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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1892

Page

8

Democratic Committee Appeals H. H. Carlton Speaker Additions

A letter from the Democratic National Committee asks Hon. H. H. Carlton to speak in the campaign. Carlton replies health permitting will serve from the 20th to the election, leaving location to the committee and promising to join General Stevenson in North Carolina as needed. The item closes with an unrelated ad for Ayer's Sarsaparilla promising health benefits.

Democratic National Committee H. H. Carlton Athens Smalley New York Dear Sras Stevenson North Carolina H. H. Cantour

City Council Aims to Tag and Kill Unleashed Dogs

In a March 15 1892 ordinance the council bans dogs from streets without a tag or owner present and allows police to kill untagged dogs. Owners must buy tags or face charges. council debates ended with unanimous passage. A separate cotton market note predicts prices rising six to seven cents per pound if an early frost hits the late Mississippi Valley crop.

Tuck Mississippi Valley

Pistol shot at music houses ends in near tragedy

Early Saturday a dispute between D P Haselton and Hope Hale led Haselton to fire a pistol, barely missing Hale who advanced attempting to strike. Hale, accompanied by relatives, confronted Haselton over alleged remarks about Hale's wife and musical teaching. Haselton claimed self defense as three men pressed the confrontation. A wagon advertisement for Klein & Martin appears at the end.

D. P. Haselicn Mr. Hope Hale D. P. Haselton Hope Hale Mr. Hale Mr. Haselton

Burnett Delivers Strong Salem Speech for Northeast Georgia Democracy

Capt W B Burnett, head of the Democracy in the 8th district, spoke to a good crowd of Oconee voters at Salem on Saturday. He was described as a silver tongued orator who is never backward and gave one of his best speeches, contributing significantly to the party's efforts.

W. B. Burnett Georgia Oconee Salem Earl Overby Booth’s Academy Gordon

Abbeville News Highlights and Local Excursions

Abbeville reports Congressman elect A. C. Latimer will speak to the Reform Farmers Movement Club next Saturday. W. C. Benet read an essay on Hymns at the literary club, with Walter L. Miller named as next essayist. An Atlanta to Charleston excursion via Abbeville drew many participants, and another whites excursion to Augusta is planned. Klein & Martin promote wagon and carriage work, while R. L Moss & Co. advertise cotton seed at their Clayton street warehouse.

Abbeville A. C. Latimer Reform Farmers Movement Club W.C. Benet Walter L. Miller Atlanta Charleston Georgia Elberton Augusta Electric City Messrs. R. L Moss & Co Clayton Street

Local Campaigns and Elections Across Georgia

Reports from Griffin, Marietta, Dalton, and Augusta cover water works bonds voting results, school registrations, mill capacity talks, and new liquor rules. Notable items include an Elk tooth charm sale, theft investigations in Perry, cholera fears in the North, and plans for the State Fair grounds in Macon. Also noted are a World’s Fair press seating estimate, a fatal shooting in St. Marys, and political shifts in the Tenth district.

Marietta Crown Cotton Mills Dalton Griffin Call Grantland Colorado Marchetta Journal Houston Home Journal Perry Hotel Empire and Augusta

Meditation as a Lost Art Warns of Modern Life Pressures

Mark Guy Pearsey argues meditation is a lost art amid today s pressures and distractions. He cites sleep and prayer as escape routes, praising solitary moments of reflection that sustained Jesus, Paul, John the Divine, Luther, Bunyan and other devout workers of God.

Mark Guy Pearsey Dreamland Jesus Christ Gim Paul Arabia Gamaliel Patmost John the Divine Martin Luther John Bunyan Christendom Pilgrim's Progress

Census figures show size of Methodist church south

The Census Office bulletin details Statistics of the Methodist Episcopal church south and the Congregational church. The southern church has 42 annual conferences in the US plus 3 in mission fields, 1,209,976 members, 16,017 organizations, and 12,687 church edifices valued with contents at 18,975,372 dollars. It notes dwindling colored membership since 1860 and the 1870 formation of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church. In Texas the south church reports 139,347 members, Georgia 134,600, Tennessee 121,368, North Carolina 194,385, Alabama 87,912.

Washington Methodist Episcopal Church, South Congregational Church Colored Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Episcopal Church South Texas Georgia Tennessee North Carolina Alabama

Athens Land Sale Under Sheriff’s Notice in 1882

A lot of land in Clarke County Athens on Lumpkin Street is to be sold at the courthouse door to the highest bidder on the first Wednesday in October 1882 within legal hours. The property measures about 65 2/100 acres, plot 3 of Athens City Water Works, in the J B Hattaway estate by Emma Howell equity, with deed filed in Clarke Superior Court.

Towit Aaid Corporation Athens Compress and Warehouse Company Peiceta Suton Gat Board of Directors Seon Business Co Art Jackson Sseruw We Thomas Rsa Athens Clarke County County of Clarke City of Superior Court Hattaway Welr Clarks County Busan Huff

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