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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1907

Page

3

All Ready to Wear at Our Fashion Department Sale

The store presents affordable ready to wear suits and skirts in Cheviot mix, striped serge, striped Venetian cloth, and plaid tweed, with coats, waistlines, and trims described in vivid detail. Menus include Panama skirts and taffeta silk waists, with emphasis on fit, finish, and the latest styles. Additional departments offer corsets, millinery, and tailored hats from Athens vendors, highlighting expert fitting and wide selection.

Styleland Panama Misa Williams

Postmaster General DeGraw Outlines Parcels Post Plan

Postmaster General Meyer and DeGraw address rural carriers in Atlanta. They urge a parcels post with 12 cent per pound rates, weight limit rise to eleven pounds, and origin point delivery, plus a local city parcel system. They seek postal savings banks and note benefits to rural merchants and consumers.

Parcels Post Department Congress Geeral DeGraw Atlanta Meyer Express Philadelphia Sanfrancisco New York Pacific Coast Expres Europe Ag Lan Pay Biwiness Mse Post Office Department

Convention Adopts Proposals At Episcopal Meeting

Richmond Va October 12 The triennial Episcopal church convention urged measures on restricting marriage of divorcees opposing child labor and adopting the phrase this American church in a constitutional preamble The deputies voted after a lengthy debate with clergy and lay delegates divided on the phraseology and potential name change.

Richmond Episcopal Church of America House of Deputies Huntington Committee

Retirement Honors as Justice Cobb Leaves Georgia Supreme Court

Justice Andrew J. Cobb’s resignation takes effect October 12, with Horace M. Holden named successor. Chief Justice Fish presents Cobb with a gold watch, engraved A J C and 1907, while Clerk Bleckley gives Cobb the chair he used eleven years on the bench. Holden to sit as justice on Monday. Also appears an advertisement for Chamberlain’s Salve promising relief for sore eyes.

Andrew J. Cobb Supreme Court of Georgia India Horace M. Holden Supreme Court Justhe Cobb William H. Fish Justice Cobb Logan E. Bleckley Bleckley Justice Holden Supreme Bench

Athens Mattress Plant Promises Local Growth and Jobs

The Athens Mattress and Spring Bed Company, organized by O H Arnold and local citizens, plans a multi thousand dollar plant with capacity for 150 mattresses daily. It features Maid of Athens brand and offers odd sizes, renovating services, and both cotton and felt mattress lines, aiming to expand and hire more workers.

Athens Athens Mattrees and Spring Bed Company O. H. Arnold Opdar Maid of Athens W. A. Coles Arnold Grocery Company Arnold Grocery Co Hoyt Street

Thirty One Houses Sold by Dr Lyndon

A local deal closed yesterday with Messrs T B and J D Mell purchasing thirty one houses from Dr E B Lyndon on Lyndon Row in a quiet settlement for 11500 dollars. The sale is noted as the city's cheapest property sale in some time. A Chicago professor comments hens are no humorists in this county.

Lyndon Messrs. T. 8 J. D. Mell Dr. EB. 8 Lyndon Row Chicago

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Michael Degraw Postal Savings Bankes The Georgia Supreme Court P. C Earls Cynthiana H. R. Palmer & Sons Warren J. Smith & Bro L. P. Canning B. C. McEvoy Orr Dreg Co Spring Bea Co Mr. Arnold Messrs. T. S. and Baxter Street
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