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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.