Progress and Herald lauded by Gibson Record and Atlanta Herald
The Gibson Record has enlarged and improved its form with diligent editors and publishers deploying hard work to make a first class paper. The Atlanta Herald grows brighter under Josiah Carter and now benefits from Col J Armory Knox as general manager and associate editor, promising wide popularity and continued success.
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Gibson Record
Atlanta Herald
Josiah Carter
Col. J. Armory Knox
Tex+8 Siftings
The
Herald
Stork as Watchdog in Tennille Yard
W N Harman of Tennille keeps a domesticated crane or stork that serves as a watchdog and alerts the household to strangers and animals. The bird also acts as a skilled mouser, catching mice quickly when taken to the barn, and responds gently to its owner’s call.
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W. N. Harman
Tennille
Savannah News
Insurance ad urges readers to insure homes now
A faded 1794 era advertisement extols the Insurance Company of North America as a reliable source for home insurance and loans, urging immediate action before misfortune strikes. The text pitches affordability, prompt payments, and long-standing trust to persuade readers to obtain insurance.
Vote discrepancy in Macon County election dispute
In Macon County a contest between Oglethorpe and Montezuma over moving the courthouse to Montezuma drew nearly 3000 votes. The census shows Macon County historically cast far fewer votes, with Montezuma alone matching typical county totals. Mystery surrounds the unexpected surge in ballots.
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Macon County
Oglethorpe
Montezuma
Court House
Five Executed in Mt Vernon Lynching
A group of five Black men were hanged at Mt Vernon last Friday. Three were executed for the murder of Agent Peterson at Riley weeks prior, while the other two were convicted of murdering other Black individuals. The piece frames the hangings as a warning to curb crime in the region.
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Mt Vernon
Agent Peterson
Riley
Brown's Iron Bitters Promoted Amid Receivers Sale
Receivers sale ordered by the Superior Court decreed September 13 1893 in W E Springer Co et als vs Fenn Lumber Co. to be held November 7 at Fenn Georgia. Description covers nearly 91 acres with multiple buildings and equipment including sawmills engines boilers and animals. One third cash remainder in 6 and 12 months. Title retained until payment. A E Colwell Receiver.
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W. E. Springer & Co. Et Als
Fenn Lumber Co
Fenn
Said Fenn, Lumber Co
Georgia Southern & Florida R. R
Erie City
Said Fenn Lumber Co
Sinquefield
A. E. Colwell
Eorgia
Dooty
John K. Wallice
E. S
Superior Court
Said
John K. Wallace
Champion Gourd in White County Measures 5 Feet 11 Inches
The Cleveland Progress notes a giant gourd on J. H. Freeman’s property in White County, currently 5 feet 11 inches in diameter. Freeman invites county residents to attempt to beat the record as the gourd grows on its vine at his residence.
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White County
J. H. Freeman
Freeman
Cleveland Progress
A Selfish World
A New York Weekly writer notes a cycle of harm where powerful rail owners roughen a poor man’s horse, the rich rider hits a cyclist, the walker stumbles a cripple on crutches, and the cripple jabbers his crutches into others’ corn, illustrating a selfish world.
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New York Weekly
Summary of Superior Court Term Activity and Guilty Verdicts
Court term records 69 civil cases settled, 75 new September cases, 119 old untried cases, totaling 194 docketed for March trial. Grand jury returned 51 true bills. 22 criminal trials heard with verdicts including multiple guilty rulings for offenses such as murder arson larceny and gaming.
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Superior Court
Abe Billing
Wade Speerman
Sam Robinson
Adam Harrold
Sheppard Royals
Jesse Fudge
Will Layson
Thomas Fenn
A. E. Hamilton
John Guiss
Frank Turner
America
Henry Lewis
John Purvis
Jeff Miller
Bob Burton
Jeff Green
Yours for business Inc E Hower Vienna Ga
A brief notice listing Yours for business, Inc. and E Hower of Vienna Georgia with a business service focus. Details are sparse but indicate a local commercial or professional listing in the area.
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Vienna
W. Thigpen
Practical
Cordele Public Auction: Dooly Sheriff’s Sales Notice
Dooly Sheriff offers for sale city lots 6 and 7 in block 126 in Cordele with all appurtenances as the property of Mrs Fannie A Holland to satisfy a Dooly County Court claim in favor of H J George. Also Cordele Electric Light Plant franchise and assets including engine boiler wiring poles house and lot to satisfy a Dooly Superior Court claim for The Bockfield Belting Company against the Mayor and City Council of Cordele. October 2 1893.
