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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1905

Page

2

Northeast Georgia Fair poised for October event

Interest grows in the Northeast Georgia Fair to be held October 3 to 6. The premium list will be mailed to every family, with splendid exhibits and a special agricultural department. W P Jackson oversees the racing program, expected to be the best yet. Citizens urged to promote the fair to boost town advertising and business from anticipated crowds.

Agricultural Department W. P. Jackson Northeast Georgia Fair Association

Lawrenceville Passes Anti Jug Law Aims at Express Firm

Lawrenceville Georgia on March 25 1905 adopted an ordinance requiring a $1000 annual license to deliver intoxicating liquors within the city. The R M Rose Company seeks mandamus to compel Southern Express to handle whisky here. Judge Pendleton will hear the case next Saturday.

Lawrenceville Lawrencevllle Southern Express Company Express Company R. M. Rose Company Pendleton Rosser & Cartear F. G. Dubignon C.H. Brand F. FP. Juhian Friends of

Dr King's New Discovery Cures Pneumonia Claim

J W McKinnon of Talladega Springs Alabama swore the medicine saved him from fatal pneumonia after two doctors failed. The ad claims rapid relief from sore throat bronchitis coughs and colds. Guaranteed at local drug stores with a trial bottle free.

W. J. Smith & Bro H.R. Palmer & Sons

A S Colyar Jr Free Man After Earnest Plea in Athens

A S Colyar Jr of Tennessee, once jailed in Virginia and Georgia for cheating and swindling, returned to Clarke County Athens for verdict. He delivered a dramatic sworn plea through tears, apologizing for past drinks and crimes, pleading reform, aided by Virginia Governor Montague and Athens officials. The court granted him a chance to prove his words and avoid immediate confinement.

Colyar, Jr Tennessee Athens Richmond Virginia Clarke County Hun Charles H. Brand Georgia National Bank of Colgar Col H. Brand Dudre G. C. Thomas B.J. Moseley Lee W. Stratton A. J. Montague J. B. Hawthorne Milton Washington City Florida State Insane Asylum Richardson Washington Montague Georgia Commonwealth of Virginia Colgar, Jr John W. Wier Thami Easter Isles Heaven

Remarkable use of Arnica Salve in Syracuse injury

It tells how Chas F Lemberger of Syracuse N Y treated his suffering boy after a deep eye gash with Bucklen s Arnica Salve which quickly healed the wound and saved the eye The anodyne is praised for burns and ulcers too Sold for 25c at local drug stores W J Smith & Bro and H K Palmer & Sons plus an offer for job printing services.

Chas. F. Lemberger Syracuse N. Y W. J. Smith & Bro H. K. Palmer & Sons Drug Store

Georgia Chancellor to speak at UVA induction events

Chancellor Walter B Hill of the University of Georgia will attend the Charlottesville exercises honoring President Edwin A Aldaman of the University of Virginia. He is scheduled to speak for the Southern Universities as part of a program featuring educators from across the nation with addresses by governors, presidents, and professors from major institutions.

Hill Pres University of Virginia Walter B. Hill Uiiiversity of Georgia Charlottesville S Nation Edwin A. Aldaman East Archibald Cary Coolidge Harvard Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia South Walter Arnard HH University of Georgia

Mayor Finishes Case Over Dorman for Doorstep Harassment

Yesterday morning Mayor Rhodes settled the city suit against George Dorman of the Bon Ami Company over alleged rude calls to ladies at Athens homes. Dorman denied insulting remarks, claimed no intent to evade law, and offered apologies. The mayor fined Dorman five dollars, reduced by pleas from offended residents who asked mercy. A second item advertises a rheumatism remedy sold by H.R. Palmer & Sons.

Colgar Sherlock Holmes University of Virginia Tennessee Indian Territory California Washington City Washington, D. C Ife Lves Looge Rhodes George Dorman Bon Ami Company Dorman Athens Elberton

Young Lady Killed by Bolt in Covington Storm

An April Sunday electric storm in Covington Georgia killed Miss Nannie Boswell, the oldest daughter of R. W. Boswell, instantly as lightning struck their home. Several family members were shocked but escaped serious harm. A Black man in the county also died from a bolt. The storm damaged telegraph lines and phone service across the area. An old man named Jake Smith suffered a minor shoe mark from the strike.

R. W. Boswell Covington Cotton Mills Nannie Tim Wit ‘and Hall Usington Jake Smith

Legislator J R C Treward shot and killed in saloon

London Ky April 11 representative in the seventy first district J R C Treward was shot and killed in a Clay county saloon near his home by Tilford Benge after a quarrel that had been repaired. Benge surrendered after firing five shots three hit Treward causing instantaneous death.

London J. R. C. Treward Seventy-First Clay County Tilford Benge

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A. S. Colyar, JR Confederate Congress Geo C. Thomas Moridax Mary Johnny Bent Havana Ceeeveree Max Joseph The Globe Racket Store Company Broad Street H. W. Nic Gatistac Ton Richard D Charles Pinckney Jones Andrew Jackson Montague Franis Henry Smith Senator Thomas Staples Martin Richard ‘Henry Jesse University of Missouri Edwin A. Al‘lerman Ulaytan Stregs Bolt Covington Howard Benge
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