Lizzabel Saxon of Cartersville Wins Medal

[Summary of 1903 Article]: 

The News and Courant (Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia), 7 May 1903, p.1.

Lizzabel Saxon, of Cartersville, received the medal for best declamation among the girls in the first State Declamation Exercise given by the Georgia Declamation Association. The contest took place Saturday at Southern Female College in College Park. Thirty-five local students and three chaperones, including R. L. Saxon, father of the local contestant, traveled from Cartersville to attend the exercise.

[Source]: “Lizzabel Saxon Wins the Prize” (State Declamation Exercise), The News and Courant (Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia), Thurs., 7 May 1903, image 1 (p.1). Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia.

 

Smith Oyler Shot Irby Edwards — 1920 — Chattanooga News

"Fort Payne, Ala., Feb. 9.—Policeman, Smith Oyler who shot and killed Irby Edwards in a midnight duel recently, had his preliminary trial Saturday and was placed under a $500 bond to await action by the grand jury."

[Source]: Smith Oyler, "Policemen Under Bond," The Chattanooga News, [volume] (Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee), 09 February 1920, Night Final, page 10, digital image 10.   

D.C. Sutton arrested for Bigamy — Georgia — 1878

[Quote from The Field and Fireside (Marietta)]: 

"D. C. Sutton has been delivered up by his bondsmen to the sheriff of this county and is now in jail at this place."

[Source]: D. C. Sutton (untitled item), The Field and Fireside (Marietta, Cobb, Georgia) 1877-18??, 25 July 1878, page 3 (digital image 3), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Georgia Public Library Service, University System of Georgia.

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053962/1878-07-25/ed-1/seq-3/print/image_566x817_from_197,5012_to_942,6087/

 (accessed 23 January 2022). 

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[D. C. Sutton Back in Jail in Marietta]: 

"The Marietta Journal says D. C. Sutton, 'the alleged bigamist,' who married Miss Young, of this place, and having a wife and several children in Chattooga county, and who was out on a bond of $1,000, was delivered up by his bondsman (his father-in-law) last Monday, and lodged in jail in Marietta, to await trial in November."

[Reference]: D. C. Sutton in Columbus Daily Enquirer-Sun (Columbus, , Georgia) 1877-1886, 27 July 1878, page 3 (digital image 3), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Georgia Public Library Service, University System of Georgia.

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn84024798/1878-07-27/ed-1/seq-3/print/image_592x817_from_37,4054_to_660,4914/

 (accessed 22 January 2022).

Jacob Stuart Killed in Mining Accident

Jacob M. Stuart of Polk County, Tennessee, was killed in a mining accident near Whitwell in February 1891. An incline railway crashed, killing Jacob and wounding eleven other men, including Jacobs brother, Andrew Stuart. The story appeared in various newspapers. A telegram to Jacob's father appeared in the Fannin County Gazette (Georgia). That story spells his name as Jacob Stewart. 

"A telegram was received here last Sunday from Whitwell (Tenn.) Coal Mines for D. M. Stewart, of Wolf Creek, stating that his son Jake was killed and Andrew badly hurt. We have learned since that they, with a crowd other miners, were riding up to their work on an incline railroad when the cars became unmanageable and dashed into the drum house killing two instantly and wounding eleven."

[Source]: Stewart (untitled article), "Home News," Fannin County Gazette. (Mineral Bluff, Fannin, Georgia) 188?-1???, 5 March 1891, page 1 (image 1), The Georgia Historic Newspapers database, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO),  University of Georgia Libraries. 

 

History of Pritchett Girl Cousins Reunion

Several Pritchett cousins, daughters of Fred, Sue, and Carl Pritchett (granddaughters of Esther (Headrick) Pritchett, got together in 2008 and began a tradition of getting together for an annual reunion. They would rent a house or cabin for a long weekend or sometimes a week. At most places, day trips to nearby attractions were also included. One living aunt, Leola (Bryant) Pritchett, was invited. Not everyone could come all years, but all who could come enjoyed their time together. The ten cousins are: Donna, Deborah, Susan, Missy, Freida, Linda, Sherry, Sharon, Wanda, and Karen. 

History of the Places

2007: Americus, Sumter County, Georgia 

2008: Pot Point Cabin, Marion County, Tennessee 

2009: Peachtree City, Fayette County, Georgia 

2010: Chalet 3, Cohutta Springs Conference Center, Crandall, Murray County, Georgia

2011: Chalet 3, Cohutta Springs Conference Center, Crandall, Murray County, Georgia, 

2012: Highland Marina Resort, West Point Lake, LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia 

2013: Chalets 1 & 2, Cohutta Springs Conference Center, Crandall, Murray County, Georgia

2014: Hidden Hollow, Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia 

2015: Tanner State Park, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia 

2016: Savannah and Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia 

2017: Historic Heaven Inn, Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia 

2018: Fall Creek Falls State Park, Bledsoe County or Van Buren County, Tennessee 

2019: McLemore House, Lookout Mountain, Franklin County, Tennessee 

2020 and 2021: Covid cancelled 

2022: Tom's Cabin, Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia

2023: Ocean Front Cottage, Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia