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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
8
Prof John Koch of the University of Georgia road engineering department returned from Walton where the ordinary sought his advice on relocating roads. The county official at High Shoals prepared to begin relocation to improve grades and mileage for the county.
An official from Walton pressed ahead with plans after relocation near High Shoals mills. Workers, including a seal on each bale, cleared timber between grade stakes while the engineer remained out of sight and the official pursued his requested actions.
The Crystal theatre reopens next Saturday at 11 o'clock under the same management as two years ago. Jack Garabaldi and R. T. Hutcheson pledge a two reel program in a cool comfortable venue with music and tickets at five cents.
The young son Howard of Mr and Mrs W H Smith has been treated at Grady hospital in Atlanta for several days. He is now recovering from an operation to correct a serious defect in his feet and is progressing as expected with his mother by his side.
Friends of Mr. W H Davis are glad to hear he was reported considerably better last night after being ill for two days. He was taken ill Sunday afternoon.
Mahomed Kaniel Bimbashi, son of an Afghan father and Albanian mother, holds a flag of the new independent government of Tripoli showing a map of Africa. He trekked on foot from Egypt to Azizia during the Turco Italian war and has traveled widely in Europe and Asia, gaining recognition among travelers.
Captain Engellandt owner of the Erndte reports a night gale that flipped his ship. He and three crew members rode out 12 days aboard the inverted vessel clinging to the cabin roof until rescue. They survived on canned provisions until the wreck was towed to release the skipper.
An advertisement lists aluminum kitchen ware, enamel items, nickel plated pieces, waffle irons, water irons, broilers, hand griddles, skillets, stick pans, muffin pans, and freezers for the home. It targets housekeepers with a wide hardware and cookware assortment.
In Maysville the Carr Boyd & Co liquidation saw multiple parcels auctioned with land selling at strong prices. The home tract of A B Smith near Maysville went to P F Farr for 23250 dollars while other tracts met solid bids, none below 30 dollars per acre and a large tract around 50 dollars per acre. Sales await bankruptcy referee Wilford Sloan's approval. Col Frank Shackelford will present the facts to the referee in Gainesville for confirmation.
Dr R E Curtis of the University of Georgia will address the Athens Chamber of Commerce on Friday evening. He discusses taxation principles, equitable assessment methods, and property returns. The speech targets business people, taxpayers, and citizens. attendees urged for the council room at city hall.
The Lyric shows a moving Snookums cartoon by Georgy McManus. The piece promises playful, clever film photography unlike stage photos and is made for the Eclaire company. An additional installment will appear tomorrow, new and different from today.
An old standard general strengthening tonic claims to improve appetite, boost blood quality, and build up the system for adults and children. Druggist advertisement emphasizes its tonic effects and health benefits.
Advertisements include Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest on deposits from $1, with compounding dates January 1 and July 1. Miller & Co. mowers and reapers advertised. Barber college in Atlanta promoting fast method training with job placement. For sale sweet peas and fat hens. Rooms for two young businessmen. Aluminum ware order restriction after May 10. Regular boarders at Hotel Sanges. Milk and butter for sale. Lost pocket book near Seaboard ticket office. reward offered.
The Banner notes the season shows cottonwoods only when blue or purple blossoms appear, but Prof. S P Orr clarifies the tree is Paulownia, not cottonwood. Warren J. Smith returns from Fitzgerald where his son, now in pharmacy, graduated with honors and may start a branch there. A Georgia Pawn Shop on Foundry St offers a few diamonds cheap.
An assortment of classifieds lists options from Lipscomb proposing to divide fire insurance with J C Jester, two six room apartments for rent on Cobb street, farm implements available through Miller & Co, and various notices including coin prices and real estate offerings. Also promotions for furn ished cottage rental and a summer sale of a plane.
Eighteenth annual convention of the National Association of Manufacturers set for May 19 2021 at the Hotel Pontchartrain Detroit Michigan. Four thousand firms represented, speakers include Hon William G Brantley former Georgia congressman.
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