1870

February 11, 1870
Atlanta Constitution
The Milledgeville Recorder records the death of John W.L. Daniel, aged 74.

February 24, 1870
Daily Columbus Enquirer
FATAL ACCIDENT -We are pained to record a sad and fatal accidnet which occured in this city on Saturday afternoon last, resulting in the death of Mr. Zach McCombs. While proceeding to the M & A. R. R. depot in the express wagon, the horses attached to it became frightened, ran away, breaking the wagon to pieces, and trhowing Mr. McCombs against a tree with great violence, inflicting injuries in the breast and head, which caused his death almost instantly. His brother, AdolphusMcCombs, who was also in the wagon, fortunately escaped uninjured. - Federal Union.

May 5, 1870
Atlanta Constitution
The Eatonton Press and Messenger says: A large well on Mr. Stevens' place, near Milledgeville, caved in last Friday, killing a negro man and severely injuring Mr. Cooper.

 May 13, 1870
Southern Christian Avocate
Rev. Edward T. McGehee, M. D,. died at Henderson, Ga., April 18th in the 62d year of his age. He was born in Jasper co., Ga., and lived in Jones, Baldwin, and Putnam cos. He was early left an orphan... married to Miss Owen.... A. Anthony

June 10, 1870
Atlanta Constitution
   A little son of Mr. John Ivey, of Baldwin county, accidentally took strychnine recently, and died in an hour from its effects.
   The Milledgeville Federal Union says the dwelling of Mr. Thomas Turk was destroyed by fire in that city last Thursday. A District fair for Baldwin and adjacent counties is to be held in Milledgeville.

June 17, 1870
Atlanta Constitution
Porcelain clay or Kaolin, has been found on the lands of Henry Stevens, at Whiting on the Milledgeville and Eatonton railroad, and a pottery has been established here.

July 1, 1870
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. In Milledgeville, on the 15th inst., by Rev. A. M. Thigpen, Mr. Henry W. Thomas to Miss Amanda J., daughter of Col. N. C. Barnett.

July 1, 1870
The Daily Sun
DEATH OF MR. JOHN OSBORNE- We regret to learn the death of Mr. John Osborne, of Scottsboro, Baldwin county, who died in Augusta on the 16th inst., of apoplexy, aged about 76 years Mr. Osborne was the son of Judge Osborne, of  Revolutionary memory, and the of the first Judges of the State of Georgia, and was also in the Convention that framed the first Constitution for the State after the Revolutionary war. His mother was the last Mrs. Fitzgerald, who died at the advanced age of 95 years. Mr. O. was a man of fine mind. He was, however, of a modest and retiring disposition, desiring only a few choice friends. He had a kind heart and generous impulses. Peace to his soul. - Milledgeville Recorder.

July 3, 1870
Atlanta Constitution
Mr. Thomas M. Cook, senior, died in Valdosta, on the morning of the 23rd of June, aged about sixty. He was born in Milledgeville, and was for a long time employed upon the Recorder in that town, and was one of the oldest printers in the State. He held the office of postmaster of Milledgeville for fifteen years.

July 5, 1870
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
   Capt. John Scott, for many years Marshal of Milledgeville, died there, Tuesday, aged 56 years.
  The census of Milledgeville has been finished and shows a total population of 2,316. The white voters number 251, and the blacks, 215.
  Messrs. R. M. Orme & Son announce in the last issue of the Southern Recorder that they have leased that paper from the 1st of July to Messrs. Wooten & Roberts. The present editor R. M. Orme, will continue in that position.
  The Recorder says:
DEATH OF MR. JOHN OSBORNE. - We regret to learn of the death of Mr. John Osborne,.of Scottsboro, Baldwin county, who died in Augusta on the 16th inst., of Apoplexy, aged about 76 years. Mr. Osborne, of Revolutionary memory, and one of the first Judges of the State of Georgia, and was also in the Convention that framed the first Constitution for the State after the Revolutionary war. His mother was the late Mrs. Fitzgerald, who died at the advance age of ninety-five years.

  PENITENTIARY - The number of convicts as registered in the penitentiary convict book is 427; whites, 70; blacks, 357; of which number 14 are females. With the exception of some dozen within the walls, the rest are upon the railroads.

July 12, 1870
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
  Mr. Abel C. Vail, a well known citizen of Milledgeville, died on Friday morning, aged 66 years. He had lived in Macon and Milledgeville over thirty yers.
  The Federal Union reports crops in Baldwin excellent-not enough corn planted, however.
  The Milledgevillians had a  good old fashioned barbecue in the Capital Square on the 4th. There was not a single case of drunk and disorderly the whole day.

July 22, 1870
Southern Christian Avocate
Elliott Cromwell Hannon, son of John and Elizabeth Hannon, was born in Warren co., Ga., August 18th 1800 and died at Montgomery Ala., June 21st 1870. He was married in September 1835 to Mary Ann Stubbs, daughter of the late Thos. B. Stubbs of Milledgeville, Ga., and the same month came to Montgomery. O. R. B.

Sep. 16, 1870
Atlanta Constitution
Major H. K. Daniels, of Milledgeville, died suddenly while on a visit to Sumter county last week.

September 20, 1870
Macon Weekly Telegraph
Gen. John W. A. Sanford, whose illness we noticed a day or two since, died in Milledgeville, on Monday evening, in the seventy-third year of his age.

Sep. 23, 1870
Atlanta Constitution
   A traveler registered his name on the 24th of last month, at the Milledgeville Hotel, as Frank Hamilton, of Lynchburg, Virginia. He announced his occupation as a tuner and repairer of pianos, etc., and was so engaged. About two weeks ago, he was taken with a chill at a private boarding house, and after alternate stages of his disease, died on Saturday evening last. He received medical treatment from Dr. Case, and died at Mr. Nailor's. Having no means, the proper authorities looked to his decent interment in our city cemetery. Near the close of his life, he gave his real name asGeorge Bury, son of John Bury, Wrexham, England. He was of frail constitution, and gave his age as twenty-six.

September 23, 1870
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Louisa P. Trippe, relict of Col. John B. Trippe, died at Eatonton, July 20, in the 59th year of her age. She was born and eared in Edgefield, South Carolina, and moved to Georgia in 1833, soon after her marriage. She moved to Milledgeville in 1855, where she resided until her death. P. A. Heard

October 14, 1870
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Elinor Howard died in Columbus, Ga., on 29th August, aged 72 years. She was born in Clarke co., Ga., married in 1816, and joined the Church in Milledgeville in 1823, moved to Columbus in 1830. A. M. W.

November 1, 1870
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
MARRIED
   In Scottsboro, Ga., October 25th, by Rev. C. W. Lane, Mr. Edward J. Freeman, of Macon, Ga., to Miss Georgia A. Wilkinson of the former place.

December 6, 1870
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
Death of Col. B. B. de Graffenreid - We learn that this gentleman, a son of our fellow townsman, Dr. E. L. de Graffenreid, died at Milledgeville on the afternoon of Wednesday 23d instant. Col. de Graffenried was raised in Columbus, but has for many years resided at Milledgeville, where he held various official positions in the State Government. At the time of his death he was Clerk of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He was a gentleman of good abilities and a son of considerate kindness. He leaves aged and stricken parents and several brothers and sisters to mourn his death.

February 2, 1871
Daily Columbus Enquirer.
The Federal Union reports the death, on Monday evening last, of Capt. Samuel McComb, a prominent, popular and widely known citizen of Milledgeville. He died of injuries received in a fall from a vehicle, while the team were running away. Capt. McComb had been a gallant Confederate officer, and an able representative of his county in the Legislature.

May 16, 1871
Macon Weekly Telegraph
Mr. Joseph Miller, jeweler, of Milledgeville died suddenly, last Thursday, of heart disease.

May 25, 1871
Atlanta Constitution
The Milledgeville Recorder reports the death of Mrs. Samuel E. Whitaker.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to burn the house of Colonel Lewis H. Kenan.
Snead, the bigamist, in jail.

May 31, 1871
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. In Milledgeville, Ga., May 17th, by Rev. A. J. Jarrell, Dr. C. P. Hartwell, of Albany, to Mrs. Mary W. Hodges, of Milledgeville.

May 31, 1871
Southern Christian Avocate
Died Mrs. Amanda Thomas, daughter of Col. N. C. Barnett of Milledgeville, Ga., was a graduate of the Wesleyan Female College... S. E. H.

May 31, 1871
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
     Mr. Nathan Hawkins, an old citizen of Baldwin county, died Sunday morning, aged sixty years. He had been Mayor of Milledgeville, and member of the Legislature from that county.

June 7, 1871
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Mary D. Pitts, wife of Dr. J. W. Pitts of Columbus, Ga., departed this life May 9th 1871. She was the daughter of Gideon and Mary M. Johnson, formerly of Baldwin, but more recently of Monroe county, Ga., where she was raised, educated and married. She was born March 5th 1823, and married Dec. 5th 1843. She was the mother of six children, all of whom survive her.

June 22, 1871
Atlanta Constitution
Mrs. Henrietta Whitaker
   Was a daughter of Col. Van Leonard, of Columbus. She was born near Madison, Ga., September 9th, 1827. Very early in her childhood her father moved to Columbus, and there she spent all her youthful days. In 1845, when she was just eighteen years old she joined the Methodist Church, and from that day to her death she did truly "cleave unto God with full purpose of heart."
  In 1852 she was married to Mr. Samuel E. Whitaker, of Baldwin county. For nineteen years she has lived among us an earnest, gentle, devoted Christian. She died in Milledgeville May 23, 1871, in joyful hope and perfect peace, leaving three daughters-the oldest twelve years-the youngest five years old. She suffered fearfully for two months, but she died so easy that she seemed to "fall asleep in Jesus." Days before her death her incoherent talk was altogether about Heaven. Her last articulate words were " Heaven-more!" And we all believe her, for we had seen her path shine more and more unto the perfect day; and the last faint glimmer that reached us across the waters was the brightest of all. We felt perfectly assured that Heaven was hers/
   The chiefest of all her virtues was her utter unselfishness-her perfect devotion to the good of others. She beautifully exemplified the genius and spirit of Christianity. Its steady light suffered no diminution as reflected in her heart and life. how stirringly did she remind us of him who lived for others-suffered for others-died for others! We could not doubt she had her Master's spirit we knew that same mind was in her which was in Christ Jesus the Lord. Many other virtues did she illustrate of rare beauty and excellence, but none more lovely-none more Christ like than this. Indeed this one thing like the speech of Simon Peter, betrayed her. All were ready to say,"surely thou also art one of then," They took knowledge of her that she had been with Jesus.
  Her love to children-her care for children-her ceaseless, unwearied efforts to do them good became a ruling passion in her soul. She was one of those who brought young children to Christ that he might bless them. He did bless both them and her.
 Her charity had that rare excellence of "thinking no evil" - but hoping all things believing all things, enduring all things."
   Her kindness to the poor brought on her the blessings of many that were ready to perish; many of them still mourn for her as children mourn for a mother. She has gone now to learn for the first time that she did all this to her loving Lord.
  An almost Eastern hospitality-surely a scriptural hospitality-made her house the welcome home of the Minister, the stranger, the wayfaring man. An excellence this almost forgotten among you. But a glance shows us that all these graces spring from one: The entire consecration of soul and body to the glory of God and the good of men. Such as one will God honor and honor forever.
A. J. Jarrell, Pastor

July 19, 1871
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. In Milledgeville, Ga., June 29th, by Rev. A. J. Jarrell, Mr. B. B. Adams to Miss Eudora Wright, all of Milledgeville.

