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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
7
Gil Meadow returns to city after weeks on duty in the Northern circuit. Described as one of the state’s most capable solicitors, Meadow begins his second term. The Banner predicts continued support from the people for as many terms as he desires.
Mrs Bellamy Storer tells how her husband influenced President Roosevelt to appoint Theodore Roosevelt as assistant secretary of the navy following a Canton visit with Mrs McKinley. She says the president initially resisted but relented after her appeal.
William Cooper, 73, longtime Jackson County resident and Confederate veteran, buried Sunday at Center. He was one of seven sons of the Cooper family with strong Georgia ties, leaving two brothers J Z Cooper of Commerce and another in Texas. The Atlanta Journal notes a continued push to pardon the Rawl ay boys, awaiting Governor Hoke.
PYTHIANS St Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias has elected officers for the term. Frank J. Caribera is Chancellor Commander with H P Lawrence as Vice Chancellor and J F Hart as Prelate. Thirty five new members are being passed, two meetings weekly, aiming for a grand lodge showing led by Thomas H. Nickerson. The uniform rank will form as members complete initiation.
A funeral service for Frederick B. Lucas was held at his Prince Avenue residence with Dr. Isaac S. Hopkins and Rev. J. R. McClesky delivering remarks. Choir members sang hymns and pallbearers carried the casket to the hearse as Lucas was laid to rest in Oconee Cemetery. The article notes Lucas died suddenly Monday at St Marys Hospital and mentions plans for a new hotel project.
The special committee of the board of trustees met in the city to pick four candidates for dean after reviewing many names. The board will elect the new dean next Tuesday and decide the site for a new agricultural hall, likely Compton hill, aided by last summer’s legislature appropriation.
Col J Smith, long a Jefferson official, will move his residence back to Commerce. He served as city court solicitor, earning a reputation for prosecuting violators and planning a new colonial home in Commerce. The family aims to arrive December 16, with friends welcoming them back to the city. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup advertised.
Saturday at two in the recitation room of Dr H C White on the University campus a joint meeting of Clarke County Farmers Union and Clarke County Cotton Growers Association will plan a stronger organization and attract new members. Officers for one year will be elected and delegates named to Georgia Division and Southern Cotton Association meetings to report back. The groups have done much in the past and aim to renew enthusiasm and extend their work.
The Corner Grocery in the M. A. building lists a splendid line of holiday and fancy family groceries. Shoppers are urged to visit before Xmas to find everything needed at the right prices and see for themselves.
Yesterday morning Mayor Dorney fined John Freeman twenty five dollars for fast driving after he rammed a country wagon on Broad street while policemen urged him to improve his speech. Evidence was against him and he was found guilty. Frances Elleanor Besant Bishop of Washington D C announces engagement to Thomas Goulding Gerdine eldest son of John Gerdine of this city. Gerdine recently earned distinction in U S government service. DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills offered at five cents for a week.
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