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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
2
Lu la Broughton a middle aged colored woman employed to wash at South Tompkins street residence of Mr Talford Smith collapsed in the back yard near a cooking pot after a hearty meal and died instantly. She was described as respectable and well liked among both black and white neighbors.
Commerce Georgia July 18 Mr W Henry Wright prominent citizen dies at Franklin Springs after illness and is brought back to Commerce for burial this afternoon at 3. He leaves a daughter Mrs W Y Harber and a large circle of friends. funeral at First Methodist Church with Rev Frank Quillan and Rev George M Telford, burial in Gray Hill cemetery.
Governor Smith may reappoint Judge J. K. Hines as attorney for the Georgia Railroad Commission. Hines could also be elected governor and serve as attorney to the commission at odd times, a suggestion noted.
The Clarke County board of commissioners endorses a proposed state amendment setting salaries for the Athens city court judge at 2000 dollars and the solicitor at 1200 dollars. Chairman Hodgson will testify in Atlanta before the judiciary committee.
Greensboro July 17. The state may be split into twelve congressional districts with proposals from Rep Vinson to place Greene in a new Sixth alongside Walton Newton Morgan Hancock Putnam Baldwin Jones Jasper and Bibb. Judge Sweat suggests a High District including Greene and nearby counties with two agricultural schools Walton and Morgan. The Eighth might stay intact with Newton added. A tough legislative fight looms.
Mormon elders and workers have canvassed Athens door to door distributing pamphlets and literature with mixed reception. They report plausible, carefully worded material that appeals to those without prior counterarguments and anticipate some converts in the Classic City.
The notice urges readers in Athens and surrounding areas to recruit new Banner subscribers. It details voting bundles for prizes in the Maxwell automobile contest and offers incentives for new and renewing subscribers over three months to two years.
United States Attorney General George W. Wickersham will be the principal speaker at the Minnesota State Bar association annual meeting in Duluth. The three day session opens today with many topics planned for discussion.
A party of former Cleveland friends and associates visited Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn New York to decorate the grave of former mayor Tom L. Johnson on the anniversary of his birth July 18 They placed flowers and tokens of friendship and devotion on his grave.
Terre Haute Ind July 18 A four days race meeting under the Terre Haute Trotting Association opened today on a new half mile track built from the old four cornered mile. Officials expect success despite canceling early closing events for lack of entries. Several special races added to sixteen events with purses of 400 dollars each.
Two brothers from Raben county traveled to Athena to appeal to the county commissioners for Reds Simms, jailed in Clarke county for carrying a concealed pistol. They hoped to pay the fine to end his gang sentence, but the law requires payment before starting the sentence, so the plan failed and the youths returned home disappointed.
Miss Marguerite Lillian Mitchell of Atlanta and Margar Harbin Laney, formerly of this city but now in Atlanta, were married at the residence of Mrs. Daniel on the Boulevard. Judge S B Wingfield performed the ceremony after the couple traveled Athens to Atlanta to secure a license, then returned to marry and depart for Atlanta.
Final hearing on the Ole Bull widow's will contest will be held in Biddeford Maine tomorrow. Three wills will be disposed of by agreement of counsel and ratified by the court. Mrs Ole Bull Vaughan daughter is left as sole legatee and administrator and trustee of the estate.
Clarke County commissioners push to improve roads and rebuild several bridges. Trail Creek bridge work proceeds. Shan Lester Bridge deemed unreparable and to be replaced with a steel bridge after bids. Nearby bridges slated for repair by local citizens due to staff limits. A carload of lumber authorized for county bridge projects as state chamber convention opens in Barnesville with multiple addresses.
A bill by Senator W J Harris proposes dividing the state superior courts into three groups Northern Middle and Southern with rotating presiding judges If enacted the Northern division would include Atlanta Blue Ridge Cherokee Northeastern Northern Rome Stone Mountain Tallapoosa Middle would cover Augusta Chattahoochee Cordele Coweta Filat Macon Ocmulgee Oconee Toombs Western Southern would consist of Atlantic Brunswick Eastman Middle Pataula Southern Southwestern and Waycross circuits The measure was referred to the judiciary committee for consideration.
E L Taylor of Lumpkin Street Athens Georgia testifies Doan's Kidney Pills aid kidney complaints and endorses them again. The ad urges local proof over distant endorsements and notes price 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sale agents.
A promotion offers six hundred dollars as an average yearly wage for five weeks of steady, pleasant work during vacation. First prize is a model Maxwell worth six hundred dollars, second prize thirty dollars per week for five weeks, a $150 suit, mahogany furniture, and gold watches for county winners. Winners receive their prizes. no risk of a scam.
Georgia Governor-senator-elect Hoke Smith plans to keep his suitcase ready and may hurry to Washington if his vote is needed. He intends to serve as governor and senator, with frequent contact to sign or qualify as senator when required, while staying in touch with national affairs.
Judge Homer A Langford officiated a runaway marriage in Gainesville as Miss Katie Stewart and Mr J H Leckie wed in a buggy on a big road. Langford, famed for numerous marriages, was away when the couple sought his consent.
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