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Newspaper Articles from the 1800s

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Description	Date of Newspaper	Date Submitted	Submitter
Public Dinner - Covington, Ga - Militia B. B. Q.,	August 21, 1838	Sep 2010	Larry C. Knowles
Newton Legal Advertisements	March 27 1868	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Death by Lightning, son of Mr. W. J. Mabry	August 21 1868	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Debetors & Creditors of the Estate of Daniel Scott	September 11 1868	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Sale of the Estate of Samuel Whitehead	September 11 1868	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Legal Notices: The Estate of Pressley Jones, The Estate of Caroline Read The Estate of David Harris, The Estate of Miss Fannie L. Graham The Estate of E. G. Harper, The Estate of Meriwether L. Kennon	September 25 1868	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Homicide (Mr. Mal Cheek Murdered)	October 2 1868	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Land for Sale,	May 28, 1869	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Legal Notices: Winston Gunn, guardian of Francis M. Kirkpatrick's children William J. Camp, administrato of German T. Camp estate	July 2, 1869	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
James M. Woodruff takes his life Grand Jury Presentments	October 1 1869	Oct 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Newton Legal Advertisements	October 8 1869	Oct 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Travis, Lewis Killed In Jail 1870	November 19, 1870	Dec 2006	Jacqueline King
Drs. E. V. Branham, W. A. Shelby, J. B. Hendrick and E. H. Yancy Practice in Community	February 20, 1874	Feb 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Robert Blankinship Accidently Kills Himself The Jury List for March Term	February 27 1874	Feb 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Messrs. Homer V. Hardwick, Marion Moss, and Wilson L. Davis Named "Fish Commissioners" Appointed Processioners of Land	Mar 6, 1874	Feb 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Kelly/Busby Fatal Shooting	April 29, 1876	Dec 2005	Liz Robertson
Will Smith of Jasper County Shoots James Banks, of Newton County, and Alexander Hendricks	December 28 1882	Apr 2004	Don Bankston
Letters at the Post Office	January 12 1883	Feb 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Pauper Farm To Be Run by Mr. & Mrs. Gus McNorton	January 19, 1883	Dec 2005	Phyllis Thompson
Letters in the Post Office	January 26 1883	Feb 2004	Phyllis Thompson
W. D. MOSS, Administrator of C. C. MOSS, deceased, resigns; James D. Roseberry appiinted Administrator of estate	February 9, 1883	Feb 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Mrs. A. B. Lunsford Dies in Accident	March 30, 1883	Mar 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Isaac Jolly Escapes	August 4 1883	Apr 2004	Don Bankston
Sheriff Col. Newton Anderson	January 30, 1886	Dec 2005	Phyllis Thompson
Hon. W. L. Peek (biography)	December 18 1886	Apr 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Somewhat Personal (various people) Town & Country, Everthing and Everybody	November 28, 1889	Aug 2005	Phyllis Thompson
Libel For Divorce, J. T. Nelms vs Ida Nelms	May 1, 1890	Sep 2005	Phyllis Thompson
Male Academy Speakers Chosen	June 12, 1890	Sep 2005	Phyllis Thompson
Mt. Duke, son of William Duke, Newton Co., Kills Negro Broadus Over a Card Game	December 3 1890	Mar 2004	Don Bankston
Baby Boy For Mr. & Mrs. Jeff D. Cook	1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Mr. Harmon H. Harvey, Fell From Roof Of Hotel	April 16, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Notice! The Clark Banking Company Here & There, Town & County, Wise & Otherwise, Somewhat Personal, In & Around The City	April 23, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
James Townsend, Heirs In Newton County Mr. Harmon Wheeler, Thrown From Wagon Mr. Joel Hight, Gored By Jersey Bull Mr. Josiah F. McCord, Appointed Bailiff, New County Court Wise & Otherwise, Somewhat Personal, In & Around The City, Which May Or May Not Interest You,	April 30, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Elliott Have Baby Girl	May 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Somewhat Personal, Stray Local Splinters, Wise & Otherwise	May 7, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Baby Boy For Mr. & Mrs. George D. Butler	May 14, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Phil Murphy, Colored, Shot Somewhat Personal, Town & County, Everything & Everybody, Wise & Otherwise, Newborn Locals	May 21, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Card Of Thanks Willie McWharters, Thrown From Buggy, Injured	May 28, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Seaborn Smith Found Guilty of Criminal Assault, to be Hanged (African American)	May 31, 1891	Mar 2004	Don Bankston
Salem Light Infantry Changes Name to Newton Rifles	June, 13 1891	Mar 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Somewhat Personal, Town & Country, Everything & Everybody	June 4, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Smallpox In Surrounding Counties	June 6, 1898	Nov 2006	Don Bankston
