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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1911

Page

8

Legal Ads from Clarke County Georgia 1911

Clarke County notices include Libel for Divorce against Virgil Hooper with Oct court date, removal of disabilities petition by Carl Crow and Mary Crow, and charter application for Lipscomb Realty Company. Sheriff's sale lists household goods to satisfy distress warrant against W R Cooper. Local clerk E J Crawford certified documents August 1911.

Virgil Hooper Clarke Superior Court Clarke County Charles H. Brand E. J. Crawford Superior Mary Crow Superior Court Georgia F. A. Lipscomb W H. Bishop Fulton E. Warner Thos F. Green J. Crawford Elmer J. Crawford The Lipscomb Realty Company B. J. Crawford

Sheriff Sale Notices in Athens Georgia 1911

Advertised notices announce multiple sales in Clarke County Georgia including a tax levy on a parcel fronting Madison Avenue in Athens, executrix sale of a Grace Elizabeth corner lot with water rights, a sheriff sale of a Clarke County Kimball piano and household goods, and distress warrants against J D Thomason and spouse, all scheduled for early September 1911. Key parties include W E Jackson Sheriff, Mrs B M G Chander, Mrs Mary W Williams, and Mrs Alice T Jester.

Athens Clarke County Georgia Grace Elizabeth Streets Elizabeth Street Joel Hurt Dr. Ware Superior Court George Collins E. W. Charbonnier Mary W. Williams Virginia Lilly Said J. D. Thomason Alice T. Jester Fifa W. EB Jackson

Sale of J B Mitchell Property in Grorgla Clarke County

Public outcry sale scheduled for September on the first Tuesday at the courthouse in Grorgla Clarke County to satisfy court executions. Items include safes scales meat blocks cash registers desks pulp equipment and assorted groceries. proceeds go to Terre Haute Brewing Co and O C Coleman creditors.

Georgia Clarke County Court House Clarke Athens Cary Bafe Co W. R. Cooper P. Petropol Levy Mide L. C Grorgla Said National Cash Register J. B. Mitchell Superior Court Said County Terre Haute Brewing Co City Court of O. C. Coleman Sen

Sheriff’s Sale and Estate Notices in Clarke County Georgia

Multiple notices from Clarke County Georgia dated August 1911 announce marshal’s sale of a house and lot in Athens for taxes and other property levies. Includes descriptions of parcels, sale dates on the first Tuesday in September 1911, and administrator discharges for W H Shed and Mrs S S Hammondtree with citations and deadlines.

Georgia Clarke County Athens Trilby Street Georgia Depot Street Alma Hughes A. G. Freeman James James O M. T. McDougal W. H. Shed B. Wingfield Joel T. Dean de Bonis Non Hammondtree

Big Mortgage Recorded in Hall County Georgia

In Gainesville Hall County Georgia on August 22 a mortgage deed of 75 pages was filed for record. The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. transferred to Bankers Trust Co New York and John H Parsons Trustee Montclair New Jersey a 50 billion 30 year first mortgage sinking fund gold bonds due January 1 1941. The record filing required a second assistant clerk and Frank McDonald is copying the deed with Clerk Allen and Assistant Clerk Neese present.

Gainesville Hall County Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co Bankers Trust Co New York John H. Parsons Montclair N. Y Allen Frank McDonald Neese

Governor vetoes tied to consulting demand on bills

Governor Smith insists no measure be enacted without his consultation, a stance cited as the reason for vetoes on the auditor’s bill and the resolution for the W. and A. commission.

Smith W. & A. Commission

Campaign for Georgia Governor Heats Up Amid Uncertainty

Atlanta reports the governor race will start soon as Hoke Smith may resign around October 1. Brown’s possible entry, Hudson’s probe role, and Crisp’s rising challenge loom. If Smith resigns, election timing shifts. Brown’s stance could determine entrants including Slaton Hall and others. Smith opposes Martin of Virginia in a potential national move.

Atlanta Hoke Smith Brown Smith Hudson Ault Congress Charles Crisp Crisp Pope Russell John M. Slaton Joe Hill Hall Washington Senate

Citizens field more governor hopefuls in primary race

The text notes many citizens may announce for governor and several more candidates are expected. Murphy Candler is hesitating to run and, unless odds shift, appears likely to enter the race before the primary.

Feld Murphy Candler

Marine Band to Play in Athens This Fall

It has been decided that the Marine Band from Washington will visit Athens on its Southern tour this fall. Mr Audrey Morton has secured the engagement for Athens and a formal announcement will follow shortly.

