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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1916
Page
6
A column of notices advertises Lipscomb's Specialty Insurance and Jester’s fire insurance option. It lists a Monarch typewriter for sale, private student board in Hardwick Ga, a cane syrup drive by mill, and Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs with over forty years of use.
The Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on deposits compounded twice yearly on January 1 and July 1 with savings from $1.00. A. H. Davenport advertises lending on farm lands or city property. Local shops promote corsets, tires, groceries, and cinema. Over four thousand bottles of Bludwine were consumed in Athens and surrounding area yesterday amid booster messaging.
Dr A M Born, reported ill on Hill Street with acute indigestion, was seriously affected for two to three days but was noted last night to be improving somewhat.
Colonial theater features Renfax film musical motion pictures with singing dancing and talking pictures plus the feature Caprice of the Mountains a tale of Caprice Talbert and Jack Edmonds with themes of love marriage and moral choices. Caprice runs away meets a fairy prince and later reunites with her mountain life.
In Crawfordville Ga Jessee Peek delivered the season’s first bale weighing 420 pounds and described as good cotton. The bale was stored in the warehouse and slated for market the next day. Also reported a joy ride led to a 51 day sentence for one boy and six others bound over to the superior court on $75 bonds after taking Judge Holden’s car.
The body arrived in Athens from Atlanta at 10 40 this morning, to be taken to the Meigs street home of his parents. The funeral will be held at 4 pm from that home with Rev E H Jennings officiating. Interment follows at Oconee cemetery beside his brother Frank. He leaves a wife and son Jack, parents Mr and Mrs W G Carithers, two sisters Elizabeth and Mrs Roscoe Chesley, and a brother Herschel.
Watermelons on ice guaranteed fresh. Prices 20c 25c and 30c. Delicatessen Shop. Phone 1131.
In Lexington on August 25 the Moody vs. Georgia Railroad Lessees case takes an unusual turn as railroads move for a new trial after the verdict. The plaintiff who won $2,000 also filed for a new trial, and the defendant now joins in requesting a fresh trial.
Two years ago W C Jones of Buford North Dakota suffered a severe week long diarrhoea attack. A druggist recommended Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose relieved him and in two days he was well. Many druggists recommend this remedy as reliable. Obtainable everywhere.
President Wilson plans another recess appointment to keep George Rublee on the federal trade commission. Rublee has served since March 1915 without pay, and his confirmation was previously rejected by Senate critics who called him personally obnoxious.
Amy E Ginn aged sixty five died yesterday at her home 153 Barrow Street after a brief illness. She is survived by her daughter Miss Vesta Ginn. A short funeral will be held at 9:30 AM at the residence by Rev E H Jennings, after which the body will be taken to the S A L station for interment at Holly Springs cemetery in Bowman on the 10:40 train.
A city police lull of fifty hours produced no arrests, followed by twenty hours with thirty six defendants to the recorder’s court. Yesterday's twenty four hour period yielded thirty six docketed cases, ten others for minor offenses, with twenty five charged for street tax defalcations by colored men who failed to pay the three dollar legal minimum.
Hon M J Yeomans of Dawson a Terrell County legislator and UGA graduate long active in Georgia politics has drawn broad endorsements for a Court of Appeals judgeship. A former country teacher and Dawson school superintendent he authored the recent free school book law and has served as solicitor of Dawson City Court and state Democratic executive leader.
The second chapter of the celebrated serial Liberty arrives at the Elite Theatre with Marie Walcamp performing daring stunts. Good comedy features accompany the program at the Elite today.
An unread Georgia legislature resolution proposed to partition Chatham County as the Territory of Chatham with seats for delegates in the General Assembly. Drafted by Rep. Shelby Myrick to mock the Chatham delegation, it was killed on the closing day and never read.
Friends statewide note in Special Order No 166 from the adjutant general that T R Gentry commercial superintendent of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company is appointed lieutenant colonel and aide de camp on the governor s staff. Gentry trained as a cadet at the University of Georgia and alumni will congratulate him.
Mrs Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven New York endorses Chamberlains Cholera Morbus remedy as a cure for colic and bowel troubles for her seven year old son and other family members. The advertisement claims it is obtainable everywhere.
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