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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1892
Page
7
A high notes filled evening as the Glee Club presented rich melodies Friday night drawing a full house. Performers showcased vocal harmony and dynamic range in a program of classic and modern songs.
The University Glee Club led a highly praised concert at the Athens Opera House assisted by Miss Wheeler mezzo soprano Mrs J P Campbell soprano Miss Hattie Morrie pianist and the Orchestral Club. The performance thrilled a large audience with diverse pieces and encore worthy numbers. The show highlighted local talent including Lucy Cobb Home School students and drew admiration for the group’s artistry and stage presence.
A Georgia resident in Atlanta reports dramatic relief from rheumatism and other chronic ailments after five months of using Electropoise. The testimonial claims improved breathing and recovery from consumption symptoms, with high praise for the device and a promise of continued benefit.
A local plea urges Athens to attract the Georgia Carolina and Northern repair shops. Charl ie O Farrell offers land near the depot if the G C N locates in Athens. The Ledger calls for a mass meeting to push decisive action, arguing shops would employ many mechanics and boost city commerce.
Professor Magee explains a paleozoic Atlantic continent myth, citing Appalachian sediments as evidence of a vast ancient landmass that sank to form today’s Atlantic plain. He notes warm moist climate, coal plants, giant insects, and marine life, with the era labeled the age of cockroaches. The piece shifts to a political jab about third party leaders and a humorous quip about hell in a pair of shoes.
Atlanta May 11 Baptists closed their sessions with reports from committees on women in the pulpit missions and pagan fields. Speakers urged more workers for China Africa Japan and Europe while Folk moved to study reducing convention delegations. A nominations panel listed boards for foreign and home missions and Sunday School, with officers and managers named across multiple states.
The text notes an anti opening the World's Fair on Sunday resolution, a temperance resolution, and an invitation to the American Education Society meeting in Nashville on May 11 1893. It then describes trouble in Berkeley county South Carolina with whites and blacks arming amid a lynching and fears of a race riot. Also mentions a Knoxville infant case and a threatened strike in Chicago, and two girls' bloody fight in Oberlin with serious injuries. Further items include a papal message to a Catholic congress and a Philadelphia police captain's suicide.
In Washington on May 12 Judge Wellborn denied Lavelle a new hearing and sentenced James C. Lavelle former Daviess county auditor to eight years in state prison after he proclaimed innocence when asked why sentence should not exceed. The docket also notes other items including England’s Goschen confirming participation in a U S silver conference, a railroad leadership change in Savannah, and the Childs Drexel home dedication in Colorado Springs with National Editorial Association attendees.
A Santa Fe dispatch reports the New Mexico capitol building suffered a total loss valued at 256000 after a fire began near the south dome. Water service failed, limiting firefighting as citizens saved furniture and fixtures. An insurance lapse by the late territorial legislature left the building uninsured.
Turpentine and rosin prices in Savannah show firm turpentine at 2.0 with rosin at 1.10 1.14. New York pork prices steady with mess old 9.50 to 11.00. lard and other cuts mixed. Chicago grain quotes include wheat July 8 1 7 4 and corn July 4 5 4, with May at 4 7 3 4. Cotton futures open and close noted. Liverpool cotton market updates follow.
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