Prize list offers many cash and goods awards
The notice enumerates multiple prizes from different sponsors including Griffeth Implement Co HR Palmer Sons Raventh E I Smith M H Stalowski Head McMahan Balley Supply Co and others. Prizes include cash amounts 25 1500 10 1000 5 5 5 5 300 plus items like cigars groceries jewelry pipes hats and a three quart ice cream freezer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secon
The
Griffeth Implement Co
HR Palmer & Sons
M H Stalowski
Hornstein
Head & McMahan
Balley Supply Co
Board of Visitors Report Honors University Leadership
The Board of Visitors commends Chancellor and faculty for high moral tone and strong scholarship. They praise enrollment of 850 and the broad mental climate, urge gymnasium, improved military training, and better literary societies, while opposing fraternity houses and supporting agriculture expansion and new staff appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Univerel
Vcore
Linton
Lle Cherscher
Islas
Ficht
Ite
Eaya
Denmark
Count the Dots and Win a Prize Ad
The ad urges readers to count the dots and submit answers for the prize contest tied to this issue. It notes daily entries and growing interest, mentions prizes and subscriptions, and references Dr. Wilkinson of Augusta lasting fifty days with a tease about an Atlanta doctor coming to the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinson
Augusta
Atlanta
Odd Fellows debate orphan home in Athens
At a Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows meeting in Atlanta, a resolution sought state approval to investigate establishing an orphan’s home under the order. Athens compatibility and location were discussed, with support from Col. Brand and interest from Athens residents noted. A summary of lodge votes and jurisdictional representation was requested. Ladies and children invited to a local event. plus a note praising Early Risers and local medical ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Brand
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Atlanta
Thisatate
Ban Ero
Col. Brand
Athena
Athens
Odd Fellows
University Closing Exercises Highlighted by Valedictory and Prizes
The 1875 University closing exercises featured E. W. Martin delivering the senior class valedictory. Chancellor Hill announced numerous prizes for excellence in reading, essay writing, languages, ethics, and government, awarded to students including George Hains Jr, L. A. Hargroves, Alvin Golucke, I. S. Hopkins Jr, and R. E. White. Diplomas were awarded for Bachelor of Science, Arts, and Law, listing graduates such as Donald Anselm Cohen, Wylie Owen Cheney, Claude Wilson Bond, and George Dexter Blount among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley’azeedh
University Chapel
E. W. Martin
Crawford
Hill
George Hains, Jr
Anguats
Troateca
Geo Hains, Jr
Anguata
Peiza
John Morris
W. O. Cheney
Woodville
CO. R. Lawler
Tallapoosa
Horace Russell
Hunley Abbott
Athens
Prina
Zsell
R. E. White
Butler
Donald Anselm Cohen
Rutledge
Cam Dawson Dorsey
Atlanta
Dan Hughes DePree
Danville
George Lee Echols
Ira
Walter Marion Jackson
Augusta
William Henry Jones
Macon
Andrew Jackson Lyndon
Jordan Malcolm Stanton
Winder
Jacob Marvin Starr
Roscoe
William Archer Worsham
Strands
Wylie Owen Cheney
Bairdstown
Trustees Reverse Action on University Commencement Involvement
University trustees reversed an earlier decision to invite branch colleges to participate in commencement. They upheld inviting branches and ordered the chancellor to arrange ceremonies. Debate centered on allowing women to speak from the chapel. the measure to bar female pupils failed 8 to 7. Bids for a new Peabody library building ranged near 25,000 after discounts. Clayton of Atlanta won the contract at 10,818 with substitutions. The residence of Prof. John Morris will be moved for 1,450 to near the agricultural hall, with library work expected to start in about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trusteea
Chapel
Adams
Savannah
Peabody Library
George A. Clayton
