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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1910
Page
4
Athens agents for The Columbia Fire Insurance Company announce services for local property coverage. The firm promotes fire insurance products and related risk protection for residents and businesses in the area.
Short classifieds list six rooms for rent on Cobb Street via W A Jester and Prince Avenue offerings. hardware store ads from Talmadge prompt lawn mowers garden tools and hose. painting by Chas W Parr and Bishop Motor Car Co services. fresh strawberries from Williamson. celery and ice cream freezers. real estate listing Lipscomb Co. garden plants and tomatoes. stenographer position by P O Box 144. stove wood and cotton seed oil notes. prices and shipping figures included.
Clarke County tax collector H H Linton notes book closings and public notices. The item also lists Moler Barber College and Moser College in Atlanta advertising courses by mail. A furnished front room for rent near the courthouse campus is offered for eight dollars monthly through Bickers at the Banner office.
State Treasurer J. Pope Brown issued the regular call for Georgia state banks to submit statements of condition as of March 29. Banks will send replies within about ten days. This is the second 1910 call. four yearly calls are provided by law, with two more after summer.
Market brief notes Athens Middling cotton at 1458 cents per pound while New York cotton prices are listed in the market notes. The snippet provides a terse price snapshot without broader context or fluctuations.
Thomas A. Edison subscribed 100 to the Juvenile State in Jackson county. Gen eral Secretary Crawford Jackson reports Edison showed strong interest as Florida hosts offers of land for winter homes and a school building proposal by George R. Lynn. Henry Rodreguez, a Cuban boy from Tampa, is the first foreigner committed to the Juvenile State.
Governor Brown seeks two Georgia men to volunteer as delegates to the Second International Congress of Road Builders in Brussels July 1 to August 7. The trip costs must be paid by the delegates, with no guaranteed state funds. The congress, presided by King Albert, promises high level talks on good roads, with English sections arranged for ease of understanding.
Early morning wedding in Judge Wingfield's office united Mr. I. G. Ford and Miss Sarah Osley with only a few casual witnesses present. The ceremony was performed by Judge Wingfield Sr. The notice urges readers to register before April 4 and vote in their own district for the upcoming primary.
President Taft headlines a three day social convention in Worcester Massachusetts starting with a welcome reception and an afternoon mass meeting at Mechanics hall. About 10000 visitors are expected with speeches by leaders of major railways and railroad unions and a notable Sunday program featuring Taft as guest of honor. E S McLean returns from a pleasant Macon visit.
Lake Geneva Wis April 1 The Yerkes telescope at Williams Bay will soon view Halley's comet as it leaves the sun and travels toward its greatest brilliancy. Astronomers expect the comet to be visible to the naked eye within about three weeks and to brighten nightly until May 19.
President Taft elected to receive Elks degrees in Richmond Virginia with date to be fixed by the president. A newspaper man close to Taft is arranging the details and the formal request to confer the degrees will be presented next Wednesday night. No public time will be announced to avoid a large crowd.
Georgia blanked Clemson 1 to 0 in a nine inning mound duel. Kid Brannen pitched a brilliant game fanning fourteen and scoring the lone run, while Rivers held Georgia to a single tally but Clemson could not muster offense. The teams scheduled a rematch today at 3:30 with Smith set to start for Georgia and Tolleson or Thompson expected for Clemson.
In Athens the hearse wheel remained idle for over three weeks due to severe weather and pneumonia outbreaks, with undertakers reporting reduced activity since late January. A brief shift occurred yesterday as services resumed, while the strange lull raised questions about seasonal demand and street salting implications.
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