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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1892
Page
6
A People's party convention at the courthouse nominates Dr Robbins for Congress in the eighth district and Yancey Carter for permanent chairmanship. Delegates from multiple counties discuss policy, rail rates, and a Omaha platform while urging Democrats to stump hard to counter the third party surge.
The wedding on Sunday morning in Mahonoy City ended abruptly after a dispute over wedding presents. The results: the bride, two of her brothers, and the husband were seriously wounded by knives and bullets, with many others injured. Twenty seven participants were arrested as the scene turned into a brawl. Weather remains hot with heat waves and prostrations reported in several cities including Louisville. An Episcopalian minister, Rev. Geo Grant Smith, collapsed during his sermon, drawing attention.
July 25 report from Winns Fate Ga. indicates Thad Pickett likely to secure the Third party nomination as Jackson County delegates back Pickett at a convention. Lumpkin instructed delegates for Pickett, boosting his tally to 25 while Winns Fate retains limited options in Gwinnett Banke or A Busham of Uniop Crerpany and three from Hall.
Clarke County voters selected a Democratic primary slate for the next two years with H H Linton for Tax Collector and C J O'Farrell for County Treasurer among the nominees. Carter defeated Sims for Tax Receiver, and Linton and O'Farrell were seen as strong choices. The full ticket includes W J Northen for Governor and J W Wier for Sheriff, among others, with results consolidated by the Democratic Executive Committee.
A letter notes Athens street names honor early leaders such as Clayton, Dougherty, Hancock, Milledge, Prince, Hull, and Lumpkin. It recalls Clayton as a circuit judge and congressman who mentored Dougherty, Prince’s fatal voyage aboard the Home, Hull’s banker father Asbury, mathematician Henry Hull, and Lumpkins including Wilson Lumpkin and Joseph Henry Lumpkin, first Georgia Chief Justice, all shaping local memory.
Saturday and Sunday mad dogs prowled. Jim Mealor of East Athens was attacked and bitten badly on the hand while returning home, and Ben Royal's son also suffered multiple bites. Mealor sought the madstove from J W Pruitt, learned it was sent to Harmony Grove for those bitten there, and he plans to visit Harmony Grove to treat his wounds. The Cotton Crop Acreage Falls but Prices Drop. buyer predicts seven cents per pound with less planted but favorable rains. Farmers face hardship yet expect corn, wheat, oats, and fodder to carry two years. money is scarce as fall tide hoped for.
A fragmented old report notes a single African American vote in a primary, mentions Tom Wray and Dr. Murrell at local gatherings, and records tragic murders of Mrs Wynn and her daughter by J H Wynn in Burns, with a failed suicide and mob action linked to the Nashville letters. It also touts patent medicine claims and a salve advertisement amid court and political chatter.
The report notes low small-vote turnout in one district with a single vote cast and absent managers. It highlights Dr Spence Durham and wife’s sixty-year marriage, praises Durham’s legislative service, and cites Pledger urging Negro voters to back the People’s party, signaling campaign tensions and calls for party unity amid post-primary discontent.
A vintage verse echoes a mother’s care as Castoria is cited through stages of a child’s life from illness to infancy. The refrain links health moments to a familiar remedy, tracing trust in Castoria across decades.
The Californian pugilist Jim Corbett arrives at a cottage in Ashbury New Jersey greeted warmly by locals and fans. He discusses training, confidence in his abilities and the crowd appeal as women, men, and horses gather, likened to a Barnum show in a small town setting.
A mixed train wrecked near Dlifton on the Florida Central and Peninsular railroad after a washout. An engine tender and seven box cars derailed, a colored fireman killed, other crew injured, no passengers hurt. Flooding has damaged track between Tallahassee and Baldwin.
The report lists National League scores with teams like Washington, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Boston, and Brooklyn, noting a 8 4 win by Brooklyn over Pittsburgh and a 6 0 result for Philadelphia over Cincinnati. The Times comments on the attempted murder of Mr. Carnegie, contrasting union leadership and Carnegie’s stance, then mentions Athens population around 12,000 with many throat and lung complaints and recommends port Balsam for the throat.
On July 26 at Irmo station near Columbia Lexington county a Black man George Kinard attacked Mrs Addison a white woman with a pistol holding her head while her husband was nearby. Kinard was arrested after a local alarm and identified by Addison. Racial tensions rose as armed White and Black residents gathered, police guarded the jail, and Governor awaiting orders. In separate brief items the Senate confirmed a Supreme Court nominee after executive session and a theater accident in Para injures several. reports from Corunna mention a U S consul embezzlement case and arrest of the consul’s wife Mrs Ryder.
The readable text questions why a doctor is better for patient care and mentions advice about bowels and health tips, though the fragment is garbled with unclear names or specifics.
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