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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
1
The Athens Banner urges residents to approve the bond issue for sixty miles of macadamized roads with no tax increase. The piece praises early campaigning by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and encourages every voter in Clarke County to go to the polls and cast their ballots for better roads today.
Bobby Walthour the famed bicycle racer will contest five of Georgia's fastest running horses on October 5 at the Northeast Georgia Fair in Athens. A contract with Gus Castle outlines Walthour’s five mile relay, motor pacing, and the wagered prize. the fair promises free attractions, balloon ascensions, a trick house, midway shows, and large crowds, with Walthour Day expected to draw thousands.
The Athens City Schools opened their regular fall term with about fifteen hundred pupils enrolled and a prospect of several hundred more. Superintendent Bond expresses gratification at the opening and says the year looks promising for strong attendance since the schools were established in 1886.
Beginning today Athens Fruit Co will serve oysters and open a new lunch counter with a full line of sandwiches and short orders. A. Costa will soon open a full line of fruits in Neometal in Clayton street area as part of the firm’s expanded offerings. Patronage requested.
The building committee of the Georgia Division of the Daughters of the Confederacy accepted the Winnie Davis Memorial Hall from contractor W J Beeland of Macon at the State Normal School. The hall features colonial style with oolitic limestone columns and spacious dormitories, with interior finishes in Georgia pine and steam heat.
Minerva Bond, an elderly African American woman, died at her Morristown home yesterday. Estimated to be the state’s oldest resident, she was 114, born in Oglethorpe County and long-time Athens resident. She had lived through three centuries and witnessed inaugurations from Washington to Roosevelt. burial followed in Athens yesterday afternoon.
Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M announces a call meeting at 8 PM Thursday for conferring the master's degree. All members are invited to meet W F Dorsey W M Murrell Sec pro tem for the session.
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