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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
10
A collage of short classifieds and notices including real estate leases, rental ads, vehicle for sale, farm and poultry offerings, wallpaper sale, construction supplies, employment requests, and shop announcements from local businesses and individuals. Names include Erwin & Company Jester Lyndon Mapp Arnold.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises savings accounts with interest compounded monthly starting January. Deposits as low as $1.00 accepted. Auction of prize-winning White Leghorn and Buff Orpington eggs priced at $1.50 for 15. Various employment and rental notices follow including barber school ad, furnished room rental, and cottage for sale on easy terms.
Mount Vernon Masonic lodge schedules a called communication at the usual hour above Dorsey and Funkenstein's store. Several candidates will be advanced to the Fellow Craft degree as numerous candidates are on the way and interest runs high. All qualified members are urged to attend.
Mr. W. H. Lofey of Memphis, long with Gulf Refining, relocates to Athens to supervise mechanical equipment for Atlantic Compress Company's operations.
An Easter egg hunt will be held Friday April 5 at 3 30 p m on the Young Harris Memorial church lot at Boulevard and Chase streets. Admission ten cents. Ice cream and cake will be sold. Older people are invited to attend with the children.
Indian Runner Duck eggs first prize pen of light fawns five dollars per fourteen. Choice pen cilled browns three dollars per fourteen from mixed yards of fine strains two dollars per fourteen. Buff Orpingtons or Rhode Island Reds two dollars per fifteen. Suncrest Farm. Phone 322-1.
Tickets for the suffrage drama at the Colonial go on sale at Palmer's for next Monday evening. Balcony seats are 50 cents while downstairs seats cost 75 cents. First come, first served.
Mrs Corra Harris, now of Nashville, Tennessee, and formerly of Georgia, arrived in Athens yesterday as a guest of Mrs R L Moss Sr until Friday. She will read a characteristic paper before the University Club during her stay.
Mr. E. J. Lester died yesterday at his home below Winterville in his 64th year from pneumonia. He leaves widow Mrs. Mary Lester and five children. The funeral and interment are scheduled for 11 o clock today at Winterville.
The notice states Mr and Mrs Seabtorn Polk Christopher invite guests to the wedding of their daughter Katie O to Mr Thomas Alva Early on Wednesday April 24 at seven in the Methodist church Bishop Georgia. After the Georgia Auburn game a Friday afternoon German Club soiree will be held. Mr and Mrs James Doolittle of Watkinsville were here yesterday. Mr and Mrs Edwin B Magill have taken apartments at Mrs D P Haseltons.
Special to The Banner from Atlanta April 3 Hon A A Lawrence representative from Chatham county reports strong Underwood support in the First Congressional District He notes Athens and Chatham send sentiment for Underwood and predicts a large majority on May 1 with broad backing from both factions and local leaders including J Randolph Anderson president of the Chatham County Underwood Club
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hughes four years old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hughes left home to visit the bond election then rode a tricycle he found on the sidewalk to return home If you own the tricycle call No 471 to recover it
A campaign to establish a Hartwell camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is under way led by Hon. James H. Skelton who handles preliminaries. Gen. N B Forrest is expected to visit Hartwell soon to assist. Hon. Julian B. McCurry, recently ill, is improving and hopes to return to work next week.
Children from several squads in West Athens work for a mile of pennies to aid the Hiawassee Settlement. Teams show sharp competition and rivalry among captains as 250 feet of the 5,280 needed are secured. Sixteen pennies per foot, total mile of pennies funds a worthy project.
A joint Georgia House and Senate committee will inspect the University of Georgia property in Augusta including the Medical College building and Orphan Asylum premises. Senators Whitehead Harris Worley Ennis and Oliver along with Representatives DuBose Cannon Moore Ragsdale Worsham Bell Blackshear Ward Kirby Cordell Hoope and Stovall are listed. After Augusta inspections the group will visit Athens Milledgeville and Atlanta before reporting to the next assembly session.
A legislative committee finished a two day review of Georgia institutions in Athens and reported the University of Georgia the State Normal School and the State College of Agriculture in excellent condition and deserving larger appropriations. Some members also visited Augusta for the Georgia Medical College Milledgeville for the G N I College and Dahlonega for the NGA College.
In an uptown home a late night robbery occurred while the men were away. A young man left to guard the ladies and children was found asleep intoxicated. valuables including jewelry were taken. The incident has not been reported to police and officials seek to keep it quiet.
Auburn arrives this evening to face the Red and Black on Sanford Field for two strong games Friday and Saturday. Alabama lineup not yet announced. Auburn, a football foe of Georgia, boasts two top pitchers and a swift captain at shortstop. The series is billed as among the best in the South and will test Georgia's mettle for fan support.
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