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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1909
Page
1
A brief music note highlighting the song Come Over, on My Veranda sung by Julian Eltinge with music by Lester W. Keith. The item records a performer and composer credit for a period stage or vaudeville song.
The Constitution Banner pathfinding party leaves Athens Monday morning for Augusta via the Highland Route to inspect Georgia roads. The group includes Gans Massengale and executives from Clarke and Washington counties, aiming to boost good roads from Atlanta to Augusta. A parallel Savannah leg travels by stagecoach, led by R V Con fat with Fred from the Constitution aboard.
Fragmentary OCR lists Dr Clarence N Walker Osteopathic Physician tied to American School of Pathy Kirksville Missouri and references Athens Georgia. The readable bits indicate professional credentials and affiliations for a medical figure in a historical notice.
Captain Henry Hill of the Athens peace force was accidentally shot by his nephew Claud Burpee while target shooting by the Oconee river. He collapsed from a left groin wound, received aid from bystanders and doctors, and was taken to St Mary’s hospital where the bullet was found to have deflected downward into the thigh. He remains hospitalized but is expected to recover.
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