Oct. 4 1871
The Union Recorder
Mr. Brinkley Babb, an old respected citizen of this county, died at his residence on Sunday morning, 24th ultimo aged 64. He was in the city a few days before his death apparently in the enjoyment of his usual health. His sudden departure speaks with a warning voice to his friends saying “Be ye also ready”.

November 1, 1871
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. In Milledgeville, Ga., Oct. 19th, Capt. Wm. Thos. Conn to Miss Henrietta Miller.

November 24, 1871
Atlanta Constitution
Abram Foard, of Milledgeville is dead. Col. Miller Green, jr., addressed the Baldwin County Bible Society last Sunday evening. Milledgeville Recorder.

December 13, 1871
Southern Christian Avocate
Joseph Brown, one of the oldest and most influential citizens of Talbot co., Ga., died in his 70th year, near Prattsburg, Talbot co., Ga., on 22 Nov 1871. He was born in Abbeville Dist., S. C., 25th Sept. 1801. When he was quite a child, his father died and the widow mother in 1807 removed to her family to Baldwin co., Ga. He was married to Mrs. Mary Schurlock who survives him. Thos T. Christian. Baltimore Methodist please copy.

November 26, 1871
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
SELECT SCHOOL
 The undersigned will open a Select School for Girls, in Midway, near Milledgeville, on January 16, 1872. Tuition $5 per scholar, monthly, in advance. Board $20. For further particulars, address Mrs. S. P. Myrick, Milledgeville.
References: Judge I. L. Harris, Bishop Pearace, Col. Wm. McKinley, H. H. Myers, D.D., Rev G. W. Lane, O. L. Smith, D.D., Rev. R. O. Smith, Prof. Darby, New York, Chancellor Lipscomb, State University

January 9, 1872
Macon Weekly Telegraph
  Mr. John A. Breedlove, an old and honest citizen of Baldwin county, and for many years sheriff of the county, died last week.

January 10, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
Died. In Baldwin county on the 28th inst., in her eighty-second year, Elizabeth G. B., wife of Rev. Tilman Snead and daughter of the late Robert B. and Elizabeth Washington.

January 16, 1872
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
   We quote as follows from the Federal Union, of Tuesday:
  SALE OF THE FORT PROPERTY- The property in this city belonging to the estate of the late Dr. Tomlinson Fort, was sold on the 2d isnt., by Mrs. Martha L. Fort, Executrix. The high prices paid for this property show the confidence of our people in the future prosperity of our city.
   The fire-proof brick building on Wayne street brought $11,071, as follows: Mr. D. B. Hill purchased the store occupied by Mr. John N. Clark, druggist, for $4,005; Messrs. L. N. Callaway & Co., bought the store occupied by Messrs. Moore, Fowler & Co., for $3,436; and Messrs. Perry & Denton bought the store occupied by Mr. T. A. Caraker, agent, for $3,630.
    The brick building on Hancock street occupied by Mr. E. G. Lewis and Mr. Henry Temples brought $2,676, and was purchased by Mr. Hugh Treanor.
   The lot and improvements on the corner of Wayne and Hancock streets, and known as Leikins' corner, brought $4,180, Rev. Wilkes Flagg being the purchaser. We learn that Messers. H. E. Hendrix & Co., have since purchased a portion of this lot, including all that part lying south of  Wilkes Flagg's blacksmith shop, for the snug little sum of $3,600.
  The late residence of Dr. Fort was purchased by his son, John P. Fort, of Macon, at $1,700.

January 31, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Elizabeth G. B., wife of Rev. Tilman Snead and daughter of Robert D. and Elizabeth Washington, was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, May 19th 1799 and died in Baldwin county, Georgia, on the 28th December 1871. Her father moved in 1791 to Washington, Wilkes county, Georgia, where she resided until her marriage, June 15th 1818. He husband was an itinerant Methodist preacher. Thos. H. Stewart

April 17, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Julia T., wife of J. W. Vinson, and daughter of Col. Thos. N. and Mrs. A. C. Beall (now Mrs. Pou), died at her residence in Baldwin county, March 19th 1872, in the 32d year of her age.

 May 8, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
SisterElizabeth Wood Robinson was born in North Carolina, November 18th 1799, and died near Greenwood, Jackson county, Fla., March 10th 1872. The family moved in her early life to Baldwin county, Ga., where she grew up. Forty-six years ago she was united in marriage to Alexander Robinson.

June 7, 1872
Atlanta Constitution
Mr. James Gumm, of Baldwin county, died June 2d, after a short illness.

June 12, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Martha C. Walker, relict of Thos. D. Walker, was born in Baldwin county, Ga., Jan. 13th 1802 and died at Longstreet, Pulaski county, March 27th 1872.

June 25, 1872
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
Earthquake at Milledgeville - About 3 o'clock p.m. yesterday, our good people (lots of good people here) were startled at a sudden and loud report, resembling heavy artillery at a distance, or the muffled report of a heavy blast. For a few seconds thereafter the shock jarred brick buildings, rattling windows and frightening some persons. What unnatural natural phenomenon was, unless an earthquake, we cannot conceive.
  The Recorder adds that this warning of sulfurous fires beneath may possibly have a good moral effect.

July 10, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
James M. Gumm was born in Baldwin county, Georgia, 11th December 1809... died the second day of this month in Baldwin county. A. J. Butts

July 16, 1872
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
The Union had this item:   SHOOTING AFFRAY - Some ten days since a shooting affray took place near the Double Branch on the road to Scottsboro in the suburbs of our city. A man named James Ramsay, of Scottsboro, had been reported to policeman Tuttle as having violated some ordinances of the city. Tuttle pursued, and on overtaking Ramsay some altercation ensued, resulting in the shooting of Ramsay through the lungs. Ramsay will probably die. An investigation before Justices Vaughan and Fair was had in our city last Friday, resulting in the discharge of Tuttle.

November 6, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Nancy Myrick died at her residence in Bibb county, Ga., Oct. 19th 1872, in the 75th year of her age. Her maiden name was Flewellyn and she was the last of her generation. In her 20th year she became the wife of Dr. James Myrick, and with her husband, left her father's house in Baldwin county for the house where she ended her useful life.

November 13, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Martha F. Vaughn was born in Columbia county, Ga., April 14th 1834. She was raised in Lincoln County, Georgia, was married to Mr. John P. Vaughn of Talbot county, October 22d, 1853, and lived there until the 21st ult., when she was brought to the Asylum at Milledgeville. She died September 20.

November 23, 1872
Atlanta Constitution
GREAT FIRE IN MILLEDGEVILLE
Milledgeville Hotel and Newell's Hall Burned
   About 3½ o'clock this morning the Milledgeville Hotel was discovered to be on fire, and by good daylight this morning the large hotel was a pile of ruins. The fire spread northward consuming Newell's Hall when the flames were arrested.
  Besides the loss of the buildings a large amount of merchandise was consumed.
  The principal sufferers are Messrs I Hermon (in whose store the fire was first discovered), J. R. Daniel, grocer store, Mrs. N. S. Helridge, millinery; H. Adler, dry goods; and Geo. W. Haas, all of who had stores in the Milledgeville Hotel block.  Messrs Thomas & Sanford and Windsor and Lamar, in Newell's Hall, we are glad to learn, saved most of their goods.
   The furniture in the hotel was almost all consumed and Messrs. Trice  & Callaway's loss is severe.
  It is believed no lives have been lost, though several persons narrowly escaped death by the explosion of gunpowder in the store of G W Haas.
  The loss, it is thought, will exceed $100,000. Union and Recorder Extra.

December 11, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
My wife, Mrs. Eliza A. Broadfield, was born in Morgan county, Ga., June 24th 1814. She was the daughter of Dr. Burkett Dean and died at the residence of Dr. Wilson W. Barlow, near Americus, Ga., Oct. 27th 1872. Losing her mother when quite a child, she was taken by her aunt, Mrs. Allen, afterwards Mrs. Dr. Brown, of Milledgeville. She was married to James D. Jarratt and left a widow, and as the widow, married the Rev. Isaac Boring, of the Georgia Conference last of January 1842, and as the widow of Rev. Dr. Boring was married to the writer in Eatonton, 24th June 1852. J. M. Broadfield

December 18, 1872
Southern Christian Avocate
Dr. Charles H. Bass died on the morning of the 12th instant, near Milledgeville, in the 43d year of his age.

January 15, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Martha Beckham, widow of James Beckham, Sr., deceased, died at her residence near Zebulon, Pike county, Ga., on Dec. 3, 1872. She was a daughter of Joseph Carson, was born in Wilkes or Washington County, Ga., Dec. 21st, 1791, was married to James Beckham at the home of her uncle, David Carson, in Baldwin County, June 27th 1811. J. J. Caldwell

January 29, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Elizabeth Anthony Corley died in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, Dec. 20th 1872, in the seventieth year of her age. She was born in Baldwin county, Ga., May 30th 1803 and was married to Owen Harvey Myrick, Oct. 15th 1820. He died, leaving her with a family of five small children. She married a second time, and leaves an one living daughter from this marriage. She now quietly sleeps at Mount Clam in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, whither she moved twenty-one years ago, with all her family except the writer of this notice. D. J. Myrick

January 29, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. In Baldwin county, Ga., on the 7th inst., by Rev. J. W. Stipe, Mr. J. H. Brooks of Talbot county, Ga., to Miss Anna M. Moore, of the former place.

February 8, 1873
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
William Marlow, a well known and highly respected negro citizen of Milledgeville, died last Thusday. He was a brick mason, and the Union and Recorder says there is hardly a brick house in the place "that did not rise to the music of his trowel." An unusually large procession of whites and blacks followed his remains to the grave. His old master, Dr. S. G. White, furnished the handsome burial case in which the remains were deposited and defrayed every other expenses.
   Mrs. Catherine Taylor, widow of Col. R. D. B. Taylor, formerly of Athens, died at the residence of her father, Col. Wm. McKinley, near Milledgeville, on the 4th inst., after a protracted illness.

February 12, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Near Milledgeville, Jan. 20th 1873, Laura Eugenia, only daughter of John and Emma Hubbard, aged 10 years and 6 months.

February 12, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. In Baldwin county, Jan. 22d, by Rev. A. J. Jarrell, Mr. D. P. Brown to Miss Christiana Moore.

February 28, 1873
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
ACCIDENT AND LOST OF LIFE - The Milledgeville Union and Recorder says an accident occurred at Stevens' Pottery, on the Eatonton and Gordon Railroad-on Saturday last, resulting in the death of a Mr. Byington, and the seriously wounding of a son of Mr. Henry Stevens and two negroes. The party were removing scaffolding from a kiln prepared for burning fire brick, etc., when it fell and precipitated them to the ground. Mr. Byington was a young man of eighteen or nineteen years of age, and son of the late Mr. Charles Byington. We are pleased to learn that young Stevens and the colored men will recover.
(James  Byington)

May 5, 1873
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
Mr. Clayton Vaughn, of Milledgeville, an energetic and useful citizen, died on pneumonia last Monday morning, after an illness of only three days.

