". . . us girls don’t. Amen.”
October 1 1880 The Rural Republican The paper was still filled with political news. Orators were imported many miles to speak at...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 7, 20254 min read
A True Adventure Story
The life of Alonzo McClellan "Mac" Fyffe (A. M. Fyffe) reads like a chapter from an adventure story. Born at Ft. Smith, Arkansas,...
Lawrence Lore
Sep 11, 20252 min read
Hurled Into Eternity
The readers of the Rural Republican were shocked to read the headline on Friday August 13 1880 when they opened their newspapers. “One...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 13, 20257 min read
Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It
News of the Week ending with August 6 1880 SP Barton shipped 14,000 bushels of wheat in July. Excursion tickets to Chicago were...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 6, 20256 min read
Kicking Match
Lawrenceville Mill In Lawrence County the week of July 30, 1880, Mr. Cole repaired the Lawrenceville water-powered flour mill dam by...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 30, 20254 min read
Two Old Maids
The Rural Republican , an eight-page newspaper, was published once a week on Friday by Miss Mary Buntin. The cost per year was $1.50...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 23, 20255 min read
Number of Voters Who Could Not Read-20
July 16 1880 The moist and sultry atmosphere melted all the dignity of the city. Roasting ears were selling at $0.10 per dozen; the...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 17, 20256 min read
"You Git!" she said. . .
Don't forget the Donn Grenda program tonight 7:00 at the History Center!!! The 104th 4th of July was celebrated at Bridgeport and Sumner...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 10, 20255 min read
Circus Coming to Town 1880
Sumner was in full swing in Lawrence County the week of July 2, 1880. Blackberries and cream were on tables. The potato bug was eating...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 2, 20254 min read
Cure for Wayward Husbands
June 25th, 1880 Lots of folks around Lawrenceville had mumps. Henry A Clubb was acting as postmaster during the illness of Nellie...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 26, 20253 min read