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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.