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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1881
Page
3
A terse intelligence report appears in the April 5 issue highlighting local developments. The note mentions ATNENS and references Ghe Toleckly Banner as the source, signaling a memo or bulletin of regional interest.
Clarke county school board adopts Sanford's Arithmetics Derry's United States History and Worcester's Dictionaries. Death of William G Noble noted, Athens respected merchant and church member. Real estate sale of Lucy Cobb Institute lots yields strong prices, four acres selling for over two thousand dollars total.
An extended notice extols John Ryan of Atlanta as “the monarch of low prices,” promising a large stock of dry goods hats and shoes, with bargains for rich or modest budgets. It also promotes the Chapman Brothers gas engines and the Broomwald firm for doors and sash, urging readers to trust home dealers Horley and Smith for durable wagons and buggies. The piece closes with praise for civic figure Jackson Davis and his balanced, prudent conduct postwar.
A long piece traces the push for rail connections to Hartwell and the Northeast, urging Athens to follow Augusta’s example and to seek the Hartwell extension. It notes Carnesville to Bowserville plans fueling Franklin County trade via Athens and mentions public sentiment, university funding talks, and local business promotions.
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