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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1889
Page
8
A dense ad listing 18 dozen Fancy Doyles at 5c and 36 a dozen Turkish Mats. It promotes wide stock of shoes including Men’s Oxfords 95c and Congress shoes 1.50, Women’s and Children’s footwear, corsets, hose, and undergarments from multiple makes. Also features silks wool and cotton hosiery, merino and camel hair undergarments, and a broad range of prices for seasonal wear.
Cashmere Merino and Cotton half hose from leading manufacturers offered in sizes. English Merino Half-Hose priced 19 cents a pair. Camel s Hair Half-Hose in colors 9 cents. English Merino extra quality tan 35 cents. Genuine Scotch Wool Half-Hose 5 and 6 cents a pair. Beware imitators who got caught and cry for help.
Mr Willis Pittman of Madison County was loading hay when a rotten standard broke sending him under the wagon. He broke his leg below the knee and received delayed medical care as Dr Rich was away. His father had been badly bruised and hip broken in a prior Athens accident and remains in poor condition.
A masked highwayman robbed the Millport express office of between 5000 and 6000 dollars in Lamar County Alabama. Bill Abercrombie, linked to the Burrows gang, was arrested in Memphis and brought to the area. None of the money was recovered.
Telegraplic notes report Hon P W Davis bill to increase supreme court judges tabled Ex Mayor Carter Harrison and Chicago delegation address Georgia legislature Gov Hill snubs Cleveland in Chattanooga speech Senator Sanford sued for 1 2 million Dynamite attack in Little Rock by divorced wife and mail robbery suspect at Manchester Va trains West Point Central collide two injured boy bitten by dog in Lexington dog killed no hydrophobia miners strike widens Lens district 9 000 out violent scenes Paris October 18
Athens records the death of Ferdinand Phinizy Sunday after noon following a battle with carbuncle and erysipelas after surgery. The well known Georgia citizen was beloved across the state, with physicians declaring he could not recover. Fellow citizen Young L. G. Harris remained gravely ill, confined to his room as the community mourned.
Mr. Mark Daniel reports strong excitement in Danielsville with fears of trouble from the Black community. Young men form a military company and in Madison county fifty or sixty negroes petitioned the presid ing Judge to be placed on the jury box. The request was refused and whispers of possible aggression follow.
A Madison county raid led Deputy Collector Murray to Athens where he kept Jim Huggins, a Black man, as a servant while two stills were seized. After an arrest party left, a white man threatened Huggins and fled. a warrant may be issued. The piece notes hostility to a Black deputy marshal in Georgia.
A group of ladies in Hollister California formed a club and bought a one twentieth share of ticket 97835 in the Louisiana State Lottery. On August 11 they drew the capital prize to great rejoicing.
Readers will see The Andress New Collossal Shows Museum and Menagerie on the announced date with two performances at 2 and 8 pm. Doors open an hour earlier for visitors to inspect the wonders of the world. The show has earned praise in other areas and promises an exceptional display for locals. Fortunes tied to a Fresno disaster are noted with lottery prizes of 300 000 and 200 000 claimed by various ticket holders and a Buffalo lawyer mentioned in connection with a 200 000 prize.
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