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TRADE EDITION.
THE ATHENS BANNER.
TRADE EDITION.
MR. J.T. ANDERSON
Prominent Athenian and
Leading Real Estate
lealer.
Ur. J. T. Ando son, a leading real es
tale man and prominent Athenian oltl
zen, la a native of Clarke county, who
■pent fcl. boyhood day* upon the farm.
He gra lusted from the Univenity
Law School, waa admitted to the bar
and practiced law aeven yeara In Wat
kiniTille, Oonnee county. Fire yeara of
that time h . waa aolioltor of the oounty
MR .1 T ANDERSON.
court of Oconee county, whloh position
he filled with ability.
Ur. Anriermn name to Athena fifteen
year, ago and <.| not'd up a real eatate
office Y-nr hr year his business has
grown nt til it it now of large prorortlona
and .till increasing steadily
S lling property in a -pclalty with
Mr. And reon »"d in securing the beat
sales at the larg at figures he baa no su
parlor in this city. His ability aa a rent
agent la unquestioned.
Just cn show how actively engag< d he
Is In this business it might he well to
atate that during the present mouth he
has sold seven piece* of property.
Ur. Anderson, m addition to hia real
eatate business, conducts a pr fi able
farming business In Ooonee oounty. a
work In whioh he takes a great pride
This year bn baa made one hundred
bales of ootton on bla farms.
MR. ABE JOEL.
His Large Wholesale and
Retail Dry Goods and
Clothing Business.
In 1873 Ur. Abe Joel, who was born
In Germany, moved to Athens and for
ths past thirty years hat been one of tbe
Olassio City's moat battling and enter-
prislng oitizena.
Twenty yeara of that time was ipent
In the establishment of I. Morris, dur
ing whloh time Ur. Joel acquired a
thorough knowledge of the business in
which he is now a leading factor.
Reoently Ur Joel hia added the
wholesale department to hia business
and in this field has already achieved a
splendid suocess. The sales in this de
p.rtmeot show sttady increases from
month to month, and require the atten
tlon of a nomber of salesmen.
Io addition to bis elegant Hue of dry
goods, clothing and n itious, Ur. Jo 1
his an exoellent millinery adjunct to his
business and io this department numbers
his patrons by the hundreds In this see
tlon of tbe state.
Ten salespeople are required to attend
to the bosioeai of tbte establishment
and this force is constantly being added
to.
THE COMMERCIAL
IS UP-TO DATE.
The Hotel Under the Management of Mr S. T. Phil-
pot is Now One of the Best Hostelries in the State
It Has Been Thoroughly Remodeled and is in
the Hands of an Experienced Hanager.
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UR. ABE JOEL.
The Oommeroial Hotel, uDder the new
management, is another kind of as ft
tabliehment from what it has ever been
It is now a thoroughly convenient and
comfortable hotel, the service la excel
lent and all who patronise it go away
pleased with the treatment accorded
them.
Ur. S. T. Philpot, the new proprietor.
Is a gentleman of long and aoooeesfol
exporieoco in the hotel business, and bis
experience is such as to guarantee Ath
ens a good hotel.
Ur. Philpot is a na'iveof Virginia
bat for the past fi’teen years has been
in the hotel basinets la Georgia. He
was proprietor of the New Golf House
at Thomaaville, Ga, for four years,
during whioh time he aebi. ved a splen
did reputation as a hotel man. From
there he went to Albinv, Gi, where he
engaged In the bnsmess eleven years.
At that place he was tbe proprietor of
the Aib toy Ion and the New Albany.
A few months since Ur Philpot made
up hia mind to come to Athena. It was
with great regret tbn the people of Al
bany parted with him, aa he had g van
hem the beat hotel aerrioe they bad
ver ei j •} ad
Ur. W. M L-wia, himself a hotel man
of ex peri nr.e, |< the efllo eut clerk at
he Co'iiniercl tl
The C un iDerrial has been thoroughly
renovated and remodeled. Next spring
he owner of the building, Ur. R. L
Morn will add fifty rooms to the hotel
whloh will give it ampler facilities than
It no v possesses This is rendered neo
essary not only on aooouut of tbe rapid
growth of thia olty, but also oa aooouut
of tb» increasing popularity of the hotel
MR 3 T PHILPOT.
MR. W. J. PEEPLES
Manager of the Athens
Commission Company
of This City.
under tbe management of Ur. Philpot.
Tbe table fare and ssrvloe at the Com
mercial is the very best. The moil x
perlenc-d cooks are employed and the
most comp-tent and polite waiter*.
The traveling publin, tlisa excellent
ertnos of hotel service, gives opinion
that ih r-isno better tnble fare and
■ rvice in () orgia than at the Oo nmer-
d.l.
