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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1888

Page

11

Mormons and Marriage Tales Highlight Warren County News

Local notices and editorial jots reflect a stormy mix of social gossip and anti Mormon sentiment in Warren County. Prominent items include a disputed marriage arranged by a clergyman, criticism of Mormon proselytizing, and regional editorials denouncing religious influence while praising temperance efforts and local governance.

Which is the Mother A Sensational Richmond County Case

A sensational Richmond County case features a custody battle over a baby between Ida Atkinson and Dells Jefferson. An order awarded custody to Atkinson, while Jefferson’s later breakdown raises questions of who is the true mother. A separate report notes a gruesome tale of a severed leg seen by Athens schoolchildren and political meetings in Madison and Morgan counties.

Richmond County Avcusta Ida Atkinson Dells Jefferson Walton Dalla Jefferson Delia Jefferson Weston Della Athens Rolleai Madison Avpany Majors Webster County Steve Upson Pridgeon Carter Guardian Foroia Fulto Fulton Co Athaida Touwit Lund Fulton County Irvin Street Irwin Street Fulton Superior Court

Death of Jack Belcher at Brownville in Penitentiary tale

Obituary style notice of Jack Belcher dying at his Brownville home, recalling his 4 year life sentence for killing Gus Wells at a dance. Mentions relocation to relatives after a prior land slide incident, waning health, and sympathy for his family in Columbus Georgia. Also reports assorted other brief items from Georgia towns, including accidents, court actions, and local notes.

Columbus Jack Belcher Brownville Belcher Gus Wells Brownvale

Early Morning Fight over Rent Leads to Brick Attack in Macon

In south Macon on April 9, a dispute over a seventy-five cent rent ended with Adam Walker swinging a brick at landlord Flowers, who fired a pistol missing Walker. Walker was captured, then jailed by Officer Jones. The incident and arrests will be reviewed by Recorder Baxter.

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Pile Driving at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon

A large force works day and night on the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia railroad embankment at Rose Hill Cemetery Macon to shore up a collapsed track section eighteen feet high three hundred feet long A trestle is being built with gravel and rocks to withstand floods while cars resume passage.

E. T Macon East Tennessee, Virginia and Georna Rose Hill Cemetery

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