Col J C Waddell Reflects On Past and Athens Visit
Col J C Waddell, of Bartow County, came to Athens to enroll his son Oliver Waddell at the University of Georgia. He recalled the Waddell family’s long ties to the university, from its Franklin College days to modern times, and spoke of changes such as the old Ivy building’s removal. He also praised Troop Artillery and noted notable alumni who served the state. He spent a short time in the city and visited Hon H H Carl ton at his home.
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John O. Waddell
Bartow County
Oliver Waddell
University of Georgia
Waddell
Moses Waddell
Col. Waddell
Franklin College
Presbyterian Church
Alonzo Church
James Pleasants Waddell
William Henry Waddell
James P. Waddell
N. J. Hammond
Isaac Watts Waddell
Chancellor Hill
Athens
Lvy
Artilery
Georgia
United States
Pope Burrow
H. H. Carlton
W. A. Hemphill
Howell Cobb
John C. Rutherford
Ilfe
Mr Summers Improves After Pipe Blast Injury
The condition of Mr. H. T. Summers, badly burned and steam covered after a blow from a pipe fragment, showed improvement. He rested well throughout the day and the attending physician believes he has good chances for recovery, a welcome sign for his many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Summers
Summers
Beusse Athen boy stars in Southeastern Baseball League
Carlton Beusse of Columbia, Athens, shines as premier utility man in the Southeastern Baseball League. In a recent Columbia game in 8 C he impressed fans with glove work, two doubles, a single and RBI runs, overcoming a slow start to carry the team with spirited defense and timely hitting.
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Carlton Beusse
Athens
Columbia
Beusse
8. C
Columbia State
George Carlito Beusse
Wallace
Kennedy
Young Frank Giles Leaves Home in Greenwood
Fifteen year old Frank Giles of Greenwood South Carolina was arrested in Washington yesterday while attempting to flee to Georgia. Chief McKie was notified by the father Mr EB Giles and the boy was taken from the A L train awaiting return to Greenwood.
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Greenwood
D. C
Frank Giles
Giles
Palmetto State
Georgia
McKie
EB. A. Giles
Atlanta
Brooks
Quick Work of Policemen
Quillian Hutcheson a negro who broke into a car at the Georgia depot was arrested after confessing to stealing a box of tobacco sold to friends. Capt. Hamilton and Officer Dudley led the case under Chief McKie as police tighten efforts before the fair.
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Quillian Hutcheson
Georgia Depot
Hamilton
Dudley
Hutcheson
Capt
McKie
Athens to stage Northeast Georgia Fair in October
Great preparations are underway for the largest fair ever held in Northeast Georgia this fall. The opening is October third with extensive advertising in Athens and surrounding counties. The event features top horses from the Southern Circuit, special county purses, Governor’s Day with Terrell, Farmer’s Day with Harvie Jordan, educational day with W. B. Merritt, free attractions like Kennedy’s Wild West Hippodrome, Milo Zingarella, Prof. Chas Swartz, and Dave Devil Grant, plus a grand agricultural exhibit and a celebrated military band under Prof. Barber.
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Georgia
Athens
Southern Circuit Association
Madison
Oglethorpe
Oconee
Jackson, Greene, Morgan, Banks, Albert
Franklin and
Hart
Harvie Jordan
Terrell
Kennedy
Far West
Milo
Zingarella
Chas. Swartz
Dave Devil Grant
Istate
Barber
Gainesville
D. P. Haselton
Drunken Disorderly Conduct Leads to 30 Day Sentence
Yesterday morning John Brown, a colored man, was tried in mayor’s court on charges of drunkenness and resisting an officer. The mayor sentenced him to thirty days in jail after witnesses testified to his outrageous behavior on Broad Street as Officer McCune arrested him.
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John Brown
Brown
McCune
Broad Street
Turner Accepts Position With Peruchi Comedy Co
Mr W C Turner leaves for Augusta to join the Peruchi Comedy Co as a cast member. The company is regarded as a leading popular price troupe and may appear in the city this season. Friends wish Turner a successful run with the company. An intertwined note mentions presidents marrying and a scholar named James M Smith in a separate exchange item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Turner
Augusta
Peruchi Comedy Co
Turner
Peruchi Co
Peonage charge against noted farmer dismissed
The case filed by Lucius and Gene Fleeman alleging peonage against Crawford Fleeman of Oglethorpe County was dismissed. Judge Kinnebrew found no evidence of a debt linking the two boys to the defendant and ended the warrant. Col. Hamilton Mc Whorter defended the defendant in Lexington.