May 21, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Near Milledgeville, Georgia, May 4th 1873, Charles Henry, eldest son of John and Emma Hubbard, aged 8 years and 10 months.

June 10, 1873
Macon Weekly Telegraph
Mr. Charles Ennis, of Baldwin County, one of the oldest and most estimable citizens of the county, is dead, aged 75 years. He was Sheriff of the county for twenty-two years.

June 27, 1873
Atlanta Constitution
We are pained to announce the death of Mrs. Goetchins, wife of Rev G. T. Goetchins, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this city, which occurred on last Sunday morning. She leaves an infant a few days old. Her remains  was taken to Athens for interment. Union and Recorder

July 16, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Daniel Pratt of Prattville, Ala., died in Prattville, May 13, 1873. He was born in Temple, New Hampshire, July 20, 1799. He landed at Savannah, Georgia. He changed his location to Milledgeville, Georgia. S. Mims

August 6, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Miss Ella Pierce McKinnon, daughter of Lauchlan McKinnon, deceased, and grand-daughter of Rev. Reddick Pierce, formerly of Milledgeville, died in Nashville, Ga., June 19, 1873, in the 23d year of her age.

August 20, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
My mother, Mrs. Sarah Miers, died at Cotton Valley, Macon county, Ala., July 27, 1873. She was the daughter of Henry and Priscilla Densler, deceased, formerly of Baldwin, Ga., and sister of the late Rev. Thos. L. Densler, of the Alabama Conference, and Dr. Henry L. Densler, of Burnsville, Ala. She was born January 14, 1813, married to my father, William Wild in 1831; and to her surviving husband, Mr. Joseph J. Miers, November 22, 1830. W. H. Wild

September 24, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Near Milledgeville, Ga., August 20th 1873, little Annie Lizzie, infant daughter of Adolphus F. and Elizabeth H. Bayne, aged 1 year, 10 months and 5 days.

September 24, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Charles Thomas Bayne, the first born of John and Nancy Bayne, was born in Baldwin county, Ga., January 18th 1834. In 1864, he was wedded to Miss Sophronia Smith of Washington county, Ga. He died 25th August 1873.

September 24, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Martha H. Parker, daughter of Archibald Turner of Greene county, Ga., was born Feb. 22d, 1807, and died in Milledgeville, Ga., Aug. 38th 1873. At the age of eighteen she was married to Lewis Parker, who afterwards became a minister in the Baptist Church.

October 31, 1873
Atlanta Constitution
A Hebrew Benevolent Society has been organized in Milledgeville. Mr. W. A. Williams, a section master on the Macon and Augusta Railroad, died suddenly in Milledgeville on last Thursday morning. He leaves several small children. Milledgeville is putting on airs about a rattlesnake killed there, 5 1/2 feet long. The peculiarity about this snake was that after he head had been shot off he chased the man who shot him about a quarter of a mile. Thomas W. Harris, who shot Mrs. Judy Goff on the 16th inst. underwent a preliminary examination before Justices Fair and Brocks in Milledgeville on las Saturday. He was admitted to bail in the sum of $2,500. Union and Recorder

November 5, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. By Rev. W. R. Branham, Jr., on 30th October 1873, W. T. Farrar, of Jones county, to Miss Matilda E. Lowe, of Baldwin county, Ga

November 21, 1873
Atlanta Constitution
MILLEDGEVILLE
 On Thursday, the 13th inst., at St. Stephen's Church in Milledgeville, by the Rev. J. M. Stoney, the Rector, Capt. W. W. Williamson was married to Miss Kate Clifford Kenan, daughter of Capt. M.J. Kenan
  .-Kate, the fourth daughter of Rev. J.H. Allen, and granddaughter of the late Col. D.C. Campbell of Milledgeville, died on Sunday, the 2d instant. She was seven years of age. - Union and Recorder.

December 2, 1873
Macon Telegraph
The Milledgeville Union and Recorder reports the death last week of Messrs. S. B. Brown and Elias Barnett - two old citizens of that place. One the night after Mr. Barnett's death, his store was entered and robbed of at least a wagon load of goods.
     The Union and Recorder has this additional item"
  FIRE-GIN HOUSE BURNED - The new steam cotton gin and grist mill of Mr. Wm. Harper, at Midway, was destroyed by fire on last Friday afternoon. After considerable trouble and expense, Mr. Harper had just got his gin in good working order when this calamity befell him. Some twenty bales of cotton, belonging mostly to neighbors, brought there to be ginned, were destroyed or injured. It is believed a match in the cotton caused the fire. The gin was at work at the time and Mr. H. made a narrow escape from the burning building. A negro boy was badly burned.

December 3, 1873
Union and Recorder
Death of Mr. E.W. Callaway (Elisha William)
   Mr. William Callaway died at the residence of his brother Mr. L.N. Callaway, in this city, on last Sunday morning. He had been in feeble health for many months, and was conscious of his approaching dissolution. He was one of the proprietors of the Milledgeville Hotel, in connection with Mr. E. Trice, at the time it was destroyed by fire. He was a quite, inoffensive man, full of the milk of human kindness, and, at least, had no enemies. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and was for many years, one of the Stewards of Benevolent Lodge, and on festival occasions took great pride and pleasure in contributing to the enjoyment of the brotherhood in these social reunions. Death has called him from labor here, and we have reason to hope that his eternal rest, beyond the dark river, is peacful and happy. He was buried with Masonic honors on Monday –
Obit provided by Scott O. Fraser

December 10, 1873
Atlanta Constitution
Milledgeville.   The Hebrew Benevolent and Social Society of Milledgeville appointed two of its members, Messrs. Layman and Zacharias, to escort the remains of Mrs. Henrietta Goldsmith, who recently died at the Lunatic Asylum, to Savannah.
-The persons who robbed the store of the late Elias Burnett have been brought to light. The parties so far arrested are Tom Harris, William Little, and Paul Jones, the former two as principals, and the later as accessory.

 Deaths. Mr. S. B. Brookin, a prominent and well-known citizen of Milledgeville, died on Wednesday night last. He was about 55 years of age.

December 17, 1873
Southern Christian Avocate
William C. Redding was born in Washington county, Ga., July 30th 1795. He moved to Baldwin county with his parents when nine or ten years of age, where he lived until grown. in the fall of 1821 he was married to Miss Margaret E. Flewellen, of Baldwin county. He moved to Monroe county in 1823. He died at his old homestead in Monroe county, 6th of Nov. 1873. J. J. Singleton

December 20, 1873
Augusta Chronicle
Bankrupt Sale.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia, will be sold, free from all encumbrances whatever, on the first Tuesday in JANUARY next, in front of the Court House door, in Jeffersonville, to the highest bidder, the following property, to-wit:
    Three thousand two hundred acres more or less, lying in Twiggs county, adjoining land of John T. Fitzpatrick, T. Jones and others, and known as the Myrick Mill's Place. The above property to be sold in lots of 202 1-2 acres, more or less.
   Property sold as assests of Stith P. Myrick, Bankrupt. Terms-Cash.
BENJ. W. BARROW,
W. McKINLEY, JR., Assignees
dec 20

December 23, 1873
Macon Weekly Telegraph
  The Milledgeville Every Saturday has the followoing local sporting notes: DEER KILLED. - Mr. Jno. M. Edwards killed a small buck a few days since, while out with a part of hunters. There seems to be a great many deer in the county along Camp creek.
  Mr. James Sherlock killed with a rock an English woodcock, within the corporate limits of the city a few days since. It weighed exactly one and a half pounds.
  The same paper says fifty cases of new English machiney costing, about $6,000, have just been received at the Milledgeville cotton factory - making about $15,000 the company have expended this fall in fixing up their mill.

Feburary 18, 1874
Daily Constitution
Milledgeville had an alarm of fire on Monday at the residence of Mrs. Sanford. There were some lively running about but no damage done. Nothing has yet been heard from  Mrs McComb the lady who strangely disappeared from Milledgeville some eight or ten days since. Her family are very uneasy. An attempt was made to assassinate Mr. John T. Wenold as he was riding over the Central Railroad bridge between Kenansville and Milledgeville, last week. He was fired at with a gun, but, being well mounted, made his escape.

February 18, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. On the 4th February 1874, by Rev. G. W. Hardaway, Mr. William J. Smith of Baldwin county, Ga., to Miss Harvie J. Butts, of Hancock county, Ga

MIDDLE GEORGIA
Special Correspondence of the Chronicle and Sentinel
Macon, Mar. 3, 1874
The Kaolin Clay of Georgia - A Fortune In It
     It is remarkable that the kaolin beds of Georgia, forming a well defined strata from the Savannah River above Augusta, and from thence in a southwestern direction through the county of Baldwin and on to the Chattahoochee river, have not been more utilized by man. It now almost quietly slumbers underneath the earth's surface where it has lain since first placed there by the hands of the Creator. Ages have elapsed, generations without numbers passed away without anyone considering it of sufficient importance to invest capital to transform the crude material so well and so perfectly formed for a thousand uses it may be put to. A correspondent says it would make excellent fire-proof brick for the construction of houses. He is right, for we have been using the bricks around grates in Macon, ever since we commenced burning coal, and there is no such think as wear out or burn out in them. These brick are made by Mr. Henry Stevens, who has a small factory for their manufacture and that of water pipes, on the Eatonton Branch of the Central Railroad, near Milledgeville. If there is anyone else making  anything from this clay, he is not known to the writer. In 1866, we saw in the business office of Bragdon, Ford and Company, the extensive engine builders of New Albany, Indiana, a beautiful white porcelain water pitcher and obtained the history of it from Captain Ford. The kaolin clay from which it was made was obtained in Georgia by W.N. Halderman, the well-known proprietor of the Louisville Journal,  who after the war ceased, had it made into the ware then upon the water-stand. Never did a whiter or purer pitcher grace a lady's chamber or table, or was ever fashioned by the cunning had of a Chinaman. "Had I not had my hands full of business " said Captain Ford " I would have had a factory under way upon those beds in six months. The only reply that could be made to this was that our people never could see anything but white cotton and a black n__. As your city has the water power and is one of factories, perhaps the discussion of clay, through your columns will not eventually be in vain.

March 4, 1874
Daily Constitution
A negro boy about sixteen was accidentally killed by a Mr. F. I. Echols last Tuesday, in Milledgeville.  They had been as usual in such cases, fondling with a empty pistol, until it went off. - Milledgeville wants a hitching rack. - The county have recently adopted an ordinance fining all hogs discovered upon the streets $5, or default twenty days work in the chain gang. The hogs are said to be leaving, - The Baldwin Blues turned out on Washington's birthday, succeeded in frightening all the teams from off one street, and then dispersed.
-Every Saturday.

March 11, 1874
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
The body ofMrs. R. A. McComb of Milledgeville, was found in Oconee river on Friday. Mrs. McComb had been missing about four weeks and it is supposed that she committed suicide.

