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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1911

Page

8

Society Officials and Directors List

Y Carithers serves as president with H C Stockdell as secretary and T Bryan as vice president. L C Quill is assistant secretary and James White is treasurer. Directors include J Y Carithers Chas N Hodgson J T Johnson John R White A H O Farrell W T Bryan O Benton Hamilton McWhorter John T Pittard J C McKinney D W Meadow John R Wilkenson F C Shackelford.

Y. Carithers H. C. Stockdell T. Bryan L. C. Quill Ass’t James White J. Y. Carithers Chas. N. Hodgson J. T. Johnson John R. White A. H. O'Farrell W. T. Bryan O. Benton Hamilton McWhorterJohn T. Pittard J. C. McKinney D. W. Meadow John R. Wilkenson F. C. Shackelford

Short Notes of Interest from Local Advertisers

A collage of small town notices including insurance by Lipscomb & Co and DuBose & DuBose, real estate on Milledge avenue, room rentals, painting and sign work, meals for boarders, eggs from O Kelleys, garden classifieds, lost pocketbook, poultry and garden product sales, and various local services with phone contacts and dates. The item also promotes University Place lots and a Cyphers incubator for sale. It includes rental properties, employment, and home sewing notices.

Short Notes of Interest and Local Ads

Real estate services and fire insurance offered by Erwin & Company plus local classifieds. Numerous small ads cover rooms for rent board beef eggs and kitchen goods, plus notices on typewriters repairs and retail items at Rhodes Hardware and O Kelleys cash grocery. Local residents seek boarders rooms for rent and household needs with contact numbers.

Markets Griffith and Welch Cotton Report Athens

Athens middling prices listed with commentary from Griffith and Welch. The brief market note notes typical fiber pricing and market terms for the Athens area.

Griffith & Welch Athens

Fresh market goods and services advertised locally

Fresh string beans Irish potatoes and tomatoes at Massey and Skeltons. Electric work on short notice by Jones and Kenney. Remington Typewriter for sale cheap. Red Bug Destroyer sold by Normal School Pharmacy. Pratt chicken foods from Fears. Prompt hack service by Pendergrass. Lost Llewellyn setter reported with reward for return to H H Gordon Jr.

Massey & Skeltons

H. T. Huggins & Son Sell Building Supplies

H. T. Huggins & Son advertise lime cement plaster Paris ready mixed paints lead oil calcimo wall colors wall brushes and paint brushes. They offer Southern States Portland cement in any quantity from carload down with quick delivery and low prices. Agents for lime for building from barload down.

Huggins and Son Quick Delivery Service Ad

Huggins and Son advertise rapid delivery with contact at 125 Broad Street for quick local transportation and freight needs.

Seven Year Old Dies from Scarlet Fever in Community

Gladys Pittman seven year old daughter of Mrs. R L Pittman near the State Normal school died yesterday at 6 15 am from scarlet fever. Her funeral service will be at Pleasant Grove church with pallbearers W J Smith C J Kenney J F Payne and John W McElhannon. Rev S J Cartledge to conduct services.

Gladys R. L. Pittman State Normal School Orlock Pleasant Grove Church Messrs. W. J. Smith C. J. Kenney J. F. Payne John W. McElhannon S. J. Cartledge

Mr W C Weir Stricken By Paralysis

Friends mourn news that Mr. W. C. Weir was yesterday stricken with paralysis and lies ill at his home on Virginia Avenue. He was the brother of the late Sheriff John W. Weir and a former valued member of Athens police.

W. C. Weir Virginia Avenue John W. Weir Clarke County Athens

City School Examination for City Applicants

The annual city school examination will be held in the College Avenue building with separate days for colors. Colored applicants on May 13 and White applicants on May 20. Tests cover Arithmetic Geography English Grammar U S History Vocal Music and Education History Penmanship. Exams run from 9 to 5 under Supt G G Bond. Also an ad for Ely’s Dream Balm promising nasal relief.

College Avenue U. S Williams G. G. Bond Ely Ely Bros Warren Street New York

Rainy day cancels many major league games

Weather disruptions yield no games in the Southern, American, and National circuits with several cities listed as rain or not scheduled while some results from completed matches show Memphis 4, Nashville 2 and other scattered scores. Umpires Seabaugh Cauliflower and colleagues are noted alongside Criss Clark Scott Payne and Klem Doyle in the records.

Sanford Flats Atlanta Chattanooga Birmingham Mobile Montgomery New Orleans Memphis Nashville Dickson Donahue Keupper Barr Seabaugh Cauliflower Philadelphia Boston Washington New York Detroit Cleveland St Louis Aes Chicago Eee Criss Clark Scott Payne O'Loughlin Dineen National League

Vinol claims cure stomach trouble with testimonial

A Seymour Indiana testimonial asserts Vinol cured chronic stomach illness allowing work resumption. The ad credits cod liver elements and tonic iron for digestion and energy, promises money back if ineffective, and notes H R Palmer & Sons as Athens Georgia druggists. Also promotes Laxative Brom Quinine Tablets for colds with E W Grove signature.

Seymour Ind Nieman H. R Palmer & Sons Athens E. W. Grove

Health Boards organize for public sanitation drive

The Georgia Association of State County and Municipal Health Boards was formed in Rome during a Georgia Medical Association session to promote health and sanitation. Officers elected include Dr. J. C. Bloomfield of Athens as president and Dr. O. H. Weaver of Macon as vice president.

J. C. Bloomfield Athens Rome Association of State, County and Municipal Health Boards Georgia Medical Association State Board of Health O. H. Weaver Macon A. V. Wood Brunswick Cherokee Hotel E. C. Davis Moses Wright W. W. Mangum Dunbar Roy Atlanta

Hearing on discharge in Harris Baker bankruptcy case set

In the Northern District of Georgia Eastern Division a hearing on Harris Baker's petition for discharge is scheduled for May 22, 1911 at 10:00 a.m. in Atlanta. Creditors and interested parties may appear to show cause why discharge should not be granted. Also includes an advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.

Harris Baker United States District Court Room Atlanta Georgia W. C. Carter Walt. G. Cornett United States District Court

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Columbia Fire Insurance CO New Total Assets Erwin & Company Fire Insurance—Lipscomb & Co Real Estate Lipsecomb & Co Lipscomb & Co Sanges DuBose Fleming Milledge Avenue R. O. Starick Cafe Royal Jim! Moon Lumpkin Street University Place Dearing Street Leathers & Evanson O'Kelley's Cash Grocery Store W. A. Reid Banner Office Washington Street F. G. Umbach Sapalo St Sanford Field Acme Stone Michigan Normal School C. A, Blasengame J. C. Jester Athens Savings Bank O'Kelley's Cash Barber Street Rhodes Hardware Company Aig McGregor Co C Gray Clayton Street W. M. Pittman Hull Street A. A. Johnson Lyndon Harmon's All Kinds Max M .Hubert Clayton St Call Comercial Smith Premier O'Kelley’s _cash Bath Massey &Skeltons Liverpool Hily Oe Ee Aef Jones & Kenney Remington Llewellyn H. H. Gordon, Jr H. H. Gordon H. T. Huggins & Son Broad Street Plaster Paris Car Lh. T. Huggins & Son Athens Shoe Company SERVI Pluvius United Brooklyn Ames Myers Knetzer Aitchison Bell Erwin Klem Doyle Tyler Graham Brennan Alexandra Johnston Doomn Eaton St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburg District Court of the United States Northern District of F. Marti St. Joe Mich Foley
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