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From: "Carla Miles" <>
Subject: RE: [GACHATTA] Cusseta News April 13, 1888
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:03:09 -0500
In-Reply-To: <BFF3B43D.A2B0%jannt@comcast.net>


Hi Janice,

I'm happy to hear you're enjoying my newspaper transcriptions. I enjoy
going "back in time" to see what type of world my ancestors lived in and
sometimes finding a mention of them in the papers. The best way to look at
old newspapers on microfilm is to obtain them through inter-library loan.

Check to see if this service is offered through your library, there is
usually a nominal fee to obtain the microfilm on loan and once the film
arrives it stays at your library for two to three weeks, which gives you
some time to go through each issue. Keep in mind if you're looking for
obituaries, a mention of the death may appear in the issue closest to the
date of death, but I've found that a memorial article for the deceased
sometimes shows up anywhere from a several months to close to a year
afterwards. Also, you may want to check several weeks-months before the
death to see if the person is mentioned in the news as being sick as it may
give more details on their illness.

If your library provides this loan service they will have a form you can
fill out listing the dates and counties you are interested in. They will do
a search statewide to see if they can locate the film for you. The
University of Georgia has a lot of film and has an ongoing project to
preserve as many old newspapers as possible. They also have microfilm for
sale at $35.00 per roll, but unless you already have a microfilm machine,
you'll probably want to try obtaining it through the library loan service.

I can tell you that Chattahoochee County news was most likely carried
through Muscogee County papers. At the time of this transcription in 1888,
the Marion County Patriot had a correspondent in Chatt. County who provided
the news to the paper. I seem to recall seeing social columns in the
Columbus Enquirer-Sun (Muscogee) papers for Chattahoochee County and other
counties in the vicinity.

Hope this helps.
Carla Miles
Coordinator, Marion County Ga Gen Web

-----Original Message-----
From: Janice Newton Thurmond [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:01 AM
To: Carla Miles
Subject: Re: [GACHATTA] Cusseta News April 13, 1888


Please tell me where and how you have been able to find these newspaper
articles! I want to search for some mention of my
Foster-Morgan-Coker-Brinson ancestors, who were in Chattahoochee, Stewart,
Webster and Muscogee Cos. from the 1850s up through the early
1900s.....don't know where to begin!

I enjoy reading every single one you are submitting!

Janice Thurmond, Marietta, GA


On 1/17/06 11:06 PM, "Carla Miles" <> wrote:

> The Marion County Patriot
> Friday, April 13, 1888
> Page Two
>
> Cusseta Items
>
> The farmers report their farming interest somewhat behind on account of
the
> heavy rains.
>
> Married, at the residence of the bride’s father, Dr. Harry Wooldridge, of
> Jamestown, this county, Mr. Charles Armor to Miss Mattie Wooldridge. The
> groom is one of Stewart County’s most successful farmers and is in every
way
> worthy of the rare prize he has won. While the bride is one of those
> perfect gems of womanhood, in whose presence, the choicest flowers might
> blush unseen, and natures God stand amazed at his handy work. Their many
> friends wish for them an extensive career of sunshine and happiness.
>
> Mr. Wheeler Williams, formerly of your city, who has recently returned
from
> a law college in Virginia, and begun reading here with the intention of
> becoming a member of the Cusseta bar has been quite sick for a few days,
> which the Dr. alleges to have been caused by overstudy. He is much better
> now, and it is greatly hoped he will recover very early. Mr. Williams and
> daughter, Mattie, father and sister of the sick boy, visited him Sunday
and
> returned Monday.
>
> Mr. Jordan of Marion County was in the city Monday.
>
> Hon. James Whittle has been very ill for several days and has been brought
> into the city and is staying with Mr. Jno. Armor until his recovery, which
> it is hoped may not be far distant. He is recovering very fast.
>
> Mr. Rollin Jefferson, one of the most thriving merchants of Columbus, Ga.,
> was in town Saturday and Sunday.
>
> Messrs. Walter Howard, David Wynn, and Nim Howard of Columbus spent Sunday
> in town. Mr. Nim stopped over for a week. Perhaps some special
attraction
> holds him here.
>
> “Zip”
>
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