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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1911

Page

8

Short Notes of Interest Real Estate and Local Ads

Real Estate notes for Erwin & Company and Jester tie in fire insurance questions. Pittman offers savings on furniture and footwear. For rent a room house on Washington street. Umbach promotes Bludwine and orange drinks. Oliver No 5 typewriter advertised. Moler Barber College and Moler College catalogues offered. White canvas shoe repairs by Martin Bros. Dozier & Co fire brick and fireclay. Savannah Avenue and Athens Avenue lots for sale. Wood priced at $3.00 cord. Continuous stream of small ads and merchant pitches.

Short Notes of Interest and Local Advertisements

Fire Insurance Lipscomb & Co Real Estate Lipscomb & Co The Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on deposits from 61.00 up with compounding biannually Get the saving habit For Rent On Cobb St 6 room apartment two private baths electric lights and gas Mrs W A Jester For Sale or Rent Seven room house on Cedar St Dr J N Betts For Rent Front room furnished 531 Thomas St For Sale Furniture for 4 bedrooms and Majestic range cheap for cash 162 Clayton St McGregor Co Phone 77 Have you used an Oliver typewriter Let us show you this machine P Wilson Auctioneer 263 Hoyt St Wanted Invalid roller chair Get Chas W Parr prices on painting and wall decorating Before placing order For Sale Pair large mules Hardeman Phinizy Shoe repair call 1010 Max M Huwert 120 Clayton St For Rent One large furnished up stairs room close in Men preferred Phone 512

Sheriff Collier and Jail Guard Tension in Jefferson

Mrs. E H Collier tells the Athens Banner there was no pistol or weapons given to prisoners at Jefferson jail only one pistol kept by the sheriff who was away she kept vigil until two in the morning fearing a mob attack Sheriff Collier says he took the prisoner into custody and kept him safe awaiting trial while denying arming the inmates and warning he might act to protect prisoners if a mob demanded entry

E. H. Collier Jefferson Athens E. H. Roberts Roberts Sheriff Collier Collier

Prisoner in Ohio Reform School Question Before Board

Minutes from a county commissioners meeting detail Priscilla Hawkins' son, an escaped convict who served ten months of a twelve month chain gang term and is now in an Ohio reform school. The board heard whether a return to work would avoid an escape warrant, raising legal and human interest questions.

Priscilla Hawkins Talmadge Ohio

Rev Yarbrough Leaves For Home After City Mission

After ten days of earnest preaching Rev John Yarbrough departs at 5 o clock for East Point to breakfast with the Preacher's wife and children. He delivered fine sermons at Oconee Street Methodist church and left lasting goodwill. His saintly father, once a pastor here, still preaches with youthful vigor at eighty.

John Yarbrough East Point Oconee Street Methodist Church Muchard

New Hats Display At Mrs Ivey Store This Week

A line of new fall hats goes on display today at Mrs W A Ivey's and runs through Saturday with sales and special hours announced.

W. A. Ivey

Georgia scrimmage previews key positions for Saturday game

Georgia coaches refine lineups with six to seven players tested at end and tackle positions. L A Crump of Macon shows promise as a new end while veterans Hatcher and Hodgson assist, signaling a deep pool as Saturday’s scrimmage shapes who travels to Alabama.

Georgia Pigskin Warriors Sneekie York Georgia Gus L. A. Crump Macon Cunningham Georgia Ts Alabama Cliff Hatcher Morton Hodgson Anderson Esterday Georgia Athletica Anderson Rossiter Ketron Hatcher Hodgson

Georgia Welcomes Calhoun Sentry to Bulldog Camp

Mary Calhoun registered as junior W. D. Calhoun from Rockmart Georgia appears in the University of Georgia registrar with Georgia pride. The Southpaw known for last spring's hard nose pitching joins the Georgia contingent ready to root for the team in the upcoming season though ineligible for SIAA games.

Mary Calhoun University of Georgia Mary W. D. Calhoun Rockmart Geor Gia Georgia Georgia Nine Yellowjackets Tech

Modest Prices and Fine Goods on Display

Prices very moderate. Beautiful goods in various patterns. Will be pleased to show you our tine.