Tus comf irt and cm vcnloncn of
guests Is ale ays tie first considers io*
at:heO mm rcial The rooms areneatl)
furnished and have been re-o.rprted
and put lp attraotiv condition. Tbi
hallways and rvo ption rooms have b -ei
given a neat and attractive ap.iearani e
by the addition of new oarpete. The ad
dition of a number of porcelain ba'h
tuba has been one of the most aopreol
■ted improvement*.
Tbe Athena Oomtniaalon Company,
successors to Rhode* & Peeples, does one
of the largest brokerage businesses In
Athens
Ur. W. J Peeples, tbe manager, is a
native of Gwinnett oounty, oomlng to
Athens in 1894. He was for several
rears head bookkeeper for R L. Uosa &
Co., and then went Into tbe brokerage
bnsiness, iu whioh be baa achieved a
urge measure of suoooas.
The huslnees done by tbe Athena Cam-
mission 0. tnpany amounts to a quarter
■f a million dollar* per annnm, and la
steadily increasing.
Th’s company la sole agent for Armour
& Co , aelliog vaat quantities of their
leaders, 3 sr Hams and Shield Lard
Everything In the packer's line Is han
dled by the Athena Commission Co.
The very b-st homes throughout the
ntire country are represented by Ur
Peeples ai d all goo is sold by him come
ID to every requirement satisfactorily.
His ability and energy guarantee ■ con
tinning anooess for the Athena Oommla
sion Co.
The office of the company is located
on the oorner of Spring and South
streets. The telephone number U 18.
Athens has one basinet* that many of
ber people know Uttle about and yet It
1* a large and growing basinets that Is
playing a considerable part in this olty.
Ths Georgia Jack Company, with Ua
offloes on Broad atreet just below the
Georgia R tllroad, is the bnsiness re
ferred to. It is operated by Ur. R. E.
Weatherly, who has had ten years ex-
UR W. J. PEEPLES
CEORClAjjUNK CO.
Something About the Re
markable Growth of
That Business.
MR. R E. WEATHERLY.
pern-nee Id that Hue of business.
Ur. Weatherly la a native of Clarke
oounty and for a time followed the bus
iness of m tc K a"diaiug Ten years ago
be started thn junk business and four
years of that -tuie has been spent In this
olty.
The Georgia Junk Company does a
large wholesale business iu scrap iron,
metals, bidet, green bags, and a general
merchandising badness in metals. Tbs
highest prices are paid on all purchases.
A.oumbsr of hands are employed at
tbe establishment In this olty and ths
butldiss is conducted In a careful and
syitematlo manner.
This oomptny has branch ageootes in
ten plaoes In this section of Georgia and
srsn In Sooth Carolina.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
3 —AT
E. H. Dorsey's.
Useful' Serviceable.
Smoking Jackets,
Hats,
Bath Robes,
Cravats,
Mufflers,
Umbrellas,
Handkerchiefs,
Gloves,
Collars,
Cuffs,
Hosiery,
Shirts,
Cuff Buttons,
Watch Fobs,
Night Robes,
Suit Cases,
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SILK SUSPENDERS, SOLID SILVER BUCKLES. -
f Underwear in all Grades. :: The Latest Style Overcoat, $
AN UP TO DATE SUIT OF CLOTHES. J
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A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY DF NECKWEAR.
E. H. DORSEY.
IMPERIAL HUTEL.
One of the Best to be Found
in the State.
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IjOOK - OUT
For the Squirrels In the Wire Bootzat
JOHNSON’S SHOE STORE,
231 Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
WHERE prices are in keeping with the hard times. “LOOK.”
Ladles' Leather Kip Hhoee » .78 to II 28
•• Pebble Calf Hhoee 80 to 1.28
•• Kangaroo Calf Hhoee.. .80 to 1.28
•• Dongola Kid Hhoee 78 to 1.28
•• Vlci Kid Hhoee 1 28 to 1.W
•• Viet Kid. Goodyear
Wel« MO to 178
- storm Rubber Hboea.. J»to .86
Misses' and Children'* Bhoea... .|0to 1.28
Infants’Kid Btaoe* l*to
Men-s Reavy If ip Tie. wto J “
•• Katin Calf Bhoea 8Qto 1-80
“ Vlci Kid Hhoee Ml to 200
“ Box Calf Bhoea 178 to 2J0
Men’ii Vld Kid, Goodyear
Welt 12.00 to 14.00
'• Patent Colt, Goodyear
W*lt 5) to 8.50
" Velouni Calf, Good-
Te*rWelt 8.00 to 8JQ
" Storm Robber Shoes... .50 to .76
Rojo’ Heavy Kip Tiee 80 to 1.25
*' Satin Calf Bain 75 to 1.25
H BoxcalfBol^. 1.50to 200
" Vtd Kid Shoes 1.50 to 2,00
Cjiildrvn'a Rubber Shoes 85 to ,*5
Lfea'M Heavy Ditching Roots.. 1 Jo to 2.U)
