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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1808
Page
3
Judge Thompson sums witness credibility and perjury risk as jurors weigh prosecution evidence. Jury delivers not guilty verdict after a lengthy trial amid a crowded audience. commentary on European developments and regional agricultural outlook follow, with notices of candidates and shipping movements also noted.
In Chatham Jail a negro boy named Isaac claims belonging to Dotter Jenkins of Bryan county. Colleton Jail holds Peter who says he belongs to Mrs. Robert Gibbs. Richland District Jail houses Harry Thompson a free man with facial scars from the Northward. Richmond District Jail contains Virgil who says he belongs to James Barrows of Georgia. Kershaw District Jail lists Billy belonging to Mr. Threewits on the Congaree River and Abram a froat fellow owned by a gentleman near Orangeburgh. Newberry Court House Jail has Daniel belonging to Samuel Rowell of Laurens District. Married Tuesday evening Rev Reddick Pierce unites Andrew I. Dii and Mife Extra Savaces of this city. Died recently in Savannah Anani, tied to Spencer and Cooper, long a respected Ad gutta merchant. Doctor Dennis Smelt is a candidate for the next Congress. Cotton this week 124 cents.
Proposals by DaNiel Tannes and Company for publishing a weekly newspaper by subscription in the city of Augusta are submitted. The notice outlines publication plans and terms.
The Mirror of the Times pledges knowledge and virtue as foundations of liberty and promises wide diffusion of information through a humble newspaper. It declares a republican stance, aims to publish public acts, and sets pricing and delivery details with the first issue slated for early October.
Public notices advertise a benefit theater event with multiple acts including Arbitation Free and Easy and Matrimony or the Test of Love plus recitations and songs. Also a wood haul request and a statewide proclamation offering a three hundred dollar reward for Joshua Kennedy for murder, with printing requests and dates in August 1808.
On the first Tuesday in September sales occur at the Courthouse in Elbert County from 10 to 3. Property includes Betty a Negro girl. a sorrel mare three years old four feet six inches high. two cows and calves. a bell. two hundred acres beaverdam creek area with Fowler interest. one hundred acres with Fowler. a new Black man about twenty with country marks and missing teeth. Owners to prove property pay charges and reclaim. EMERY date unknown.
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