JUNTY DIRECTORY LISTS LOCAL OFFICIALS AND CHURCHES
A local directory lists officials including mayor councilmen and city officers such as tax collector coroner clerk superior court and road commissioners. It also notes church listings Methodist Baptist and other societies with service times and meeting nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Carmichael
Os Beauchamp
Yd. W. Crawford
Meyor
B. J. Jinks
T. L. Williams
T. J. Cole
C. R. Carter
Simon Hardy
Joe Jolly
M. J. L. Barkley
H. G. Asbury
T. O. Woodward
G. M
J. M. Ball
J. E. Hale
J. W. Fletcher
J. W. Minter
J. L. Pye
S. K
J. W. Holoway
Cote
Jd. van Wright
W. M. M¢let
A. G. Hitchens
J. T. Good
D. N. Carmichael
J. M. McMichael
KE. E. Pounds
8. C. Ottig
Court House
H. N. By
J. M. Maadox QN
Howard Ham
J. P
F. Z. Curry
N. P
T. J. Collins
T. P. Bell
O. B. Knowles
E. E. Pomp
T. J. Lane
J. W. Carmichael
P. Bailey
J. M. Furlow
J. W. Bell
G. W. Gardner
Ceony Waive Phair
Blue Lodge
Redmen
May 10 1890 Washington News Highlights
Mayjor Black of Georgia seeks a House inquiry into federal employe numbers and dismissals. Nicaragua restores Braida as consul at Greytown. President Cleveland tours Barnum’s circus with family. Lamonts join later. Cable on Venezuelan earthquake requests aid. Coxey protests at health department’s eviction order. Free coinage bill stalls for lack of support. Gold export planned to Europe. O Neill arrests for assault. Geary law Chinese registrants total 105300. House tackles naval appropriations.
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Washington
Mayjor Black
Georgia
House
Committee On Printing
State Department
Braida
Greytown
Cleveland
Ruth
Esther
Barnum’s Circus
Egido
Merida
Gordon
Walsh and
Jarvis
Representative Black
Walter C. Murphy
Washington, D. C
Morton
Dabney
Congress of Southern Governors
Augusta
Coxey
Senate
Teller
Colorado
Allen
Lamont
Bissell
Thurber
Health Department
House Coinage Committee
Bland
Treasury Department
New York
Europe
John J. O'Neill
Missouri
James H. Stone
William B. Gare
Bessemer
Ala
W. A. Frost
Shelbyville
Tenn
Lodge
Labor Introduced in Liew of the Union Miners Afraid of the Threatening Whites
The Birmingham white and black miners quit after three anonymous notices with a skull and bones warning. Deputies moved to the scene as tensions rise amid alleged threats in Milldale.
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Washington
Birmingham
Ala
Milldale
News in Brief: assorted national happenings
Congressman Grow declines Amherst college trusteeship bid. An 800 barrel daily oil well was drilled near Portland Indiana. Fire harms Edam cargo in Rotterdam harbor. Arlington Mass will dispute over Elbridge Farmer will settled. Kaiser Wilhelm promotes young officers as old generals resign. Alabama to Mil to East stage robbery. Americans to visit Mashonaland via American Board. J C Thompson cashier of Sedalia bank a fugitive and forger. Lt Arthur P Osborne urged to resign from Enterprise cadet ship. Tilden mine resumes. Hendricks Copper works in half time. Oakes Woolen Mills runs full time with fewer workers. Lowell carpet mills strike grows to 600. Flint Glass union order Munice glassblowers back to work.
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Grow
Amherst College
Portland
Ind
Edam
Rotterdam
Elbridge Farmer
Arlington
Mass
Kaiser Wilhelm
Angels
Milton
Cal
Wells Fargo
Mashonaland
American Board of Foreign Missions
Cape Town
J. C. Thompson
First National Bank
Sedalia
Arthur P. Osborne
Enterprise
Massachusetts Nautical School
Hendricks Brothers’ Copper Works
Newark
N. J
Oakes Woolen Mills
Bloomfield
Ingrain
Lowell (Mass
Smith
Flint Glass Worker's Association
Munice
Georgia Knights Templar Hold Annual Conclave in Atlanta
The Knights Templar of Georgia gather for their annual conclave in Atlanta with delegates from eight cities over 100, likely in formation and parade. Grand Captain-General Park Woodward leads the assembly at 10 am in front of the custom house, marching to the Kimball and Masonic hall for sessions.
