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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1916
Page
8
Short items advertise fire insurance options and partner inquiries. Real estate offerings include a furnished Athens house with nine rooms and a central location. Additional notices promote scholarships, plant sales Nancy Hall Porto Rico and Southern Queen, and blooming red geraniums. Services include greenhouse and screen sales with local business names Dozier & Company and Jones Greenhouse.
Athens area notices advertise savings bank deposits at 4 percent interest, farm and city loans, vehicle and property sales, real estate rentals, two ton truck and oak lumber bids, and multiple farm product listings. Also included are local job inquiries, a court sale of Clarke county mules, and agricultural lime supplier details with Dozier & Company.
Georgia defeats Mercer 9 to 1 in the first of the series at Macon Georgia led 4 0 and 0 1 in the earlier innings and finished strong as Bloodgood and Westbrook pitched well Clem ents Rawson and Erwin made key plays in the field and Georgia's crowd cheered. Philpot and Rawson are expected to share pitching duties in tomorrow's game.
The body of Hon. Ike G. Swift died suddenly in an Atlanta hotel and was brought to this city by train from Elberton. Funeral services were held in Elberton and the interment occurred at Oconee Cemetery with brief rites at the grave as friends joined the party here.
William J. Fleeman aged about forty three died last night at his Beaverdam Road residence in Oglethorpe County. Funeral from Winterville Methodist Church at 2 30 PM tomorrow conducted by Rev B P Gary. Pallbearers listed. wife Roxie Freeman survives with one son and one daughter. He was a Methodist church member. Flowers may be sent to Bernstein Brothers care.
London reports that Kinsley authorities avoid night service lights by reading hymns and psalms by limelight and lessons by the glow of small electric torches. The change is said to be cheaper than window screening during air raids.
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Committee that sea-going submarines should be dropped from the program. He urged three 800 ton and three 1000 ton test subs, with remaining funds used for L and K type boats for coast defense. Also proposed are 175000 dollars to clear Charleston yard, dry docks at Norfolk and Philadelphia, a San Diego base, and full admiral rank for the chief of operations.
A free open air band concert will be held this afternoon by the Southern Manufacturing Company's band. It will take place from the stand in front of the Shackelford Building at the corner of College Avenue and Clayton Street.
Naval militia organizations announced plans for annual cruises from July 25 to 29. At least nine reserve battleships will guard the Atlantic coast alongside destroyers recently assigned to Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas.
The Strand presents a Metro five act film The Price of Malice starring Hamilton Revelle and Arbara Tennant with a strong supporting cast. Frank Daniels also appears in Funny Mr Jack in today’s program.
German stowaway Ernest Schiller who captured the British steamer Matopa was moved from jail to Harrington by automobile amid fears of rescue attempts. He agreed to go to New York to avoid British officials. He claimed prior engineering work in Hull and said he acted for revenge on England. Mrs Rosa Schiller of Goldsboro NC believed him to be her husband.
Baltimore dispatch reports former South Carolina governor Charles A Smith, 56, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a long illness of erysipelas. A resident of Timmonsville, he served as lieutenant governor under Cole Blease and was governor for five days during Blease's resignation.
An advertisement extols the Herring-Hall-Marvin safes offering top tier fire and burglar protection to safeguard valuable papers. The copy urges readers to secure belongings with trusted equipment.
Georgia State College of Agriculture announces a greenhouse sale featuring tomatoes eggplants peppers hardy perennials and various pot plants at reasonable prices. Profits support student horticulture programs and research. The event highlights affordable gardening stock and community access.
The newly appointed pastor of the First Methodist Church in Athens Dr. Jas C. Morris of Birmingham arrives with his wife and will preach tomorrow at 11 10 am and 8 pm. He will speak on They that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee and in the evening present An Appreciation of the Greatest Jew of the Nineteenth Century Sir Moses Montefiore. An informal reception at the parsonage yesterday welcomed them with a buffet luncheon.
The Elite Theater presents another Charlie Chaplin comedy today as part of a weekly Saturday program. A second film, a strong lineup this week, and Mary Pickford’s Poor Little Pepina drew record crowds at the Strand yesterday despite a second showing.
Sporting Goods Co. and Motorlife Oil Co. announce a price change due to slim profits in gasoline. On April 1 they will sell gasoline strictly for cash while credit remains for other goods. Coupon books redeemable for gasoline at current prices are offered for customer convenience.
At the request of the Daughters and Children of the Confederacy, Athens observes Flower Day with residents wearing white flowers to honor the women of the South in the War Between the States.
News reached the city yesterday of Mrs. MacIntosh dying at her Greenwood home. She is the mother of Mrs. Long who recently lived here. The funeral and burial will be at Heardmont. Rev. Troy Beatty of this city will conduct the services.
Hon. E. H. Callaway and Hon. W. M. Howard of Augusta, a leading state law firm, visited the city on legal business and will stay over today. They have many friends here and are being given a warm welcome. The rest of the text discusses unrelated topics and partial quotes.
Lucy Cobb School invites fans to an 8:30 p.m. basketball showdown at the Lucy Cobb gym as the varsity team, five players strong, faces a carefully selected all star quintet from students and faculty. Admission is 15 and 25 cents. lineup includes Annie Linton right forward, Elizabeth Holden left forward, Margaret Kilpatrick-Rit center, and Jean Carter left guard with other top players.
New York report states a detective found a roll of $7300 buried under a tree on Long Island. Eugene Oliverane, an embalmer, said it was given by Dr. Arthur Warren Waite to induce him to swear about arsenic in embalming fluid used on John E. Peck. Waite faces murder indictment and Monday arraignment.
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