Schley COUNTY GA Newspapers May 7, 1903 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Carla Miles milescng@juno.com http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley/newspaper/may1903.txt The Columbus Enquirer-Sun Thursday, May 7, 1903 Schley, A Flourishing Community Down In Schley County, Georgia Schley Post Office, Schley County, Georgia, May 6 – (Special) This post office is in Schley County, eight miles from Ellaville, the County seat. It is on a daily mail line to Buena Vista Ga., Schley and Tazewell. The mail service from Columbus is good, the mail making close connection with Columbus with the morning train from Americus, and leaving Buena Vista on the arrival of the morning train from Columbus, which brings The Enquirer-Sun of the same date. It is forty-seven miles by wagon road from here to Columbus. In the olden time the trade all went to Columbus and Macon. This morning I find a Columbus flour drummer and an Americus grocery drummer here. Crops are backward here, as in most places this season. Mrs. M.E. Patten is the postmistress here. She has held the position for sixteen years. Just here the writer would desire to express the opinion that the people of this neighborhood take more interest in the education of the boys and girls than any other country community, away from a railroad, that he has visited in a long time. The pupils are so easefully taught in the school here that they go from this school to college without entering a preparatory school. Quite a number of them have made bright records in the colleges of the state. Several of the best school teachers in the state are young ladies who formerly were pupils in the school here. Several young men from the neighborhood are dentists, engineers, etc. and most of them are making their mark wherever they locate. More daily newspapers are to be found at the homes of every family in the neighborhood than are to be usually found in remote country communities. The neighborhood could not do without its daily mail. Columbus certainly ought to make an effort to get back its old foothold in this community. Professor W.H. Hearn, of Preston, has returned home from his school there. Miss Mary Leightner, who has been assisting her brother, Professor Homer Leightner, in his school at Dawson, has returned home for the holidays, before leaving for Nashville, Tenn. to attend the Teachers Normal School in that city. Dr. J.T. Leightner, of Americus, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Leightner. Mrs. Sallie McElmery, who removed to Crandall, Fla. a year ago, is here visiting her friends in this neighborhood. A rumor has reached here that Mr. A.L. Jordan and son, Monroe, who removed from here to Pavo, Ga., three years ago, both accidentally drank some poisonous fluid and are both at the point of death. Their relatives and many friends here are very much worried over the news. Professor Horace Stewart is now principal of the Concord High School here. He leaves soon to attend the Teachers Normal School at Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Sallie Jordan of Thomas County, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Woodall. This is an unusually healthy community; there is not a single sick person here, so far as learned. Thirteen ladies of this neighborhood, unmindful of the unlucky number, got up a fishing excursion to Buck creek a day or two ago. They spent an enjoyable day, caught lots of fish, and had a fine time generally. The genus homo was excluded from the trip – with the exception of one gentleman and a boy, who went along, the ladies no doubt believing that one or two men would prove "handy" on an expedition like this. The cozy little Patten house here, kept by the postmistress, Mrs. M.E. Patten, is a hotel where the traveler and his team always get excellent accommodations. A chalk mill will soon be started on the plantation of Mr. E.T. Leightner, who has on his plantation on of the finest chalk beds in the state. Dr. J.A. Chappell, the well-known Alabama chemist, came here a few days ago to examine it and pronounced it so good that a company has been formed to operate a mill on the spot. Professor Horace Stewart is principal of the school here. Miss Ina Williams is the accomplished music teacher. There are 50 pupils of whom 20 are music scholars. Three of the boys here who graduated at the Atlanta Dental College are now practicing their profession. Dr. S.R. Patten is here, Dr. W.H. Stewart is at Sylvester and Dr. J.S. Leightner is at Ellaville. Dr. J.T. Leightner graduated last Thursday and will practice his profession at Americus. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============