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THE
ESTABLISHED 1832
BANNER.
ATHENS, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1902.
$5.00 A YEAR.
SUMMER SCHOOL
NEARLY ASSURED.
A Nice Sum Was Added to The Fund Yesterday And
Every Effort Will Be Made to Complete the Fund
This Week. Less Than $500, is Now Needed
to Complete the Full Amount
The tom of 1108.00 was added to the
trammer school food yesterday.
Tbe total amount subscribed to date is
$2 542.50.
Lias than $500, is now needed to com
plete the fund.
It will be remembered that the Gen
eral Education Board has offered to give
Athens tbe snm of $8,000 upon condi
tion that the people of Athens subscribe
a similar sum for the summer school.
The committee making the canvass
for the summer sch ool fnnd will go ont
again today and it is hoped that two or
three hundred dollars will be added to
the fond the result of the day's work.
A meeting of the heads of all the sum
mer schools in the South will be held in
Knoxville early in January whan de
tails will be arranged with reference to
talent for the various summer schools
It is hoped that the Athens fund will
have been completed by that time and
that Chancellor Hill, Mr. Branson and
O'h irs representing Athens will be pres
ent at this meeting.
The following amounts were sub
scribed yesterday:
Michael Bros., $50 00; W. W.Thomas.
$10.00; Dixie Loan Co., $10 00; Allen
Taimage, $10.00; T. L Mitchell, $5 00;
J. M St-phenson, $5.00; City School
Teaohers, $13 00. Previously acknowl
edged. $2 489.60. Total, $2,642 60.
The following City School teacheri
eubaenbed agQunts trgm^W^oonta io
$2 00: Mrs. Reaves, Misses Brumby,
Kennard, Bloomfield, Turnbull, Ed
wards, Barwick, Wier, and Gerdlne.
Miss Barwick has the distinction of be
ing tbe first person making a cash con
tribotion to the fund.
THE COMMITTEE
ON DISPENSARY.
Favorable Report on Bill
to Amend Law—The Bill
Will Pass Tomorrow.
The Senate committee on temperance
yesterday reported favorably on the bill
to amend the law creating the Athens
dispensary regarding the election of
managers. Mayor Rhodes and A. H
Hodgson appeared in favor of the bill,
and Wylie B. Bnrnett spoke against it.
The Senate will pass the bill Thrrsday.
ATLANTA VISITED BY A'FIRE
THAT CAUSES HEAVY LOSSES.
OOLL COLLECTION
DRAWS BIG CROWDS,
The Collection is Not Only
Interesting But In
structive as Well.
RAIDED A STILL
U. S Deputy Collector E. J. Hinton,
U. S. Dspnty Marshal T. P. Trammell
and Mr. Gus Witcher raided a still two
miles from Pocataligo, Madison county,
Monday night.
Twelve hundred gallons of beer, ten
boshels of mash and twelve fermenters
were destroyed.
In the ''Dolls of All Nations.” Mi:s
Mildred Rutherford has one of the
most remarkable exhibits that has
ever been brought to A’hens. She
has secured it for the benefit ot the
WlR-te-.Davis Manorial Halt; -and it
been arrang'd in the cottage just at the
rear of the villa.
Every one in Athens is nrgrd to come
and examine these dolls. The admis
sion is only fifteen cents. The collection
of foreign dolls is great. The old time
dolls are most curious. Tl-ere is one
doll there over ten hundred yearj old.
One is dressed as a Russian countess.
Many represent the extreme points of
the nxtives of the Indian tribes. It is a
rare show. Open all this week.
DR. HOPKINS
FIRST SERMON.
Heard by a Hagnifcent
Congregation and
Weil-Received.
Atlanta, Dec. 9.—This morning
Shortly Indore 4 o'clock a most destruc
tive flee occurred In the heart of the
bualn.-ss suction of tte city, entailing
a lose of fully $5011,004 , more than half
of the block bounded by Marietta,
Broad. Peachtree streets and the rail
road tracks, being binned.
Among the buildings burned was
the handsome Noix-rons office building,
valued at about $100,000; Williams’
house, Snook & Austin furniture store,
Guarantee clothing stare and Jacobs'
pharmacy.
The fire started in tie basement of
tbe Snook & Austin Furniture compa
ny’s store- on Peachtree street It
was discovered by James R. Johnson,
a watchman, and when he saw the
flames they had xlrsacy spread to the
Viaduct restaurant. ~
iot nours tne firemen doggedly
fought the flames with all the bravery
and persistence of heroes, but the fire
gained on them. The block bounded
by Marietta, Peachtree and Broad
streets and the railroad tracks was
almost entirely destroyed.
As soon as Chief Joyner reached the
scone the general alarm was turned
In.
