05 Jul 1881
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1881
Page
1
A fragmentary old column mixes a verses tale of a butcher and maid with editorial notes on LL D degrees, comets in Georgia, a lynching spree in Arkansas, and political talk. It references the Gate City Guards, Savannah, Atlanta, Rome, and Georgia figures, with scattered local notices and seaside gossip. The piece blends social commentary, wartime reminiscences, and a parade of regional names and events.
In Macon a widowish tale recounts a minister who marries a couple while also receiving no fee, the groom leaving him to carry wife and children home. The anecdote ends with the minister noting the joke lies in the lack of payment as a point of humor, reflecting broader impositions in marriage customs. Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens praised for progress and education.
In a Union and Recorder piece Rev. Sam Jones urges church as a spiritual warrant and warns that feeding others on the Devil feeds you. He rails at liquor dealers, rail safety, and railroad car comforts while contrasting physical and moral courage, calling for moral backbone and warning that God despises moral cowardice.
Ed Cox, a convict who killed Alston, now tends and feeds 60 moles as part of camp duties. Once a boss, his fall to convict life is described as a harsh, fluctuating fate, yet he endures with notable fortitude amid confinement and hardship.
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