Peabody fund to be divided among Southern schools
Trustees plan to wind up the Peabody educational fund with about one million dollars going to the Peabody Normal School at Nashville and another half million distributed to Negro schools in the South. The remainder would support white institutions in the region, likely normal schools or universities, with Atlanta or Georgia institutions among probable beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody Educational Fund
New York
Peabody Normal School
Nashville
Tennessee
South
Peabody
State Normal School
University of Georgia
Peabody Fund
Prof A E Park Lectures Tonight at City Club
Prof R E Park leaves today for Atlanta to deliver a lecture before the Twentieth Century Club on Thomas Carlyle. The club members anticipate one of the best literary lectures they have heard. Park will lecture again tomorrow at Gainesville.
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R. E. Park
Atlanta
Twentieth Century Club
Park
Thomas Carlyle
Splendid Club
Gainesville
Staake Company Ends Athens Run With Applause
Doc Staake and the Vital Tone Concert Company closed their stay in Athens with a Colonial Theatre show to a receptive crowd. The minstrel vaudeville program drew praise and Staake’s remarks on Athens and its people met with applause.
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Dr. Staake
Vital Tone Concert Company
Athens
Colonial Theatre
Doc Staake
Old Church Bell to Ring Again in Athens Tower
The Presbyterian church in Athens plans to reinstall the historic bell previously housed in the tower of the Hancock Avenue building. After tower removal during renovations, the bell has been stored and will be rehung in the main structure, delighting hundreds who missed its mellow tones.
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Presbyterians
Athens
Hancock Avene
Hell
Pastor Rev Al J Sears takes post at Ocotive Street Methodist
Stev AO Sess, the new pastor of Ocotive Street Methodist church, moved to Athens and settled at the dutch parsonage on Oconee street. He preached his first sermon Sunday to new members present, and his arrival is seen as promising for the church's work this year. Rev Sears is described as highly consecrated and enthusiastic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stev AO Sess
Ocotive Street Methodist Church
Athens
Oconee Street
Sears
Sheriff John Wier Improves Slightly Says Doctor
Sheriff John W. Wier was slightly better by midnight, with physicians noting a change for the better though he remains critically ill. He held his own through the day and doctors express cautious optimism for a further improvement soon.
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John W. Wier
Atlanta salcong will not close
Chief Henry Jennings of the Atlanta police department states saloons will not be closed before the first day of the year despite circulating rumors. He sees no trouble in the final days of the liquor regime but warns police can quell unrest at its start.
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Atlanta
Henry Jennings
Police Department
Select Paper Shell Pecans For Sale By Freeman's Nursery
Freeman's Pecan Nursery offers guaranteed select paper shell pecan trees for sale. Located at the cor Milledge and Lumpkin streets, the nursery advertises ready-to-plant selections for pecan cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman's Pecan Nursery
Cor, Milledge and
Lumpkin Streets
Dying Word From Washington On Gettysburg Hero
Word from Washington reports Dr. J J Purman an Oxford veteran saved at Gettysburg by Thomas P Oliver of Athens lying in a Washington hospital after an operation on an old Gettysburg wound. Col Thomas J Shackleford recently returned from Washington where he heard Oliver's visit and the Athens connection. It is feared Purman may not survive and his Confederate friend may soon join him in the bivouac beyond the flags.
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Washington, D .C
J.J. Purman
Gettysburg
Thomas P. Oliver
Lyes
Cantal
Col
Thomas J. Shackleford
Washington
Oliver
Purman
Shackleford
Athens
Oliver Haring
Washington City
Gettysture Kay
Dr. Mirman
Pr. Purman
Athens City to hold Fourth Ward alderman election Dec 20 1907
By order of the Mayor and Council of Athens an election is set for December 20 1907 in the Fourth Ward to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alderman elect T P Oliver. Polls open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the county courthouse on Prince Avenue with managers H C Conway Louis Camak and John Bird appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Athens
Aldermaram
W. L. Wood
Hereas
T. P. Oliver
Rowe
Counsil
City of
Athens
County Court House
Prince Avenue
H. C. Conway
Louis Camak
John Bird
Atheny
Head Lettuce Fancy Celery and Fruit Name Notes
A brief listing highlights produce names such as Head Lettuce Fancy Celery and Sheep Nose Apples with descriptors rich ripe mellow and noted brand variants Arnold and Abney. The fragmentary text resembles a market or catalog item line with repeated phrases and misspellings.
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Arnold & Abney
New Three Story Hotel to Rise on Clayton Street Site
Hodgson and Shackleford sell to G. H. Williamson and V. Petropol. Williamson moves his grocery store on January first. J. Lt. Kenney to build a three story hotel with Petropol owning and managing a European style lodging above a Petropol cafe. The front will be handsome and interiors finished with baths and modern conveniences.
