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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1899

Page

7

Mr Charley Winn Disappears After Athens Visit

Watkinsville Oct 18 Special. Mr Charley Winn of Hodge’s Mills failed to return home after taking his daughter Daisy Winn and Miss Mayard Parker to Athens. He parted with neighbor Jesse Whitehead, spoke of finishing business then vanished. Neighbors report no trace despite late inquiries. He is described as middle aged, fair with light curly hair, wife a Hodges family member, and two children. Relatives live in Acworth and Savannah.

Watkinsville Gas Charlie Winn Hodge Athens Jesse Whitehead Whitehead David Hodges Oconee County Winn Mr Winn Daisy Winn John Sikes Henry Winn Colsa A. Winn Savannah Acworth

Students anxious to go to Atlanta for Georgia Sewanee game

University students await faculty decision on permission to travel to Atlanta on Saturday to attend the Georgia Sewanee game. Rumors of a favorable ruling for other games circulate, while a change of date petition is expected. The piece also notes a weathered mix of other items and humor pieces.

Atlanta Auburn Georgia

Law Class Holds Election Saturday

The law class of the University will hold its annual election of officers next Saturday. Candidates include A. K. Blackshear and Jim Mann. The contest is expected to be close and exciting as the class president is a high distinction.

A. K. Blackshear Jim Mann

Clarke County Ginnery Opens Under Capt J H Rucker

Clarke County Ginnery, owned by Capt J H Rucker, is now in operation near the old compress. The plant boasts modern machinery for ginning and packing cotton in square and round bales. Ginning and packing rates are fifty cents per square bale and twenty five cents per bale for Lowry Round packing.

New England American Cotton Company Massachusetts Liverpool Galveston Genoa Havre Bremen Barcelona Clarke County Capt. Rucker Georgia Lowry Lowry Company Racker Capt. Racker

Boers Reported At Mafeking With White Flag

Special dispatches from Pretoria describe Mafeking raising a white flag amid uncertain surrender talks. A Boer envoy met the town but received no definite reply, while the British war office notes possible Boer movements across the Drakensberg toward Boa ng Banks and expected contact with cavalry near Ladysmith.

London Pretoria Mafeking War Office George’Steinart White Natal Drakenberg Boaang Banks Ladysoith Drakensberg

Lieut Brumby to Visit Athens Before Return Home

Local notice reports Capt John W Brumby and Lieut Thomas M Brumby may visit Athens before leaving for Washington. Plans for a reception by the Athenian public and the mayor and council are urged, with the hope of entertaining the visiting Georgian hero.

Déwey Athens Manila Thomas M. Brumby Washington Lieut. Brumby John W. Brumby Admiral Dewey Lieut Bramby Athenium Brumby

Tutt's Liver Pills Claim Absolute Cure and Prevention

An asserted advertorial claim states Tutt's Liver Pills will not only cure but prevent sick headache dyspepsia biliousness malaria jaundice and related liver disorders if taken in time. The claim emphasizes absolute cure and preventive benefits.

Tutt

Pandora volume editors of 1900 promise standout annual

The Pandora staff at the university outlines the 1900 volume with A. B. Blackshear and F. Dodd as editors in chief and T. E. Broadnax as business manager. Other leaders include K. A. Blackshear, A. T. Brodnax, E. P. Shannon, and F. P. Calhoun and F. G. Tupple guiding music art and jokes. The piece notes strong faculty and student figures shaping a premier annual.

Southern College Mesers A. B. Blackshear Fair Dodd T. E. Broadnax Blackshear K. A Dodd Chi Pai Pandora Georgidh Red Black Brodnax A. T.O E. P. Shannon Phi Delta Theta Shannon Red and Black F. P. Calhoun Chi Phi F. G. Tupple A. E Messrs. J. P. Gairdner Sigma Nu E. H. Hamby

Frisky Mule Incites Jackson Street Commotion

A frisky male mule and an overweight old Negro woman sparked pandemonium on Jackson Street yesterday. The runaways toppled the wagon causing the woman to jump to the curb, landing hard but rising unhurt. The mule was recaptured later and returned to its owner.

Jackson Street Mother Earth

Trustees to Meet in Atlanta for Summer Session Plans

The University of Georgia board of trustees will convene at the capitol in Atlanta on the 27th to discuss summer sessions and funding. A new professor of English and rhetoric will be appointed to succeed Dr B F Riley, who resigns next June. candidates include R E Park Jere M Pound M M Parks J D Herrmann and G J Orr. The board also plans other university matters and future growth as enrollment peaks.

A. H. Keane Mr. Keane Dubois Java Africa Equator Central Asia New World Atlanta University of Georgia Capitol General Assembly B. F. Riley Riley R.E. Park la Grange Jere M. Pound Barnesville M. M. Parks Savannah J. D. Herrmman University of Tennessee G. J. Orr Dalton Board of Trustees

Raid in Lincoln County Captures Illicit Still

Georgia deputy Whitly led a raid on an illicit still owned by Boykin Flannagan in Lincoln county Fishing creek area. Flannagan fled a field chase but was captured after a takedown jump. Hairston and Meacham aided in locating the still and organizing the raid. 1800 gallons of beer, a copper cap and thumper were seized near Winder, shipped to Savannah.

Coffey Augusta Chronicle Lincoln County Whitly Georgia Thos. Wright Hairston Mr. Meacham Messrs Meacham Mr. Whitly

Heathen Charity Oddity and Quips From A Late Newspaper

A squatter visits a city church and questions a heathen collection, preferring swap profits over aiding the needy. A Moose Lake guide claims to secure cold drinks by sinking a bottle, while a note on Professor Dewar’s vacuum method describes cooling air with liquid hydrogen to create a snowlike sediment in a glass tube.

Han Jingo Ike Jack Arkansas Traveler Moose Megantic Jake Phillips Phonograph Dewar

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