Local notes on crops and commerce in Pinehurst area
Fresh flour and hay priced for cash at J P Heard Co warns about local illnesses and wedding news in Hawkinsville district. Vendors showcase hats, crockery, lace, and fabrics from Fullington Barfield Pinehurst list, with street work, market prices, and social notices including May picnic, local weddings, and visiting editors from Vienna and Hawkinsville Dispatch.
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The
Fullington & Barfield Co
Pinehurst
J. E. Howell
Vienna
Sterling
Vienna Progress
Hynds-Willis
J. J. Whitfield
Hawkinsville Dispatch and News
Ve. U. Willis & Co
Geo. W. Wooten
Hawkinsville
Fullington & Barfield, Co
Lost gold breast pin near Baptist church
A small long gold breast pin went missing on Sunday while returning from the Baptist church. A child’s pin is sought, and the finder is asked to leave it at this office.
Seed Ground Peas for Sale in Georgia
Seed Ground peas offered by J S Byrom of Byromville Georgia. About 100 bushels available at 75 cents per bushel. Apply in person or write to Byromville GA for details and arrangements.
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J.S. Byrom
Byromville, Ga
Lena Powell Hosts Pleasant Birthday Dinner Party
Miss Lena Powell hosted a birthday dinner last Sunday for several invited friends. Guests traveled from Vienna to attend and described the occasion as very pleasant. Powell is portrayed as a charming and popular hostess.
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Lena Powell
Vienna
Lena
Willis and Gainesville Beauty Plan Quick Bann Notice
In Hawkinsville last week W C Willis and a Gainesville beauty announced plans to marry and wedlock invitations will follow. They request guests to bring gifts ranging from a house and lot to a horse and buggy, and attendees should notify to receive invitations.
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Hawkinsville
W. C. Willis
Gainesville
Selah
Judge Fish Rules Against Tommey in Contested Alderman Election
Judge W H Fish held a special session to hear the contested alderman election case from January. G H Tommey of Cordelo challenged three elected aldermen but the court ruled against Tommey after hearing evidence and counsel arguments. Receivership cases were also heard.
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W. H. Fish
Americas
G.H. Tommey
Cordelo
School Census Results for Vienna and Ninth Districts
Mr T A Adkins releases the census figures for Vienna and Ninth districts. In Ninth district ages six to eighteen total 312 males white 112 colored males over ten cannot read and five colored never attended. Vienna district totals 1052 with 2 white blind 37 cannot read 4 never attended and colored 195 cannot read 25 never attended.
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T. A. Adkins
Vienna
Suspected Murder Case Ties to Unadilla Mystery
Jesse Odom, jailed in Dooly, is linked to a 2 year old Unadilla murder mystery. A Jewish peddler was found dead near the Una dilla road swamp with a fatal front-shot wound. Macon detectives Patterson and Jenkins, aided by rewards from local Hebrews and Governor Northen, arrested Odom at a Macon brick yard and secured his custody, claiming strong evidence against him.
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Jesse Odom
Dooly
Unadilla
Macon
Northen
Patterson
Jenkins
Pinehurst Dots and Local Social Buzz
Pinehurst notes progress on the Baptist church with one more week of work likely to finish. A delay at Friday’s train caused worry about a wreck and a missing beloved. Miss Ella Borum of Henderson visits Miss Ida Herring and is popular among locals. The Baptist Sunday School accepts an invitation to a picnic with Unadilla at Heech Haven on the 13th. Miss Nannie horne attended Miss Annie Willis’s wedding in Hawkinsville last Wednesday and returned with Miss Eunice Guthrie from Unadilla. Mr. W. S. Rogers was ill Friday but appeared on the street again. Mr. G. W. Fullington now drives bay horses. Prof. Sanders’s lecture to Sunday School teachers Friday night was well received. Miss Etta Wright of Snow visited her sister Mrs. John Wilson. Ruse Burrows.
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W. C. Hamilton
Samuel Carnes
PD. L. Henderson
Atlanta
QO. P. Swearingen, Jr
Heard
Sue
Fullington & Barfield Co
Pinehurst
Stovall & Forbes
C. A
G. R. Horne
Unadilla
Frank Powell
Coney, Warwick
Cordele
New York
Mrs. Morgan
Miss Brown
J. F. Cooper
W.B. McPhaul
Moultrie
B. P. Howell
Barfield & Wilson
Unadilla Ga
Vienna
Ella Borum
Henderson
Ida Herring
Baptist Sunday School
Heech Haven
Nannie Horne
Annie Willis
Hawkinsville
Eunice Guthrie
W. S. Rogers
G. W. Fullington
Prof. Sanders
Etta Wright
Snow
John Wilson
Ruse Burrows
Philaretorian Society
J. R. Carroll
Bridges
W. H. McBride
Florida
D. Fraser
Beeca Haven
Zeph Pate
OAKLAWN SKETCHES IN DOOLY COUNTY DRAMA
Mr J A Hurdle of Henderson visited Dooly last Sunday and others discuss travel. Dallas Peavy suffers rheumatism and his wife has a painful finger rising. A roadside altercation near Unadilla last week leaves Tom Gurr and Asa Daniels in a quarrel with Daniels stabbing Gurr but not fatally. A Turkey Creek Girt.
