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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1912

Page

3

Colfing Club Plans Semiannual Handicap Cup Revival

Entries for the Cloverhurst Silver Cup handicap golf tournament are posted at the club house. The cup, last won in 1908 by C. A. Scudder with runner-up E. C. Branson, will be revived and contested semi annually until a player wins it three times. First round matches set for Tuesday Oct 22. Autumn tournament advances to semi finals with several results and byes noted.

Cloverhurst J. Allen Wheat C. A. Scudder E. C. Branson Stewart Hull W. B. Hodgson A. W. Brooks Gordon M. S. Hodgson S. Morris Rothe R. P. Brooks Linton Payne J. Morris McWhorter Jackson Hooper Griffith Wright Atkins Stephens E. R. Hodgson, Jr J. C. Mell Bocock Scudder R. P Brooks Mell

Trustees Sale of Webb & Crawford Co. Assets in Athens GA

The trustee invites sealed bids by 12 noon October 19 1912 for all assets of Webb & Crawford Company a Georgia bankrupt. Assets include stock of groceries notes and accounts office furniture and store house appraised at 30984 15 31241 82 and 18000 respectively. Bids based on cost price percent for old stock and purchases since taking charge. Cash terms and rights to reject bids. For details contact Frank C Shackelford trustee Athens Ga.

Frank L. Upson Webb & Crawford Company Sone Central of Georgia Athens Georgia Tau Central of Georgia Railway Frank C. Shackelford Trastee

Dangerous Corner Warns Drivers on Clayton and Lumpkin

Automobilists are urged to approach the Clayton and South Lumpkin street intersection with extreme care especially from the Lumpkin street approach. A tall fence along the curb obstructs pedestrians on the south side of Clayton and sightlines for oncoming traffic, creating several near misses and a risk of serious collisions.

Clayton Lumpkin Street Lumpkin

Fortunes In Faces Ad Explores Life Pills Benefits

An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy for blemishes and impure blood claiming they promote health and beauty. It lists sellers W J Smith Bros H R Palmer and Song.

U D C Convention Notes Delegates Named Across Georgia

The Georgia U D C convention lists delegates and officers from numerous chapters including Atlanta Griffin Valdosta and Savannah. State officers and chapter delegates from Americus to Waycross are named with committee roles and regional representation. A closing medical ad notes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a remedy for coughs.

Picken C Herbert M. Franklin Tennille J. M. Thomas Griffin E. K. Overstreet Sylvania Duncan Brown Mattie Sheibley Rome Mildred Rutherford Athens Howard McCall Atlanta Jessie Cobb Cartersville Austor A. 8. Taylor J. K. Ottley Shiloh of. Blanford Memorial Committee J. A. Rounsaville D. McL. Stevens Brandon L. L. Nesbit Marietta Herbert Franklin Dalton Mitchell Owens Johnson J. C. Henderson T. S. Wilkins E. G. McCabe Americus Frank Harrold Charles Ausley Frank Cato Augusta Lucy Caswell L. Raines Lymthe Brunswick A. Evans Kate C., Hall W.H. Downe Ida Sundeth Winnie Davis Rowe Buena Vista R. E. Clements W. B. Short. Butler Mamie F. Wallace Hattie C. Rawls Calhoun Gordon County W. L. Harris Canton Helen Plane Zebulon Walker Malinde Galt Daisye Cresler Bartow County L. C. Morgan C. I. Gresham Mattie Rowan Carrolston Annie Wheeler R. H. Fitts A. O. Hale Commerce J. E. B. Stewart T. C. Harden W. B. Barnett Cochran R. T. Jackson Conyers J. L. White J. R. Erwin Mary Stansell M. L. Wood C. Directress Covington and Oxford Belle Knox Rogers P. W. Godfrey R. N. Goodman Valdosta J. W. Griffin Vienna Maggie F. Morgan Waycross Francis S. Bartow Amelia Heidt John W. Bennett West Point Fort Tyler W. Trox Bankston Mary W. Higginbotham Emily Hendree Park Memorial I. M. Scott Will Fuller Susette Lanier J. H. Johnson O. T. Chapman Lucile Methvin Orline O’daniel Jeff Davis

SMU Dallas lays cornerstone for new main building

Southern Methodist University in Dallas begins construction with the cornerstone laid as bishops and educators from the South gather. Bishop James Atkins and Dr. E. D. Mouton of San Antonio present principal addresses. The university is slated to open next fall.

Southern Methodist University AT Dallas Texas Southern Methodist University South James Atkins E. D. Mouton San Antonio

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Lipscomb & Company Athens Cycle CO Georgia National Bank John J. Wilkins W. P. Brooks Thos. P. Vincent J. C. Chandler Eston Eppes Asst. Cashiers Linton’s Spring Water CO Orr’s School Wray Street S. P. Orr John L. Arnold Jackson St The Athens Savings Bank M. Stern M. G. Michael Cashier G. A. Mell Ras’t Cashier B. Y. Harris Hunnicutt GA. Mell, M.G. Michael L. F. Edwards iDenPree Hunnicutt W. T. Bryan Colfing Silver Loving Club Cloverhurst Club Athens, Ga Julia Stewart Sallie May Stockwell Puthhant B. T. Castlellow J. W. Malone Susie Green Dawson Mary Brantley Gussie Griggs Raines W. A. McLain Alice Melton Eatonton Mary Williamson Fort Valley Chas A. C. Riley Claudia Culpepper Fitzgerald Ben Hill Joel Cloud Macon Bessie Avery Bat Wason Kittie Fitzpatrick Lee Trammell Children’ of Confederacy Marshallville J. D.’ Frederick Marion Timberlake Milledgeville R. E. Lee R. W. Roberts Louis Andrews Moultrie Moultrie McNeil W. C. Vereen Pres W. J. Mathews Montezuma Phil Cook J. E. Hays Jere Moore Newnan Ruth Bailey E. F. Andrews R. M. Cross Theo Faley H. A. Smith Sandersville Mary Ann Williams S. G. Lang C. D. Shelnutt Battle Sparks Savannah A. B. Hull N. B. Harrison George W. Lamar E. A. Smith Latham J. E. Will John S. Cleghorn Anne Cleghorn Springfield P. A. Bowden W. C. McCommons Tifton Charlotte B. Carson J. J. ‘Wilson Gainesville Foley Lipscomb & Company Fre Insurance and Real Estate Talmage Hardware CO BIA Fire Insurance Company aThi ‘Vor Pepameens Erwin & Company ENS Weenesday Ugeno Royal Yeddo Paragon of Radiant Col. Howe Duchess London Lord Roberts William Gordon Cameron Cameron Broad Street Mallory’s Shoe Store
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