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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1911

Page

6

American social note on Lucy Cobb Taylor wedding plans

Mrs Lucy Cobb Taylor of Americus will wed Samuel B Stewart United States consul at Dunbar Natal. The ceremony is set for next Wednesday with many friends in attendance. Couple to travel to New York then London via South Africa after the wedding. Taylor is daughter of Captain John A Cobb and granddaughter of General Howell Cobb. Stewart is a UGA graduate and former Philippines civil service officer, now stationed at Dunbar in Natal.

Lucy Cobb Taylor Samuel B. Stewart Natal Americus Dunbar Stewart New York London South Africa Taylor John A. Cobb Howell Cobb Athens Atlanta Savannah Macon United States University of Georgia Philippines Madras India

Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle at the Colonial

Jefferson in the title role offers Rip Van Winkle at the Colonial next Wednesday with matinee and night showings. The piece pleases both young and old, with audiences recalling earlier stages of the character's family lineage. Also note a general health ad for Chamberlain's Tablets claiming relief from biliousness and stomach upset.

Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Rip van Winkle Rip

Plowing With Powder Near Athens Showcases Dynamite Use

A Georgia farm near Athens demonstrates dynamite in soil work including stump digging rock blasting and deep subsoil breaking. An experimental acre of hardpan land was broken up with powder yielding two bales per acre this year. The state college may dedicate an acre for dynamite experiments across land clearing digging wells and road work.

State College of Agriculture Milledge and Lumpkin Athens State College

Extra Jurors Drawn For Murder Trial Panels

Thirty six additional jurors were summoned by the sheriff and deputies to be on hand for the murder and related jail case trials. The three juries include Griffeth Hadaway Elder Rogers Patterson Brown Woods Lamkin Simmons Oldham Shupe Martin Paine Abney Colle Crane Spinks Jackson Jackson Jack son Parr Bryant Sykes Culp Dunaway Poss McLain Huff Ingle Lester Hollings worth Puryear Pit man Beavers Wier Tuck.

John H. Griffeth C. J. Hadaway Chas F. Elder Jas M. Rogers John H. Patterson James T. Brown Joe W. Woods E. E. Lamkin Harry R. Simmons J. W. Oldham Chales W. Shupe Wm. M. Martin James G. Paine, Jr Oscar W. Abney James S. Colle Rufus S. Crane James E. Spinks Ed €. Jackson Paul E. Jackson Charles W. Parr Joe T. Bryant Joe M. Sykes Peter Culp Bealer Dunaway Henry A. Poss Henry R. McLain Dock W. Huff John Ingle Wm. P. Lester Thos. T. Hollingsworth Tom (. Puryear Harry T. Pitman Ira FE. Beavers Emmett L. Wier W. Ben Tuck

Comer Vexed Over Train Stops and Slow-Down Ordinance

In Comer Georgia the city council fights Seaboard Air Line by forcing trains to slow through town. Doors on vestibule cars are locked to stop boarding and alighting, sparking countywide interest and further maneuvering.

Comer Seaboard Air Line Council of Elbert County

Chancellor Barrow Honored On His Fifty Ninth Birthday

The Red and Black prints a front page tribute to David Crenshaw Barrow LL D chancellor of the University of Georgia known as Uncle Dave as he marks his fifty ninth birthday October 18 1911 The piece praises his influence over students and cites his kindness and leadership. Also includes brief notices promoting Electric Bitters and Chamberlains Liniment with local sale points.

David C. Barrow University of Georgia David Crenshaw Barrow Dave

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Doric Tlustrated Chattanooga Roofing & Foundry CO Chattanooga, Tenn Schneider Josper Mr. Jefferson Charles Klein the Colonial Tonight Contest of Wits Cheney America W. W. Gould Pittsfield N. H W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Sons Chamberlain
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