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Perry
Georgia
Houston County
Dallas Peavy
Unadilla
Tom Gurr
Asa Daniels
Daniels
Gurr
Turkey Creek
Blood purifier sales pitch from old ad with list of brands
An old time advertisement extols various blood purifier brands and tonics including Ayer’s Begg Dr Witts Stovall Hood Pierces Radway Caticorn Peruna P P P B B B C C and others. It claims reduced prices on half dozen bottles by Stovall Forbes.
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Ayer
Picnic at Smith's Mill Near Vienna
A picnic and basket dinner will be held at Mr. R. T. Smith's mill nine miles southwest of Vienna on the third Saturday in May. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Line Creek
Sumter County
Vienna
R. T. Smith
All Day Basket Singings Planned in Douly Area
Singing events all day for several weeks begin with the Third Sunday in May at Byromville and Harmony Grove and the First Sunday in June at Ebenezer. All invited to attend and participate. Also notes a line of millinery goods offered at low cash prices by J. A. Smith, Ac'r.
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Douly
Byromville
Harmony Grove
Morris & Tracy's
Grand Occasion at Pinehurst Wedding of Beacham and Horne
Announcement for the May 24 marriage of Dr. W. E. Beacham, a young Unadilla dentist, and Miss Nannie Horne of Pinehurst. The ceremony will take place at Pinehurst Baptist Church, with reception at the bride’s father’s residence. the couple will live in Unadilla.
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W. E. Beacham
Unadilla
Nannie Horne
Pinehurst
Beacham
J. R. Horne
Unadilla Gleanings notes Beech Haven May-day picnic plans
The Unadilla Gleanings reports Sunday School children join Beech Haven on the 13th for a full day May-day picnic with an old time program. Excursion rates via the Shoo-fly train are offered at 25 cents round trip. Local society meetings, travel notes, and town updates follow, including pairings and visits by Miss Zeph Pate and Miss Nona Duncan.
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Beech Haven
L. A. Morgan
The
Progress
Perry
Houston
Farm Lands for Low Interest Loans in Dooly County
The Fort Valley Leader notes a broker offering to negotiate loans on improved farm lands in Dooly County. Address contact: Joan H. Woopwarp, Attorney and Real Estate Agent, Vienna, Georgia. A parade of salesmen and traveling vendors is mentioned as having visited, with playful closing references to performers.
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Dooly
Joan H. Woopwarp
Fort Valley
Whiskey Sale Ban Struck Down in Wilcox County
Georgia Supreme Court rules Wilcox County liquor prohibition unconstitutional thus local enforcement ends and whiskey may be sold openly. ruling issued last week clarifies state and county jurisdiction and sets a precedent for future enforcement.
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Supreme Court of Georgia
Wilcox County
Suwannee River Chautauqua Second Term at White Springs
The Suwannee River Chautauqua second term will be held at White Springs Florida from May 14 to 19. An elegant program is arranged with ministers and speakers of note including Rev George O Barnes D D of Kentucky Rev E F Cooke of Brunswick Hon John Temple Graves Hon A J Russell of Jacksonville Fla Hon W N Sheats of Tallahassee Fla Hon W B Lamar Attorney General of Florida Georgia's Ham and others. Railroads will offer reduced rates.
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White Springs
Fla
George O. Barnes
D. D
Kentucky
E. F. Cookei
Brunswick
John Temple Graves
A. J. Russell
Jacksonville
W. N. Sheats
Tallehasse
W. B. Lamar
Florida
Georgia
Blind Tigers Face Judge Whipple in Dooly County
Moon, a Cordele resident long believed to run a blind tiger, was brought before Judge Whipple and convicted. He faces a $250 fine or six months in the gang, now serving time with MecRea's crew in Valdosta. The Progress applauds the crackdown, urging removal of the illegal dens.
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Dooly
Judge Whipple
Moon
Cordele
MecRea
Valdosta
Novel State of Affairs in Perry Town Hall
Town of Perry shows a novel governance pattern with the Mayor and Aldermen serving for years without sworn officials. The Mayor has audited and paid his own bills, leaving the council uncooperative, yet the town reportedly remains out of debt with a treasury full of funds.
