Acquitted in Madison murder case at Danielsville
Madison Superior Court closed after a verdict of not guilty for Hoyt Herring in the Warren Hatcher murder. The trial featured a juror panel of local farmers and noteworthy legal professionals including Solicitor General Tom Brown, Judge Berry T. Moseley, Col. R. L. J. Smith, and Col. Reuben R. Arnold, whose compelling presentation impressed the community.
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Danielsville
Madison Superior Court
Hoyt Herring
Warren Hatcher
Madison County
Luther C. King
Fork
W. C. Bullock
Colbert
Jackson S. Camthers
Comer
Warren
Butler
Neal L. Johnson
Carlton
Wm. A. Johnson
Grove District
John J. Dudley
Geo. E. Johnson
Hull
Geo. M. Carthers
Benjamin Smith
J. E. Griffeth
James Johnson
Charles H. Brand
Western Circuit
David W. Meadow
Daniels
Herring
Hatcher
Tom Brown
Hamilton McWhorter
Bill Howard
Solicitor Brown
Berry T. Moseley
Col
R. L. J. Smith
Commerce
Reuben R. Arnold
Atlanta
R. L. Smith
Col Arnold
Science Hall repairs at State Normal in Georgia
Hon R E Davison of Woodville chairs the building committee and inspected the Smith science hall. Foundations sank and are unsafe, but temporary relief has been provided. A conference with the governor and attorney general is planned in Atlanta next Friday to settle with the contractor and architect, with a full report due at the May trustees meeting.
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R. E. Davison
Woodville
State Normal School
Smith Science Hall
Davison
Atlanta
Board of Trustees
City Directory Preview Promises Better Athens Directory
Messrs O Farrell and Atkinson announce a forthcoming Athens city directory with a new census led by Walter Mathis projecting a population near twenty thousand. The book will include business church and lodge directories and a complete city map, with orders urged promptly.
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O'Farrell
Atkinson
Walter Mathis
Athens
Ben Campbell Arrested on Bench Warrant by Local Officers
Ben Campbell was arrested yesterday by Officers Seagraves and Locklin on a bench warrant from Pulaski County. The negro is charged with a misdemeanor committed in that county some time since. A lookout had been kept after notification, and Campbell was captured yesterday.
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Ben Campbell
Seagraves and Locklin
Pulaski County
Improvements at Crystal Theatre in Athens
Cooper and Hutcheson announce new machinery at Crystal Theatre improving picture quality with no flicker or jumping. They promote Lighthouse Keepers Daughter as today’s feature and invite patrons to enjoy improved motion pictures in Athens.
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Crystal Theatre
Athens
Cooper & Hutcheson, Mgrs
Catholic Church Services Featured in Local Notice
Father McVeigh of Atlanta will celebrate Mass at the Catholic church tomorrow morning at 10:30. All are cordially invited. Judge Brand has made many friends here during the present session of our Superior court, and it is hoped he will end it conveniently to exchange.
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Father McVeigh
Atlanta
Brand
Superior Court
Disappearance of Athens grocer G M Norton shocks town
G M Norton, a Boulev ard grocer and partner in Norton & Bishop, vanished Thursday afternoon after sending letters claiming he could not stand the blues. Police search continues as family relations were strong and no foul play suspected. he may be temporarily insane amid indigestion and headaches. He stands over six feet tall, about thirty, with a calm business record and a plan to send for his wife and three children.
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G. M. Norton
Athens
Norton
Norton & Bishop
Boulevard
Chase Street
J. G. Cook
Mr. Cook
Bill
G. M. No
Will Bishop
Andren
Bishop
Mallison
Andrew
Norton -Will Bs
Catholics in Athens plan new priest residence and church
Catholics in Athens are urged to attend a special meeting after the 10 30 mass on Sunday March 7 to discuss raising funds for a priest residence on Prince Avenue and a new church. It is hoped the residence will be built first, with a priest to move in soon after completion.
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Athens
Prince Avenue
Why England and America should evangelize the world
The Y M C A men’s meeting tomorrow afternoon will be addressed by Hon W B Stubbs of Savannah. His subject is Why England and America should evangelize the world. Attend for a vital talk. Florida Celery ad promotes large white stalks at 2 for 26c and 10c for smaller stalks from Arnold & Abney.
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W.B. Stubbs
Savannah
England
America
Florida
Arnold & Abney
Warrant Issued for Sim Smith by Mrs Janie Smith
Mrs Janie Smith swore out a warrant for her husband Sim Smith for abandonment of her and six children. The warrant is with law officers to serve. Smith left Athens days ago. sheriff believes he knows his whereabouts and will arrest him and bring him to the county jail.
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Janie Smith
Sim Smith
Cooking School Opens This Morning With Demonstrations
This morning at ten thirty the cooking school opens with demonstrations. Mr Young furnishes an improved range and Bondurant Co supplies utensils. A. H. O’Farrell provides flour, Snowdrift from Talmadge Bros, and Mr Williamson contributes other essentials. Tickets at Palmer’s, one dollar for six lessons, fifty cents for a second option.
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Young
Messrs. Bondurant & Co
A. H. O'Farrell
Talmadge Bros
Williamson
Elks
Clayton Street
Palmer's
Athens Hosts T P A Convention Promoting City
The T P A convention will be held in Athens this month drawing hundreds of prominent traveling men from the state. It promises to be one of the best gatherings here and will bring valuable advertising to Athens. C Y Wier and M H Merry will seek local contributions to fund hospitality for the visitors. The city should respond generously.
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Athens
Messrs. C. Y. Wier
M. H. Merry
Address by Col Stubbs at First Methodist church
Tomorrow night at eight o'clock at the First Methodist church Hon. W. B. Stubbs of Savannah secretary of the Methodist Laymen's Missionary movement of the South will speak on the evangelization of the world. He is praised as a brainy leader from Savannah and the event is urged for a large male attendance as well as women.
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First Methodist Church
W. B. Stubbs
Savannah
Methodist
South
Col. Stubbs
Tomorow
Col
Stubbs
Van Deadwyler Held Up Train
The Athens bound train arriving at 1 42 pm was an hour late last Sunday. No telegraph at Center or Nicholson left the cause unknown. Van Deadwyler, once of this county and now in Athens, waited with the Gillen Mathews wedding party amid rumors of a derailment or ditching, later deemed unlikely.
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Athens
Center
Nicholson
van Deadwyler
Gillen-Mathews
Moore
Cox
Van
Taft nominates cabinet in first senate session
Washington March 5 Taft nominates Knox for secretary of state MacVeagh for treasury Dickinson for war Wickersham AG Hitchcock Meyer Ballinger Wilson Nagel Huntington Wilson Beekman Winthrop Loeb Dalby McDowell and others. The senate adjourned to 1:30 pm as the president announced a cabinet list and future actions.
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Washington
Sherman
Senate
Hale
Cherokee Strip
Root
Lodge
Gallinger
Culberson
Pennsylvania
Aldrich
Taft
Philander C. Knox
Franklin MacVeagh
Illinois
Treasury
Jacob Dickinson
Tennessee
George W. Wickersham
New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
George W. L. Meyer
Navy
Richard A. Ballinger
Interior
James Wilson
Iowa
Charles Nagel
Missouri
Commerce
Labor
Huntington Wilson
Beekman Winthrop
William Loeb, Jr
District of New York
N. Y
Lewis Dalby
Virginia
John P. McDowell
Ilinois
Williston
N. C
Knox
Penrose
Mr. Knox
Yast Wage
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City Directory
Campbell
Yours
THE
Mrs. Smith
T. P. A. Convention
Col Stubbs
Bno
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