Two Bellamy Brothers Meet in Athens After War Reunion
Two brothers, J. P. Bellamy of Texas and T. J. Bellamy of Tennessee, met in Athens for the first time since the Civil War armistice. They, once from Franklin County, previously separated after the war and will stay several days with their nephew J. D. Bellamy before returning home.
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Athens
Appommatox
J P. Bellamy
Texas
T. J Bellamy
Tennessee
J. D. Bellamy
Trxua
Franklin County
Record Day At Dispensary Stirs Christmas Preparations
Yesterday’s sales at the dispensary reached two thousand five hundred seventy six dollars and fifty cents despite slow pace caused by inexperienced staff. Today expected to exceed yesterday as workers prepare for Christmas celebrations, while a medical note mentions indigestion and Hood’s Sarsaparilla as aiding digestion.
Doll named Jenny Wren wins Athens window contest
Miss Laura Speer names the doll after Charles Dickens character Jenny Wren in a Davison & Lowe contest. Hundreds of Athens girls entered, closing at five o'clock yesterday. The correct guesser may collect the prize at the store today.
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Davison & Lowe
Athens
Davison
Laura Speer
Charles Dickens
Jenny Wren
Laura Bpeer
Why Not Now Cufton Flour Ad from Wingfield Cash Grocery
A promotional notice urges trying Oufton flour for Christian holidays. The Wingfield Cash Grocery ad touts Cufton as the ideal flour for bread cake and pastry and invites customers to order a sack for festive needs.
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Oufton
Cufton
Wingfield Cash Grocery
Ordained Rector James B Lawrence in Atlanta by Bishop Nelson
James B Lawrence formerly a University of Georgia tutor was ordained as a regular Episcopal minister by Bishop Nelson in Atlanta. The ceremony attracted friends including Rev Troy Beatty and D P Haselton of Athens. Lawrence serves at 81 Barnabas Church in Macon and is praised as a consecrated young minister with a long future.
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Atlanta
James B. Lawrence
University of Georgia
Nelson
Episcopal Church
Troy Beatty
D. P. Haselton
Athens
Lawrence
Barnabas
Macon
Georgian Magazine January issue praised for depth and talent
The January issue of the Georgian the University of Georgia magazine receives high praise for its staff quality. Notable pieces include Chan cellor Walter B Hill's Columbus YMCA dedication sermon and Arthur D Hardy's The Fate of a Dreamer.
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University of Georgia
Walter B. Hill
Columbus Y. M. C. A
Arthur D. Hardy
Georgia Collegian
Phi Kepps
Editor B. Ivy Thornton Visits Biberton Area
Visitors to the city included Editor B. Ivy Thornton of the Biberton Tribune. Former Athens resident, he long served with the Banner and is launching an interesting new paper in one of the state’s best counties.
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B. Ivy Thornton
Biberton Tribune
Thornton
Athens
Banner
Jest Fore Christmas Poem A Boy's Seasonal Mischief
A dialect poem in playful first person voice, detailing a boy named Will or Bill who vows to be well behaved before Christmas. It contrasts boyish mischief with family hopes and festive wishes, mentioning a dog Sport a cat, a sled, a grocery-cart ride, and grandmothers dreams of a missioner life.
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William
Will
Willie
Bill
Fauntleroy
Sport
Dan
Ceylon
Isle
Daniel Boone
Hern
Death of a Little Girl Near Wanda Forms Grim News
Six year old Rebecca Anderson, youngest child of Rev. R. W. Anderson and his wife, died yesterday in Wanda South Dakota. The pastor formerly served as rector at St Marys church and his wife is sister to Rev Troy Beatty.
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Rebecca Anderson
R. W. Anderson
Wanda
S. O
Mr. Anderson
St. Mary's Church
Troy Beatty
Daily News About Cotton December 23 1908
The item reports on cotton market activity with prices and trade details. It notes price movements, regional buyers, and shipping figures tied to current market conditions and supply levels.
Nannally Marries Hubbard Bride in Maxeys
Yesterday morning at the home of the bride’s parents in Maxeys, Paul Nannally of Clarke County married Musa Bessie Lon Hubbard. Rev. George E Stone officiated. The groom is a promising Clarke County farmer and the bride a noted Oglethorpe County young woman. Congratulations poured in from friends.
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Hubbard
Maxeys
Paul. Nannally
Musa Bessie Lon Hubbard
Geo. E Stone
Clarke County
Oglethorpe
Hunting Trip Yields Record of Birds Killed
Tadge Hamilton McWhorter J H Fleming R W Lamkin and Hugh Price returned from Montgomery county where they hunted for a few days and killed one thousand twenty five birds, a record. They report a splendid time and anticipate a merry Christmas.
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Tadge Hamilton McWhorter
J. H. Fleming
R. W.lamkin
Hugh Price
Montgomery County
Knowles Hypnotist Opens Three Night Run at Opera House
The Knowles presented a hypnotic show at the Dallas opera house drawing a large audience. Described as intellectual and pure, the performance offered no sleight of hand or mysticism but engaged patrons with hypnotic demonstrations. Tickets ranged from 25 to 85 and 60 cents for the forthcoming three-night engagement beginning Thursday night.
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Knowles
Opera House
Dallas
Tex
Daily News
Selectric Fixtures for City Hall Awarded to J K Davis
The contract for the electric fixtures for the new city hall will be paid by J. K Davis of this city. Davis was awarded the contract by the committee and will begin work at once, aiming to have all installed before building completion.
