MARION COUNTY, GA - NEWSPAPERS  The Argus 1875

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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by:
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The Argus newspaper was started in Sept 24, 1875
(nothing earlier) and the issues that they have
microfilmed are spotty and not complete.  

Transcribed
by Trish Elliott-Kashima and Mary K. Elliott


Sept 24, 1875:
E. M. Butt, Atty at Law
Frank Rushin, Tax collector


Administrators Sale: 1st Tuesday in November.  East
1/2 of Lot 103, 4th Dist.  Property of Rebecca Green. 
Administrator: James Green.


Administrators Sale: 1st Tuesday of November.  Estate
of John T. Green, 75 acres of NW corner Lot 218 and 45
acres SW corner Lot 219 31 Dist. John T> Smith
Administrator.


Adminstrators Sale: 1st Tuesday of November.  Estate
of Simeon Lawhorn, 140 acres of Lot 140, 31st Dist.
Joel Lawhorn Administrator.


Administrators Sale: 1st Tuesday in November.  Sarah
Slaughter deceased. 120 acres in 32nd Dist., (tear in
paper) lots 7. 8. 9. and 29 in 31st Dist on the S.
side of Kinchafoonee Creek.  J. W. Slaughter
Administrator.


Administrators sale: 1st Tuesday in November.  Estate
of Mrs. C. M. WEbb, Lot 34, Block A, CIty of Buena
Vista.  W. P. Webb Administrator.


Guardian Sale: Lot 117, 31st Dist; property of Mary F.
Harvey.  Thomas W. Harvey Guardian.


Death Notice: son of Mr. Howell T. Hollis, aged 2
years.


School commissioner Rev. W. A. Singleton


Estray Notice: 2 cows belonging to A. J. Jordan, 807
district.


Employee in County Clerks office: Mr. Wm. Thompson.




October 1, 1875: J. S. McCorkle Atty at Law


G. W. C. Munro - a water poowered gin opened at his
mills.


Going to Columbus Camp Meeting: Rev. B. B. Hinton,
Col. E. M. Butt, Mr. T. W> Harvey, Mr. R. M. Williams


Death Notice: Mr. McDowell father of Mr. J. J.
McDowell.


Rev. G. G. Fleming, pastor of colored A.M.E. Church.



October 8, 1875: Ramah Primitive Church "probably the
oldest church in the entire section".


J. J. McDowell residing in Thorntonville.


Thomas Harris applied for Homestead.


Benjamin Slaughter applied for Homestead.


October 22, 1875: Notice to Debtors and creditors
against Amanda M. Butt, Administrator E.M. Butt.


Jury:  James M. Gill, foreman; M. H. McGarrah; John R.
Kemp; A. A. Calkey; A. J. McElmurray; H. A. Simms; J.
H. Daniel; David C. Chapman; I. P. Blue; W. A. Ansley;
W. H. Dismuke; J. A. Shepard; W. H. Bradshaw; John W.
Pierce; E. G. Ivey; Hollis O. Belk; S. D. Chapman; J.
F. Hollis; A. M. Elder. Judge: Martin Crawford.


Wm. Boynton applied for Homestead.


Abner C. Adkins applied for Homestead.


Clayton Thompson, a white man sentenced to 2 eyars in
Penitentiary for hog stealing.  Hogs were stolen 31
May from a colored man named Pink Wiggins.


Bill Taylor arrested in Marion County wanted in
Randolph County, $50.00 reward.


Joe Johnson, a negro, arrested for stealing $150.00
from a negro woman.


Convicted of cattle stealing.  Jeff Livingston and
James Taylor stole 2 oxen from Mr. Bradshaw and Ben
Johnston.


Wedding: Mr. H. Stevens to Miss Abbie Baker, daughter
of Dr. J. L. Baker.


Death: Lizzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Belk, 3
years old, buried at Red Bone.


Death: Baby, 1 year old, child of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes,
buried at Red Bone Church Yard.



Oct 29, 1875:


Rev. W. J. Short, Methodist Church.



Nov 5, 1875: Sheriff Sale: 1st Tuesday in December:
Lots 168 and 185, 5th Dist., property of Benjamin A.
Story to satisfy fi fa in favor of Cynthia Kemp et all
vs. Benjamin A. Story.


Administrators Sale: 1st Tuesday in December.  Lot 245
in 4th Dist 101-1/4 acres; Lot 244 in 4th Dist 101-1/4
acres; Lot 269 in the 4th Dist - all known as the
Uchee Place.  Also Lot 85 in 4th Dist 101-1/4 acres
and Lot 84 with 182 acres known as Town Place.  Also
Lot 238 in the 31st Dist 202-1/2 acres and 1 house and
lot in Buena Vista with animals and implements. Estate
of A. M. Butt.  Adminstrator is E. M. Butt.


Estray Notice: Black cow owned by E. J. McNeil of
107th Dist.


Application to sell estate of Moses Harvey.  Executor
Moses J. Harvey.


Application for dismission: Mrs. Margaret S. Drane
administrix of Wm. N. Drane.




Nov. 12, 1875: At Pineville a graveyard has been
established for both white and colored; with the white
on one side and the colored on the other.


Sheriff sale: 30 acres NE corner of Lot 189 in the 5th
Dist.  Property of J. R. Cumpus to satisfy fi fa case
of Asa H. Tyler vs. John R. Cumpus.


Sheriff Sale: 140 acres.  Lot 148 in the 31st Dist fi
fa in favor of John T. Matthis vs. John H. Watson.



Nov. 20, 1875: Administrators sale: 1st Tuesday of
Jan.  Lot 26 and 25 in the 25th Dist. Plantation known
as "Baldwin" land.  Charles J. Baldwin deceased.
Administrator is J. M. Gill.



Dec. 10, 1875: Sheriff Sale: 1st Tuesday in Jan.  east
1/2 of Lot 22 in 5th Dist., property of Harrell fi fa
in T. W. Harrel vs Jacob Harrell and Wm. Boynton.


Sheriff Sale: Lot 58 in the 4th Dist. 200-1/2 acres fi
fa John Burkhalter vs. John Mackey.  Also bushels of
corn, cotton and peas. fi fa in favor of Favor, McGee
and Co vs J. A. Story and V. A. Story.


Sheriff Sale: Lot 39, 57 and 69 in the 4th Dist.  fi
fa John Butt vs. Hillard C. Burt.


1st Tuesday in February sale 1 bay horse and 1 bay
mare, property of Wiley W------- in favor of O. C.
Bulloch.


Notice of Bankruptcy: Estate of HIllard C. Burt.


Obituary: Bland Wallis Sr., born in Duplin Co NC 29
Dec 1806; moved to Marion County in 1831; died Nov 26,
1875.



December 31, 1875: Sheriff Sale: fi fa 1st Tuesday of
February Lot 10 and 11, property of B. B. Hinton.


Sheriff Sale: House and Lot in town of Buena Vista
property of Benton and Lumpton.


Sheriff Sale: Lot 10 - 11th Dist property of Hinton
and Blandford.


Matha Blythe applied for homestead.


John R. Kemp applied for homestead


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