March 17 1874
Daily Constitution
Bishop Beckwith visits Milledgeville Wednesday next, the 18th inst. - A suit to recover $5,000 damages has been  commenced against Milledgeville by a Mr. Cooley, because of action is a broken arm which he caught trying to step over a ditch. Five wild geese were killed in the suburbs of Milledgeville last week.
 Every Saturday

April 8, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Col. Anderson W. Redding was born January 31st 1800 in Washington county, Ga., and died February 13th 1874. He was reared in Baldwin, which was then a frontier county. He represented Monroe and Harris counties in the legislature. He was first married in 1826 and became the father of thirteen children, only four of whom survive him. His first wife died in 1850 and he married a Mrs. Smith in 1854. She died in 1864, and the same year he married Mrs. Jane Rutledge of Harris county, who still survives him. Robert L. Wiggins

May 6, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. On April 16, by Rev. G. W. Hardaway, Mr. Wm. G. Hawkins, to Miss Sarah E. Tatum, all of Baldwin county, Ga.

June 2, 1874
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
Death of Mr. Lawler - Mr. P. H. Lawler, an old citizen of this city, and a member of the Baldwin Blues during and prior to the war, died in this city on Tuesday night last, at about half-past eight o'clock.

July 7, 1874
Macon Weekly Telegraph
  The Milledgeville Every Saturday says tge "Baldwin Blues: contemplate a week's encampment at the Indian Spring the latter part of July, and "will propse to some company in a neighboring city to join them in the excursion.
  The same paper illustrates the scarcity of money in that region, by saying that a mule worth at let $100 was sold in Milledgeville last Saturday for $17.

July 8, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Death of Thos. F. Green, Jr. On our return from Southwest Georgia last week, we met the widow and three children of our old friend and brother,Thomas F. Green, Jr., of Knoxville, Ga., with his remains, which were being taken to Milledgeville for interment.

 July 22, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Thomas F. Green, Jr., was the only surviving son of Dr. Thos. F. and Adeline E. A. Green of Milledgeville, Ga. He was born in that city, March 3d 1843. He married Miss Ella B. Lipscomb, the only daughter of the Chancellor of the University in Athens. He located in the practice of law in Knoxville, Ga., where he died June 24th 1874. A. J. Jarrell

 August 12, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Sarah S. Moore was born in Washington county, Ga., August 1831, and died in Milledgeville, Ga., July 22d 1874.

September 1, 1874
Macon Weekly Telegraph
  The Monroe Advertiser says Mr. Robert McComb, a prominent citizen of Milledgeville, died at the Indian Spring  Sunday after a week's illness.

September 23, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Levin J. Smith was born in Hancock co., Aug. 15, 1805, and died in Baldwin co., Ga., Aug. 5, 1874.

September 30, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Mary G. Bonner was born in Baldwin county, Ga., Sept. 28th 1834, and died Aug. 26th 1874.

October 7, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Attie Thomas, youngest daughter of Dr. A. C. C. Thompson, and wife of Dr. W. A. Thomas, died on the 18th Sept., at Sevens'   (Stevens) Pottery, Baldwin county, Ga., after a short illness. She was born in Maryland, Dec. 28th 1847, moved to Georgia at five years old.

October 7, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
My mother, Mrs. Penelope Moreland, was born Oct. 30, 1796, and died Aug. 12, 1874, at the residence of her son-in-law, Wm. S. Barnett, in Grantville, Coweta county, Ga. Her maiden name was Ousley. When she was quite young, her parents removed from Baldwin to Jones county, and both died early, leaving her and one brother, the late Rev. Newdaygate Ousley, orphans. She was married to the Rev. Isaac T. Moreland, a local Methodist preacher, in 1814. My father died in Jones county in 1846, soon after which time my mother removed to Coweta county, and lived as a widow for nearly twenty-eight years. She was the mother of twelve children, eight of whom survive her, and seven out of the eight were present to witness her death. John F. Moreland

October 14, 1874
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Winnifred West was born near Newbern, N. C., in 1810. About 1828 she came to Baldwin county, Ga., where she died September 20th 1874. A. J. Jarrell

November 3, 1874
Macon Weekly Telegraph
  Mr. W. G. McAdoo has joined the editorial staff of the Milledgeville Every Saturday.

January 5, 1875
Macon Weekly Telegraph
Died. Mr. W. J. Myrick, of Baldwin county, died yesterday morning.

January 12, 1875
Union and Recorder
Mr. Richard C. Callaway (Richard Columbus) died at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Trice, on last Saturday evening.  He will be buried to day (Tuesday) with military honors by the Baldwin Blues, of which Company he was a member.  Many relatives and friends mourn his departure.
Obit provided by Scott O. Fraser

February 9, 1875
Macon Weekly Telegraph
  The Milledgeville Every Saturday reports considerable sickness in that town - among other cases, Mr. L. H. Compton and Mrs. James E. Haygood, both quite ill from pneumonia

March 3, 1875
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. By Rev. C. W. Smith, Feb. 21st, 1875, Mr. Franklin C. Davis, of Newton county, Ga., to Miss Eliza M. Stevens, of Baldwin county, Ga.

March 23, 1875
Macon Weekly Telegraph
  Two kisses for a dozen eggs is the latest market quotations at a popular school not a thousand miles from Milledgeville. Dirt cheap, too, as the Every Saturday says the buyer is very pretty.
  Mr Iverson L. Hunter offers the Milledgeville Every Saturday for sale, as he wants to move to a city and publish a daily.

March 23, 1875
Daily Chronicle and Sentinel
The Storm in Milledgeville. (Macon Telegraph and Messenger)
      " From passengers who arrived from Milledgeville, by the Central train, we gather a few particulars of the damage done in that vicinity. The storm seems to have been of the most fearful description. It passed along the suburbs of the city, traveling a little north of east. The cloud is represented to have resembled an hour-glass in shape, was in vertical position, and as luminous as blazing fire. In fact, it so closely resembled fire that all the alarm bells in the city were rung and the people turned out, thinking that there was a fire. The storm occurred in the afternoon, and up to the time of the departure of the train news had been received of the destruction of fifteen houses; but we were unable to obtain a full list of them. The residence of Mr. Martin, near Milledgeville, a new building, was blown away, and one of his children and a colored child were also killed. The fine residence of Judge Hunter, between Milledgeville and Midway, was unroofed. The carriage house and stables of Mr. T.H. Latimer were destroyed. A bale of cotton which had been packed was blown to pieces. The ties were broken and the cotton scattered about through the trees. The storm struck a team that was passing from the Asylum to Milledgeville. The wagon was blown away, the harness blown off the horses and the horses severely mangled."

March 24, 1875
Daily Chronicle and Sentinel
In Baldwin County
MILLEDGEVILLE, March 20, 3:10 p.m.
         "At 1:15 o'clock to-day a terrible whirlwind passed through the southern suburbs of the city, extending across the corporation line and embracing an area of about 300 yards in width in its passage. It twisted homes and trees, and everything in its course from the face of the earth, then dashing them with fury to the right and left, or carrying them for hundreds of yards directly up, almost into the very clouds it seemed, then dashing them away out from the circle of its influence, the ponderous trees came crashing to the earth. Our reporter only had time to make an hasty exploration. Just south of the creek bridge and just within the city limits, a colored man about 21 years of age (an intelligent and bright mulatto) Richard Gouder, was instantly killed. More than half of his head is gone; no one knows how or where- mashed off we suppose and blown away.  Mrs. Thomas Johnson, a white lady of about 40, is so badly hurt that she will probably die. Quite a number in the same locality are injured more or less, though we cannot now go into particulars. Houses without number are demolished, as in every other species of property in the track of the cyclone.- Trees, houses and wagons were carried for hundreds of yards through the air and wherever the wind passed through woods it has cut a fearful road.
  The writer, with many others, was attracted by the roaring noise, which sounded like the "rushing of many waters," and mounting a house watched the whirlwind as it approached through a tremendous forest. It was terribly grand to see the tremendous pines and massive oaks twisted off and hurled hither and thither as if they were but straws. The whirlwind seemed at first to come from the west, but upon approaching town made a bow, passing just south of the city and crossing the river not far below the mouth of Fishing creek. About an hour after the storm, hail as large as a guinea egg fell with great rapidity for about two minutes. Nothing like the occurrences of this day has ever been witnessed in this section. Seven are wounded on the McComb estate, and every house but one, on the place, in ruins. The doctors are being sent for from all over the country. Two
 are reported killed on Mr. Jus. Martin's place and every house in ruins. Others are probably injured on the place. Two are reported killed on the road between town and the Lunatic Asylum. Others are so badly wounded that they will probably die.
     11 o'clock, P.M. - The news that we continue to gather from the track of the great cyclone is even more distressing than was first anticipated. The great whirlwind seems to have been violent on both sides of the river, through by the time it reached the east bank thereof it had evidently lost much of its fury. We have information from as far west as Haddock's Station, on the Macon and Augusta Railroad. The cyclone crossed the road from the north side, near Haddock's taking Dr. Hardeman's place in it's track. Here several houses were blown down, but no one badly injured. On the place of Mr. Richard Brown the destruction is terrible. (line unreadable). Here, also three others were killed- two Negro women and a negro child. One of the former was killed by a falling house an the other was caught up by the wind, carried for some distance to a forest and hurled against a tree. The negro child was probably playing in the yard or in some exposed condition, as it was caught up by the wind and blown away. Nothing has been heard of since, and it is possibly many miles away from the spot where it was picked up by the wind. Found a mile distant, horribly mangled.
      Every house of Mr. Brown's place is destroyed and every person on the place injured. Should be Mr. Brown die (and we see no hope of his recovery), it will make an aggregate of four killed on the farm. On the plantation of Mr. Charlie Harper several are reported killed, among them old Tom Huson (col.), whom many of the white citizens will remember, he having been known to many of them. On the Midway place of Mr. Robert Trippe a negro child was killed. In this locality the wind did great damage. On the east side of the river the damage is also very great. Many plantations are almost completely ruined. Houses, chimneys, fences and forests have been leveled wherever the wind passed. As far as we can learn no one has been killed on the east side of the river, though a Mrs. Stapleton, on the McComb place had her scalp severely lacerated and her life is seriously endangered from concussion to the brain. Many others on both sides of the river are hurt, some seriously and some but slightly. A great deal poultry has been killed and people are gathering it up for food. The loss and damage to property, including the damages consequent upon the loss of fences, will probably amount to $175,000. In one locality between Midway and town eight houses are total wrecks. We have not been able to ascertain any individual house, but think that Mr. Edward Lane, Mrs. Wm. Lane and Mr. Joseph Lane, all belonging to one family, have suffered most. Each of them owned a dwelling, two of which were completely demolished and the other is almost a total wreck.
     The killed and dying are know to be ten in number. The wounded will probably reach forty-five in Baldwin County alone. In crossing the river the wind lifted the water up in a solid mass until it seemed a perfect wall of water. Chas. Johnson, was hauling a load of lumber to town, from Scottsboro, and seeing the danger hastily unhitched the horses.- The wind picked the horses up and dashed them against the ground, injuring them severely. Charles the driver, sustained a painful injury - the wagon and lumber were blown away. A goat on the plantation of Colonel Fair was blown off, as well all the poultry.-- We should have mentioned that all the houses on this place, save one, were destroyed. A shingle near Mr. R.N. Lamar's place was hurled with such fury against an oak tree that its sharp end penetrated the solid wood for one or two inches. Mrs. Lane's house caught fire twice after the blow, but was extinguished.
     The course of the cyclone seems to have been varied. At first it seems to have come from north of west, crossing the Macon and Augusta railroad near Haddock's Station. It then traveled east until getting nearly to town, when it made a bow and passed around the city. It then continued on a eastward course until it had gotten about ten miles beyond the river, when it seems to have taken a northeasterly direction, and in our opinion, recrossed the Macon and Augusta Railroad between Carr's and Devereux's stations. No train on that road up to this writing, nor have we any later news from any directions. All the telegraph lines are down.
SUNDAY, 12:30, a.m.-Two negroes killed at Brown's Crossing and and many others in Jones and the western portion of this county reported killed."

