For Sale and Rent Notes from Athens Market
Short notes list sales and rentals in Athens including setting hens wanted, houses for sale with prices, a Ford runabout and Cadillac touring car offered, various bargains in silver ware, plumbing and gas ranges, and services from Bailey Supply Co and Lipscomb & Co. Also notices of room rentals, lost items, and a Vanderbilt Glee Club guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Motor Car Co
Clayton St
Wm. A. Rogers
Bailey Supply Co
Markets snapshot for cotton and related quotes
New York March 31 ruling prices show tone barely steady with middling around 9.85 to 10 cents. Chicago spot cotton readings list Atlanta 9 5 16c New York 9 85 100c New Orleans 9 7 16c Wilmington 8 1 8c and other ports steady to firm while Liverpool and Galveston show mixed but steady levels.
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New York
Liverpool Gofton
Atlanta
New Orleans
Liverpool
Galveston
Savannah
Wilmington
Norfolk
Baltimore
Martin Announces Candidacy for Agriculture Commissioner
Hon. L. H. O. Martin of Elbert county declared his campaign for Georgia agriculture commissioner in 1910. He led the semicultural committee and drove agricultural legislation in the legislature and recently helmed the state fair. Other names tied to the race include Hudson, Wright, and J. J. Conner.
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Auanta
L. H. O. Martin
Elbert
State House
Martin
Atlanta
Hudson
R. F. Wright
J. J. Conner
Bartow County
Georgia State Agricultural Society
The
Agricultural College
Athens
Captain Roswell Ellis Dies in Greenville at 86
Capt Roswell Ellis a veteran of both the Mexican and Civil Wars died at his nephew R J Atkinson's home in Greenville Ga He earlier edited the Columbus Times and was uncle to Governor W Y Atkinson and Judge Thomas D Atkinson Funeral services will be held in LaGrange Wednesday afternoon The obituary notes his two marriages to Lizzie Rutherford and his role in Confederate memorial services.
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Greenville
Roswell Ellis
R. J. Atkinson
Ellis
Columbus
X W
Warren
Old Columbus Times
Cap’tain Ellis
W. Y.’ Atkinson
Thomas D. Atkinson
T. [E. Atkinson
Lizzie Rutherford
LaGrange
Jack Johnson Celebrates Birthday Amid Birthday Messages
Jack Johnson, heavyweight claimant born March 31, 1878 in Galveston, arrived at the Victoria Theatre to find his dressing room filled with well wishers and messages from admirers on his 31st birthday. He rose to prominence after 1902 battles with Frank Childs, Joe Kennedy, Billy Stift and George Gardner among others.
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New York
Jack Johnson
Victoria Theatre
Nowers
Johnson
Galveston
Frank Childs
Joe Kennedy
Billy Stift
Nete Everette
George Gardner
Hold Your Horses The Bl Parade In Athens April
Athens to host two amusement weeks in April with the Barkoot Amusement Co slated for April 19 and the Cosmopolitan Amusement Co likely to follow. Both claim they offer the biggest festival and will promote dates heavily to attract local interest. The Barkoot billboards already cover the city with signs, and Cosmopolitan plans a billboard push as well.
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Athens
Barkoot Amusement Co
Cosmopolitan Amusement Co
Barkoot Co
Quaker Male Quartette to Perform at Normal School
The fifth lyceum attraction, the Quaker Male Quartette, appears Friday evening at the State Normal school. Admission is fifty cents. The quartet has drawn large crowds and earned favorable reviews wherever it has appeared.
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State Normal School
Dixie Land Magazine to Debut May First in Athens
Rev James M Rogers of Athens will own and edit a new monthly publication titled Dixie Land. The first issue will be issued May 1 with a $1 annual subscription. Rogers canvasses for subscriptions and aims to uplift the state and section with this new periodical.
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Athens
Dixie Land
James M. Rogers
Rogers
Cooking School a Splendid Success at Emmanuel Church
The Emmanuel Church Guild thanks Miss Meigs who taught the class and local sponsors Bondurant Hardware Co S H Williamson L N Young Athens Gas Co Talmadge Bros Arnold Abney J P Fears Son A H O Farrell for their help. Gratitude goes to the guild for support and numerous favors that made the event succeed.
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Emmanuel Church Guild
Meigs
Bondurant Hardware Co
S. H. Williamson
L. N. Young
Athens Gas Co
Talmadge Bros.& Co
Arnold & Abney
Mrs H B Bell Returns to Athens Leases Belmont House
Mrs H B Bell, widow of the late H Bell, has moved back to Athens and leased the Belmont House on Jackson Street. She invites those seeking rooms and board to call at the Belmont House, noting the place offers splendid and best board and service.
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H. B. Bell
H. He. Bell
Athens
Belmont House
Jackson Street
City assessors real estate books open for protests
The books of the city assessors of real estate are open at city hall. Property owners may inspect returns or file protests by contacting the assessors daily from 10 am to 12 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm until Monday April 5, excluding Sundays. COBB LAMPKIN, Chairman.
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Cobb Lampkin
Local Vermont Attorny Praises King’s New Life Pills
Pittsfield attorney N H Brown states in an advertisement that Dr King s New Life Pills have served his family well for chills constipation biliousness and headaches. The ad notes 25c packs sold by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
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N. H. Brown
Pittsfield
Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Bax ter Street school grades clash in baseball win
Fifth grade team defeated fourth grade in a lively Bax ter Street School baseball game played yesterday. The match showcased young players competing with energy and teamwork.
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Baxter Street School
Fifth and Fourth Grade Game Scores and Local News
Noon play saw the Fifth grade win 17 to 5 with Wootten and Hooper leading for the Fifth grade and Soule Mell and Hutcheson for the Fourth grade. S. C. Barrett, longtime Farmers' Union president, will not seek re election and will pass the mantle at the September convention in Spokane or Walla Walla. Judge Arthur G. Powell of the star court of appeals is ill and away in Appalachee Florida for several weeks. Also tales of a healer and Dr King’s No Discovery touted as a cure for coughs and lung disease with testimonials from Springfield Ohio.
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Noon
Wootten and Hooper
Soule, Mell and Hutcheson
Barrett
Atlanta
S. C. Barrett
Farmers’ Union
Spokane
Walla Walla
Washington
The
Farmers' Union
Powell Tll
Arthur G. Powell
Star Court of Appeals
Appal Fla
Capitol
Bey
B. H. Hill
R. B. Russell
Geo. BE. Blevi
Springfield
Dr. King
Mr. Blevens
W. J. Smith
H. R. Palmer & Sons
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Erwin & Company
College Avenue
Lipscomb & Co
Geo. T. Hodgson
Waffle Irons
Boulevard
Sanitary Plumbing Co
Lyccomb & Co
Reas
Dr. Allen
Mossington St
Clarke County
William Stewart
J. C. Jester
Timbal Irons and Rosette Irons
Cts Bailey Supply Co
Springdale Street
Milledge Avenue
M. I
Jackson St
Lester
Thomas St
S. A. Jones
O. K
Klein & Martin
Lyndon
Clayton
Lumpkin
Milledge
Hancock Avenue
Ban‘Ber
Christian Church
Dougherty Street
Dougherty St
Oconee Street
W. B. Tuck
Chicago
Exchange Today
Bee
Park
INF
Sasese Oe
Mayo
Elbert County
Agri
Capt
Foley
Optimists
Pilsener
Normal School
J. M. Rogers
the Gas Company
Emmanuel Church
Troy Beatty
G. W. Hill
K. A. Hill
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