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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1889
Page
9
Fragmentary excerpt discusses a cotton exchange opinion piece and related editorials. It mentions Liverpool and dates but the text is garbled. The readable parts reference instruction, testing, and use of cotton exchange materials.
The Macon convention opens with numerous delegations arriving at Lanier house and Academy of Music. Enthusiasm runs high as members discuss plans for the exchange and seek the best bid to advance the meeting’s aims. Officials report funds and turnout appear sufficient to proceed with selected leaders and agenda.
The report recalls actor Damala’s confession about his affair with actress Sarah Bernhardt and the ensuing clash with Mardt. It notes Damala’s marriage to Mardt, later friction, and Bernhardt’s stance amid rumors. Damala’s finances and residence in Marseilles are mentioned.
Colonial Robert G. Ingersoll denounces a San Joaquin County bid to force him to prosecute Judge Field and Deputy Marshall Nagle, saying no money could drag him to such an errand and warning against terrorizing courts. Also reports Mrs. Melvina Hutt’s suicide near Lincoln City after a betrayed marriage and a forced wedding scene in Jackson, Tennessee where J E Slutcherson ends engagement and boards a train bound for Mexico.
Special report notes Alabama mills increasing output for cotton bagging amid strong orders. Montgomery and Birmingham papers estimated 30 000 yards daily rising to 45 000, but mills cite mixed outlook. Alliance Florence plans 6 000 yards daily in 15 days, 12 000 in 60 days, ready after September 15. Tallahassee and Tuscaloosa mills report varying progress and contracts for September. Rock Mills Randolph county shows limited current output. overall demand remains high with scarce supply of bagging and jute.
Col Adolph Brandt of Atlanta dies at 11 15 AM in Rome during Grand Lodge I O O F session. A gifted young lawyer born in Augusta in 1847, he moved to Atlanta in 1880 and served in the Georgia legislature 1884 85. An Odd Fellow and Knight of Pythias leader, he earned wide esteem and left a large practice.
August 20 Frank Sorenson, 20, was fatally injured at Nanti coke seven miles from this city. He had built a trap to kill thieves who stole pigeons from his barn. He loaded a revolver on Saturday, hung it from a beam, and attached a line so door opening would trigger it. The revolver exploded, with Sorenson hit just below the heart. He is married and hopes for recovery died.
Ellis H. Roberts of Utica shot and killed Clarence Pell of New York City while hunting near Mud Lake Adirondacks. Roberts 16 mistaken his target for a deer. Pell 20 was a guest of Hon James Husted’s son. Winchester bullet struck right breast exiting left shoulder blade. death immediate. coroner’s jury ruled accidental shooting.
Atlanta August 19 The legislature has unleashed itself on making appropriations and a method to raise funds is needed. Georgia taxable property yields 9720090 dollars not counting property taxed for education. This was all appropriated at the fall session and 125000 more at the summer session. An increase in the tax rate is likely to be adopted.
A spoken exchange in which Mr Donnelly in Chicago Tribune notes a woman near forty two and jokes about her age and dowry. He mentions her mother’s effects and a guide to housekeeping as keepsakes, saying he has nothing to say about marrying.
In a strained New England home, Squire Selden frets over debts and a risky bet. His sister Tabitha discovers Harriet’s cryptic note claiming she will redeem the family fortunes, hinting at elopement or a bold new life and leaving the elders to cope with uncertainty.
Harriet Selden and Joanna arrive at Grisly Grange to find a ruinous, haunted vibe. A mistaken boarding scheme leads to capture and mistaken identity, but a kindly matron and Dr De Ray sort the mix up. Joanna stays on as assistant housekeeper and Harriet returns home disappointed yet relieved.
The Herald of Health cites vegetables like celery onions tomatoes and spinach as cures or remedies for nervous conditions digestion and kidney diseases. It also discusses facial perception a claimed sixth sense described by W H Levy in Blindness and the Blind noting skin impressions conveyed to the brain.
A fragment recounts Samuel Warren author of Ten Thousand a Year as an arrogant figure among snobs. It notes his boastful claims of royal connections and the mockery over a fish served at a dining venue. The San Francisco Argonaut excerpt highlights wit about social pretension and dining at the Duke of Leeds.
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