Twenty Years AgoTaken from the Files of the Athens Weekly Review Sept 3 1903

Sept 6 1923
Judge Whippie of Waxahachie was in the county making speeches against prohibition.
Stanley Carothers spent a few days here with his parents.
Price of clothing twenty years ago is revealed in an ad of one of the enterprising merchants who was advertising all wool suits at $5.00 and
$6.00 reduced to $3.75 and $4.00.
Miss Jessie Anderson and L. J. Donnell were married at Oak Grove, Rev. D. F. Pulley officiating.
District Attorney Joe A. McDonald returned from Palestine where he succeeded in getting the death penalty against a negro, George Kelly, charged with assault.
Julian Parker resigned his position with Richardson Bros. to enter the Kansas City Veterinary College.
The Review stated that instruments for the Athens Military Band had arrived and as soon as the money could be raised they would be taken from the office.
Marshall Meadows and Senator Barry Miller were speaking in the county on the prohibition.

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