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November 19,
2008
Time to get
to shopping
NLY 35 more
shopping days
until Christmas
arrives. It seems to get here
before you
know it. It
seems like
we were
just plan
ning our
Halloween
costumes
a few
days ago
and now
Thanks-
angela
gary
giving
is just one week away.
Christmas really does
seem to comes earlier
and earlier each year. The
holiday music is already
playing at the stores and
Christmas trees, wreaths
and decorations are
everywhere you look.
I admit it. I’ve even
wrapped a few presents.
I shop all year round
and keep stuff in a spare
closet. Jake and I pulled
it all out this weekend to
do inventory of what we
have and what we need to
get. Since it was all out. I
decided to go ahead and get
started on the wrapping.
In addition to hitting
the sales and shopping
year-round. I also enjoy
catalog and Internet shop
ping. Two great businesses
to check out — especially
since they are based in
Georgia — are Shosommo
and Slimpressions.
In this part of the coun
try, most folks are college
football fans. Whichever
team you prefer, you can
go to Shosommo to find
some great unique items
for everyone on your list.
Shosommo is a women’s
sports apparel line that
allows women to be fash
ionable and trendy while
cheering on their favorite
college team. Currently,
there are eight teams avail
able, including Clemson,
Georgia Tech, Maryland,
Georgia, Oklahoma State,
Howard University and
LSU. Shosommo recently
signed a partnership agree
ment with The Collegiate
Licensing Company —
which handles licensing
for close to 200 schools.
I recently received one
of the UGA ponchos, and
it is so stylish. Sweatshirts
and T-shirts are so com
mon on game day, but
it’s great to have another
option. The poncho is so
versatile that you can dress
it up with a black turtle
neck and black dress pants
or dress more casual with
jeans and a black T-shirt.
The company offers sev
eral more options that are
unique and add style to
your game day festivities.
To check out the lines and
styles Shosommo offers,
visit www.shosommo.com.
Slimpressions is a line
of everyday shape wear
designed to slim a woman's
arms, back and midriff.
Slimpressions’ garments
create an illusion of weight
reduction boosting confi
dence while sculpting the
top half of a woman's body.
Slimpressions was started by
sister-in-laws, Amy Pedersen
and Jennifer Daniels.
What’s great about this
line is that it is so comfort
able. Women of all shapes
and sizes will love it as it
gives you a more toned look.
For more informa
tion on Slimpressions
or to see before and
after images, visit www.
slimpressions.com.
These are just a few
options you can find online
without having to head
out to fight the crowds
this holiday season.
Angela Gary is an editor
with MainStreet Newspapers
Inc. She can be reached at
AngieEditor@aol.com.
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Jana Adams Mitcham,
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Dr. Deadwyler House
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TO BE ON 2008 TOUR OF HOMES
Dr. M.P. Alexander built this home and the next door one in
Maysville for his daughters. Now owned and restored by
Donna and Dave Turner, the residence at the corner of Hwy. 98
and Park Street will be on this year’s Tour of Homes.
Maysville’s Tour of Homes
planned for December 13
National Register of Historic Places
plaques provided for participants
Atkins-Sims House, 1855
Dr. Sharp House, 1894
Proceeds from last year’s event
were used to purchase plaques for
the participating homeowners that
signify the home as on the National
Register of Historic Places. A plaque
was also placed at city hall.
Altogether, Maysville has 194
structures, including residences, busi
nesses and churches, on the National
Register. The plan is to continue pro
viding plaques to participants each
year, according to Mary Hart.
“Many of us had seen similar
plaques on historic structures, and
thought it would be nice to show our
appreciation to each homeowner for
their participation in the tour, as well
as to begin defining our historic dis
trict, visually, which should coincide
with other projects planned for our
city,’’ Hart said. “We hope to add dif
ferent homes to this year’s tour, and
our plans are to give each of those
homeowners this same plaque. Our
goal is to have one on every home in
our historic district.’’
Hart, Hannon and Davis are
members of the “old house group,’'
including some 15 families that are
generally involved in the tour of
homes, from organizing to providing
tickets and so forth. The group meets
throughout the year, Hannon said.
Members live or work in a historic
building. For example, Davis’ home
was started in 1874 and was com
pleted in 1978. It was originally a
plantation. Hannon’s home was built
in 1869, and Hart’s in 1899.
Most of the Maysville homes date
to the Victorian era, and boast the
architectural styles of the day. Davis
and Hannon estimate that many ol
the downtown buildings on “the
strip’’ date to around 1901.
At one time, when there was “lots
and lots of cotton,’’ Maysville had
three banks, a train station, a hos
pital, “lots of doctors’’ and even a
broom factory, the two said.