Athens Marine Band Washington Audrey Morton

Many Injured In Train Wreck

Winder Georgia August 23 The Gainesville Midland train bound for Winder wrecked at Belmont junction yesterday morning about 7. The engine left the tracks after meeting the Athens Gainesville train and went about two hundred yards. Several people suffered slight injuries. Seriously injured were Mrs Chapman of Gainesville with a badly cut leg and Mrs D D Keesler of Winder with a broken left arm. Dr Kennedy of Talmo attended the injured. Wreckage was cleared by afternoon.

Winder Gainesville Belmont Junction Athens

Patricide Acquitted in Georgia Prelim Hearing

Hubert Camp a 15 year old boy in Lawrenceville Georgia was acquitted at a preliminary hearing after killing his drunken father who had threatened his wife and previously attacked her. The shooting occurred after the father assaulted the wife and aimed at her in Loganville.

Lawrenceville Hubert Camp Loganville Hubert Camp

Wire Line Progress From Gainesville To Franklin

Gainesville Ga August 23 The telephone wire line to Franklin North Carolina has reached Tallulah Falls about halfway between the terminals. R H Smith in charge of Gainesville extension also serves as foreman with a crew of 15 or 16 men including 6 or 7 ground men. The 60 mile stretch to Tallulah Falls will take longer due to the mountainous country.

Gainesville Franklin N. C Tallulah Falls R. H Smith Southern Bell Tallulah

Son of Bay State Governor Weds in San Francisco

Grace Episcopal Cathedral hosted the wedding of Dorothea Chapman daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid B. Chapman of San Francisco to Benjamin Sturtevant Foss son of Governor Eugene N. Foss of Massachusetts. Rev. David Evans officiated at noon. reception followed at the Century Club with Helen and Esther Foss as bridesmaids and Noble Foss as best man. Governor and Mrs. Foss attended along with numerous relatives and friends from the East.

Bay State San Fransico Cal Grace Episcopal Cathedral Dorothea Chapman Wilfrid B. Chapman Benjamin Sturtevant Foss Eugene N. Foss Massachusetts David Evans Century Club Helen Esther Foss Noble Foss Foss Nti Mate

Engineers Meet in Black Hills Frat Annual Convention

Deadwood South Dakota August 23 The South Dakota Engineering Society met for its annual convention called to order by President 8. H. Lea of Pierre. Sessions run through the week with papers addresses and discussions on technical questions. Merchants anticipate a record fall business as wagons laden with fleece arrive to boost trade.

Deadwood 8. D South Dakota Engineering Society 8. H. Lea Pierre

Farmers Bank of Crawford to Be New Georgia Institution

Crawford GA prepares a new Farmers Bank to be known as the Farmers Bank of Crawford. Organized July 20, contract let recently, building underway. J F M Watson of Winterville contracted to finish by October 1. Officers include President L O Benton and Vice Presidents W D Smith and Dr B C Veale. Directors listed. Bank promises solid prospects and strong support.

Crawford Farmer‘s Bank Financial Instituton J. F. M. Watson Winterville L. O. Benton W. D. Smith

Gathering Second Crop Strawberries

A colored woman from the east side of the Oconee, Gussie Foster, sold strawberries in the city yesterday. She claims her berries, grown with Ag. Col. horticulturists, can bear three crops yearly, with a second crop ripening now and a third before the usual early frost.

Oconee Gussie Foster Ag. Col

Oglethorpe Fair Preparations Promise Best Yet

Lexington Georgia August 23 The Oglethorpe County Fair association led by John Knox and James Surrough says this year will be the best with strong agricultural exhibits and a livestock department featuring blue ribbon contenders. The Indies department showcases housewife products from kitchen to sewing, plus canned goods and produce. Racing remains popular with motorcycle and automobile events, and officials hope to attract a famed northern bird man with a new flying machine for the week.

Lexington Oglethorpe County Fair Association John Knox James Surrough North

Virginia Firemen Open Annual Meeting in Newport News

The Virginia State Firemen's Association opened its three day annual meeting in Newport News today with a modest attendance. The convention will cover duties and management topics for fire departments.

