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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1905
Page
2
Athens Banner notices discuss delivery policies and rates, urging prompt reports of missed papers and stressing that carriers should not collect payments. It comments on railroads, carrier service for East Athens, a proposed union depot, and various political questions including Japan Russia and the Roosevelt candidacy. The column also notes the post office profitability and local civic ambitions.
The Chamber of Commerce schedules an important Wednesday meeting inviting all members, urging new members to join as the group aims to boost the city. The East Athens mail service controversy dominates letters to The Banner urging restoration of carrier service for the section. It cites inadequate boxes, distance to sub stations, and government expense as arguments for keeping the old system. The post office administration is not involved, and a committee is urged to press restoration. Excursion rates to Asheville, N C are announced by the Southern Railway for the Y M C A gathering. Information and tickets are available through General Agent Sizer. The piece ends noting the inevitability of the bill collector.
The page mixes market data for wheat corn and oats with weather snippets, plus a testimonial advertisement praising Dr King’s New Discovery as a strict bronchitis and La Grippe cure. It notes sale locations W J Smith and H R Palmer with trial bottle offer.
In Orangeburg on May 12, five white men accused of killing a Black man named Kenth Bockhardt last July face trial resumes. Witness Henry Richards, a former defendant worker, testified that the men took the victim to the Santee river, tied an iron bar to his neck, and shook the boat causing a splash then disappearance. Other witnesses supported the identity of the man found in the river. The defense argued the defendants were in bed. The case continues tomorrow.
A murky collection of lines references fate and myth with remarks about Fred and a hobo. The quotes mix Boston Transcript and Houston Post style snippets, implying a collage of newspaper phrases rather than a cohesive report.
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