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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1889
Page
5
A blaze damaged the Powell Street Car Company and East Merrimack Street works, with 120 horses, heavy cars, and vast repair materials lost. Reported July 19, the fire caused substantial property damage, with estimates uncertain. Fire crews fought the flames as lightning and subsequent sparks intensified the inferno.
The Carrollton area reports the death of a young girl after falling 45 feet, with rescue efforts described as immediate but futile. The incident prompted swift response and investigation as officials sought to recover the body.
Text fragment hints at a sensational or speculative news item with phrases about listening for something to drop and a fathering scene, but lacks clear details or identifiable people, places, or events.
Mr. Baldwin recounts a mountain region near Calculah Falls where natives live in crude cabins. They fear Black visitors and have little contact with the outside world, surviving on barter along with scarce crops and wild meat.
The report lists several Athens land deals where owners recovered all investment plus profits and seven acres remain. An Athens dirt growth forecast cites a 187.50 per acre counteroffer and a plan to subdivide for sale next fall. Executor is R K Reaves.
The week in Athens featured tea gatherings, country picnics, and boating on the Oconee. Col E T Brown hosted a pleasant evening with a farm visit and Middle River boating, while Mrs Hull’s Friday tea delighted guests. Miss Annie Waddell departs soon, and Lizzie Edwards from Memphis visits Athens.
Several gentlemen assert Mr Payer's watermelons showed rapid growth and produced grunting sounds, likened to overgrown pigs in a clover field, during inspection.
Wealth fuels a tangled case as a rattlesnake and two captives trigger a struggle among Mayor Hunnicutt Chief Oliver Sheriff Wier and police. Henry Thomas Diana Thomas and the serpent are discussed amid legal questions of confinement and jurisdiction in Georgia.
Elberton residents prepare for a landmark event as Mr Grady visits next Tuesday. A large dinner and crowd will greet him and his address targets farmers. After Elberton the party travels to Andersonville and Petersburg for a grand interstate barbecue.
A colored laborer found a pile of clothes by the Oconee River at Brittain farm and brought them to his wife. Officials fear a youth may have drowned there, though no missing report has been filed and the situation is treated as suspicious but not confirmed.
Trustees of the State University in Atlanta held a session at the Kimball House. They expressed confidence in Dr Spencer's scholarship as Prof Wooden resigns October 1. Prof Willis Bocock of Hampden Sydney College was elected to the vacant chair of ancient languages. A Pittsburgh widow drowned her two children and herself amid floods in the Conemaugh valley causing over 200000 in insured losses.
The Kuyer estate in Kingston New York faced heavy court costs and legal fees after Mr Kuyer's death. The will did not satisfy all relatives and only a small amount remained for distribution. The case highlights how probate disputes can erode an estate and complicate bequests.
Fast train with parlor cars runs Augusta to Atlanta. Night express offers sleeping cars between Charleston and Atlanta, Augusta and Atlanta, and Augusta to Macon. Trains 27 and 28 stop at Grovetown Harlem Dearing Thomson Norwood Barnett Crawfordville Union Point Greensboro Madison Rutledge Social Circle Covington Conyers Lithonia Stone Mountain Decatur. Athens connections with trains 27 and 28. Green, Dorset, White and White officials listed.
Advertisement from B. F. Johnson and Co. Richmond Virginia seeking agents for Covington and Macon Railroad schedule in effect Sunday April. Offers earn $25 to $250 monthly, with horse and full or spare time available. Vacancies in towns and cities. Applicants to state age and business experience. stamps not needed.
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