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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
6
Meigs Street School will reopen next fall with a transformed appearance as two large recitation rooms are added. Interior walls are being renewed and new blackboards installed, making the academy’s building a more significant factor in Athens school work.
Yesterday morning Asbury H. Hodgson directing work at Tallahassee Shoals was injured when a finger was caught in a cog wheel beside a derrick. The end of the finger was severed. the injury was painful but not serious.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to be an advertisement or health claim about tobacco usage and vitality. It mentions Chicago and New York addresses and includes nonsensical phrases and garbled product names. The readable bits offer no concrete event or person details.
Funeral services for Mrs. J L Kenney were held Sunday at ten o clock at her Barber street home. The sermon by Rev E D Stone recalled her Christian life with Oconee street church ties. She leaves a husband and five children. burial followed at Prospect church in Jackson county.
Work on the new street car line to the Seaboard Air Line depot began yesterday morning. Crews laid crossiston on Jackson Street near Washington Street and will press forward rapidly to completion. The line will greatly aid Athens travelers and citizens.
Last night on Lumpkin Street near the campus a loud report sparked fears of violence or tragedy. Residents rushed to the basement at 226 Lumpkin and found a burst wine bottle causing the commotion. an officer arrived as the excitement subsided and no charges were issued.
A massive ammonia boiler blast wrecks the Crystal Ice and Coal company plant in Euaganetn City North Carolina. Two workers are seriously injured or missing and property damage reaches about 10000 dollars. Superintendent Dunstan and Foreman Brown narrowly escape. Debris rips through the factory office, while the shock shatters windows blocks away. The incident threatens local ice supply and harms the fish industry.
Two distinct services, Buddhist? no two groups at the old paper mill hall, one Baptist and one Holiness, continued despite interference. Holiness crowd withdrew to another house amid claims of persecution, causing local sensation.
In Fulton county the Journal contest heats Athens as three lady teachers may win trips to Buffalo. Mary Lourier withdrew after standing second. Miss Wier of Washington street school and Miss Elizabeth Holt remain strong contenders. Holt and Wier have broad support while shoppers sent about 15 000 coupons to Atlanta for the effort.
The president announced several appointments including Edward A. C. Reavey as superintendent in Ginucau Saxony and Samuel Smith as consul at heescow. Names like Richard Sprague and Eldon Swift Jr. appear among others across varying states and services.
July 22 in Montgomery reports a calm session with 90 delegates. Reynolds proposed bank stockholder liability. Kyle's pay resolution passed for days actually present. A reform provision urged 12 year window for statutory revision and dissemination, plus a measure to curb duelling and update penal laws.
A list of new industries reported for the week ending July 20 highlights mills, factories, and plants across the South. Notables include a $100,000 cotton mill at Aberdeen and another at G O, a $125,000 lumber company at Woolley N, and an electric light plant at Tryon, plus saw mills and quarry operations in various counties and towns.
In Wixessanes Pennsylvania on July 22, additional mines reopened with United Mine Workers aid. Striking stationary firemen met mine superintendents and sought reinstatement, learning replacements were in place. Some miners would be recalled if needed. An agreement from last night's conference signals many firemen will abandon the walkout, enabling about 85 to return by tomorrow and a broad mining restart.
Third day of the Fosburgh manslaughter trial opened with Arthur Forbes describing measurements at the Fosburgh house. Nelson J. Tail testified about finding black wool socks and a sock on the road near the scene, noting worn bottoms and bare footprints along a bend in the road.
A Jamestown Tennessee dispatch notes that Sonny brook Kentucky reports a new oil gusher flowing about 100 barrels per hour, located 800 feet from well No 2 which began last month. Jacksonville Florida announces the Florida Fancy Pineapple association moving its business quarters to Speonville with H P Chonoweth as general manager.
Fragmented market notes record spirits firm at 23 Vid and a recap with limited readable figures. The text is partial with many garbled words, but indicates steadiness in spirit prices and sparse data on sale details.
Bargain offer lists 10 pieces 68 inch German Damask at 73 cents each and 72 inch satin faced Damask at 93 cents yard. Bath towels 20 cents value now 16 cents. Huck towels 24x44 inch at 20 cents. 50 dozen bleached napkins discounted to 1.25 per dozen.
In a warm, nostalgic column from Athens, the writer describes a farm visit with lush orchards, a productive hay season, and a bustling farmstead. Noting 92 degree heat, he praises neighbor Mr. L. C. Graves and the Bliff household, while promoting jewelry representatives Nolan and Kennedy and promising a Yankee pumpkin pie for Christmas.
The Central Texan reports Judge Gee O Thomas of Athens Georgia attended Robertson county district court to represent the Georgia heirs in the estate contest of Jno Sailors. His courteous management and argument that the heirs deserve half the estate drew praise from the court and bar.
An old advertisement touts Casearets Candy Cathartic as far ahead of ancient pills and liquids. It claims genuine stamped CCC and warns never sold in bulk. Priced at 10 cents.
Oconee Superior Court convened yesterday at Watkinsville with Judge Richard B. Roscell presiding. The docket is light and the session is expected to be short. one murder case is listed.
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