Local News Notes From Vienna Georgia In Busy Season
Corn sells at forty cents a bushel and eggs twenty cents a dozen. Visitors include Dr. L. W. Mobley and H. A. Mobley. Mrs. E. S. Lasseter improves after illness. Exposition trips and horse trading dominate social life. A fine boy is born to Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Mathews. Weather and hunting talk blend with court activity and civic updates. Several residents travel to Reynolds and Atlanta for business or pleasure. A goose in Rochelle is twenty two years old. A Gin shafting accident injures Mulkey. healing proceeds. A Friday night syrup-bil-ing party features many couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dre. L. W. and
H. A. Mobley
Vienna
A. L. Powell
Atlanta
G. R. Mathews
W A. Bonacker
Rosalie Marshall
Cordele
Rena
Emma Hardy
J. E. Joiner Jr
Drayton
S. B. Stovall
Bennavista
D. J. Christmas
Rochelle
Chamberlain
Dr. Cady
Mitchell evangelist tenting in Unadilla Vienna crowds
Dr Mitchell the Wire grass holiness evangelist has a tent at Unadilla and plans to preach against sin in Vienna soon. He is said to attack the devil in Vienna in the coming days.
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Dr. Mitchell
Unadilla
Vienna
Thanksgiving Service Observed by Local Churches
Thanksgiving is observed at the Methodist church with Rev. J. M. Kelly preaching and Baptist pastor joining the service. Businesses are asked to close for thanksgiving. Mrs. Judge John H. Woodward remains ill, with Dr. Holmes visiting for consultation and hope for recovery.
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J. M. Kelly
John H. Woodward
J. B. S. Holmes
Atlanta
C. T. Stovall
Fires nearly burn child. Thompson family escapes
A family night by the hearth ends with Clio Thompson's dress catching fire and Mr. Thompson extinguishing the blaze but burning his fingers and several of the child's hands. Separately, J. E. Fokes Jr. dies at his Bay Point home of hemorrhagic fever after a week of illness, leaving a wife and child. Burial is at Beulah church.
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H. B. Thompson
Clio
Mr. Thompson
J. E Fokes, Jr
Bay Point
Fokes
Methodist Church
Beulah Church
Fire at Cordele lumber plant destroys kiln and lumber
A large fire struck the Me D Cain lumber plant on the Georgia Southern line near Cordele on Tuesday night after dark. The blaze started in a dry kiln and was contained by prompt efforts, with $7,000 in property and $4,500 in insurance. The burned kiln and lumber will be rebuilt.
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Me. D. Cain
Georgia Southern
Cordele
Planing Will
Cordele Cotton Mills
Seven Artesian Wells Prove Successful on the River
Seven artesian wells bored this fall show strong flows. Clegg at the Butts place yields 6 to 7 gpm, Wells' well 8 to 10 gpm, Byrom’s plantation well needed a 4 to 5 foot finish before water flowed, and two wells at Coney produce 60 gpm at two feet above ground and 45 gpm at four feet. Dooly’s river plantations are praised for these fountains.
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P C.clegg
A. Wells
J. S. Byrom
Coney
Dooly
Mad Dog Kills Man After Strange Attacks
A man named Perry G Busbee killed a dog in town with an axe after the animal attacked him and another man, Zadock Laster, at their homes. The dog acted oddly, did not foam, and no owners were identified.
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Perry G. Busbee
Mr. Busbee
Zadock Lasseter
Mr. Crisp Delivers Finances Speech to Georgia Assembly
The Hon. Chas. F. Crisp spoke before the joint session last Wednesday night on bimettalism and free coinage. He argued the Democratic party favors it, refuting gold outflow fears and citing silver rehabilitation as world changing. The address drew generous applause and widespread congratulations for its logic and conciseness.
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Chas. F. Crisp
General Assembly
Democratic Party
Congress
Atlanta Constitution
Crisp
United States
United States Senate
London
Progress versus pessimism in The Florida Citizen essay
A Florida Citizen columnist argues progress is real beyond material comforts, noting more great men, faster education, and a growing world in which churches, schools, hospitals, and moral sentiment rise. He dismisses claims this generation is worse than its predecessors, urging continued faith in improvement.
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Florida Citizen
Soudan
Maryland man plans goose catching with dummy suit
A Maryland sportsman devises a scheme to exterminate wild geese using a rubber goose disguise and magnifying glasses to slip among flocks and grab geese by the feet. He imagines a successful retail goose supply, while a country boy with a rifle could end the venture.
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Maryland
Puck
Ready Now Cabinet Photos At $193 A Dozen This Week
John J Carter photographer advertises cabinet photos available this week for 193 dollars per dozen. The notice emphasizes quick turnaround and professional service.
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John-J. Carter
A Juvenile Reformatory Called for in Georgia
The piece argues Georgia needs a reform school for youthful criminals and criticizes the state for building jails and licensing alcohol without rescue methods. It condemns associating youth with hardened offenders and urges a shift toward rehabilitation.
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Georgia
Reforming Youths Through a Juvenile Reformatory
The author argues against minimal funding for youth reform and urges the General Assembly to appropriate money for a juvenile reformatory. He calls for patriotic, Christian leadership to guide reform and prevent youths from becoming criminals through early intervention and indeterminate reform.
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Georgia
General Assembly
Classified advertisements including travel jobs and goods
Multiple small ads for Penny's meat and groceries and travel jobs in Georgia with salary offers. Also listed are stoves and stove backs, corn cures, horses and mules, tobacco, medicinal tonics, Christmas photo gifts, and a Chamberlain remedy promotion. Exposition rates from Vienna and group ticket discounts conclude the page.
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Z. T. Penny
Georgia
the Dominion Co
Omaha
Chicago
J. F. Calhoun & Co
Seed Rye Sale Promises Pure South Georgia grain
Daniel Drug and Seed Co offers new crop South Georgia Seed Rye at 175 dollars per bushel with other seeds available. The notice also promotes Christmas book sets and agent opportunities in the South with earnings potential and rapid territory distribution.
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South Georgia
Daniel Drug & Seed Co
Macon
Prevent Croup Early With Chamberlains Cough Remedy
The item explains croup arises from a common cold and warns hoarseness as the first sign. It urges early treatment with Chamberlains Cough Remedy, claiming it prevents or aborts croup and is safe for children. Sold by Stovall Forbes.
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Chamberlain
St. Paul
Stovall & Forbes
General licensure examination for Dooly county teachers
The next general examination for applicants seeking a public school teaching license in Dooly county will be held Friday December 6 1895 at 8 o clock a m. The exam will cover Theory and Practice of teaching from Payne's Edition of Page on Teaching. The book costs fifty cents. Applicants should prepare accordingly. Nov 11 1895. E G Greene C S C
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Dooly County
Payne
E. G. Greene
Fashionable hats and accessories by Mrs. C. V. Morgan
Mrs. C V Morgan announces stylish hats at moderate prices with new ribbons plumes and ornaments. Feather boas silks and velvets for dress trimmings showcased. The Cuorsete line is praised for lasting quality and pleasing options for ladies seeking affordable elegance.
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C. B. Cuorsete
C.V. Morgan
Artistic Photographs Coming to Vienna and Dooly County
Illness of Atlanta photographer Wm Kuhns prompts John Carter of Conyers to photograph in his stead. Only negatives will be produced then shipped to Atlanta for finishing, taking up to ten days. Carter offers cabinet photos at $1.95 per dozen during Nov 17 to 23 with reduced prices and delivery before he leaves.
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Vienna
Dooly County
Wm. Kuhns
Atlanta
John Carter
Conyers
Kuhn
Carter
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