Baby Girl For Mr. & Mrs. Heard Thompson Somewhat Personal, Town & County, Everything & Everybody, In & Around The City, Which May Or May Not Interest You.	June 11, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Baby Boy For Mr. & Mrs. James T. Cook	July 2, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Twin Girls For Mr. & Mrs. P. W. Turner On July 19.	July 30, 1891	Nov 2006	Phyllis Thompson
Newton Grays	October 24 1891	Apr 2004	Phyllis Thompson
A Wiley Thief (Bad Burt Benton)	December 14 1893	Jun 2004	Don Bankston
County Officers- 1895-1896 Mr. G. J. Walden Freezes to Death	January 17 1895	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Girls' High School Honor Roll The Farmers' Meeting School Board Elections	February 14 1895	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Death of Mrs. Mary Brooks and her son, Mr. W. T. Brook	March 7, 1895	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Robert M. White Saves Lives of Mr. Fielder Ozburn and daughter, Miss Claude, and Miss Maud Hardeman	March 12, 1895	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Grand Jury Missouri Boggus, age 11, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Boggus, Burns to Death	March 28 1895	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Issac Joiner Visits Area William Green Shots Thomas Estes, then Marries Mr. Estes daughter Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Higginbotham killed	May 16, 1895	Dec 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Mr. R. S. Stewart	May 30, 1895	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Owen Walker, aged 10 (African American) Killed	June 13 1895	Dec 2003	Phyllis Thompson
James H. Griffin Named Postmaster, replacing Frank M. Means	June 20 1895	Dec 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Grand Jurors, Fall Term 1895	July 25, 1895	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Mrs. & Mrs. Mark Rogers, colored, Renew Vows After 50 Years of Marriage	August 1, 1895	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Mr. William Green Captured	August 8 1895	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Deputy Marshall James A. Smith Killed	December 5, 1895	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Body of Mr. James A. Smith found	December 12 1895	Nov 2003	Phyllis Thompson
Messrs. Bagby & Speer Buy Land From Mr. Jack W. Lindsay	December 19, 1895	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
News From Hayston Mrs. Cook, Mother of William A. Cook, Looses Home to Fire	January 9, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Memorial Service for J. T. Corley Somewhat Personal "Disabilities imposed " on John Holder by inter-marriage with Beulah Fergurson	January 16, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Confederate Veterans Remember General Robert E. Lee	January 23, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
News From Hayston	January 30, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Jury List	February 6, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
George Brewer Dies from Wagon Accident H. B. Anderson Resigns From City Council Mrs. Virginia C. Bates Conyers Attends DAR Convention Illness Within the Community	February 13 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Mr. Black Killed by Train	February 27 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Somewhat Personal	March 12, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
News from Hayston News from Wyatt	March 19, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Mrs. Ackie Smith's Daughter Dies	April 2, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Taylor Delk Kills Sheriff W. O. Gwynn of Pike County	April 9 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Motion for a new trial for Mr. Sanders McDaniel	April 30, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Dr. James Vandergriff Looses Leg	May 7, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Mrs. Pritchett's Daughter Dies	June 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Uncle Billie Lummus Hale and Hearty Mr. W. Jesse Camp Reaches Covington	June 4, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Mrs. M. W. Davis Near Death	June 25, 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
New Book by Mr. Capers Dickson	July 9 1896	Jan 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Mrs. Milina Bird, Widow of Thomas Bird, Celebrates 89th Birthday	September 17 1896	Feb 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Mr. Robert E. Lee Admitted to the Bar	October 1, 1896	Feb 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Henry McDaniel Guilty Of Voluntary Manslaughter	October 8, 1897	Nov 2006	Don Bankston
A Trip Through Jasper & Newton County	December 3, 1897	Nov 2006	Don Bankston
A Thrilling Chase – After A Fugitive Who Ran Under A Bed To Escape	January 7, 1898	Nov 2006	Don Bankston
Arthur Evans - A Killing In Monroe	April 8, 1898	Nov 2006	Don Bankston
3rd Georgia Officers: Appointments made by Governor Candler Grand Jury List Shooting of Ed McGuire at Porterdale Charles H. Pickett files for "Removal of Disabillities from Intermarriage" with Anne E. Pickett, nee Morgan	February 17 1899	Oct 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Geo. T. Marston, of Conyers, committed suicide 10 Year old Injured at Griffin Manufacturing Company (Daughter of Jerry Vinson )	March 3 1899	Oct 2004	Phyllis Thompson
Our County Officials, About Some of Those Who Let Us Have Their Photos	March 31 1899	Oct 2004	Phyllis Thompson
High School Honor Roll	April 7 1899	Nov 2004	Phyllis Thompson

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