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From the Americus Recorder dated 6/23/1877


From Putnam


Putnam June 21

Farmers are about through laying by corn and all
would like to see a good rain now as everything is
suffering badly from want of it.


As a health resort, "Knollton mineral spring," is
fast growing notoriety.  A crowd from Ellaville,
accompanied by Capt. P. E. Taylor and wife of
Louisville, Ky. and Mr. W. H. Davis of Bryan Texas,
spent the week at the spring with a marked change in
their health.


Miss Lissa Stevens will open the second term of her
school at this place in a few days.  As a teacher,
Miss Lissa won golden honors during her last term,
and we dare say she will have a full school for her
second term.


Died, at his home near Putnam, Friday, of paralysis,
Mr. L. A. King, aged about forty-eight years.  Mr.
King has been confined to his bed now for nearly a
year and has during that time lost his eye sight.
He leaves a wife and several children besides other
relatives and friends to mourn his death.


Jack Anderson, one of our most energetic colored
farmers, remembered your correspondent with a well
ripe fifteen pound watermelon Sunday morning.  Jack
always has watermelons when others fail.


The column was cut off at this point.  I am typing
this from Xerox copies that were sent to me.



From the Americus Recorder dated July 21, 1887


Putnam


Farmers Alliance -- New School


Putnam July 18


Several months ago a gentleman from Texas organized
tow or three "Farmer Alliance" societies in Schley
county with a small membership.  Today they number
among their members many of our best and most widely
known farmers, while their present growing
membership is many times larger then when organized.


Crops of all kinds are as a general thing looking
well, though they are suffering for want of rain
very bad.


The negros are leaving here in large numbers for the
A.P.& L. and the B. V. & E. extensions, and are
leaving the farmers in a bad fix, as the late
working of crops will have to be abandoned.


The people in the vicinity of Mr. J. S. Rogers met
one day last week, and as they were determined to
have a school went to work and built a house.  They
then appointed a committee to employ Prof. J. M.
Collum on a guarenteed salary if necessary.  Prof.
Collum has been teaching in Glen Holly for several
years with success, and we dare say he will make
many friends in his new field.


Putnam has been trying to organize a croquet club,
but the committee appointed to solicit subscriptions
has become disgusted and abandoned the idea.  Putnam
is not much on croquet, but when it comes to
"_____," Buena Vista excepted we claim the
championship.


W. R. Gresham of the B. V. & E., after several days
illness is able to be on duty again.  We hope,
Robert you may not get sick again.


Mrs. J. M. Collum returned yesterday from Schley
where she has been visiting her father, Mr. T. P.
Barnes.


Americus Recorder dated September 1, 1887


Putnam August 30


In advance of the extension of the B.V. & E.R.R. to
Columbus her warehousemen have their men out
soliciting the cotton of Marion and adjoining
counties.  Gentlemen, you cannot expect us to haul
our cotton thirty or forty miles, over as bad roads
as there is to your city, this hot weather, but if
you will meet us we will soon be joined by "bands of
steel"


The Putnam Debating Society contemplates giving an
entertainment of some kind in the near future, and
we dare say it will be a grand success under the
management of our worthy chairman, Mr. G. P. Munroe.


Rev. Mr. Bray has been conducting a very interesting
meeting at Corinth church, near this place, during
the past week, and has secured several converts to
the "Free Will" faith.


Cotton is opening very fast and with the resent open
weather we would soon have it all out.


Rev. C. D. Adams filled his appointment at Hopewell
church Sunday and received several recent converts
into full fellowship of the M.E. church.


Captain W. R. Gresham, of the B.V.& E. is on duty
again, after an absence of a few days with relatives
in Americus.


Americus Recorder dated Oct. 13, 1882


Putnam Oct. 12


No news of interest to write his week, owing chiefly
to the dullness of the season.


Mr. Chas. Blackshear has a very valuable horse that
is in a most critical condition.  It has ate nothing
for four or five days, though it tries, when all of
its food comes through its nose.


Capt. W. R. Gresham, of the B.V. & E. had his crank
to jump the track twice Friday evening.  The second
time it threw him in front of the car.  Except for a
few very painful bruises to him no other damage was
done.


Wonder if those two young men have yet seen those
fowls that never go to roost.  Turkey and Hen(ry) we
mean.


Miss Ida Keiser, of Daniels Mill, has been spending
a few days with Miss Eleanor Knowlton.


Mr. Dave Howard returned home from Perry, Saturday
with chills and a fever.  Mr. Howard has been
employed to superintend grading squads on the Macon
& Florida Railroad.


Rev. W. B. Merritt and Dr. G. W. Shipp, of
Dranesville, spent Sunday in Putnam, the guests of
Mr. Geo. Munroe.


Mr. R. H. Stevens, of Hudson was in Putnam Sunday,
shaking hands with his many old friends.


ED