31 Mar 1891
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1891
Page
1
A garbled Western era column reviews Democratic figures and policy talk, citing McKinley and Crisp, with detached editorial quips on free coinage, Speaker interests, and regional press commentary. It then shifts to social crisis, noting suicide risks linked to family strain, home loss, and independence, and ends with unrelated gossip about women in leadership and editor feuds.
Athens prospers when railroads and shipping converge to drive growth. The article asserts that cities need robust rail links and transportation to advance commerce, arguing wagon trade alone cannot sustain progress. It highlights railroads as essential to a city’s rise and economic vitality.
The North slows new road builds while the Sunny South surges ahead with nonstop railroad construction. Athens leads as a growth hub with rail lines expanding toward Macon and beyond. Georgia, Carolina, and the Northern routes push development as towns gain wealth and cities appear along expanding corridors.
The article extols Athens future as a railroad hub with North East connections via the Richmond & Danville, Covington & Macon, Georgia, and Georgia Carolina & Northern lines. It notes forthcoming Georgia Midland expansion and the Augusta & Chattanooga dream, plus Piedmont Construction leadership under R. M. Mitchell. Athens aims for strong trade, coastal access, and regional prominence. Frances B. Hronr.
In March the rains cease and warm April sun returns, lifting Georgia farmers from a rainy winter. Despite delayed planting, industry resumes with plows and hoes in use. The article urges less cotton and more grain to ensure a bountiful crop and prosperous year for the state.
Georgia, 1866 Resaca battle site. Jethro Jackson seeks son Jackson buried by poke berry mound and jade pine coffin described by comrades. Father dreams son directs him to the exact grave, remains identified by coffin shoes and clothing, and young soldier is returned to Griffin mother.
The vestry bought land between Mrs Nevitt and Mr Pope Barrow on Prince Avenue for a new Episcopal church. Plans will be drawn immediately, placing the church in a central, desirable city area. Baptist and Catholic construction plans are also noted in the same section. Maude Burch, nine, dies after brief illness. funeral at Jackson and Baldwin today. Francis B Hight, Athens journalist, travels to Anniston for his mother’s burial. locals express sympathy.
review praises Athens public schools as among the best in Georgia and the South. noting rapid growth, sturdy funding, a Branson-led effort, ample teaching staff, and record attendance prompting new buildings to accommodate pupils. states the system now thrives with strong community support and expansion.
R G Dun weekly trade review notes sluggish, cautious markets with no major shocks. Crop prospects appear hopeful for summer despite strikes and weak industrial demand. Wheat and corn firm briefly, cotton softening, coal prices up, and banking failures in Italy prompt cautious sentiment. Municipal and crime notes follow in brief.
Bays Reverend W W Bays pastor of the Methodist church at Rome will preach on the Resurrection of Christ and the Resurrection of the Human. Judge McWilliams adjourned his East Rome police court when attendees pledged to attend Rome church services. Wooten of Albany to deliver memorial address in Columbus. Yancey of Athens poised for Lieutenant Colonel role in the Ninth Regiment. An ad promotes Dr Bull's Baby Syrup for colic and Old Soul's Catarrh remedy.
Athens receives 70000 bales of cotton this season. An excursion party expected in Macon in June. The last rail on Griffin street railway laid. Macon sewers choked with sand after rains. Red Men of Columbus raise funds to buy old Trinity edifice for wigwam. Methodist parsonage at Hepzil burned, loss about 500 above insurance. Cedartown jury verdict in Lee murder case in eight minutes. Dawson seeks $9000 city hall bonds. Bremen and Kramer railroad consolidation planned. Griffin Electric Light Company seeks tax relief for five years. Rumor in Rome about railroad scoop unconfirmed. Brunswick and Western railroad buys canal yard property. Brunswick Oysters and Co. contracts twelve cargoes of pineapples. Rome superior court draws 100 jurors for McKee murder trial. Old Irish Volunteers of Augusta to be reorganized. 85 names enrolled. Georgia leads with 12 of 45 cotton and woolen factories established in south in first quarter. G.D. Henderson named U.S. commissioner at Birmingham. Greenville South Alabama Fair association plans fair. Abramson acquitted of libel. Brown indicted for arson. E. C. Branson resigns Athens schools chief. to study north and west. Falvey Harris present white opossum to Atlanta park commission. Georgia Cotton gets freight tariff parity for melons.
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