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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
8
Short notes of interest on insurance and real estate offerings. listings include fire insurance sharing, groceries, shoe repair, harness, farm animal sales, plant sales, lodging at Wrightsville Beach, rooms for rent, auto sales, building lots, and theatre ads for Paul Rainey Africa film at the Majestic plus Allen's Foot-Ease promotion and a Chamberlain remedy endorsement.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on impounded savings deposits from January 1 and July 1, with deposits starting at $1.00. Also promotes Southern Electric Co. for wiring and fixtures, and lists local ads for groceries, appliances, and services across Athens.
Seven senior pharmacists from the University traveled to Indian Springs for their State Board exam. After 45 of 107 passed, one Georgia student mourned missing the list, only to find by dawn his margin would have let him pass next year, preserving Georgia’s historic record. Dr Bob Wilson and Secretary Jordan confirmed the Georgia name remained intact.
Broad Street dealer H. T. Huggins & Son promotes cream freezers ice boxes water coolers and refrigerators for summer. Highlights include North Pole all metal freezers Snow White metal refrigerators solid oak models and water coolers with varied price points plus china and crystal ware and wedding gift pieces.
Judge Newman convened the federal court for civil business yesterday and will admit several young lawyers to the bar tomorrow afternoon. City Court in session Judge West gathered the court to finish the Cooper vs Coal Co case and other civil matters. Judge Brand will call the superior court tomorrow afternoon to admit graduates from the university law school.
R. A. M. There will be a regular meeting this Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at Masonic Hall. The Royal Arch degree will be conferred and no further convocations will be held until notice due to heat. Refreshments after the degree. W. C. Jordan H. P. M. T. Summerlin, Secretary.
Mrs W R Pridges died at her High Shoals home shortly before 2 30 am reporting details from the morning. A near cyclone hit Commerce Georgia on Saturday night following a brief but violent rain storm causing structural damage including a gin house near Wheelers and the Yarborough residence on Park Hill. Trees were uprooted and the local telephone exchange went down briefly as lightning struck multiple times including Lint of Dungan's chimney.
Sympathy runs deep for Mrs. E W Barksdale as her daughter Mrs A H Milstead mourns the death of a sister Mrs Montero in Richmond Va Two weeks later Dr L A Woodson aged 78 died in Oakman Birmingham with funeral at St Marys on the Highlands and interment at Elmwood He was brother to Dr L G Woodson and father of Dr R C Woodson also of Birmingham Survivors include Maj R S Woodson of St Louis Dr John L Woodson of Oakman and Dr Andrew Woodson of St Louis
Dr. L. A. Woodson was a Confederate veteran with a fine record serving as surgeon in General Early's brigade and later with the Tenth Thirteenth and Fourteenth Alabama. Pallbearers for the funeral this afternoon include Maben Hobson Dr. Norborne Cocke Dr. J. F. Dedman W. W. Long J. P. Lee C. Bi. McLendon Charles B Fremont and D. L. Robinson.
Local timber supplier Klein & Martin Co offers framing lumber storm sheeting plank and dressed lumber. Ready to furnish any amount on short notice and invites customers to compare prices to save money.
An advertisement for Oley Cathartic Tablets promoting as a regulator for a stout person to feel thinned out and more comfortable. H. R. Palmer & Sons markets the product with claims of relief from constipation and distress after meals.
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