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ACLU asks for independent prisons audit
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Chase video scheduled to be released
8/27/2008 8:57 PM
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Area leaders examine the State of the County
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Mounted Patrol plays important role in city
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Cub Scouting adventures begin tonight with sign-ups at Weeks Activities Center
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Threat of severe weather from tropical depression passes
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Third-party candidate Baldwin campaigns in Aiken
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Ryberg: Intent of law was violated
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Embers bring beach music Friday
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Concert will support scholarships, bring relief to USC Aiken students
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Scouts looking for new members
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Troopers reach out past state borders
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City man charged with gun violations
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Bridgestone celebrates first decade
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South Aiken, Aiken seniors exceed national SAT averages
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ACP sets auditions
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Reunions for Aug. 27
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Police watch for vandalism as rivals' game approaches
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Two weeks after his acquittal, man again arrested
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County considers shelter expansion
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Loaned executives help bring professional clout to United Way
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Local news in brief for Aug. 26
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Officer cleared after fatal pursuit
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Vote on GVW today
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View the history of Aiken in glass bottles
7/20/2008 11:30 PM
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By SUZANNE R. STONE
Staff writer
The Aiken County Historical Museum's next exhibit will review "Aiken's Past In Glass."
"Aiken's Past In Glass" uses a collection of vintage glass bottles to trace the history of Aiken County. The exhibit opens on Tuesday, July 29 and will include a meeting of the Valley Bottle Club at the museum at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18.
Members of the public are invited to bring in their own vintage bottles for inspection at the meeting, according to museum executive director Elliott Levy.
"There had been a bottle exhibit at the library, and Bill Baab was in charge of taking that down. He brought it over here to show us, and he had these amazing bottles," said Levy.
"He had bottles from C.C. Johnson, one of three generations of African-American pharmacists; I think he was then the only African-American pharmacist in the area, and his building was over on Park and Fairfield," Levy continued. "His brother was a doctor, so you can imagine what an interesting family they are! We've got a picture of the three generations of pharmacists in the Martha Schofield Room, so we'll be moving that in with this exhibit."
The exhibit will feature glass pieces on loan from Baab, Bob Riddick of Lexington and Allen Riddick of Aiken.
"The exhibit that's coming up will be Aiken and Aiken County bottles from the late 19th and early 20th century. There will be bottles from Aiken drugstores and dairies and from the Aiken Beverage Company, which put out a lot of soft drinks, and there will be bottles from Warrenville and Graniteville," said Baab, who is secretary of the Valley Bottle Club.
Baab will hold a signing for his book, "Augusta on Glass," from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 at the museum.
"Augusta on Glass" was released last year and contains a history of Augusta in bottles, as well as a chapter on Aiken County pottery, according to Baab.
The book has a cover price of $40, and copies will be available to purchase at the book signing.
"I'd go anywhere to look at a bottle," said Baab.
For more information about the upcoming bottle exhibit, call the Aiken County Historical Museum at 642-2015.
Contact Suzanne Stone at sstone@aikenstandard.com.
7/20/2008 11:30 PM
0 comment(s) on this story E-mail this story to a friendBy SUZANNE R. STONE
Staff writer
The Aiken County Historical Museum's next exhibit will review "Aiken's Past In Glass."
"Aiken's Past In Glass" uses a collection of vintage glass bottles to trace the history of Aiken County. The exhibit opens on Tuesday, July 29 and will include a meeting of the Valley Bottle Club at the museum at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18.
Members of the public are invited to bring in their own vintage bottles for inspection at the meeting, according to museum executive director Elliott Levy.
"There had been a bottle exhibit at the library, and Bill Baab was in charge of taking that down. He brought it over here to show us, and he had these amazing bottles," said Levy.
"He had bottles from C.C. Johnson, one of three generations of African-American pharmacists; I think he was then the only African-American pharmacist in the area, and his building was over on Park and Fairfield," Levy continued. "His brother was a doctor, so you can imagine what an interesting family they are! We've got a picture of the three generations of pharmacists in the Martha Schofield Room, so we'll be moving that in with this exhibit."
The exhibit will feature glass pieces on loan from Baab, Bob Riddick of Lexington and Allen Riddick of Aiken.
"The exhibit that's coming up will be Aiken and Aiken County bottles from the late 19th and early 20th century. There will be bottles from Aiken drugstores and dairies and from the Aiken Beverage Company, which put out a lot of soft drinks, and there will be bottles from Warrenville and Graniteville," said Baab, who is secretary of the Valley Bottle Club.
Baab will hold a signing for his book, "Augusta on Glass," from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 at the museum.
"Augusta on Glass" was released last year and contains a history of Augusta in bottles, as well as a chapter on Aiken County pottery, according to Baab.
The book has a cover price of $40, and copies will be available to purchase at the book signing.
"I'd go anywhere to look at a bottle," said Baab.
For more information about the upcoming bottle exhibit, call the Aiken County Historical Museum at 642-2015.
Contact Suzanne Stone at sstone@aikenstandard.com.
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