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Atlanta
Knights Templar
Connerie-Lion
Kimball
Custom House
Park Woodward
C. B. Satterlee
Baldwin
Macon
Masonic Hall
Capitol Building
Peachtree
Governor’s Mansion
Forsyth Street
Walton Street
Marietta
Cone
Tennessee Sheriff Shot In Cumberland Mountain Pursuit
Sheriff Bud Burnett of Campbell County Tennessee was fatally shot in Montgomery West Virginia while attempting to arrest Jim Smith, a Cumberland mountains desperado tied to the Jones train incident. The prior year Sheriff John Burnett was killed on a Knoxville Ohio train during a pursuit linked to the same outlaw group. The train riot left a Smith brother dead and several injured. one Smith was lynched in Jacksboro after the event. Jim Smith remained at large after escaping West Virginia arrest.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Montgomery
West Virginia
Bud Burnett
Campbell County
Tennessee
John Burnett
Ohio
Jones
Smith Brothers
Cumberland Mountains
Burnett
Smiths
Jacksboro
Jim Smith
Murderer Whitely Captured in Jacksonville
Whitely the black man who murdered Policeman Moran in Charlotte over two years ago was caught in Jacksonville Florida this morning and is detained for North Carolina authorities. He had been lingering in the area for weeks and was not located until last night. He maintains innocence but the case is not one of mistaken identity.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Whitely
Policeman Moran
Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
Neville Likely to Seek Fifth Mississippi Congress Seat
Meridian Mississippi May 10 The Fifth Mississippi District may see Hon James H Neville district attorney nominate himself for Congress following support from friends in the Fifth District.
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Meridian
Miss
James H. Neville
Mississippi
Baptists Gather in Dallas for Southern Convention Welcome
Dallas Tex May 10 The city hosts a large Baptist assembly with many visitors arriving by excursion trains from the south. The Georgia Baptist Special reached Atlanta after a smooth run and will continue to Dallas with about three hundred delegates and guests by tomorrow morning, Mobile hosts presenting flowers to delegates.
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Atlanta
Columbia
S. C
Episcopal Diocese of
South Carolina
Trinity Church
Ellison Capers
W. B. Williams
Prince George
Winyah
Dallas
Tex
Southern Baptist Convention
Constitution
New Orleans
Baptist
West Point
Montgomery
Mobile
Messrs
Bush, Wood and Allen
Texas Pacific
Colored bishops elected at General Conference
At Mearnis Tennessee May 10 the Colored Methodist Conference elected two bishops on the second ballot. R S Williams of Louisville received 71 votes and E Cottrell of Dyersburg Tennessee was elected. Both candidates spoke and were greeted with applause as the conference adjourned.
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Mearnis
Tenn
Colored Methodist Conference
R.S. Williams
Louisville
Ones E. Cottrell
Dyersburg
Tentin
Mercy for Ex State Treasurer Archer in Maryland
Ex state treasurer Stevenson Archer, imprisoned since July 1890 for robbing the Maryland treasury of 153000, has been pardoned and released. He attempted suicide at his Hartford County home after defalcation became public, ending a dramatic rise and fall in Maryland politics.
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Baltimore
Stevenson Archer
Archer
Hartford County
Maryland
Democratic State Central Committee
Gavel of historic pine presented to Bishop Galloway at conference
At Memphis Tennessee on May 10 Bishop Duncan opened the conference as a bell tolled nine. Dr. Brooks of North Carolina led devotion then presented Bishop Galloway with a gavel carved from pine sill of a door used 109 years ago when ministers gathered in Dr. Greenhill's house during the general conference. Reports of committees followed with routine business and discussions.
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Memphis
Tenn
Duncan
Brooks
North Carolina
Bishop Galloway
Greenhill
Missing fisherman John Wilson Thought Murdered Near Chickamauga
In Chattanooga on May 10, John Wilson a fisherman from Chickamauga road six miles from the city has been missing since last Wednesday. A blood pool was found on railroad tracks and a muddy struggle near a creek bank suggests foul play. The creek is being dragged as investigators pursue leads. Nearby, Mrs Jane Smith postmistress of Liberty South Carolina married J S Smith liveryman yesterday in Pendleton South Carolina.
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Chattanooga
John Wilson
Chickamauga
Wilson
Liberty
S. C
Jane Smith
J. S. Smith
Liveryman
John T. McBryde
Pendleton
8. C
Merchants Exchange Endorses Exposition in Memphis
Resolutions adopted by the Memphis Merchants Exchange and the Memphis Cotton Exchange endorse the International and Cotton States Exposition. In Washington a forecast shows Georgia generally fair with east to south winds and Alabama generally fair with south winds.
