Lost Hound Reward Notice in Ada Georgia
A 14 year old black convict hound with a white neck spot is missing and a liberal reward is offered for its return. The notice is dated September 24, 1895 and signed W W Greer Ada Ga. The piece also reports Dooly county lacking funds in the treasury for the first time in ten years with about a thousand dollars taxes owed to the Georgia Southern railway and expenses for a new jail. Tax collection resumes soon as Tax Collector Scott starts rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Greer
Ada. Ga
Dooly
Georgia Southern Railway
Scott
Grand Military Excursion To Atlanta Exposition
The Georgia Southern railway runs an excursion Tuesday from Jacksonville Palatka and nearby points to the Atlanta Exposition. Gov Mitchell and Florida staff Jacksonville Light Infantry St Augustine Rifles Ocala Champion Fire Company will travel on decorated trains. Wednesday marks the official arrival of the Liberty Bell with a band of 18 pieces and a large crowd expected. fare is 3 45 from Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Southern Railway
Jacksonville
Palatka
Gov. Mitchell
Florida
Jacksonville Light Infantry
St. Augustine
Vienna
Serenaded Death Fans Fireworks and Fright near Pleasant Valley
A group serenaded Mr. Dave Cole near Pleasant Valley church with guns horns and noises. Cole found his horse dying from fright in the stable and suspects heart failure as the cause. The tale includes other neighborhood events and stock market musings from local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Cole
Pleasant Valley Church
Mr. Cole
Liberally Seek Funds for Confederate Monument Shaft
Rev J J Hyman urges county committees to canvass for funds to build a Confederate memorial shaft. The Progress backs the call urging territory division and house to house solicitation to ensure every citizen is asked to contribute in honor of the patriotic dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Hyman
Local News Notes From Vienna and Surrounds
Miss Aggie Clifton hosts Misses Jeanne and Fannie Morgan in Leesburg Georgia. Dr J M Whitehead leaves for Reynolds for two weeks. Vienna trades fish heavily with mullet barrels sold each Saturday. Several locals sightsee at the exposition Friday. Mrs J E Joiner Jr and Edna Brown visit Mrs Lasseter in town. Mr J J Stovall absent from Bank of Vienna. friends wish him well. The Methodist sermons by Pastor Lane delight large congregations. Hounston Association meets at Unadilla tomorrow for two to three days. Vienna cotton market remains lively with exchanges among buyers. Mrs C V Morgan bedridden with fever. J M Fields and W J Lashley buy Western horses and mares. John T Vinson Jr hunts game and fish, plus kills rattlesnake. The Progress receives renewals and new subscribers, paid up steadily. Hood Hitt dies of hemorrhagic fever in Americus. Primitive Baptists meet at Cedar Creek near Warwick with large attendance. Progress team meets friends around Arabi. visits to school delight. Mr J M Woodward spans country by wheel and races a mare driven by John Hollon of Dooling. Hollon’s horse foams while the mare pulls ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabi
J. M. Woodward
John A. Hollon
Dooling
T. T
Resolutions Call for Monument to Confederate Veterans
The Vienna reunion on July 4 urged funds for a monument honoring faithful Confederate veterans. J J Hyman, chairman, urged citizens of Dooly County Georgia to donate and organize, noting local prosperity and urging women take the lead in the work. Arabi Ga Oct 4 1895. Say good by to nervousness with Dr Westmoreland Calisaya Tonic. Sto vall & Forbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate Veterans Re-Union
Vienna
Georgia
J.J. Hyman
Dr. Westmoreland
Stovall & Forbes
Claim Gratitude For Prompt Life Policy Payout
