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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1896
Page
8
Fire distance at reasonable rate is advised by U V Whipple. Persons seeking insured interest should consult before placing. The notice emphasizes caution and invites inquiries for better terms and coverage.
The administrator of the late Reuben Buliington files suit in Georgia County seeking leave to sell lands of the deceased. The application is to be heard on the first Monday in October. Dated September 7, 1800.
An official notice from Glorgia Dooly County announces that Z R Carroll has applied for the unwinding of the property of A C Dan and Annie Dupree, with Daniels and Seymour Daniels as heirs. The matter will be heard on the first Monday of October at the office, under the signature of J D Hargrove and the firm Cru & Bushes, agents for the plaintiffs.
The notice list records administrators seeking leaves to sell land and probate actions in Georgia counties. It names J D Hargrove as local official and cites cases for multiple estates including Herring, Hamilton, Marvin, Varnadow, Lasseter, and Wright. Public citations call heirs and creditors to appear, with hearings set for the first Mondays in October and related dates.
We file in the clerk’s office of the Superior Court a petition seeking an order to amend Vienna’s charter. The plan includes a town Board of Education with power over public schools, a tax levy, and governance by Mayor and Aldermen, with provisions on separate schools for white and colored children, policing authority, and court actions, signed by a majority of male citizens. August 26, 1896.
Notices in Dooly County Georgia warn all claimants against the estates of Bob Adis James F Stapleton Joseph L Herring and others to present demands within legal time. Administrators call for payment from debtors and note hearings for August 26 1890 and dates in 1896. Local officials approve reports and handle six years support arrangements.
Dooly County Georgia notices that John H Woodward administrator seeks leave to sell lands of the deceased Mrs N B Woodward. Application to be heard on the first Monday in October 1896. J D Hargrove, ordaining officer.
Notices announce sales at the Dooly County courthouse on the first Tuesday in October 1800 and September 1896 bids. Included are a dark bay mare mule named Daisy, a Cordele city lot number eleven in block two, and 65 acres of land from Martha A Tolun estate. Sheriff J. W. Roberts, deputies, and executors oversee proceedings.
Administrators of J F Stapleton estate will sell on the first Tuesday in October 1896 at the Court House door in Arabi the house and lot where Dr James F Stapleton resided at death with a drug store lot and barn lot plus about 80 vacant lots in Arabi and 67 7 10 acres more or less in the town of Arabi part of lot No 14 in the 8th district to be surveyed and sold as building lots. Terms of sale cash. J L Stapleton and J H Woodward Administrators.
Notice issued that unless a good cause is shown, an order will be granted on September 19 to establish a new road as laid out by Road Commissioners. The route runs from Cordele road at the JV. F. corner through several land lots and estates across Dooly and Wilcox county lines, ending near Jno R. Pate’s land. August 16, 1890. J. D. Hargrove, O. D. C.
An election is called in Vienna Georgia on Friday September 25 180A from 10 a m to 8 p m at the ordinary's office to decide whether to grant amendments to the Vienna town charter establishing and funding a public school system. A copy is available at the Clerk and Treasurer's office and at Dooly Superior Court.
An order of the court of Dooly County Georgia directs the sale of Lag lot io 64 in old WA district at public auction on the first Tuesday in October within legal hours. The property belongs to W. R. Brown and is sold for ward support. Terms are cash. Guardians J R Brown Susannah Brown and Susan M King sign the notice dated Sept 8 1806. DeWitt Little Early Risers advert promotes relief from indigestion and headaches.
Proclamation from Georgia Governor announcing a proposed constitutional amendment to restructure the Supreme Court by adding a paragraph and electing a chief justice and associate justices. It details elections, terms, vacancy rules, publication, and submission to voters at the October 7, 1896 general election. Names include William Y. Arkison and J. W. Warren.
Timetable No 60 shows Pullman buffet sleepers in a round trip Nashville Tennessee to Jacksonville Florida via Macon and Tifton, plus Pullman sleepers Atlanta to Brunswick via Macon and aware of Cumberland and St. Johns connections. It lists Macon to Palatka via G A F line and a direct line to Fitzgerald Soldier Colony via Tifton. The Shoo-Fly Train runs daily except Sunday with all local stops. General Superintendent I I Lucas and Passenger Agent G A MacDonald are named with office addresses in Jacksonville and Macon.
CECIL GABRETT vice president and general manager and general passenger agent announcesTa Georgia and Alabama Railway Savannah Short Line routes. Connections include steamship lines to Philadelphia New York and Boston with North Florida points and links to Western Railway network via Cordele Helena and Americus Georgia.
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