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Clayton Street
J. Lt. Kenney
Fines Levied in Mayor Court Over Disorder and Vandalism
Yesterday in mayor s court Tom Tom Sims was arraigned for attack on a black man and attempting to cut him. The mayor fined Sims fifty dollars. William Thornton and Jim Moon were fined five dollars each for disorderly conduct after a scrap near Seaboard depot. Charlie Derricotte broke a storefront window at Arnold and Abney, paid for the glass and a five dollar fine for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tom Sims
Sims
William Thornton
Jim Moon
Seaboard
Charlie Derricotte
Arnold & Abney
Lula youths bound over in car burglary case
Three Lula Ga youths Frannie Bennett Homer Posey and John Quillian Woodall were bound over in bonds of 400 dollars each to answer a charge of car breaking and robbery at Lie la Woodall later obtained a railroad job after the alleged theft Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup advertised with claims of free gentle bowel action for colds and no opiates.
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Lula Ga
Frannie Bennett
Homer Posey
John Quillian Woodall
Lula, Ga
Liela
Young Woodall
Kennedy
Royal Arcanum Meet Tonight In Oconee Lodge
Oconee Council Royal Arcanum will hold a meeting at 7:30 PM in the lodge room. Officers for the upcoming term will be elected and all members are urged to attend. Moses Morris serves as Regent and M Jankower as Secretary.
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Royal Arcanum
Oconee Council
Red Men's Smoker and Social Session
A smoker and social session is planned for the Soquee Tribe council tonight with refresh ments. All members urged to attend. A. H. Tuck is Sachem and J. G. Trussell is C. of R. Also promotes Kodol as a remedy for stomach troubles promising relief through natural digestants and vegetable acids. Sold by all druggists.
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Soquee Tribe
A. H. Tuck
Sachem
J. G. Trussell
District meeting of Odd Fellows invited speakers
Representatives from Odd Fellows lodges in Jackson Hart Franklin Walton Holdersham Banks and Stephens counties will meet this week at Jefferson Grand Master J H Dozier Hon N Holder and Col W B Sloan are invited to speak at the event.
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Odd Fellows
Jackson
Hart
Franklin
Walton
Holdersham
Banks
Stephens Counties
Jefferson
J. H. Dozier
N. Holder
Jackson Herald
Col
W. B. Sloan
Gainesville
Meeting of the Presbyterian Brotherhood Tonight
The regular monthly meeting of the Presbyterian Brotherhood will be held this evening in the Sunday school room of the Presbyterian church at 8 o clock. Two five minute papers will be read and the committee on membership will report. All officers for 1908 will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Presbyterian Church
So¢lock
Had Kelley Gone Into the Army at Georgia
University of Georgia authorities investigate reports that Orrin Green Kelley disappeared student may have enlisted in the U S Army. Chancellor Barrow confirms Kelley left for Swainsboro to visit his brother and that rumors place him at Fort McPherson with the Seventeenth Infantry.
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Atlania
Orrin Green Kelley
University of Georgia
United States Army
David C. Barrow
Col. Hitech
Barrow
Kelley
J. N. Kelley
Swainsboro
Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Ex-Governor Terrell Visits Roosevelt Denies DA Job
Ex-Governor Terrell of Georgia meets President Roosevelt in Washington with Senator Clay, denies any interest in the northern Georgia district attorney role. He says the job pays only 4000 to 5000 dollars and he came to pay respects. Carter Tate plans to resist resigning as district attorney to run for the Blue Ridge circuit judgeship.
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Washington, D. C
Terrell
Georgia
Roosevelt
Clay
Carter Tate
Blue Ridge Circuit
Fresh Cauliflower and Fruit Prices Listing
A brief shop notice from Arnold and Abney lists fresh cauliflower at 15 cents a pound alongside grape fruit and bananas. The terse ad pairs produce items with the vendor name, reflecting a simple local market display.
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Arnold & Abney
Cotton Receipts in Athens Show Increase Over Last Year
Receipts for the season reach almost eighty thousand bales, about four thousand more than the prior year at this date. The rapid marketing indicates a smaller crop this year with less cotton held by farmers than last year. Season 1906-7 shows stock on hand September 1 and totals for receipts and shipments, with local spinners deducted, and season 1907-8 records cited.
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Athens
Acme of Excellence in Christmas Gifts Shines in Athens
In Athens at Charles A Scudder's shop an extensive display of Christmas gifts draws praise for quality and artistry. The White and gold China line, Haviland Dresden set, baccarat glass, copper and brass handiwork, and mosaic pieces attract eager shoppers. Scudder’s selection earns high praise as patrons purchase amid a festive showroom atmosphere. A separate police note reports a negro boy Horton arrested yesterday to face sanity evaluation and possible asylum commitment. Morton LC Hill of Lebanon Indiana testifies Dr Detchon Relief for Rheumatism relieved his wife's inflammatory rheumatism after eight doctors failed. sold by H R Palmer & Sons.
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Athens
Charles A. Scudder
Mr. Scudder
China
Haviland
Dresden
Scudder
Horton
Morton LC. Hill
Lebanon
Ind
Detchon
H. R. Palmer & Sons
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Peabody Board
A. E. Park
Staake Company
Impresdium
Dr. Staake and Company
DeWitt
All Drug Wists
AL J. Ears
Oconee Street Church
Sherif Wier
Jennings
Dr. Purman
Moses Morris
M. Jankower
District Meeting OF
Dozier
THE
Kelly
Uncle Sam
Sens
C. A. Scudder
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