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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1892
Page
5
A loud, festive gathering of old Confederate veterans fills Athens streets and the courthouse. Veterans, bands, and regiments from Georgia and beyond listen to speeches by Mayor Hemphill and Capt Carlton, receive flags, and recall battles with fervent pride as Dixie plays.
Veterans and families gathered at the courthouse Grounds in Athens on July 15 1892 for a reunion of the Troop Artillery and the Third Georgia Regiment. Capt H H Carlton presided with 1172 men listed, a large community dinner served by local ladies, and a planned annual meeting. Dr Edwin D Newton and Commodore Dexter were named honorary members as the event closed with prayer and resolutions praising comradeship and local support.
A fragmentary essay extols music as universal balm linking nature, birds, insects, and daily life to emotion and motion. It weaves poetic images of harmony with references to natural sounds and cosmic order, then abruptly shifts to business notices about dissolving firms and livery operations.
A large Athens crowd watched Elberton defeat Harmony Grove 7 to 3 in a spirited park game. Foreman hit a center-field homer as Pete Wilson struggled late, while the Elberton battery shone. The piece also covers State Normal College progress, enrollment, and plans for courses and lectures as Augusta notes about local education.
Mr. N. X. Rhodes aged longtime Athens citizen died at his Madison home after illness. Formerly with Talmadge Bros. and Col. Dobbs, he kept books for Wesley Reardon of Madison. A Methodist, he left a widow and several children. Funeral held yesterday at ten in Madison.
The death of Mrs. Annie Waddell Dobbins, widow of Mr. Miles Dobbins of Cartersville, is announced. Daughter of the late Prof William H. Waddell of the University of Georgia, she was born in Athens and leaves many relatives and friends. Remains will be interred beside her father in Oconee cemetery, with services by Rev J C Davis at the grave.
A Morgan County farmer builds a four corner platform showing self sufficiency with corn crib meat from his own stock, mules and cattle, a well furnished home and Bible. Another platform showcases watches clocks diamonds silverware and fair dealing from Skiff the Jeweler. He notes he uses his own shoats for barbecue not neighbors.
Col John W Lindsey made a good record in Athens and is praised as a gentleman scholar and Third Ga member. Walter Wiley, secretary, entertained with war stories as 124 members attended the reunion, the largest visiting turnout yet. Benjamin B Lidden from Marian Florida and A L Sluder of Social Circle also attended, while E F Edwards, a state senator, is noted for potential nomination amid local politics.
W H Fuller says he will sue the city of Athens over an arrest during a barbecue. He has hired Col E T Brown and plans to travel to Atlanta to engage Mr Hoke Smith. Police say Fuller was somewhat drunk and disturbing the peace, with the jail used as calaboose during the event.
The report says Geo P Brightwell may run for Clarke county representative as a People's party candidate. Brightwell told a reporter that friends urged him to run but he has not entirely decided. The note suggests possible opposition to Col Morton from the party. Also mentions Castoria usage for babies and children.
Miss Eunice Williams visits Miss Mamie Brightwell at Thompson's Mills in Jackson county. Major Hemphill urged as a potential Governor. Wax gallery displays Gettysburg fights and Third Georgia with Wright's Brigade noted. Col Claiborn Snead praised for the reunion speech. An amusing goatee mishap with Dave Stephens at the barbecue. An accidental omission of Snead's speech is lamented.
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