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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
5
Citizens rally to buy the Bessie Mell Industrial Home site and assets to expand YWCA work. Subscriptions already include gifts of 5000, 2000, 1500 and multiple 500-dollar pledges as canvassing continues for a new home providing board, comfort, and support for working girls and out of town residents.
Mr Robert A Blackmon died Sunday morning at his home on the Lexington road aged fifty. He was a longtime resident and former Southern Railway engineer. He leaves a wife and several grown children. The funeral was led by Rev Stanley R Grubb from the Christian church and burial followed at the family burying ground. Pallbearers were C F Dalley M E Hill A A Fambrough J P Hall D W Bailey and J B Beecham. Many mourn his loss as a good man.
Last Friday the faculty hosted a reception for students at the State College of Agriculture. A large turnout enjoyed cadet band and university quartet music, tasty refreshments, and a charming social hour hosted by the faculty.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy promising health restoration of kidneys and bladder and urges use at first sign of irregularity. It also includes a brief note claiming a forthcoming music festival to be among the best ever brought South.
The State High School Association contests will be held in Athens during the state summer school. The essay contest track meet and other literary events occur Tuesday and Wednesday. Winners from district associations contest for state honors with prizes. Reduced railroad rates apply June 26-27.
Athens residents endorse Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney trouble. Mrs J D Garrison of 3723 Thomas St cites relief after using two boxes. Palmer & Sons Dry Store supplied the pills, and Foer Milburn Co Buffalo markets them in the United States. Remember the name Doan's.
Dr Harry White of the University traveled to Mohawk New York for the International Arbitration Conference this week. He is among the few Southern members on the program, recognized for his speaking ability and knowledge of arbitration and armament. Mrs White accompanied him. they will be away about two weeks.
Atlanta announces a public recital May 31 to unveil a new $50,000 organ in the auditorium stage end. Edwin Le More of London, famed organist, will perform with Miss Florence Hinckle as vocalist. The organ cost Atlanta about $35,000 after discounts funded by opera profits.
News from Asheville reports the Southern Methodism general conference elected Dr. Collins Denny and Dr. J. C. Kilgore on the first ballot to the episcopacy. Dr. W. M. Murraugh won on the second ballot while no third ballot result was declared yet. Also notes close contenders Dr. J. B. Dickey and Dr. W. N. Ainsworth. An ad for King’s New Life Pills closes the page.
Invited delegates from The Grand Lodge of Georgia Knights of Pythias plan to meet in Athens next year. The Brunswick venue this year shifts the convention to Athens, with about two thousand attendees expected, marking it as one of the state's largest gatherings. Local delegates Troy Beatty J F Hart A B Harper to join T S Mell J H Dozier in Brunswick for the opening session. Also notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children.
The fourteen months old child of Mr and Mrs W C Adams died at their home in Princeton Factory after a short illness. The burial was at the cemetery near the home. The community shared in the sorrow of the bereaved parents. Also noted: an endorsement praising Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as an effective cure for bowel complaints.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows plans a large regional gathering in this city next week, attracting representatives from across the state and militia districts. Local committees report progress on reception and entertainment with about $5000 in funds needed and urged subscriptions to complete arrangements.
In Stephens Superior court at Toccoa Ga on May 16 the case of E K Mathews executor of Dr T H Lyon's will ended by agreement with no contest The will left property to brothers excluding the widow The judge refused to set up the will The estate is described as very valuable By consent the parties agreed to divide the estate equally Mrs Emma Lyon widow contended the will on health grounds Attorneys A G and Julian McCurry Hartwell and W R Little Carnesville represented her AN King Carnesville represented Mathews
A rough and tumble girl prone to scratches and bruises is quickly healed by Bucklen's Amica Salve after her mother applies it. The ad promotes the salve as a universal healer for boils eczema old sores corns and piles, priced 25 cents at local stores.
Jackson Mississippi May 16 Yesterday marked the centenary of Jacob Thompson born May 1 1810 in North Carolina He moved to Mississippi in youth and at 28 entered Congress as a Democrat Reelected many times he later served as Secretary of the Interior from 1857 until 1861 He urged North Carolina to adopt secession and after the war served as Mississippi governor from 1843 to 1864 He aided General Beauregard and went to Canada as a Confederate commissioner His death was in Memphis March 24 1885.
The ad claims high cost of living raises prices on many goods but Foley's Honey and Tar keeps its price, maintains quality, and remains a top remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough and throat chest and lung ailments in its genuine yellow package sold by all druggists.
Mr and Mrs H L Shelton longtime Athens residents and Davison Nicholson salespeople depart for Atlanta where he will join Wisdom Arnold and Wilson in a new real estate company They anticipate success in business and social circles and thank friends for kindness shown during their years in Athens
The American Association for the Study of the FeebleMinded opens a three day meeting at a Lincoln Normal School and Colony. Leaders from many U S asylums and institutions attend the event.
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