Atlanta
Mesars
Beoland
Hooker
Winnie Davis
State Normal School
John Morris
Pease
Agricultural Hall
Swamp Root Promoted as Kidney Remedy for All
An advertisement asserts kidney trouble harms both women and men and urges Swamp Root as a remedy. It claims quick relief, offers samples by mail, and lists Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York as the makers with bottles in fifty cent and one dollar sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer &Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Ex Confederate Soldiers Record Effort in Clarke County
Clarke County commissioners seek aid to compile a complete list of soldiers from the county who served in the Confederate army or joined companies elsewhere. Persons with information are urged to contact A L Mitchell at his Athens office or by mail. Also notices warn against employing runaway A L Benton and report a for sale steam engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Georgia
Insurance
Athens
A. L. Mitchell
Marnmieane
Cane Mills and Furnaces Advertised by Athens Foundry
An advertisement lists cane mills for one or two horses with capacities from 40 to 80 galls per hour and prices from 20.00 to 40.00, plus evaporators and furnaces including iron kites, heavy galvanized iron parts, and furnace stacks with grate assembly priced up to 14.00. Manufactured by Athens Foundry & Machine Works in Athens, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Foundry & Machine Works
Athens
Georgia
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Cette
v/te Dat Puzale
Lorder
Midens
P. Morton
E. I. Smith
O. A. Scudder
McGregor
Georgia Reporta
Marion DuBose
Payne
Department of Agriculture
University Farm
J. M. Johnson
J F. Hart
Board of Visitors
Board of Trustees
Bradfield Regulator CO
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WDD Fellows
W.H Howell
Houston
Tex
Bob Moore
Lafayette
Ind
DeWitt
Orr Drug Co
Misa Jennie Wilson Fears
Thomas Augustine Barrow
Thomasville
Pindy Beaver, Jr
Claude Wilson Bond
Canon
William Rutherford Colle
Winterville
George Bruce Franklin
Adabelle
Oscar Jason Franklin
Edward Remington Jerger
John Carlton Jester
Charles Ross Lawler
Glenn Walker Legwen
Crawfordville
Joseph Parson Manley
Griffin
Edger William Martin
Walter Sherman Mask
Joan Henry Monahan
Robert James Moran
Joseph Milton McDonald
Conyers
Archibald Thompson McIntyre
Thomanville
Welborn Myera Reynolds
Marietta
Ilagh McDaniel Scott
Lewis Jasper Thompson
Chariton
Ala
William Randolph Turner
Barneaville
Billington Sanders Walker
Monroe
Robert Eggleston White
Leroy Penn Yous
Worshire
Civil Engineering
Hanley Abbott
Joseph Benton High
Madison
Thomas le Hudson
Gainesville
William Anderson Jackson
Athens Electrical Engineering
Hassell Gould
San Antonio
George Dexter Blount
Barnes
Rle
Doyle Campbell
A.B . Monticello
Oscar Johnson Coogler
Riverdale
James Lemuel Dowling
Avant
Frampton Erroll Ellis
Coquitt Finley
Fairmont
William Alexander Hallowee, Jr
Jacksonville
Fis
Robert Holt Harris
Fairy
George Cuthbert Heyward, Jr
James Wood Hitch
Waycross
Wingfield Jones
Edward Postel King, Jr
George Kirklan, Jr
Summertown
Franela Percival Mclotire
Haugh James Mclotyre
John Oliver Newell
Villa Rica
Sidney Johnson Nix
A. B
Harmony Grove
George Lowndes Patterson
Cumming
Ronald Augustine Ransom
Herman Holat Swift
Columbus
James Wade Talbert
Brinson
Lucius Eugene Tate
T.R Aycock
D R Bower
G O Carton
I. W. Chandler
W. W Cook
Dobbs
A. Falk
H. Q. Fiecher
L Flowers
J.O Koch
D. Lott
R. Meldrim
M. Michael
G. W. Nannally
O R Oliver
E Otter
H L. Ayrolde
W O. Roberta
A. F. Thompson
RK W Woods
el. Worsham
H. F. Bray
G. L Clifton
J. R. Fawcett
W.T Hanson
R. H Hill
J. R Lee
W. E. Marion
W. O. Marshburn
W. W. Patterson
C P
Pratt
J. J. Ttygan
R. O Saddosh
Sarah W. Curtis
Leo
Mass
Chamberlain
H.R. Palmer & Sons
W. J Smith & Bro
Braneford
Clifton
Wingfield Cash Grocery Store
Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
Palmer & Sons
Athens Steam Laundry
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