THE ASHBURN ADVANCE
Friday April 9, 1897
ECHOES FROM ISABELLA
Mrs. H. N. Fordham returned to her home in Fitzgerald last weekend.
Sheriff Story has three black birds in his pen. Two of the Jenkins
boys for raising a racket with some guns at a saw mill in the upper part
of the county one night, and Will Loving for violating Ashburn’s liquor
laws.
The sheriff's residence is nearly completed, and Story expects to move
in by the last of this week.
Miss Lucy Little of Abbeville is visiting Mr. J. T. Cochran.
Miss Annie Cochran, after an extended visit in and around Baconton returned
home Monday.
Judge G. G. Warren visited home folk last week, and many were the sight
shed during his absence.
Mrs. J. J. Ross visited her mother at Mercer Mill last week, who was
quite sick. Mrs. Ross reports her mother improving Saturday when
she returned home.
Judge Price has plans for a brick jail with modern fixtures. Long
live Judge Price.
Col. J.J. Forehand’s children visited their grandfather, Dr. T. W. Tison,
in Ashburn the first of the week.
Jim Sly was cremated last week by Aunt Nancy up to Doles, just because
Jim attempted to build a bridge across the dam of her nose. Peace
to his ashes. ____Jon S.
WHO IS APRIL FOOLED?
George Daniels didn't marry Sunday. Neither did Miss Janie Smith.
Then people will want to know the reason why. That has not been
explained to the satisfaction of the Advance. “He says” it was an
April Fool on the editor. If so, it was a good one. But let's
see about that.
George gave us permission to announce his engagement to Miss Janie Smith,
and that the marriage would be solemnized on the first Sunday in April.
He invited us to be one of his attendants, and selected Miss Mary Warren
to stand up with us. He selected Jimmie Warren and Miss Lula Clements
for the other two.
Last week he gave it to us for publication that they had concluded to
have the ceremony performed at Pleasant Hill church instead of the girl's
father's.
Last Thursday we told Mr. Daniels that another engagement was presenting
us for Sunday, and unless he expressly desired our presence we would be
at another place. He insisted on the cancellation of all other engagements,
and said he would inform Miss Warren that we would go for her Sunday morning.
Saturday night George left for Sycamore. Sunday morning early
he was off in a top buggy for the girl.
Mr. Daniels and Miss Smith arrived at the church about 11:30.
But they did not marry.
Why?
He says it was an “April Fool”.
As evidence of good faith we produce the letter written to Miss Warren:
Ashburn Ga., April 2, 1897, Miss Mary Warren. Irby GA. Dear Friend:
___I thought I would call on you to wait with us Sunday, __th at the
church (Pleasant Hill) with Mr. Henry Smith. I would have written
you before now but I have been very busy opening up goods so hope you will
excuse the delay as I have been very busy. Mr. Smith asked me to
write you that he would come after you soon, Sun morning if it would be
agreeable with you, also said if it was agreeable for you to write to me
by return mail and let me know if he could make preparations. He
asked me to write for him he is very busy trying to get his paper out this
week. Tell Jimmie I may call on him and Miss
(Not readable) on her last week when she was up here tell Jimmie to
go after her owing to circumstance as I hope you will excuse, defray and
not refuse. And excuse bad writing, for you know ones nerves are
on such occasion. If agreeable let me hear from you at once.
Your friend. Geo. M. Daniels
The Advance, seated in good faith and by authority of Mr. Daniels direct.
We had several private conguitations with him concerning the plans for
the day. Once he said that he would write to Mr. Jeffrey to come
home from New York by the first to attend the wedding. He looked
to us like a man who was earnest.
Concerning keeping house, he said they would board at the Pinnix house.
There was an April Fool somewhere, and we are willing for him to hide
his face with the Advance if he can.
John P. Atkinson, 16-year-old-son of the governor, skipped out and stole
Miss Ada Byrd and they were married. They paid the debt early.
L. W. Holsted, a show ticket agent in Macon, made love to Mrs. C. R.
Reid and Reid went gunning. Reid shot Holstead off the block in the
tent where he was selling tickets and killed him instantly.
There was a nice social at R. Hucabee’s Wednesday night.
Miss Susie Cockell came Wednesday from Sycamore to visit her sister,
Mrs. Geo. K. Wilcox.
Mr. Jesse Hobby died Tuesday morning. The 16th district has lost
one of it's best citizens.
Miss Vic Powell, of Vienna, came this evening to spend a day with her
brother and sister.
Mr. Word has moved here from Worth, is in one of the new cottages, and
is doing service on the tram road.
Editor Jno L. Herring, a Worth county boy, is doing service on the Tampa,
Fla., Tribune.
SHERIFF SALES
Will be sold before the court house door in Isabella, Worth County, Ga.,
within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in May 1897, the following
property to wit:
Eight (8) acres of lot of land No 330 in the 7th land district of Worth
County known as the Isaac and Fannie Wilson place, levied on as the property
of Isaac and Fannie Wilson to satisfy a justice court fi-fa issued in the
1316 district. G. M., in favor of A. E. Bass. Levy made and
returned to me by O. R. Sumner, L.c. April 5th 1897.
Also at the same time and place, fifty (50) acres of land in souh-west
corner lot No 382 in the 7th land district of Worth, county, levied on
as the property of S. B. Cox, to satisfy a justice court fi-fa issued in
1340 district, G. M., in favor of Mrs. S. A. Aycock. Levy made and
returned to me by E. O. Sumner. L. C. April 5th 1897.
H. S. Story
Sheriff Worth Co., Ga.
April 7th
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