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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
8
In Breton, near Waco, Ed Bean shot his wife in a dawn attack after a night of robbery and arson. He then killed himself, and set a hardware store ablaze using weapons stolen from Wilson & Austin, causing about 25 000 dollars in losses with 5 000 dollars insured.
The Herald reports a planned bicycle trade combination with up to fifty million dollars in capital. Ten leading makers are in, with others likely to join. A. G. Spalding is named as the moving force. No year one changes planned, but the following year products would be sold with middlemen profits removed.
Under Clarke county Superior court order in Bank of the University v Ath ens Park Improvement Co there will be sold on April 6 1899 to the highest bidder all real estate of the Athens Park Improvement Co consisting of numerous vacant and improved lots in Athens between Prince Avenue and the Boulevard and the G C & N railway. Sale on premises at ten o clock from a map by O D Flanigen on file Shackelford Shackelford can show the map at Broad Street Athens Ga. Terms cash or one third cash with two equal annual payments at eight percent interest. W S Holman and Thos J Shackelford receivers.
All wool fabrics offered at deep cuts across several types. Black serge 50 inches wide, 6 percent goods, 35c per yard. Black Henrietta 48 inches wide, filled, 50c goods, 25c yard. Navy blue brown and black cashmere, 50c value, 25c yard. New spring suiting 40c value, 20c yard. Wool mixed plaid and checked, 10c yard. Persian design dress patterns, 50c value, 28c yard.
The notice advertises Sea Island fabrics and bleached sheeting at bargain prices. Spring styles available at 3c per yard for calicoes, 2c for yard wide sheeting, and 5c for bleached quality comparable to Fruit of Loom. Nainsooks listed at 10c and 12c, now 5c per yard.
A local sale cuts several matting options from high prices to reduced rates. China Matting drops to 3.99 per roll, Jointless matting to 4.98, Best quality Bingo matting to 6.90, and Japanese Inlaid matting to 8.00 per roll.
Linen items offered with deep cuts include 62 inch Damask at 49 a yard from 75 yard 54 inch Damask at 40 cents a yard from 65 cents Damask Towels grade sold at 11 12 cents each Damask Towels once 25 cents each now 18 cents each Towels once 10 cents each now 3 cents each Turkish Towels once 15 cents now 8 cents each.
Striped Hemp Carpet 32 inches wide cut to 10c per yard from 16c. Heavy Striped Hemp 36 inches wide now 15c from 20c. All-wool Ingrain 65c yard cut to 39c. All-wool Warp and Filling Ingrain extra heavy 84c yard cut to 57c. Large jute and wool squares now 75c each.
W L Douglas hand sewed Russett or Willow Calf Shoes now 3.15 a pair with brass or silver eyelets. Men’s genuine cork sole shoes drop to 1.25, broad or corn toes, congress or lace. High cut brogans sizes 6 to 8 cut to 0.80.
Complete line of Plaute Mark hand-turned shoes discounted from four dollars to one eighty eight per pair. Ladies' fine don gola kid button shoe with patent leather tips, now one dollar. Solid kid oxford ties in tan or black, tops cloth or kid, now one dollar twelve. Kid skin oxford ties in tan or black, now thirty eight cents. Sample shoes, sizes 24 to 44, now fifty cents.
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