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Perry
Crops look good amid irregular rain in Drayton
From Drayton this week notes several rain threats yet little precipitation. Farmers report corn in fine condition, cotton stands good, and cotton chopping underway. Bullock improves after a serious illness, Mrs. Daniels has been ill ten days, and Dr Hooks is back among friends. A Sumter picnic is planned for Line Creek Bridge on the second Saturday in May with Bill likely arriving around noon bearing a rubber bag.
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Bullock
Sumter
Line Creek Bridge
Bill
Millinery Stock at Remarkably Low Prices in Vienna
Mrs E A MecElreath announces spring and summer millinery stock at Everett Corner Vienna. Newest, nobbiest assortment offered at low prices. invites customers to view stock and purchase or not. Respectfully.
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Vienna
Everett Corner
I Hynds and Willis Wedding Shines in Hawkinsville
A Hawkinsville visit by the Procress editor with Mr. J J Whitfield and W C Willis leads to a delightful Pinehurst Unadilla Georgia ride to Hawkinsville. The town shows growth a $10 000 brick school rising and a grand wedding at Hawkinsville Baptist Church April 26 with elaborate decorations and a long bridal party procession. The bride Miss Sadie Willis and groom Hynds are hailed by many as a fine match. The article notes visitors, social events, and a reception by the couple’s parents.
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Hawkinsville Baptist Church
Ella Glover
Oscar and
McLendon Pate
George Willis
C. R. Warren W. B. Glover
L. A. Jordan
Charles
Johnson
Atlanta
Mollie Joiner
T. H. Bridges
Hawkinsville
Edna Roberts
J. J. Witfield
Bessie Anthony
M. C. Brown
Gainesville
Lizzie Anderson
S. P. Adams
Nannie Horne
Pinehurst
J. E. Dawson
Ida Way
J. B. Willis
Maggie Dunlap
R. A. Pate
Ella Jordan
W. C. Willis
Vienna
Zeph Pate
Unadilla
J. S. Hall
Dainsville
Emma Adams
J. S. Willlis
Miss Willis
Mr. Hynds
North Georgia
P.S
Warwick Fort Earlychurch meeting draws Houston Association
The Houston Association held a General Meeting with Fort Earlychurch in Warwick on a Saturday and Sunday. Reverends Hymam Eden Hobby Long, and lay leaders led services, with a large turnout from nine churches, a generous Sunday dinner, and notable hospitality from local farmers. Some speakers did not appear, but the visit fostered renewal and new acquaintances amid signs of local improvement.
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Georgia
Warwick
Houston Association
Fort Earlychurch
J. J. Hymam
H. V.gden
I Hobby
Mr. Long
M. A. Tharp
D. T. Doughtry
New Drug Store Opens in Vienna Promises Low Prices
A notice from T. P. McElreath M D announces the opening of a new drug store in Vienna this week. He has purchased a complete line of typical first class goods and invites the public to call at the Everett Corner to inspect stock and trade for future needs with promises of surprising prices.
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Vienna
Everett
T. P. McElreath
M. D
Four States In One Day At Georgia Business College
Four young ladies graduate from Macon Georgia Business College in shorthand and bookkeeping after brief study periods. Representing Mississippi South Carolina Tennessee and Georgia, they enter rapidly into good positions, proving the school’s practical instruction benefits the southern youth and placing graduates promptly.
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Macon
Georgia Business College
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Sinc
South
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Shusiness
Stovall
Forbes
Bruggist
W. T. Peavey
Gunsmith
Unadilla, Ga
Pienwa
Court of Ordinary
A. V. Whipple
Viemha
Dooly County Court
G. W. Busser
D. A. R. Crem
Busbee & Rum
Southwestern
Oconee
Southern
State Supreme Court
United States
District
Court of Appeals
W. M. Haslam
T.F. Bivins
W.H. Whipple
Middleton
HY. E. Beecham
J. W
J. Williams
Dentists
Cordele. GA
Bank of Cordele Building
J.P. Heard &Co
B. M. Wood
W. C. Willis & Co’s
J.P. Heard & Co
Leila Haslam
A. E. Jordan
W. C. Willis & Co
D. L Henderson
Hynds—Willis
Hugh Heard
W. C. Willis & Co's
Jasper F. Lewis
J.P. Heard & Go
J. F. Waters
Srova
Li & Fores
Mr. and Mires
T. Turlington
Fenn
Fane
W. A. Willis & Co
Ane
Oaklawn
J. A. Hurdle
Joe
Picnie
Smith's Mill
T. J. A. Smith
Nona Duncan
Arabi
W. B. Nichols
Wilcox
Suwannee River
Blind Tigers
Drayton
S. Watts
Howell
Jno. F. Butler
Billy the Kid
Major
E. A. iMecElreath
Procress
J J. Whitfield
Jim
Giovania
Hawkinsvile
I Hynps
Wiltis
Progress Office
NEW Drug Store
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