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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1903
Page
1
Registration at the University of Georgia topped three hundred students yesterday with more still to enroll. Officials expect a record year with enrollment possibly reaching four hundred as students plan to enter the new school of pharmacy and the junior class after Christmas.
The MiliacL Brothers announce the opening of their Millinery Parlors with displays of pattern hats bonnets and the latest creations from their work rooms. A grand assortment of ready to wear hats for ladies misses and children will be shown today.
An old family secret unfolds in the dramatic plot of Splendid Play at the Opera House. A convict discovers he has a daughter adopted by a South Carolina colonel, leading to rival lovers and a climactic revelation. A strong company delivers vivid characters, striking scenery, and a daring escape train sequence.
Athens messengers to Sarepta Baptist Association returning from Elberton after a meeting that drew about two hundred delegates. Rev. John D. Mell served as moderator, with ministers doctors judges and ladies among the party, and Elberton residents hosted the visit with unusually pleasant sessions.
The committee chooses a lot eighty six by two hundred sixteen feet on Chase street behind Col Stephen Upson home between Prince Avenue and the Boulevard. The site will serve Sunday school needs for children in the Boulevard area and western Prince Avenue, with funding and construction to begin after board ratification. A nearby ad mentions a one day sale offering Gilbert Tonio for 35 cents a bottle.
Rev Orme Flynn of Atlanta will address the Colleges Y M C A tonight at 7 30 in the chancellor's lecture room. All invited to attend. Also notes on Globe Tonic sale prices and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praising years of use and safety for children and adults with no opium content. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro.
A special Sunday service will be held next Sunday at 4 pm at Stone's Chapel Baldwin Street. Major H H Carlton, who commanded the Troup Artillery in the Civil War, will lead and urges all veterans present. The meeting replaces the usual prayer service with talks and remarks.
A letter to the Banner urges furnishing a memorial room in Winnie Davis Hall in honor of Capt S D Bradwell the first president of the State Normal School. The writer recalls Bradwell aiding pupils and founding the school, and asks former pupils to contribute to perpetuate his memory.
The Michael Brothers millinery display drew many ladies who praised the stylish hats. The opening continued for two more days with larger purchases and high compliments for the store. DeWitts Little Early Risers are recommended for biliousness and constipation with no griping.
Plans push to establish inter collegiate debates with Georgia Sewanee Tulane and other Southern colleges. Committees from each society will drive the effort. Another Georgia North Carolina clash remains to be settled with three wins each, hotly pursued by both sides.
Mrs Davis, aged sixty five, died Wednesday at East Athens after a severe stroke. She was lifelong in the Methodist church and leaves a husband and seven children from Athens Winterville Nicholson Kings Mountain Greenville and Logan counties. Funeral at 10 AM at Oconee Street Methodist with interment in Oconee Cemetery.
Next Sunday the last sacramental service for this year will be conducted at Temple Church near Athens. Protracted services will begin at Princeton Methodist Church in charge of Rev. B. P. Fearcy. It is expected that these services at Pennceton will be largely attended and generate much interest.
A man described as Roberts, accused of stealing a watch from J. J. Wilkins months earlier, stood before Tadge Cobb. He failed to prove where the watch came from, was found with the watch on arrest, and was fined one hundred dollars plus costs or ordered to twelve months in the chain gang. A boy's life pendulum tale accompanies a testimonial for Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs.
About forty University football hopefuls started regular training yesterday afternoon under Coach W. A. Reynolds. They follow a coach approved diet at Denmark Dining Hall to build strength and health, a method proven effective for strong teams.
The Ladies' Garden and Village Improvement Club offers premium lists from the president or Miss Rosa Van Der Laith. The Fair Association supplies premiums and the club will display in the Woman's Building at Fair Grounds. Any woman may display and compete, with no entrance fee, and heavy vegetables and plants must be ready by October 8, with flowers by October 5.
Davison and Lowe's large dry goods store drew many city ladies for the fall millinery opening. Two display windows by W H Mines and W T Collins showcased rich purple hats, fine dress goods, and laces. Patrons praised the hats and purchased the latest styles, proving the milliners' skill.
Tadge E O Kinnebrew tried William David of Madison county on illicit distilling charges and discharged him for lack of evidence. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as building up a broken down system by improving the blood.
President Phinizy of the Northeast Georgia Fair Association has named several ladies as judges for the ladies department. They include Mrs W P Briggs Athens Mrs W H Dean Clarke county Miss Mary Ann Frierson Athens Mrs Wm King Lexington and Mrs O F Ausland Athens. They will be notified of their appointments promptly.
The Georgia National Bank of Athens is named a government depository by the United States government. President Wilkins and officers are proud as the first Athens bank to receive this designation. The bank will hold government funds for paying costs of the S Government building in the city and other government funds. The designation marks a historic achievement for the relatively young bank.
At the Fair Grounds a crowd is expected for multiple races with an admission of twenty five cents. The program includes four events: a free for all pace with a $100 purse over half mile heats, a free for all trot in $100 purse, a half mile dash for $100, and a 2:30 trot mile heats race for $100. Notable entrants include School Girl, Star Patchen, Jayboy, Morning Star, Enlita, Intent, Jeaney Seay, Indian Cherry, Primus J., Luby, Lady Haslette.
A local ad argues Clifton flour costs a bit more per sack but yields more bread per sack and uses less lard and soda, claiming overall savings. The Wingfield Cash Grocery endorses Clifton flour with a call to test and compare prices and results.
The university literary societies met Wednesday night for the first time since the day change to night meetings. Each society added about thirty or forty new members and outlined the year’s program. A revival of interest suggests they will do good work in the coming year.
Central of Georgia Railway promotes special round trip trains between Machen and Athena for the Northeast Georgia Fair October 6 to 10 1903. Tickets from Macon Milledgeville Covington Whitehall and other points Oct 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 with return by Oct 13 at one fare plus 25 cents and a 50 cent minimum. half fare for children ages 5 to 12. Also notes regular trains with higher rates and several fair attractions and organizers.
The Black Patti Company opened the Athens theatrical season to a large audience with strong performances and hearty applause. The next bill is The Convict's Daughter set for Saturday night, promising another full house at the opera house. Also notes a consumer testimonial praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as life saving.
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