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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1893
Page
7
A fragment from a feature on the Athens readers collection, outlining sketches by reporters and notes on local letters and observations. The item previews upcoming installments and hints at a serialized tour through city scenes and personalities.
A mosaic of short items from Oglethorpe Echo reports social happenings in the state. Frank J. Sidley attends temperance events. street excitement and a fire apparatus mishap occur near W. P. Vonderau & Co. A new Oconee River bridge is proposed with bids sought. Revenue officers seize a whiskey still while a child suffers burns in an accident at a kitchen. Talks of education fairs and local exhibitions surface as residents plan fall events.
An unrestful account from yesterday morning describes Holloway meeting Captain O Farrell in Chicago. He said he had escaped and left town to make a living, with mercenary companions arriving and a plan to obtain tickets.
The text presents Grover Cleveland's views on currency reform, opposing free coinage of silver and urging repeal of the Sherman law. He stresses stable money, equal purchasing power, and a comprehensive financial plan to avoid laborer and farmer hardship while urging swift action to prevent economic depression. The letter complains about senate opposition and fears party blame for potential catastrophe.
Judge Thomas G. Lawson of this district opened the election bill debate with a masterful hour long speech. Washington reports praise his strong, argumentative delivery and solid reputation as a steadfast, youthful member. The speaker lauded the Democratic party for preferring liberty and equal rights over control of elections and long-term rule.
Fire swept Culloden last night burning 700 to 800 bales of cotton and two box cars on the Atlanta & Florida railroad. The origin is unknown and the blaze consumed both warehouses and their contents.
The Washington Chronicle argues against rushing a Wilkes County backed candidate for Congress and warns other counties not to derail Lawson. It suggests Wilkes could back a qualified, experienced challenger and vows to field a strong nominee if needed.
The Athens primary to select mayor and aldermen is not yet set but will be arranged to ensure fair treatment for all parties. Registration closes November 20, with the primary expected around November 25. The county executive committee city members John Crawford, W. D. O'Farrell, J. M. Collins and T. W. Reed hold authority to order the election.
The article notes James A Stone sowed two acres in oats and earned 47 dollars from the harvest. He then planted the same two acres in watermelons and sold 41 dollars worth. After expenses the net is 76 dollars, demonstrating a strong upland crop alternative in Jackson county.
Miss Louie Lane visiting sister Mrs. W. W. Turner fell from a veranda edge to the ground. She suffered a cut face and severe bruises but received medical care and was reported to be doing nicely yesterday.
Trade was lively in Athens yesterday as wagons drove through the streets bringing fleecy staple by the hundreds of bales. Buyers paid in currency and the outlook for a busy fall trade was strong.
Ten thousand spectators watched Nancy Hanks fail to lower her mark at Lamplighter Race Track. Doble steered the mare past the stands around the half mile, then weakened, while Gurrexmung notes Lamplighter’s match against Tammany and another colt.
A rapid-fire summary of varied items from foreign battles to local misfortunes. Highlights include bombardment of Rio Janeiro reported halted by war vessels, regaining strength of Prince Bismarck, Brunswick fever cases and deaths, notable deaths and crimes across Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois, and floods in Japan. Also mentions railroad wreck near Scranton and Belle Fountain, a shooting in Chicago, and a strange case of a widow divorcing after a Buddhist conversion.
The residence of Col. B F Sawyer at Oxana Als was destroyed on Wednesday, with the family barely escaping. Other snippets note bank failures are limited, leadership changes at the Macon Telegraph, a live snake found in Augusta cabbage, and various political and crime items.
Atlanta rumor claimed Chief Justice Bleckley planned to retire, but he denied the report in the supreme court library. He stated no intention to resign while able to perform duties and health remains good, though he added he might leave if health failed.
Yesterday morning in Sandy Creek district an old man named Reuben Sims died. Born in 1789, he reached 104 years old. The district is noted for very elderly residents, with a recent death of a 126 year old woman in the same area.
A compact digest of telegraphic items noting salary cuts for engine and train workers on the Pennsylvania and Michigan Central lines, potential venue shifts for the Corbett-Mitchell fight, and assorted reports from Louisville Sioux City New York and Buzzano Bay including legal cases stock listings and Joseph Jefferson in good health during fishing season.
Mr. Vernon Ga September 29 five negroes paid the penalty of their crimes at this place. Lucien Manuel Hiram Jacobs and Hire Brewington are the murderers of Mr. Alex Peterson of Ailey a little town on the Sam railroad one and a half miles east of Mt Vernon. They stabbed in an attempt to rob him.
PrrrssuraG Sept. 29. At a conference between iron and steel manufacturers and Amalgamated officials a further wage reduction was agreed. Puddling may resume later. The idle union workers throughout the entry are now urged to start. Those in the sHalAirg district will resume this week.
Dr. Hun ter McGuire of Richmond, Jackson’s surgeon during the Civil War, recounts his service from the early days. He notes Jackson bore pain with extraordinary fortitude at Manassas and the hand wound that led to amputation and Jackson’s death days later at Guinea Station.
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