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Memphis Exchanges
Memphis, Tenn
Merchants Exchange
Cotton Exchange of
Memphis
Washington, D. C
Georgia
Alabama
Harrison Likely Declines renomination in New York visit
Gen. William Henry Harrison visited New York with William Brookfield and Chauncey M. Depew present. He refused to discuss a second term, saying he is a private citizen in New York conducting business and would not be a candidate. Depew appears poised to be the Republican nominee.
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New York
Harrison
William Brookfield
State Committee
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
Depew
Nemines
Coxey Appears Before Labor Committee in Washington
General Coxey and the commonweal army petition the House committee on labor to hear Coxey bills for good roads construction and non interest bearing bonds. He says millions could work if money is available and urges equal privileges for the wider public.
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Washington
Coxey
House Committee On Labor
Commonweal Army
Carl Browne
The Woman's Convention Opens in Philadelphia
At the Continental Hotel the National Council of Women of the United States conducts its second executive session. Delegates representing over 700,000 women discuss dress reform and the group recommends broad public outreach through city dailies and popular magazines rather than founding a new publication.
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Martha C. Wright
Jane Hunt
Elizabeth
Mary McClintock
Continental Hotel
National Council of Women of the United States
Prize Fighting Matter Before the Supreme Court
The Duval Athletic Club’s injunction against sheriff interference in the Corbett Mitchell fight is challenged as proof no Florida law bans prize fighting. Sheriff Pearce served club members in Jacksonville to appear before the Florida Supreme Court on the second Tuesday in June. Also reported, a fire in Arredondo destroyed the Ramsey Howard Beville Sherwood store and post office contents with a $5,000 loss and no insurance.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Duval Athletic Club
Call
Corbett
Mitchell
Florida
Supreme Court
A. G. Hartridge
B. F. Blake
C. E. Smith
Charles W. Richardson
C. P. Raney
Supreme Court of Florida
Jacksonvile
Arredondo
Ramsey
Howard
Beville and
Sherwood
Beville
TROOPS UNDER ARMS IN ALABAMA FEAR OF ATTACK
Birmingham Alabama May 10 Troops of Birmingham Woodlawn and Bessemer have been ordered under arms Lt J D Erwin arrived from Montgomery and is in consultation with Col L Clark and Sheriff Morrow at the courthouse The action follows a report that armed miners planned to attack slope No 6 of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railway company near Pratt city six miles from Birmingham Nothing has developed yet but the situation is feared to be the calm before the storm
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Brrvingham
Ala
Birmingham
Woodlawn
Bessemer
Liet
J. D. Erwin
Alabama State
Montgomery
Col. L. Clark
Sheriff Morrow
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company
Pratt City
Isaac H. Fost Sent to Pen for Seven Years
Isaac H. Fost ex bank cashier arrived at the state penitentiary from Salisbury to begin a seven year term after his conviction and appeal to the Supreme Court affirmed the lower court. The North Carolina and Virginia Christian conference chose Burlington, New York for next year’s meeting and planned the church centennial celebration in August.
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Atlanta
Raleigh
N. C
Isaac H. Fost
Salisbury
Roanoake River
Fost
Supreme Court
Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Goldsboro
W.©. Douglas
Carthage
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Orphanage
Joseph Arendoff
Cameron
North Carolina
Virginia Christian Conference
Burlington
N. Y
Among Alabama candidates Col Martin Foster for Congress
Atlanta May 10. The Brockton Courier cites a Montgomery dispatch reporting Colonel John M. Martin of the Birmingham bar seeks the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Ninth Alabama district aligned with the Cleveland Sherman policy. Colonel Henry B. Foster of Tuskalooosa also seeks the nomination in the Sixth Alabama district, having served in the state legislature and as mayor, and currently lieutenant colonel of the Alabama State Troops Second Regiment.
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Atlanta
Brockton
Ala
Courier
Montgomery
John M. Martin
Birmingham
Alabama
Henry B. Foster
Tuskaloosa
Col. Foster
Harrington for Congress in First Georgia District
The Constitution correspondent reports Alf Harrington of Emanuel county is urged to run for Congress in the First Georgia District. A June 4 Emanuel primary will also elect delegates to the gubernatorial convention, with Democrats endorsing the national platform and criticizing delays in its mandates.
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Emanuel
Georgia
Atlanta
Constitution
Swainsboro
Alf Herrington
Emanuel County
Relic of the 1888 epidemic in Jacksonville
The Auxiliary Sanitary association reports a 4 percent interest treasurer’s balance of $26,565.32 at its annual meeting in Jacksonville. The relief fund received nearly $2,000 for Brunswick and other areas, and about half a million dollars was accepted from the public during yellow fever six years ago. The group remains a relic of the 1888 epidemic.