Circus Day Parade Delights Town Ahead of Barnum and Bailey Show

Town fans anticipate Tuesday morning street parade by Barnum and Bailey Great Circus on Earth. The parade begins at 10 o'clock, promised to be unusually attractive as the show lavishly outfits the event with care and spectacle for all ages.

Barnum and Bailey Ife

Foley remedies and college baseball notes in 1913

Arkansas judge J. E. Freeman credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with curing his severe kidney trouble and renewed health. The ad cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds suitable for adults and children. It also mentions Red and Black games versus colleges and a pitcher entering junior year in 1913.

Athens seeks $200 to fund Gate City Guards trip

Athens citizens plan a local drive to raise $200 plus a $5 per man assessment to transport and feed Clarke Rifles for the Gate City Guards monument unveiling in Atlanta. The Baltimore and Maryland Fifth Regiment example shows how other cities funded large entertainments, with the Maryland unit arriving by special trains to hold headquarters in Pullman cars.

Athens Clarke Rifles Atlanta Gate City Guards Arnold Chamber of Commerce Baltimore Fifth Regiment Maryland Union Depot Command

Cream Puffs Today A Tasty Treat From Arnold and Abney

An advertisement for cream puffs promising chock full of goodness from Arnold and Abney with phone contact 1076.

Arnold & Abney

Called Communication of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22 Masons

Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M holds a called communication tonight at 8 o clock in the Temple at the Max Joseph Building for work in the M M degree. All qualified brothers invited. Refreshments served. Clare D Heidler, Secretary.

Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22 Max Joseph Clare D. Heidler

Dr Wooster Addresses Faculty at State Normal School

The State Normal School at Athens Ga held its first faculty meeting with the senior class present. Dr T J Wooster head of education at the University of Georgia spoke about the new Georgia educational law and its impact on school work, an address followed by student note taking. Also a fall hat display by Mrs Vey on College avenue.

State Normal School Athens T. J. Wooster University of Georgia Georgia

Waiting List Grows at State Normal School

President Branson announced at chapel exercises that eighty eight students are on the waiting list for State Normal School places, the largest number since overcrowding began. Enrollment exceeds all prior records with 104 more students than any year, and juniors, sophomores, seniors and other classes are listed with totals ranging from 78 to 155 in various groups.

State Normal School Branson

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad

After exposure and at the first sign of a cold take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It checks and relieves symptoms. Use no substitute. The genuine in a yellow package. For sale by all dealers.

Foley

Chamberlain Liniment Promises Fast Relief

The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Liniment as superior to plasters for back pain and muscular rheumatism. It claims a dampened fan relieves dampened spots and offers relief after a few applications. Sold by all dealers.

Chamberlain

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Prince Avenue J. H. Griffeth Darwin Place Hill Street Ervwinn & Coo Erwin & Company Fire Ue Tae & Company J. C. Jester W. M. Pittman Washington Street F. G. Umbach Oliver McGregor Co Linton Moler College Moler Barber College Martin Bros Clayton St Dozier & Company The Savannah’ Ave Athens Ave Barber St. John Bird Wood Cord Fondon Fire Insurance—Lipscomb & Co Real Estate—Lipscomb & Co Athens Savings Bank Cobb St W. A. Jester Lyndon Cedar St J. N. Betts Thomas P. Wilson Hoyt St Chas. W. Parr Hardeman & Phinizy Max M. Huwert Banner Rev. Yarbrough Warriors of Georgia Mary” Calhoun Rogers and International Silver Ware Huggins China House Broad Street Athens, Ga Dady Hon. Ark J. E. Freeman City and Chamber of Commerce Fifth Regiment, of Gate City Piedmont Gallant Fifth Fifth of Maryland Masons DR. Woofter Normal State Normal Stuart Cheney Stephenson & Hull Real Estate Jefferson Road Bogart Monroe Road Bogart Road
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