OldLadieu' Shoes, (Comforts).. .75 to 1 60
Johnson Shoe Co,
231 Broad Street, Athens, Oa.
The Imperial Hotel Is one of the ohief
hotels of the Olaaalo Oily and It also one
of the best hotels to be found anywhere
The bnllding, located on the oorner of
Clayton and Jaokion streets, 1* admir
ably adapted to the hotel business and
was arranged with an eye to oomfort
and convenience.
The rooms are amply large, are su
perbly ventilated and well-arranged at
to light. The dining room It one of the
handsomest and most convenient In the
olty.
Tbe furniture throughout the build
ing is new and attractive. The bath
facilitlee are ample. Io fact every
neoeeaary equipment has been plaotd
In this hotel to render the stay of gnesli
moat pleasant.
The management of the hotel It In
good hands. Ur. P. W. Sutherlln, tbe
proprietor, hat had fifteen years’ experi
ence In thle business, whloh make# him
just the man for the plaoe he occoples.
Five years of that time has been spent
in Athens, where he has made hundreds
of warm friends who note his suooess In
the management of the Imperial hotel
with great pleasure.
Ur, Sutherlln lays great stress on two
things in the management of a hotel,
vis , the table fare and the service. In
the olty of Athena there la set no table
superior to that of The Imperial Hotel
The very beet that the market affords is
what Ur. Sutherlln sets before his
guests. And It Is prepared by tbe best
oooks In Athens, under the personal to
pervitlon of the hotel management. It
It the nulvertal testimony that It la
delight to eat a meal at the Imperial
The servloe at this hotel Is kept op to
tbe htgbeet standard. Th« servants are
prompt, polite and efficient.
The Imperial Hotel weU deserves lbs
popularity It has won.
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Books Make the BEST Xmas Presents.
D. #. MUM’S
BOOKSTORE.*
Beautiful
Calendars
for
Presentation
New and
Unique
Designs.
Picture
Frames
Made To
Order And
Delivered
Same
Day.
118 CLAYTON STREET, :: :: ATHENS. GEORGIA.
Grandest opportunities here to procure desirable Holiday
Presents at the Lowest Prices.
Better Place Your Orders Today swwSfwSSt s r5?x!52!L Vou
Books.
5,000 Books 5 cents to $20.00
to select from.
Sets of Books.
Many handsome sets at
one third and one half less
than usual prices.
Young People’s
Books...
Children’s Picture Books,
Boys’ and Girls Books by all
the leading writers for Young
People.
The New Books,
BOOKLETS, XMAS CARDS.
Our stock of these three lines
is larger than in any previous
years and selected with the
utmost care to meet the needs
of our customers.
Art Dept.
If only for pleasure come
and see 60 of the famous
TOJETTI’S Pictures,
ALSO MANY
Etchings, Photogravures,
Water Colors &. Photographs.
Frames and the most com
plete line of Mouldings ever
shown In the city.
Pyrographic Outfits-
Photo Frames all sizes and
shapes-
STATI0NERY.
3,000 Papetrles from 5c to
$150.
From the cheapest to the finest
and most dainty the market affords.
...OUR SPECIALTY LINE...
Footballs, Punching Bags,
Exercisers, Carrom Boards,
Athletic Goods, ABC Blocks,
Etc.
Bibles.
Testaments,
Family Bibles,
Prayer Hymnal Sets.
Our stock of Bibles Is very
comprehensive and the value
we offer is a surprise to every
body.
Testaments From 5c Up.
Photo Albums, Joliet Sets,
Ink Stands, Atomizer Sets,
Lap Desks, Silver Novelties,
Leather Goods, Etc.
We excel in all of the above
and our stock of Pocket Books,
Purses, Visiting Cards and
Gent’s Leather Cases will be
found tobe the most complete
In the city.
A Good Fountain Pen $ 1.00. Ideal Waterman Fountain Pens, a'J
Sweaters and Jerseys. $££5;
for Chrildren, Youths, Ladies
and Gentlemen.
SOME BARGAINS.
200 selected volumes 50c to $1.50, at Half Price.
5, $2.50 and $3.00 Crokinole Boards at $1.25 each.
Will sell 20 copies of $1.50 Souvenir of the City at
50c each. Many odds and ends of last years Fancy goods laid out and offered at Half Price.
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