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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
2
The county voters will decide on issuing 100000 in bonds to pave all public roads in Clarke county. The Banner predicts high turnout with no opposition and urges everyone to vote yes. Officials assure all roads will be macadamized equally, with no favoritism to Athens.
The lobby investigating committees reported to the general assembly that no criminal lobbying evidence was found. They urged stricter enforcement of floor privileges for certain persons in the future. A separate notice promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic and nerve builder to prevent self destruction, with vendors H. R. Palmer & Son and W. J. Smith & Bro. advertising the product.
At a county board meeting, A B Johnson was elected superintendent of the county farm to replace W D Kelley who resigned. The board praised Kelley and said Johnson would be a worthy successor. Also noted is an advertisement offering a reward for cures of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure and testimonials on Hall's products.
Floyd Payne, a white man, was found guilty in Jackeen court and sentenced by Judge Russell Payne to twenty years for robbing and beating an elderly Black man near Statham last May. Athens police captured Payne with state reward offered, and he confessed after transport to Jefferson. The defense pleaded guilty after realizing a conviction was likely. Chief Culp plans to pursue the $100 reward with Governor Terrall.
The annual statement shows Central of Georgia railroad earnings up by 1,416,000 or 18 percent, the largest rise ever. Directors declare a 5 percent dividend on first income bonds as net income rises to 2,341,731 with total income 4,034,163 and total deductions 2,330,045 leaving a net income of 203,506 confirming a profitable year.
Jon Ewalt, a famed Kentucky race horseman, arrived in the city with ten horses. He secured ten stables at the fair grounds and plans to race them in the next few days as the track work advances. Local observers expect the Athens track to be among the nation’s best once completed.
The Athens Banner reports the Athens Chamber of Commerce failed to convene due to only three members present, one fifth of a quorum. It urges member cooperation, notes letters from prospective movers, and questions abandoning the chamber, inviting business input. Also includes a local testimonial about Chamberlain's Colic Remedy.
The general assembly ended a lively fifty day session with notable action on the convict bill. Counties must hire guards and house five year felons, deductions from school funds apply, and 765 prisoners will be distributed statewide with Fulton receiving over a hundred. The session also included other measures and personnel movements, including Representative Shackelford heading to Chattanooga on state road property matters. A medical testimonial touts King's New Discovery for coughs and lung troubles.
Mr James Waters a longtime county resident from between this city and Princeton factory died Tuesday afternoon after a brief paralysis. Family sorrow filled the room as he spoke no word after being stricken. The remains lay in state at Princeton Church with Rev E D Stone officiating. He left a wife six children and many friends to mourn him.
The Banner notes no Chamber meeting was held yesterday and no steps were taken toward an emergency hospital or related matters. It urges hospital association formation, says the Indies are ready to help, and cites Arthur Flatau's visit and return to Athens, Georgia with social attentions from old friends.
The Bransford site at Owensboro Kentucky produces Clifton floor that runs day and night yet cannot meet demand. Locals claim Clifton is the standard by which others are judged, and the claim it is as good as Clifton heightens the praise. Miss Bessie Sutherlin of Virginia, visiting her uncle P. W. Sutherlin at the Imperial, departs with Mrs Sutherlin to visit relatives in Virginia.
At the League of Georgia Municipalities gathering in Macon, Mayor J F Rhodes discusses water and lighting charges. He recalls Athens choosing a city status, a costly 30-year water franchise, and how the city replaced it with a modern plant. He advocates universal metering over fixture rates, notes lower rates for domestic use, and cites Athens and municipal lighting savings while urging local, customized solutions.
Representative Overstreet of Screven County criticizes the committee report and urges publication of the evidence so Georgians can judge the charges. He asserts the evidence supports his claims and condemns actions by those defending them, noting broader disapproval beyond party lines. Possible reference to Dawitt’s Little Early Risers advertised by The Orr Drug Co.
An old Banner correspondent extols Franklin Springs near Royston as a healthful escape with pure mineral waters and baths. Tourists flood hotels this season, aided by accessible rail and hotel services, with Boringview Hotel revamped under Mrs Kate Wilkinson.
Mr Charles Seagraves and Miss A Richards wed quietly at Windere after obtaining a license days earlier. Objections delayed the ceremony, but the couple, both popular in Windere, began their married life amid best wishes from friends.
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