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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
8
A quoted exchange notes impatience over a subscription delay. One speaker argues against being held up for a second subscription while the other urges prompt action, with a brief aphorism about quick giving.
A frantic man enters a drugstore asking for cash and a bottle of soothing syrup. The clerk questions the size, while the man repeats his demand, intertwining a reference to Illustrated Bits.
Keyston e Chapter R A Masons meets the third Tuesday at 8 p m at Max Joseph building lodge room. Invites all qualified companions. Trussell and Stone officers listed. Also Royal A rch and I O R M and I O O F groups schedule weekly meetings at designated lodge quarters with officers named and all in good standing urged to attend.
Georgia Railroad timetable lists arrival and departure times with numbered trains and agent Hoke. Central of Georgia routes show leaves at 7:30 a.m. and 1:10 p.m. plus 4:20 p.m. connections. Gainesville Midland serves Athens with daily and Sunday specifics for departures at 5:10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7:45 a.m. weekend services.
Large crowd fills the Catholic church as Father Thuente speaks on The Essential Difference Between Catholicity and Protestantism. Tonight extra seating will be provided by removing a partition. Ahcente’s talk last night was a forceful explainer of Catholic beliefs. Tonight at 7 30 a.m. the Holy Sacrifice will be offered and Sunday at 3 30 p.m. the mission will close with a final talk announced later. All Athenians are invited to attend the 8 p.m. services.
The YY M Coal hosts a Sunday afternoon meeting with Prof V Sanford of the University of Georgia as speaker. His subject is The Trial of Christ. The religious work committee announces the talk at four o clock, free to all attendees, expected to draw much interest and aid men in understanding the truth.
The Yankee Drummers was staged at the Colonial last night with mixed notes. Critics with limited space avoided a full critique while noting the performance did not impress those absent. The lines and music were ordinary and the ensemble appeared in keeping with the production.
At a council meeting Alderman Rowe introduced a resolution to lay a water main along Nacoochee Avenue from the Boulevard to Prince Avenue. The measure was referred to the waterworks committee for investigation and a report at the next council meeting.
The Athens Terminal Company applies to the Railroad Commission of Georgia for authority to issue 128000 dollars in five percent thirty year gold bonds of 1000 dollars each. This is the remaining balance of 250000 dollars bonds issued July 1, 1907. The hearing is set at the capitol in Atlanta on March 4, 1908 at 10:00 a.m. E L Douglas is president.
The Georgia Anti-Saloon League plans a meeting in the state next week to back a constitutional amendment banning liquor sales. The group pushes members of the legislature to pledge support to prohibition as it expands across Georgia. The meeting in this city will occur within the next few days.
Mr. R. G. Williams died yesterday morning at six o'clock at his daughter's home Mrs. Lloyd Brooks after a long illness. He had been in failing health for some time and is survived by two children John W. Williams of Commerce and Mrs. Lloyd E. Brooks of Madison county. He was a longtime Madison county resident. The remains will be taken to Danielsville for burial with an interment at one o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. E. D. Charles of Harbor Maine touts Electric Bitters as a neighborhood favorite. The tonic claims quick relief from dyspepsia liver and kidney issues malnutrition nervous debility and general weakness. It purifies the blood and serves as spring medicine sold under guarantee at local druggists W. J. Smith & Bro. and H. R. Palmer & Sons for 50 cents.
Attorneys Smith and Tuck filed a bill of exceptions yesterday in Clarke Superior Court involving Emma Madison convicted of arson. The case heads to the Supreme Court, awaited with high interest. Madison, a negro woman, was found guilty of participating in the barn fire at Henry Comer’s property months earlier.
A Traveler's Protective Association meeting is set for eight tonight in the Athens City Hall council room. Cary J King of Rome heads the Georgia group and will address attendees about reviving the local post. Athens post to be reorganized and officers elected with delegates chosen for the March state convention.
A simple economical dessert combines English walnuts, figs, and JELL-O. Dissolve JELL-O in boiling water, cool slightly, then stir in figs and nuts. Serve with whipped cream. Walnuts, figs, and JELL-O are available at groceries. Makes a large, economical serving for a family.
The first real contest of the season features the Lawyers against the Freshmen this afternoon. Top university talent backs two first class squads as they vie for varsity honors and a likely class championship. Lineup includes McDonald Colby Cox Arrington Foley Roberts Gozart Barnett Watson Blalock Cobb Gibbs Ayers Biggs Chirk Oglesby Griffith Sherman.
Madison Superior Court will be convened by Judge Worley at Danielsville Monday morning. A number of Athens bar members will be in attendance. There is little business on the docket but enough cases will be tried to fill a week. The criminal docket is lighter than in years with few cases currently listed.
A historic advertisement promotes Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen as a universal cure for coughs colds croup and lung troubles. It claims availability at druggists in 25 50 and 100 cent bottles and emphasizes its protective benefits.
Washington had just admitted cutting down the cherry tree yet claimed he never abused the plum tree. The New York Sun notes he held himself above his illustrious successor with a boastful tone.
An ad touts Foley is Honey and Tar as a remedy for la Grippe coughs and to prevent pneumonia. It warns to refuse substitutes and buy the genuine product in the yellow package from all druggists.
A farming tip filled column urges careful planting and farming tweaks including sowing clover twice and rolling fields to ease soil work, while a New York Times inspired anecdote recounts Ex Attorney General Barber at a Southern society dinner where an elderly man buys a razor for social differences.
Lt. Kimball, head of the life saving service, recalls a tale about steadiness being overused in hiring. An applicant was praised for steadiness, but a remark from Mrs. Madden illustrated the joke that too much steadiness can be fatal to success.
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