Mt Vernon Lodge Meets Regularly on Thursdays
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M holds regular Thursday night meetings at Masonic Hall third floor Maz Joseph building Clayton street W A Capps W M J H Dorsey Sec Order of Owls Athens Nest No
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
8
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M holds regular Thursday night meetings at Masonic Hall third floor Maz Joseph building Clayton street W A Capps W M J H Dorsey Sec Order of Owls Athens Nest No
A list of regular meeting times for local fraternal organizations including O O O F, I O O F, B P O E, and K of P. Meetings occur on Fridays through Wednesdays at Owl's Nest, Odd Fellows Hall, lodge quarters, and Woodmen Hall with invitations to visiting members.
A young colored woman came to Athens yesterday morning seeking directions to heaven and spoke with Policeman John Short. The incident drew varied reactions from locals before the girl, described as not of sound mind, was found near the city hall and returned to her father for medical care at home.
This afternoon at six Miss Lucile Park the Bible teacher who has done notable work with city children will speak at the Christian center tent to the Sunday school teachers of all churches and others who wish to attend. Be sure to come, the invitation urged, for help valuable to Sunday school instruction.
Charlottesville May 1 Professor William Morris Fontaine geology professor at the University of Virginia died suddenly at the home of Dean James Morris Page. Fontaine, 77, native of Hanover County and Heidelberg University graduate, had long served on the UVA faculty with relatives in Athens including cousin Mrs. M. M. Morris.
U G T Classic City Council No 315 of U C T A will hold a regular meeting Saturday night May 3 at 8 30 in the Woodmen of The World rooms on Clayton Street in the new quarters M H Merry secretary and treasurer notes the location change
From Macon last night came news that Davidson the clever shortstop of the Vanderbilt team who was hurt here Wednesday afternoon is about over the effects of the severe wrench of the hip received. He was cared for at the hospital overnight and left with the team for Macon to play Mercer yesterday afternoon and today.
Night services proceed at Second Baptist in Faust Athens with Rev. Mr. Cooper and Rev. Dr. Neighbor preaching. Cooper to lead again tonight as Tabernacle pastor fills pulpit. all are invited to attend.
Yesterday afternoon Calvin George and W A Mann University students left to represent Georgia against Tulane in the Intercollegiate debate at Tulane Saturday night In New Orleans They are fine debaters and should bring back a decision.
Mr. W. C. Denny has been in the city visiting relatives and friends. He is now a hotel man connected with a leading hoskerie in Atlanta and for the summer with two popular places at Tallulah Falls.
The Ath ens Federation of Trades will hold a public installation of officers next Sunday afternoon. Jerome Jones organizer of the American Federation of Labor and editor of the Journal of Labor will deliver an address. The meeting is open to the general public and expected to be both entertaining and instructive.
Start the month with Jossey plan savings on cash purchases. Frugal specials include fresh broilers at 37.5c, Hens at 45c, extra large hens at 50c, picnic hams at 16.5c lb, 10 lbs Silver Leaf Lard for $1, sugar at $1.30 per sack, dried apples three pounds for 25c, California peaches 10c lb, pink salmon three cans for 25c, sweet potatoes 3 lbs for 25c, three pounds rice for 25c, Pearl grits 8 lbs for 25c, canned tomatoes three for b cans, corn 10c, string beans 8c, English peas 8c, and other groceries at low prices. Phone 1176 for 9 o'clock delivery.
105 acre farm in Oconee County features a seven room dwelling, level terrain and good water. Mostly cultivated, located near Bishop and Watkinsville, claimed as a prime bargain in Northeast Georgia’s best agricultural county. For more details contact Clinton A. Ashford in Watkinsville, Ga.
Doctors I H Goss and Ralph M Goss announce a temporary move to the James M Smith building once ready. They will occupy a second floor suite of six offices for consultation operating and sleeping rooms, remaining close to their current location.
The new courthouse site in a busy state corner is taking shape with concrete sill boxes filled and tile flooring laid. The project activity indicates rapid progress as the courthouse nears completion.
A fragment lists enamel and nickel plated kitchen ware titles including waffle irons water irons broilers hand griddles skillets stick pans and assorted items like muffins pans percolator coffee pots water coolers ice boxes and frost king cream freezers, promising everything for the housekeeper.
A University of Georgia professor voiced strong criticism of U S stamps and postcards in the post office lobby yesterday morning. He argued that Uncle Sam furnishes the people with the poorest and ugliest stamps of any civilized nation and that postcards are of inferior quality compared with England Germany Italy and China.
Superintendent Ewing pledged a weekly feature on the ten story Holman office building. Boxes arrive each Monday to receive columns for another level, and the seventh story is advancing quickly this week.
Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on savings with semiannual compounding dates January 1 and July 1, deposits from $1.00. Also ads for milk and butter, sweet peas, mower sales, boarders, rental housing, and a lost tan sheep skin music bag named Margaret Bishop. Local business and service notices fill space with phone numbers and a street address.
Short notes list fire insurance share inquiry with J C Jester and rental options on Cobb street. Ads mention farm implements, grate polish, gold dollar and Dahlonega mint coins, Confederate stamps, lost watch reward, rental inquiry, awnings, and a Klein Martin wagon for sale. Public notices from Athens area.
Next Tuesday will be the regular gate day for the county with the sheriff administrators executors and sometimes bailiffs selling property under legal action. The ordinary's court convenes Monday the 4th and the justices of the peace and notaries hold their monthly court with Judge Foster upstairs and Judge Young downstairs in the grand jury room.
Georgia game law fixed May first as the protection start date for snipe season. The season for the bird ended yesterday, with authorities reminding avoiders of illicit hunts and noting game warden Jesse Mercer will oversee enforcement.
Mr L C Smith is expected home today from Mississippi where he went to close a contract to erect a handsome church building costing about seventy two thousand dollars. The Athens firms when they go after the contracts land them.
Workmen recently rebuilt six chimneys on one store roof drawing attention from passersby who counted the flues as a tight cluster, likening them to a string of Georgia baseball hits against Vanderbilt.
Mr. Tidwell of Athens who succeeded Mr. Roper as manager of the Monroe Ten Cent Co. is described as a man with an easy manner who makes friends and is welcomed into the business realm.
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