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A Pleasure Resort That Knows No Equal in the South. Chiff House, Tallulah Falls, Aug. 27.—. The past week here has been ideally lovely in point of weather. The morn ings dawn io.clear as crystal and as cool as Adirondack breezes. Just the weather for climbing! This, at least, has been everybody's verdict, and ex ploring parties leave the Cliff house each morning and afternoon and return to it laden with early autumn fidwera, ferns, laurel leaves and other mountain trophies. Monday morning,an excur sion party drove to Rock mountain, a distance of five miles. The view from the top is one of the wonderful sights of the eestion. A set of mountains roll off to the west, blue and limitless, and vision ranges from the nar row rocky river, just beneath, to the “Land of the Sky”’ and the distant confines of the Blue Ridge. To the East, the North and the South, the wide reach of mountains and valleys is no less interesting, though somewhat less majestic. The party consisted of Mr. Snellings, Miss Morton, Miss Lillie Moses, Mr. John Mell, Miss Crawford, Miss Rice, Miss Zettler and Mr. and Mrs. Armatrong, of Vermont. The Misses Moss, of Athens, who are at Tallulah almost every summer, are interesting and charming women, great walkers and know the haunts of the place so well that they lead many of the small excursion par ties. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Johnson, of Atlanta, and their son, Mr. Graham Johnson, are habitues of this place and are there as usual for the fall months. Mr. Johnson finds Tallulah the most satisfactory hay fever resort in the South. Mies Redding and Mies Sercy, of Ma con, who have been summering here and who have made many friends among the summer guests and village people, left yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Timberlake. Mr. John D. Mell, of Athens, is here for a few days. Mrs.L A.Johnson and Miss Alva Johnson are at Tallulah for two weeks. Mr. Edwin Strothers and Mr. J. W. Mitchell, of Batesburg, D.C., are here for a week. Also Rev. W. W. Wads worth, of Atlanta. Among other new arrivals are Mr. Thomas Crawford, of Valdosts, and Mrs. I. G. Swift, of Elberton; Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Seago, of New Orleans; Mr. J.T. Heard, of Elberton; Mr. B. H. Hardaway, of Tocloosa and Mrs Clara Benson, of Augusts; Wilkes Jones Kills His Wife. RALEIGH, Aug. 28.—A special from Wilson says a horrible murder was committed there. Wilkes Jones cut his wife's throat, causing almost instant death, and immediately shot Annie Williams in the head. Jones has for — been as local Republican leader. is wife was a sister of ex-Postmaster Vick of Wilson. Jones has not been arrested. Watson WILl Soon Withdraw, AT Santa, Aug. 28.—It is reported on reliable authority that Tom Watson will soon sell The People's Party Paper, oficial organ of the Populist, and re frose the practice of law. It is anid the former candidate for vice president is tired of politics and is anxious to retire to private life
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Athens Weekly Banner
Athens, Georgia, US
Fri, Sep 03, 1897
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