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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1905
Page
7
Miss Nellie Vander Wiele of Lakeside New York writes that after months of sores on ears neck and cheeks with itching swelling and oozing she found relief using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. After three boxes and two cakes of soap she says she was completely cured and urges publication so others may benefit.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as superior remedies for eczema psoriasis scalp dermatitis and related infant skin issues. It claims universal testimonial proof and urges readers to send for free literature while noting availability in Boston.
The grand encampment of Odd Fellows of Georgia met in Savannah with the largest attendance in the order's history. Officers elected included R S Crenshaw Columbus grand patriarch and J L Tyson Savannah grand scribe. The grand lodge session opens tomorrow. Atlanta delegation expected. An Atlanta remark urged philanthropists to fund colleges with radium.
Rev Troy Beatty reports on the eighty third annual Episcopal convention in Macon Georgia. The body endorsed a public missionary service and supported segregation of negro representatives with a separate council led by a bishop or appointee. A girl’s school was proposed for Albany and a state evangelist missioner was authorized. The diocese awaits 1907 general convention for full division while awaiting May reports on details.
Marietta Ga May 20 1905 Senator A B Clay replies to Athens City Attorney West promising to press the Post Office Department to restore the free delivery service cut in East Athens He notes he will correspond with officials and use his influence to reinstate the old system addressing laborers and factory workers in the area.
Rain postponed the planned Monday start of county macadamizing work across the Northwestern district including Atlanta Columbus Rome and Athens. The delay lasts a few days but preparations are complete. The article also notes church and auxiliary activities in Athens and a Bishop Diocesan reorganization discussions. A testimonial promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism with a Tennessee resident quoted.
The annual meeting reports building needs for Childs street school to handle Fifth Grade growth. A 25 by 38 foot room is requested from the city council. Music teacher hiring is postponed. Two new teachers are elected alongside numerous principals and assistants for multiple streets schools and night classes.
The Athens Woman's Club held its last session before summer adjournment at the Villa. Officers elected include Rosa Woodberry as president and J B Stewart as vice president. The club approved a monthly literature study, sent $15 to the State Federation, and named committee chairs. A reception for the Lucy Cobb graduating class is set for June 16, with donations requested for kindergarten exercises. A report credited full obligations paid and a successful year. A later item advertises Bucklon’s Arnica for burns and sores.
Prof A J Ritchie reports Rabun county will soon launch a first class high school named the Bleckley Industrial Institute in honor of Judge Logan BE Bleckley. The main building cost six thousand dollars with over five thousand raised by locals and fifteen hundred planned for a girls dormitory, followed by a boys dormitory and equipment. The project aims to attract investors to fund a complete educational facility and hopes to open this fall with a full faculty.
Yesterday the manual training department of the State Normal School placed on exhibit in the Davison and Lowe window on Clayton Street hundreds of Athenians stopped work done by students. Under Prof Fred J Orr the department has accomplished much and prepares teachers for a useful craft. The state institution leads among southern schools in this field.
Ten bills of indictment charge managers and employees of the National District Telegraph company with keeping a gambling house. The grand jury also indicts the proprietor of an adjoining pool room tied to horse entries and quoted prices. Georgia penalties include chain gang, jail, and a $1,000 fine. Also brief medical ad for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Lorena Aderhold of Gainesville public school's 9th grade won the medal offered by the Daughters of the Confederacy and $10 in gold donated by Miss M Rutherford. The prize will be given at the school closing. The essay topic was The Causes Leading to the War Between the States. Judges noted many worthy contestants and listed several runners up from various Georgia schools. This annual contest drew submissions from thirty Georgia locales with Athens, West Point and Augusta sending the most entrants.
Fort Worth May 23 Tomorrow the question of federation with other Presbyterian bodies will be considered by the Southern Presbyterian general assembly. The special committee on federation will likely present its report, with majority and minority views offered. Conservatives seek a compromise measure. The assembly opened at 10 o clock with Moderator Plunkett. Marriage and divorce questions were discussed. An overture from Montgomery Anan Presbytery proposed a conference committee for interstate church talks on this issue, which the committee on bills and overtures recommended against. The ad interim committee on closer relations with other Presbyterian churches favored extending the committee for further talks. Debate is set for tomorrow morning. The Apostolicians appear to favor two dice. The division will occur in 1907.
In Oconee county a quiet mood masks tension as citizens’ committee work continues. Three black witnesses accuse Lon Aycock, a white man, of involvement in a tragedy, claiming he barred searches of an elderly couple’s bedroom and thrust a money roll before them. Aycock denies all charges while prosecutors seek corroboration and a special court term is planned for early next week.
The Laura Rutherford chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy will not hold a June 3 celebration for Jefferson Davis. About fifty crosses of honor for Oglethorpe county veterans were planned, but Lexington’s Daughters chapter will confer them instead. Hon. Pleasant A. Stovall declined to speak due to work pressures. exercises to be skipped this year with hopes to resume in the future.
Mr W M Chilton of Fredericksburg Virginia visits Athens with plans to relocate if the city suits him. A carpenter and contractor with extensive experience, he has already corresponded with the local Chamber of Commerce and believes Athens may attract him. If he chooses to move here his wife will join him, and others from Fredericksburg may follow.
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