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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1908
Page
3
The Athens Business College has closed its first year with 328 enrollments and students from eight states. Graduates secured good positions, and the school generated about $30,000 in local trade. projections suggest over $60,000 in the coming year. Principal G. S. Gaston invites visitors to evaluate the school.
Ye lovers of the outdoor life are urged to attend a YMCA campers meeting at the YMCA building on Monday afternoon at 6 15. Detailed information about the camp will be provided. Be present.
The mayor and council opened bids for water and sewer bonds with several letters from firms offering bids above par. The sale, for forty thousand sewer and thirty five thousand water, was postponed to await clearer bids. Mayor and council expected a session to close the sale with bids likely above par.
The Athens health department under Chairman J C Bloomfield plans a rapid city wide inspection and census to map every lot showing buildings privies wells and stables. The effort aims to raise the city to its cleanest sanitary condition as a hot season approaches and will include a complete population count likely revealing at least twenty thousand residents.
The U C T barbecue is set for Saturday July 4 at Spear place. Tickets have sold well with contest entries from several young ladies for a prize. Funds raised beyond expenses will support the U C T annual convention planned for May next year.
Yesterday the jury verdict in the Moss Manufacturing Co. vs The Southern Manufacturing Co. awarded the plaintiff 5644 dollars after a three day trial. The case involved a claim of 13000 dollars with 6000 paid by the defendant and 7000 in dispute.
Midnight returns from twenty of one hundred Tennessee counties show Carmack and Patterson running neck and neck. With many counties still outstanding it is impossible to predict a winner and the result remains in doubt until the last county reports.
Miss Katie Jester, formerly at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, returned home due to typhoid fever yet earned a diploma with the highest honors. The dean’s letter commended her faithful work and noted the distinction, highlighting her reputation as a gifted musician in the state.
All members are requested to attend next Wednesday night at 8 30 for Union 817 to discuss preparations for a Fourth of July barbecue.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers liver pills are available from all druggists. The well known remedy is marketed widely as a cure all for various mild ailments and digestion issues.
The University of Georgia Summer School opens tomorrow night in the city chapel for a five week session. Officials expect attendance near four hundred with teachers arriving from all sections of the state. Chancellor Barrow and President Brothers will welcome the group. Dr. A. M. Soule will deliver seven lectures this week, two at night, starting Thursday at 11:50.
A widow with several hungry children seeks sewing or any honest work to support her family. Mrs Cobo Lampkin offers information on residence and immediate needs, urging charitable assistance for the destitute family.
For sale a Winship gin and related parts including a five inch opin self ramping pre shatting and belt ing complete. Item offered at a cheap price. Contact s. DUFEFE at 425 Tiawassee Avenue.
All interested in the Summer Base Ball League are urged to attend a meeting on Wednesday July 1 at 6 15 PM in the YMCA large auditorium. Players from previous years and teams are especially urged to be present to help organize strengthen and plan the season with the executive committee to be appointed at the meeting.
Charlie Muckel was fined by Mayor Dorsey after an incident at a farm. He choked and beat Henry Harper following a dispute with a horse, leading to the penalty.
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