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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1908
Page
3
Short notes list various local ads including drugstore promotions rooms for rent and employment. It mentions Our Drug Company Thornton's candy transient room and board and a ticket sale contest offering fifty dollars in gold to top sellers with details and contact points.
A Negro woman named Magnolia Dean was arrested last night on Broad street for cursing several white people. Her case is scheduled for trial before Mayor Dorsey tomorrow morning.
Clarke county Democrats held a morning convention at the courthouse to elect a new county executive committee and delegates to the senatorial convention. Judge George C. Thomas nominated and John B. Gamble elected chairman by acclamation, with T. W. Reed chosen secretary and a five member committee named to report executive candidates. Delegates to the senatorial convention were set as Reed and Thomas, amid debate over rotation voting and a return to the old system.
In Bishop yesterday seven in the morning Andrew Price was shot by Marshal Sterling after Price threatened to shoot him. The bullet entered just above the hip and passed through. Price was taken home then moved to St Mary's hospital where doctors expect possible recovery.
Morgan county selects A. E. Douglas H. W. Baldwin John Bostwick and Charley Shouse as delegates to the state Democratic convention. All backed Joe Brown for governor. The 1906 Hoke Smith lead in Morgan fell by 115 votes in the recent primary, Morgan once a Smith stronghold.
The United Confederate Veterans of the South will meet in Birmingham this week to choose a successor to the late General Stephen D. Lee. General Clement A. Evans of Georgia is likely to be named. A special train for veterans and friends leaves the S A L depot tomorrow at 8 o clock city time with fifty to sixty from the city and nearby areas.
Georgia Loan Co offers loans to salaried workers and others with simple payment plans. Located in room 106 Shackelford Building, call phone 299 for details.
The Thirtieth District Senatorial convention failed to convene because of no quorum. D. M. Gaulding represented Oglethorpe, Clarke county was represented by G. C. Thomas and Jp. W Reed, while Madison and Elbert sent none. A new date will be announced soon. Mrs. C. Y. Wier and Miss Sarah Wier depart Monday for Cedartown for the Norton Wood wedding.
Repairs have been completed on the Y M C A pool floor in Athens. The natatorium is praised as one of the city’s most popular spots for men. The pool meets high standards of cleanliness and water quality under the physical director’s care. Visitors enjoy watching expert swimmers and the surface returns coins flipped into six feet of water.
The YMCA announces no meeting this Sunday afternoon due to a speaker securing hitch. A strong speaker will be introduced Sunday June 14. Men's meetings drew crowds in the gymnasium noted for its open breezy layout. The reading room remains open 2:30 to 5 for strangers away from home.
In Atlanta Little Rock and Memphis reports, battery pairs include Ford with Johns and Mc Murray, Walters with Wells, and Crystal with Hart. Umpires Fitzsimmons O'Brien and Brown officiated the games as scores show multiple decisive results across venues.
The fleecy staple rose yesterday with sales at Ath ens trading around 12 cents a bale, the highest in months. Higher cotton prices and renewed business activity signal improving country conditions.
In Clarke county Mr M L Dunaway voted for Hon Joseph E Crown the father of Little Joe in Brown and Hill race. He then did not vote for governor until Thursday when he backed Little Joe praising his father and urging others to follow his lead.
Hon Frank Park of Slyvester Georgia was elected judge of the Albany circuit last Thursday over incumbent W N Spence. Park, brother of Professor R E Park of the University of Georgia, is praised as one of the ablest lawyers in the state and seen as a distinguished, efficient jurist with many friends congratulating him.
The United Commercial Travelers of Classic City Council announce a July 4 barbecue to raise funds for entertaining the grand council of Georgia and Florida in 1909. Prizes for top ticket sellers include 25, 15, and 10 in gold. Event details and contact info via Mr J B Thornton Birmingham and Thornton Bros Cafe near the car line.
This afternoon at four Woodmen of the World Camps 292 and 7 will unveil a monument to Sovereign Henry Eidam and lay flowers on graves of Gibson Dootson Fiautau Edge Quillian Finley. T W Reed to deliver address and Lee Cox to read a poem.
Los Angeles on June 6 C W Averill heir to a ten million dollar fortune plans to aid 25 000 or more people He will establish headquarters in a large city likely New York or Chicago He says he will give needed 500 to those who have and deserve it while helping both good and bad people including the intemperate convicts and a girl in distress He aims to extend aid beyond the initial 25 000 if successful
Antiseptic lotion claims to prevent blood poisoning from cuts bruises or burns and to ease healing without maturation in less time than usual treatments. It supposedly relieves burn pain almost instantly and is sold by H R Palmer Sons W J Smith Bro L P Canning E C McEvoy Orr Drug Co in Athens Ga. Mrs M G Michael and David Michael visiting in Athens.
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