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ESTABLISHED 1832.
THE ATHENS BANNER.
NEVER TOUCHED
ATHENS’ INTERESTS.
Appropriations for University and Normal School
School Finally Passed for Two Years—Amend
ments to Athens Dispensary Law Passed by
Senate—Franchise Tax Bill Passed.
ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1902
At the session of the house of repre-
entatives late yesterday afternoon the
:ennral tax bill as It passed the senate
ras taken np. The honse non-ooncnrred
i many of the amendments tacked on
y the senitte, hot the items of appro
bations fir the University of Georgia
nd the Stite Normal School, for main-
enonce, umonnting to $22,600 each,
sere not touched, notwithstanding the
act that almost every other appropria
te was either ont or fixed for only one
ear. This is beyond all doubt one of
he most glorious victories the ednea-
onal institutions of Athens ever won
fore the general assembly of Georgia,
shows that the people of Georgia are
ihind the University and the Normal
:hools, and (hat both of these institu-
lons are more popular than ever before
vith the people of the state.
Iu this connection The Banner desires
o give Hon. Thomas J. Shackelford full
redit for the splendid work he has done
n behalf of the educational interests of
ithens. Much of the success achieved
joforo the general aas< inbly by these in-
titntions c uring the session now dying,
a duo to Ur. Shaokelford's splendid
irork and his universal popularity with
he members of both branohea of the
[eneral assembly.
The amendments to the Athens die-
lensary lair, providing for the eleotlon
if the dispensary comm sdoners by the
dty oounoil, and providing that
nayor of A thens and the chairman of
he board ef county commissioners shall
ie ex officio members of the board of
oi mmissioners of the dispensary, was
passed by the senate yesterday afternoon
by a vote of 27 to 0 The bill will go to
Governor Terre'l today and will be
signed by the governor, making it a
law. The full text of the amendments
has been printed in The Banner.
The senate passed the franchise tax
bill by Mr. Candler, of D. Kalb, with
some minor amendments which do
not affect the main intent of the law.
The bill went through by a vote of 38 to
3, Senatori Turner of the 84th and Smith
of the 18th, were theonly members who
voted against the bill. This is a dis
tinct triumph for the people of Georgia
over the corporations.
MI, VERNON LODGE'S
,L
Ail the Old Officers Were
Re-elected for the
Ensuing Year.
$5.00 A YEAR.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER”
AT LUCY COBB THIS EVENING.
Tut Lucy Oohb girld will give “She
Stoops to Conquer” this evening. The
entortaiiiuiciit to K ins promptly at eight
o’clock. The rjhe.-.rsals for this popular
play have been R ing on for a month
past uuder the able direction of Miss
Edna George. The pUy will be splen
didly costumed and staged. It ia alto
gether one of Lucy Uobb’s most ambi
tious undertakings.
The admission price has been put dow n
to 25 cents. The proceeds go to tne Lucy j gher/
KICKED BY A VICIOUSlWr
The cast is a most popn
Oobb Annual,
lar one. ;
The second part of the program vrill
be a students’ mandolin recital, under
the
Lucy
on of Uiss Gallagher,
at violin instructor,
i program is as follows:
i Soir (V alse) —Louis Tooat en.
(From L’Arlesienne) —
I—Arr. by Louis Tocaten—
vis, Caro Lewis. H. M. High.
?. Miss Foster, Miss Galla
JOHN PARKER IS BADLY HURT.
MISS DUBOSE NOW
WORKING ON PUNS
Last night Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 22
F. & A. M., held its annual cOmmunica
tiou, tfce lodge room being crowded to
its utmost seating capacity.
The exercises were fall of intern t,
especially the report of the worshipful
master on the year’s work.
The musical program, whioh was ar
ranged by Rrof. W. H. Sheib, was oi e
of rare exellence.
Under the head of election of officers
the following officers were unanimously
elected :
Worshipfnl master, VV F Dorsey.
Senior warden, W A. Capps.
Junior warden, H. B. Palmer.
Treasurer, J S McKie.
Secretary, W. J. Garebold.
The following officers were appointed
by Worshipfnl Master Dorsey :
LIA. Rnbenstein, Chaplain.
