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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1891
Page
19
The Athens Banner urges a grand Georgia convention in Atlanta on May 6 to push a statewide World’s Fair exhibit. Gov. Northern calls for a large, representative gathering with free delegate transportation and rail support, hoping for broad state pride and economic development.
Reported bear sighting near Royston last week sparks fear in Franklin county as a crowd from Clarke and Athens pursues the animal. Mayors and local men join the hunt, following tracks and den rumors, with hope of confirming a bear presence in Georgia.
The Athletic Association showcases plans for a new octagonal brick and stone gym on campus costing about 5000 dollars plus 1000 more for fixtures. It will include a 48 by 32 foot gym floor, bowling alley, assembly room, running track, lockers, and baths. A grand stand will accompany the baseball ground as part of broader athletic development led by Prof. C. H. Herty and Prof. White.
Scott Thornton plans to perform Richelieu at DeGive's opera house in Atlanta on Tuesday evening May 5 with the original cast. After the show the company travels to Macon Augusta Savannah Brunswick Albany Columbus Athens and other Georgia cities under manager Edward Durant. The troupe is well organized and costumed for broad audience appeal nationwide enthusiasm is anticipated.
The Clarke County April term nears end as two cases reach verdicts. Benton versus Sykes awarded to plaintiff for rent damages after a short jury deliberation. Wood versus Hodgson ends without verdict on a slander claim from a Helicon Springs picnic. Hirschfeld and Blumenthal case postponed. Lucas versus Lyndon ends in mistrial as the session winds down.
Mr and Mrs Loren Trescott run the Gov Lighthouse at Sand Beach Mich and have a four year old daughter. She fell ill with measles cough and fever last April. Doctors could not help, but after two and a half bottles of Dr King's New Discovery she recovered. The sellers claim the remedy is worth its weight in gold and offer a free bottle through J Crawford & Co.
Mr C B Daniells recalls a wagon loaded with money hauled away after the Confederate defeat. He describes finding half dollars along a wagon path and claims the loot came from the fallen treasury, with bags of cash allegedly burned in parts of Lincoln and Wilkes counties.
Yesterday afternoon at four o clock at the Methodist church Miss Bessie Durham was joined in marriage to Mr Toombs Meadows Rev T R Kendall officiating A large gathering witnessed the ceremony and offered warm congratulations The newlyweds left to attend the marriage of Miss Mollie Meadow sister of the groom to Dr T J Brown in Danielsville
A fragmentary collage recounts a scene where a couple strides toward wildwood while birds and insects flood the scene with sound. A separate snippet shows a conversation about the grip and imagination, with men debating its effect and the doctors’ view.
McElree's Wine of Cardus and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT are for sale by J B Fower J W Harpy RT Bruusy & Co LD Siepcz & Co in ES Lyxpow near Athens GA. The items are offered through multiple Athens area merchants.
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