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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
8
Brief items list real estate and fire insurance by Erwin and Company, notes for repairing, poultry supplies, and local services. Trade notices include discounted pennants, a bird sale, auto drivers wanted, night-watchman posting, a Tallulah Falls rail fare, and lodging at Trimont Inn. Multiple local businesses advertise phone contacts and delivery services.
A compact list of local notices including insurance, real estate, banking, sales, repairs, rentals, employment, and auto services. Lipscomb & Co. advertises fire insurance and real estate, Athens Savings Bank touts 4 percent interest deposits, McGregor Co. announces a pennant sale, shoe repair and delivery offered, Max M. Hulbert advertises services, rent notices for a new Col street house, driver needed, auto services promoted by Davison Ready for Biz Again, H B Sparks seeks rental, J Langston seeks a cottage or three rooms near car line, Wear-Ever aluminum utensils advertised, Fleming Nunn Hardware carries New Perfection Oil Stoves, and Athens Motor Car Co. lists two to three used cars for sale.
New York on June 20 reports 200000 residents leaving the city for summer. Coronation trips and humid weather spark the exodus, uptown blocks emptied weeks ahead. Downtown business booms while uptown tradesmen report sharp declines. Studies project New York to surpass London as the world’s largest city within a few years. Special detective squads guard holiday trolley crowds, improving safety for riders and crews. Honeymoon hotel traffic surges as brides and grooms crowd rooms. receipts and registers show the wave. Aquarium amusements at the Battery operate from sunset to late night amid busy crowds.
Judge C H Brand of the western circuit holds a 9 o clock session at the county courthouse to admit the senior law class of the University of Georgia to the bar as they receive their law diplomas. Names include Adams Alsbrook Broach Compton Brooke Brough ton Carter Cook Cornett Dobbs Fort Franklin Hill Jenkins Jones Lanham Lumsden Mangum Marshall Palmer Sibley Strickland Wright and others.
Yesterday's baseball slate featured a 0 0 result for Atlanta and strong showings from Mobile Nashville and New Orleans. Montgomery Mobile and Birmingham produced decisive wins as Detroit signed pitcher Joe Harrington and Jimmy Callahan aided the White Sox while aquarium exhibits celebrated nocturnal sea life thrillers.
A compact catalog advertises aluminum ware tin and enamel ware china glassware silver plated table cutlery lime for building and sanitary purposes cement wall plaster white wash brushes cassimi wall colors paint and paint brushes offered by the store.
A local citizen reports finding two state issued automobile tax tags, numbers 7707Ga and 5316Ga, that were dropped from cars. The two dollar fee is described as the owner’s privilege tax, and owners may collect replacements by visiting the Banner office between 2 PM and 2 AM.
Mrs. M. J. Yerby died last night at her Winterville home. The funeral and burial were held this morning at 9 o'clock from the Winterville church with Presiding Elder W. L. Pierce of Athens conducting the services.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jackson visit Tallulah Falls for summer. Jackson, manager this season, aims to offer top comfort and pleasure. Guests praise Maplewood Inn and anticipate strong patronage at the mountain resort under his leadership.
An offer states a two story ten room house with lot 75 225 feet and all out-buildings can be bought for 1000 dollars now and 1 3 in one year and 1 3 in two years. The description mentions a Post Office area and mentions cash and deferred payments.
Col Tom Shackelford of Jackson city, president of the State Normal School board, and Rev Joe Bennett, chairman of the University of Georgia board of visitors, are highlighted as proud Jackson county products. Both grew up in cotton fields, ran races picking cotton, and became influential figures in education, with Shackelford noted for his roles in state and extension boards and Bennett for his gubernatorial appointment guiding university trustees. Bennett reportedly rivaled Shackelford in cotton-picking speed, with Bennett said to have once picked about five hundred pounds of seed cotton in a day.
Judge Young presided over a trial of Lon Thornton Louis Walls Will Nix and William Newsom for an alleged illegal operation involving bacon groceries and other items stolen from Rowland Co and S A L railroad cars. Each was bound over in 250 dollars bond.
In Clarke county the 11th of next month deadline for bond approval looms. Col. Frank C. Shackelford says a two thirds registration majority is required, with about 1800 registered in the last election, meaning more than 1200 votes needed to secure the bonds. Also: a Methodist church steeple was struck by lightning during a recent electric storm, causing minor damage but no major fire. W. R. Mackay and spouse travel to Boston for Rev. E. G. Mackay’s wedding. Mrs Yerby dies at her daughter’s home after a short illness, to be laid to rest Wednesday.
Cordelia Thornton left Sunday for Knoxville to attend the summer school there. Lula Arnold of Atlanta visits her sister S C Hayes. Henry Meyer and daughters Marie and Elise Meyer are guests of Dora Meyer for University commencement. F M Swift of Elberton spends the week with Miss Sarah.
Pitcher Benn started three games for the Dubuque club and worked nine innings while issuing 24 walks two hit batters and a balk. He allowed nine hits and four runs as the club touts its claim to originality of the Wild Man of Borneo. Arnold and Abney advertise produce and provide phone 1076.
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