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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
8
Despite heavy rains, the Lake drew a large crowd for a stormy night program. The new cake walk with a Southern Watermelon backdrop drew prolonged applause. Miss Lingard’s poses were described as modest and beautiful. John King Cole headlines tonight with a grotesque musical comedy act performing on seven instruments.
Various locals return or depart for brief trips and business. W L McCormick comes back to Jacksonville while Stakely Ayers returns from Tococa Georgia and heads again to Jacksonville. Capt Tebbetts sails to Birmingham. J G Parley comes in from Montgomery. J A Watters returns from Louisville. Marvin Cooper visits Lexington then Munford. W B Mitchell returns to Albany after visiting friends. A L Weaver of Elam Ding Co. comes from Anniston with Buck Coggin. James E B Farrell heads to Piedmont for school project. L G Jones travels to Talladega on business. Ben Easly remains at Talladega. R B Tomlin of Piedmont Inquirer visits the city. H W Kemp plans a trip to Acworth. Regular ad text for Dr Hobbs asparagus pills included.
Judge Crook and Mrs Crook receive a letter that Ethel Brothers the ailing daughter of Mrs D G Brothers near Lincoln is much improved and able to sit up in bed. The Columbian club plans a German at Noble street club rooms tomorrow evening. Miss Lula Smith returns from Piedmont Springs. Mrs Annie Luttrell leaves for Menlo Georgia to visit her sister. Prof and Mrs E R Smith return from a Tennessee honeymoon and will stay with Rev and Mrs S E Wasson before settling at home on Sixth Street and Leighton Avenue. Prof Smith helps run the Anniston Training School and his bride will be warmly welcomed. Mr and Mrs L J Hawkins return from Elmore county after three weeks with relatives. Hawkins and two sons traveled by rail. Hawkins drove a private conveyance. Mr and Mrs George H Livingston Jr of Augusta Georgia arrive to visit Mr Livingston’s parents at 407 Glen Addie Street and will stay about three weeks. Prof Edwin H Foster a English chair at Howard College returns to East Lake after visiting his brother J H Foster Jr. Mia Will Roberts of Sela leaves for Griffin Georgia to visit relatives. Misses Jessie Davis and Nettie McKellar return to Choccolocco. Capt and Mrs A P Agee depart for Kansas City to practice law with many friends regretting their move. Miss Lilly Montgomery returns to Jacksonville after a short visit.
Pan American Exposition advertisement promotes bus on sale tickets to Buffalo and return at greatly reduced rates. Schedules and service noted. Inquiries directed to C E Jackson Birmingham and A Benscorrer Chattanooga for details. Also mentions Kernat a One Day Cold Cure product and Camby lozenges with Quinine for colds and sore throat.
Schedule notes multiple trains, including No. 1 and No. 3, offering Pullman sleeping cars Birmingham to Atlanta and Atlanta to Brunswick, with dining cars on route. Connections extend to Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Buffalo, New York, and Washington, listing stations such as Anniston, Piedmont, Jacksonville, and Atlanta with times and services.
Southern Railway offers round trip tickets from Jane Isl to Sept 30 with final return by Oct list. Destinations include Ashe ville Black Mountain Blowing Rock Brevard Flat Rock Hot Springs Morehead City Lithia Springs Cumberland Island St Simons Isle of Palms Lookout Mountain Oliver Springs Tate Springs Warrenton Charlottsville Old Point Comfort Virginia Beach and others. For rates and schedules contact C BE Jackson A Birming ham C A Benscoter A G P A Chattanooga Tenn.
The Southern Pacific Sun Set Route offers very low round trip rates from coupon offices to San Francisco for the Episcopal Church General Convention in October. Tickets on sale Sept 18–26 with stopovers allowed, and a special train from New Orleans Sept 25. Rates listed for several Alabama points. further details with George W. Ery, T P A, Montgomery.
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