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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
1
City v Emerick over near beer with 4.75 percent alcohol ends in conviction and $200 fine. Sale halted pending appeal. mayor warns near beer dealers that future sales may lose licenses. Emerick plans higher court appeal as case targets mayor court jurisdiction. Also notes Perry Davis Painkiller ad.
Yesterday afternoon near Woodville a freight train on the Georgia road derailed, delaying the passenger train due here last night for several hours while crews cleared the tracks and restored service. Also, hearings were held in Frankfort on the turf appeal affecting the Kentucky racing commission and the Latonia race meeting's future.
The Rose Athens adopts the greenly rose as official city flower after endorsement by Mayor Dorsey and the Ladies Garden Club. Aldermen support and City Attorney West to draft the ordinance. The club hosts a rose festival at city hall lawn Tuesday at 5 30 pm, inviting all residents to view a grand rose display with no charge.
Reverend John D Mell of this city has been invited to preach the baccalaureate sermon at Mercer University’s commencement. He has accepted and will speak on May 30th. He is regarded as one of the ablest Baptist ministers in the state.
State Treasurer R. E. Park was brought home from New York in a dangerously ill condition and will be operated on at Piedmont Sanitorium tomorrow. An internal trouble prompted the operation with doubtful outcome. Park, with wife and relatives, had traveled to New York a week earlier. The report notes the serious health crisis following arrival.
The mayor and council passed an ordinance governing motor vehicle speeds in Athens up to 12 miles per hour within fire limits and 20 outside, with curve limits at half the street speed. It requires vehicle lights after dark, owner registration, and metal numbered tags issued for a $2.50 fee. Violations incur penalties per city code.
Henry Norris of Oglethorpe county watched helplessly as a fast spreading blaze consumed his home near Cloud's Church. He saved three of his four children from the second story before the roof collapsed trapping and killing his eight year old son. The fire caused total loss with no insurance and neighbors aiding the grieving family. The probable cause was a defective kitchen flue.
A series of testimonial letters extols Peruna as a cure for chronic catarrh throat trouble and stomach issues. Capt Lemuel M Hutchinson and J W Pritchard credit Peruna with restored health, better eating, and renewed energy. Lewis Zim cites nerve strain eased and appetite, sleep, and vigor improved after three weeks.
The mayor and council met last night and authorized a sale of city property on Pulaski street for fifteen hundred dollars. They granted 15 days paid vacation to city employees and approved extra compensation for Dr. M. F. Mathews for treating contagious disease. An ordinance setting alcohol limits for soft drinks and a near beer sale rule were passed, with an auto speed and license measure also approved. The waterworks mains to Prince avenue will be extended to the State Normal school funded by the school. The council will reconvene Friday evening May 14 to hear the Emerick appeal.
Mrs. Olive Hurd of Madison New Hampshire describes a four year leg sore worsened after a month of recovery. After using Sloan's Liniment she reports swelling redness and pain diminished allowing easier movement and vows to keep the product at home and advise friends.
New Haven Conn May 6 Many distinguished physicians from across the country attend the annual meeting of the American Therapeutic Society now in session in New Haven A feature of the opening session was an address of welcome by Yale President Hadley The convention will close with a banquet at the Union League Club Saturday evening.
In Atlanta on May 6 the state supreme court ordered re argument in Southern Railway vs. Melton over rule 9 penalties for car delivery delays. If upheld, the railroad seeks to limit the commission to legislature defined actions, abolishing initiative. Also notes local calls for auditorium and annual chautauqua to serve schools and colleges.
Springfield May 6 The Three-League baseball season opened with the champion hosting Decatur and Davenport, Rock Island facing Cedar Rapids, and Peoria at Bloomington. Clubs strengthened since last season as a close race for the title is anticipated.Schedule shows 140 games ending September 26. His Loak in Harper's Bazar. Knicker-Women will gain ballot access when they request it. Mrs Knicker-Do men have buttons sewn on when majority asks.
The mayor and council enacted an ordinance effective June 1 1909 that caps alcohol in malt drinks at three percent by volume and bans selling any near beer or similar drinks exceeding this limit within Athens city limits. Violations in Mayor's court carry penalties per city code. The article notes Washington unrest over President Taft missing church twice.
Athens Banner reports Clarke County officials sought temporary shackles for two recaptured women convicts until stockade completion. Prison Board secretary said no authority and policy would be violated. Gamble clarifies Holman's belief that permission existed led to the May 2 article.
Yesterday in Mayor Dorsey s court Tharite Gibbs colored fined ten bob Nara for cursing Bob Bacoe fined fifteen dollars for cursing an old man about seventy Stella Green and Dora Williams colored fined one dollar each for disorderly conduct Beer above three percent alcohol banned with licenses revocation for violators by the mayor.
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