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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
4
In Cordele and surrounding circles the race between E. B. Lewis and Fort heats up as supporters urge electing Lewis to Congress. Letters, notices, and local comments judge candidates, debate strategy, and voter integrity amid eclipses, tax talks, and family milestones.
The executive committee supports a uniform broadside ticket for all offices in the primary with each candidate allowed a personal name while others stay blank. Spalding County has used this approach with satisfaction. The plan calls for printing 5 000 tickets at a cost of about $5, and for each candidate to contribute $3 to campaign printing. The goal is to reduce manipulation and let voters prepare and cast their ballots privately.
Save Your Eyes describes Shook and Reese offering eye testing to measure print readability and fit glasses precisely. It explains why unequal eye strength causes eye strain and suggests separate lens fitting so both eyes focus at 10 to 12 inches. Examinations are free and unsuitable cases won’t be recommended. It notes Lanoline eye balm from Dixie Optical Co for inflamed or irritated eyes.
The Vienna Progress Sunday School and Dickson's Sunday School leaders issue resolutions honoring Pastor B. M. Wright who served faithfully. They express humility before God, vow to follow his example, keep his last sermon text from March 25 1900, and memorialize him with a service and family condolences. Also note upcoming material deliveries: gin and press, lumber, and brick for foundations.
A 19th century note to cotton growers urging cost curtailment and the round bale system. D. B. Thomson pledges shared interests, stresses warehouse and compress charges, bagging, insurance, and freight costs, and warns of extortion. The letter promotes honest business and elevating fellow men through prudent practices.
Entertainment program arranged by Misses Brown and Swearingen features instrumental duets, solos, pantomimes, and recitations. Notable items include Parades Review, Betrothed, Martha, Edelweiss, and The Red Fan with performances by Fenn Brown Leonard Roberts and others.
Unadilla marshal R E Robertson, son of the town marshal, was attempting to arrest a man named Mac Pate under a Pulaski county warrant when the suspect fired four shots, striking Robertson in the chest. Robertson returned fire, killing the assailant. Robertson is recovering, while the negro died Sunday. Earlier, a different incident saw a negro fatally wound OM Wilkes, Pinehurst marshal, who survived and wed, while the assailant escaped.
A Philadelphia Press note claims gems have life and grow dull when worn by invalids. It states opals pearls rubies and turquoise respond to the wearer’s health and that pearls fade in color and brilliancy. The piece warns rings and pins should not be worn by invalids as disease emanations penetrate gem interstices and kill their life.
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