Bad Accident During Creek Fishing Party
A party of Joe Burns J M Gammage T P Busbee J D Cobb and D B Thompson went fishing when the buggy wheel failed on a hill near W E Trippe's place. Thompson was dragged by the wheel and body, bruised and unconscious but no bones broken. Morgan and Mrs Thompson sent for a doctor. the horse and buggy were badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Burns
J. M. Gammage
T. P. Busbee
J. D. Cobb
D. B. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
J. H. Morgan
W. E. Trippe
Mr. Morgan
Dr. Bivins
Mrs. Thompson
Bitten by a Blue Gum in Wenona Break-in and Capture
Mrs. Sheffield’s Wenona home was broken into by Joe Parker from Unadilla. Parker seized during pursuit, gun fired, the mule bolted, and the three were thrown. Parker overpowered but bit both captors, described as a blue gum bite feared by a local physician. The incident ended with Parker jailed and alarm over the bite’s dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Wenona
Joe Parker
Unadilla
Mr. Sheffield
Spicer
Cordelo
Novel plan and camp tales from a 19th century yarn
A writer recalls a novel fishing method using a six prong fork to haul bream trout and perch from a shallow dried pond. Lively camp tales compare odd methods to possum hunts and noisy tent nights. The piece ends with a notice about a 1895 meeting of the Dooly county board of education to locate public schools for 1896 and invites patron participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Dooly County
Vienna
Pinehurst
Unadilla
Big River Camp Trip Yields Great Hunting Report
A party from Vienna and Drayton led by C. R. Morgan and John Ray camped on the Flint River two miles below the bridge for two days and nights. They hunted squirrels birds and fish with seven wild turkeys bagged and returned home Thursday praising the trip’s weather, tents and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Morgan
W. V. Harvard
Jno
Moss
A. G. Morgan
W. J. Bowen
J. S. Morgan
G. M. D. Hunt
H.J. Morgan
J. E. Joiner
Jae. E. Howell
Vienna Public Schools to Attend Exposition
The Exposition date is set for Wednesday November 6 for Vienna Public Schools. A special train will carry multiple schools, with very cheap rates and Victoria Hotel offering $1 per day for accommodations. Railroads and hotels have cut rates to maximize attendance. The Progress urges parents to send their children, arguing such a trip expands minds and enhances understanding of the wider world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Victoria
Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Draws Large Crowds in Macon
A huge turnout from Tifton to Macon filled the venue with twelve to fifteen thousand under the canopy. The event featured horses riders and dramatic scenes with sharp shooting, but the return journey was marked by drinking swearing and rowdy conduct. Carousing and pistol fire terrified passengers and threatened lives on the way home, amid a noted abundance of coffin varnish aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
Macon
Georgia Southern
Tifton
Honor Roll September 1895 High School and Primary Departments
The notice lists students by grade and name in September 1895, including Bieuta Grape, Buford Bryan, Ralph Powell, Watts Powell in High School. Tulip Graps Jerome Varnaud and others in Primary. plus Second Graph John Hargrove Price Heard Gra Morgan Ruby Burns Myrtis Everett. A reward is offered for a missing black convict hound with a white neck spot, aged about one year, by W. A. Greer of Ada, Ga, dated 9 24 95, and an ad for Dr Westmoreland’s Culisaya Tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Collier
