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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1893
Page
1
Fragmented selections recount a workingman’s dignity amid sneers and toil, and a sweeping Covenanter baptism tale set in Lanark’s rock chapel. Soldiers pursue amid cliffside currents as a divine river of judgment roars and a pastor proclaims the Lord’s reign.
An oral tale titled In the Cab recounts Jerome Bonner and Delehanty, fireman Del, on Kane hill. A runaway train forces Del to sacrifice himself to save Bonner, who later weds Del’s beloved Susan Briggs after a funeral and emotional fallout.
A fragmented verse speaks of Indy’s love of rain and a selfless neighbor who aids the sick and lonely. It praises tending lamps, reading aloud, visiting bedside cheer, and the healing power of kindness as medicine on a dreary day.
In Sage Bar a missing six-horse drove leads to a tense pursuit of the easterner Jack Craig and his wife. A bold raid by the wife flips frontier justice, with Craig captured later after a long chase, while the easterner’s wife is briefly freed by the town. The tale ends with Craig’s control of the situation and the town hailing the easterner.
Sunlight tells of a young cabin boy unjustly blamed for stealing Dick Johnson's gold aboard the Baltic. A hidden man reveals the truth, the boy is freed, and the grateful passengers honor him as the hero. The real criminal is later captured and given a lenient sentence after the captain's intervention.
Mr Madison Williams, a long respected Athens resident of about seventy five, died Sunday morning after a sudden heart collapse following a severe stroke. He had been in frail health for years. Funeral services were held yesterday at two o clock at Oconee Street church conducted by Rev S B England.
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