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Cordele
Fannie A. Holland
Dooly County Court
H. J. George
Cordele Electric Light Plant
Cordele, Ga
Dooly Superior Court
Bockfield Belting Company
Milner& Kittig Company
Council of
Dooly County
D. Wood & Co
Cordele property sales in Dooly County court actions
Public sale notices list the Cordele Electric Light Plant property, Emerson & Walker sawmill and related lumber holdings, planing mill, and freight equipment. Properties levied to satisfy several Dooly County Superior Court fifa judgments against Cordele interests and Emerson & Walker, with sales set for the first Tuesday in November 1893 at the courthouse in Cordele, Georgia, three miles east near the S A M railroad.
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Emerson & Walker
Dooly Superior Court
E. B. Walters
Fife
Cordele
Emerson & Walker's Mill
M.D
J. E. Price
Hurst & Son
S. Emerson & Walker
Fifa
Cordele City Marshal Sale Lists Tax Liens on City Lots
Cordele Georgia Dooley County property described as city lots numbers 1 through 20 in Block 205 and lot 9 in Block 2, plus city lot 11 in Block 126, all in Cordele, levied under tax fi fas against N Y Peavy for 1892 and Jos E Bivins for 1892, to be sold by W H Thornton, City Marshal.
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Georgia
DooLy County
Cordele
Peavy
N. Y
Cordele Ga
Jos. E. Bigins
Jos. E. Bivins
W. H. Thornton
W. H. Mayo
Pinia
Nelson Clements
Seville
Williford
Abbeville
W.H. Mayo
M.C. Bush
J. H. Dorough
Cordele Security Co
O'Neal & Gross
W. H. Wright
W. J. Musselwhite
Isreal Johnson
T. A. Musselwhite
Parker Mathews & Co
S J. Hill
J. J. Perry
Notice of sales and administrations in Dooly County
Legal notices announce yearlong rentals and public auctions for estate properties. Ads detail Jeremiah Slade and James Lindsey estates with land lots in Vienna and Unadilla, appointments for administration, guardianships, and road alterations, with dates in October and November 1893.
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A. W. Raines
Needham Paines
J.D. Hargrove
Ordinary Dooly Co
Beecham Dentist Ad Promises Prompt, Satisfied Work
W E Beecham, dentist in Unadilla offers prompt attention and guaranteed satisfaction for all dental work.
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W. E. Beecham
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J. E. Howrnt
Eprror
Astork
Hartford
the Insurance
Pany
North Amer
Ica
Reliable ! Companies
S. Wantiet
Unappinia Ga
Vienna, Ga
Dooly Sheriff's Sales
Jack
Jas. P. Powell
Napier
Worsham & Co
Jeremiah Slade
Admr
Court of Ordinary
Jas. Lindsey
E. E. Lindsey
Aministratrix
Doory Coenry
Wm. Johnson
J. D. Hargrove
Wm. C. Culpepper
David Culpepper
D. C
Dooty County
D. Peavy
Martha A. Peavy
Annie Lee
Horne
Unadilla
Americus
S. F. Horne
DooLyn County
Eli
W. B. Woodruff
Wm. A. Woodruff
J.D. Harcrove
Cootyn County
J B. Scott
Jas. A. Perry
D.C
Dooy County
S.s.truluck
T. W. Truluck
D. L. Truluck
John Truluck
J. D. HanGrove
Dovy County
A.J. Pitts
H. H. Pitts
Hardy Pitts
Dooly
Dora J. Holzendorf
Wm. Holzendorf
D. Hargrove
D.C. Busbee & Crum
Mrs. Morgan
Miss Brown
C.V. Morgan
Lou Brown
C. V. Morgan
Cordele and
Seville Road
John Bundrick
Pinia Ga
Sam Walls
J. GB. Hargrove
Doory County
D. D. Co
DodLy
James A. Perry
Wuty
J. B. Scott
Adin’r
Dooly County Directory
W.H Fish
C. B. Hudson
A. V. Whipple
Col. W. Thomson
R. Kellam
G. W. Sheppard
J. C. Dunaway
M. E. Rushin
D. B. Leonard
J. W. Graham
M. C. Jordan
Board OF Education
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J. P. Heard
B. F. Forbes
C. S. Bazemore
J. O. Hamilton
J. J. Lashley
J. J. Stovall
C. W. Johns
A. I Davies
Trinter
VienNxa Progress
Earth
W. V. Harvard
D. L. Henderson
J. H. Martin
Hawkinsville
Martin & Whipple
Lawyers
G. W. Besnee
D. A. R. Crem
Busbee & Crum
Dooly Co. Ga
Macon
Southwestern
Oconee
Southern
Brunswick
State Supreme Court
United States Circuit
District Courts
Court of Appeals
Medical
H. A. Mobley
Byronville, GA
W. S. Howett
Drayton
Drayton and Vicinity
T.¥. Bivins
W. C. Willis & Co
W.H. Whipple
F. E. Varnedoe
J. W
D J. Williams
Dentists
Cordele. GA
Bank of Cordele
OUR
Thompson
Madame Warren
Strouse Bros
Schlo Bros
W.C. Willis & CO
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