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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1912

Page

5

Georgia Baptists at Blue Ridge August Assembly

The Georgia Baptists hold a summer assembly at Blue Ridge in August with a full schedule of classes, sermons, mission studies, song services, and stereopticon views led by ministers such as A Henry and F C McConnell. The lineup covers August 4 through 14 with daily programs, music, and Bible study activities.

Georgia Baptists Blue Ridge Assembly of the Georgia Baptists Deas Baptists Henry W. Bealer W. Andrews Ww. BH. M. A J. W. Shepard Mison Brazil A. W. Bealer Harry Edwards F. C. McConnel Rmon Song Service T. Henry P. m R. J. H. DeLoach Geo. W. Andrews Mission Study Joel Chandler Harris F. €. McConnell Rermon T. A. Henry J. S. McLemore Young People of the Bible Howard Weedon F. C. MecConnel T. J. Henry Will Allen Dromgoole F. C. McConnell A. Henry Arthur Flake J. J. Bennett Pr. E. Burroughs W. H. Young Ruth Jenkins P. E. Burrougs Maud Hamilton E. Burroughs College Y.W Bessie Tift College P. E. Burroughs Shorter College Blue Ridge School Abbie Callaway

Sarepta Baptist Meeting Set for July in Madison County

Special to the Banner reports the Sarepta Baptist Sunday School Association will hold its annual meeting at Hia in Madison County July 23 and 24 with speakers from Commerce and Jefferson. The program lists devotional services, Bible study methods, Sunday school teachings, and various sermons, followed by an adjournment at pleasure.

Madison County Sarepta Baptist Sunday School Association Churches of the Baptist Faith Hla Gilbert Dobbs H. E. Hardman T. C. Hardman Commerce W. W. Jackson Jefferson R. M. Bacon W. H. Faust W. M. Coile J. T. B. Anderson D. D A. Henderson J. P. Cooper P. W. Davis J. S. Hartsfield

Governors race drift in Georgia and New York politics

Henry W. Grady and Joel Chandler Harris heirs discuss placing a national Progressive ticket in Georgia this fall with Senator Joseph M. Dix. Edward W. Sims becomes Roosevelt national secretary. Henry F. Cochems to head speakers bureau. Provisional chair Hotchkiss expands NY count to 40 counties.

New York Henry W. Grady Atlanta Constitution Julian Harris Joel Chandler Harris Edward H. Walcott Georgia C. W. McClure South Joseph M. Dixon Manhattan National Progressive Party McClure Edward W. Sims United States Chicago Roosevelt National Organization Speakers’ Bureau Henry F. Cochems Wisconsin la Follette Gov. McGovern William H. Hotchkiss New York State A. C. Baxter Oswego Ward N. Truesdall Chenago Gilbert E. Purple Tioga H. C. MacKenzie Delaware H. C. Norton Genesee F. C. Raines Cayuga Z. A. Pratt Greene

Knights of Pythias Candidates Dynamo District Meeting

A Jefferson district Knights of Pythias meeting ended with a lively ballot for solicitor of the Western circuit. R L J Smith won over Gamble and Quarterman as Smith served as doorkeeper while his son S J S presided. Delegates enjoyed hospitality from arrival to departure with a barbecue on Thursday.

Knights of Pything Lodge Jefferson District Western Circuit R. L. J. Smith Smith Gamble Quarterman Smith Jis Dookeeper Jefferson

Legislators Banquet and Governor Brown Dines in Cherokee

Atlanta July 19. Governor Brown skipped the Rome banquet for a country dinner in Cherokee county. He praised Aunt Martha Evans’s birthday meal and recounted meeting Uncle Berry Duncan, a farmer who supposedly raised a bale of cotton and 50 bushels of corn on his small Woodstock-area farm, aged 194.

Atlanta Rome Floyd County Catoosa River Brown Martha Evans Cherokee County Berry Duncan Woodstock

Wood and Robbed of Her Husband After Five Weeks

Emma Komer Staley Deemer of Tarentum says she wooed married and was married to Robert S. Deemer in June in Canton Ohio. She alleges relatives of her husband forced him home and that he was kidnapped and held against his will. A suit for alienation of affection is planned.

Wood Pittsburg Emma Komer Staley Deemer Tarentum Canton Ohio Deemer Will Deemer Roscoe Deemer Robert Kittaning

Couldn't Keep Her Mouth Shut Lost Her Teeth Delayed Trip

A nervous woman on the steam ship Metapan as it prepared to sail for Jamaica dropped four false teeth when a piercing whistle caused her mouth to snap open on the gangplank. She retrieved the pieces, postponed her trip, and planned repairs by her New York dentist.

New York Jamaica

Turner's Nine Wins Highlight Evansville Pitcher in Kitty League

Evansville pitcher Turner wins nine of his first ten decisions in the Kitty League as chips and dust fly from the mound. Manager Art Rigs moves Huntsville’s Southeastern League club to Talladega Alabama. Sterrett, ex Princeton star, hits over .300 since joining New York Highlanders. Saginaw and Bay City dropped from Southern Michigan League reducing it to six clubs. Thoney Janvrin Purtell Knight and McHale are ex Boston Red Sox. Many leagues adopt a 999 haircut this season. Kaylor leads Danville batters Hearne tops Threes League pitching. If Sweeney and Perdue tour summer circuit.

Saginaw Bay City

Tribute to Rev M L Troutman D D

Revered tribute recalls two formative moments in the life of Rev M L Troutman as written by Rev T H Timmons. The piece recounts a camp meeting in 1879 and Troutman’s first steps toward Methodist itinerancy amid emotional conversion and early leadership.

Dr. Troutman T. H. Timmons Wesleyan Christian Advocate M. L. Troutman Floyd County Ooostataula Church Forestville Rome Morrison’s Sus Cummings Troutmin Christ Troutsman Jesus M. L. Troumian

Gainesville District Conference of M B Church Set in Winder

Gainesville district conference of the M. B. Church South will meet in Winder July 22 through July 24. Presiding Elder Luke G. Johnson will lead sessions with sermons by Rev. A Timmerman, Rev. H B Mays, Rev. J W Bailey, Rev. John S Jenkins, Rev. G W Tumlin, and Rev. Frank Siler. Meetings cover reports, licenses, finances, missions, Sunday schools, Epworth leagues, and church programs.

Winder Gainesville M. B. Church South Uly North Georgia Luke G. Johnson A. Timmerman H. B. Mays J. W. Bailey J. T. Eakes G. R. Glenn John S. Jenkins G. W. Tumlin Frank Siler Epworth Leagues Woman’s Missionary Society W. A. Albright J. N. McFachern E. J. Robeson

Progress on Elberton and Eastern railroad continues

In Lincolnton Georgia on July 19 officials report the Elberton and Eastern railroad progress despite labor shortages. Director J A Moss cites efforts to recruit workers from New York and nearby farms while the mule team and steam shovel accelerate grading and track laying for four miles and the steepest section between Elberton and Tignall.

Banner Lincolnton, Ga Elberton & Eastern Railroad J. A. Moss Tignall Lincolnton Elberton

Farmers Institute to Be Held at Rayle Georgia

Rayle Ga July 19 President E A Callaway and Secretary J Luke Burdett announce the actual Farmers Institute for Wilkes will be held at Rayle July 31 An excellent program includes talks on agriculture by well known authorities and a barbecue or basket dinner with fuller details to come next week from county organizers

Rayle E. A. Callaway J. Luke Burdett Farmers’ Institute For Wilkes

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