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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
2
Funeral services held for a veteran of the Confederacy and a soldier of the Cross who passed away at his Milledge Avenue home. The elder judge, Sylvester Mo Herrington, endured years of illness with fortitude and faith, bidding farewell to Athens citizens Tuesday afternoon.
The article honors Judge Herrington a Screven County native born 1810 who studied law at Lumpkin and the University of Georgia. A Confederate veteran and community leader in Clarke and Athens, he served as ordinary, deputy clerk, and county board member. He married twice, joined First Baptist, served as deacon, and earned the Cross of Honor. He died after a long illness with family and friends commemorating his steadfast service.
Public notice urges knowledge of Electric Bitters curative merits for sick stomach liver and kidneys. Mary H Walters of 646 St Clair Ave Columbus Ohio writes of illness from months of misdiagnosed treatment and states Bitters brought relief and total cure. Sold at H R Palmer Sons and W J Smith Bros drug stores for 60 cents. North Georgia Citizen notes a cynical remark about John D Rockefeller in a related aside.
Atlanta, August 22. Governor Terrell and Comptroller Wright will fix the state tax rate this week. Officials strive to keep the rate near last year’s 4.80 per thousand, though increases are expected due to added school funds and new water works spending. Tax digest shows property value gains statewide, boosting overall revenue needs by about 45 million dollars, with about 300 thousand more to raise than last year.
Meridian Mississippi August 22 a heavily armed search was underway for an unknown Negro who attempted a criminal assault on Miss Maggie Rhodes 19 daughter of J A Rhodes a prominent citizen. The negro met her at a lonely highway spot near her home just outside the city. Her screams brought 17 year old brother to her aid the assailant fired twice at him and fled a slight crew search may lead to an arrest.
The Tallulah Falls property including the Cliff House has been sold by Mr R L Moss to a northern party. A handsome price is reported and the new owner is believed to plan improvements and the construction of a hotel unmatched in the area.
A large crowd of ginners from Clarke Oglethorpe Madison Jackson and Oconee counties met at city hall Tuesday to elect J T Pitt president and F Shackelford secretary. A five member committee led by Capt J H Rucker studied ginage issues including a ten day seed removal rule and a move to publish statistics with the Southern Cotton Growers Association. The gathering endorsed steps to boost ginner interests and adjourned to meet again on the 29th.
Mr S W Chandler of Madison county leaves Africa after a year to teach cotton farming. He praises Africa but doubts cotton ever rivals the southern states. He will stay in Georgia months, visiting parents, after graduating from the University in agriculture last June. Also an advertisement extols Bucklen's Africa Salve for ulcers sores and cancers with a testimonial from Wm J Bedell of Flat Rock Michigan. 25 cents at local druggists.
We mourn the death of Roderick Hill of this city who died in St Louis after a typhoid pneumonia spell. A University of Georgia graduate class of 1905 he was track manager and two time tennis champion, member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sphinx and Theta Nu Epsilon. He is the youngest son of Hon. E. Y. Hill and his funeral will be in Washington Sunday after the noon Atlanta train arrival.
Mr Elijah Elder known as Dr Elder died at his home Monday at about sixty years old He had resided in Athens for years and was buried yesterday in this city Friends mourn his death and many knew him in the community
A violent late Sunday night tornado swept southern Minnesota destroying crops and tearing through Lanesboro Rushford Pilot Mound and surrounding areas. One man was killed Tostan Daniels in Pilot Mound church wreckage and five farm families reported complete home destruction with many relatives missing. James Till a farm hand is also missing as authorities pursue missing family members and assess thousand of dollars in damages. Telephone service was cut, hindering details as crews work to confirm casualties and losses.
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A package addressed to Precinct Police Captain Miles O'Reilly contained gun cotton arranged as an infernal device disguised as a cigar gift. The heavy box with nails and glued matches could have killed him. a detective tested the contents in a cellar, causing a blast that damaged the police station. The incident marks the third such explosive sent through New York mails in four days, following deliveries to Jacob Schiff and Guggenheim's Sons.
London August 21 John Hyde a senior statistician with the United States department of agriculture now in London has been under physician care for weeks. He disputes the July 26 revised cotton acreage report and denounces the June 2 official estimate as inflated by the crop estimating board. He insists county and township correspondents provide more reliable figures and warns the board risks eroding trust in its statistics. He plans to return to America around October 1. Peculiar disappearance prompt endorsement of King’s New Life Pills by J D Runyan of Butlerville.
The Banner reports the fifty thousand dollar mark for a new city hotel is within reach with Mr. C. E. King subscribing $20,000 and others pledging to increase the total. Citizens urge combining hotel and office building to assure modern facilities and rapid rental demand as Washington Street is set to fill with business houses from Thomas to Hull.
Brockton, August 22. James W Crawford, a 53 year old shoemaker, sent letters vowing to murder his wife and then kill himself. He carried a razor and butcher knife and nearly severed his wife's head before dying by his own hand. A note claimed murder and death by own action due to jealousy. The tale includes a family anecdote about a girl named Evelyn and fear.
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