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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1910

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Brown Heads Georgia Agricultural Society in Athens

In Athens the Georgia State Society of Agriculture elected J W L Brown of Bartow as president with 61 votes to 47 for his opponent. Martin V. Calvin was re elected secretary and J Clayton Clements treasurer. The meeting featured talks by Loring Brown and others on farm extension and University of Georgia work. Next year’s meeting was set for Waycross. About 150 members attended with tours of the agricultural college grounds and a barbecue.

Georgia State Society of Agriculture Senate John W. le Brown Bartow County John T. Williams Jones County J. J. Conner Bartow L. G. Hardman Commerce J. W. L. Brown Martin V. Calvin J. Clayton Clements W. L. Williamson P. W. Meldrim W. D. Hammack John A. Cobb R. Leonard H. G. Hastings Roland B. Hall W. 0. Henderson C. M. Snelling Wim. Gault Geo. Gilmer W. B. Burrows H. C. Evans Jas R. Brown R. D. Brown A. T. Dallas L. M. Park B.,.m. Barow Geo Sparta Loring Brown Smyrna Jarnigan State College of Agriculture Connor Judge Callaway Dr. Branson J. W. Bennett Waycross University of Georgia College of Agriculture Commonwealth Hite John W. Bennett State College Athens

Endorsement Debate Skews Buford Judge Campaign

The Buford Journal endorses Col Russell for Superior Court judge, criticizing Judge Brand for long tenure and residence issues in Gwinnett while praising Russell’s conduct and pointed campaign critique. The piece argues seventeen years in one office is excessive and urges voters to back Russell.

Judge Brand Buford Journal Buford Gwinnett Ialy Forsyth County Lfe Journal Brand Superior Court Col. Russell Gwinnett County Clarke County Brand Reeds

Solicitor General Quits Court To Help Smith in South Georgia

Elbert county residents protest as Sam L. Oliver postpones Elberton city court to campaign for Hoke Smith in South Georgia. The move delays prisoners, jurors, and the civil docket, with locals demanding he fulfill duties while campaign efforts aid Smith’s bid to save the state.

Smith South Georgia Elerton Elbert County State of Georgia Elberton Sam L. Oliver Elberta Hoke Smith Hoke Oliver Jonah

Solicitor General Cliff Walker Stricken With Diphtheria

Friends of Col. Cliff Walker of Monroe report the solicitor general in the judicial circuit contracted diphtheria. He rushed to Atlanta for hospital care where anti tox in treatment began to take effect. His condition was improving though still ill.

Col Cliff Walker Atlanta Walker Monroe

Agricultural Committee Eyes Georgia Corn Show in Atlanta

Four chamber of commerce members and Walter G. Cooper traveled to Athens to consult with the State Agricultural Society on staging a corn show in Atlanta in November or December. The group will decide after returning to brief other committee members. The landowners exposition idea proposed by the Atlanta Constitution is seen as practical and feasible to attract Georgia farm owners and encourage settlement on small farms.

State Agricultural Society The Chamber of Commerce Athens Atlanta A. J. Stockbridge H. G. Hastings Gam Dun Atlanta Constitution Georgia

New Laws Enacted by 1910 Georgia Legislature

The Banner lists general laws from the 1910 Georgia General Assembly which adjourned sine die, including measures on child labor curfews, school district financing, arbitration of tax disputes, state university governance, railroad consolidations, road land condemnation, criminal penalties, public health and pensions, tax collection reforms, hospital and sanitarium funding, public building maintenance, elections, state museum plans, and various appropriations and constitutional amendments. The long roll covers education, infrastructure, governance, and social policy across counties and state agencies.

General Assembly Fulton Chatham Richmond Texas New Orleans Georgia School of Technology Secretary of State Atlanta Peachtree Street Georgia Capitol Alto State Board of Entomology Georgi Normal and Industrial College Milledgeville Resaca Joseph E. Johnston Dalton North Georgia Agricultural College John L. Hopkins Toombs Judicial Circuit

Rumored G M A R Sale Could Not Be Confirmed

Rumors of a sale or absorption of the Gainesville Midland Railway by the Central of Georgia could not be confirmed by 12 o clock last night. Officials of the G M R were contacted but offered no information. Newspapers in Macon and Atlanta reported no confirmations despite persistent rumors of a pending change.

Gainesville

Widow Seeks Two Pensions Under New Clarke County Law

Judge Wingfield heard a Clarke County widow apply for two pensions under the revised law that grants sixty dollars yearly to widows of soldiers worth under a specified limit and married before 1870. She cites two Confederate husbands, one killed in battle and the other a former follower of Lee and Jackson, married before 1870.

Clarke County Wingfield Lee Jackson

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