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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1908
Page
8
Audiences at the Orpheum last night praised Blanche Aldrich for a standout character change act and a pleasing voice Russell and Davis kept the crowd laughing with quick routines Davis sang a lively ditty and a fine film reel of motion pictures completed a top tier vaudeville program.
A local club thanks gentlemen who offered premiums and those who contributed. Special appreciation goes to the Athens Banner and the Elks Lodge for courtesies, and to the Ladies Garden and Improvement Club for their support.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Moore express heartfelt gratitude to friends for kindness shown during Ines and their mother’s passing.
L. C. Hiram opens a splendid renta upstairs in the Morton building on Clayton street offering 24 hour meals, prompt polite service, and city-wide delivery. The restaurant promises the best cook and efficient thorough service with orders received by telephone.
New York cotton prices on November 9 show Tone barely steady and middling at 9.35. Ne quiet market conditions prevailed as traders watched the session.
The executive committee of the board of trustees of the state college of agriculture met in Athens with Dr. L. G. Hardman Hon J T Newton and Hon L H O Martin present. They approved multiple department appropriations and funds for desks and equipment for the new building aimed to be ready by January.
The federal court session in Athens draws many local traders including Hon. JB McCurry Hart county Hon. Paul Brown Lexington Hon. James M. Smith Oglethorpe county Hon. John T Newton Madison Congressman William M Howard State Senator C O Stevens Crawford Col R N J Smith Commerce and others Judge J B Gaston Gainesville Col Worley Adams Hartwell Col J O Adams Gainesville T W Rucker Atlanta and J B Hamby also noted among attendees.
Drs. Ryder and Allen occupy the second story of the Moss building at 1841-2 Clayton Street with a full floor and a modern dental parlor and laboratory. The firm invites friends to visit their newly equipped offices in the state’s finest facility.
The Ladies Garden and Improvement Club will meet Thursday November 12 in the YWCA Moss Building 1841 42 Clayton Street. The premium list and special premiums will be read and paid to winners. The treasurer will collect dues and pay bills. Members are urged to be prompt. friends who offered premiums should send them to Mrs C B Chandler at the meeting venue.
A young white boy named Ollie Peeler was fined twenty five dollars yesterday morning by Mayor Dorsey for throwing a rock at a man named Paul who was escorting a young lady home. The punishment reflected the gravity of the offense and the evidence against Peeler was strong.
An advertisement touts Vinol as a cure for chronic coughs colds and bronchitis after other remedies fail. It cites testimonials from A. H. Wilde of Minneapolis and S. McDonald of St. Paul and notes Vinol combines cod liver oil and tonic iron as a strength builder sold in Athens by H. R. Piner & Son.
A compact note of assorted local ads and notices. The fragment mentions Our Drug Company with pharmacists and delivery, Williamson stores offering groceries and fruit, rent ads for cottages on Milledge Ave and Blate street, Majestic Mfg Co display at Bailey Supply, skating races at the rink, and nursery pecan trees for sale.
Victor Petropol closed a three year lease with Cobb Lumpkin for the second story of the Southern Express building at Lumpkin and Washington. He seeks to relieve demand on the Athenaeum hotel on Clayton street by adding the annex, a well equipped and delightful facility for hotel purposes.
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