Appreciation Letters From Farmers On Educational Train Visit
President Soule received many letters from farmers praising the educational train tour through Georgia. Farmers traveled up to thirty miles to Lafayette to view the exhibit and express gratitude for the program’s benefits to Georgia agriculture and beyond.
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President Soule
Soule
Ringgold
Andrew M. Soule
Athens
Lafayette
Catoosa County
Georgia
C. M. Conley
Walker County
Pind
I. L. Magill
Schubert Symphony Club at Athens Y M C A
The Schubert Symphony Club and Lady Quartette will perform at the Athens YMCA on Friday evening April 3 under the Athens Lodge B P C E. Rev Homer T Wilson praises their first class entertainment, noting it uplifts the audience and benefits community welfare.
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Schubert Symphony Club
Athens Lodge
Schuberts
Homer T. Wilson
United States
Reaves Wood Returns to Chicago After Visit
Mr Reaves Wood of the United Press Association returned to Chicago yesterday after a two week visit to his parents Mr and Mrs W L Wood of this city Athens boy Wood has achieved success in the West and has many friends here interested in his advancement in his chosen profession.
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Reaves Wood
Chicago
United Press Association
W. L. Wood
Mr.Wood
Athens
West
Oliver Campment No 14 I O O F meeting tonight
The regular meeting of Oliver En campment No 14 I O O F will be held this evening at 8 o clock. The three degrees will be conferred. All patriarchs are invited to attend. Those wishing the degree In Good Fellowship may join if in good standing in the subordinate lodge by timely application. Co P Smith C P J A Mealor Scribe. Huylers in Fancy Boxes at Palmer & Sons.
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Oliver
Qdd
Co. P. Smith
C. P. J. A .Mealor
Scribe
Record of Drunkenness Decline in Athens After Prohibition
The Athens report notes a sharp drop in drunkenness since prohibition began. January recorded ten drunks, February fourteen, and March ten so far, totaling thirty four for the period. Last year over one hundred sixty were convicted in mayor's court.
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Athens
Chattanooga
Davison-Nicholson Co Offers Wide Fashion Line Sale
A broad clothing and domestic goods sale features 100 fine tailored shirts from Davison-Nicholson, skirts in multiple fabrics and colors, tailored suits and silk ensembles, plus large stocks of shirt waists, muslin underwear, infants and children's wear, hats, white goods, and embroideries. Prices range from under a dollar to twenty dollars, with many sale items highlighted.
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Copenhagen
Cilldrey
Rynpers
Mayor Dorsey Fines Negro Man for Beating Wife
Yesterday Mayor Dorsey presided over a case of Joe Vann charged with beating his wife. He was found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of twenty five dollars. Russell Stricklang received a one dollar fine for riding a bicycle on the sidewalk under city ordinances.
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Dorsey
Joe Vann
Russell Stricklang
New York Expert Arrives to Install City Water Filter
Mr. G. W. Knight of New York has arrived to commence installation of the city water works filter. The unit will ensure ample water for oil consumers and prevent muddiness seen last summer. The work should take about ten days to complete and the filter brought into good working order.
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G. W. Knight
New York
Pension Money Awaits Pensioners
Ordinary Wingfield reports funds on hand to pay pensions for J. P. Ravis W. B. Garrett J A Eppes J S Christian and Mrs Jane Gary who have not yet claimed. Please notify him or the parties so the amounts can be collected before the money is sent back to the Atlanta commissioner causing delay.
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Wingfield
J. P. Ravis
W. B. Garrett
J A. Eppes
J. S. Christian
Jane Gary
Commissioner of Pensions
Atlanta
Injunction Filed Over McGregor Co Building On Blayton Street
Court clerk filed injunction proceedings to restrain Booth & McLeroy from interfering with the McGregor Co moving into a new building on Blayton Street. A dispute over contract requirements for materials and construction led to the filing, with a hearing set for April term of Clarke Superior Court to decide compliance.
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Crawford
Booth& Mleroy
McGregor Co
Chamberlain
Blayton Street
Cate
Brayd
Olerke Superior Court
Booth & McLeroy
Mra, Chamberlain
Southern Express creates Northern division with Norfolk HQ
On April 1 the Southern Express Company will form a Northern division with headquarters in Norfolk Virginia, overseen by H M McCulloch. Athens previously under Georgia division will report to the Northern division’s superintendent in Norfolk. J J C McMahan seeks re election as Clarke county representative in Georgia assembly under Democratic Party action.
