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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1897
Page
2
The issue notes the Concord Enterprise praised by Governor Atkinson, and reports his refusal to intervene in J. T. Cooper’s embezzlement sentence of $500 fine and three months in jail. It contrasts with comments on lynch law and mentions Alaska gold discoveries driving miner speculation and rapid wealth.
The Valdosta Times and Hawkinsville Dispatch deride the silver inflations and defend sound money. They claim the campaign helped Republicans gain power and cite repercussions like negro postmasters, asserting the silver issue may endure until McKinley prosperity arrives.
The Mugwump Democrats and the Republican party move toward dissolution by mutual consent amid incompatibility of temper. Demands include denunciations of Republican tariff policy. The press accuses Democratic free trade leaders of lies, naming the New York Post Times Herald and figures Whitney Wilson Carlisle and Cleveland. The GOP plans to run its next campaign without Democratic help.
Hon Dupont Guerry spoke at Dr Ryder’s Macon funeral delivering a solemn tribute. He urged patience humility and trust, urging the bereaved to guard against revenge and to leave justice to God and his mercy. He noted a Judge in heaven who cannot be swayed by mobs.
A Virginia coastal voyage from Atlanta to Norfolk and Old Point Comfort follows a rail caravan through Abbeville and Chester. The group visits Columbia hotel and navy yards, views fortifications and the Merrimac relics, tours Portsmouth and Norfolk, then sails to Washington and Niagara via Newport News and the Potomac.
Local shopper notice promotes Allen and Co as the family friendly grocery source. Emphasizes affordable essentials and weekly specials for household shopping.
Judge J F Carmichael issued a marriage license at 1030 PM Monday for Gulledge and Sallie McCoy. After a failed bid to have Judge Robinson or Rev J M Bowden perform the ceremony Col Curry married them after midnight. Rumors claim the bride’s mother whipped and locked her in a closet but the paper urges support for marriages and wishes the couple well. Fresh teas in variety at Allen &
A report details a $1 000 donation from Mr. W. H. Dean of Athens to the North Georgia Orphans Home to fund a girls wing and dining hall expansion. The home has grown from 40 to 86 orphans in two years, with daily new applications and a need for about $500 more to finish the project. The appeal urges donors to send contributions to Rev. H. L. Crumley in Atlanta and notes the memory of the Beckoning Hands.
John L Crawley, a leading young man of Jackson, died at his home last Wednesday morning and was buried in the city cemetery. The funeral sermon by Rev J M Bowden at the M E church moved a large crowd. His wife children and relatives mourn a noble Christian man. The Argus offers condolence to the bereaved family.
R M Fletcher executor of Henry B Fletcher petitions to be discharged from administration. He has fully administered the estate and cites heirs and creditors to show cause why letters of dismission should not be issued on the first Monday in November. Dated June 7, 1897. Jas F Carmichael Ordinary.
Mrs. Charles Rosser died at her Atlanta home last Sunday and was brought to Jackson for interment. She was about forty, wife of Mr. Rosser, mother of four sons, and sister of John R. Sams. A Baptist funeral at the church, led by Rev. J. M. Bowden, drew a large crowd. She graduated from Masonic Female College Covington in 1878 and lived a devout Christian life. The Argus extends sympathy to the family. Also notes Miss Lena Wills visiting O. B. Willis.
The passage argues that the biblical curse on women in sorrow is contradicted by a mother's joy in childbearing. It cautions that danger and suffering accompany pregnancy and urges avoidance to reach the moment of birth in vigor and strength.
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