March 30, 1875
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
Milledgeville, March 22, 1875
The absorbing topic of interest here now is the great tornado of Saturday. A little after one o'clock in the afternoon it swept across the southern limit of our city from west to east, prostrating everything before it. In a pathway of about one hundred yards in width houses were literally demolish, and many persons killed and wounded. The broad apex of the funnel formed demon of the cloud floated rapidly along, probably at the rate of more than an hundred miles an hour: and the narrow base which touched the earth lifted up and destroyed everything in its path. Within our corporation limits Mrs. Johnson, wife of Mr. Thomas Johnson, was killed, and her husband severely wounded, and Dick Gonder, a colored man of good character, was instantly killed, and his mother was badly wounded. The houses of these persons, as well as many others, were literally demolished, and trees, fencing, everything in fact in the tornado's path was subjected to destruction.
    The loss of property is immense. In Midway, the metalic roof of Mr. Daniel Tucker was stripped off the building, and his neighbors, Messrs. Thos. Latimer and R. N. Lamar lost by the destruction of their carriage-house, a fine carriage, a buggy and property valued at fully $1,000.
 To the westward on the path of its approach, and to the eastward whither it went, the tornado swept forward, resistlessly in a path of ruin, destroying life and property of which no computation can even yet be made. To illustrate the force of the wind, we may mention that a shingle is driven, sharp end foremost,  several inches into the body of a small oak tree it happened to strike directly. To the west of us, some miles, a lifeless negro woman was found lodged in the branches of a lofty tree not exactly in the hurricane's path; and a child of the same race was blown away and has not been found at all. Dick Gonder, already mentioned, was killed by having the upper half of his head cut off smooth by a plank driven with the wind, and the missing top of his head has not been found. The handsome gothic cottage recently purchased by Mr. Edward Lane, was utterly demolished and blown away.
   The victims in our city were buried yesterday afternoon.

April 28, 1875
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Eudocia W. Fort was born in 1792; died at the residence of Mr. John Hammond, her son-in-law, in Midway, near Milledgeville, Ga., March 31st 1875. She was the widow of Judge Fort, now about twenty years deceased.

April 28, 1875
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Mary Johnson died in Milledgeville, Ga., March 26th 1875.

April 25, 1875
Atlanta Constitution
MILLEDGEVILLE - Thursday morning about 2 o'clock a party  of fifteen or twenty disguised men made a raid upon the jail in this place and released therefrom Horace Wilson, convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to four years imprisonment in the penitentiary for killing Fred McComb, on last Christmas eve, and also Tobe Tompkins who was in jail awaiting trail, charged with being a ku klux.
    Mr. Obadiah Arnold states that he was awakened by knocking upon his door (just at the entrance to the jail) and apprehended that it was some drunken man, opened it, not however, until he had taken the precaution to have his pistol in hand, and had whispered to his wife to make a light. As he opened the door he was greeted with
FOUR SHOT GUNS
and a musket leveled at him. Upon asking what it meant, he was told that they had come for Tompkins and Wilson. He replied that he couldn't let then out, but the keys were hanging up there -pointing to the place. The replied that he knew more about the place than they did, and that he had to go and unlock the door, which he died. After releasing the prisoners and coming down, one of the party remarked that one was missing, and going back up stairs into the cell discovered Tompkins concealed behind the door, and turning upon him said, G_dd-n you what does this mean, and catching him, kicked him out.
  The parties wore no masks, but had their hats pulled down over their faces. Upon being asked what they were going to do with the prisoners, they replied, "G-d d-n 'em we are going to hand then," but this is supposed to be a blind, as it is generally thought that the party who released them are their friends
  The trial and conviction of Wilson at the last sitting of the superior court created a great deal of talk, and was quite harshly criticized by many; but whatever may have been the opinions of people, they have no right to take the matter into their hands in this way and release the prisoners. -Every Saturday.

May 19, 1875
Southern Christian Avocate
At Warrenton, Ga., May 1st 1875, Addie Louise, daughter of Rev. R. W. Bigham, aged 4 years, one month and two days. She was buried at Milledgeville.

June 9, 1875
Southern Christian Avocate
Wm. A. Cook was born in Hancock county, Ga., March 7th 1820 and died in Baldwin county, Ga., April 13th 1875. He was the son of Nathan and Lourenna Cook. W. W. Wadsworth

July 7, 1875
Southern Christian Avocate
Rev. Tilman Snead was born in Wilkes county, Ga., May 11th 1786; died in Baldwin county, Ga., May 3d, 1875. He served his country in the war of 1812. He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at Bethel, Bush River circuit, South Carolina Conference. In 1818 he was married in Wilkes county, Ga., to Miss Elizabeth G. B. Washington, who preceded him to the grave in December 1871.

July 23, 1875
The Chronicle and Sentinel
Thomas Johnson, of Milledgeville, lost his house and fifth wife by the March tornado. He soon got another house, however, and then he got another wife-a young and pretty one too. Tally one and one over for Johnson.

July 30, 1875
The Chronicle and Sentinel
Milledgeville had a slight earthquake shock the evening of the 28th.

August 3, 1875
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: In your daily of this morning, you mention an "Earthquake at Milledgeville" coupled with some errors to correct which I send the following statement;
  After the storm of rain and wind which occurred about the middle of the afternoon of yesterday, (not before as your account says, about six o'clock P.M.,  the phenomenon occurred. This consisted of  a rumbling, or as most persons describe it, a hissing sound, then a tremendous explosion accompanied, or rather followed immediately by such a concussion as led many persons to suppose it at once to be an earthquake. The account in your paper that "the people were terribly frightened and all an out of their houses" is a great mistake. The danger, if any had existed, was past before the people had time to run out of their houses. The whole thing, the sounds and the concussion, did not occupy more that a second of accurately measured time. We hear this morning that the phenomenon was observed as much as four or five miles to the east, the south and the west of our city; and we also find that different observers in the country and city received widely varying impressions in reference to the direction whence the sounds came, the majority locating them in the south or southwest. The general impression created in the country and in the city was that the phenomenon was an earthquake.
   We are inclined to think this impression erroneous. The facts as observed support much more strongly the theory that the fall of a bolide or meteoric body to the earth, gave rise to their phenomena. If our conjecture is right, we hope the descent to the immediate surface of the ground may have occurred with the observation of some one, and that the meteorite may be recovered for scientific examination. It would be immensely value to scientist, and the luck finder or owner of it would be sure to receive a large compensation for supplying it to the scientific museum of some scientist or some public institution.

August 3, 1875
Atlanta Constitution
Milledgeville
A mule was sold at auction here for $1.50
With tied-backs women can't stoop to folly.
Mr. George Lucas was engaged last Wednesday in filling the little red balloons that are so common with hydrogen. He had just filled two and tied them to prevent the gas from escaping, when his hand became entangled in the dangling cord and in less times that it takes to tell it, he was sailing through the air heavenward, with every prospect of landing there or somewhere else. Fortunately for Mr. Lucas, the balloon was brought to a  sudden halt by the projecting eaves of Waitzfelder's brick building, and he was rescued from his terrible position, with the assistance of a  ladder.
   Died - Willie Erwin, of Milledgeville, on the 27th.

August 10, 1875
Daily Constitution
Milledgeville
-The ladies on Jefferson street have organized an artillery company.
- Milledgeville wants a bank. (Every saturday)

Aug. 20, 1875
The Chronicle and Sentinel
An old man named Isham Higgins died in Baldwin County jail last Tuesday. He was a lunatic.

September 8, 1875
Atlanta Constitution
Died in Georgia. -Andrew McKinley, of Milledgeville, on the 5th, aged 19.

September 28, 1875
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
  Mr. Fielding Lewis, one of the oldest citizens of Milledgeville, died last week. He was about 90 years old and had lived in that place nearly all his life.
  Miss Nina Nisbet, only daughter of Joseph H. Nisbet, Esq., of Milledgeville, was married in that place on the 14th instant, to Mr. William P. Hambaugh, of Clarksville, Tennessee.

September 29, 1875
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Mattie E. Taylor, whose maiden name was Horton, wife of the Rev. William T. Taylor, died at Crawfordville, Fla., July 23d, 1875. Sister Taylor was born in Gwinnett county, GA., April 4th 1829. Her parents moved to Milledgeville when she was about 13 years of age, where she resided until her first marriage to a Mr. Clayton in 1852. Having removed to Valdosta during her widowhood, she was there married to the Rev. W. T. Taylor, of Thomasville, Ga. She had two brothers in Texas, ministers of the gospel, one of whom is a member of the Texas Conference. W. A. Giles. Texas Advocate please copy.

November 2, 1875
Georgia Weekly Telegraph
An Earthquake
Milledgeville, November 2, 1875
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: About 10 o'clock last night, our citizens were startled by an earthquake. It manifested itself by two rapidly succeeding shocks of considerable severity, accompanied with and following by a heavy rumbling sound which occupied the space of one or two minutes.  Although observers differ somewhat in regard to the direction the wave of sound seemed to travel, the weight of testimony greatly favors the account which says the sound came from the south or southeast and traveled to the north or northwest. The oscillation of the earth was very decided, and greatly alarmed many people. At a religious meeting of colored people in the city, one woman fainted quite away with alarm, and was resuscitated with difficulty. Very many people ran out of their house to see, if possible, the cause of the strange phenomenon whose roaring was very similar to that which preceded and accompanied the great and destructive tornado of March last. On reaching the exterior of their houses, nothing was observable bu the rumbling subterranean noises dying away in the distance, and the quiet earth over spread by the cloudless and starry heavens.
  To-day being the regular monthly sales' day a great number of citizens came from various parts of the county came to the city. Their report shows that the earthquake was felt very sharply in every portion of the county, and agrees substantially with that given above. So far we hear of no actual injury or damage resulting from the earthquake beyond the frightening of a few nervous people. But old residents of the city say the shock was severer than any they had ever felt here before.

November 10, 1875
Southern Christian Avocate
Married. By Rev. W. W. Wadsworth, October 15th, 1875, Mr. John H. Lanham to Mrs. Emma E. Ellison, of Milledgeville, Ga.