Every available engine and ladder
was brought to the scoae.
Five engines and eight ladders wero
soon In action, and 20 streams wero
soon playing on tho conflagration.
Five minutes aftor ths first engine
arrived the flames reached the store#
of Inflammable furniture hi the upper
pan of the Snook & Austin building.
They burned tike tindvv and tn spite
of the efforts of tho firemen the roof
fell in with a loud crash shortly before
6 o'clock.
At a quarter past 5 o’clock the south
wall of the Gurantee clothing store
building fell with a terrible crash
across the railroad track. The cry
was raised that three firemen had per
ished In the ruins, but upon lovestlga-
tlon this was found to be untrue.
A" sbene ol the greatest excitement
wasi Enacted at the Williams house
Nok'l, ffhen the fire was raging in that
block. * Firemen rushed through the
house, peeing under their weigh; of
hose and shouting orders and giving
a general alarm.
The -Inmates rushed from a cieep
sleep into a sudden panic, poured Into
the ftrfete. wild with fear.
IjSie ^a^mbail house was next
though|Ro be In danger and Chief
Joyner dfspatched a dozen firemen to
the roojjto fight the shower of spsrks
which. She failing on that building In
perf9q£j$brrents.
,ke# of fire wore falling as
eggs and It was onjy vrith
effort on the part of the
it was prevented from ig-
ated actual losses caused
re as follows;
ict restaurant, $2,000; the
tunes of Hammaek'fi pliar-
100; the stock and- fixtures
pharmacy, $45,000; the
fixture® of the Hub halier-
,000; the furniture st-yck
Austin, $40,000; the et.x-k
of the Guarantee cloth-
$40 V0; the stock and flx-
[ollls’ saloon, $20,000; the
Ixture® of Daniel Bros.' hab-
',000; plat# glass windows,
ioa# and facings of entire
<* Peters office building.
Flprat company,
& McClelland's haher-
TTnlon Pacific railroad
n & Weil, clothiers.
SHERMAN HAWKES
SHOT BY BEASLEY.
Constable Beasley Had a Warrant for Sherman
Hawkes, Who Resisted Arrest and Was Shot in
the Throat Near the Wind-Pipe—Wound is
Quite Serious and Hawkes May Die.
ATHENS CITY SCHOOLS
WILL 1AKE VACATION,
Children Will be Turned
Loose on the ipth for
Xmas Holidays.
The ohildren attending the Athens
Oity Schools are looking forward with
mnch interest and anticipated pleasure
to the coming of Friday, Dec 19th.
At that time they will be turned loose
for the Xmas holidays and the schools
will not re assemble until January 6th.
The city schools have had a very
prosperous fall session. The children
have taken mnch interest in their
studies and splendid resnlts are being
accomplished.
^Ontbe building® burned is
.follows:
i. building wo® built at
Che Williams house,
free stores. $24,000; ::he
tfhe viaduct occupied by
fr^Sj^Lyiaduct restaurant, Snook
A Austin Aho-Hub and the Guarantee
clothing sjliote, '$15,000.
GLASS OF WATER
UpMt Her.
PLENTY OF CHANGE YET TO WIN
Only five more days for the counting
of the (lots.
Yet in those five days several may
win handsome prizes.
It may be of interest to note that on
fifth day before the close of The Ban.
ner's last dot contest, Jndge A. S
Mitchell sent in his gness whioh carried
off the second prize, and that after that
gn« ss was sent in there w ere from others
who filed guesses and won prizes.
Five prize winners in the last five
days of the contest ought to be incen
tive enongh to dot counters to utilize
(he remaining five days of this contest
to an advantage.
As a matter of fact the very last gness
entered in the last contest won a prise
Now is the time to get in good work
at counting the dots. There may not
have been a single gness filed as yet tt at
is absolutely correct. If that is the ce.se
and yon file the correct guess today yon
will get first prize.
There are twenty prizes and it is rot
unlikely that some of these prizes will
go to gnessers who send in their guest es
between now and the olosiDg of the
conteft Monday at midnight.
NATHAN RALE HERE
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
One of the Greatest Plays
Ever Seen in Athens
At an early hour last night Sherman
Hawkes, a Whiteman well known aboot
Athens, was shot by Constable Beasley
while the latter was endeavoring to
place Hawkes nnder arrest on a warrant
charging assanlt and buttery on the per-
■on of Deecy Patten, a white woman.
The warrant for Hawkes was placed
in Mr. Beasley's hands late yesterday
afternoon. Beasley found Hawkes near
the home of the latter, on Hoyt st-eet a
short while after receiving the warrant
and attempted to arrest Hawkes. Ac
cording to the statement of a young
man who was at the home of Dr. Lyn
don nearby, at the time, Hawkes enrsed
Beas’ey and told him that he had done
nothing for which to be arrested, and
that Beasley could not arrest him.
