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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1875
Page
3
A patchwork page reports on paper mills and publishers, a concert benefit for Latrobe church, and a sale of doors and windows. Obituaries note Dempsey Perkerson of DeKalb and Mrs Cabarris. Also ads urge readers to buy the Constitution’s upcoming commercial issue and announce church meetings and University of Georgia debates.
In a jail interview Jake Stafford, awaiting execution, denies seeing ghosts or spirits haunting his cell. He humorously dismisses tales of specters and declares faith in God, saying he has no desire to die but would accept God’s will if it comes. The conversation includes mockery from other prisoners and reference to a sensational but unverified report about Purifoy’s spirit.
Thin fashions and ice cream trend yet in town as Lithonia bears no tax debt with $100 treasury. Representations from Covington Columbus and others appear via charming young ladies while Western and Atlantic Railroad shows solid business. Commencement attendance, busy Air Line passengers, sidewalk wagons protest, and railroad payroll tensions surface amid city life. A Wallingford widow intrigue at Maxwell House draws police scrutiny, hotel defenses, and legal threats, with travel to Atlanta and claims schemes unfolding among army records and claim agents.
Yesterday the annual meeting of the Fulton County Sunday School Association met at the First Methodist church with about one hundred delegates. Amending the constitution and by laws were approved, officers chosen including John H. James as president and J. C. Kirkpatrick as secretary. The association planned August installation and a grand celebration at Oglethorpe Park with a large platform and speakers. An accident on Pisa Street injured William Rodgers during scaffold work, leaving him severely injured but alive before dying shortly after arrival at home.
July 25 1875 report from Albany notes a flat bale of new cotton received by Welch Cook & Baron from Primus W Jones Baker county three weeks earlier than last year. Also items on mayoral improvement court appointments and social notes from Atlanta including visits by Col Josephus Camp and Rev A Haygood with references to local travelers and shipments.
Telegraph markets report New York July 28 with money at 2 percent, sterling quiet, gold active around 113 36, government securities mixed, stocks rising with a favorable tone. Notable quotes include Central 103 45, Lake Shore 60, Illinois Central 67 1, Northwestern 403 65, Rock Island 104 34, currency 57 255 200, and customs receipts 583 000. Washington notes a syndicate option to November 15 for 500 000 five per cent loan under refund, Bristow moving 1 489 200 five-twenty bonds, with interest ceasing October 2. New Orleans Gold 14, exchange New York sight 54 premium.
Commercial summary shows receipts and exports by port with figures for Great Britain and the continent. Opened and closed monthly quotes list daily ranges and bid prices. The table notes July 24 data and mentions Verton leader mid sentence, indicating incomplete OCR.
The item lists the Supreme Court Decisions pamphlet ready for delivery to subscribers and non subscribers, plus notices about watermelon sales, a Dorcas Musical meeting at Dr Sells residence on Evy street, and an Eastman Atlanta Business College note. Also mentions Spingter House Union Terrace lodging, garbage hire savings, Moore’s Southern Business Prof presence, and university life activity.
The report covers July cotton conditions in various hubs with nominal to steady prices, midling values, and receipts across Bayarat ah, Boston, Charleston, and other ports, plus New York quotations for wheat, corn, rye, pork, lard, molasses, and bulk goods. It also lists general freight and shipping figures and adds railway schedule notices for connections and passenger timetables.
Shipping notices from New York dated July 28 report arrivals at various ports and ships, including Eatop s and the Thomas D Harrison from Savannah to England. A local carpet sale advertises drastic discounts at Furchgott Benedict & Co with general stock below cost and prices for prints and fabrics, urging customers to inspect before purchase.
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