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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1903

Page

3

Funeral for Miss Jennie Carlton at First Methodist Church

Funeral services were held Sunday at five o'clock at the First Methodist Church for Miss Jennie Carlton who passed Saturday at her brother’s home. The service featured hymns, a sermon by Rev Ellison D. Stone, and a procession of pallbearers, with tributes to Carlton's life as a Sunday school teacher and devoted church member. The burial followed with the body laid to rest.

Jennie Carlton Incence Cemetery First Methodist Meir H H. Carl Ellison D. Stone Stone Carlton

Interesting Sketches of the Oldest Citizens of Athens

Rev. Ellison D. Stone, long a leading Athens figure born in 1835, rose from printer’s apprentice to newspaper owner and ordained Methodist elder. He built Oconee Street Sunday School, preached thousands of sermons, married nearly a thousand couples, and shaped Athens civic life over decades.

Athens Ellison D. Stone Jasse County Monticello Athena Buena Vesta Chapultepec Atlanta Mr. Stone Polk Taylor Roosevelt Congress Stone Gusta Augusta All! Public Grove Piscoa

The Game Old Story at the Waterworks

The waterworks electric plant shows repeated wheel failures with a new wheel ordered after two cogs broke. Despite four prior replacements, the city may reject the machinery if it underperforms, and losses fall on the seller.

GUTICURA SOAP The World's Greatest Kin Soap Ad

Advertisement extols Guticura Soap and Guticura Ointment as the premier skin cure for cleansing the scalp, treating dandruff, stopping hair loss, soothing hands, and aiding baby rashes. Claims universal use for toilet, bath, and nursery with emphasis on purity and fragrance.

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Normal School Opens Sept 1 at State College

The State Normal School will open its regular season on Sept 1. The president and faculty will rest beforehand and be ready for opening. Attendance is expected over four hundred, with arrangements for private home board for at least 100 teachers due to dormitory limits.

State Normal School Branson

Beautiful Vine Remain on Campus Library Facade

Citizens ask about removing ivy at the Broad street library during renovation. Prof Straban says the vine will not be touched. Work will modify the library front to match the Ivy building, with stucco finishing to unify walls and enhance the campus structure.

Broad Street Straban Library

Cotton price guesses spark debate on 9 to 13 million bales

Market speculation swirls over opening cotton prices with bears predicting nine cents per pound and six to twelve million bales under cultivation while bulls expect higher demand to lift prices above eleven cents. Mills have operated steadily, awaiting price direction as crop prospects hinge on acreage and demand.

Compliments for Cemetery Sexton Honored for Demeanor and Service

A tribute praises J. H. Bisson, sexton of Oconee Hill cemetery, for years of dutiful and courteous work. The writer notes his kindness and effective handling of funerals and urges financial support to make the cemetery the loveliest in the state. Also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for sale by local merchants.

Eurely Sexton J. H. Bisson Oconee Hill Cemetery Bisson Uconee Cemetery Chamberlain B. B. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith

Also Mentioned on This Page

THE Swift Specific CO Atlanta, GA Ton Mesers G. A. Mell HH. Linton C.D Flanigen E. J Smith H . A Lowrance OC. W. Motes RK. Reaves ED. Sledge Desas E. B Mell J. Orr Home Gazette Christian Index Penfield Athens Banner Joe O'Farrell Athens Weekly Chronicle Evening Chronicle Chronicle Athens Put- Ashing Company H. H. Parks Mary McKenzie J. H. Stone George E. Stone E. P. Stone O. D. Stone Emma O. Bradford Clarkesville Mr. McIntyre Savannah Ellison D Stone Normal School Mennen's Talgum Zeigler Michael Bros Blood Balm Co
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