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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1908
Page
1
Judge William T. Newman presided as jurors were sworn and a New Traverse Jury convened. The day produced eight not guilty verdicts, three guilty verdicts, and sixteen guilty pleas as revenue and felony cases were slated for upcoming sessions with civil business carried over to the adjourned term.
The city court spent the entire day yesterday on the trials of Inez Williams and J M Willits versus the City of Athens. Arguments ended at six in the afternoon. The judge did not charge the jury but will this morning during deliberations and verdicts are expected. Other calendar cases were postponed to today.
Mr. Ferd L. Parr of Chicago, Coca Cola Bottling Works manager, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Vardy J. Parr in Athens for a few days. He has built a strong business in Chicago after moving there over three years ago and is credited with aiding a locally owned company in Athens. Friends here welcome his return.
Fragmentary report describes a man named John Whites ar nre Thain Teaid injured after a derailment or collision near Vine dareeriy in street. He sustained internal injuries and remained in critical condition at the scene.
Visiting teniels gathered for an evening of cigars chewing and anecdotes at the Federal court. Notables included Hon. Julian Bo McCur and others from Oxlethorpe, Hartwell, Lexington, and the Witness States court. A tale of attorney Col. McCurry and a client over a fee unfolds with a twist on contempt rules.
Local ad notes canned sour kras and pickle products priced at 15 cents per can from Arnold and Abney, a regional grocery or market promo.
Daily pastry lineup features Lady Fingers and Almond Macaroons at Arnold and Abney. The shop highlights fresh, hand crafted treats for local customers seeking classic confections.
A colonial era stage piece features Archie Boyd as Nathaniel Berry in Shores Acres. The cast includes a daughter of James A Herne, delivering faithful realism as the Colonial Theatre presents the production tonight for local audiences.
The mayor's court heard a lively session with fines totaling just under four hundred dollars. Two Greeks in a prior fight were fined five dollars each. Henry Poss and Henry Smith faced contempt and absences drew further penalties. Carlton Clarke and Ike Allen faced separate charges. Joe Harris and Will Watkins were fined for disorderly conduct and abuse.
News from Hart county reports a Sunday night wreck near Franklin Springs involving F C Holbrook Fred Bond Rush Baker and Robert Fowler. The car overturned throwing all four passengers with Holbrook a well known farmer killed and the others injured.
Mr. W. G. Cornett deputy clerk of the U S court will move to Athens December 1 and assume charge of the office vacated by the death of Mr. Comer Moore. He is an able attaché and will locate his office in the federal court building.
A sixty year old Black woman named Sarah Huw- suffered fatal burns at her home after attempting to ignite a fire in the stove. Her family found her engulfed in flames. her son Marion Holbrooks smothered the blaze but burned his hands. She remains alive with slim chances of recovery.
Pink Hilliard and John Childers were involved in a dispute near the river below the cemetery. Hilliard allegedly fired three times at Childers missing each time, then fled and has not been heard from. Hilliard faces a disorderly conduct docket as police search for him. Louis Cook, Civil War veteran, remains ill and confined to his room in the Holman building after a recent accident but shows some improvement and welcomes visits from old soldiers.
The passing of Judge Hardeman, long a Confederate veteran and former Washington city court judge, draws mourning from Athens residents. Survived by his son and sister, he was tied to the Southern Mutual Insurance Co and esteemed as a principal figure in local life. Funeral held in Washington with many Athenians attending. Also noted are upcoming visits by the Commission on Country Life led by Dr. L H Bailey to meet farmers at the University and in Athens Clarke County.
A large turnout of farmers attended a Saturday Farmers Institute in Lexington Georgia. Dr A M Soule Prof T H McHatton and Mr G Fred Hunnicutt spoke, followed by election of officers including President C M Witcher Carlton Secretary W H Faust Lexington and vice presidents J F Dillard Arnolds ville Claud Tuck Clarke county J D Long Madison county L H O Martin Elbert county.
Local sale from Arnold and Abney offering South Ga yam potatoes at 25 cents per peck and Heinz's bills sour cucumber pickles advertised along with Dilla goods.
Col J C Adams representative elect of Hall county attends federal court sessions this week in Gainesville. The prominent attorney has many friends statewide and voters in Blall county chose him for a capable and painstaking representative.
The Deestrick Skule at Franklin Kentucky features forty well known Athens ladies and gentlemen who will perform for Y M C A funds. Skule master Frank Griffith and mayor W F Dorsey lead participants including J W Barnett and D L Ernest as tickets go on sale with reserved seating urged.
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