R. W. Sixer, senior deacon.
J. A. Pitner, junior deacon.
B F. Hardeman, senior steward
J Dorblatt. Senior * _ —
W. H. Smith, third steward.
J. A Garebold, tyler.
Past Master M G. Michael in a per
fectly beautiful address which was ap
plauded to the echo presented Worship
ful Master Dorsey the bandsomeBt silver
service that Mr. O, A. Scudder cairied
in stock, as a token of esteem of the of
ficers and members of Mt Vernon Lodge.
Mr. Dorsey was overcome with emo
tion at this neat tribute from the officers
and members of the lodge and replied
feelingly with thanks for the handsome
gift.
SHACKELFORD WINS
PRAISE FROM NEWS,
Clarke’s Representative is
Sketched in Female Garb
by Atlanta Paper.
Mr. John P.,rker, a farmer living on
the farm of Mr. J. D. Bellamy, on the
Nowhere road in this county, met with
a serione accident Wednesday night that
may result iu his death
Mr. Parker was in his stable lot jast
after dark trying to catch one of his
mules. Jast as he caught the animal,
he was kicked squarely in the face and
knocked backward fully twenty feet.
Almost unconscious he managed to
get to his honse, and Dr. C. A Lumpkin
was sent for hurriedly.
When Dr. Lumpkin arrived and made
au examination of Mr. Parker’s injuries
i to be in a serious cor di-
Hlschjo had been ernshed, his cheek
bone dlfon in, his nose broken and bis
face pqSled almost into a jelly where
the hoejpt the vioioos animal bad struck
it. W-
^ r - latnpkin gave the necessary at
tention and yesterday Mr. Parker vras
easily as oonld be expeoced
oircumstanoes.
mpkin stated yesterday that
favored recovery, but it
ilie posttvely stated as there
dions that might arise.
JOINT BUILDING DISCUSSED
BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held yesterday after
noon. The main topio under discussion
was the proposed joint bnilding of As
nons&^^o proposition of the county ent
commissioners to sell the present conrt
house to the city for $25,000 and one
half of the present oity hall lot, was
talked over and members of connoil an
nounced that they were opposed to the
plan on the grounds that the price asked
by the county was entirely out of reas
on.
Alderman Rucker announced that the
old Home School property, including the
g and 17 aores of land stir
, it* had been offered for sale
within the past ton days for $10,000 and
property
jr'-xOase property for which the
commissioners wanted practically $35,-
000 for. He said that It woald then re
quire from foar to six thousand dollars
to make the coart house building avail
able for a school building and that the
city conld not afford to pay any snch
price for a school bnilding.
After mnoh discussion the matter w as
canied over to the first meeting in Jan
uary. when it is hoped final action will
be taken.
MOSS PROPERTY
TO BE IMPROVED.
Practically a New Hotel Will be Erected in Athens
Next Year if Mr R L. Moss, Owner of the Com
mercial Hotel Property Carries Out His
Present Plans in the Matter.
PLAY IS POSTPONED
UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
“Little Lord Fauntleroy”
Will Not be Presen
ted Next Week.
Mrs. Hoke Smith requests The Banner
to announce that the child’s play, "Ltt-
le Lord Fauntleroy" which was to have
been presented at the opera house iu
Athene next Thursday night has been
postponed until some time iu January.
Mrs. Smith finds that mauy of the par
ticipants in the play are busy getting
ready for the festivities of the approach
ing holidays, and has thought best to
postpone the date until next month.
As is well known, this play was to
have been presented for the benefit of a
fund for a new dormitory bnilding at
Lucy Oobb Institute. A large audience
will greet the perfoimanoe when it is
given here.
MR, WM, CREIGHTON
Passing Away of a Well
Known Figure in This
City Wednesday.
Following np the story in The Ban
ner of last Sr uday, the following item
from the Atlanta Constitution will be of
interest to the people of Athens:
Miss Louise DuBose, of Athens, one
of Georgia's best known and most
charming yonng ladies, who is at work
on plans looking to raising funds for the
purpose of presenting a handsome silver
service to the battle ship Georgia, when
that vessel goes into commission, was at
the capitol yesterdav and called on
Governor Terrell with referenoe to tbit
work. Governor Terrell expressed him
self in moet hearty accord with the
plans, rnd said he would be glad to lend
whatever assistance to the movement
he could.
"I shall suggest a subsoiiption of a
small amonnt from all the school child
ron on Georgia day,” said Mias DaBose,
speaking of her plan, "and not only that,
bat will expect Georgians in all parts of
the state to take an interest, because I
think tills should be a gift from the
whole state and not from auy class or
from simply a few of the citizens. A
email contribution from many persons
will mate it more distinctly a Georgia
presentation than it larger sums were
cintribnted by only a few."
