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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1899
Page
8
A local sale advertises remaining dishware at low prices including large dishes 75 cents medium 60 cents decorated 1.25 gold band 37 cents fancy plates 5 cents and more. Descriptions list gravy dishes butter dishes cake stands and tea sets with per item prices and package options.
The funeral for Hon. Alex S Erwin drew a large crowd in Athens with delegations from Knights of Pythias Masons and Odd Fellows. services at the Presbyterian Church featured Dr William E Boggs scriptures and prayers. At the cemetery, floral tributes were noted as exquisite with Masons and Knights of Pythias offerings—lyre and badge motifs—carrying the ceremony to its close.
A large striped rattlesnake weighing 40 pounds was delivered to The Savannah Press by J. H. Helmken. It required a large knife to dispatch it before the office could handle it. The snake, from Bulloch County, was described as one of the biggest seen, leading to remarks by Ward Allen and a reflection on manhood tests of old clan traditions.
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