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Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fla
Auxiliary Sanitary Association
Brunswick
Judgment for Half Million Entered in Texas Case
In the New York case of J. A. Mahoney et al. against Birmingham Iron and Land and New Birmingham Iron and Improvement, default judgment was entered for 536,845 dollars plus court costs. The defendants own 20,000 acres of iron and timber lands, an iron furnace, a fine hotel, and numerous town lots in New Birmingham. The Revising Committee adjourned sine die in Baton Rouge after signing its final report to the general assembly. In Albany, Georgia, Major F. F. Putney of Hardaway sold 750 bales of cotton to Parker & Co. at 5.45 cents per pound, one of the season’s largest sales.
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Rusk, Tex
Baton Revere
General Assembly
Albany, Ga
F. F. Putney
Hardaway
Parker & Co
Stockholders of Georgia Railroad and Banking Co Meet in Augusta
The fifty third annual stockholders meeting of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Co was held in Augusta with 5952 shares present in person and 19473 by proxy. President Charles H. Phinizy reported strong company finances and prompt payment of 600000 annual rental. All old officers were re elected.
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Atlanta
The
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Augusta
Constitution
Charles H. Phinizy
William M. Reese
Washington
Joel A Billups
Madison
Henry D. McDaniel
Monroe
Hamilton H. Hickman
Nathan L. Hutchins
Lawrenceville
Abner W. Calhoun
Thomas W. Coskery
Leonard Phinizy
William E. McCoy
James White
Athens
Robert D. Spalding
Jacob Phinizy
George Dudley Thomas
William A. Latimer
George A. Speer
LaGrange
Secretar y fainting mars lodge session in Atlanta
Special from Chattanooga reports the Car Inspectors Protective Order of North America in session amid radical constitutional changes. Supreme Secretary Henry Schildbohn of Chicago collapsed from heart failure, later recovering at his hotel as delegates plan a mass reunion in Atlanta by Friday.
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Supreme Lodge of
Counterfeiters Arrested Near Savannah
Two white men identified as J. Frank Mason and John Morgan were arrested near Savannah on counterfeiting charges. Detective George Johnson, who traveled with them for three days, seized over twenty one counterfeit silver dollars and suspected hidden stock still in the woods. The pair, from Florida claiming work on the East Coast road, were jailed awaiting examination.
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Savannah
J. Frank Mason
John Morgan
George Johnson
Jonson
Florida
Prisoner A Benedict Marriages After Bond Release
Charles Oscar Keller, a Chattanooga Brewing embezzler, was released on bond after a year in jail and immediately married Miss Zeraldo Webb of Chattanooga. Previously auditor, Keller shipped 2800 dollars in cash, was captured after an apostolate chase, and sentenced to seven years then released on bond of 3000 dollars.
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Cuatranooga
Tenn
Charles Oscar Keller
Chattanooga Brewing Company
Zeraldo Webb
Florida
Sacramento
Cal
Keller
Dr. V. Gibbs
Also Mentioned on This Page
W W.anderson
Frank Z. Curry
Anderson & Curry
Attorneys AT Law
Jackson
M. M. Mills
Attorney AT Law
Jackson, Georgia
M. V. McKibben
O.H. Cantrell
Cleveland House
Jennie WaLuLace
Dempsey House
Square
Jackson, GA
Srs. A
Jester
Morrison House
C. R. Gresham
Ry Washington Monument
Quthery
Congress
Washington City
Alabama Bar Association
Thomas Semmes
American Bar Association
Alabama State Bar Association
House of Representatives
San Antonio
San Antonio and Gulf Shore Railroad
Tilden
Georgia Range
Charlotte, N. C
Baptists
the Lone Star
Southern Baptist Convention OY
Georgia Baptist Special
NEW Colored Bishops
Geran Ncaring
Aappears
Committee On Labor
Woman’s Convention
Htel
Duval Club
Citations
Salisbury, N. C
Col. Martin
Herrington
Jacksonville, Fla
A Benedict
Southern Railway
Southern Railway and Steamship Association
Waldorf
J. C. Winder
Seaboard Air Line
Bluefields
Morgan
Clinton
Wertsch
Baker
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
W. W. Mansfield
Supreme Bench of Arkansas
James E. Reddick
Greene County
Justice Mansfield
Texas Treasury
Austin
Wortham
Sus Seaboard Air Line
Portsmouth
Seaboard
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