Virginia Firemen Newport News Virginia State Firemen’s Association

New Bank at Stephens Formed in Georgia

Stephens Ga Aug 23 a new bank named Bank of Stephens with 25000 capital was formed here Saturday Officers chosen include J Fi Holden Crawfordville president W F Atkins vice president O H Adkins cashier and L C Howan H C Young J H Hunter Jr E O Young M J Nicholson J S Bowling M L McWharter W B Jackson and B H Sanders as directors

Stephens Bank of Stephens J. Fi. Holden Crawfordville W .F Atkins O. H. Adkins L. C. Howan H. C. Young J. H. Hunter, Jr E. 0. Young M. J. Nicholson J. 8. Bowling, M. L. McWharter W. B. Jackson B. H. Sanders

Martine and Gore Speak at Wilgon Rally in Trenton

United States Senators Thomas Gore of Oklahoma and James E. Martine of New Jersey headline a Woodrow with Son Democratic Club barbecue at the Inter-State Fair grounds in Trenton New Jersey on August 23.

Martine Gore Wilgon Trenton N. J United States Thomas P. Gore Oklahoma James KE. Martine New Jersey

Veterans Parade at Rochester Honors Civil War Vets

President Taft reviews gray-haired Civil War veterans marching two miles through Rochester in a grand parade. Governors, mayors, and dignitaries occupy the reviewing stand on Clinton Avenue as bands play and crowds cheer during the four hour procession.

Rochester Taft Grant Sherman Clinton Avenue Dix New York Egerton Gilman

New Georgia Alabama industrial boom with new companies

The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index reports new corporations with aggregate capital over two million dollars, including a projected 28 million dollar merger of Alabama coal iron and steel firms. Road bonds are planned in three Alabama counties, with sections of model highways to begin. Planned plants include fertilizer in Thomaston, furniture in Augusta, ice in Americus and Atlanta, ginneries in Culloden and Hartwell, lumber in Macon and Thomasville, a veneer plant in Augusta, and a larger harness factory in LaGrange.

Georgia Alabama Columbus Ula Alabama Coal, Iron and Steel Hicambia Perry Jackson County Marion, Dale Talladega Talbot County Lee County Thomaston Augusta Americus Atlanta Cedar Bluff Ala Culloden Hartwell Macon Thomasville Foley LaGrange Savannah Gadsden Greenville Monroeville Valdoura Jemizon Echols County West Point Hall County Huntaville Valdosta

Alabama county to vote on liquor sale fate in special election

Jefferson County, the state’s largest, schedules a special election tomorrow to decide whether legalized liquor sales return or remain prohibited. The outcome could set the trend for Birmingham Bessemer and other industrial centers and test Alabama’s post prohibition landscape. The antiprohibition and prohibition camps manned campaigns with Birmingham watched as a potential wet model after Mobile and Montgomery. In South Dakota Horon hosts the twenty sixth annual State Pharmaceutical Association convention with vendors and pharmacists gathering for three days.

Birmingham Ala Jefferson County Alabama Bessemer Mobile Montgomery South Dakota Horon State Pharmaceutical Association

Women Contend For Wisconsin Golf Title At Blue Mound

Milwaukee August 23 women golf experts from top Wisconsin clubs gathered at Blue Mound Country Club for preliminary events ahead of the state championship. The championship tournament begins tomorrow morning and runs through Friday with decisive rounds expected.

Milwaukee Wis Wisconsin Blue Mound Country Club

Northwestern Commercial Club Executives Meet at Boise

The Northwestern Association of Commercial Club Executives gathered in Boise for a three day convention. Delegates from Spokane Crecor Idaho Montana Utah and the Dakotas attend to discuss advertising methods to attract settlers and capital to the Northwest. Lincoln Neb hosts a conference where railroad commissioners from multiple states plan to discuss physical valuation of railroad property next week.

Boise Idaho Northwestern Association of Commercial Club Cties Washington Crecor Montana Utah The Dakotas Northwest Lincoln, Neb Middle and Western States Sts

Also Mentioned on This Page

Laura Hooper Carl Crow W. E. Jackson Sheriff Clarke Co Towit G. M Madison Ave Ab Allgood B. M. G. Chandier D. J. Cook Court of Ordinary Ingard County Flint Street Hunnicutt Tina Hill W. ©. Jackson Sheriff Clarke Co. Ga Ely Rana Ratiel Dra Y Brothers Werren Street New Martin Virginia Bis Patricide Father Mother Franklin, N. C Black Hills the Farmers’ Bank of Crawford, Gas Oglethorpe Fair NEW Bank Alabama Metropolis
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