November 28, 1875
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
OLD TIMES IN GEORGIA
(Dr. Bullie's Notes in the Timber Gazette)
   The State House was the only building, public or private, of any note, in my time as a member of the Legislature, 1828-29. The Governor's mansion was built many years after, though spoken of then. The Governor lived in an ordinary two story house on the same lot on which the mansion now stands, but fronts on Green street. The square north of the State House square where the Milledgeville Hotel lately stood, directly under the eye of the law makers, was a nest of faro-banks and other gambling appliances, bar-rooms, and supper rooms, and in the centre, a clean, hard place for playing marbles and fighting chickens, and many scenes and events transpired in that block that are vividly impressed on my mind to this day. The principal deals or professional gamblers, were a rare set of orderly and gentlemanly looking men, particularly B., who was killed by McCombs in self-defense, and Major Y. whom many of my contemporaries will remember -they associated freely with members and citizens, not flashily dressed, as is common with their craft, but very genteel.
   I have an especial note in reference to Byrom that I might as well transcribe; here is was a tall, well made and very handsome man, hair and eyes as black as a ravens wing, and hands white small and delicate as a lady's, they had never been bronzed by the sun, nor toughened by toil; but strong enough to handle an ugly looking bowie knife that everybody knew he carried, and more, that he would use it, for behind his mild demeanor lurked the ferocity of a tiger when roused; brave, he was rash, poor fellow; he rushed upon a well armed man; through thrice warned not to advance or draw a weapon, he did both, and fell at his feet-but it was not his personal appearance or his deportment that I wish to relate, so much as his manly and generous conduct to a young friend, who was going headlong to ruin at the gambling table. I knew Frank well, and liked him for many good qualities, I had ridden behind his 2-40 bays with dashing tilbury, played billiards with him, at which he was always impatient, as there was not betting, beyond the score at the bar, which he generally had to pay, and I had known him before in Savannah, when he first came in possession of his very considerable property. This was his third session as he said, though he was not a member, and he told me he had been unlucky and lost a pile of money; put now, his experience was paid for;  he knew the "dots and  dodges" and before the session closed, he would break every faro-bank in Milledgeville. Alfred Cumming, of Augusta, a noble man, was his friend, and the friend of his family, remonstrated with him, and so did others, but to no purpose; every night he was sitting at the green table with his checks before him, and every day in the same retired place played poker with sharpers who could __General Schenek out of his last dime; had seldom played at Bryom's rooms, where he was always met with a cold shoulder, but B. had been watching him, and now that he was a lost man; he was fond of Frank, and determined if in his power to same him. So one morning, Frank, having lost heavily the night before, he called at his room, taking a friend with __? of their own calling, and well known  by both; I was with Frank, and was asked to remain. B. commenced by apologizing to Frank for refusing to deal to him the night before, and giving his reason with such a hostility upon gambling, its beginning __?  as I never heard or read, and coming from a professed gambler, made it more solemn and impressive; personally, he told him "you have lost all your ready money and ? I.O.U 's  _??large amount, and your credit is also lost, your ..houses and equipage will be attached and sold in the street, your name be a bye-word among the worthless. Now Frank, stop just where you are, and I will help you " he was sitting on the edge of his bed, pale and trembling. "How?" he exclaimed, "I can't pay my gambling due bills." "But I will said B., " and take your note at 12 months upon your promise and word of honor not to touch a card in that time; you have property enough  left to pay it." Frank gave Bryon his hand with tears and thanks and in our presence as witnesses, gave the required promise. Byrom did his part, the season was about half spent, and to its close Frank kept his word honorably. We parted about  Christmas, and I heard of him some years after in Washington, where he filled a clerkship in one of the departments acceptability, but sad to say, after a long abstinence from his besetting sin, returned to it, and was lost. His melancholy end brought to my mind the memorable words of Paulding (the contemporary of Washing Irving) "The drunkard, the vicious and the idler, may be reclaimed, but  the confirmed gambler is like last flight of the patriarch's dove, they return no more forever."
     The supper rooms I mention merely as an item of history of that day, were small affairs in companions with the restaurants of the present day, the standing bill of fare being squirrels and partridges, with an occasional taste of oysters, about as large as a waist coat button and salt as brine, and hot coffee. No railroads then.
    The elections had all been settled by a Troup caucus, and there was little or no contention. Gilmer had been elected by the people and the inauguration ball and subsequent private parties made the session a remarkable gay one. Gov. Forsyth was elected senator to Congress and his lovely daughters soon to leave, their many friends gave a succession of brilliant assemblies, after the inauguration ball. They were both accomplished and beautiful young ladies; the older married Judge Iverson, then a member of great reputation from Muscogee. Miss Clara Forsyth was considered the belle at all those parties and Col. A H. Kenan, who had married Miss Alston, of Sparta, the Spring before, the handsomest man.
  William C. Dawson was elected Clerk of the House almost unanimously, for he was a popular with the Clark as the Troup party. He was certainly a most winning and attractive man in his manners, and never was a man better adapted for his position. He was the best reader  I ever heard, except Carrington of later days, with this difference, Dawson could read ten bills to his one, and keep a running conversation with half a dozen impatient members around his desk, not absolutely talking, but nodding, pointing with the feather tip of his pen, and winking, promising all to read their bills next, and then go on straight with the calendar. I knew him in afterlife, the same fascinating and successful man.

(Note: Henry Byrom died at the age of 27 in a shoot out at McComb's tavern. See  the book "Remembering Milledgeville, Historical Tales from Georgia's Antelbellum Captial" by Hugh T. Harrington for details)

December 17, 1875
Daily Constitution
  The trustees of the Talmage school at Milledgeville with "all acceding friends" have organized themselves into a "society of mineralogy and and of ancient relics of the redmen and mound builders of Georgia." The Recorder says this "puts the Talmage school in the fore front of collectors of Georgia cabinets, and situate as the school is amidst the ancient hunting grounds and "maize fields" of the well advanced Echertee tribe, and Uchee tribe, of the great Muscogee nation of red men, the new society occupies a field rich with the red man's relics and vestiges of American ethnlogy. Almost  every furrow of our plows displays them to view."

December 22-29, 1875
Southern Christian Avocate
Levi Ezell was born in Lancaster District, S. C., April 27th 1801, and died in Houston county, Ga., November 20th 1875. Early in life he moved to Twiggs county, Ga., where he married his first wife, Miss Sarah Roach, in 1832. He was married the second time to Miss Pamelia Hall, of Baldwin county, Ga., in 1842. W. F. Robison

Jan. 15, 1876
The Chronicle and Sentinel
Mr. Henry Temples was elected Mayor of Milledgeville.

January 21, 1876
Atlanta Constitution
Married In Georgia
R. Humphries to Miss Parazada Vaughn, of Baldwin County
J.W. Pounds, of Jasper county, to Miss Mary Skinner, of Milledgeville

Died in Georgia
Mrs C.P. Crawford of Milledgeville

Milledgeville
   On last Thursday, Clifford, a bright little girl about five years of age, daughter of Mr. Judson of Atlanta, and granddaughter of Mr. James E. Haygood of this city, fell into a tub of boiling brine, which had been prepared by her grandfather for the purpose of scalding meat to prevent its spoiling. She was scalded frightfully, and died on Friday night after extreme suffering-Union and Recorder

February 3, 1876
The Chronicle and Sentinel
James McArthur, a worthy negro man, died in Milledgeville last week.

March 1, 1876
The Constitution
DEATH OF MRS. GEORGIA J. ALEXANDER.
  Yesterday morning the death of Mrs. Georgia J. Alexander, wife of our townsman Dr. J. F.. Alexander, was announced and the intelligence carried grief to a wide circle of friends who loved her as well as they knew her.
   She was the daughter of the late R.M.. Orme, of Milledgeville, and at that place she was wedded to Dr. Alexander, about nineteen years ago. She was long a member of the Central Presbyterian church of this city. For years she was a sufferer and for five months was closely confined to her room. The last days of her life were passed in great physical pain, though she was conscious all the while, and ended her trial with the beautiful fortitude which religion alone can give.
  Her death was peaceful, and was indeed a falling "asleep in Jesus." The end brought her no terrors, but simply rest and joy. She was a woman who filled the measure of zealous piety and Christian charity. Perhaps she was best known for her deeds of kindness and the works of a Christian love, whose breadth encompassed all suffering humanity.
  Like Dorcas of old, she was beloved by those who had known her tender ministrations and honored by all who witnessed her unselfish work. Such women are the noblest missionaries of Christianity, and the brightest ornaments of society. The good they do live after them, to spring up and bear a glorious harvest, which will only be garnered at the end of time.
  She leaves a devoted husband and two daughters to mourn her loss and love her memory. To the afflicted family we extend our sympathy.
  The remains were carried to Milledgeville by the Georgia road, last night, and were attended by the family. A large number of friends accompanied them to the train. Funeral services and burial will take place in Milledgeville to-day.

May 2, 1876
Daily Constitution
DIED IN GEORGIA
-W.R.. Logan, at Milledgeville

May 5, 1876
Atlanta Constitution
THE FUNERAL BELL
   This morning announced the arrival of the remains of Maj. Jas. C. Whitaker from his farm on the river. The deceased was an old honored citizen, eminently pious and popular, of a kind genial disposition, of war social nature; he enlivened all around him with his own generous politeness even unto the hour of death. For thirty-five years this was the first time his family, except an absent son, stood at the death bed of its own numbers. This "absent son, " Thos. Whitaker, a young man of fine character and intellect, of LaGrange, for whom his father looked around and of whom he spoke in love, was summoned from the animating scenes of the court room, and had heard the gentle voice and shaken the warm hand of that beloved parent for the last time. A large concourse of friends paid the last rites at the city Baptist church, where he had commingled in prayer for many years.
Col. Thomas Hardeman being in town with Dr. J. Hardeman, son-in-law of Maj. Whitaker, suggests who will be the next governor. The colonel is quiet popular here, this is near his stronghold. Jones county is heavy for him. The  colonel is quite popular here, this is near his stronghold. Jones county is heavy for him. The gubernatorial sentiment here is not crystallized. Gov. Johnson if on the track would win I think. Hardeman would probably be next in speed. Colquitt and James must have friends, but the former reminds one of the Southern Life Insurance. I would be pleased to see Mr. James the nominee of our prosperous state, his ability and unbounded success coupled with his christian virtues highly recommend him.
Now, Messres. Editors, an inquiry: Is Bullock to be the radical nominee?
G.

Married In Georgia
- G. T. Whilden of Charleston to Miss Lizzie Robson, of Baldwin county.

June 8, 1876
The Chronicle and Sentinel
Union and Recorder: We met on our streets, Saturday, a colored man by the name of Robert Wright, who says, if he lives until the 27th of next March, he will be 102 years old. He came originally from Virginia, and claims to have seen General Washington twice. He came to Milledgeville when it was in the woods, and recalls some old familiar names, and the name of some persons we never heard before.

