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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1906

Page

4

Local Social News and Return Visits in Athens

Residents report returns from outings and visits across Georgia. Miss Maud Arnold, Miss Ethel Tutwiler, and Miss Mattie Lee Phinizy travel, while Dr. I S Hopkins and Major George Hoyle appear in town for meetings and military inspections. The community notes several meetings and a dance at Skalowski Hall.

George S. Hoyle United States Atlanta Athens Major Hoyle

Athens Co operative Live Stock Insurance Co Chartered

The Athens cooperative live stock insurance company will be chartered today by the Secretary of State in Atlanta and begin business immediately. Notable members include Cobb Lampkin Elmer J. Crawford S. R. McDuffie H. S. West W. P. Jackson and A. A. McDuffie, prominent Athens businessmen.

Gunners’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company Athens Cooperative Live Stock Insurance Co Atlanta Athens Messrs. Cobb Lampkin Elmer J. Crawford R. McDuffie H. 8. West W. P. Jackson A. A. McDuffie

Electric storm disrupts Gainesville power and traffic

Gainesville Ga August 28 a severe local electrical storm plunged the city into darkness last night stopping cars and cutting all power. The event, likened to the June 1903 tornado, frightened residents while everyday life and services paused.

Gainesville

Man who made 15,000,000 in years laments hunt for junk art

A Chicago Record-Herald anecdote recalls a financier who, despite immense wealth and a fine home, spends years shopping European junk shops for dingy wall pictures. The tale notes the irony of wealth versus simple taste.

Otis Leagh Plymouth County Boston Herald Otis Leach New Bedford Boston Chicago Record-Herald

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