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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1892
Page
7
Yesterday's Grand Rally at Watkinsville drew nearly three thousand supporters. Speeches by Edwards, Smith, Lawson, Northen, Blackburn, and Shannon impressed the crowd as they lauded the campaign. A savory barbecue spread at the Shady Grove Grounds fed attendees after the event.
A large Democratic rally drew over 2,500 attendees in Watkinsville to pledge strong support for the party in Oconee County. Speakers included E Edwards of Newton, Judge Lawson, and Col. James M. Smith who attacked Third Party claims and extolled Democratic principles while praising home industry. The event featured extensive crowds and a robust feast as supporters voiced confidence in Democratic success.
Governor Northen reviewed the three parties and urged a defense of principles with a worthy candidate. Blackburn critiqued Weaver pension and Force bill. Shannon delivered a forceful closing speech, contrasting Republican gains with the People’s party and Tom Watson.
The first bale of the new crop from Crawford in Oglethorpe County, sold to J A Rowland of R L Moss & Co, arrived yesterday and was classed middling. It brought 8 cents, with a large premium for the first bale as warehouses compete to handle the season. The crop is late but expected to be a full average yield, with Athens buyers anticipated to drive a strong fall and winter trade.
In Brooklyn near Athens a church dispute turned violent when white preacher Andrew Weaver and colored minister Morgan Howard argued with the congregation over being called negroes. Rocks and a knife attack followed, injuring Howard and tearing his coat while Weaver escaped unharmed. Howard filed warrants for those who struck and threw rocks.
In Banks County with 1500 voters the Third party secured only 360 votes for senator and representative. Capt. Caleb Chitwood was nominated along with Rev. Croft Burgess for the senate, signaling an easy ticket for Democrats. Polk Thompson and Bob Winn remain Democratic nominees for senator and house respectively.
Eccentric Hezekiah Shepherd in Drakeville is buried in a chair shaped coffin after planning a sitting position at death. A new Georgia history by Miss Fannie L. Mitchell of Athens is praised for style and accuracy, tracing the state from early settlers to Savannah and Bull Street. Dem rally set for Shady Dale with James Mae to address and Joe Baughn to join Texas trip on November 15.
New York Sept 1 The steamship Moravia from Hamburg reported 22 deaths from a cholera like disease aboard including 20 children and 2 adults with 13 Polish passengers 5 Russians 1 Austrian and 3 Hessians buried at sea. Cholera appeared at Dover and Paris reports follow.
A dispatch notes Whitelaw Reid drove from his country home at Ophir farm to Reid's Lagshed carriage where the candidates rode together. Wisconsin Democrats opened their state convention with the present ticket expected to be nominated without dissent, while the mood focused on strong party unity and timing.
N Gisborne, pivotal in directing Cyrus W Field to the Atlantic cable project, dies in Ottawa Ontario. Born in Lancashire England, he early left farming for telegraph work, shaping the land line that underpins the undersea link. His influence helped push the cable toward realization.
Columbus Sept 1 A striking instance of premonition of death came to Misa Blanch M Kroesen daughter of a Columbus physician She returned east two weeks ago and warned her parents death would come soon She died last Tuesday after two days of typhoid fever and gave her mother funeral directions earlier In Springfield an electrician Dr Winfield Bryan reports a new self contained storage battery with longer life and better performance than older chemistries
A San Francisco middleweight Alex Greggians met Buffalo Martin Costello at the Pacific Athletic Club gym in a fifty round glove contest that ended in a draw as a referee’s decision after a close, bruising battle. The rest of the item reports opium smoking debates in Arkansas and several unrelated notices.
Classic City Chat reports visiting Miss Daisy Lyle from Middleton and a Jackson county politician saying a third party wanes. It notes a city council meeting next Monday, a Dublin bond evasion case, a death in Oconee, and University of Georgia open in three weeks with strong faculty. Also covers Jackson County veterans invite, Nat Arnold selling first cotton bale, Cap Smith’s Looney murder case, Neal Upson and Sam Davis card feud arrest, Judge Blaine accused of Brunswick robbery, Capt Kidd treasure chatter, and Fred Prince from Boston predicting a Democratic Massachusetts win.
A reunion of Iith Ga veterans was held at Monnnor Georgia with speeches by Sanders McDaniel W T Smith ex Governor McDaniel Senator Nunnally and R B Russell Major John W Arnold presiding. Mountain brass band provided music. Today negro Republicans addressed by W A Pledger urged support for the national Republican ticket in November and the state Democratic nominees in October.
A Gleanings in Bee Culture correspondent shares home made hive tools. A simple level from 2 by 12 planks uses a plumb bob and corner bore for hanging. He praises Langstroth’s brush design using rope and broom handle, detailing two hawkerfs and rope strands for assembling a bee brush.
Neb Sept 1 Four years ago Mrs Cynthia M Uhler deserted her husband in Cincinnati and eloped with James McGrew After the couple surfaced the case shows McGrew arrested and sought for $810000 as alienating Mrs Uhler Heep Declining ratkin Sept 1 It looks like the Peoples party will hold another convention The associate justice has declined Colonel Skinner declined after accepting the election new governor congress first district refuses to be anything The plague in Berlin Berlin Sept 1 Two deaths have occurred at Monbit hospital from cholera and there are twenty four new cases Public anxiety panic Fugitives Died in Vienna Vienna Sept 1 Two fugitives from Hamburg have died from cholera at a hotel in Bodenbach Bohemia near the frontier from Saxony Victims were hastening home by ten The plague still spreads a death from anti has occurred at campaigns pel of the province by pecvinne Tie lates
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