Athens to Pave Streets and Rebuild Sewers Plan
Athenians weigh bonds to Belgian blocks for main avenues and a full sewer system. City officials, led by Mayor Hunni cott, consider Natchez Yates’s offer to build sewers at city expense with option to buy later, or city built sewers with user rents. both sides promise to shift costs away from taxpayers.
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Hunni
Athens
Hannicutt
Pak. Yates
Natehy Water and Sewer Company
Natchez
Miss
X Company
Yates
Profanity Going Out of Fashion Says Hunter in Athens
In a rural Athens column a conversation with Mr Sam Hunter notes profanity diminishing in society. Capt J H Rucker’s vigilance sparked investigation and they observe fewer curses among men, with even professionals refraining, though slips occur. The piece links gentility and temperance to broader moral progress in civilization.
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Sam “Hunter
Mr.Hunter
Capt. J. 11
Rucker
Athens
Death of Thomas J. Lester A Prosperous Farmer Near Athens
Thomas J. Lester of this county died yesterday afternoon at 4 from paralysis. About seventy, son of the late Louis Lester, he had lived near Athens and owned plantations in this and Jackson counties. He leaves a wife and two adopted children, was a Primitive Baptist, and a devoted Christian. Funeral today at 2 from his home three miles from the city. burial at family graveyard.
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Thos. J. Lester
Louis Lester
Lester
Athens
Jackson
Primitive Baptist Church
K. McLevoy
Branch colleges in Georgia would aid Elberton bid
A Georgia bill to dedicate the remaining half of railroad rentals to higher education and endow five thousand dollars for branch colleges in every congressional district appears likely to pass. Elberton could gain the district college, with local boosters and trustees acknowledging the town's claim and backing from Athak and Fat Banner to support the effort.
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Georgia
Tokee
Elberton
Athak
Fat Banner
Augusta and Chattanooga Railroad DeAnnounced
The Augusta Chronicle reports the Augusta and Chattanooga railroad will be built, with work possibly starting in thirty days if contracts are made. The line is hailed as essential, promising a new era for the region and boosting Augusta and Chattanooga’s manufacturing and commerce. Judge Gibson confirms the project and its route via Athens, reinforcing confidence that the railroad will make the area a great center.
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Augusta and Chattanooga
Augusta
Chattahooga
Augusta Chronicle
Farmers Boycott Jute Bagging Sparks Statewide Stand
The Banner reports farmers in multiple regions unite to refuse jute bagging and pledge to boycott any merchant or ginner selling or packing cotton in it. They plan to bypass middlemen by negotiating directly with bagging manufacturers, signaling a tense clash with the bagging trust. A separate note mentions a new through line on the C and M road between Athens and Macon due to rising telegraphic traffic, with a call for a night operator in Athens to boost state facilities.
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Asia
Athens
Macon
Western Union
Arrest of the Fiend Confesses Crime in Athens Calaboose
Mary Archibald, 10, reports a negro boy insulted her on a path near East Athens. Police arrest William Jackson, 17, who admits to propositions but not violence. Mary identifies him in custody. officials pledge protection. Jackson is jailed after confession and police vow no mob action. Local factory workers witness, with community noting no defense of the act.
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Athens
Georgia
America
Mary ‘Archibald
East Athens
Peter Culp
Gunter
B. O. W. Rose
Georgia Railroad
Broad Street
Mary Archibald
Tom Baker
Rose
Wm. Jackson
Hiram Peeler
Jackson
East
Calaboose
Oliver
Ireland
Illinois
Alexander Archibald
Atlanta
Archibald
James ‘Hughes
Will Jackson
Bishop Building
E Calaboose
SRRD
Rampant lynching views urge law and restraint in South
A southern editorial condemns mob violence over rape allegations, noting the law's penalties for rape and attempts, while recounting past lynchings in Clarke County and urging citizens to curb anger and rely on law enforcement. It cites South Carolina pardons of lynchers and mentions local landmarks near Dr. McCeskey's place.
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South
South Carolina
McCeskey
Clarke County
Pridgeon
First Spike Sparks Union Point Rail Opening
On Tuesday morning June 18, 1889 Bliss Jennie Sibley of Union Point drove the first formal spike of the Union Point and White Plains railroad in a ceremony attended by many spectators. Later the same day Master Hart Sibley operated the switch for the first locomotive No 35 to run on the new line, with engineer V T Newsom at the controls.
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Bliss Jennie Sibley
Union Point
White Plains
Hart Sibley
V.T. Newsom
Regional brief highlights from Gainesville to Watkinsville
The Enterprise notes peaches in Gainesville at 10 to 15 cents a peek. Acquitted, Mr. Echols relocates to the West after a Covington murder case. Morgan county plans a colt show and fair on August 30 with boll weevil concerns. Talks of a summer hotel at Price's Park Farmington. Nellie Langford of Watkinsville recovering from severe illness. Rev Simon Peter Richardson’s Watkinsville residence completed. Prof Devil Porter named principal of Union Poineacanemy. Dr E S Billups says he’s as vigorous as a 16 year old and restored health. Adoniramcus Jewell, Gainesville’s loss, mourned as a beloved youth. Dr J S Robinson of Walton County plants onions, refuses $80. Charley Cooper jailed for murder in Walton. Ben Ferrell to address Jefferson July 9. A negro man shot in leg at James Veal’s plantation near Watkinsville. A Watkinaville dummy line to Barnett Shoals eyed as a South manufacturing hub. Watkinsville building boom, Enterprise praised. Wesley Blair’s High Shoals home struck by lightning, chimney damaged, floor torn, stove auto parts damaged, family unharmed.
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Gainesville
Echols
Thomas
Covington
Morgan County
Price’s Park
Farmington
Nellie Langford
Watkinsville
Simon Peter Richardson
Devil Porter
Union Poine Acanemy
E.S. Billups
Georgia
Adonir Ambucds
Jewell
J. S. Robinson
O "Walton County
Walton
Charley Cooper
Ben Ferrell
National Farmers’ Alliance
Jackson County
Jefferson
James Veal
Barnett Shoals
South
Wesley Blair
High Shoals
Sheats Marries Miss Lester In Hartwell
Mr W H Sheats of Oconee marries Miss Francina Lester in a ceremony performed by Mr McElroy. Guests later shared a generous supper. The couple receives best wishes for long life and happiness as editor Gantt trims the paper’s headline.
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Emtor Gantt
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