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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1892
Page
6
A man reports his sister, recently married, left her husband and returned to her home in another county. The husband vanished days after the move, with no stated reason. A merchant is asked to collect credit goods as the sister is being brought back to her family.
The Gazette editor derides grand jury pay as excessive while recounting past Athens bids for publishing presentments at 75 cents per inch. A moralizing piece on marriage humorously advises gentle, patient caregiving and slow, steady affection. Skiil the North American Jeweler advertises jewelry and repair services.
A note on new World’s Fair plans to let mothers leave infants for a safety check while they tour exhibits. An Attensa incident is recalled where a mother left her child and only returned home late after a long day of errands.
Doctor Carlton requests removal of the North American Deposit and Investment Co advertisement from the Banner. He says many letters and inquiries follow the ad and plans to reintroduce the business once Isaac Bates of Dubuque Iowa arrives to assist. A separate note lists mixed paints and supplies at Palmer and Kinnebrew at 105 Clayton Street opposite the post office.
The Ladies Auxiliary regular meeting approved an old fashioned Spelling Bee for Thursday the 21st with refreshments. Prizes will be offered for best spelling as part of a social evening to raise funds for furniture purchases for the parlors.
The Masons will organize a new lodge in Athens soon with prominent citizens named among leaders. The move is expected to benefit the existing lodge, following a pattern seen in other orders.
Mrs. WM. Gann daughter of the late Dr. Lowry died yesterday afternoon at about three o’clock after a prolonged illness. She was twenty one, married with one child, and leaves a large circle of relatives. A consecrated Christian, she was ready for death. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3 from Mrs. Lowry’s residence on Oconee street.
The notice lists Athens Georgia merchants who promise to close stores at 6 PM after April 11 1892 during summer months and states signing must occur by April 14 1892. It also notes local events including a talk by Dr Hunnicutt and a street fight between professors Branson and Womack with minor injuries.
At the Madison County convention in Danielsville Hon R H Bullock was named chairman and Tom Mosley secretary. A committee drafted pro Democratic resolutions condemning Republican rule, endorsing Jefferson and Calhoun doctrine, pledging support for a Democratic slate, and urging delegates to the Atlanta State convention and Chicago National Convention to back pro silver, anti high tariff candidates and policies. The meeting elected delegates Dawson Williams and D W Mead ow with J A Gloversn and E F McGowan as alternates. The gathering was harmonious and enthusiastic.
The municipal reform movement ends fee system in Atlanta city government with salaries set at 2400 for city marshal and clerk, led by Alderman Jim Woodward who may become mayor next December. Two Hundred Passengers Perish. Reports of a steamer disaster near Petersuagh with high overload casualties. Going back to Georgia. Labor gangs from Ohio to Georgia cite Contractor mistreatment. A Policeman's Death. James Moran, shot by a Black suspect, dies with no clue to killer. Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised for skin ailments and piles.
The Tradesman notes a healthier industrial scene in the South for the week ending April 2. New ventures include aluminum works in Wheeling West Virginia and Covington Kentucky, cotton mills in Carthage North Carolina and Bamberg South Carolina, a large distillery in Louisville Kentucky, and numerous mines, refineries, and mills across Georgia Tennessee Texas and Virginia. Construction adds business blocks churches and a large hotel in several cities, signaling a brighter postwar period though iron price gains are limited and some wages and freight reductions aid profitability.
In New York Surrogates Court the appraiser for the late Samuel J. Tilden states the total fortune at 5,200,000 with bequests and expenses leaving 3,208,000 to be divided among heirs, the estate held in Texas. Paris reports possible rich gold copper fields in Hunt county Texas, with a milling expert noting copper ore rich in gold awaiting assays.
A fatal duel near Menzies station four miles south of town ended when Titus Redman killed Americus Parker with a shotgun during a whisky fueled dispute. Redman surrendered to authorities in Falmouth afterward. Separately the Italian steamship Massiliz arrived in New York with 935 steerage passengers from Italian ports, was detained at quarantine for inspection.
Owen Mc Dill of Circleville reports uncovering millions of grasshoppers on his Wayne township farm during plowing. The insects were found in pockets just below the surface and, when exposed to sun, became active and leaped about. He fears they will harm crops next season.
An advertisement urges readers to take Electric Bitters as a nerve tonic and alterative to restore appetite digestion and liver and kidney function. It claims nervous tension improves and overall health returns with a $0.50 price at John Crawford & Co.
A Cherryvale tornado killed two people and destroyed six houses while lightning struck a woman in Cherryvale. Towanda reported two more storm deaths as ferocious winds and a brassy sky hit the region. Repristo and Red Lake areas faced a severe blizzard with four inches of snow and over a foot in places, drifting badly and halting travel. New Orleans meanwhile tallied fire losses at the cotton exchange with thousands of bales lost or damaged awaiting official totals.
Mrs Philip Haxall once Miss Mary Triplett dies in RicuMont Virginia after a lung apoplexy attack lasting eighteen minutes. She was a noted society figure and linked by rumor to the 1873 Mordecai Mc Carty duel in Canada.
Whitman will read to relatives and friends. Sister named executrix. housekeeper gets use of his house for a year. Dr Buck of Ontario and Horace Toubel named literary executors. Also mentions lighthouse keepers Loren and Mrs Trescott and their four year old daughter who recovered from a serious illness after Dr King’s Discovery.
A large fire in Milton Santa Rosa County Alabama destroyed nearly every house. The blaze started at R R Shepard's residence with no local fire brigade to stop it. Crary's store courthouse and nearby properties were saved. Damage about 85000 with 33400 insured.
In New York on April 5 Lieutenant George Backus of the First Cavalry, stationed at Fort Keogh Montana, disappeared after registering at the Sturtevant house two weeks earlier. Authorities fear he may have taken his own life. The report also notes a Democratic nominating convention in Campton Kentucky for a successor to J W Kendall.
A historical ad urges readers to treat coughs and prevent consumption with Shilohs Cure claiming rapid relief for coughs croup and whooping cough. It touts over a million bottles sold last year and promotes Shilohs Porus Plaster for chest or back pain with City Drug Store as the seller.
The U S Supreme Court affirms a circuit court ruling for South Carolina in a land and mining dispute with Coosaw Mining Co. over phosphate rock and phosphatic deposits in the Coosaw river. The case centers on limited versus perpetual mining rights tied to a 1870 act and 1878 contract interpretation.
An odd OCR fragment advertises a word search puzzle from Dr. Harter Medicine Co. It promises a prize of a book or lithographs and asks readers to find the word within a weekly feature.
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