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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
8
A group of buyers is working to close on a five room house on Pope Street near the Episcopal church with modern conveniences. Interest is high and the first buyer to secure the place will win.
A dense collection of local business notices and classifieds including real estate for sale and rent, insurance agents, furniture and appliances, wall papers and painting, shoe repair, typewriters, a barber college advertisement, tragedy notes of a canvas fire sale, and contacts for Bludwine and catering services. Notable names include Erwin & Company, Jester, McGregor Co, Chas W Parr, Moler Barber College, and Ernest Jester with addresses on Clayton Street Hancock Avenue and Cobb Street.
A collage of items including Lipscomb & Co insurance and real estate pitches, the Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest, cafe notes, car sales listings, shoe repair, auto insurance, rental notice, Elks gathering with a shrimp supper, Citizens' Bank meeting on July 5 1911, and health ads touting Chamberlain remedies. Names like Lipscomb Co H. Carithers Geo. Palmer W. H. Shelton appear.
A two story ten room house with out-buildings is offered for purchase. The property sits on a 75 by 225 foot lot near the Post Office and is described as a handsome furnished residence with terms of 1 to 3 years and 1 to 3 years for payment.
A Walton County judge recounts efforts to move a murder case involving a negro suspect, urging restraint and opposing lynching while detailing the tensions over transporting suspects to Monroe. He cites warnings to Sheriff Stark, the risks of arousing mob violence, and the duty to protect prisoners under the law.
In a statement attributed to Charles H. Brand the speaker refuses to be an engine of killing a white man for alleged crimes by black individuals. He says he will perform his legal duties but not assume unlawful responsibility, aligning with his conscience and God.
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