14 May 1896
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
1
A Dooly county boy now brakeman recalls a night train wreck on a major Southern line. Twenty cars derailed. the engine smashed. yet the only fatality is the brakeman. The poem notes the road’s heavy freight loss versus the lone death and the public calm.
An obituary note records the death of Joe L. Herring, a long‑lived Pinehurst resident who died on Friday after paralysis. It also notes the death of Lila Adkins, a sixteen month old girl, from bowel inflammation after measles and teething. L. F. Collier died at Judge Hargrove’s home after eight years of paralysis with stroke symptoms. Collier, known across Dooly and neighboring counties, was generous and devout, survived by children, and buried at Drayton with Methodist pastors Lane and Kelly officiating.
A Montezuma Record editorial rebuts Times Recorder accusations against supporters of Judge Fort in the third district congressional race. It denounces labeling voters as agitators and hirelings for exercising their voting judgment and predicts political mudslinging will worsen before the June 6 ballot.
A Vienna meeting on Saturday May 2 nominates delegates for the June primary amid slim attendance. Critics accuse a single man, termed the ringmaster, of bypassing the party executive committee and steering internal affairs. The writer, while personally fond of the individual, cautions against his egotism and political bossism.
Judge John H. Woodward's mare was badly injured Tuesday afternoon when she stepped onto a two to three foot hitch-post made from an old buggy axle. The post pierced her shoulders as she struggled to free herself. A nearby crowd aided the horse, doctors Howell and Bigins treated the wound, and with care she should recover.
Bridges School resumes after a week off. Farmers work daily to hide the grass as crops benefit from rain. A large picnic and a Sunday singing drew a big crowd. A local critique of candidates provoked laughter about fleas. Mess Turner and Cheeks to restart sawing soon after moving their mill. Young people anticipate a union singing next Sunday. Mrs Raine is ill with measles and hopes for a speedy recovery.
The Proanuss reports widespread dissatisfaction with a February 2 meeting that nominated delegates and alternates for the state convention. It argues the gathering was neither a legitimate Democratic party meeting nor representative, with fewer than twenty attendees and nonbinding instructions. Chairman Hamilton plans a courthouse meeting next Saturday to harmonize matters and insists future nominations be through regular party channels.
In Cordele sentiment, Joseph Bivins, praised as a growing political speaker, reportedly delivered much of his rebuttal after exiting the hall. The Cordele Sentinel notes Lewis pinned him on the Blunton affair, disrupting his eloquence and leaving the crowd with little of the planned peroration.
Dedicatory exercises at the Columbia University site on Morningside Heights drew presidents and leaders from major colleges joined by Governor Morton and Mayor Strong. Attendees wore regalia, including Dean Hoffman in scarlet and Bishop Littlejohn in crimson, as the event celebrated the university’s material prosperity and growth.
A retired Rear Admiral Meade delivers a fighterly address for Lafayette Post G A R at the university, praising education and wealth in shaping a new century. President Low speaks of readiness to defend the flag and living for a higher national purpose, urging voters and citizens to reform laws, purge corrupt officials, and elect capable leaders to advance equality and responsible governance.
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