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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1887
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text lists Sunday services, Sunday School schedules, pastors, and meeting times for numerous churches. Entries mention weekly worship at 11 o clock, 1 pm, or 3 pm, with pastors and superintendents named, plus weekday prayer and Bible study times.
A. A. M. L. Harnett, proprietor of Harnett Hollee in Savannah, Ga, is noted as a constant supporter of a local affair described as a significant influence on his standing, marking him as a steady patron of the community or event referenced.
Local paper fragment reports weather disturbances, fires, industry chatter, and civic notices. Mentions cotton crops, Tidewater outfits, ship parts, and town events in Waycross and nearby communities with scattered names, businesses, and happenings, including public safety and municipal concerns.
Fragmentary local notes describe a figure named Samuel Hall and a quirky, rural scene with references to goats, a “cool wave,” a content baby, and scattered items like Indians and a whee cable. Details are unclear and names partially garbled.
A fragmentary note mentions a 57 reception letter from Indy and an invitation to visit the father's family in Charlton County. The text references plans to travel, mounting a fence, and a Great uncle around an orchard, with unclear details and names.
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