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His Experience in Athens, Ga.—How He Lost Social Standing by Attending a Colored Ball. Alumni, Ga, May 29—The death of Major Ben: Perley Poore, the noted Wash ington correspondent, recalls the fact that for a time he was a resident of Georgia. When very young he was editor of the paper now known as the Athens Banner Watch man. He was preceded by his father, who, at the time of his arrival there, was a man on the shady side of life. The senior Poore’s first enterprise was the establishment of a sheep farm on the hill sides of Rabun county. After operating this industry for a year or two he finally settled in Athens. A few months ayards Boarley Poore arrived from the North an lee a reside pre with a About t me the Southern, W 2 cancers u operat on the for’ can a ang oe ames V elitr a ve to haven aceisis and had ars peuste . chronicle, Fs faval 20 purchase of pendent upon tf a mie of i. amt Are Whig. Jones nally menage to call ne Whig to the elder Poore for $119,000, tak Poore’s notes for the same, an weh notes discounted he managed to prooass eumidlens 3 money to enable him to buy the ronicle. en; Perley Poore beame its ete At hat time he hE a fair smooth, aced, amiable looking oun man, 8 nn ears yond his maior «free fro worth. He entertai em ens © is er of the country, itment ne negroes was ein orthem ent af po ane uninfluence ty nis Southern envir matter Noldin the helm of thig for, a ear or awe, he lost caste wit u 8 ovponte is poomnection with a negro no d efinitely known whether Pome vo the ball he aended, or ae i Smnly ve aaa apectanor. it's generally as oe ‘he was ent as Amy interested spectator, as he was bald at —— in the amuse men it can be sai to. his credit he did ink he was doing anything wrong, ne wis experience was too much for the peo- P'Tne indignation and feel not him was great. He was cut on the 6 and his paper was fused by the aulveneiben had weeks Poore saw the best Ring bs now do would be to get away, and in ‘old citizen of Athens states that a conversation with Poore he expressed a self as surprised that the people should be upon his connection with the ball in such an unpleasant manner; that he honestly care he was not guilty of a social impro prie Poore resented his treatment by the people never afterw: sparety to vent his es mpet thet tote “ Re pga over reje bed 6 coul ayold years met people from this city hae oted the oph on 60 as to create. impression that he was never a resident ther e set the Whig to an Episcopal minister named Flint, 6 0, as has noned of the property to the late Philip Clayton. the Ow citizens Irvin here who man ber the man § son 0 pleasantly represente are seen an amiabl y at sort vent) peiving no promisc uity or influence. ere not received uno tems of social an yey is stand lep d own before t he was at moderat e push. “Cia not object to associating with him, but he was se on, td never in vited to the Bones of the peo After the batt experience a standing, small as it was before, was irrevocably one and no one had anything to do with it , except where it was necessary in the trans action of business.
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Boston Daily Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Mon, May 30, 1887
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