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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
8
An old market listing notes a four room house on Elizabeth ett and a five room house in Barberville near P .one 928 state, with asking prices from 1300 to 3250 dollars. Weather signals fair and cotton prices show quiet activity with January to March ranges around 6.1 to 6.64.
Revival services at Young Harris Memorial Methodist Church Boulev ard and Chase street set to start Sunday April six with Pastor Rev S R England and two visiting evangelistic workers. chorus and choir to be formed to aid the meetings and attract cooperation from Christian residents for lasting good.
Ath ens Ga March 18 tired athletes returned to the hotel after five hours at the ball park. Stallings kept them busy from 10 am to 3 pm with lunch served from the hotel. A seven inning scrimmage ended 9 to 2 in favor of the Yannigans. Strand impressed with a dry fast ball while Mitchell praised his catcher’s jump. Hogue and Perdue pitched for the Regulars. Yannigans mounted early runs before settling into their steady hitting. Fred Smith showed strong fielding and may remain on the bench to gain big league experience. McKechnie’s outfield work improved as eight players took sprinting lessons. Gervins proved fastest. Hap Myers did not compete. Hogue’s foot swelled after a spike. Seminery Days, a new Honey Boy Minstrels show, debuts March 31 at the Colonial with John King as Madame Daphne Washington and Sam Lee as Jasper Heminway.
Three base hits by Bues and Schultz lead offense as St Elmo faces Colonial in a doubleheader style late afternoon. Pitching saw Hogue allow six hits in three innings while Tyler and Strand fanned multiple batters. Timings note 1 35 with Mitchell officiating as a 3 30 start and 3 20 matinee listed.
The Clarke County Courier long run by J E Gardner has been sold by his son Walter Gardner to J C O Farrell, proprietor of a large job printing plant. The first issue under new management will appear Saturday. Gardner may return to telephone service this summer.
Funeral services for Mrs. N. A. Barber of Whitehall were held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock conducted by Rev. Edwards of the Baptist church. Interment followed in the local cemetery. Mrs. Barber died Monday leaving a husband and several children.
A long distance call informs Athens that Dr Len G Brough ton cannot attend due to other engagements. He sails from New York on Saturday, disappointing many in Athens.
Holy Thursday mass at 8 p m followed by Blessed Sacrament procession and repository visit. Evening sermon on the Institution of the Eucharist with benediction. Good Friday pre Sanctified mass at 8 a m with Way of the Cross at 8 p m. Holy Saturday mass at 8 a m Easter water blessed and distributed before mass. Non Catholics invited. Father C
Short notes list insurance and real estate items from a Banner page. It lists options to share fire insurance with J C Jester, room and board rentals at 196 Milledge Avenue, a 10 room Grady Avenue house for rent, a Jersey cow for sale, requests for two housekeeping rooms, guards wanted at Hotel Sanges, lost keys near Prince avenue Chase street post office, fresh eggs at Weatherly Bernard, matinee details at Colonial, loans on real estate, and purebred Barred Rock eggs from C Lee Gowan.
The Georgian, the University of Georgia literary societies monthly, is issued under new editors who outline policy favoring originality, timeliness, and entertainment. The content includes verses, stories, essays, editorials, sketches, and book notes with a listed roster of editors and managers. Fresh Country Eggs and Marines notices appear at the end.
Ty Cobb confirms plans to rejoin the Detroit club after resolving salary talks with president Frank Navin. He says he is playing for a self-formed team to stay in shape before returning to Jennings’s Detroit outfit. Cobb has trained in Gulfport and Athens, planning to sign this week after finishing spring workouts.
The Athens Savings Bank offers interest on savings deposits with compounding and accepts deposits from $1.00. Ads show brick for sale in small lots by Harris-Stephenson Co, sale of 35 shares of Southern Refining Co stock, furnished rear room for rent at 424 Hancock, matinee at Colonial, and loans on watches and jewelry by R E Haushey at 166 College Ave.
Henry Fulcher, charged with participation in the Jefferson road cutting scrape, waived committing investigation and posted bond for the May city court term. He will appear in Atlanta March 27 to 29 and is expected to bring notable players including Pitcher Nap Rucker for three big attractions.
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