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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
3
The article notes cotton receipts this season lead last season at an early point, with about nine thousand more tales in the present season. Shipments are heavier and stock on hand is slightly noted, while a comparative statement lists wagon and railroad receipts and local spinner deductions, reflecting the season’s rise.
Mr Johne C Murray, a longtime resident and former Confederate soldier, lost his store and dwelling with all contents after a recent fire. The Banner invites subscriptions to aid him, promising to lead with a two dollar gift and asking readers to donate to the Banner or to Mr A M Cente.
The fifth anniversary of the North Georgia Oratorical Association was celebrated in Commerce Georgia with speeches from county representatives and awards of two medals funded by Dr. W B Hardman. C B Landrum received first prize and Robert C Ray earned second as the program concluded with medals presented.
Yesterday morning the University of Georgia students gathered in the chapel where Chancellor Barrow read a sketch of the life of the late Samuel Spencer. Spencer was a graduate and a strong friend of the university, and the tribute to his memory was fitting and appropriate.
A humorous vignette traces a bachelor waking to a merry alarm, facing kicked socks and ripped clothes, buying beer and cigars, enduring lonely lunch, moths in his overcoat, a cold misdinner, and a frigid night as he contemplates dispensaries and questions his choices. The portrait blends vanity, independence, and comic misfortune.
In Savannah Georgia, December 1, a football clash drew a large crowd for a benefit to the University of Georgia Athletic Association. Savannah won 12 to 6 as Georgia staged a strong effort but failed to seal the win. The Savannah team featured several former Georgia stars and maintains high level play through annual intercity games.
A Texas story notes W L Hill at Bowie who rose from 90 to over 180 pounds after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He credits 12 bottles for his recovery and weight gain. The ad lists trial bottle free and prices at 50 cents and 1.00, via W J Smith & Bros H R Palmer & Son and Druggist.
Chapped and cracked hands are targeted by a DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve promotion. Orr Drug Co offers the product for relief.
Real estate transfers on file with the Clerk of the Superior Court for November list many deeds with varied consideration figures. Transactions include Hodgson to Gainesville and Athens Construction Co for 350 dollars and several others involving Fowler, Miss M O Lyle, Griffeth & Welch, Mrs I H Hem brick, and numerous others across Athens and Gainesville. Multiple transfers show sums from 12.50 to 3,500 dollars, with names such as Johnson, Crane, Tolbert, and Strickland appearing among buyers and sellers.
A Thanksgiving family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wingfield. The long table stretched across two rooms, adorned with white and yellow chrysanthemums and smile. Attendees included Judge and Mrs. H. Wingfield, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Short and child, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Wingfield and three children, Mrs. Annie O’Farrell and Mrs. Joe and Frank O’Farrell, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Williamson and six children, Mr. and Mrs. Warren J. Smith and two children, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wingfield and five children, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Wingfield and two children, and Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Wingfield.
For twenty years W L Rawls of Bells Tennessee suffered nasal catarrh with swelling and soreness inside the nose. He applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve to the sore surface and the soreness and swelling disappeared never to return. Sold by W J Smith Bros H R Palmer Son Druggists for 25 cents.
Georgia and Auburn finished level after a Thanksgiving tie, marking a long history of close games since 1892. The record shows 13 meetings with six wins each, including dramatic scores from 1894 to 1906 and a forecast that next year’s matchup will be highly contested.
Athens Fire Department reports a record year with only about $3,100 in city losses despite forty four fires, the best showing yet. The piece notes possible future blazes but emphasizes the unusual safety achievement and includes a literary aside by Edmund Vance Cook.
H M Adams and wife Henrietta claim a seven bottle course of Electric Letters cured their five year eczema case regarded incurable. They publish the testimonial to promote the blood medicine and tonic Guaran teed. Sold by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Son DruggiatY
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