Lilly gets five years for highway robbery conviction
Bob Lilly and two co defendants faced Clarke superior court in a special session. Lilly was found guilty of highway robbery and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Several other cases were settled or postponed awaiting the next regular term.
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Athens
Clarke Superior Court
Bob Lilly
State
H. H. Winn
Elmore Howard
T. J. Shackelford
Lena Miller
John Henry Elder
Southern
Yh Hill
Col
Bootee Hardman
Prisoner Clower’s Jurisdiction Confusion Unfolds
A. W. Clower, long known for a spectacular Clarke county jail stay, is not under Clarke county court or officers. Indicted here, he faces trial in Jasper County for larceny after trust, with transfer of custody and docket transfer planned. He was married inside the jail to a Texas bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clower
Clarke
A. W. Clower
Clarke County
Athens
Jasper County
Jasper
Clarke Court
D. R. Prewitte
Prewitte
Texas
Six Thousand Admissions Mark Opening Day at Winder Fair
The Woodruff Tri-County Fair in Winder Georgia opened with over six thousand admissions. A parade drew twenty eight hundred children in line and more than one hundred autos formed for Auto and Good Roads Day. Attendees came from Atlanta Athens and surrounding counties amid ideal weather and strong exhibits.
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Winder Tri-County Fair
Winder
Woodruff
Atlanta
Athens
Free Tickets for Al Fields Minstrels at the Elite
The Elite's manager Mr Posey offered free tickets to the Al Fields Minstrels with colored admission slips yesterday. Today the distribution continues with $1.50 complimentary tickets. one lucky red ticket holder in every hundred wins a fifth row Colonial seat for Saturday plus a show and licensed pictures at the usual price.
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al Fields
Mr. Posey
Colonial
Unclear details on local religious figures in Athens church
The passage notes a minister connected to the Athens Presbytery who visited Athens multiple times and was well known locally. It also mentions Mrs. Orr, currently critically ill for several weeks and in serious condition.
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Athens
Orr
Framing and Boards Insight for Building Projects
Practical guidance on selecting framing lumber joinery and board types. Highlights common grades spruce pine fir and long lasting treatments along with useful size thickness and spacing considerations for sturdy wall floors and roof structures.
Athens Bar To Confer On October Clarke Calendar
Judge Brand calls a meeting of Athens bar members for Friday at 10 oclock in his office to discuss fixing a calendar of cases on the Clarke superior court docket for the regular October term that opens next Monday morning October 14.
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Brand
Athens Bar
Southern Mutual
Clarke Superior Court
Board Meeting Declares October MHs For YMCA Directors
The YMCA Board of Directors meets tonight at 8 for the October session. New members join the board and discussions center on the building program to expand work and improve equipment for wider and more thorough service. The note stresses that greater opportunity brings greater responsibility and faithful stewardship.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Funeral Today for Mr Wiley Childers at 2 P M
The funeral for Mr Wiley Childers will be held at the First Methodist church at two o'clock with interment in Oconee Cemetery. Pallbearers from his Sunday class include R J Hancock T W Reed J H Dorsey C N Wertherly E B Price and D F Miller who should meet at the North Lumpkin Street residence at 1:30 P M today.
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Wiley Childers
First Methodist
Oconee
Messrs
R. J. Hancock
T. W. Reed
J. H. Dorsey
C. N. Wertherly
E. 8. Price
D. F. Miller
North Lumpkin Street
Power of Destruction at Lyric Promises Thrills and Suspense
Three part feature at the Lyric on College avenue today offers a heart absorbing tale with high suspense and real action. The word sensational is used to describe this million strong motive for a treachery likened to Judas as chaos gives way to chilling final outcomes.
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Lyric
College Avenue
Clarke County jurors drawn for October term
Clarke Superior Court jurors for the second week of the regular term were drawn by Judge Brand for the October 21 start. The list includes numerous names from the July and week court pools, among them Bramblett Crawford Thomas Cox Kilpatrick Kent OFarrell Nicholson Dobbs Barnett Hawkes Callaway Giles Carthers Moseman McEntire Eppes Klein Williams Hutcheson Woods Weatherly Haughey Sizer.
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Clarke Superior Court
Brand
R. L. Bramblett
John M. Crawford
Wm. M. Thomas
Claud H. Cox
J. T. Kilpatrick
Ben .H. Weatherly
A. G. Haughey
R. W. Sizer
Messrs
S. R. McDuffie
J. G. Wallace
Ben Crowley
Howard J. Waff
Ira A. Bradberry
Billups Phinizy
M. N. Pledger
Jas. R. Butler
Chas. A. Talmadge
C. F. Bailey
General Strike Possible as Rail Unions Meet in Atlanta
An Atlanta telegram urges a nationwide walkout of trainmen and conductors on the Southern, N C and St L, and A B and A lines unless freight car switching at the Georgia Railroad is halted. A meeting of union officials was postponed to tomorrow at the Kimball house. No trains ran today. President Milton Smith of the L N is reportedly en route for talks with railroad leaders and terminal officials.
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Atlanta
Augusta
Southern
N. C
St. L
A. B
Georgia Railroad
Atlanta Joint Terminal Company
Union of Conductors
Kimball House
Georgia Train
Milton Smith
Hig
Elbert Sunday Schools Hold County Convention
Elberton Georgia October 9 the Elbert County Sunday School convention met with morning afternoon and night sessions. Speakers included L W Simms Atlanta general secretary of the Georgia Sunday School association Rev R F Eakes Elberton Methodist Rev C I Stacy Presbyterian and Rev Mr Rich Baptist. Officers elected T J Cleveland president A O Morell secretary treasurer.
