Prominent Ebenezer Neighborhood and Col John Martin Biography
A historical sketch of the Ebenezer neighborhood centering on Ebenezer church near Rocky River, noting prominent citizen Col. John Martin born 1708, his war service, political offices, and family. It recounts his leadership, hunting exploits, charitable acts, and memory in the community, alongside a later tale of a Civil War sharpshooter Bill Wilson and a dramatic near-miss that humbled his rebel-killing zeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer
Ebenezer Church
Rocky River
Abbeville Road
Anderson
Emerson's Bridge
Bourne
B, F, Crayton
W. A. Hodges
Varennes
Bethel
Ebenewerr
Brownes
Norvis
McLin
Walker
Col
John Martin
Roderick Martin
Warennes
Taylor
Martin
Thompson
Abbeville
Pendleton
Cynthia
Jesse Rutledge
Jay
Drake
Mississippi
Bear Creek
Anderson County
Columbia
Col. Marlin
Col. Martin
Hodges
Coronel
Shinelt
Mikeaisippi
Lin Jang
Lion Tail Tale and a War Veteran’s Truthful Wound
A veteran, missing two fingers and parts of his hand, recounts a lion parallel to his own injuries while narrating a near-miss with a lion’s tail. He explains the incident and reflects on misperceptions of danger, ending with a testimonial about Chamberlain's Pain Balm from Sunbury and a local ad fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Lo
Uel
Lanvin
Melick
Maine
Chamberlain
Charles H. Wetzel
Sunbury
Walter Shipman
Bo Fox Gale
Coats
TEL -Orr
Drie
Arp on Raising Children and Discipline in the Family
An Atlanta Constitution piece argues that no plan can raise all children to be perfect. It defends corporal punishment for boys while condemning it for girls, cites heredity and environment, notes Eli's sons in scripture, and asserts early discipline prevents later trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Adam
Cain
Noah
Jacob
David
Solomon
God
Eli
Israel
Belial
Atlanta
Daily
Caroline
Shelley
Tie
Oxford
Gretna, Green
Lord Byron
Jeigh Hunt
Keats
Rome
Dr. Miller
Various Short Items and Anecdotes On Quinine Money and People
A compilation of mixed notes and quips cites global quinine consumption, a spouse elopement, a Virginia couple’s combined age, a political jibe about parties, humorous exchanges, feats of strength, and oddities. It mentions a Chattanooga rescue, beetle strength, religious reasons for politics, a practical marriage proposal, a child’s flood question, Japan's inexpensive mountain resorts, a weightlifting wager by a 76- year- old in Strafford, a near 93- year- old actor recalling Napoleon, and a medic remedy for bilious colic. Additional notes cover a Topeka justice’s razor collection, Auburn ledger finds, mercury warnings in catarrh remedies, and Dr. Cheney’s cure sold by Hill Orr Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Testa
James McConnell
Begro
Chattanooga
Jesus
Broughly
Missouri
Robbie
Japan
Daniel Clay
Strafford
N. H
Henry Doel
Fixty
Plymouth Sound
Napoleon
Chamberlain
Hill-Orr Drug Co
T. M. Grover
Topeka
Auburn
New Gloucester
Also Mentioned on This Page
B., Evans & CO
Neller
B. O. Evans & CO
Clothiers
the Yates Shoe Co
Pilar
Tolly
Fes City
I. Poore & CO
City Market
Depot Street
Thos, A. Archer, Clarence Osborne
Archer & Osborne
Anderaon
Sullivan Hardware CO
Upper Carolina
Tam
Will. R. Hubbard
D. P. Sloan
Ral
Briggs
Maryland
Potson
Bill Wilson
Bill
Port Republic
Cross Keys
Pronle
Cross Roads
Army
Sharpsburg
Ms. Rob
Red
Reb
Caine
Lman
Bill Arp
Arp
United States
Pfwin
Momey
Virginia
Silver Party
Frankie
Ball
F J, Cheney &Co
Toledo
Ohio
F.j.cheney
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