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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1892
Page
5
A Georgia factory girl, described as good looking with a sad face, has disappeared after reportedly leaving with a young man bearing marriage intentions. Athens police, unsure of her name, fear the couple may have traveled toward Athens. An earlier incident of a couple seeking marriage also lacks confirmation.
Messrs Barrow and Thomas will dissolve their partnership at an early date. Barrow plans to move to Savannah to open a new law office, while Thomas will continue practice at his current location above the National Bank. The city laments Barrow’s departure but hopes for his return to Athens.
In Madison county near W. F. Phillips a fire consumed the house of Miss Lester. She saved a bed and clothes then searched for water. While fetching a bucket at a spring she collapsed and died. Neighbors found her body near the spring. She lived alone. Mr. Hardeman arranged a coffin. Authorities blame the excitement for her death.
A past issue notes an elderly Black man confined in a pen eight feet by eight as a result of alleged madness. Dr Orr, Sanitary Inspector, forwarded the case to the mayor and urged care for the man in a deplorable state. A friend quips the report stemmed from a nonregulation pen size.
In Beaverdam district of Oglethorpe a group of over one hundred staunch Democrats formed with more to join. The effort aims to bolster Democratic strength ahead of the next election.
The convention met at Monroe yesterday to nominate E. F. Edwards of Newton County. Edwards was unanimously chosen for the district seat. The rotation plan was discussed but referred to the counties of the district for settlement.
The Lehigh Valley situation intensifies as a rail strike expands from Central switchmen to Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg crews. General Doyle calls 4140 troops, total under arms around 2000, halting freight movement though some lines report troops protecting operations.
In Ky near Wallonia the Blakeley murder case sparks townwide shock as Otto Quisenberry Aaron Quisenberry John Dickerson George Boyd and Lew Smith are arrested as accessories after the inquest. They allegedly attacked Blakeley at a picnic won his cash then shot him and threw his body into the river Cadiz jail holds them pending grand jury action.
A 17 year old Logan Murphey is said to have been seized from a jail by a mob near Winchester Kentucky and possibly lynched. Reports note prior killings by Murphey and a claimed new trial, with related jail incidents and ongoing mob action.
Telegram from Oliver Springs reports a dawn attack on the Oliver Springs stockade. two guards wounded, one fatally, and a warning of further fighting. Governor Buchannan orders troops from Chattanooga and Knoxville toward Oliver Springs and plans to declare the lease void amid miner unrest at Coal Creek and Inman stockades.
In Preston Minnesota Canton residents are abuzz about a sudden grotto picture high in a church steeple window. The image shows a woman with a child and a bearded man overhead, with others doubting its truth yet unable to deny the sight. The priest denies any fabrication by Father Jones and urges inquiry of the glass firm.
Ancient Order of Hibernians in Bloomington held their annual picnic at the fair grounds with remarks by Adlai E Stevenson praising a future day of freedom and liberty for the Irish people. Other items mention receivers appointed for the Richmond Danville railway and chancery sales of Lookout Inn and Lookout Mountain railway stock.
Augusta speaker Maj J J C Black argues the Democratic party has never surrendered core principles of limited powers and constitutional government. He cites platforms from 1840 to 1880 to oppose centralization and to insist on equal rights with social privileges to none.
A quirky medical claim promotes Dr Bigge Prackleberry Cordial as a remedy for bowel afflictions and teething in children. The advertisement asserts it never leaves the user without relief and emphasizes consistent effectiveness.
New jailer Miller opened a cell at Aug 17 in Asheville to admit inmates including William and Thomas Whitson Pink Creasman and Hubert Garmony. The four overpowered him with a razor wound then fled. Miller pursued and recaptured two Whitsons. Creasman and Garmony remained at large.
The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Northwestern Association of Trotting Horse Breeders opened at Washington Park Chicago August 17 for six days. Organizers expect strong social and business support with improved betting methods and many bookmakers. Judges must exercise vigilance as many books are anticipated. paddock use between heats and a blacksmith shop are urged. public education on trotting racing is needed.
The Kolo and People's Party executive committees held a joint session at Binwinenaw Alabama and issued a call for a fusion convention in Birmingham on September 15 to nominate candidates for Congress and presidential electors. Also reports on steers wreaking havoc in New York and a despondent ex-engineer in Savannah, plus an advertisement urging Kemp's Balsam as a guaranteed cough remedy.
The document surveys James B. Weaver's role in the 12th plank of the St Louis platform, omits in Omaha, and notes Weaver's nomination by the Omaha party. It cites House Journal details and a bill for soldier relief proposing gold value payments and a $300 million note issue, arguing Weaver's record ties him to the plank and promises.
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