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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1889
Page
2
The Athens Manufacturing Company completes a factory and plans more, promising a surge of water power and abundant natural advantages. The town of Barnett Shoals grows into a thriving manufacturing center with extensive industrial prospects.
A BaxNER reporter visits Barnett Shoals near Athens to witness rapid industrial growth led by R L Bloomfield and the Athens Manufacturing Company. A new upper shoals factory, 116 by 100 feet, will produce 5000 spindles, powered by a canal and river with an estimated 3000 horsepower. The plan includes multiple mills along the river, a potential railroad to Athens, and renewed confidence from U S factory leaders like James Coates of Philadelphia.
Citizens armed with guns and rails searched for a supposed murderer after a boy reported his mother killed and the house robbed. They found the Nabors home peaceful with no one harmed. The incident stemmed from a sleepwalking boy who believed his mother was dying.
An 11-year-old girl in Axpany New York carried her infant sister when the elder girl poured embalm ing fluid from a bowl beside a family corpse into the baby's mouth. The baby cried for water and drank the poisonous mixture. A physician arrived but the child died shortly after.
Jerre D Bowles aged about forty seven, a longtime Southern Express Company worker in Athens, died suddenly of heart trouble after a Sunday night attack. He was found dead at his room after visiting his sister in law Mrs Dorsey, with a coroner’s inquest returning a verdict of death from heart trouble unknown to the jury. His remains were sent to Macon but later ordered interred in Athens with a funeral to be held at the First Methodist Church.
The Athens New Opera House announces a full winter season with many acts. Highlights include After Dark on Sept 20 and Agnes Herndon on Oct 7, plus ten more engagements through February. Manager Haselton optimistic about strong crowds and local theater growth. Special report from Homer, Ga, notes Dr. W D Lockhart summoned for his father’s death at ninety six.
Georgians resist jute cheaper bagging, boycotting merchants and public gins handling it. Farmers claim cotton bagging remains essential and accuse jute merchants and coastal compresses of shifting supplies to profit. A Charleston report suggests some use of jute by compresses, prompting calls for Alliance action.
A BANNER interview reveals Athens clerks and bookkeepers earn little, with most salaries at forty to sixty-five dollars monthly. The cause, says a city observer, is an excess supply of young entrants, many leaving farms for clerical work and accepting meager pay.
Miss M. E. Boyle of Wilkesbarre Pa says she uses no other medicine than Ayer's Pills and finds them splendid for saving money on doctors' bills. The pills act on the stomach and bowels and indirectly affect every organ, improving digestion and health.
Dr. Arrison of San José recounts carrying only Ayer's Pills and being aided in the Sierra Nevada. Dr. Brown of Oceana and Dr. Hastings of Baltimore testify to the pills' strong cathartic and curative effects and urge broad use in medical practice and families.
An exhibition at North Shields saw Miss Beaumont descend by parachute from a balloon but become caught by a lightning conductor. She hung by one arm high above the ground as a large crowd watched. Ladders were quickly brought and she made a safe return to earth.
A former Athens post office worker, Davis taught near Jefferson to a large student body. He reportedly insulted ladies, heard by local youths who spread the tale. Davis then insulted Sheriff McElhanon and was beaten by the sheriff. Citizens urged Davis to leave, and he fled to Athens.
Washington reports the Secretary of war resists removing the Apaches from Alabama until the Indian Rights association purchases the North Carolina land proposed for their relocation. The delay hinges on completing the purchase agreement.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of several eastern men connected with the Sullivan prize fight. The action was announced from Jackson Mississippi on September 3. The case involves multiple figures linked to the bout and follows legal scrutiny of prize fighting activities.
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