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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
1
Athene residents witness the State Normal School opening with about 350 attendees, a record for the first day. President Brancon leads a simple program as teachers assign classes and crowds visit the new Winnie Davis Memorial Hall amid crowded dormitories. Funeral notice: Mary Augusta Jacobs, widow of Bernard J. Jacobs, died aged 62. Funeral Sunday in Brooklyn. Athens papers copy.
A mother reports switching her infant from cow's milk to Grape-Nuts and cream improved the baby’s digestion and health. She notes the cereal’s benefits for older children and nervous mothers, claiming stronger teeth and brighter minds. The testimonial cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and mentions a booklet The Road to Wellville.
Athens suffered a Monday water shortage due to a blown lead joint in the main at the waterworks. Repairs were completed by nightfall, but a second joint failed at daybreak, knocking out the electric and steam plants and leaving the city without water until a replacement casting arrived and repairs resumed.
The Cattanooga firm that cast the new pipe for the Athens City Water works earned praise for quick action. They received the emergency order and, after clearing other jobs, completed the casting and shipped it to Athens in time to arrive yesterday morning at 10. It fit exactly when installed.
Critics note Winnie Davis hall at the State Normal School lacks blinds for the girls dormitory. They say shades should substitute temporarily and that interior blinds costing about three to four hundred dollars are needed to finish the building.
The New York Sun notes benefits from rural highway work in Bucks County Pennsylvania. Township records show local tax proceeds for improvements exceed earlier levels due to higher property values from modern roads, allowing debt reduction for road financing. The Pennsylvanian experience matches national rural gains, benefiting farmers and communities alike.
Clarke County voters are urged to check eligibility and register today for the good roads election. Taxes due since last year must be paid to remain on the registration list, with Sheriff Weir and constables at The Banner office 2 to 6 PM to collect taxes and register.
Mr. A. O. Jackson, a leading Oconee county farmer and Northeast Georgia Fair Association committee member, visits Athens to urge county and individual exhibits at the Northeast Georgia Fair. He plans to tour Oconee to boost agricultural displays and attendance. Also an advertisement for Dr E Detchon’s Anti-Diuretic Diarrhea Cure sells for $1 via H B Palmer & Sons, Athens.
City merchants ended the six o'clock closing hour yesterday and will keep stores open later into the fall season. The change ends the summer rule and prepares shops for the busy period ahead.
In the Gate City Atlanta lost two games to Shreveport by 4 to 1 and 8 to 2. Memphis defeated Montgomery 11 to 8. Little Rock beat Birmingham 3 to 2. New Orleans topped Nashville 8 to 2. Also included is a medical testimonial about Kodol Dyspepsia relief from Judge W T Holland of Greensburg Louisiana.
Yesterday at one o'clock in Judge James F Foster's office Marshall Bullock and Emma Jennings wed after a police arrest risked their plans The event drew witnesses as the mother of the 14 year old girl pressured for regularity and the license was secured Bucklea's Arnica Salve ad claims its fame for cuts and burns with local sellers listed.
This morning at eleven o'clock the Winnie Davis Memorial Hall will be accepted by the Daughters of the Confederacy and turned over to the State Normal School of Georgia to serve as a dormitory for worthy young women, especially descendants of Confederate veterans. The building committee will inspect the hall at the Normal School, after verifying finishing touches and lighting. No formal ceremony is planned, but friends of the school are invited to attend.
Yesterday at 11 o'clock Griffin Welch received a bale from R B Gilliam of Oglethorpe near Maxeys. The bale, a good grade, sold to Inman Co via Athens agent Col Charles Webb for 12.14 cents per pound, a premium of 1. cents as market was about 11 cents. More bales expected as cotton opens quickly in hot weather.
Clarke county pushes to lead in marketing with the first bale of cotton. Emmet Bond, manager for Dr. W A Carleton's farm, brought in a bale that will be ginned today and sold soon. It trails two other bales received yesterday by one day.
The first bale of the new cotton crop was shipped yesterday morning from Morgan County to G. E. Leadwyler & Co. in Athens. It weighs 445 pounds and is classified as strict low middling. The firm will store it and sell once the owner’s instructions are received.
Contractor W A Harris completed horse stables cow barn and fence at the Fair grounds and turned his work over to the Fair association. Management accepted the entire project with no complaints. Harris will remain with the Fair association through the Fair class and is noted as reliable and accommodating. Saturday Sept 26 is last day to buy $1 Globe Tonic bottles for $0.50.
Bill posters will start on the four railroads out of Athens toward towns within 50 miles, with large posters heralds and flyers. Advertising will cover every town and village in the area and people are coming in large numbers. Road parties will also be sent to reach country towns and post offices not served by rail.
Daily cotton market data for Sept 1 1908 with Liverpool and New York figures. Includes a music class start date for Misses Mabel and Edith Hodgson on Sept 7 1908 and a promotional Hood’s Sarsaparilla cure claim.
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