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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1911
Page
8
Short notices list real estate rentals and sales, clothing bargains, and service ads. Items mention Erwin & Company fire insurance, Jester insurance, Davison Nicholson Co, Rochester Clothing Co, Athenaeum meals, shoe repair, Hotel Mitchell dining, rental cottages, two young men for dry goods, and sale of automobiles. Multiple local businesses and contact details appear in compact notices.
A collage of short ads and notices including bank rates at The Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent, real estate and insurance promotions by Lipscomb & Co, Rochester Clothing Co, and DuBose & DuBose. Also housing rental offers, farm produce prices, sale announcements, and job training for barber students with Mo ler Barber College. Includes items for sale such as a 1911 Marvel motorcycle and household goods, plus a call to take meals at Athenaeum Cafe.
Athens adopts a two installment tax plan with the second one third due July 15 and payable to Treasurer Wood at city hall until August 1. The reform eases payments for average taxpayers, reduces overdraft interest for the city, and sewer rents are due July 15 to August 1.
Interest in the State Normal School surges as catalogues run short. Officials ordered three thousand extra copies beyond the original edition. The legislature is urged to fund a new building to accommodate rising attendance, with the school reaching about two hundred fifty thousand children through teacher outreach.
Portland July 7 The opening of the annual North Pacific Association of Amateur Oarsmen regatta marks the year’s biggest event for local oarsmen. Races span two days across senior and junior singles doubles and fours on a 1.5 mile straight course with top rowers from Vancouver and Victoria adding international flavor.
Canning Now promotes jars and preserving equipment including Mason's Jars and Schram Self sealing Jars in pint quart and half gallon sizes. The ad invites customers to phone in orders for fruit jars and jelly tumblers.
The northwestern city fair ground area buzzes with warehouse construction. Hardeman & Phinizy’s large eight part facility advances to meet R L Moss & Co’s cotton trade, with R L Moss & Co. and Southern Manufacturing Co. planning new structures. Empire State Chemical already operates a storage and mixing plant there, alongside a compress and the Barber Street project.
The Southern Poultry Association will hold a meeting at city hall Wednesday night with a program described as very interesting. Members praise the group’s work in poultry raising and the spread of useful information, expecting continued success and community benefit.
A seven room new house on lot 66 measures 2 3 by 180 feet. It features hardwood floors and doors and is offered for sale at 2750 dollars.
Chicago expected to host the 1912 American Bowling Congress tournament pending guarantee fund success after an executive meeting in Chicago. Sprains note the need for careful treatment with Chamberlain's Liniment, advertised for sale by dealers.
Gainesville Georgia July 7 Gillsville Hall county town to obtain a bank with incorporators Claud J Meaders J B Davis J C Henderson Wiley Gilmer J F Harrison and J O Bryan of Gillsville and R J McCrary of Athens This will be the sixth bank in Hall county.
The YMCA Boys Camp shows rising enrollments with two more joining. Many plan weekends and a few days as the advance party prepares to depart for the mountains. Baggage to Southern depot today, advance group leaves Monday morning, regular crew Tuesday. Join the joyous camp experience.
Gainesville Ga July 7 at the annual stockholders meeting the Gatensville Street Railway Co. re elected the board of directors and officers with A G Sharp as president W A Carlisle as vice president and W H Slack as secretary and treasurer. The officers reported a very satisfactory condition of the company’s affairs.
Revival meetings led by Rev. E. L. Roberts of Monroe will be held at the Oakwood Baptist Church beginning the third Sunday in July. Rev. Hood, pastor of the Oakwood church, announced the series.
Sam Langford and Jack Discoll of Canada plan a Winnipeg bout on July 29. Jack Ward returns to England after touring the U S with Matt Welle. Knockout Brown demands 12500 for a Wolgast bout, not close at that price. Bill Squires to fight Bill Lang in Sydney next month. Lang previously beat Squires badly a year ago.
In Atlanta on July 7 the legislature debated a probe into lynching effects but halted one measure and postponed another. Members agreed the Walton county grand jury, not the legislature, should handle the investigation.
Gainesville ministers from all denominations form a joint body to coordinate action. Dr. C. E. Doman of First Methodist is president Rev. J. E. Hampton of First Baptist vice president and Rev. A F. Nunn serves as secretary.
Representative Toombs DuBose arrived last night from Atlanta and will spend today and tomorrow with his family before resuming duties in the legislature. He has been one of the busiest members, introducing many bills and coordinating appropriations for educational institutions.
Valdosta plans a state normal college for south Georgia modeled on Athens’ school. Rep W L Converse seeks a charter amendment to raise about 50 900 dollars by adding one mill on property value for the city’s share. The project has backing from Chancellor Barrow and would be a university branch serving southern schools.
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