Talbot County GaArchives News.....Talbot County News Items, April 16 to June 4, 1886 April 16 1886 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002476 September 14, 2004, 7:39 pm The Marion County Patriot The Marion County Patriot, No. 16 Friday, April 16, 1886 Page One Among Our Neighbors Pithy Paragraphs Penned and Scissored from Our Exchanges Talbot County New Era Young ladies should beware of playing cards with the young men lest they become the wife of a gambler. The Talbottonians have been enjoying soap bubble parties. The flood did more damage in Talbot County than was ever heard of before. In place of speeches on Memorial Day two of Talbotton’s most talented young ladies, Misses Katie Gorman and Ella Persons will recite an appropriate poem. Several of our farmers had their sugar cane patches washed up by the freshet of last week. As the days go by the candidates for the Legislature and the various county officials get thicker and thicker. The dear people will now become more important than ever. Judge Bedford Bonner, of Talbot Valley, and one of Talbot’s oldest and most respected citizens died at his home on Saturday morning last. The Talbot County Sunday School Association will hold its first quarterly convention for 1886 at Providence Methodist Church near Pleasant Hill on Saturday, the 17th inst. The Marion County Patriot, No. 17 Friday, April 23, 1886 Page One Among Our Neighbors Pithy Paragraphs Penned and Scissored from Our Exchanges Talbot County New Era A new brass band has been organized in Talbotton. The editor of the New Era has been presented with a new hat. Mr. W.S. Couch has the finest cow in Talbot County. Miss Trannie Fouche and Mr. Abe Daniel of this county, were united in marriage by Rev. N.D. Moorehouse. We congratulate them and wish them much happiness. The Marion County Patriot, No. 18 Friday, April 30, 1886 Page One Among Our Neighbors Pithy Paragraphs Penned and Scissored from Our Exchanges Talbot County New Era The Episcopal church is much improved in appearance since it has been painted. We are likely to have a bank or a bank agency quite soon. It is to be hoped so. The peach crop will be the most abundant and prolific that we have had in years. On Sunday morning the 25th inst. at the residence of the bride’s mother in this city, by Rev. S. Maxwell, Dr. W.H. Philpot to Miss Mary V. Trice. One day last week a partridge flew into the store of Capt. W.E. Ragland and was caught and in a few moments thereafter another flew into the drugstore of Dr. Wells, next door and was also captured. The Marion County Patriot, No. 19 Friday, May 7, 1886 Page One Among Our Neighbors Pithy Paragraphs Penned and Scissored from Our Exchanges Talbot County New Era The news of the Talbotton brass band have arrived. Some people have a great deal of business to attend to; they attend in everybody’s business but their own. The death of little Willie, the youngest daughter of Captain and Mrs. W.F. Ragland, occurred at their home at College street last Friday night. God forbid that the time shall ever come when we, of the South, so far forget or ignore the cause for which our husbands, fathers and brothers died, as to cause us to cease the observance of the 26th day of April. The Marion County Patriot, No. 19 Friday, May 7, 1886 Page One Items from Box Springs Cullen King has a fine stand of corn. Mrs. Mose Hollis, who was accidentally shot by her daughter, Miss Hattie, while the latter was trying to kill a hawk, is, we are glad to state, about well. Miss Willie Bentley, of Columbus, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J.W. King. Miss Bessie Lowe, of Opelika, Ala,. spent a few days with her cousin Miss Stella Lowe last week. There will be another picnic here in August. Prof. King has a fine school near Lummus gin factory. The picnic here last Saturday was a success in every particular. Plenty of dinner, plenty of people, good platform and good music. Columbus, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Geneva, Cusseta and several other towns were largely represented. Our friend Gillett DeWolf dished out lemonade to the thirsty at the picnic Saturday. Visitor The Marion County Patriot, No. 21 Friday, May 21, 1886 Page One Among Our Neighbors Pithy Paragraphs Penned and Scissored from Our Exchanges Talbot County New Era The Talbotton railroad and all its franchises are offered for lease. Nearly all the “day hands” in and around Talbotton have gone to the Georgia Midland railroad. Mr. Burney N. Harris, an aged citizen of our county and who for years was a school teacher through Middle Georgia, died near this city on Friday last. The Marion County Patriot, No. 23 Friday, June 4, 1886 Page One Among Our Neighbors Pithy Paragraphs Penned and Scissored from Our Exchanges Talbot County New Era The infant son of Col. and Mrs. W.H. Johnson died on Saturday last after a brief illness. Hamilton, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Dunn, of this county, died at their residence in Roughedge district on Sunday last. We regret to chronicle the death of Miss Emma Stinson, of this county, which sad event occurred at the residence of her brother last week. At the residence of her brother-in-law, Hon. J.H. Martin in this city on Sunday morning last, Miss Gertie Toole, of LaGrange, Ga., died after a brief illness of malignant typhoid fever. 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