Ml«« IiuBoae is enthusiastic over the
plan and will no doubt fiod willing as
sistance in this work wherever she auks
it.
ONLY THREE DAYS REMAIN
OF THE CREAT DOT CONTEST.
From a sketch that appeared in the
Atlanta News of Wednesday one would
be led to tb'nk that Representative
Shackelford lost his clothing in the big
fire in Atlanta this week, and that
appeared in the hall of the honse of rep
resantatives in his night att're. Mr
Shackelford was sketched in a long
gown, perhaps inteoded to represent onr
amiable law-maker as the fiiend of the
yonng ladies of the Slate Normal School.
Representative Honstoo, of Falton coon
ty, whole doing the special capitol work
for the News, had the following com
plimentary notice of Mr. Shackelford :
■ Clarke oonnty never sent a more pop
olar representative to the legislators
than T. J. Shackelford, the present
member. He has made a noble and al
together victoiloni fight for the State
University and Normal School of Ath
ens, securing increased appropriations
for maintenance of each. His clear ont
method of explaining the needs of these
state institutions had a convincing effect
upon the members.
"Mr. Shackelford went to Athens Uni
versity as a farmer boy, graduated,
taught school a number of years, and
is now one of the lead'ng attorneys of
Clarke county. This is his first term in
the legislature, bnt bis friends predict
higher political honors for him. He is
chairman of the hoase committee on
corporations, one of the hardest worked
oommittees.”
The Banner’s dot contest will close In
three days.
Monday at midnight the time will be
up, and all persons who have not sent In
answers before that time will regTet it
when the distribution of the handsome
pi tes is made a few days afterwards.
The complete prize list is as follows:
The first prize is $25 00 in cash.
The second prize will be the choice of
any $15.00 in either of six departments
at Davison and Lowe's as follows:
dress goods department, tailor made
Bait department, tailor made skirt de
partment, cloak depaitment, millinery
department or house furnishing depart
meat. From either of these depart
ments the winner of (he second prize
will be entitled to select a handsome
dress pattern, a handsome tailor made
snit, a handsome tailor made skirt, a
Monte Carlo coat, a handsome ladies'
hat or a fine rng or drugget. These de
partments at Davison & Lowe's are in
every respect np-to-date and the winner
of this prize will have the choice of a
number of handsome articles.
The third prize is $10 00 in cash.
The fourth prize is a handsome ladies’
dress offered by Michael Broe. This is
a ten dollar dress and any woman who
gets It will be fortunate indeed.
The fifth prize is a handsome fur col
larette offered by Tnmer & Hodgson, to
cost $7 50, and the winner of this prize
will be made happy.
The sixth prize is $5.00 in cash.
. The seventh prize is a handsome five
dollar rocking chair offered by Dorsey
& Frikenstein.
The eighth priza will be the choice of
the winner of afire dollar Stetson bat,
a five dollar dress suit case, a five dollar
umbrella, a five dollar pair of pants or
five dollars in merchandise from the
stock of Mr, E. H. Dorsey, the progires
slve clothier and furnisher. This prize
is a very handsomo one and if the win
ner happens to be a lady she can no
doubt make a trade with the winner of
the seventh prize, if the winner of this
prize happens to be a gentleman, ancl by
this arrangement the gentleman will
get the choice of five dollars in mer
ohandise from Mr. E. H. Dorsey’s stock
and the lady will get a handsome five
dollar rocking chair, offered by Dorsey
& Funkenstein.
The ninth prize is $3.00 in cash.
The tenth prize is a meal ticket of
fered by the Imperial Hotel, valned at
$3.00 entitling the winner to meals to
this amonnt at this popular hotel.
The eleventh prize is a handsome car
rom board offered by Mr. D. W. Mo
Gregor. This handsome board can be
seen Ir. .he show window at Mr. Mo
Gregor’s store and it is a nice prize.
The twelfth prize is the choioe of any
$3.00 article, or articles to this amount
in the splendid stock of clothiog and
gents’ furnishings of Head & MoMahan,
one of the most enterprising firms in the
city.
The thirteenth prize is $2.0) in
cash.
The fourteenth prize is a box of cigars
offered by the Orr Drag Oo.
The fifteenth prize is the ohoice of
any $2 00 article from the stock of H. R.
