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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
8
Short notes advertise Maplewood Inn chicken daily and reservations, a lending company, factory equipment, lumber supplier, real estate rental, music class opening, and lost items with rewards. Contacts include Bertin, Wm. C. Davis, Senter, E. G. Lynden, and R. E. Haughey with addresses in Maplewood area.
Multiple brief notices show The Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest on deposits from $1 with compounding semiannual. Maplewood Inn advertises reservations and rooms for rent, with managers and contact numbers. Suncrest Farm and Suncrest Hotel ads appear alongside renting and boarding requests.
Mr W E Hixon national sales agent for the Automatic Fire Extinguisher visits Atlanta to promote the company. Two public demonstrations are planned on Broad Street near the Clarke monument at noon and 5 PM with Mr Saunders available for additional demos all day.
Washington Americans won their seventeenth straight game in a league record performance. Yesterday's results include Southern Atlanta 6 Nashville 10 Birmingham 1 Mobile 0 New Orleans 7 Montgomery 8 South Atlantic Macon 3 Albany 2 Columbia 0 Columbus 9. Free demonstrations on fire extinguisher and alarm management will be held today near the Elijah Clarke monument on Broad Street at noon and 6 PM.
An advertisement promotes a complete selection of hammocks for hot weather and a wide range of tennis, baseball, croquet, golf balls, gymnasium goods, and pennants. The ad invites customers to let the store supply their needs.
Athens celebrates two prizes awarded yesterday afternoon during junior ovations. Col Lucian Goodrich of Griffin delivered the cup and medals in a concise address. Victor Victor of Atlanta won the sophomore cup. Ed Morganstern of Atlante earned the junior orator’s medal. Phi Kappa members Victor Victor, Tra Fenkenstein of Athens, and Leroy Michael of Athens claimed the sophomore de Later’s contest. Freshman debate produced Stephens Mitchell of Atlanta, Charles B. Sweet of Cornelia, and Terrie Nichols Hendricks of Nashville as winners. Company A, led by Capt Bert Michael, received best drilled company honors, while Burd Little of Duluth, a freshman in Company D under Capt Charles E. Martin, won best drilled man.
Special to the Banner reports at Atlantic Beach on June 18 that F. W. McKee of Atlanta led attendees including Neal of Atlanta R. L. Walker of Cuthbert W. J. Murphy of Newnan C. L. Betts of Rome and G. C. Armstrong of Athens. Retiring president E. P. McBurney received a solid silver vase from the association. McBurney thanked the group. Macon invited the next meeting. resolutions urged Congress to raise cattle tick fight funding from 250000 to 1000000 and to appoint a chief statistician for cotton crop reports.
The southwestern storm centers over eastern Texas and Arkansas bringing heavy rains across Texas and adjacent states with Oklahoma Fort Worth and San Antonio recording the largest totals. Cool air spreads through the Mississippi valley and western regions with showers tonight and cooler conditions likely Wednesday.
The Rose Bon Hour Company presents the rag artists at the Majestic in a vaudeville program, with Metzelle, the imitation act, noted as a highlight. Patrons are reminded this is the final opportunity to enjoy the act and the automobile contest offers three votes per cent of admission.
Two notable films play at the Elite, Vitagraph's An Eventful Elopment and Pathe's Any Old Clothes with clear storytelling. Each admission earns a vote in the auto contest.
The Lyric presents the biograph "Home Folks" with another feature "Prayers Mantelo" from Vitagraph. The program offers extra good entertainment and tickets carry votes for the auto.
Yesterday afternoon a demonstration of a new Automatic Chemical Fire Extinguisher and Instantaneous Fire Alarm was given before the Chancellor, a Board committee, and faculty. A tent housing the device showed the fuse melt at 120 degrees and the can reverse to spray the fire, extinguishing it in seconds, while triggering the fire alarm across the street. The device is praised for saving life and property and likened to Cascarets in its ease of use.
The fragment references pivotal moments near life’s important steps, suggesting a personal or reflective note. It lacks clear event details, names, places, or dates to anchor a fuller summary.
Old boys reunion and annual meeting described as the culmination of the history of the institution. A fresh lot of country eggs arrived at 20c a dozen. Phone 1076 Arnold & Abney.
The 1912 class gathered at the Georgian hotel for a banquet ending the day’s events under campus oaks. Speakers shared life progress and plans to boost Griffin glory, with many alumni from Atlanta Rome Greensboro Jefferson Hatenton Columbia Athens and University of Georgia in attendance.
Advertised cough remedy claims to loosen tough mucus and aid expectoration. It is marketed as safe and effective, used successfully in many epidemics, and available for sale by all dealers.
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