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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1903
Page
6
Mrs John Vaughn died at her East Athens home Sunday morning after a long illness with consumption. She faced death with calm assurance. The funeral was held Monday at Princeton burial ground with many friends attending.
Mrs. Lewis Fowler aged 45 died Monday at her home in the upper edge of the county after long illness. She was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church and the funeral was held Tuesday. A neighbor credited Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her son after grave cramps. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
Monday morning in this city Mr Jesse Roberts died after a long illness. He leaves a wife and several children. The remains were taken to Conyers Georgia Tuesday morning for interment.
Monday James Jr was adjudged a fanatic and sent to the State Sanitarium at Milledgeville. Bailiff Tom Beasley had Mr James in charge. Bucklen’s Amica Salve advertised for skin eruptions ulcers boils and piles at 25 cents per pot by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons druggists.
Clarke County friends urge Judge George Co. Thomas to enter the senate race for the next term. Thomas has prior legislative experience and strong backing, though he has not decided. Judge Albert L. Mitchell is also named by supporters as a possible candidate, but he says he has no current plans to run.
The Macon Fair Association directors met in Macon Tuesday and set the State Fair dates. The event runs from Wednesday October 21 to Saturday October 31, with committees named as plans advance for a successful occasion.
W A England, author of a life and travels memoir, will add another section covering religion, national rise and fall, causes remedies, the millennium dawn, and the Pyramids of Egypt. The note ends by praising Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a remedy for scrofola and worst cases.
The funeral service for Mrs. Lam Thornton was held at the Broad Street residence. Attendees included many friends and relatives. the service featured hymns sung by a choir and a sermon by Rev. Ellison D. Stone. Pallbearers and grave rites completed the solemn proceedings at Coconec Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. King Marks occurred Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. P. B. Marks on Pulaski Street. Rabbi I A Rabenstein led services. Masonic and Odd Fellows members attended. pall-bearers included S Michael and others. Burial with Masonic honors followed at Oconee Cemetery by Mt. Vernon Lodge.
Early Monday fire swept the Kytle residence on Church Street leaving only a piano and a trunk with contents. Loss estimated at 3500 with 3000 insurance. firemen faced poor water pressure and heavy heat but saved little else.
Construction starts on the university campus library expansion with a contract to finish by the opening of the term next September. Crews were grading the rear grounds of the Ivy building as the new structure begins, with work expected to advance next week.
An 1901 testimonial touts Hall's Great Discovery Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles including diabetes and rheumatic pain. It promises mail orders from Dr E W Hall and cites a testimonial from Mrs Drewy of Greenfield Tennessee.
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