MARION COUNTY, GA - NEWSPAPERS - Misc obits, marriages, etc.1877, 1887 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Judith Gresham" Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/marion.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm From the Americus Recorder dated 6/23/1877 From Putnam Putnam June 21 Farmers are about through laying by corn and all would like to see a good rain now as everything is suffering badly from want of it. As a health resort, "Knollton mineral spring," is fast growing notoriety. A crowd from Ellaville, accompanied by Capt. P. E. Taylor and wife of Louisville, Ky. and Mr. W. H. Davis of Bryan Texas, spent the week at the spring with a marked change in their health. Miss Lissa Stevens will open the second term of her school at this place in a few days. As a teacher, Miss Lissa won golden honors during her last term, and we dare say she will have a full school for her second term. Died, at his home near Putnam, Friday, of paralysis, Mr. L. A. King, aged about forty-eight years. Mr. King has been confined to his bed now for nearly a year and has during that time lost his eye sight. He leaves a wife and several children besides other relatives and friends to mourn his death. Jack Anderson, one of our most energetic colored farmers, remembered your correspondent with a well ripe fifteen pound watermelon Sunday morning. Jack always has watermelons when others fail. The column was cut off at this point. I am typing this from Xerox copies that were sent to me. From the Americus Recorder dated July 21, 1887 Putnam Farmers Alliance -- New School Putnam July 18 Several months ago a gentleman from Texas organized tow or three "Farmer Alliance" societies in Schley county with a small membership. Today they number among their members many of our best and most widely known farmers, while their present growing membership is many times larger then when organized. Crops of all kinds are as a general thing looking well, though they are suffering for want of rain very bad. The negros are leaving here in large numbers for the A.P.& L. and the B. V. & E. extensions, and are leaving the farmers in a bad fix, as the late working of crops will have to be abandoned. The people in the vicinity of Mr. J. S. Rogers met one day last week, and as they were determined to have a school went to work and built a house. They then appointed a committee to employ Prof. J. M. Collum on a guarenteed salary if necessary. Prof. Collum has been teaching in Glen Holly for several years with success, and we dare say he will make many friends in his new field. Putnam has been trying to organize a croquet club, but the committee appointed to solicit subscriptions has become disgusted and abandoned the idea. Putnam is not much on croquet, but when it comes to "_____," Buena Vista excepted we claim the championship. W. R. Gresham of the B. V. & E., after several days illness is able to be on duty again. We hope, Robert you may not get sick again. Mrs. J. M. Collum returned yesterday from Schley where she has been visiting her father, Mr. T. P. Barnes. Americus Recorder dated September 1, 1887 Putnam August 30 In advance of the extension of the B.V. & E.R.R. to Columbus her warehousemen have their men out soliciting the cotton of Marion and adjoining counties. Gentlemen, you cannot expect us to haul our cotton thirty or forty miles, over as bad roads as there is to your city, this hot weather, but if you will meet us we will soon be joined by "bands of steel" The Putnam Debating Society contemplates giving an entertainment of some kind in the near future, and we dare say it will be a grand success under the management of our worthy chairman, Mr. G. P. Munroe. Rev. Mr. Bray has been conducting a very interesting meeting at Corinth church, near this place, during the past week, and has secured several converts to the "Free Will" faith. Cotton is opening very fast and with the resent open weather we would soon have it all out. Rev. C. D. Adams filled his appointment at Hopewell church Sunday and received several recent converts into full fellowship of the M.E. church. Captain W. R. Gresham, of the B.V.& E. is on duty again, after an absence of a few days with relatives in Americus. Americus Recorder dated Oct. 13, 1882 Putnam Oct. 12 No news of interest to write his week, owing chiefly to the dullness of the season. Mr. Chas. Blackshear has a very valuable horse that is in a most critical condition. It has ate nothing for four or five days, though it tries, when all of its food comes through its nose. Capt. W. R. Gresham, of the B.V. & E. had his crank to jump the track twice Friday evening. The second time it threw him in front of the car. Except for a few very painful bruises to him no other damage was done. Wonder if those two young men have yet seen those fowls that never go to roost. Turkey and Hen(ry) we mean. Miss Ida Keiser, of Daniels Mill, has been spending a few days with Miss Eleanor Knowlton. Mr. Dave Howard returned home from Perry, Saturday with chills and a fever. Mr. Howard has been employed to superintend grading squads on the Macon & Florida Railroad. Rev. W. B. Merritt and Dr. G. W. Shipp, of Dranesville, spent Sunday in Putnam, the guests of Mr. Geo. Munroe. Mr. R. H. Stevens, of Hudson was in Putnam Sunday, shaking hands with his many old friends. ED