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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
3
The week’s crop bulletin reports Georgia conditions improving with favorable farm work and germination in all sections. Corn cotton and garden crops show rapid growth with localized rain delays. fruit prospects vary by region. Local ads note livestock, produce, poultry, and services from Abney’s, Freeman & Co., M. M. Arnold’s, and the Bailey Supply Co. plus community notices and meetings at Mt. Vernon Lodge and the Baraca class.
The May 1 meeting chaired by the president reviewed minutes and the treasurer reported receipts of 63.30 and expenditures of 63.30 leaving 3.15. Workers counted weekly total 22 across four weeks with 160 garments made and no illnesses reported. Louie Lane and Mrs Noland oversee visiting for the month.
The Fair Association will convene tomorrow at four in the Street Railway Co office for a full directors meeting. Officials aim to stage the third annual fair with a premium list in preparation and top class races. The midway will feature free attractions and a balloon ascent daily, with Paine’s Fire Works Co. likely supplying a nightly display.
New York futures show varied quotes for January March and May contracts with multiple percentages and fractions. The fragmentary text lists several parity-like figures for corn and related commodities alongside stray numbers, offering an incomplete snapshot of early market activity.
Batteries Herrman and Accorsini, Smith and Archer. At Montgomery score Montgomery Birmingham 392 with Stultz and Millerick, Regan and Clarke. New Orleans, Memphis and Shreveport postponed due to rain. Georgia Mercer games in Macon to be reported at the opera house with all plays and umpire calls written. Admission 25 cents, seats reserved for ladies.
Sam Perrin, colored, was fined seventy five dollars and costs yesterday by Judge Cobb for carrying concealed weapons. In default of payment, Perrin faces one year in the chain gang as the court targets pistols. Office of Clarke County Commissioners: clerk applications due May 15 with $30 monthly pay. meeting place to be county furnished or applicant may supply own office.
Falls county Texas discovery of a peculiar insect said to destroy the boll weevil. Chief Howard of the U S Department of Agriculture entomologist bureau in Washington was notified and may send an expert to classify the bug and assess propagation if destructive.
Continued heavy rains in Americus Georgia wreck young cotton, forcing replants or abandonment. Flooded fields are lush with grass creating additional hazards as labor shortages complicate recovery efforts.
Local fraternal orders list regular meeting times at Castle Hall and various Masonic halls. Notices urge members in good standing and visiting dignitaries to attend, with officers named for each group.
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