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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1909

Page

8

Short Notes of Interest and Local Ads

Local notices advertise fire insurance Lipscomb & Co and office 109 residence 719. Goods include fancy apples and bananas Fears New City Directory $1, second hand Yale motorcycle bargain HH B Sparks 183 Clayton St. Haircut 15 cents O K Barber Shop Jackson St Athens Ga. Fire insurance Erwin & Company. Learn barber trade Moler Barber College Atlanta. Raisins 10c lb figs 15c Fears & Son. Plumbing Sanitary Plumbing Co 530. Mt Airy cottage for sale eight rooms L C Hopkins 1003 Empire Bldg Atlanta. For sale house Lynwood Park Mrs Eldred Simkins 198 Pope St. Store room 124 Thomas St. For rent one 11 room and one 4 room house J A Gordon. Stoddard's Lectures for sale. Memorial Day flowers Miss Jones 718. Automatic Remington shotgun $20. Klein & Martin repairs and sells carriages buggies autos rubber tires and wood. Wanted two bowling alleys address Manager care Oconee Inn Seneca S C. 3t

Court House Humor Over Hanging Record

A joking exchange at the court house involves Clerk Crawford Judge Cobb and Judge Brand about recording the impending hanging of Will Hawkins on May 28. They discuss adding notes to the execu tion and dead dockets before cases proceed in court.

Crawford Hawkins Clerk Crawford Judge Brand Will Hawkins A. J. Cobb Brand Court House Hancock

Busy Business Men Benefit From Miona Tablets

The article warns busy business men neglecting digestion and overloading the stomach. It promotes Miona tablets to aid digestion after meals, reduce sour gas and heaviness, and claims a money back guarantee. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons for 50 cents, with wider availability through leading druggists.

H. R. Palmer & Sons

Gentle Treader referenced in Balkans troubles remark

The Washington Herald quotes a debate line asking why he is called the gentle Treader. The remark implies he stands for threatened Balkan trouble that never materializes.

Gentle Treader Balkans Washington Herald

Georgia Hands Tech 4 0 In Second Shutout For Tigers

Georgia defeats Tech 4 to 0 as Bostwick dominates with four strikeouts and eleven safeties. Tech uses three pitchers, while Georgia base running and timely hitting produce all runs. Umpires Harmon and Dobson receive praise for fair calls.

Walton Griffith Atlanta Georgia Tech Bostwick Ayres Collier Buchanan Twitlty Hodgson Derrick Twitty McClesky Bartlett Northcutt Harmon Dobson Bostwick Ang Yres Ted Harmon and

Georgia to Meet Clemson Tigers in Friday Track Meet

On Friday at 3 30 p m the Georgia track team will face rivals Clemson Tigers in Athens. Georgia aims to erase past defeats as it tests new performances and hopes for record surprises from several athletes. A large crowd is expected since campus baseball is currently unavailable and the cadet encampment will keep spectators away after next week.

Georgia Clemson Tigers Athens

Superior Court Concludes Session With Indictments

The grand jury adjourned sine die after returning numerous indictments and arrests are expected. Judge Brand sentenced Will Hawkins to hang on May 28 and disposed of several other cases including Huggins v Huggins returned to the auditor, State v Golden Brown settled by cost, State v Pauline Kline bond forfeited, and State v Luke Biggs pled guilty to cow theft with a two year sentence.

Will Hawkins Brand Huggins State Golden Brown Pauline Kline Luke Biggs

Barkoot Amusement Co Attracts Crowds In Benefit Drive

The Barkoot Amusement Co located on Washington street between College avenue and Hull street holds a park fund benefit. Crowds grow daily as attractions including the educated horse and old plantation draw patrons. Proceeds will support the park movement and a strong start is expected to continue through the week.

Barkoot Amusement Co Washington Street College Avenue Hull Street Park Fund

Use of Gas Stove Emphasized for Cooking

The notice promotes buying a gas stove and cooking with gas as a good habit and a preferred practice. It urges readers to make use of gas for cooking and signals lasting benefits.

Visiting society list and an herbal remedy notice

A long society column notes numerous visits and arrivals in Athens including Mrs. H B Harris Watkinsville Mrs John Banks LaGrange Miss Mamie Simmons Elberton and Miss Annie Pitner Athens guests of local residents Also mentions Mr Nesbitt Tinsley Macon and others visiting or returning The column closes with an advertisement offering Mother Gray Australian Leaf a women’s health remedy mailed free upon request and sold by druggists for 50 cents

Mother Gray Mother Gray Co le Roy

Augusta Brings Music Festival With Mme Eames Soloists

Augusta plans a April 26 music festival featuring Mme Emma Eames with Damrosch's Orchestra. The event includes English choruses and soloists, a rehearsal already in progress, and tickets available before the festival. It promises a premier southern concert outside the major northern venues.

Mme Eames Damrosch Augusta Emma Donna Assoluta New York Ochestra Mme. Eames

Editor W. T. Bacon Visits City Praises Growth

Madisonian editor W. T. Bacon toured the city yesterday and praised its rapid expansion and the many meat markets. Col. Adams hosted him at the Hotel and lauded the town’s growth. Bacon, a Georgia alumnus, spoke of the area’s bright prospects.

Laveyer Hall County Col. Adams T of Georgia

Writ of Lunacy Filed Against Brad Spinks

Yesterday James H. Huggins swore out a writ of lunacy against his son-in-law Brad Spinks. He alleges Spinks is of unsound mind and dangerous, having threatened to harm his wife. Trial slated at the court house this morning.

James H. Huggins Brad Spinks Spinks Court House

Dr W A Nelson Baptist Minister Dies in Deland Florida

Dr W A Nelson, a prominent Baptist minister, died in Deland Florida on Tuesday at the age of seventy two. He preached in this city and was a noted religious leader.

Flomda W. A. Nelson Deland Fla Nelson EE

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Lipscomb & Co New City Maxwell W. HL Bishop Yale Motor Cycle HH. B. Sparks Clayton St O. K Jackson St Athens, Ga Erwin & Company J. C. Jester Moler Barber College Fears & Son Sanitary Plumbing Co Lynwood Park Thomas St D. J. Reville J. A. Gordon Stoddard Miss Jones H. B. Sparks Clayton Std Klein & Martin Oconee Inn Seneca 8. C Hyome Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22 W. A. Capps Chartier Brush Twitty, Jr Lucas Beggs Pas Hightower Holland Roberts Clark Sweet Sloan Freeman Houseal Matthews Clemson Superior Court Barkoot Company KKK Aman Kh Harold Hulme New Orleans H. B. Harris Watkinsville John Banks LaGrange W. B. Burnett Messrs Ira Funkenstein LeRoy Michael Greensboro Mamie Simmons Elberton Jessie Phelps Annie Pitner Macon Henry Lamar Vineville Avenue Sam Crowe Baltimore Chancellor David C. Barrow Mary Fox Cornelia Steadman Mable Mayne Bishop City Mrs. Pierce Hunter Mrs. Parr Baxter Street F. W. Jackson Mr. Nesbitt Tinsley Hugh Gordon May Hodgson J. W. Hinton Walter Jones Sallie Maude Jones High Schoals Mr. Jones William Hanline Col M. G. Michael C. B. Daniels The Bohannan Tobacco Co Nashville Duggan and Towne Veebaughn and Smith Um. O'Brien and Pfenninger Perdue Seal Maxwell McMurray U. Pfenninger O'Brien Os Memphis Bartley Dick and Ludwig Ham Little Rock Stockdale Gerard Casey W. T. Bacon Madisonian Madison Bacon Col. J. O. Adams Va Au C. A. Scy
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