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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
1
Chas W Bowman 1st Lieutenant Troop M 8th Cavalry Vols writes from Lanham Md praising Peruna for colds and preventing attacks. He claims an eight hour cure and notes family use. He emphasizes no narcotics and safe long term use and offers free medical advice from Dr Hartman.
Rose Pastor and John A Phelps Stokes wed at St Luke church Noroton in a modest ceremony. Rev Laula French officiated with Rev Anson Phelps Stokes Jr. as assistant. The bride wore white mousseline de soie. A breakfast followed at Brikstone. nearly 100 guests attended. They plan two months abroad then residence in New York to continue settlement work.
Ex Tax Collector W T Sanford killed George W Wright city ticket agent for the Southern railway in Sanford at 10 this morning. Sanford stated I killed him because he ruined my family and surrendered to Policeman Cope land. Wright, 25, leaves a wife and child. Wright had been recently promoted to city ticket agent and Sanford had a past charged with embezzlement. The shooting followed a prior dispute at the Isle of Palms and has stirred Rome into a fever of excitement.
Presiding Elder J. S. Bryan of the Athens District issues notices of quarterly meetings for various circuits. Triplett Circuit meets at Anthony's on August 2, Farmington Circuit at Raya August 3 and 6, Sharon District at Mizpah August 12 and 13, Little River at Pierce's August 15, Lexington Circuit at the Grade August 19 and 20, Broad River Circuit at Danbury August 26 and Washington on August 27.
New York reports Newark New Jersey shade tree commission unveils a bounty plan to recruit bug hunters. Ten cents a quart will be paid for each insect collected, with permission granted to climb trees under the commission's charge to gather caterpillars cocoons and other pests.
Citizens petition Athens city leaders to apply the same guardrail to personal property assessments as is used for real estate. The editor cites charter sections allowing mayor and county members to adjust returns, arguing assessments should not exceed sale value and urges consistent oversight.
Mr James King of this city learns that his brother Turner King, a railroad man, was killed in Denver Colorado in a road accident. The body was interred at Fort Collins Colorado.
Major J C Wilkins, a well known citizen of Athens, suffered a severe paralytic stroke at his home on Sunday. An elderly man with long residence in Athens, he has been prominent in the city’s past, and friends hope for a speedy recovery despite uncertain outlook.
An official report from Atlanta notes an outbreak on the Air Line railroad where 2000 people were consumed by a tribe in West Africa. Cheatham resigns as general freight agent of the Beaboard and departs August 1. Dr N Duke of Durham, NC, linked to a resignation and potential charge changes.
Supt. M L Brittain spoke to teachers at the Sunday school Conference yesterday morning at 11 thirty. He reviewed the prior lecture and lectured on Old and New Testament figures, stressing storytelling as a key teaching method and urging teachers to master the craft for guiding children. He will lecture again at 10 35 the following morning and tomorrow night at the chapel at 45 o clock.
A Georgia subscriber denounces daily electioneering in newspapers funding a governor race. He cites front page cartoons and editorials as intruding on general news and warns he will quit if the pattern continues, noting similar concerns with the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal.
The United Confederate Veterans at their Louisville reunion pass resolutions to form camps nationwide to actively canvass for funds for a Memorial to the Women of the Confederacy. Each camp must appoint a committee, raise at least fifty dollars, and report by January 1, 1906, with deposits under a joint bank account.
A record-breaking blast is scheduled for Saturday in Portsmouth after three years of preparation by George Keys. The blast will remove 70,000 tons of rock and use twenty thousand dollars worth of gypsum. It aims to clear a rock obstructing the approach to the new dry dock at Toranth navy yard.
The Athens Guards plan an encampment in Gainesville this year after Georgia militia funding was cut. Communities have covered costs for a week long outing, and Athens aims to raise 40 dollars more after a sixty dollar canvass. Subscriptions can be given to Capt. Capps at Scudder's store to support the company.
Brunswick Ga July 19 The narrow escape of Hon Burton Smith of Atlanta from drowning at St Simons Beach drew much attention and congratulations. Smith who is at the Fifth regiment encampment had swum far out and grew exhausted calling for help. A little girl he had taught to swim alerted others and Mr O Brownell owner of Virginia Beach Cottage with a surf boat rescued him just in time.
The firm Turner & Hodgson is dissolved by mutual consent with B C Turner retiring. J M Hodgson continues under the old name and may collect all debts due the firm while all accounts against it should be presented for payment. Dated July 19, 1805 and a note urging continued patronage.
Capt J H Rucker has imposed numerous fines on legislators and remains one of the most popular members of the governing body.
Georgia weekly crop bulletin shows heavy rains causing grass infestations and delayed farm work. Cotton grows rapidly but varies by region, early corn near completion with mixed yields, peaches rotting from moisture, melons harmed by excess moisture, all minor crops reported unusually good.
The Atlanta Journal lauds Captain J H Rucker of Athens as a bright rising member from Clarke County to the Georgia House. Named to the education committee by Speaker Slaton, he chairs the University of Georgia and branches committee and serves on appropriations, banks and banking, agriculture, military affairs and temperance. Athens merchants anticipate a prosperous season.
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