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Athens
Norfolk
Southern Express Company
Northern
H .M. McCulloch
Georgia
Northernvision
Clarke County
General Assembly of
Democratic Party
J. J. C. M’mahan
Athens Fire Alarm System Restored To High Standard
Chief George W. McDorman of the Athens Fire Department reports the Gamewell fire alarm system is now in perfect shape after weeks of repair. The overhaul replaced most cable with copper wire, over five miles laid, restoring reliability following prior damage. Athens now has one of the best fire alarm systems in the South.
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Gamewell
Thin City
George W. McDorman
Athens Fire Department
Ckitron
McDorman
Athens
Col Lipscomb Awarded Fifty Dollar Premium
Col F A Lipscomb is notified by Maryland Casualty Co of Baltimore of a fifty dollar premium for increased business written in 1907 over 1906. Lipscomb is a leading insurance figure in the state, and the award reflects his enterprise and push in securing agency business in the city.
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F. A. Lipscomb
Maryland Casualty Co
Baltimore
Lipscomb
Republicans Meet Tuesday Morning in Clarke County
Clarke county Republicans gather in Gospel Pilgrim's hall on Hangook avenue next Tuesday morning to select delegates for district and state conventions amid a split over a presidential candidate. It is believed Hughes has majority support among local Republicans, all colored, affecting chances at the national convention. Revival services at Oconee street church grow, with Rev. A. J. Sears preaching on The Healing of the Leper to large nightly crowds. Services held at noon four pm and nightly at eight, with all invited.
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A. J. Sears
Oconee Church
Clarke County
Gospel Pilgrim's Hall
Hangook Avenue
Hughes
Athens Faces Large Census of School Age Children
The city undertakes a state mandated school census to determine apportionment of the common school fund. Athens estimates about four thousand children of school age, with enrollments around twenty three hundred in city schools and several hundred in nearby institutes. The effort aims for a thorough count to secure a larger county share.
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City Board of Education
Athens
Knox Institute
Jeruel School
Lucy Cobb Institute
State Normal School
New Southern Mill 18 Operation Opens at Plant
The Southern Manufacturing Company has started operation at its new mill. Machinery was installed recently and production began a few days ago. Twenty five new company houses are filling as operatives arrive. The mill, alongside New Holona, makes the largest in the region except for that one. A new Huyler shipment is available at Palmer & Sons. Johns Hopkins has established a tuberculosis study department in Baltimore, led by Dr. William L. Mons, noted for his Johns Hopkins work and local ties to Athens.
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Johns Hopkins
Southern Manufacturing Company
New Holana
Baltimore
William L. Mons
Rufus J. Moss
Moss
Mons
Athens
City Council Adopts Pavement Plan and Raises Tax Rate
The adjourned meeting considered pavements of sidewalks in granolithic material and read the ordinance for a new tax levy. The rate rises to one and a quarter percent, up a quarter, adding about twenty one thousand dollars in taxes while offsetting dispensary losses around fifty thousand yearly. Capt L A McMaffan and Mr A L Hull from Cobb Delany Camp urged inviting the Confederate Veterans of Georgia to hold their 1909 reunion in the city as guests. The matter was referred to the committee on new enterprises and will be reported at the next regular session.
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L.A. McMaffan
A L. Hull
Cobb-Delany
Confederate Veterans
Confederate Veterans of Georgia
Christian Church Convention Opens Tonight in City
Tonight at eight o'clock the Christian church convention for the district will begin at the local church. Delegates from all area churches arrive today as Rev. W. A. Chastain of Athens leads opening services and W. B. McDonald speaks on "The Northeast District and its Part in Evangelism." Tomorrow's program will be announced this evening.
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W. A. Chastain
Athens
W. B. McDonald
Williamson’s Menu for Housekeepers
The advertisement lists celery lettuce tomatoes egg plants bell pepper fancy grape fruit fresh shipment oranges tangerines whole evaporated apples Quaker Oats in sealed cans orange marmalade Welch’s grape juice black soup beans and other staples. Crowded at Idlehour Theatre as Stanton Flamme change act with Highland Fling sword dance and new ballad I Miss You in a Thousand Different Ways.
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Welch
Idlehour
Stanton and
Flamme
Schofield
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Huyler
Palmer & Sons
Arungtion FE
Southern Express
COL
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NEW Southern Mill
WL. Moss
Pany
Huyler’s
Christian Church Convention
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