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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1891

Page

8

Athens Ladies Prepare Feast for Farmers Guests

A lengthy Athens meeting at Mrs. John Gerdine's planned a grand feast for farmers next Thursday. Women organize committees for meat, breads, cakes, pickles, salads, and dishwashing while appealing to merchants to contribute food and funds. Randall Brown will oversee barbecue. baskets due by nine Thursday at the Summer house back door.

Athens John Gerdine E.S. Lyndon Meath G. T. Hodgson E. 8. Lyndon G. A. Mell R. D. Mure J. C. Hutchins A. L. Hull Wyatt Owen J. W. Nicholson J. W. Brumby A.S. Mandeville H.K. Nicholson Henry Wells M. A. Frierson J. A. Benedict C.D. Flanigen G. D. Thomas Mary Linton Lizzie Bloomfield Lucy Linton Blanch Lipscotch Sue Brittain Randall Brown Summer House

Southern Music House Announces Special Summer Organ Sale

Savannah piano and organ dealer Luppgen and Bates touts 45 000 instruments sold in twenty years. The Parmelo ad offers spot cash bargains with $10 down and balance due when cotton comes in, promising real inducements in prices and terms.

Luppgen & Bates Southern Music House Savannah

Coroner's Inquest Into Dead Baby Found in Well

Coroner J A Pittner conducted an inquest into the infant found Friday morning in a well. Evidence was scant on origin but the circumstances suggest the child was born alive and murdered. Police investigations proceed with limited manpower.

J. A Pittner

Political Campaign Swing Through Georgia Ahead of Event

Lockless Jere and General Weaver begin their Georgia tour in Atlanta on July 12 as Mrs. Lease and other party members arrive Monday. The visit marks the start of a weeklong campaign effort in the state with local attention and press commentary.

Lanta Lockless Jere General Weaver Georgia

Prohibition and legislative actions loom in Georgia House

Atlanta July 11 Special. The Georgia House adjourned after a short session while the Senate did not meet. Bills read for a second time included measures to curb liquor transport into dry counties, make drunkenness a misdemeanor, and reforms in Augusta’s government and sinking fund repeal. Other bills cover railroad rights, voter registration, and counties' apportionment. An invitation was sent for the Piedmont Chautauqua opening on July 15.

Atlanta House Senate Roberts Piedmont Faust Oglethorpe Temperance Committee Wm. Jennings Terrell Everett Stewart Baldwin Randolph Bank of Southeast Georgia Cuthbert Committee On Banks General Assembly Fleming Richmond Augusta Williams Savannah Valley Savannah River

Financial Question to Be Tackled by Georgia Legislatures

Atlanta July 11 Special The finance committees of both houses prepare Monday to address a looming shortfall. Pensioning veterans widows requires about 450000, not the 60000 projected, with extra costs if the session lasts beyond sixty days. A special tax bill by Mr. Berner may ease pressure. Terrell seeks a graduated income tax via constitutional amendment. General Phil Cook was injured by a cab on Pryor Street near the Kimball. his leg crushed and condition serious.

Cook Hart Atlanta State Road Commission Berner Terrell Senate House Phil Cook Pryor Street the Kimball

Elberton District Methodist Conference Report

Hartwell Georgia July 11 delegates call the Elbert District Conference the best meeting yet. Reverend T C Borie opened services and A C Thomas of Elberton gave a masterly sermon on Methodist doctrine. Dr Mixon the presiding elder delivered the best sermon. Next conference to be held at Bowman in one year. The meeting closes Sunday night. Sentiment hints at many weddings to come.

Hartwell Hartiet Elberton T. C. Borie A. C. Thomas Mixon Bowman

Intriguing Chilean Steamer Controversy at Washington

At the national capital the Chilean insurgent steamer Sata case is debated with calls for indemnity if the United States is judged to have interfered. Officials Blaine Foster and others face criticism for neutrality law questions and the handling of arms deliveries amid political maneuvering.

Blood WII Tell of Healthy Browd Illness and Remedies

Old timey medical ads claim healthy skin and vivid vitality come from Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. It warns of bilious liver and torpid systems and promises cures for boils eruptions and other skin troubles through the remedy’s toning effects.

Pierce

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