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City Hall
J. K Davis
Davis
Horse Taken Up at Barnett Shoals
Small light bay horse with a white forehead spot and one stocking hind leg. Twelve years old. Owner may claim from J. H. Spratlin at Barnett Shoals after paying for feed and this advertisement.
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J. H. Spratlin
Barnett Shoals
Christmas Trade Booms in Athens Shops and Ads
Christmas shopping floods Athens with crowds from city and counties. Retail merchants report strong sales driven by advertising in The Banner. Wholesale trade is brisk, though merchants complain of lagging collections despite high cotton prices.
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Athens
Fireworks ban enforced in Athens fire limits
Mayor Rhodes orders Chief Calp to strictly enforce the city ordinance against discharging fire works within the fire limits and prohibits firing dynamic crackers anywhere in city bounds. Citizens welcome the action after years of disruptive crackling in the business district and the cotton on streets adds safety and reassurance.
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Rhodes
Chief Calp
Athens
Calp
Mills May Shut Down as Cotton Prices Rise
The high prices in the cotton market may force several mills in the state to close. Mills have not decided on closures yet, but cotton cost limits prevent them from turning a profit. Some mills still have sufficient stock to endure for a period.
Holidays at the Normal School Students spread across homes during Christmas recess
State Normal School students enjoy Christmas holidays at homes and in dormitories. Some will spend Christmas in Athens. School resumes the session on December 20.
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State Normal School
Athens
Boy Sentenced to Chain Gang for Stolen Overcoat
Henry Payne, a young Black boy, was sent to the chain gang for eight months for stealing an overcoat. He admitted stealing the coat from another Black person and pleaded guilty before Judge Cobb yesterday.
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Henry Payne
Payne
Wulky
Cobb
Ice Breakup Warnings Rise Along Allegheny River
Pittsburg reports warn of a major ice movement on the Allegheny River as warming expected tonight and Thursday weakens the river. Ice thickness ranges 12 to 14 inches with possible damage to rafts near Freeport and risk to Dam No 3. Precautions taken by contractors for dams No 2 and nearby works.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny River
Weather Bureau
Freeport
United States
Dam
No. 2
Brillant
Looters Hit Bosoboso Treasury And Seize Presidente
Ladrones looted the Bosoboso municipal treasury in Luzon and captured the presidente, with tendons cut in his heels. Constabulary recovered part of the stolen funds. Also from Manila, the Friar lands sale agreement is signed to take effect in six months. Taft's departure from Manila delayed to tomorrow.
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Presidente An
Manila
Bosoboso
Luzon
Presidente
Taft
United States
Tokio
Honolulu
Turkeys for New Yorkers Train Load From West for Christmas
A special train from St. Louis reached New York with 19 cars carrying 3000 boxes of turkeys for 32,000 families. The shipment set a freight record and was quickly distributed to retailers, pricing the supply at 25 cents a pound and totaling about 100 900 dollars.
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West
New York
St. Louis
Missouri
Collision on Southern near Knoxville injures fireman
Two freight trains on the Southern railway collided near Knoxville Tennessee this morning east of the yards. Foster Jett a local resident and fireman was severely injured with both legs mashed. Both engines and several loaded cars were ditched and demolished. The westbound train is said to have been on the eastbound line. The latter had just left Manorville yards.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Foster Jett
Manorville
Ten Thousand Churches Paints Offer by Dosler Co
United States churches used Longman and Martines rare paints sold by Dosler and Co offering liberal quantities with each paint, promising savings on linseed oil and mixing ratios. The claim states eight gallons of L M paint plus four gallons oil can paint a good sized house, with the unusual assertion that houses painted with these paints never grow a baby after 18 years.
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United States
Sho
Longman & Martines
Dosler & Co
Public Fireworks Ban In Fire Limits Enforced
Fireworks are prohibited within the fire limits and dynamite crackers are forbidden in the city. This order is by the mayor and Chief Police B F Culp.
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B. F. Culp
New Orleans Cotton Market Surges as Brown Leads Rally
New Orleans reports a blistering Christmas period as May cotton tops 14 cents with Brown at the center of action. Brown buys heavily, pushes prices up, bids for 10,000 bales, and supports the market amid rapid fluctuations.
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Liverpool
New York
Athens
Ecdoeoenans
Brown
New Orleans
Murch
Court kindness lets murderer spend Christmas with family
Jas Swaney, convicted of second degree murder, will spend Christmas at his mountain home with wife and 12 children before returning to Uniontown to receive sentence and go to the penitentiary. Prosecution and Swaney’s four brothers signed his bond for 10 000 dollars amid a feud between the Turners and Swaney. Turner, the victim, had earlier served a year for a petty crime.
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Uniontown
Jas
Bwaney
Haydentown
Swaney
Turners
Sweney
Tia
Turner
Shenks
Pittsburg
Denial Made Of Reports In Russo Japanese Dispute
Paris reports detail that Delcassé offered to arbitrate the Russo Japanese dispute and communicated pacific intents to Tokio with Lord Lane downe, seeking a pacific solution though actions were not a joint accord. Also covers a nine year old boy jailed in Colombia for theft and gang crimes, plus Taft pardons of Filipino prisoners, Yale offering embalming lectures, and a San Francisco shooting involving Ethel Penny.
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Paris
de Talia
London
Delcasse
M. Delcassé
Lord Lane Downe
Pacific
Tokio
Japan
France
Great Britain
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Columbia
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Yale University
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