June 2, 1876
Daily Constitution
DIED IN GEORGIA. - B.H. Hendrix of Milledgeville

August 1, 1876
Macon Weekly Telegraph
  The Milledgeville Recorder mentions the following sad circumstance: Mr. Franklin Davis, the miller at Treanor's Mill, died a few days ago, after a brief illness. On the day of his burial his wife was taken sick, and four days afterwards she died. They leave seven young children in destitute circumstances.

August 22, 1876
Daily Constitution
The burning of the Oconee bridge at Milledgeville is a serious loss. A correspondent of the Macon Telegraph says the county will not probably erect a new bridge "for some years," and an old-style ferry boat carries passengers across the bridgeless stream.

September 8, 1876
Daily Constitution
William Barnes has been connected with this office, as printer and publisher ever since 1840; and J.N. Moore began his apprenticeship in 1847, and has been in the office almost constantly since that time. - Milledgeville Union & Recorder.

DIED IN GEORGIA
Mrs. B. R. Hertz, of Milledgeville
H. B. Watson, of Milledgeville

September 24, 1876
Daily Constitution
Death of Mr. C.C. Hawley
Telegraph and Messenger.
Mr. Chas C. Hawley, the popular conductor on the Macon and Brunswick railroad, died in this city yesterday morning. His remains were taken to Milledgeville last evening for interment. Universal regret is felt at the death of this most worthy young man. He was respected by all who knew him, for his gentlemanly demeanor and high moral character. Few men win higher esteem than that in which he was held He was 26 years of age.

October 20, 1876
The Chronicle and Sentinel
Ben Park, (colored) aged 82,, died in Baldwin County recently.
Capt. J. W. Wilcox, engineer of the Asylum at Milledgeville, has been granted a furlough and given a free ticket to the Centennial.
Mr. Moses Donelly was coming up from a well in Milledgeville last week when the rope broke, precipitating him 70 feet and breaking his leg, with several ribs. He will probably die.
Mr. Jas. O. Barnes, formerly of Milledgeville is dead.

October 20, 1876
Atlanta Constitution
Ben Park, (colored), aged 82, died in Baldwin county recently. He was porter at the state house in Milledgeville for many years.

December 22, 1876
The Atlanta Constitution
Messrs. McConnell & Langston having completed the Oconee river bridge near Milledgeville have returned to the city. Hon. W. McKinley, D.S. Sanford, F. C. Finman and the other members of the bridge committee unanimously adopted the following  resolution by acclamation: Resolved, That our thanks are due and are hereby tendered Messrs. McC

December 28, 1876
Columbus Daily Enquirer
Dr. James W. Herty, of Milledgeville, died on the 20th. He was twice Mayor of Milledgeville. In early life he was in the navy and posted Western Africa.

March 3, 1877
The Chronicle and Sentinel
     Dime parties are fashionable in Milledgeville.
     The State Agricultural Convention meets in Milledgeville next Tuesday.
     The residence of the late William A. Cook was destroyed by fire last Thursday in Milledgeville.
     A Milledgeville trapper has killed on the island near the mill, this year, two beavers, one weighing fifty-two and the other weighing fifty-four pounds.

March 30, 1877
The Chronicle and Sentinel
    Mrs. J. W. Pounds of Milledgeville, accidentally shot herself in the foot with a pistol last week

April 14, 1877
The Chronicle and Sentinel
 Dime parties continue in Milledgeville.
 A fond mother in Milledgeville, last week, received a letter from her son in Texas, who eleven years ago, had run away from his parents.

April 24, 1877
Southern Christian Advocate
Henry Bugg, son of the late Jackson Bugg (a Confederate soldier), and Mrs. Ella Bugg, all of Columbia County, Ga., died at Milledgeville, January 19, 1877, twenty-five years and a few months old.

July 3, 1877
Southern Christian Advocate
Mrs. Frances R. Leonard nee Darnell, relict of the late Van Leonard, was born in Milledgeville, Ga., January 4, 1804; died near Columbus, Ga., May 29, 1877. J. S. Key

July 7, 1877
The Chronicle and Sentinel
A little colored girl blown from a bridge near Milledgeville, descended 60 feet in perfect safety by means of her parasol acting as a parachute.

July 24, 1877
The Union Recorder
We are indebted to Mr. Charles H. Babb for a lot of fine apples.

September 19, 1877
The Chronicle and Sentinel
Hons. W. A. Little, of Columbus, and Geo. F. Pierce, Jr., of Sparta, are doing good work for Milledgeville, it is said. A finer team seldom works together.

October 17, 1877
The Macon Telgraph and Messenger
Sad Death. We learned last evening of the said death of Miss Withers, of Mobile, Alabama, daughter of General J. M. Withers, late of the Confederate army, in Midway, Georgia, near Milledgeville.
  Miss Withers was in company and went over with General Hardee's wife to spend some time with friends at Midway. She was on her way to Washington City, where she was to spend the winter. She died of heart disease.
  General Withers passed through the city last evening for Milledgeville and will take the remains back to Mobile for interment.

December 24, 1877
The Atlanta Constitution
A MACON MARRIAGE
From the Macon Telegraph we clip the following account of a brilliant wedding in that city. Both the groom and his accomplished bride have many friends in Atlanta:
  Last night, at St Paul's, one of the most brilliant social occurrences of the season took place, in the marriage of Mr. Robert Whitfield of Milledgeville, to Miss Effie Harris, of this city.
  The Episcopal service, was read with the usual emotion by the gifted rector, Rev. R. F. Jackson, Jr., and the two were linked together, for life for weal or woe.
  The attendants were four of the bride's former classmates, and were Miss Lillian Roberts and Miss Fannie Reese, Miss Lelia Gordon and Miss Katie Tinsley, and Mr. Wylie Harris, brother of the bride.
  The bride was handsomely attired in white organdie trimmed with lace, with a flowing bridal veil of delicate texture and looked very lovely. The bridesmaids were dressed in while and looked beautiful and very sweet.  After the ceremony the bridal pair and the attendants had a handsome collation at the residence of the bride's father. They left on the Atlanta train last evening for a short tour to Atlanta and from thence to Milledgeville, their future home.
   Miss Harris is a daughter of our townsman, Colonel J. C. Harris, lately chosen by his fellow citizens to a seat in the lower branch of the legislature, and granddaughter of Judge Iverson L. Harris, whose name in known by every lover of the past of our state.
  Mr. Whitfield is a rising young attorney in Milledgeville.
   We wish for them clear skies and soft breezes as they float down the stream of time.

A  MILLEDGEVILLE VICTORY
  On Tuesday morning there was another of those sociable events which are becoming of daily occurrence in this city. Miss Mary M. Martin, of Norcross, on the the most popular and accomplished young ladies of North Georgia, was married to Capt.  H.V. Sanford, of Milledgeville. The ceremony took place at the residence of Col. F. J. Calhoun on Whitehall street, the Rev. H. H. Parks, of the Methodist church officiating, at 9 o'clock a.m., in the presence of a few friends, and the couple left for Milledgeville, on the Georgia railroad at 9:30.
  Captain Sanford is one of the leading merchants of Milledgeville, and though doughtless a friend of his own city, nevertheless, is a hearty admirer of our section of Georgia, at this event demonstrates.
  Life-long happiness attend them. We can safely say this is one Milledgeville man who will be satisfied with Atlanta hereafter.

January 8, 1878
Southern Christian Avocate
Married By Rev. H. H. Parks, December 18, 1877, at the residence of Mr. Calhoun, Atlanta, Ga., Mr. H. V. Sanford, of Milledgeville, Ga. (firm of Mapp & Sanford) to Miss Mary Martin, formerly of Norcross, Ga.

January 10, 1878
Columbus Sun-Enquirer
DIED - While sitting at his dinner table on Sunday last, Mr. Martin E. Edwards, of Milledgeville was taken very ill, and on being removed to his bed, died in a few minutes. Age 78 years.

March 12, 1878
Southern Christian Avocate
Mrs. Nellie Candler Longino died in Palmetto, Ga., January 24, 1878, aged twenty six years, three months, and thirteen days. She was born at Villa Rica, Carroll county, Ga., but while she was quiet young her parents removed to Milledgeville. After the war her parents removed to Atlanta, but soon after her father died. She lived with her brothers in law, most of the time with Mr. Young Garrett in Atlanta. She was married February 13, 1873, to Dr. T. S. Longino of Palmetto, Ga.

April 23, 1878
Daily Constitution
-Milledgeville wants a library
-Col. William McKinley of Milledgeville, is again ill.
-There were seventeen car loads of corn sold in Milledgeville in one day last week.
-Thomas F. Houston is memorial day orator in Milledgeville, and Col. Miller Grieve, marshal

May 7, 1878
Daily Constitution
Roundabout
-Jule Cummings, who was shot in Milledgeville is recovering.
-Rust reported on the wheat in Baldwin county.
-A great swimming match is to come off near Milledgeville
-A foot race is to come off at Milledgeville next Wednesday.
-A library association has been organized in Milledgeville, C. P.. Crawford, president.
-B.R. Herty has been elected captain of the Baldwin Blues, of Milledgeville.
-Mr. W. H. Scott, aged sixty years, a resident of Milledgeville, has never played a game of chance, never drank a dram, never smoked, and never took a chew of tobacco.
-Captain C. W. Ennis, writes a card to the Milledgeville Old Capital, concerning the charge that his brother, P.T. Ennis, fired the shot, at the proper time will prove he was 12 miles distant when the shooting occurred.

May 10, 1878
Daily Constitution
Roundabout in Georgia
Milledgeville Recorder: A boat race is announced for Wednesday afternoon next, at 4 o'clock. Mayor Sam Walker will enter the Alice, oar boat, Mr. Bazemore, the May Flower, Mr. John Edwards the Betsy, Mr. Tom White, the Mollie, and last but not least the little Emma, side wheeler will be entered by her owner. The race will be exciting, and those who wish to witness it had best congregate on the common near the mouth of Fishing creek.

May 16, 1878
Daily Constitution
Roundabout in Georgia
-Work on the park at Milledgeville is progressing finely.
-A few days ago the residence of P.T. Ennis, of Baldwin, of Baldwin county, was destroyed by fire.
-The Baldwin Blues and the Early County Guards will contest, with others, for the prize at the Albany fair.
-Milledgeville has a library dramatic club, E. P. Speer, president; R. Whitfield, vice-president, T. F. Houston, secretary, and M. Grieve, stage manager.
-Milledgeville Recorder: The population of Milledgeville in 1870 was 2,750. It is now about 4,000. There are 500 houses in the city. At the last census the females had the majority of something less than 300, the colored females outnumbering the white males about 100.
-The Milledgeville Union and Recorder says: The meeting of farmers and gardeners of Baldwin county on the first Saturday in June, will be at the state house in the representative hall. The object is to originate a series of social gatherings among the families of farmers, and excite a pleasant rivalry in the production of those things which sustain and beautify the country.

