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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1909

Page

3

Georgia General Assembly Moves On General Appropriations Bill

Atlanta July 31 Special The house will spend most of next week on the general appropriations bill following the general tax bill. The appropriations committee grew the maintenance funds for eleemosynary institutions and state education, while cutting the governor’s contingent fund in half. Notable increases include the state university, Georgia Tech, and state normal schools. the penitentiary and other departments see minimal changes. The session also allocates 10,000 for cotton disease research known as black root.

Atlanta House of Representatives House Ways and Means General Assembly Appropriations Committee Aeral Assembly House Committee Brown Milledgeville Confederate Soldiers’ Home State University At Athens State University Georgia School of Technology Georgia Normal and Industrial College North Georgia Agricultural College Dahlonega State Normal School State College of Agriculture Negro College At Savannah Agriculture Entomology Penitentiary Railroad Commission Pensions State Lbrary State Board of Health Public Printing Penitentiary Department

Sale on Silks and Wool Suiting at Clearance Prices

Representing Remarkable Values offers 68c Foulards and Latina fabrics formerly $1.00 and up to 40c Satin and Taffeta previously 65c to 75c. 820 Black Taffeta 36 inches now clearance. Wool suiting includes $1.00 qualities at .79, $1.25 at .95, $1.50 at 1.10, and $2.00 at 1.38.

Suits and Silk Dresses Sale at Clearance Prices

Tomorrow we place on sale our remaining stock of Women's and Misses Spring Tailored Suits and Silk Dresses. To clear the lines, a price at a loss to us is offered. We never carry garments over season to season. Choose from $20 to $35 suits or dresses for $12.98.

Complete Clearance Sale Announced with Deep Discounts

Tomorrow at 1 o clock sale opens offering marked down skirts and dresses with savings from 0.50 to 3.66 on various price points. Wash skirts and fine dresses are shown with regular prices up to 15 for skirts and 55 for synthetic suits.

Millinery Sale Promises Hats for Women This Season

A local sale offers clean, perfect hats at low prices. Trimmed hats priced at 12.50 to 15.00, $5 and $7 hats at 2.98, ready to wear hats 2.98, and children’s hats half price, with many items discounted to attract women shopping for season wear.

French Hand Made Underwear Clearance Prices

Domestic prices slashed on Domes chemises gowns drawers and corset covers with reduced sale figures from 3.00 to 0.89 and 5.00 items down to 3.89 2.98 2.39 1.39 and 0.79 among muslin undergarments offered at clearance.

Corset Special at Thompson's Glove Fitting Corsets

Sale notice announces a corset special at Thompson's Glove Fitting Corsets with remaining stock priced at 98 cents, down from a range of 1.50 to 3.50 dollars. Limited quantities offered in the advertisement.

Thompson

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Glove Sale Announces Deep Discounts Across Silk Gloves

The advertisement offers 98c long silk gloves and 78c long silk gloves from stock in whites, tracks and colors. Regular prices ranged from 1.75 to 2.00 for the longer gloves and 1.00 to 1.50 for the shorter pair.

Trunks Bags and Suit Cases Sale Ad

Local retailer offers 10 percent off all trunks bags and suit cases this week. Largest selection includes handmade leather suit cases at 4.85 each, valued at 7.60. Free name personalization on trunks bags or suit cases.

Agri cultural schools to receive extra funds in state aid plan

Proposals earmark twenty two thousand dollars to boost each agricultural school by two thousand dollars in addition to the existing four thousand five hundred dollars yearly from fertilizer inspection fees. The notice claims broad support and urges readers to send names and addresses to receive free packs of Mother Gray's Australian Leaf for women’s comfort.

Mother Gray Mother Gray Co Les Roy

Death of John B Patman Aged 82

John B Patman aged 82 died at his Milledge avenue home after a long illness. Born in Oglethorpe County he lived mostly in Clarke County and was a prominent farmer. A Confederate veteran, he leaves two sons J H Patman Wade Patman of Atlanta and three daughters Ed Bush Annie Patman Clyde Patman. Funeral Monday at 11 a.m. at his residence corner Milledge avenue and Broad street.

John B. Patman Milledge Avenue Mr. Patman Oglethorpe County Clarke County J. H. Patman Wade Patman Atlanta Ed Bush Annie Patman Clyde Patman Patman The Baptist Church Broad Street

Mitchell Atlanta Prominent Resident Convicted of Assault

The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the lower court ruling convicting William H. Mitchell of assault and battery in the Miss Lucille Linton case. He was sentenced to twelve months on the county chain gang. An executive clemency appeal may follow after surrender and start of sentence.

Atlanta State Court of Appeals William H. Mitchell Thomasville Lucille Linton Mitchell Court of Appeals South Georgia

Mr J W Webb Raises Prize Squash in Daisy Shape

Mr J W Webb of this city entered a prize squash at The Banner yesterday. The vegetable was one of the largest and prettiest seen here, shaped like a daisy and measuring nine inches across.

J. W. Webb

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