In Cordele Georgia on September 24 1895 Mrs L C Owen thanks Campbell Jones General Agents for receiving a $5000 check from Provident Savings Life Assurance Society New York to cover her husband Geo T Owens policy 39406 praising the prompt payment. Dr Westmoreland s Calisaya Tonic advertised for quick relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
Campbell & Jones General
A. E. Jordan
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
New York
Geo. T.owen
Advertised Letters and Lost Jersey Calf Notice
Advertised letters list names including Archie Brown Emmy Barry Laura Haines J. J. Williames and others. A Jersey cow with Jersey points and color strayed from premises in Vienna Ga about six weeks ago, and a one year old yearling steer strayed with its mother. Information suitably rewarded. A E Jordan Vienna Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
A. E. Jordan
Insurance Broker Wanted for Lloyds Agencies in Columbia
Advertises for an insurance broker to represent the New York and Chicago Lloyds. Seeks applicants for fire underwriter gun house risks at reasonable rates. Address W. S. Monteiro General Manager Columbia South Carolina. Includes a tonic product mention for the new woman and a firms name Stovail and Ferres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago Lloyde
Penny's Meat and Flour Store Ad Promises Real Value
An old Penny’s advertisement touts meat and flour offerings with a bold sign Cheap Cash Store. Mentions Hane's Natural Leaf Tobacco and a salable item Big Buck at 35 cents per pound. Notes ABBOTTS EAST IDI IW CORN PAINT cures corns and bunions Watts and Bunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbotts East
Idi
Georgia Seed Rye Sale and Various Local Notices
Large lot of new crop South Georgia Seed Rye offered at 175 cents per bushel by Daniel Drug and Seed Co of Macon. Also ads seek Christmas book agents with weekly pay. Additional items include ponies and oxen for sale, dress-making by Miss Jeannie Morgan, and notice of Dr J M Whitehead’s two week absence on business in Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Rome Tribune
Macon News
Tigger
Beuna Vista
South Georgia
Daniel Drug & Seed Co
Macon
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Col
Jno. F. Powell
Byromville
T. L. Powell
Aggie Clifton
Leesburg
Jeanne
Fannie Morgan
J. M. Whitehead
Reynolds
J. D. Hargrove
D. B. Leonard
Sam Carnes
M. E.rushin
J. E. Joiner, Jr
Edna Brown
Drayton
E. L. Lasseter
J. J. Stovall
Bank of Vienna
Methodist Church
Lane
Hounston Association
Unadilla
J. M. Fields
W. J. Lashley
John T. Vinson, Jr
Hood Hitt
Americus
Association of the Primitive Baptists
Cedar Creek Church
Warwick
Citizens of
Dooly Co
Mature
Westmoreland
Coney
Fuqua
Zoar
Clewis Old Mill
A.M. Snow
M. Unadillank
Pee Pinehurst
Tippetville
Pinia
A.M. Lloya
Wenona
P.M. Arabi
Vis
Patesville
Ames
Wae
Wld
Findlay
Richwood
J.B
Scorr
Mrs L. C. Owen
Vienna, Ga
W. S. Monteiro
Gen
Columbia, S. C
Calisaya Tonic
Stovail & Ferres
Smith & Wesson
J. P. Heard & Son
J.P. Calhoun & Co
B. W. Wood & Co
Miles
Z.T. Penny
J.P. Heard & Son
Jeans
J. F. Calhoun & Co
B. M. Wood & Co
Henrietta
Z. T. Penny
Larties
Lacies
T. A. Coleman
Broad St
Columbus, Ga
W. B. Morgan
Whitehead
Stov All & Forbes
J. W. Whitehead
Mr. Vinson
Neubil Vinson
Smyrna Church
Christ
Esterle Harvard
Cordele Sentinel
Unadilla Advertiser
J. F. and
A. L. Powell
J. F Powell
Heurs Herring
Pinehurst
Herring & Mashburn
Pinehurst, Ga
Victoria Hotel
J. Ww. Golughe
Pryor Street
Atlanta
Exposition Grounds
Gettysburg
14Th Street
Piedmont Avenue
H. 8
Turlington
P. G. McDonald
Bailey and Turlingtons
New Inn
Expositions
Piedmont
13Th Street
Mai
Bailey & Tirlington Proprietors
Drese
J- F. Calhoun
Willi
H. J. Lawrence
Annie G. Robertson
Mary Rix Bryan
Anna Hamilton
J. Frank Powell
Prohibition
Alliance
T. R. Varnedow
C.G. Sparks, JR
Goteon
T. R. Smith
C. W. Johns
Smith & Johns
Farmers’ Warehouse
Smith
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