More information will be provided
on the Maysville Tour of Homes as
a final list of participants is deter
mined.
Historic homes: Below are photographs, courtesy of
Todd Dorsey, of just a few of Maysville’s historic homes.
McGaillard House
Morgan White House, 1905
By Jana A. Mitcham
MAYSVILLE IS a town
of historic homes.
In fact, Kim Hannon,
a member of the group
that organizes the annual
Christmas Tour of Homes,
said: “People move to
Maysville and re-do a house.
It’s not uncommon to hear
hammering all weekend.’’
For the past five years,
this “old house group’’ has
been encouraging owners of
the town’s historic homes
to open their houses to the
public for a tour, to offer
a glimpse into the town’s
past.
This year, the Tour of
Homes will be held from
4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
13, and the organizes hope
the tour will again include
six or seven homes. The
tour will start at the public
library, and $15 tickets will
be available the day of the
tour, as well as at local busi
nesses in advance.
Last year, the tour includ
ed seven homes and had “a
huge turnout,’’ according to
Barbara Davis.
HISTORIC HOMES MARKED
The committee that heads up Maysville’s
Tour of Homes each year presented the
homeowners who participated in the
2007 tour with plaques signifying that
the home is on the National Register
of Historic Places. Plaques also will be
presented to this year’s participants.
“People move to Maysville and
re-do a house. It's not uncom
mon to hear hammering all
weekend.”
— Kim Hannon, member of
the Tour of Homes group
By Jana A. Mitcham
IN THE middle 1800s, there was a
small village known as “Brick Store,’’ so
named because it had the only brick store
in the vicinity north of Athens.
Officially incorporated Sept. 30,1879,
the town, a former stagecoach stop, was
named Maysville after a prominent citi
zen, a Mr. Mays, and flourished after the
railroad laid tracks through the area.
Doctors, lawyers, merchants and farm
ers lived in and around Maysville, and
cotton was king.
In the early 1900s, Maysville was bus
tling, with a chair factory, a guano plant
and a millinery shop. A rolling mill made
flour and meal from grain in downtown,
and some 18,000 bales of cotton were
shipped out each year.
By 1919, Maysville had two den
tists, four doctors, a hospital, a telephone
exchange, a private school system, many
businesses and churches, and a weekly
newspaper. The Maysville News. There
were two boarding houses, and even a
movie house.
But prosperity fell away in 1925,
according to the recollections of a Mrs.
C.E. Cagle, bom in 1892.
“Before then, everybody had a job and
there wasn’t no grumbling. Then all the
stores went bankrupt and it was the ter-
riblest time you’ve ever seen.’’
While the “boom’’ days passed, many
of the homes and store buildings from
that time remained, and are included on
the National Register of Historic Places.
The Maysville Historic District covers
1,700 acres and includes 194 structures,
including homes dating from the 1870s to
the 1920s, “Victorian eclectic’’ in style.
The late Mary Arnold, a retired teacher
and the first female mayor of Jackson
County, compiled a brief history of
Maysville.
Todd Dorsey, a former Maysvillian,
established and maintains a website —
Victorian Maysville Georgia (www.
victorianmaysville.com) - dedicated to
Mary Arnold and to keep Maysville’s his
tory alive, as well as offering updates on
“Celebrating Victorian
Charm Since 1879 ”
CREATED and managed by Todd
Dorsey, www.VictorianMaysville.com,
artwork from which is shown above,
offers town history from businesses to
residences, schools, churches and more,
as well as photographs and updates on
local events and genealogy resources.
current town events, such as the upcom
ing Tour of Homes ( see separate story).
What started as a high school project
has evolved into a resource of more than
260 pages.
“I started VctorianMaysville.com
in 2001 as a tool to educate, promote,
communicate and collect information on
Maysville’s rich history,’’ Dorsey said.
“My interest in Maysville’s history began
as a class project for the History Club
while I was attending Jackson County
High School in the early 1980s. Over
the years, I have continued to research
Maysville’s history and hope to eventu
ally pen a book on the subject.’’
“One area of the website that I’ve
expanded over the past years is the
‘Educational History’ section, and sev
eral Maysville High School students have
provided me with old photos,’’ he added.
Once Dorsey set up the website, it
gradually grew from 10 pages to more
than 260, and he said he receives emails
from Maysville descendants and those
who just enjoy reading about the history.
He continues to update the website, usu
ally once a month.
It’s a work in progress.
Sources: Our Time and Place: A
History of Jackson County Georgia and
www.VictorianMaysville.com.