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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1911
Page
5
Today’s department features new soft white hats for early fall, wide fabrics 27 and 33 inches, with oriental patterns suitable for kimonas. Washington street show window advertises cheap bolts at 85c, plus a 1.25 value. Also offered are dresses, wash skirts at 50c, rugs, foulard silks at 60c, linen collars, and 72 inch damask at 49c.
Clarke county eyes a bond issue to fund a modern courthouse and county jail on a downtown site, to be decided at the same time as the gubernatorial successor primary. Citizens urged to study the plan, site, and campaign approach as fall returns bring business back and cotton season begins. Diarrhea note promotes Chamberlain's remedy for September.
Lizzie Jennings a colored woman on West Broad street faced the mayor's court for keeping for the purpose of illegal sale spirituous liquors. About thirty pints of Hamilton County whiskey were offered as evidence along with other spirits. She was fined one hundred dollars for keeping the liquor in quantities for sale.
The Garden Club holds its regular meeting this Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the Y W C A boarding house on the corner of Thomas and Washington streets. Important business meeting. all members urged to attend. Lost watch fob in gold with plain gold ring and Sophomore Debater's Medal. name engraved. Reward offered. Call 424 or return to 357 Pulaski.
In Athens Georgia Rev M L Troutman marries Mr R L Henley to Mrs Kate Henley in a ceremony marking a return after seventeen years apart. The Henleys, once separated in Texas and Georgia, welcomed the husband back when she learned he was alive. They now reside together on Pulaski Street with their grown children.
A stock company with ten thousand dollars capital, twenty five hundred dollars paid in, formed by well to do colored men from Athens and nearby towns. The Athens Supply Company takes over the Thompson Bakery and plans a major supply business with bakery and fancy goods. Charter to be applied for today. Members include S. J. Thompson Dr. Thompson Anderson Brown T B Griffeth I Deadwyler Jones and others. The largest colored peace company here.
In Athens crowds of youths swarm the streets while one local observer, J C White, returns after fifty years away. The man who left town exactly fifty years ago last April stands on Clayton Street and struggles to recognize College Avenue and the new campus skyline. His health remains strong at over seventy years.
Students flocking to the Eagle Cafe praised for up to date style and service. Regular board listed at 15 dollars per month, with regular dinner at 30 cents. Call at once for seating and details.
Mr. W. C. Greer returns from an extensive auto tour across South Georgia with Dr. D. H. Du Free. They praise the roads in Clarke and observe no top cotton crop, with most fields open and harvest rushing to market. Mrs. J. D. Sinclair, now of Jacksonville, Florida, visits Athens with her son at the University and many local friends welcome her return.
A Birmingham firm sender, once based in Mexico, describes recognizing a campus house site as it appeared fifty years ago. He left for Atlanta yesterday afternoon, noting a Georgia connection and ongoing travels across decades.
Col W H Quarterman of Winner, long a prominent lawyer, visited Athens yesterday and indicated plans to run for solicitor general of the Western circuit, likely succeeding Col Cht Walker who will not seek re election. This marks his fifth candidacy as announces expected soon, with Jackson county already well represented by Gamble Athens Smith Stevenson Commerce and Nix Lawrenceville. Will Collins, formerly with Davison Nicholson in this city, spent the day in Athens meeting friends and showing goods for his New York employer. Mrs R M Jones of Atlanta is visiting her sister Mrs H J Rowe.
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