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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1905
Page
6
A store touts its complete silverware stock including sterling pieces ideal for gifts. It highlights lorgnette chains and rib bon fob items and asserts Simmons make leads in style and quality.
Miss Ruth Jackson and Anna Lou Matthews visit Miss Lucy V. Durham in Decatur Georgia. Haughey's Orchestra travels to Elbert ton for the K P banquet. Prof Joseph S Stewart leaves for Augusta on university business. W M Chilton of Fredericksburg Virginia visits the city. Mrs Nat G Slaughter and Fain Slaughter visit W J Fain in Dallas Georgia. Mrs Chas A Ver Nooy of Avanta visits city relatives. Miss Parsons of Halifax Nova Scotia spends week with Mrs Dr Young. City Treasurer Turner was indisposed yesterday at his home.
Readers confront common beliefs as experts debunk popular myths. The piece surveys how assumptions diverge from verified facts, highlighting the gap between perception and evidence. It emphasizes critical thinking and the need for reliable sources in forming opinions.
Monroe native Miss Nellie Colquitt Michael of the State Normal School Senior class has been selected to represent the institution at the University Commencement with an essay. She recently won a position in Athens city schools, bringing honor to Monroe and earning praise from the Walton Tribune.
The State Normal School manual training department showcased student woodwork in Davison and Lowe window on Clayton Street. Prof. Fred J. Orr supervised the display as Athenians admired the craftsmanship. The school profiles its program as leading among southern institutions in teacher training for skilled trades.
The Laura Rutherford Daughters of the Confederacy planned a June 3 ceremony to honor Jefferson Davis with about fifty crosses of honor for Oglethorpe County veterans. Lexington's Daughters of the Confederacy will hold the event there, replacing Athens. Hon. Pleasant A. Stovall of Savannah declined to speak due to workload, so this year’s exercises are canceled with hopes to resume in the future.
Savannah Georgia May 23 The grand encampment of Odd Fellows of Georgia convened in Savannah this morning preceding the grand lodge session. Elected officers include R S Crenshaw Columbus grand patriarch and J S Tyson Savannah grand scribe with large attendance anticipated tomorrow for record crowds.
Geo L Chubb of Harlan Michigan declares Chamberlains Cough Remedy the best cough medicine he has used. It allegedly cures a cough or cold faster than any other treatment and should be kept in every home for prompt use. Available from Palmer Sons and Smith Brothers.
Large stock of glazed Jardiiers and English and American porcelain dinnerware at Huggins China House Broad St. Prices from 35 cents to 1 dollar. Haviland and Austrian china sets plus plain white options in wide variety. Also carries tinware enameledware glassware refrigerators fly traps and more.
Ten bills of indictment charge managers and employees of the National District Telegraph company with keeping a gambling house. The grand jury also indicts the proprietor of the adjoining pool room where horse entries and prices were quoted. Penalty for keeping a gambling house in Georgia is twelve months on the chain gang or six months in jail plus a $1000 fine.
J. R. Palmer of Chattanooga and George Moore Jr of Nashville are among arriving guests. Other visitors include R. L. Mobley of Monroe Ga Sam C Patterson Milledgeville Ga A M Benton Commerce Ga J O Burge Jr Nashville Tenn Philip Patterson T C Johnson H Whitehead L Driesen W B Cockcroft Atlanta T A McAlister East Liverpool Ohio H R Ryner Louisville Ky J D Lee Atlanta R E Thomas Va R McDuffie City O T Smith Athens R W Roach New York McD Fraser Atlanta.
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