Nina Davies
Annie Murray
Emmie Woodward
Jerome Varna
Dow
John Hargrove
Price Heard
Gra Morgan
Ruby Burns
Myrtis Everett
W. A. Greer
Ada
Local and Personal News from Hawkinsville Area
Local items note social happenings, travel to expositions, and a variety of small events. Col J M Busbee attended Houston Superior court. Mrs Eveline Joiner dies aged about seventy five. weddings include Wm Wood and Hattie Lytle near Montezuma. Col Sam W Coney reports regional peace. Miss Mamie Leonard visits Hawkinsville. Col G E Cato's bicycle accident ends with a fall and a broken cart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eveline Joiner
W. G. Joiner
Wallace
Messrs. D.C
J.J
W.L. Joiner
Hawkinsville
Mamie Leonard
Vienna
Hawkinsvile
Dressmaking by Miss Jeannie Morgan
Promote dressmaking by Miss Jeannie Morgan offering perfect fit full satisfaction and latest styles guaranteed no fitting or trying on TM dresses required
Strayed Jersey cattle from Vienna premises
Strayed. About six weeks ago a small Jersey cow with Jersey paints and color left my premises at Vienna. A 14 year old yearling steer strayed with its mother. Information leading to recovery will be suitably rewarded. A. E. Jordan, Vienna, Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
A. E. Jordan
Milliner Mrs. C. V. Morgan Promotes Hats and Fashions
A local milliner urges customers to visit for stylish hats at moderate prices. She highlights ribbons plumes and ornaments with affordable accessories including feather boas silks and velvets. The note concludes inviting shoppers to see the C Corsets praised for fit and durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.V. Morgan
JUST RECEIVED Black Dress Patterns New Styles
JUST RECEIVED. 50 Black Dress Patterns, latest styles, all cut and ready. See them now at Jeannie Moreau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Wood & Co
Jeannie Moreau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shade Morgan
John Ely Joiner’s Mill
Henry Morgan
Will Harvard
Granny
Gus Morgan
G. Grerexe Comisioner
Vienna Institute
Bieuta
Buford Bryan
Ralph Powell
Watts Powell
Wade Lasse
Dr. Westmorelan
Stovall & Forbes
Col
J. M. Busbee
Houston Superior Court
J. M. Whitehead
Reynolds
Mess
M. E. Rushin
D.A. R. Crum
J. A. Smith
W. B. Watts
Ed and Lee Trippe
Drayton
Macon County
Montezuma
Wm. Wood
Hattie Lytle
George Tommey
Hotel Suwanee
Cordele
Jnc. C. Owen
Atlanta
Solons
Sam W. Coney
Dooly
Americus Times-Recorder
Berta Pickard
Marshallville, Ga
Minnie
Hattie Shipp
Hattie
Hal Brown
Hal
Ben Cobb
Ben
Tom
John Clark
Virgil
Whitehead
Ed Davis
Jnc. F. Powell
F. H. Fokes
Buelah Church
Cleveland
G. E. Cato
Mr. Chappell Varnadon
Smith & Johns
Col. Cato
Miles
Pennys
Hecker
G. R. Mathews
J. F. Calhoun & Co
B. W. Wood & Co
Z.T. Penny
Dr. Miles
P. Pris
B. M. Wood
S. Henrietta
Z. T. Penny
Jd, F. Calhoun & Co
Abbotts
B.M. Wood & Co
Hane
J.P. Heard & Son
J. F. and
A. L. Powell
J. F. Powell & CO
J- F. Calhoun & CO
Georgia
H. J. Lawrence
Annie G. Robertson
Mary Rix Bryans
Anna Hamilton
J. Frank Powell
Prohibition
J. D. Hargrove
Pinehurst GA
Herring & Mashburn
Props
Vonlom
Vienna, Ga
Coney
Fuqua
Zoar
Byromville
Clewis Old Mill
Snow
Tippetville
Cordele Iy
Pinia
A.M. Lloyd
P. Wenona ” Ei
James Batesville
Lk Findlay Richwood
A.M. J.B
P.M
THE
Victoria Hotel
W. Golucke
Manag
Pryor Street
Halflowe Sete
Exposition Grounds
Gettysburg
14Th Street
Piedmont Avenue
Money Savers
S. P. Adams
Alliance
T. R. Varnedow
G. Sparks, JR
Commisston
T. R. Smith
C. W. Johna
Farmers’ Warehouse
Smith
Winchester
Repeating's Rifles
Bes
Witscnester
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