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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
8
A collage of local ads covers insurance by Lipscomb & Co real estate auto policies. DuBose & DuBose offers fast fire insurance and loans. Rentals, sales, poultry, grocery specials, and hardware paper promote coffeehouses, hospitality, and commerce in Athens with multiple phone contacts and property listings.
Short notices list real estate agents, insurance firms, grocery items, boarding stables, lodging for rent, and household goods. Cabbage, turnips, potatoes, and paper products are advertised alongside medical tonics, plasters, and patent remedies. Local businesses promote savings bank deposits and shopping specials with phone numbers and addresses.
Classified ads list five acre tract near city limits, four room Barber Street house with electric lights and city water at 8.50 monthly. Also stray light bay horse reported missing from April 22 and local poultry and meat supply ads with contact numbers. Includes saw mill outfit for sale or trade and references a fire-related business disruption.
A Clarke county event at 10 o clock a m on Saturday April 29 at the State College of Agriculture will showcase the Boys Corn Club and the Girls Canning and Poultry Club. Programs include welcome by Dr A M Soule and talks on home life excursions to college plots gardens and dairy and livestock departments.
An advertisement lists china vases sugars and creams chocolate pots cups pitchers salad bowls cake plates mayonnese sets sauce dishes card trays tankards cracker jars gift cups and saucers. The ad notes regular artists ware with beautiful shapes and invites calls or orders by phone.
The federal court adjourned for the term after handling several minor cases involving illicit distilling of whiskey by mountain defendants. Most business moved to the next term due to an unready federal building courtroom and a large volume of records. Judge Newman, District Attorney Tate, court officials, and parties departed last night and yesterday afternoon.
Mercer defeated Trinity for the second time as Mercer hitters collected 13 singles off Bob Gantt and 11 off his brother Sam. Hogg, back after smallpox, allowed seven hits in his Mercer debut. Trinity showed form slippage amid distractions and five errors aided the Eagles. Umpire Day. Haughey's Orchestra Cafe Royal 5:30 to 6:30. ladies invited.
The Six Grade Sluggers defeated the Milledge Avenue Stars 5 to 3 in a fast game. Battery for the Sluggers was Barrow J and Wootten B, while the Stars featured Hooper W and Mell C.
Foley Kidney Pills are advertised as a concentrated blend with established therapeutic value for kidney and bladder ailments. They are described as antiseptic, tonic, and restorative and urged to refuse substitutes, sold by all druggists.
News from Athens reports the death of Ada Henderson Foote of Elizabeth New Jersey a daughter of the late Rev. Matthew H Henderson former rector of Emmanuel church The funeral arrangements include arrival in Athens Friday interment at Oconee cemetery with services at her home prior to departure and friends meeting the funeral train time of arrival and interment to be announced later
The Georgia Reserves under Coach W. A. Anderson leave this morning for two road games in Middle Georgia. They face Gordon Institute at Barnesville, then the Baptist prep school at Locust Grove. Nine players travel: Peacock, Mick Gray, Cooper, Riley, Twitty, Felker, Hatcher, Hitchcock, and English.
The University Athletic Association has secured a leased wire to provide full detailed reports of the Georgia Vanderbilt games from Nashville Cafe Royal. Matinees start at 4 30 with twenty five cent admission and seating for ladies. The reports note strong fan turnout at Macon and foresee continued interest today and tomorrow.
The Banner corrected last night that the freshman debater is the son of Col M G Michael, not Mr Simon Michael as previously stated. The note says any father would be proud of such a son.
At Stallings park on Boule vard this afternoon the colored ball teams from Atlanta University and Athens will cross bats. The event promises to attract a great deal of attention and public interest.
The First Methodist Church holds special services led by Rev. John B. Robins from Trinity Church Atlanta. He delivers sustained study and deepens interest, with an 8:30 pm message tonight. No 4 pm sermon today due to Memorial Day exercises. services continue through Friday night.
Rev. W. L. Pierce, presiding elder of the Athens district, conducts a second week of revival services in Greensboro. He was home only briefly Monday and returns for several more days as the city experiences spirited meetings unseen in years.
Word comes from the community that Rev. A J Sears of Oconee Street Church is improving. He has left bed rest, is gaining strength, and will likely not resume pulpit duties next Sunday but is steadily recovering with better days ahead.
In police court two whiskey selling cases were heard in morning and afternoon sessions. Roland Williams received a two hundred dollar fine or six months on the streets after a lengthy trial. Dennis Frane was convicted and fined two hundred dollars or six months. both cases appealed and to be retried at the next city council meeting.
The Oconee Street school barbecue raised a neat sum for the piano. Teachers thank contributors and patrons for help and support.
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