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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1911

Page

2

Social Calendar and a Georgia wedding headline

The community social calendar lists Hallowe en events at Emmanuel church and Nantahala school for mothers, a Catholic Bazaar at the Georgian Hotel, and theatre at the Colonial. Miss Cora Lee Collier weds Mr Luther Yarbrough at the First Methodist church in Jefferson with a gala ceremony and prominent out of town guests.

Emmanuel Church Hallowe'en J. J. Wilkins Nantahala Collier MR. Yarbrough Cora Lee Collier Luther Yarbrough Maysville First Methodist Church Jefferson, Ga Sherrif B. H. Collier F. S. Hudson Webb A. GC. Brown J. Nix Messrs Bennett Bell Edna Orr A. F. Collier Bert Ellison Mat Yarbrough Effie Yarbrough Ernest Yarbrough M. C. Rhodes Greenville S. C Catlet Athens Fred Lagerhohn Lena Collier Rome Leila Hopkins May

Emblems and Legends of All Hallows Eve

A brief historical note traces Hallowe en to October 31 and the eve of All Saints Day. It blends Druid transmigration beliefs with Roman myth and Christian superstition. Saman the Lord of Death, the Druids’ festival, preceded November 1 and gathered souls condemned to animal bodies, with gifts sometimes altering fates.

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Ghosts and weddings in Athens society notes

The column blends folklore on souls and rites with social news. It records Miss Jessie Redd visiting Carrollton, engagements and weddings such as Ida May Dorsey and Charles Saxon Compton, and numerous Athens residents attending events, trips, or hospitalities, with several notices of travel, funerals, and society gatherings.

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New Cravenetted Coats and Hats Now at Menswear Store

The shop advertises a full range of gentlemen's furnishings including cravenetted coats for rain and sun, new hats, hose, and neckwear. It promises to sell good clothes at reasonable prices as its mission and invites customers to come and look.

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