Mass Meeting Attracts Broad Public Interest
A large public mass meeting is planned soon to address community concerns. Organizers say attendance will include local residents and leaders seeking quick solutions and clear statements on next steps.
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1891
Page
8
Athens Merchants Rally for Mid-Summer Festival
Athens city leaders and merchants push a mid-summer festival in Clayton Street with Mayor Brown planning a mass meeting. Local business figures from Griffeth Whitehead to O’Farrell Funkenstein pledge support and floats, while General Hoke lauds merchant unity for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Claycon Street
Clayton Street
Jackson & Vincent
W. L. Henley
Talmadge Brothers
Cerainly
Elberton
Abbeville
Webb & Crawford
Wyatt Owen
Britain
Walthall & Co
Hoke
Athtas
Georgia, Carolina & Northern Ailroad Company
Brown
Eee Brown
Elderly East Athens Woman Dies Suddenlly
Mrs Eberhart an aged resident of East Athens died suddenly while milking in her yard. Heart failure is given as the cause. Funeral arrangements set for her East Athens home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Athens
Receiver Appointed For Julius Cohen & Co In Athens
Judge Hutchins appoints Charles W. Baldwin temporary receiver after a Bank of the University action. The firm faces about fifty thousand dollars in liabilities and forty five to fifty thousand in assets. Home creditors are protected and Monday the stock will be sold to settle debts with genuine regret felt across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius
Court House
Bank of the University
H. B. Masters
New York
Athens
Julius Cohen & Co
Julius Cohen
G. H. Yancey
Old Mr Greer Dead After Long Illness
Old Mr Greer died after a long illness of cancer. He served as a route agent on the Georgia railroad. He breathed his last at two this morning and will be buried this afternoon from his Hickory Street home. The notice also mentions state railroad commission discussions and tax implications in a separate report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Greer
Georgia Railroad
Hickory Street
Covington and Macon Railroad Sold and Reorganized
Bondholders bought the Covington and Macon line for a million dollars and will rename and reorganize it. The road will be leased to the Central for the Richmond and Danville route after upgrades. Balti more businessman S K Wilmer represented the landholders in the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Central
Covington & Macon
Macon
Kymberth Wilmer
Baltimore
Richmond
Danville
Insurance suit looms over unpaid Masonic policy in Athens
The Wooten life policy for 2500 fell due after the decedent’s death, but the Masonic Mutual Benefit Association has not paid. Annie J. Wooten seeks recovery as proofs were sent. the insurer’s vice president has not visited Athens for months. Funeral notices follow, including Mrs. Martha Potter’s burial and related connections to Rev. B F Elliott. A catarrh remedy advert follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Wooten
Annie J. Wooten
Tax on coal storage men and local cases in Atlanta
The Comptroller General reports coal storage men will pay the five hundred dollar tax as required by a recent supreme court ruling. Police probe the arsenic poisoning death of Josephine Fuller. Rev. Mr. Dale alias Nutall surrendered by bondsmen and jailed in Dallas trial for bigamy. The Western and Atlantic commission nears its decision with figures pending and doubts remain about the final outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlants
Supreme Court
Josephine Fuller
Mr. Dale
Nutall
Dallas
Atlanta
Western & Atlantic Commission
Messrs. Hammond
Black
Jordan
Prominent Men Die in Walton County News Notes
Three prominent old settlers have died recently in Walton County. Leslie G. Car Madison Smith and William P. Snow passed away, with John Starr of Logansville also buried. The notices note their standing in the community and recent funerals held at local residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton County
Silane
Leslie G. Car- Madison Smith
William P. Snow
John Starr
Logansville
Cape Night
Readings by Johnston Draw Crowded Athens Audience
The Young Men's Christian Association rooms hosted a large audience for Richard Johnston's readings from Old Mark Langston. Col Johnston entertained with tales of Lucy Cobb Institute and a schoolteacher romance, ending with his departure to Washington, Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Association
Richard Maloe
Rgin
Sceres
Lucy Cobb Institute
C. P. Willcox
Mr. Johnston
Johnston
Williams Rutherford
Mark Langston
Jease Lyons
Hancock County
Doolanna
R. Johnston
Athens
Col. Johnston
Washington, Ga
Revival at Princeton Factory Continues Strong Spirit
Rev C A Conaway leads protracted meeting at Princeton Factory with revival power in most services. Rev 8 S D Evans assists and Mrs 8 D Evans leads child focused talks. Several children joined the church and about fifteen people have applied for membership as the meeting will continue for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Conaway
Princeton Factory
D. Evans
Caraway
Persens
Itata Surrender Talks Reported in Paris Dispatch
Report from Paris May 22 says Chilean agents in Washington claim an agreement exists with U S authorities that the insurgent steamer Itata will be peaceably surrendered on arrival in Chile, while officials decline public comment. Also notes bee attack accident and Ohio redistricting case developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paris
Congressional
United States
Itata
America
Charleston
Paris Dispatch
Chili
Navy
The Lazy Man and the Marriage Debate in Athens
A narrator recalls a long discussion with the Lazy Man and his friend on marriage, virtues in women, money versus happiness, and the odds of compatibility. They contrast purity, amiability, intellect, and faith with wealth, noting many marriages fail from mismatched expectations and social class differences.
The Lazy Man and the Lady: Matrimony and Means
A columnist argues young men should be able to support a wife, not necessarily a fortune, while praising virtuous noble women. The author warns lazy men deter marriage and insists a wife’s conduct and frugality matter, concluding with a jab at maintaining independence in matrimony.
Farm and Garden Marker and Furrower Description
A young farmer describes a combined marker and furrower from The Rural New Yorker. The device uses three inch by 34 foot runners 10 inches wide, spaced correctly and held by cross pieces front and back. Ends are notched and fastened with two coach screws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Marker Farm
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Second Baptist Church
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Robert Louis Stevens
Rudyard Kipling
Mr. Stevenson
All Bane
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