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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1894
Page
3
Vienna Georgia physician and surgeon advertises special attention to obstetrics and diseases peculiar to women. All calls promptly answered day or night. Office located over W C Willis Co store.
Medical practice listing announces surgery obstetrics and diseases in our climate and women and children specialty offices over W. C. Willis Co store. All calls promptly attended to day or night. Night location at the new Hotel.
Advertises loans in Dooly and Wilcox counties from 400 dollars up at low rates. Applicant: Join H Woodward. Offers negotiation ready for better terms on farm and city property.
The advertisement notes fresh beef deliveries to homes by T R Smith & Co and repeats that fresh beef is kept in stock for home orders. It also mentions a child of Judge T R Smith, SPINAL Suns Sagee Sumner, and local offerings alongside other notices and local ads.
Mr. F. M. Floyd of Cordele was shooting birds with three young friends when a boy fired in his direction after a position change. Shot entered his right eye and face, resulting in the loss of his eye. The accident was deeply deplored.
Coroner Graham from Wenona held an inquest into the death of Pate Joiner, a negro killed by Alex Grice over a trivial quarrel at C. C. Greer's turpentine still. Grice struck with a scantling and Joiner died Monday. Greer offers a $100 reward for Grice, who fled town.
The Whipples express sincere gratitude to all who assisted during their baby's last sickness. They thank friends at home and elsewhere for sympathy, noting this deep bereavement. They praise the people of Vienna for their kindness and tender support. Mr. and Mrs. U V Whipple.
A mule owned by Mr. N Christmas was killed by an advancing train near a cotton field. The animal, tied nearby, wandered onto the tracks as Christmas tried to move it away and flag down the locomotive. This incident follows the theft of a prior mule from the same farmer about a year earlier, adding to his recent losses.
Very few cases opened this term of the Superior court. The late legislature granted the county court jurisdiction in non land title cases up to 3500 dollars, making it quicker and cheaper. Most cases this year were heard in county court, leaving Superior court dockets light and ready to try only continued or few new cases. Citizens opposing the county court should soon see its benefits as its docket remains sparse.
The Georgia Southern and Florida railroad will sell round trip excursion tickets to Macon Georgia for the Dixie Interstate Fair event on October 23. Navy standard 94 noted in scheduling.
One fare round trip plus 50 cents admission to Fair Grounds. Special trains run daily excluding Sunday, Vienna passing at 6:55 a.m. going and 7:47 p.m. returning. Trains commence October 27 and continue through November 3 1894. Contact O S Bazemore Vienna Ga or G A Macdonald Macon Ga for details.
Rome Georgia resident J T McAlister credits Royal Germetter with saving his baby Paul during a severe dysentery and teething illness. Jonesboro Georgia mother Katherine L Hillyer likewise praises Germetter for saving her infant from cholera infantum. Advertisement offers Germetter product at 6 for 5 dollars via Stovall and Forbes.
Mr Julius Causey of Pinehurst visited Vienna on Thursday. Miss Mamie Leonard of Vienna stays with her grandmother Mrs J F Lewis and receives much attention from society. Dr J M Whitehead of Dooly in Vienna this week for practice. Harvard postmaster vacationed at his plantation near Byromville. Tennessee horse dealer J C Carico brought a fine herd to town. Prof A F Ware of Arabi appeared in Vienna Saturday.
The Dixie Interstate Fair in Macon will feature superior state exhibits and liberal premiums in field crops and stock raising. A celebrated Midway Plaisance attraction draws 95,000 in a day at St. Louis, plus Pain's Last Days of Pompeii pyro production for six nights. Nearby counties are urged to attend between October 23 and November 8, with rail access and municipal hospitality highlighted. Local officials note tax collection duties and a busy speaking schedule with several residents visiting, including Deputy Sheriff Roberts and Speaker Crisp.
The document lists grand jurors and two weeks of traverse jurors for the November 1894 term of Dooly Superior Court. It names numerous individuals by initials and surname, plus a section noting the education column about Ga-Alabama Business College in Macon, Ga offering a business course for $25 with board at $9, and a philanthropic promise of a full course to one worthy student per county.
To Our Customers, in view of the depressed financial climate, we forbid charging any goods on our books this year afternoon October 15, 1641. We remain eager to help customers and will not let accounts grow during depressions. To ease hardship, we have reduced prices and promise the best margin and price defense against competition. Barrieto & Watson.
Fall millinery reduction sweeping all lines with emphasis on style elegance beauty and low prices. Stock touted as carefully selected fashionable and cheap for the ladies of Vienna and Dooly County with daily arrivals and a cordial invitation to inspect goods and prices. Store described as headquarters when in town.
Mrs J W Roberts assumes proprietorship at the Vienna Hotel promising clean rooms good table fare and ample service. She pledges to offer travelers top accommodations and seeks patronage from the traveling public.
Miss Jeannie Morgan offers the newest French dress patterns with a perfect fit using the Tailor System. Measurements taken at your residence on Ath street, no further fitting needed, for stylish gowns and accurate silhouettes.
Mr. W. B. Morgan is authorized agent for the Progress and will receipt for renewals and new subscriptions. Courtesies or business shown to him are appreciated by the proprietor.
A firm announces renewed cotton factoring services to planters, promising greater facilities and market reach than last year. They report prior customer satisfaction and invite patronage from planters.
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