Beasley remonstrated with Hakes and
the latter asked one of the young, men
present to go to alight and read the
warrant to him. The party went to the
light in the little doll konse in Dr. Lyn
don’s front yard, where an electrio light
was burning and the warrant was read
to Hawkes. According to the statement
of the yonng mnn who read the warrant
Hawkes again enrsed Beasley and ad
vanced on the constable, one witness
says with a knife, when Beasley drew
his pistol and fired, the ball taking effeot
in Hawkin' throat, aa above stated.
Minnie Hawkes, a daughter ot the
•b who was ibpt, and Mrs. Hawke#,
(g-ayre present whe^the shoot-
LADIES' AUXILIARY
People that don’t know about food
ahonld never be allowed to feed persons
with weak stomachs.
A little over a year ago a yonng wo
man who lives in Mercer, Me., had an
attaok of scarlet fever, and when con
valescent was permitted to eat anything
she wanted. Indiscriminate feeding
soon pnt her back tn bed with severe
stomach trouble and inflammation of the
kidneys.
"There I stayed," she says, “three
months, with my stomach in snch con
dition that I could take only a few tea-
apoonfnls of milk or beef juice at a time.
Finally Grape Nats was brought to my
attention and I asked my doctor if I
might eat it. He said ‘yes,’ and I com
menced at o-ce.
"The food did me good from the start
and I was soon ont of bed and entirely
recovered from the stomach tronble. I
have gained ten ponnds since my recov
ery and am able to do all h< ns-ihold dn
ties, some days sitting down only long
enough to eat my meals. I can eat any
thing that one ought to eat, bnt I still
continue to eat Grape Nuts at breakfast
and snpper and like It better every day.
"Considering that a year ago I could
stand only a short time and that a glass
of water seemed 'so heavy,’ I am fully
satisfied that Grape-Note has been every
thing to me and my return to good
health is dne solely to It.
"I have told several friends having
nervous or stomach tronble what Grape-
Nats did for me and in every case they
apeak highly of the food.” Name given
by Postura Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The first sermon by Dr. Isaac S. Hop
kins as pastor of the First Methodist
ohnrch in this city, was delivered Sun
day morning at eleven o'clock in the
prosenoe of a large and appreciative
congregation.
Dr. Hopkins' opening remarks to his
congregation were evidences of the deep
interest he takes in his new charge.
His sermon was a strong and elcqneut
plea to those present to serve God In
spirit and in troth.
Dr. Hopkins' made a splendid impres
sion npon his people, and he enters upon
his pastorate with every indication
of a successful year’s work in the caose
of the Master.
/Irs. A. S. Parker is the
New President of the
Organization.
PECKS BAD BOY
HERHEXT WEEK,
Splendid Musical Comedy
Booked For Next Tues
day Evening.
STATE NORMAL
CLOSES DEC. 19.
Will Take Holiday for Two
Weeks Only This Year.
The State Normal School will close
for the Christmas holidays on the 19th
inst.
The holiday season will last only two
weeks this year, as the State Normal
School ba# ohanged it# vacation season
from winter to summer.
There will be no summer session of
the Normal School next year, and the
school will then be in it# vacation pe
riod. Snob students as may desire will
thni be given the opportunity of attend
ing the Athens Summer School which
will he held at that time.
The Ladles’ Auxiliary of the Young
Men's Christian Association held a meet
ing yesterday afternoon which was at
tended by a large number of members
and mnoh enthusiasm was manifested.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
Mrs. Albert S. Parker, president.
Mrs. J. C. Hutchins, vice president.
Miss Ida Shewell, treasurer.
Miss Mildred Rutherford, who has
done splendid and effective work as
president of the Auxiliary, was com-
pelted to tender her resignation on
account of the dntieB devolving npon
her as principal of Lacy Cobb Institute.
The new officers are among the best
known ladiee in Athens and they are
active and enthusiastic members. Un
der their administration the Ladies’
Anxialiary will continue folly np to its
high standard of usefulness.
To improve tbe appetite and strength
en the digestion, try a few doses of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab-
lets. Mr. J. M. Seitz, ot Detroit, Mich.,
says, "They restored my appetite when
impaired, relieved me of a bloated feel-
ing and caused a pleasant and satisfac
tory movement of the bowels.” There
are people in this community who need
jost snch a medicine. Far sale by all
druggists. Ever; box warranted.
Among the musical comedies on the
road that one never tires of seeing.
Peck's Bad Boy easily takes the leal.
