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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
5
Judge C T Young chairs Second Ward bonds committee calling a city hall meeting tomorrow night at 8 30. Citizens from all wards urged to attend to support funding for a county courthouse relocation and over one hundred thousand dollars in local labor. The appeal stresses duty, voter turnout, and no tax rate increase to service the bonds.
Mrs. B. G. Whiting of 360 Willow St Akron Ohio describes kidney trouble with backaches dizziness and vision problems. After using Foley Kidney Pills as directed she reports rapid relief and full recovery.
Cleveland Georgia in White county applies for a charter to incorporate the town with Cleveland as county seat. G S Kytle serves as mayor and R T Kemmer H A Jarrard C H Edwards and Alex Davidson named as councilmen as the Gainesville Midland Railway is planned to reach Robertstown.
Pasadena druggist endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an effective effective expectorant free of opiates or narcotics. The letter explains it can be safely given to children, relieves colds without causing nausea, and does not affect digestion. Sold in yellow package by all druggists.
In Cumming Georgia on June 26 eight hundred shocks of wheat set a county record. Farmer R B Burruss, a leading local grower, reported the largest yield this section has yet seen amid generally good wheat conditions this season.
A local notice touts Bucklen's Arnica Gelve as the fastest, surest treatment for wounds from knives, guns, nails, burns, boils, and skin conditions. Sold by W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Bons for 25 cents.
A private railroad project linking Toccoa to Carnesville and Athens progresses as $10,000 is raised and Toccoa plans $150,000 in bonds to accelerate the extension to Athens and connect with the Southern and other lines. The line will offer Toccoa merchants farmers and manufacturers cheaper freight and stronger competition.
A promotional notice describes women needing health to be charming. It links constipation and kidney poisons to pimples and complexion issues. Electric Bitters are advertised as restoring stomach, liver, and kidney function to improve blood, nerves, eyes, breath, skin, and overall health. Sold at W. J Smith & Bro. and H. R Palmer & Sons for 50c.
The Athens Gas Company lays a heavy gas main along the west side of Milledge avenue before the street force oils the avenue. The notice emphasizes utility work and local infrastructure development. Also an advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming digestion benefits available from all dealers.
Athens Railway and Electric Co clears track on HI street to lay underlay and dust suppressing oil for summer use. Also promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cheap family medicine available from all dealers.
Lexington Georgia June 26 The automobile fever has struck Lexington and Oglethorpe county with force. About 25 machines are in the county. Names of purchasers include W K Howard W A Shackelford Dr W H Reynolds J J Dorough and Hon N D Arnold. F B Rexford of Kansas City Missouri endorses Foley Kidney Pills noting relief from back and kidney pain after two bottles. For sale by all druggists.
Fayette Alabama June 26 Newborne Patterson aged twelve son of a farmer residing five miles from Fayette holds a certificate to teach in the public schools of Alabama He has just passed the examination making the highest average of the 50 applicants from over his county.
An old notice recommends Chamberlain's Liniment as a free remedy for muscular and chronic rheumatism, claiming internal medicines are worse than useless and that the lotion should be applied externally. Available for sale by all retailers.
The uniform success of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has made it a favorite everywhere. It can always be depended upon. For sale by all dealers.
Thomas Webster, a Black man from Jefferson, was sentenced to hang for criminal assault on a white woman near Hoschton. The 30 minute jury deliberation returned guilty, with no appeal. Execution set for Monday July 17, under Georgia law.
Atlanta June 26 A large part of the Senate caucus adopts new tactics to block Governor elect Hoke Smith. Senators unnamed meet at the Kimball to refuse to confirm any appointment sent to the Senate until the U. S. senatorial dispute and Clay’s successor are settled. The outcome is hard to foretell.
Lexington prepares a fall fair under the Farm Union with an agricultural and housewives exhibit. John Knox and Jim Sorfrow return to manage the event, promising racing and a high standard for all attractions.
Foley's Kidney Remedy recommended for chronic kidney and bladder conditions. It aims to regulate kidney and bladder action, offering healing and strengthening effects. For sale by all druggists.
Miss Anne Francis Bayard granddaughter of Thomas F. Bayard and daughter of Mrs. James A. Bayard wed Norman Underwood in Washington DC. The notice also cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe treatment to loosen coughs and aid expectoration during whooping cough epidemics.
Atlanta reports point to a likely deadlock on the United States senate seat. Hoke Smith may pull his name from contention, pushing for Murphy Candler instead. A legislative caucus may be held to gauge support while Joe Terrell’s supporters feel more hopeful than in two months.
Newark man James B. Mershon describes a long battle with lung hemorrhages and weakness. After eight months of incapacity he credits Dr. Kings New Discovery with his recovery, claiming it did all that is advertised. The ad promotes cures for coughs colds grippe asthma and other lung troubles with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes offered by local agents.
A five man party from Athens to Atlanta covered about 90 miles in three hours and fifteen minutes Sunday. A rear wheel tire slip added a quarter hour delay. The travelers included J. M. Lynch of Florence South Carolina R 5 Arnold of Newnan A F Winecoff John L. Tye Jr and John W Bishop of Atlanta. Bishop drove the car owned by Winecoff’s father.
Bicaise's throat wash advertised as a cure for Black Tongue and Throat Diseases in dogs. Full line of Bicaise's Remedies offered for sale by H. R. Palmer.
Miss Beulah and Lola Dunlap visit Gainesville as guests of Aunt Mrs. R O Smith while Mrs H Hayes stays with son W M Hayes in Arnoldsville and Mrs W M Hayes is reported ill. Friends and relatives travel from Athens Watkinsville Elberton Colbert and Atlanta as Dora Meyer hosts a Meyers family gathering with Japanese lanterns and fifty guests at the Meyer residence with drinks and desserts.
The semi annual convention of the Indiana State Optical Society opened in Columbus with President wards presiding. Nearly two hundred members attended the morning session as a banquet is planned for this evening.
New York announces a 24 story hotel to cost over 4 million dollars on Seventh Avenue and Thirty seventh Street. The ground was bought for 1.35 million, bringing total cost to about 5.5 million with 1,200 rooms all with baths. Lease to a prominent hotel operator starts when occupancy occurs, expected fall next year.
In June reports from Talmo Gainesville New Holland Murrayville Maysville and Gainesville detail deaths from cancer dropsy paralysis and other causes. The deceased include Mrs W Lipscomb of Tadmore district and D Bryson 66 of New Holland along with Mrs J B Hancock Mrs Lucinda Halsey and Mrs W L Byers among others. Funerals were held at Harmony Yellow Creek and Quillians district churches with interments noted.
Gillsville Lula Pirkle two years old died at home Tadmore district from cholera infantum. Funeral Friday, remains in Harmony burial ground. Gainesville Ella Bayes 40 died of uremia at Cheek street home. Interred Pleasant Hill burial grounds. survived by three children.
Ira Green fatally shot Will Bone in Madison County Georgia when Bone and two companions tried to enter Green’s home. Green surrendered to authorities and remains jailed. Eyewitnesses say an altercation followed Bone’s confrontation with Mrs Green after Bone struck her with a bottle.
A fragmented note claims several neighborhood playgrounds for city schools will prove moot and ineffective for the coming season due to unspecified issues. The terse text hints at broader planning problems and suitability concerns affecting child recreation.
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