15 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1898
Page
1
Dooly Superior Court convened with Judge Zera A. Littlejohn presiding. The Grand Jury was charged to pursue many evils and will likely return many true bills. A large Cordele crowd attends, including numerous witnesses. Court will probably last three weeks due to crowded dockets.
In a regular meeting held in Vienna Georgia on September 127th 1898 Mayor Lashley and Aldermen Hamilton and Lasseter moved that a tax of 4 mills be levied for the town and 8 mills for the school totaling 7 mills. The ad valorem tax books will open September 19 and close October 1 with bills ordered paid to Hutchinson Lumber Standard Oil D B Thompson and J F Waters. Council adjourned.
Miss Edna Brown of Drayton married John B Adkins of near Coney at her parents home. Rev A J Cheeves of the Drayton Baptist church officiated. The ceremony was brief yet impressive and The Progress offers congratulations for a long life of happiness.
Scott's Emulsion is a strengthening food and tonic noted for its flesh-forming properties. It combines cod liver oil emulsified with lime and soda hypo phosphites to boost potency.
An advertisement proclaims Scott's Emulsion will arrest flesh loss and restore normal condition in infants, children, and adults. It claims to enrich blood, stop coughing, heal throat and lung irritation, and cure incipient consumption based on twenty five years of experience in tens of thousands. It urges purchase for $1.00 at druggists.
D A R Crum states he will not seek the Dooly County Solicitor post and endorses Col J T Hill, noting prior arrangements when the county court formed. He appeals to friends to support Hill, praising his record and alignment with local interests. The letter also references past district understandings and requests public backing for Hill. DeWitt's Witch Hazel ad copy follows, touting free samples and cures.
Farm loan notice offering cheap money on well improved Dooly county lands. Parties seeking loans may write or call on Jtl Woodward & Son in Vienna Georgia for easy terms and terms.
At a champagne supper, captains of England Russia Turkey France and America toasted the flag each defending. The Russian praised stars und torn down the moon of Turkey remained free. The Turk vowed wings unclipsed the French cock unplucked and the American stars and stripes undefeated. The Englishman ended with a boast about Britain and the others' defeats.
The London Year Book editor reprints Spectator remarks on a late war plan by France to curb American power and rebuke U S ambition. France sought backing from Germany and Russia and aimed to win English neutrality, but Lord Salisbury’s firm pledge to ally with the United States halted the scheme and forced a retreat. The New York Sun summarizes.
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve claims the largest sale of any salve worldwide and attracts counterfeit attempts. Beware the man who tries to deceive customers when purchasing this great pile cure. Dr CT Stovall.
A list of names advertised for mailing or pickup includes Almestead, Mr Brown, Miss Byner Delmar, Miss Sallie Duris, Gursey Froud, 8 W Harris, Ed Jones, Mrs Jane Parrott, Chas C Prater, Warren Paul, H P Rushin, Mies Harriet Smith, Robert Strong, General Thomas, WW Wall, Mre J M R S Mippieton, P. M. Viefina, Ga. The notice is dated September 1st 1898.
An upbeat regional verse describes Georgia’s fall pleasures with dances, candy pulls, cider sweetness, fiddles, field scenes, and hunting motifs. It celebrates cooler weather, gatherings, and communal joys as fall arrives.
Drayton Georgia notes report a Sunday visit by Tom Adkins of the Progress staff and a marriage of Edna Brown to John B. Adkins at the bride’s home. The column also recounts a chaotic scene as a city marshal pursued an African maid through town, leading to a street confrontation and a mob response.
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