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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1899

Page

2

Masonic Temple Plan Proposed in Athens

Worshipful Master Dorsey to present a plan for raising lands and forming a committee to push a new Masonic Temple in Athens within the next year. The lodge anticipates strong support and a successful erection of a handsome building, with a meeting on the 14th to organize the effort. Also notes a testimonial for Dr Tichenor’s Antiseptic and a medical remedy advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters.

Dorsey Athens Masonic H. R. Palmer & Sons Madisonian Sherrouse Medicine Co New Orleans Dr. Tichenor

Murder near Lithonia ends in wife's death

Hiram Sharp shot and killed his wife near Lithonia Georgia at 8 o'clock this morning and wounded his mother in law. He fled into the woods as a deputy sheriff leads a large chase through the area amid strong local emotion. The couple had a years long estrangement and had been living together again after a bitter quarrel. Mrs Sharp is about 50 and from a good family. her mother is 65 and frail.

Lithonia Hiram Sharp Sharp

Normal School Commencement Highlights 1899

The State Normal School closed its session with 712 teachers from 124 counties attending. Gov. Allen D. Candler delivered the address on advancing normal school work. Errett Allen spoke on Wanted A Teacher and Mary Allen read an essay on Normal Training. Chancellor Hill awarded 21 diplomas and over 100 teaching certificates. The school reopens the first week in March.

State Normal School Georgia Allen D. Candler Candler Errett Allen Mary Allen Walter 3. Hill University of Georgia

Georgians backed Roberts in Taylor resolution vote

In Washington on December 6, 1930, five of thirty one representatives opposing the Taylor resolution were from Georgia. Georgia’s Griggs Brantley Livingston and Tate voted for the Taylor measure while Bailey and Richardson spoke against it. The vote split showed personal judgment over party lines, with Roberts’ unseated status debated over proper election certificates.

Washington Taylor Brigham H. Roberts Georgia South Laud California Newlands Nevada McClellan New York Griggs, Brantley Livingston Tate

Dr Van Taliaferro Indicted In Savannah Hospital Assault

Savannah Georgia December 6 Dr V H Taliaferro was indicted by the superior court grand jury for assault with intent to murder after shouting at Dr T P Waring with a pistol at Savannah hospital The dispute began over hospital admission of Taliaferro patient.

van Taliaferro Savannah V. H Taliaferro Superior Court T. P. Waring Telfair Hospital Waring

Admiral Dewey Rents Pew at St John’s Church

in Washington on December 5 Admiral Dewey has rented a pew in the fashionable St John’s Episcopal Church led by Rev Mackey Smith. He has also shown seats at the Episcopal Cathedral on the Tennallytown road.

Admiral St. John's Washington Admiral Dewey St. John's Episcopal Church Mackey Smith Episcopal Cathedral Tennallytown Road

Choice Vegetables Need Balanced Fertilizers for High Yields

An advertisement claims vegetables demand care in fertilizer use to ensure quality and quantity. It asserts that no vegetable fertilizer yields well unless it contains at least 89 percent potash and offers free informational books from 93 Nassau Street, New York.

Motley's Lemon Elixir Promoted For Digestive Ailments

An advertisement touts Mozley s Lemon Elixir as a cure for indigestion liver and stomach issues and related ailments. It includes testimonial phrases from several named individuals across the United States claiming relief after long suffering and prior medical failures.

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