Accompanying the farcical production
is a very strong program of new ai d
high class specialties, of which one of
the principal aots is that of the famous
Travesty Sextette, presenting a Bhort
travesty on Florodora. Among thoee
engaged for this production of Peck's
Bad Boy are Miss Lottie Dwyer, the
natural born Bad Boy ; Mr. Barlow, for
the part of Schults the grocer; Joe
Mack, late of Fiddle Dee Dee; Ed. Dwy
er, Ohas. and Nettie Belldown, Bessie
Tyler, Fay Temple, MandMowson, An
gie Oallina. The musical part of tt e
performance will be nnder the direction
of Mr. Herman Strauss, lace of Byrne#
Bros. "Eight Bell#.”
Peok’s Bad Boy is booked at the New
Opera House for Tuesday night of nes t
week and will be greeted by a large
aadienoe.
the opera house next Monday evening
"Nathan Hale,” as written by Clyde
Fitch, is a play of rare worth. Since,
besides its excellence os a sample of the
playwright's art, it deals with an episode
of American history intensely interest
ing to every American. Mr. Kyle has
attracted wide critical praise in his lm
personation of Nathan Hale, this being
his third season in presenting the play.
He has crossed the continent twice
within the last two years and wherever
he has appeared enthusiastic houses have
greeted him.
Not only has Mr Kyle’s interpretation
of Nathan Hale attracted a clientele, bnt
Mr. Kyle, being so in love with the
character, made a study of it, and
schools, colleges and universities
throughout the country have had him
make addresses before their scholars and
faculties upon Hale’B life. Every year
makes Hale better known and better ap
preciated. Monom°nts are being erected
in many of the capitals to his mem
ory ; and his character is one that every
one should be familiar with whose home
is in America.
An adequate company is in Mr. Kyle's
support, including names well known to
all theatre goers. The piece will be pre
sented here with the original Bcenery
and appointments and every detail of
care and perfection that a liberal and
intelligent management can provide,
to where they were (tending.
Hawkes was shot throngh the little fin
ger of the right hand, the ball causing
only a flesh wound that will heal
rapidly.
After the shooting Hawkes was car
ried to the oflioe of Judge J. F. Foster,
where Dr. Holliday was called and
where he dressed the wonnds of Hawkes
and his daughter. At a late hour last
night Dr. Holliday told a representative
of The Banner that Hawkes’ wound was
a very serious one and might prove
fatal.
A glass of water taken half on hour
before breakfast will usually keep the
bowels regular. Harsh cathartics should
bo avoided. When a purgative is neec.
ed, take Chamberlain's Stomach anl
Liver Tablets. They are mild and gen
tie in their action. For sale by all drug
gists.
AT THE COMMERCIAL,
J. F. Vickery, Louisville; J. R.
Thornton, Atlanta; Geo. Peterson. Bal
timore; S. H. Powell, Atlanta; W. I.
Oolqnitt, Atlanta; W, R. Johnson, Rich
mond, R- E. L. Evens. Tbomas, Ga.;
Tod Konitze, St. Lonis ; J. B. Barber,
Hoschton ; W. R. McDonald, Balti
more; J. O. Marshall, New York; H.
N. Tavlor, City; F. E. Brodnax. Oity;
T. E Smith, New York ; B, H. Mill-
edge, Atlanta; H. E. Fellheimer, Bal
timore ; E J. Hinton, Atlanta; O. D.
Trnssell, Harmony Grove; R. B.
Weloh, North Carolina; H. Hymas,
Atlanta; Jno. H. Vail, New York; M.
Knowles, Atlanta; W. 3. Goolsby, At-
lanta; J. A. Swenson, Virginia; J. W.
Clark, Augusta; H. E. Rioharda, Chi
cago ; J. W. Wilhite, Elberton.
UNIVERSITY CLOSES
ON DECEMBER».
Winter School of Agricul
ture Opens After the
Holidays.
The ChriBtmas holiday season with
the University of Georgia begins on the
33rd inst, and ends on January 5th.
The fall session of the University has
been qnite prosperous, the attendance
going beyond that of any previous ses
sion. It is expected that qnite a num
ber of new students will enter tbe Uni
versity after tbe holidays.
The Winter course in Agriculture
will begin upon the re-opening of the
University next montnand an increased
attendance in this department Is ex
pected.
SPENDING THE WINTER
IN THE CLASSIC CITY,
Mr. A. C. Barstow, one of the leading
bankers and financier* of Providence, R.
I., spent a few days In Athens last
week.
He came here for the purpose of en
tering his daughter In Lacy Cobb Insti
tute. Mrs. Barstow will spend the
winter in Athena.
Mr. Barstow had heard of the great
educational advantage# of Athens and
also of It# iplendid climate. He was
more than pleased with Athena after
coming here and was delighted In find
ing eo pleasant a plane for his family.