June 20, 1878
Daily Constitution
Roundabout in Georgia
Mr. N. B. Brooks, of Milledgeville, is dead.
Milledgeville Union and Recorder: Mr. J. M. Martin says that without an accident he will make corn enough to do him for two years.
Milledgeville Union and Recorder: A farmer of experience says Baldwin county is in better condition to-day that it has been since "freedom" bloomed.
Milledgeville Recorder: Occurred last Friday afternoon by which four of the trustees of the lunatic asylum, Colonel L. N. Whittle, Colonel J. S.. Pinckard, General S. P. Myrick and Captain T.F. Newell, received painful injuries. They had met at the asylum to look after the affairs of the institution, and visiting the water works about one mile distant, they occupied together a spring wagon. In passing over a rough, rocky road near Thomas's mill, a wheel of the vehicle broke and the gentlemen were thrown with considerable violence upon the rocks. Colonel Whittle struck on his head, and was insensible for some moments. Colonel Pinckard was considerably bruised, receiving injuries in a shoulder and side. Captain Newell received several ugly gashes in the face and bled profusely. General Myrick was more fortunate, and escaped with a slight injury to one of his knees. The doctors at the asylum were unable to find any broken bones, and we trust these gentlemen will soon recover entirely from their injury. Colonels Whittle and Pinckard left for their homes on Saturday afternoon. Captain Newell has been confined to his room since the accident.

July 16, 1878
Atlanta Constitution
The Man Who Saved the Treasury.
Milledgeville Old Captial.
   We had a pleasant call from Mr. A. I. Butts, of this county, on Monday, the honest old yeoman in whose care Treasurer Jack Jones left the books, money and accounts of the state when the federals seized the government in '65. Mr. Butts is a resident of this county and lives nine miles from the city, east. Treasurer Jones' clerk, Capt. Williams, and an assistant drove out of the city in the dark, in a two horse wagon laden with these important state papers and money, and on consultation it was determined to leave them with Arthur I. Butts, a man noted for his Spartan firmness and sterling honesty. The part arrived at Mr. Butts' farm house just before the dawn, awoke him and stated their mission. He accepted the charge, and with the help of his good wife and the refugees, these valuable state papers were soon locked in a dairy, where they remained until Treasurer Angier was installed in office. Mr. Butts is a hale, hearty man, seventy years of age, and is proud yet of the part he acted in flanking Ruger's march on the state treasury.

August 17, 1878
Daily Constitution
Mr. J. W. Wesley Hall, of Baldwin county, who was thrown from his mule about a month since, receiving injuries in the head, has been sent to the Asylum.

August 18, 1878
Daily Constitution
The Milledgeville Old Capitol has entered upon its second year. It is one of the best and most industriously editored papers in the state. Mr. Eugene Speer, the editor, is a born paragrapher, and with the exception perhaps of young Pleasant Stovall, of the Augusta Chronicle, has no rival in that line in Georgia. The Old Capitol is a prime favorite of ours.

September 8, 1878
Daily Constitution
   Miss Mary Bethune, of Milledgeville, Georgia as tender her services as a nurse to the plaque-stricken city of Memphis. Unacclimated as she must know herself to be, it is an act of moral heroism to go into the presence of the dread monster to wait upon and serve the sick. She bears with her the remonstrance's as well as sympathies of loving and admiring friends.

October 10, 1878
Daily Constitution
Death of Captain B.R. Herty.
   Tuesday Captain Bernard R. Herty, of Milledgeville, died suddenly in that city. The news will be heard with regret by many in Atlanta, where Captain Herty lived soon after the war. He was a druggist of rare experience and a gentleman whose genial qualities made him friends wherever he went. At the time of his death he was captain of the Baldwin Blues.

February 12, 1879
The Dublin Post
Miss Mary Ramsey of Milledgeville is visiting the family of her brother Rev. W. S. Ramsey of Dublin

March 23, 1879
The Constitution
STORM-TOSSED
Milledgeville Upset by a Giant Tornado
Special dispatch to The Constitution
Milledgeville, Ga., March 22. A terrible tornado of wind and rain struck this city, the old capital of the state, at 2 o'clock p.m. to-day. It was violent and lasted some minutes, causing a great panic among the people. The bridge across the Oconee river was blown from its piers and totally demolished, the loss being $9,000, for which amount it can hardly be replaced. A negro man with his team of mules were upon the bridge at the moment of its destruction , and
THEY WERE KILLED OUTRIGHT
Several stores were unroofed and damaged to a considerable extent. The flying debris filled the air and occasioned alarm and terror throughout the business potion of the town. Several of the small houses on the outskirts were blown down as if made of play-cars. The scene is of great confusion and was the work of a few awful moments.
    The general damage about the city will not fall short of $80,000 and is a serious blow to the community. Further particulars are not now obtainable.

March 26, 1879
The Dublin Post
Colonel Ramsay just received a postal from his brother Maj. E. C. Ramsey conveying the melancholy intelligence that their fathers old homestead was reduced to ashes on the 19th inst. the fire breaking out accidentally from the kitchen. The insurance policy on the property had expired only a few days previously.

April 2, 1879
The Dublin Post
Storm-Stricken
We learn from the Union & Recorder the particulars in reference to the storm that passed over Milledgeville on last Saturday afternoon:
    The wind came from the Northwest, and created a perfect panic as it swept furiously across the centre of the city. Several houses were unroofed, many chimneys prostrated, large trees uprooted, fences blown down and signs scattered around promiscuously. The fine bridge across the Oconee river was totally destroyed, and in its fall one negro was killed, two wagons and teams, with their drivers, were precipitated into the river, and two other negroes barley escaped by running out of that bridge. The negroes had driven their teams into the bridge for protection from the storm.
    This is the third time the bridge has been destroyed since 1864, and was built last in 1867, at a cost of about $5,500.
    The damage to the city was rather severe, but has not been estimated. The negro killed in the bridge,Sol Ware, was the only person killed. Several others were hurt.

June 19, 1879
The Augusta Chronicle
   We find the following in the Milledgeville Union and Recorder in reference to the death of Mr. John Treanor, at one time a citizen of Augusta:  "It is with feelings of poignant sorrow that we record the death of this old citizen and exemplary man. Mr. Treanor was attacked suddenly last week with choleric diarrhoea. This attack was successfully combated, and the danger was supposed to be over. But his kidneys became involved, and all remedies and skillful medical attention proved unavailing to give  relief. He died on Thursday night, at 12 o'clock.
     Mr. Treanor came to Milledgeville over forty years ago, and with his brother Hugh, deceased, engaged in the mercantile business, the firm was dissolved. Subsequently Mr. John Treanor was engaged in a similar business in New York and Savannah, and more recently he became associated with the large dry goods establishment of Jas. A. Gray & Co., of Augusta, Ga. On the death of his brother Hugh, Mr. Treanor came to Milledgeville to look after his deceased brother's affairs. He associated himself with Mr. A. J. Cline in the dry goods business, but in a short time he retired, to devote his whole attention to his milling interest. He was thus engaged when the fatal summons called him from earth forever. Mr. Treanor was once married-his wife preceded him to the grave. He was a man of remarkable fine physique, and enjoyed unusual good health for all of his years. He was nearly seventy-five years of age and as active as a man of fifty. He was a straight-forward, plain, unaffected, generous, public-spirited, kind-hearted, benevolent honest man. We have lost a most excellent citizen, and one which we do not believe had an enemy in all our community. He was blessed with abundant income, and could have lived without care or labor. But he was not happy unless he was employed, and up to the day he was stricken he was a hard working laborer with his hands. He was a Catholic in religion
    At 3 o'clock p.m., Friday, his remains were conveyed from the family residence to the Central depot, followed by a large number of  our best citizens. The following were pall-bearers: Sam Walker, A. Joseph, Capt. Tinsley, J. M. Clark, T. T. Windsor, C. M. Wright, H. H.Hendrix, S. P. Myrick, H. L. Waltsfelder, H. Terry. The remains were taken to Savannah for interment beside those of his kindred who had preceded him to the grave."

August 21, 1879
Atlanta Constitution
Mr Thomas Prosser's mill, situated on Spring creek, in the eastern portion of Baldwin county, was burnt between 12 and 1 o'clock on the night of the 11th. The mill had been running up to 11 o'clock the same night. The fireman had carefully put out all the fire about the engine before leaving for home. The fire when first discovered, was at the northwest corner of the building, near the water-house, some ten or fifteen feet below the main foundation of the mill. The building was completely destroyed, together with  some 1,200 pounds of flour, which was ready for shipment to market, with other lots of wheat and corn waiting to be ground. The engine was slightly damaged-some parts being injured by the excessive heat. Mr. Prosser's loss is estimated at about $5,000.

July 2, 1879
The Chronicle and Constitutionalist
The Milledgeville Recorder says " Miss Amy Bagley who graduated from the Lucy Cobb Institute, two weeks since, opened a school in the country yesterday. She passed a fine examination before our County School Commission, and enters upon the work of teaching with enthusiasm."

October 2, 1879
The Atlanta Constitution
Mr. Columbus H. Webb, formerly of Covington, but who has been teaching school at Steven's pottery, near Milledgeville, died recently of gastric fever.

October 21, 1879
The Atlanta Constitution
THE GEORGIA OUTLAWS
Augusta, Ga. Oct. 19.-A special from Sparta states that accounts of outlaws in the eastern portion of Baldwin county are greatly exaggerated. The trouble is political. The outlaws burned the gin and cotton houses and fodder stock of Mr. Robinson for the purpose of drawing him out of his house to shoot him, killed a negro man for reporting them to the grand-jury, burned the tannery and barns of Luke Robinson, and whipped a colored woman and her daughter in Hancock county. The gang have taken refuge in the swamps of Oconee and Ogechee. The grand-jury of Hancock, now in session, have investigated the outrages and are determined to bring the perpetrators to justice. People of Hancock county are indignant at the outrages and determined to protect white and black from further outrage and inflict summary justice on the perpetrators. Judge Pottle, presiding judge, will vindicate the majesty of the law through his circuit.

November 12, 1879
Daily Constitution
Mr. Nicholas Perkins, an old citizen of Baldwin county, is dead.
Mr. W. B. Reese, watchman of the railroad bridge near Milledgeville is dead.

November 15, 1879
Daily Constitution
    In Milledgeville Thursday occurred one of those rare, but exceedingly interesting social events, a double wedding. At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the  parlors of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Wiedinman, Miss Lula O. Callaway and Mr. T. L. McComb, of Milledgeville and Miss Ida C. Callaway and Mr. E. J. Flemister, of Griffin, were married. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. J. Beck, pastor of the Methodist church at Milledgeville, in a manner which was impressive and graceful. The first couple were attended by Mr. Frank Rogers, of macon, and Miss Ione Mccombs of Milledgeville' Mr. Emmett McComb, of Milledgeville, and Miss Callie Grieve, of Milledgeville; Mr. King Champion and Miss Annie Ennis, both of Milledgeville; Mr. Frank Foster, of Augusta, and Miss Lucy Tinsly, of Milledgeville; Mr. A. Bisbet, of Milledgeville, and Miss Ella Richardson, of Milledgeville. Miss Ida O. Callaway and Mr. Flemister were attended by Mr. J. C. Brooks and Miss Lelia Lawton, of Griffin; Mr. C. L. Case, of Milledgeville, and Miss Jennie Flemister, of Griffin; Mr. A. J. Carr and Miss Ola King, of Milledgeville; Mr. E. E. Bell and Miss Otella Miller, of Milledgeville.

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