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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1905
Page
1
Athens must secure essential right of way for the Athens and Jefferson railroad. Several property owners delay progress, blocking the committee as engineers wait to begin and contracts await completion. The completion by cotton season would bring substantial city benefits. Citizens are urged to rally to ensure early settlement.
Yesterday afternoon Nelson Mc Combs, a negro boy, had his committal trial on the charge of snatching the pocket book of another negro, Lee Chappel, recently in front of the National Bank. The justice of the peace found the evidence sufficient and bound him over.
Sunday afternoon at the YMCA a large gathering of Athens men and University of Georgia students heard Prof J S Stewart of the University give a masterful address. He spoke with clear authority and held the audience’s unwavering attention from start to finish.
J W Amis longtime Clarke County farmer dies after brief illness at home near Athens He suffered indigestion and a hemorrhage after vomiting ending death He leaves a wife and three children and was active in the Methodist church and countywide famine relief He was a Mason to be buried with Masonic honors.
The funeral for Mrs. G. A. Broach took place Sunday at four o’clock at the College avenue residence. Rev. W. H. Young of the First Baptist church led the services. A vocal quartet including Mrs. H. E. Martin Miss Mewborn A. W. Thornton and J. E. Gardner sang hymns. Burial followed at Oconee cemetery with interment at the grave.
Athens Georgia announces new service times for the Athens Electric Railway. The first car from the car barn departs at 6 30 a m and the last car leaves downtown at 11 01 p m until further notice. Cars on the depot line will not meet the early morning train.
Preparations for the Northeast Georgia Fair begin in this city with the Agricultural Hall ready to receive displays. Oglethorpe and Oconee join Clarke in county products while merchants and the Woman's department prepare impressive exhibits. Drake Bros. plans to show cotton seed from stalks. Exhibits must be assigned by Monday evening for a Tuesday opening.
A church gathering tonight features a preacher and a Sunday school group of five children. In under a day they raised over five dollars, led by a three year old girl who gave one dollar and sixty five cents in three hours to honor the late superintendent.
Horses continue to arrive for entry in the Northeast Georgia Fair races set to open next Tuesday. Organizers tout improved purses and feature events promising the best horse contests yet in the city, with Athens backing the event and Goat Circle guaranteeing strong support and prestige.
Yesterday morning the mayor held a lively session. Henry Davenport paid 3.75 for running over a wagon and breaking it. John Matthews fined ten dollars for a skin game. D R Kellum received a five dollar penalty for excessive drinking. Seymore Ray John Floyd and Richard Fields faced heavy fines for a disturbance in the early hours. W A Smith fined for intoxication.
The notice warns merchants not to grab customers or pull them into businesses. It states future offenses will be dealt with under the law. Signed by John A Metis Shitep.
Scrambled OCR text shows a fragmentary legal or court record mentioning a black person and a woman, with unclear phrases about blows and a cane. The garbled lines reference Prater, Seaboard, and Ling, plus a trial note stating days and a judge, but the passage is too garbled to identify a clear event or outcome.
Officers arrest the woman shooter after a gashed quarrel at a residence on Wibod street. Two bullets hit Maggie Wingfield, one in the hand and one in the hip, neither considered serious. Capt. Hamilton and Officer Dudley seized the shooter. detectives seek two men present in the house to arrest them today.
The advertisement touts a full range of fall silks including plaid and Chinese silks priced from 49 cents to 1.25 per yard, plus 36 inch black taffeta at 1.00. It promotes new dress goods, ladies ready to wear suits, skirts, and millinery with a call to visit. Mosquito nets are offered at 2.50 and 3.00 each. The text ends with a note about laundering services and a stray promotional line.
A newborn child died Sunday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Joan H McKinnon on Oak Street after a brief illness. The infant brightened the home for a few days and its death brings great sorrow to the family. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon and the remains were buried in Oconee Cemetery.
A silver cup will be awarded as premium for the best colt sired by Meadow King, with entries from 1904 and 1905 drop dates. Colts to be judged on October Std. J N Williamson. Also a for sale notice for a home on Hancock Avenue and a curious garbled line referencing a Grege house and Palastef.
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