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Crawford Freeman
Oglethorpe
Lucius
Gene Fleeman
Crawford Fleeman
Oglethorpe County
Mr. Freeman
United States
Kinnebrew
Col. Hamilton McWhorter
Lexington
Barrooms to Open in Hull as Madison County Grows
Madison County will allow barrooms in Hull, recently chartered by the state. License set at four hundred dollars per year, payable quarterly. Hull straddles Clarke and Madison counties. Clarke cannot host barrooms under dispensary law, while Madison remains dry by districts, not by full local option.
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Madison
Hull
Clarke
Madison County
Neck of the Woods
Reward Offered by Commissioners in Murder Case
County commissioners set a fifty dollar reward for the arrest of Richard Jones, charged with murdering Lee Glenn in Kenney's district. Governor Terrell may boost the reward to one hundred dollars, as Jones fled after the killing following a dispute over a black woman. The case notes Jones shot Glenn without provocation and fled to avoid capture.
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Richard Jones
Lee Glenn
Terrell
Jones
Glenn
Kenney
Aince
Finding Money and Health Then Smoke Dust Cure
Sandy Level Virginia resident W C Barber credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with curing a severe chest problem caused by smoke and coal dust after other remedies failed. Local drugstores advertise a great sale with trial bottles available.
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W. C. Barber
Sandy Level
H.R. Palmer & Sons
W.Y. Binich & Pro
Bates OF
Insurance rate war in Athens collapses
Early yesterday Athens seen signs of a Tariff Association rate war as agents, some from Athens, debated canceling policies to gain three years of free insurance. Premium cuts were planned but an agreement among agents halted the move, ending the prospect of a rate war for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Southern Tariff Association
Tariff Association
Lively street car scrap between Allen and Raines
A Monday night altercation on a Boulevard street car involved J M Allen and W H Raines. In Mayors court evidence showed Raines pestering a Jewish man. when refused, Allen struck. A general fight followed with multiple blows. Allen was dismissed. Raines fined $3.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
J. M. Allen
W. H. Raines
Raines
Allen
Money Grabber Caught in Bogart Theft
Nelson McCombs was arrested after grabbing twenty one dollars from Lee Chapel as he left the bank. Chapel identified him. a state warrant was issued and he faces trial before Judge Cobb. McCombs had fifteen dollars and dice when detained.
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D. J. Cook
Nelson McCombs
Lee Chapel
Bogart
Chapel
McCombs
Cobb
Very Sick Boy Cured by Chamberlain's Remedy
Maggie Hickox of Midland Michigan reports her two year old son suffered a severe bowel illness but was cured by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad claims the remedy is dependable in severe cases even infantum and urges following directions, listing local sellers H R Felner & Booey and W J Prmth & Welslr age seat ee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Maggie Hickox
Midland
Mich
H. R Felner & Booey
Prmlth & Wels
Electric railroad plan revived in Athens Franklin County
Prominent southern capitalists are said to back an Athens to Carnesville Georgia electric rail line. Athens and Franklin County subscriptions were previously raised, and the Chamber of Commerce will review renewed offers to secure the thirty four mile route delivering freight and passenger service through agricultural Georgia. Athens recently invested twenty thousand dollars in the Athens and Jefferson railroad and may renew support if the Carnesville road can be secured. The chamber plans to act at its next meeting in a few days.
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Carneasville
Ohio
Frankly County
Clarke Eity
Athens
Franklin County
Chamber of Commerce
Athens and
Arrest in Vagrancy Case Highlights County Crackdown
Yesterday Maggie Wingfield colored was arrested and sent to the county jail on vagrancy charges. She awaits trial before Judge Cobb as officers enforce the law against vagrancy and compel idlers to work or face jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Wingfield
Cobb
Grancy
East Athens mayor fines man for row among negroes
Yesterday Mayor Rhodes fined Char lie Thrasher, colored, ten dollars and seventy five cents for creating a disturbance among Black residents in East Athens. He paid the fine and was released. The report reflects tense race tensions and local enforcement after the incident.
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Rhodes
Charlie Thrasher
East
Athens
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