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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1912

Page

8

Short Notes of Interest from Palmer's and Others

Classified style notes list piano, hardware and paint shops, rental housing on Meigs Street, and sales pitches for aluminum utensils. Plant orders for delivery around April 25 include tomatoes peppers eggplants and onion sets, with various seed varieties named. Also mentions tobacco dust for mites on chickens and woolen-clothes storage.

Chalk’s Michigan Acme Perfection Livingston Globe Beauty Pondorsa Trophy Stone Buckeye State Ferry Normal School Pharmacy Imp

Athens Savings Bank Offers Juicy Savings Deal in City Page

France and Real Estate features the Athens Savings Bank promising interest on savings deposits with compounding dates January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 welcomed. Also promotes onion sets from Palmer's and home hardware items at Bondurant's. Rentals listed for two six room apartments on Cobb Street. Local sellers advertise pottery and art finishes from Bondurant Hardware Co.

Athens Athens Savings Bank Boulevard Dearing Street Virginia Avenue Foundry Street Georgia Railroad

Judge West Praises Col Smith in Letter

Judge H S West of Athens city court writes April 24 1912 that Col R L J Smith Commerce Ga is aggressive capable vigilant and dangerous to violators. He endorses Smith for solicitor general Western circuit noting his duty to be conducted intell igently fearlessly and ably.

H. S. West City Court of Athens Col. R. L. J. Smith Col R. L. J. Smith Commerce Western Circuit Jefferson

Local Ads and Listings From 706 Son. Mutual Bldg

Multiple small notices offer sale of furniture and homes for rent, farm goods, plants, animals, services, and an auto for sale. Listings include W M Pittman savings, D G Anderson contact, summer water promotion, onion sets and tomato plants from Palmer's Suncrest Farm, milk cow wanted, Burroughs adding machine for sale, River street properties, Moler Barber College positions, and Sparks Vulcanizing tire service.

Cadets End En Campment With Memorial Parade in Augusta

Augusta Ga April 26 20 000 witnessed the Georgia cadets close their encampment with a parade beside Augusta troops in memorial exercises They break camp tomorrow at 8 30 and head to Athens A sham battle at the T R R Cobb camp near the fair grounds demonstrated army maneuvers Cadet Major Sewell led the attack and Captain Woodcock commanded the defense Major Jos A Atkins praised the plan of attack saying it was nearly perfect Three companies D and E and artillery took positions near the canal with thousands of blank rounds fired in the skirmishes

Chasem Augusta Georgia Cadets Augsuta Athens Augsuta Chronicle University of Georgia T. R Sewell Woodcock

Two Guessed Rights Score Georgia Victory in First Game

R B Saxon and E Twitty correctly forecast the result of the opening ball game between Georgia and Trinkty. Their return cards shown at Costa's indicated a Georgia win by two to one, and the final score matched their prediction.

R. B. Saxon E. Twitty Georgia Trinkty Am Woods Costa

Grand Commandery Masons to Meet in Macon Next Week

Mr W C Jordan returned yesterday from Macon where he attended the Grand Chapter meeting of Royal Arch Masons. He is an enthusiastic Mason and follows grand lodge affairs closely. Next week the Grand Commandery will convene in Macon with several local members, including Jordan Hardeman Palmer Barrow and Young.

W. C. Jordan Macon Royal Arch Jordan Grand Lodge Grand Commandery B. F. Hardeman H. R. Palmer Jas. Barrow L. N. Young

The Call of the Wild for the Juniors

A YMCA meeting for Athens boys features a vocal solo by G G Singleton of the University of Georgia Glee Club with Reuben Jackson on piano, plus a five piece boys orchestra. The secretary speaks on The Call of the Wild at 3 20.

Boya Funday Athens G. Singleton University of Georgia Glee Club Reuben Jackson

Local Families Plan Long Western Trip

Mr and Mrs Roy Mure and their young daughter depart for Sehnectady New York after a short stay. Miss Frances Jackson returns from Winston Salem and Lexington North Carolina where she was entertained. Mr and Mrs John B. E Talmadge Jr leave for an extended western trip to California visiting major cities. They expect to be away until mid June.

Roy Mure Sehnectady, N. Y Frances Jackson Winston-Salem Lexington N. C Jno BE. Talmadge, Jr California

Baseball results across pro and college leagues yesterday

Weather favored the ball, with many games completed in pro and college play. Notable scores include Nashville 6 Birmingham 3 and New York 10 Washington 2 among professional games, while Georgia defeated Trinity 12 zero and Alabama beat Mississippi 10 4 in college action. The city league junior game did not count as only four innings were played.

Southern Nashville Atlanta Birmingham Montgomery New Orleans Mobile Chattanooga Memphis Sally Albany Columbus Columbia Savannah Jacksonville Macon Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia St. Louis Chicage Cincinnati City League of

Athens Peacock Boys Rally In Slugging Prep Victory

In a high grade prep baseball clash Athens High School Peacock beat Athens High School 9 to 6. Mangum pitched for Peacock while Glen Bond started for the locals and both sides showed sharp fielding and timely hitting with Dorsey, Wilkinson and Costa among the standouts for the High School and Quigg, Etheridge and Bond helping Peacock secure the win.

Bond Ate Eng Atlantans Wilkerson Peacock Moss Wells McMillan Mangum Quigg Etheridge Tupper Smith Crenshaw Athens H Dorsey K G. Bond Wee Wilson Kytle Costa Lanier Hutchens F. Bond Gummary Lucas Eealee School Glen Bond Doc Wilkerson Anothe Wilkinson G. Bond

Odd Fellows from Oconee to Celebrate Anniversary in Bishop

Col R L J Smith of Commerce Georgia passed through Athens en route to Bishop where Oconee county Odd Fellows will celebrate an anniversary. Hon W S Coleman and Grand Master Clarke will speak. Smith also plans talks at Appalachie Lodge 163 and recalls helping form Harmony Grove Lodge in Commerce.

R. L. J. Smith Commerce Athens Bishop, Ga Odd Fellows Oconee County Bishop W. S. Coleman Clarke Georgia Col. Smith Appalachie Harmony Grove Lodge Toos

Also Mentioned on This Page

City Property Mo.t Gholston Tuck H. P. Hinton Real Estate Erwin & Company Fire Insurance WIN & Company J. C. Jester New Shipment Union Palmer's Meigs Street A. H. Davison A. A. Johnson The Bondurant Hardware Company Palmer France Lipscomb Palmer’s Bondurant’s Sparks Vulcanizing Co HE. S. Lyndon Bondurant's Cobb Street W. A. Jester Bondurant Hdw. Co C. A. Scudder West AL Smite W. M. Pittman D. G. Anderson Son. Mutual Bldg U. H. Davenport Linton Hotel Sangea H. B. Shy Summer Street Tfdle Suncrest Farm Linton's Spring Water Co Lyndon Barber Street B.S Crane M. L. Manne Burroughs Athens Trust & Banking , Company River Street L. FE. Brooks, Fri-Sat-Sun Moler Barber College L. N. Young. le W. Buckwald Bloomfield Sparks . Vulcanizing Co Masons Hull Road Burnt Factory Ile Clayton ST Athens High School Pulaski Street Hancock Avenue Milledge Grady Avenue Nantabala Springdale Milledge Avenue Stephenson & Hull
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