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Elbert Sunday Schools
Elberton
Elbert County
L. W. Simms
Atlanta
Georgia Sunday School Association
R. F.eakes
Methodist Church of
C. I. Stacy
Mr. Rich
Baptist Church
Simms
T. J. Cleveland
A. O. €Oruell
City to Levy Taxes and Assessments This Week
Finance committee ordered levies on all delinquent properties yesterday. The city marshal begins levies this morning and will advertise the November sales. No extension of time will be granted. property owners in arrears must pay to avoid seizure.
Fund drive for Wilson campaign corrected notice
The Banner reports an omission of Harvey Stovall from a Wilson campaign fund list. Subscribers Mor ton Hoop and others paid one dollar, though two dollars should have appeared. total remains fifty one dollars. Citizens are urged to donate now as the election is near.
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Wilson Campaign Fund
Harvey Stovall
Morton Hoop
Wilson
Changing program at the Majestic this week
The Keith vaudeville at the Majestic shifts to new acts for the rest of the week. The Edna Erskine Company offers novelty in Comedy Mind Reading and high class singing with superb costumes and a standout soprano. J. De Wolf Henderson performs sensational slack wire stunts, plus three reels of top pictures accompany the show.
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Keith
Majestic
Asl
Edna Erskine
J. De‘Wolf Henderson
Mount Vernon Masons Meet Tonight at Eight
The wor shipful master and secretary call a regular communication of Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge for eight o'clock tonight All members urged to attend as no urgent lodge business is noted Bludwine is endorsed by leading physicians and used in major hospitals.
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Mount Vernon
Masonic Lodge
Help the Children By Voting for Progress and Education Slogan
Campaign committee for the county unit school system outlines meetings from tonight through election day. Speakers will address crowds at city hall, with conveyances arranged, and hundreds of large display signs and badges printed bearing the slogan to promote school measure for the county’s children. Interest grows as opposition wanes and organizers urge turnout.
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County Unit
Signa
Dorsey
Aaron Cohen
Five More Meetings at the Tabernacle Next Week
The Tabernacle revival tent on Dougherty street will host several services next week led by Dr. Neighbour who returns to Athens today. A Friday 7 30 p m service will explore The Model Church as the new Baptist church forms locally with an expected 150 to 200 members. Sunday includes a 11 a m meeting to perfect the organization and afternoon and evening services follow. Monday night features a Gentile usage note.
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Tabernacle
Dougherty Street
Neighbour
Athens
New Baptist Church
Shere
Lyceum Series Opens At State Normal School With Edwin Weeks Co
The Edwin Weeks Company opened the lyceum course at the State Normal School last night. The performance pleased both the student body and many Athens citizens, promising an entertaining fall and winter season with a fine lineup of attractions.
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State Normal School
Edwin Weeks
Athens
S. N. S Lyceum
Mayor and Council to Meet Tonight
This evening at eight o'clock the regular monthly meeting of the mayor and council will be held. A number of appeal cases are set for trial and it is likely the entire evening will be taken up in hearing appeals. Several matters are before the council for ratification and an adjourned meeting may be held to dispatch business this week or early next week.
Noise request for Milledge avenue near Dearing street
A special request asks all automobile and motorcycle drivers to reduce noise on Milledge avenue by the Dearing street corner. Mrs Claude Tuck, seriously ill at her home nearby, is aided by the plea for quiet to aid her recovery.
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Milledge Avenue
Dearing Street
Claude Tuck
Jackson County Has Fine Corn
Yesterday morning Mr. L. P. Doo little of Jackson county brought to the Banner two ears of corn raised on his plantation near Commerce. The ears are among the finest seen in Athens with one ear nearly twelve inches long and of large size for an early variety.
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L. P. Doolittle
Jackson County
Commerce
Athens
World Series Updates Shown At M W Cigar Store
Afternoon updates from the World Series are posted at the M W Cigar store. Fans and the public are invited to watch as each half inning results arrive hot from the wires.
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M. & W. Cigar Store
Athens Horses Lead Carroll County Exposition
Athens trainers send racing entries to Carrollton for the fall fair races on the fine track. Fred Davis, Will Egcoe, Henry Hodgson, and Henry Culp bring strong horses from Athens who previously won in Macon. The group is confident of prizes at Carroll.
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Athens
Carrollton
The
Fair Association
Fred Davis
Macon
Will Egcoe
Henry Hodgson
Henry Culp
Carroll
Spider Bite Halts County Tax Receiver’s Work
County Tax Receiver J. H. Dorsey has suffered days of trouble after a spider bit his hand while cleaning his store on South Lumpkin. The bite produced swelling and weakness, leaving his hand “in a eling and helpless” state yesterday.
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J. H. Dorsey
South Lumpkin
Kling Denies Stalling Succeeds Him as Boston Manager
Boston October 9 manager John Kling of the Boston Nationals denies reports that he is to be succeeded as manager by George Stalling of the Buffalo team this season. Kling says he does not know if he will manage next year and would retire if he cannot secure his unconditional release.
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Johnny Cling
Stallings
Boston
John Kling
Boston Nationals
George Stalling
Buffalo
Kling
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Lilly
Tom Morris
Pat Hadaway
Emma Hawkins
Howard Wheelis
Fred Morris
John Winfrey
Pink Hilliard
Will Burch
Pen Lilly
Mrs. Fred! Jr. Orr
Athens Y. M.A
MR. Childers
New York
Long Odda
Wall Street
Levies
Thes Fund
This P. WM
Carroll County
J. W. Williamson
Broway MoCoy
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