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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
8
Numerous small notices for local inns and services compile diverse items. Listings include reservations at Wood Inn and Suncrest, maplewood inn opens, Forest Farm contact, a milk cow wanted, a lost Sigma Chi pin, and requests for a fireman janitor plus general help ads from Klein and Athens Georgia.
A local shop promotes a wide selection of hammocks for hot weather along with a full range of tennis, baseball, croquet, golf balls, gymnasium goods and pennants. The advert invites customers to visit and see the assortment.
The Western circuit of Georgia and the United States district court in Athens admitted the University of Georgia law school graduating class to practice. Judges Brand and Newman presided as names such as W Spencer Connerat and Carl Crossley joined the bar along with peers from Savannah Athens Elberton Waycross and Atlanta.
Yesterday afternoon about 4:30 fire crews responded to a blaze at a house on Chase street near Reese occupied by John Thomas. Sparks from a kitchen fire consumed the roof but the flames were quickly controlled and extinguished by the department.
Mr and Mrs Stern depart for Baltimore where they will stay several days before traveling to Atlantic City for two months. Stern, in poor health for some time, hopes the trip will restore his long standing good health, a condition he has enjoyed for most of his life.
Angel Cake sold individual pieces at 60 cents each as a dozen. The Denver Journeymen Cooks and Help Union acquired land with buildings to establish a home for aged and infirm members. Contact number 1076 for Arnold and Abney.
The Philathea and Baraca classes will present a comedy in the church classroom annexed to West End Baptist Church. The show, postponed to Saturday night, features well-studied actors from both classes. Proceeds fund interior church work. Admission is 15 cents for all.
Joseph Lumpkin Deadwyler, formerly of Elberton and Atlanta, now of Athens, earned a bachelor of law degree Wednesday, was admitted to the state superior courts and then to the United States bar the same day. The next morning he opened his own office in the Southern Mutual building bearing the sign Joe Deadwyler, Lawyer.
In 16 games across Southern South Atlantic and National leagues the day produced 191 runs. Notable results include New York over Boston 21 to 12 in the National and Boston over New York 15 to 8 in an American pairing. Other scores feature Atlanta 7 Chattanooga 10 and Columbus 14 Albany 0 in the South Atlantic.
A Georgia coin story reports Mrs. Nannie L. Mitchell of Jersey owns an 1853 fifty cent piece valued at $2,500. Athens chamber official A. W. Brooks also possesses one, kept as luck money for about 15 years, with bids expected above $2,500.
See the doll in Michael's window to be given away at Saturday matinee in Colonial Theatre. Tickets sold to children from now until Saturday draw the doll. numbers to be saved for entry.
A city report notes several speed violations in five days with a youth charged last night claiming he would not have fled if he knew the observer was an officer. Police insist on cracking down while drivers cooperate in the effort. witnesses say no respect is shown and charges cover lights fore and aft.
More than 1,200 trunks have been checked out of five Athens railway stations in the past three days. Railroad station agents estimate the figure. about 600 college boys have trunks, with many commencement visitors and wedding guests traveling, and numerous drummers’ sample cases add to the traffic.
Quick action by Columbus social service workers illustrated today and yesterday. E G Routzahn of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis arrived after daylight. Curtis of the Y M C A gathered influential men for a conference on social service methods. The city federation of Women’s Clubs met to discuss the visiting nurse and civic tuberculosis work. The Associated Charities board and their wives met at North Highland school. Multiple conferences and sessions followed with ministers, visiting nurse committee, and federation officers.
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