25 Oct 1903
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1903
Page
1
Two popular Athens youths, Guy Nichols and Mize Maude Pierce, secretly wed on February 1 after a private ceremony at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. A. A. Sullivan. Both continue their jobs at Lucien B. Flatow Co. and kept the union hidden until yesterday.
A sales note from Wingfield Cash Grocery argues that Clifton flour costs more per sack but yields more bread and uses less lard and soda, making it cheaper in the end. It invites readers to order Cur ton and test the claim.
Commander 8 M Herrington of Cobb Delaney Camp calls a meeting at city hall next Friday at nine o clock then veterans will move to Winnie Davis Memorial Hall on the State Normal School grounds for the formal delivery ceremony by the Georgia Division of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Stephen Harris a young African American shoeshine at city hall was fined ten dollars by the mayor for disorderly conduct. He had ridden a streetcar without paying and cursed the conductor upon getting off, prompting the lesson in municipal law.
Committees from High Shoals Watkinsville Bishop and Farmington form a network to back a proposed railroad line to High Shoals. They will secure ten thousand dollars in stock, right of way, and cross ties, and begin active fundraising and organization. The leaders, described as representative, enterprising people, express confidence in success.
John Maxwell, a Black man, was arrested by Sergeant Daan of the Atheny police for carrying concealed weapons. He surrendered to his bonceman, Mr. Goss Edwards. A pocketful of 44 calibre cartridges was found, but no pistol. officers suspect the weapon was hidden. Maxwell previously shot a white man in Elbert county and served three years for that offense.
Theater listing announces The Manxman by Hall Caine at the opera house next Monday November 2 with Thurlow Bergen as Pete Quillan and a 25 member company. Also the Red Men improve their Wigwam with dedication exercises at Den pree Hall including prayers, addresses, music, and Pocahontas history, plus remarks by local leaders.
The store touts Golf Sweaters as ideal for fall and winter wear and highlights a Re-Organization Sale with price reductions across sections. It promotes ribbed cotton garments, union suits, and undergarments with values from 25 cents to 1.00 and showcases Merode Underwear and stylish suits priced from 12.50 to 35.00 plus ready-to-wear department booming.
A grand fur show showcases a large collection in a town scale with fashionable stoles capes boas and collars. Imported sable stole is offered at 75 dollars, Isabella Fox pieces at 32.50 and neck pieces boas and sets from 12.50 to 50.00. A special stock sale offers one third to one half off regular value to close out by December 31.
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