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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1893
Page
3
Vienna notes continued rain harming cotton and delaying processing. Local ads tout Powell Bros. and W C Willis goods, Taylor closing sale items, furniture needs, grocer supplies, buyers urged to visit stables, canning goods, and new fall stock as Sheriff retrieves a murder suspect from Seville.
Two brothers Walter and Joe Hayes aged 12 and 14, sons of James Hayes, left home Monday afternoon while in a cotton field near the city. They were last seen chatting with passersby on the road toward Vienna and did not reveal their destination. Cordelean notes no confirmed sighting since. Meanwhile Taylor's advertises heavy closeout of canned goods groceries tobacco cigars crockery glassware tinware hardware and furniture this week.
An editorials warns that low naval stores and lumber prices have shut many saw mills leading to mass unemployment among African Americans in southwest Georgia. The piece claims unemployed men flee into woods, become hardened and dangerous, and are released with no provisions, filling jails and courts.
The court opened yesterday under Judge W H Fish with prompt jurors and an orderly session. The bar association aims to streamline proceedings and the town anticipates one of the busiest and most efficient Superior Court terms in the county.
Store advertises remaining stock at manufacturers cost with selection choices for ladies and children. Promotions emphasize low prices and large clearance feel.
A local program lists shows and participants for the Vienna Reading Club including instrumental solos recitations duets and a spelling bee led by Miss Alma Davies and others. The meeting is set for next Monday night September 1st 1893 at Mrs A I Davies home.
Citizens of Vienna who have failed to return their property for taxation will be given until Friday the 15th inst to do so. Be prompt this is your last opportunity. By order of Town Council. J. J. Stovall Clerk and Treas. Office at Bank of Vienna.
In a pines district tale a festive rooster in Seven Springs torments four Ham descendants with night calls. They lure the rooster away after a night of banished sleep, then hide its fate. The sheriff and Judge Whirpe are approached in Vienna for safe passage to a gang. Liverymen B. P. Howell & Co. offer stable care near the jail.
The Georgia Alabama Business College in Macon GA advertises rapid two to three month programs with guaranteed placement. It promotes exclusive practical instruction, open to all genders year round, and claims to offer the best value and speed in business education, comparing itself to top universities and other colleges.
A damaged notice warns that Mary B. McClung issued an order on Q. P. Swearingen, County School Commissioner, for 1893 public school fund balance payable to bearer. The order was lost on the specified day and trading for it is forbidden.
A spoof matrimonial plea dated from a newspaper page features John Smith describing himself in comic terms. He brags of odd features and misfit adventures, seeks a widow with money or a young bride, and ends by inviting a reply with a return ticket.
Local notice announces a closing out sale of groceries crockery hardware tinware and furniture recently purchased from L H Taylor. The vendor offers these goods at whatever price they fetch and insists cash is required, urging buyers to act this week to secure bargains and immediate sacrifice.
A Georgia paper reflects on the devaluation of cotton and rising costs. It argues low cotton prices have forced diversification and thrift, teaching economy and self-sufficiency for the South. The piece notes ongoing tutoring will push prosperity and independence, with references to local editors and observers.
Dr C T Stovall physician surgeon based in Vienna Georgia offers updated treatment plans with low guaranteed rates. He provides 24 hour call service and specializes in obstetrics and diseases of children. Office located at Stovall and Forbes Drug Store.
Stations on Saturdays only for southbound and northbound service from Atlanta to Macon Junction Macon Cordele Tifton with departure windows 1:30 PM 1:50 PM 4:50 PM 7:30 PM 9:00 PM and corresponding northbound times.
After August 1 we will be prepared to gin your cotton at the Jackson stand near depot and give good sample. Bring us your cotton. Practice and Jackson offer horse or mule stabling near the jail. Your animals will be cared for while you work.
All parties owing us are notified to settle their accounts notes and related obligations with the least possible delay to avoid further action.
Terms reasonable for two central store rooms offered in Vienna Georgia. Possession given soon. Address inquiries to FL Waters in Vienna.
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