College
Philomathean Society
Rey. Wellens
The
Plains
J. W. Reynolds
Houston High School
J. J. Hyman
Miss May Reynolds
Albany
F. A. Brinson
Casseaux
Maco
Union items report progress and activities
Farmers advance their work under fine weather and use it well. Young people at Union organize a vocal class with Mr W Cooper as chorister and Mir lice Pearce as secretary and Mr W Jordan as treasurer. Sunday school organized and progressing with eighty three pupils under Misses Mar
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
W. Cooper
Lice Pearce
W. Jordan
Severs
Pitts
aSlay School
Misses Mar
Oak Grove News Clara Barton Style
Oak Grove notes report visits from Vienna with Miss Edyth Page and Page family, local travel by Jim Roberts Jonas Oliver Jim Fitzgerald and Howard Owen, a buggy accident, heavy rain delaying farm work and Sunday school, a masquerade at Var Nedee home, Emma Owen and Jim Mason passing through, and a light touch on a boat ride and a mismatched wedding ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Owen
Near Byromville
Jim Mason
Pleasant Valley
The
Grove
Local Notices From Emrich Area Visitors
EMERICH NEWS reports Mrs. Dow Hill visited her father Dallas Peavy near Pinehurst Thursday. Miss Emmie Woodward of Vienna visits Misses Marie and Evelyn Peacock. Mary Brown returned to Unadilla after visiting Miss Evelyn Peacock and Miss Florence Barfield. E B Peacock and Miss Hattie Patteshall of Unadilla visited relatives here Thursday. Mrs. R L Wilson and children and Miss Margaret Barfield returned to Cordele after visiting Mr and Mrs R L Barfield. Mrs R L Barfield and Mrs J R Barfield attended quilting at J R Horne's Friday. J R Barfield went to Vienna Monday on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Dow Hill
Dallas Peavy
Pinehurst
Emmie Woodward
Vienna
Marie and
Evelyn Peacock
Mary Brown
Unadilla
Florence Barfield
E. B. Peacock
Hattie Patteshall
Our Town
R. L. Wilson
Margaret Barfield
Cordele
R. L. Barfield
Weekend Visitors and Local Hard Rain Damage
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Clements visited Mr. and Mrs. B A Borum Saturday and Sunday. Our Sunday school was small last Sunday on account of high water. We had very hard rains Friday Saturday and Sunday and considerable damage was done to the land. We had an excitement in town Monday morning caused by a mad dog. Some men followed it for about a mile and succeeded in killing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Clements
B A. Borum
Pleasant Hill Doings and Local Marriages
Local notes report the marriage of Mr Logan Christmas and Miss Lula Brown near Rochelle and a Sunday arm injury to Andrew Self. Obituaries note deaths of Mrs Susie Brown and Mrs Joe Brown. Community prayers and social visits follow with praise for Rev Leithh and Mr Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Christmas
Near
Rochelle
Lula Brown
Near Here
Andrew
A. J. Self
Miss Maude Butler
Mra
Ava Lasseter
Rainy days slow schools as farmers rest in Dickson district
A Dickson School report notes ongoing court attendance by Mr. 8S. P. Odum and Mrs. J. W. Hall's Vienna visit. Several residents including Mrs. Jasper Dixon and Miss Anna Odum are ill. Irene and Vera Rape suffer pneumonia. The piece mentions river flooding, with Melgy Ward inspecting bridges and water levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Dixon
Irene
Vera
Texas girl writes of newspaper love and family ties
A Texas girl writes to the editor expressing how the newspaper keeps her connected to loved ones back home. She notes her father reads the paper daily and values it highly, mentioning the joy of seeing familiar names in print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Prohibition-minded reader thanks paper for welfare message
A letter expresses affection for familiar names, recalls Georgia family ties, and praises the paper as a prohibition advocate. The writer condemns whiskey ads as harmful to humanity and wishes the publication success, hinting at future correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mama
Old
Georgia
Papa
In Memoriam Susie Brown Dies Near Vienna Georgia
Susie Brown died March 1 1902 at her home near Vienna Georgia at age 87. The obituary honors a long life of devotion to family and the Methodist church, describing her gentleness tenderness and faith and noting she rests with her savior in a peaceful death surrounded by friends and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Susie Brown
Jesus
Methodist Church
Dooly representative race may widen with new candidates
The contest in Dooly County for the representative seat is not settled. Ex-Sheriff and justice of the peace H. W. Powell is considered a strong candidate and likely to enter. Jesse Clements of Arabi also toured the area last week as a probable contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooly
H. W. Powell
Jesse Clements
Arabi
Little Eva Everett Passes In Sweet Repose
The bereaved parents and family of Minnie Everett mourn the death of their little girl Eva Everett. The note asks for God’s comfort, patience, and eventual reunion in heaven, expressing sorrow at the brief life and the child’s pure, saintly nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva
Camato
Minnie Everett
Paint Makers Offer Free Paint Through Local Agencies
A letter to Mrs. R. P. Mitchell from L and M Paints of New York invites her to paint her house with their product and offers free paint based on house size and number of coatings. The firm touts its 1857 founding, 30 years in business, 3,500 agencies, and five million pounds sold in 1900, claiming longer lasting paint than lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Mitchell
Smasher’s Auto Breaks Record, Causes Talk in Detroit
In Detroit a hushed buzz followed a claim that Cholly’s auto smashed a record, with Mrs. Perkins doubting the news while Mr. Perkins asks for details. The exchange reflects community chatter on an apparent automotive feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholly
Mr. Perkins
Mrs. Perkins
Detroit Free Press
Newsboy Pape Editor Rushes to Sell Copies
A fragmented note from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat shows a bustling newsroom scene with editors urging quick production of newsboys' papry. The exchange hints at the pressure to push fresh copies into the market despite rough wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All de News
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Mental Exercise. Berenice Who Decides His Wardrobe
The dialogue notes Cholly shifting independence from his valet as he plans his own suit choices. Hortense comments on his self-reliant approach and anticipates his deliberate dressing decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berenice
Cholly
Hortense
Amicus Choate and the Truth Plot at Dinner
A New York dinner recounts the exchange between opposing counsel and Horace Russell as he recalls a former client named Choate. The remark on sworn testimony leads Choate to quip that his client has sworn to tell the truth and much more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Russell
New York
Ambassador Choate
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Dora
I’. R. Varnadee
Howard Owen
O. P. Churchwell
Tance
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Terrell
Tevery
Col. S. B. Fields
J. B. Swin
Tha
Mary Parkereon
Ophelia Waren
Mrs. Steward Arib
John Hardaman
Oak Grove
Bessie Collier
Jewell Powell
Miss Page
Byromville
Edyth Page
Prof
Oliver
Jim Roberts
Jonas Oliver
Jim A. Fitzgerald
Howard
T. R. Varnedee
Squire Martin
Coons
Emerich News
J. R. Barfield
J. R. Horne
Pleasant Hill
Doings
Mrs
A. 8. Lewis
Lizzie Lewis
Joe Brown
J. R. Brown
Leithh
Marshall
W. J. Jackson
Dickson School
J. W. Hall
Ian Vienna
Lois Ward
Rosa
Laura
Susie Hall
Bascom Dixon
C. R
Osburn Hall
Anna Odum
Pete
Indhate
Paint Makers
Pearl St
New York City
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