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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1911
Page
2
Plans announce a new building on Lumpkin Street beside the Y aimed at attracting a desirable tenant. The brief notice outlines development intent and location without detailing the tenant or project timeline.
Real estate notes and various business odds. shoe repairing and trades advertised. Poultry supplies, paints, glass, and wallpaper offered. Rentals, loans, and services listed with vendors and contact numbers. Local businesses promote goods from bread to candles, with shops on Clayton Street, DuBose Avenue, Broad Street, and Hancock Avenue.
Fire Insurance Lipscomb and Co Real Estate Lipsombs Co Cheap Insurance It costs as much as the beat We have Lipscomb and Co The largest savings bank in Athens The Athens Savings Bank pays 4 percent interest on savings deposits Deposits received from 1.00 up Get the saving habit For Sale A nice Well broken horse Not afraid of anything Dr Dillard Cream Puffs today at Thompsons Bakery at 25c a dozen Phone 777 For Sale Horse runabout and harness W B Steadman of Les Chas Cs Pare do your painting and wall decorating When you find chipped enamel in your food phone the Aluminum Man Phone 339 1 Five room house with modern conveniences situated on Franklin street DuBose and DuBose Agents Excellent pasture water and shade 1 50 per month Phone 1045 Hotel Sanges Thompson's Bakery will sell milk biscuit today for five cents a dozen Phone 777 Lost A round pin set in opals and pearls Return to C B Griffith and get reward
Gainesville Ga July 31 The Princeton, Gainesville s new hotel, opens to the public today after serving the first meal yesterday morning. Manager Bratinia receives congratulations on the fine accommodations. Four to five hundred people toured the hotel during Saturdays opening. In the rear pavilion on the second floor many young couples danced to Baldwin s orchestra.
Memphis defeats Birmingham 6 to 4 in nine innings with Dixon Brannan for Memphis and Kent Yantz for Birmingham on Pfeninger’s umpiring. Earlier, Memphis won 6 to 1 over Birmingham in eight innings with Dixon Brannan at bat and Pfeninger again umpiring. A Chattanooga vs New Orleans game was rained out. Off days followed for Atlanta versus Mobile and Nashville versus Montgomery.
We carry Mason jars and automatic sealing jars with large stock for wholesale and retail. Prompt delivery. Full line of China and table glassware. Enamel tin aluminum wooden wares for the housekeeper. The most varied line in Athens. Your orders appreciated.
Atlanta actions on a bill for a commission form of city government proceed with witnesses in favor and against. The House Committee on municipal affairs adjourned to resume Monday afternoon. No report yet from the Appropriations Committee. The judiciary committee may report on governor appointments, with looming party fights if approved.
Gainesville Ga July 31 Grand jury adjourned recommended hiring a stenographer for the grand jury room to aid upper court proceedings. Judge Jones praised the idea and the jury also backed discontinuing tick eradication for the county. They urged annual expert audits of county books and full disclosure to officials and the grand jury.
Washington Georgia July 31 next Friday John D Walker of Sparta will add another state bank to his list. Friday and Saturday his representatives with Lincoln business leaders toured the county and placed the capital stock of 000. Lincolnton already has a bank and despite no railroad its farmers prosper from cotton prices. the new bank will be formally organized Friday at Lincolnton with Hon J R Boykin editor of the Lincoln Journal and Dr W B Crawford county school commissioner as leading promoters.
Prof. Fred J. Orr of the State Normal School returned yesterday from a professional and business visit at Tallulah Falls. He was there for two or three days.
Judge John J. Strickland arrived back last night from Gainesville and Jefferson where he pursued professional duties. He is regularly summoned to these towns for court sessions and municipal matters.
Notice to home seekers announces 1000 acres of fine farms for sale at a bargain for sixty days. Property can be subdivided into smaller parcels to suit buyers. Inquiries directed to Bogart Georgia to J P Wise real estate dealer.
Charlotte faces water famine as ponds dry and reservoir works stop. A pump failure halts Catawba tank-car plans while Mayor Bland suspends blue law on mineral waters. Sanitation fears rise. guards and fire squads to guard health as residents flee to shores and mountains.
Royston Ga July 31 Sam Bowers, Royston fan, mocks other Georgia towns all home teams claiming Royston’s stars. He cites Ty Cobb and Paul Cobb from Lincoln Neb Western league Garnett Brooks and Charlie Brooks Albany South Atlantic league Starke Ginn Roanoke Virginia State league Rucker Ginn University of Georgia Jeff Roberson Henry Jordan Riverside Academy, plus three top amateur pitchers Bailey Blackman Jordan. All Royston products, trained locally. can you beat it.
A copper plated half tone sketch found on a sidewalk in Athens was buried in sand and shows signs of surface scratching. The notice asks if readers can identify the subject in the image and suggests advertising as the method to locate the owner. Parishioners report rising kidney and bladder issues with Foley's Kidney Remedy touted as effective relief. A testimonial from H M Youngpeters credits Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets with restoring health after digestive distress.
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