Palmer & Sons. This will get a box of
five cent cigars, a bottle of fine parfo-
mery extract, a nice oomb and broih or
a dozen and one other things that any
man or woman would be proud of.
Five other prise* will be $1.00 each.
Mr. William Creighton, an old Con
federate veteran, passed away Wednes
day morning at bis home on Harris street
in this oity.
Mr. Creighton had been ill for a long
while and his death was not unexpected.
His wife and two daughters were pres
ent at his bedside when the end came.
The funeral of Mr. Creighton was con
ducted yesterday at his residence in the
presence of quite a number of friends
who came to pay their last tribute of
affection to his memory.
The services were conducted by Rev.
W. P. Lovejoy and Kev. J. T. Daves,
who was pastor of the church to which
the deceased had for many years be
longed. Mr. Creighton was past seventy
years of age and was an upright, Chris
tian man, beloved by a wide circle of
acqnaintances.
The remains were intorred yesterday
afternoon in Oconee cemetery.
Not exactly an out and out new hotel,
but practically, a new hotel, will be
erected in Athens next year if Mr. R.
L. Moss, owner of the Commercial
hotel property carries ont his present
plans
This will be welcome news to the
readers of The Banner in this city and
section, and to the traveling pnblio gen
erally.
Mr. Moss said to a Banner representa
tive yesterday evening that he had dool-
ded; to erect a large store building on
bis property next to the Commercial
hotel, on Broad St, and running through
the entire block to Clayton St. taking in
the bnilding in which the office of
O. A, Rowland is now located on Broad
stieet. and the barber shop of Sam Mc
Queen, on Clayton street. The new
bnilding will be three stories high, the
ground floor being used os a store room
and the second and third floors being
used as sleeping apartments for the
Commercial Hotel. This bnilding
will, of coarse, be connected with
the present Commercial hotel by a
passage way at the Broad stTeet
end, and an alley will be left between
the main bnilding and the new bnilding
under this passage way. This new
bonding Will add fifty or sixty rooms to
the Commercial hotel and when the
proper improvements are made in the
—* ouuwmpianng, KwlRgtrar
Athens a hotel that will be enTirely ade
quate to meei the demands for hotel
room, to say the least of the plan.
Mr. Moss assured a representative of
The Banner yesterday that he was In
earnest about making these improve
ments and that he felt confident that
they woald be made next year, probably
in the spring or early summer.
The Banner has been insisting on a
new hotel for Athens for some months.
This is one of the greatest needs of the
city and Mr. Moss, realizing the neces
sity for additional hotel accommoda
tions, is preparing to make the improve
ments set ont above.
THE DOLL EXHIBITION
ATTRACTING MANY.
Every Person in Athens
Should See This In
structive Collection.
The doll exhibition at the Lnoy Oobb
cottage continues to be the center of at-
traction among this week’s amnsements.
Miss Mildred Rutherford is hostess,
and takes the keenest delight in show
ing the rare beauties and cariosities in
this collection of all sorts and conditions
of dolls. A rare lot they are, from the
cradity of the eemi-barbarions tribes to
the stately elegance of a Russian
countess.
Refreshments are served, including
ioe cream, cake, chicken Balad sand
wiches, and hot chocolate. The admls
sion price is filteen cents, refreshments
ten and fifteen cents.
The display will be open all this week
In the cottage just book of the Villa.
The Athens Banner doll is the feature
of the bazaar.
WRECK ON SOUTHERN
YESTERDAY MORNING,
Traffic Tied Up Through
out the Entire Day as
the Result.
A freight train which left Athens
over the Southern railroad early yester
day morning for Lula was wrooked near
Maysville and all traffic on this branch
of the road was tied np throughout the
day yesterday on aoconnt of the wreck.
The wreck was caused by the bearings
of the axles on the engine breaking.
Nobody was hart and the debris was
cleared away late yesterday afternoon
and the first passenger train leaving
Athens over this line left last night.
HAWKS’ INJURY
NOT SERiOUS.
The Bullet Did Not Pene
trate the Body.
Sherman Hawkes, who was shot
Tuesday night by Bailiff Beasley, was
not so badly hurt as was as first thoaght.
The ballet evidently straok the collar
bone and glanced. It carried the under
shirt in with it and when the shirt was
palled oat of the wound, the ballet
mast have come with It for it was found
the next morning In Mr. Hawks' sock.
Mr. Hawks is now rapidly improving
and is able to be ont again.