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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1910
Page
6
Rutledge Georgia firm Davis Mercantile and Supply Co is declared insolvent. Assets amount to 12000 dollars and liabilities rise to 19000 dollars. Referee Upson heard the case yesterday morning with several prominent attorneys involved. Barrett Phinisy was appointed trustee.
Atlanta residents joined a large Easter egg hunt at Grant Park with 25000 participants. During the festivities Park Commissioner Puckett was hit in the nose by a pitched ball, leaving his face disfigured. The rest of the report notes the egg hunt and unrelated local notices.
Mrs Florence Ewell Atkins of Nashville Tenn national WCTU organizer and lecturer will speak at Oconee Methodist church at 11 this morning. She will also address the State Normal School this afternoon and the Christian church tonight at 8. She is described as a charming magnetic speaker and is expected to draw large audiences.
Mr William Shead died at St Marys Hospital after being run over by a Seaboard Air Line switch engine on Foundry Street Friday morning. He lost both legs and suffered a crushed skull. death occurred yesterday morning at nine. The funeral will be held in Winder today with the remains transported by the Seaboard line.
Public notices announce reelection campaigns for Clarke county offices including Sheriff Walter E. Jackson Clerk Superior Court Elmer J. Crawford County Treasurer E. I. Smith Tax Collector H. H. Linton Tax Receiver J H Dorsey Coroner N Weatherly and County Surveyor B H Barrow. Also an advertisement touts Chamberlains Pain Balm as quick relief for rheumatism.
Georgia beat Riverside 4 to 1 in yesterday’s contest. Riverside led early on a first-inning score but Georgia answered with two runs in the bottom half. The Georgia defense was solid with an errorless effort and a key double play in the seventh, while Riverside pitcher Thompson allowed six hits in four innings before Smith took over, and Millican pitched well for Georgia.
Thompson led with a 5 1 win over Millican 1 on four bases on balls issued to Smith and a four run fourth. A two base hit came from Smith followed by Beggs to Tabor on a double play and Beusse worked as umpire.
The notice lists arrivals and departures for Trans GAINESVILLE MIDLAND TRAING Seaboard Air Line Southern and Georgia Railroad services. It provides daily and Sunday schedules with train numbers, times, and directions in Athens reflecting mixed and passenger trains.
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