22 Jun 1880
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1880
Page
1
A collage of verse and prose reflects on historical marriages and notable figures, with digressions on flags, sovereignty, and the psychology of courtship. It includes ruminations by a columnist and excerpts about American symbols, the Star Spangled Banner, and public notices from historic contexts.
The piece defends Senator Ben H Hill of Darien and criticizes Garfield and Grant era opponents, noting Hill’s resilience and public esteem. It also quotes confused commentary on the seventeen year locusts harming Western Pennsylvania and Virginia, with side remarks about pests and natural allies like hedgehogs toads and birds.
The Augusta public schools superintendent receives fifteen bronze Peabody fund medals to award as pupil prizes. The column recaps varied items from a quip about pronunciation to notes on sewer progress in Memphis and remarks about political figures including Garfield and Brown.
Lawton Evans son of Gen. Clement A. Evans wins first honor at Emory College with valedictorian status and will graduate at seventeen. The piece also references local anecdotes about poultry instinct, a trained writer with a pencil in his teeth, and various brief historical notes on prominent figures.
Just home from the war John O Connor of Washington County Georgia enlisted at about fifteen in the Confederate service. He was captured near Nee in the county and carried North. After presumed dead for years he returned May 30 last to visit his parents and friends at thirty two, with no surviving kin. The tale evokes Enoch Arden echoes as he reappears after seventeen years of absence.
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