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THE BANNER. SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 19)2. immense •imply ^ c Haberdashery Department Our IS OVERFLOWING SUITABLE For.... WITH ARTICLES [CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MEN AND BOYS. A usi-l'ul jut-scut i full of - always : ('lii istiiias •jitalilr. < )tir Overcoats! Overcoats! w< s|)f« ial vali you to in < hvn ‘ tlll‘111. i ,!, y ►..Anything You Want in Underwear. Ladies Appreciate COKE DANDRUFF I CURE AND HAIR TONIC The only perfect prepara tion for the hair and scaip. Does not contain coloring matter or grease. COKE. Antiseptic SHAVING FOAM Does away with soap and shaving mug. No chance for contagion. At all Druggists and Eiarbers. For Hal** t»v H K Faltuer tte Sous CAPITALIZED AT $3.!i00,000. Incorporation of the Netherlands Tram way Company. N«*w York. I . ill— -Articles of in- corporation of rhr \oth**rl.ind« Train war roiui'any. with a capital stock of $3.f)O0.u0<L hiiv.- In* -n fll.-d in the town .dork's otric*- at Bridgeport. Conn . say a dispatch Horn that rity to The WESTVILLE, FLA., IS FIRE-SWEPT. Business Duildings, Dwellings and Goods Are Destroyed. ' Woetvillc. Fla.. Dec. 12.—A dostruc- | tivo fit*' Hwcpt through Wc-ctville Tuos- laying scv'-ial buildings low in ordir.g to tho The lire st •welling oe< .nC» item thei pit ad to at buii.iin s. wh Parri. h Eios. in a small frame eupied by Parrish Pros., re the flames quickly lid destroyed the* Moore ii**h were occupied by .. as a general store, and tri-.er pi lilting oflie *. The Mrs. 1) B. Adams was al THE OLD RELIABLE effort. th W. T. Bind. the Are was sto; • office building * •aught. a r.d Nashville rai oad freight depot bur ca:.n in;, bur le Io>, savi -I The . -o <*ntir \ five rt is vas cry DORSEY an«I the remain! article's, the new Ted to construct in and operate by other power, rail for transportation express, merchan lit in any foreign to or territory of xcept t hat the cor- ■ instruct. maintain, ad in :he state of •* k is (Mvldod into $l,S«rt).iM)0 to be common sto< a k. LOOK - OUT For the Squirrels in the Wire Boot at JOHNSON’S SHOE STORE, WHORE prices are Broad Street. Athens, Ga. 1 in keeping with the hard times. “LOOK.” i UarlitV leather Kip Shffl $ .90 to $1 2*1 ^^^LVPebblo Calf KbSt* 1.0" to 1.285 Kangaroo (’arfShoea.. 1.0) to 1.25 " Qu r tg«bUCl<rehcHM 75 to 1.25 " ViclKid Shoes 1.25 to 2.00 “ Viol Kid, Goodyear W«U 2.5C to 2.75 •• Storm Rubber Shoes.. .85 to 05 Misses’nml Children's Shoes... .50 to 1.25 i Infants'Kid Shoes . .15 to .75 • Men.s Heavy Kip Ties Wto 1.50 [ *' Satin Calf Shoes 95 to 1.5) *' Vici Kid Shoes 1.25 to 2.00 " Box Calf Shoes 1 75 to 2.50 » Vici Kid, Goodyc Welt Patent Colt, Goodyt Welt. Velours Calf, Goo* year Welt Storm Rubls-r Shoes., Heavy Kip Ties •' Satin Calf Bals ... " Box Calf Bals '• Vici Kid Shoes... Children’s Rubber Shoes Men’s Heavy Ditching Bo Old lilies’ Shoes, (Corafor Hoys’ Johnson Slioe Co, 231 Broad Street, Athens, (ia. .50 to .75 ft • w *» ^ 8 •w." i -’ u S 1-W to 2.00 N 1.50 to 2.00 © .90 to 1.50 Q i Cures Cancer and Hlood Pnlson. If you have blood poison producing eruptions, pimples, ulcers, swollen Claud", bumps uud risings, burning, itching -kin, copper-colored spots or rash on the skin, mucous patches In mouth cr throat, falling hair, bone pains, old rheumatism or foul catarrh, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.). It kills the poison in the blood ; soon all sores, erup tions heal, hard swellings subside, aches and pains stop aud a perfect cure is made of the worst cases ot Blood Poison. For cancers, tumors, swellings, eating sores, ugly ulcers, persistent pimples of all kinds, take B B. B. It destroys the canc-r poison in the blood, heals cancer of all kinds, cores the worst humors or suppurating swellings. Thousands cured by B. B. B. after all else fails. B. B. B. composed of pure botanio ingredients Improves the digestion, makes the blood pnre and rich, stops the awful itohing and all sharp, shooting pains. Thor onghly tested for thirty years. Drug cists, .*! per bottle, with complete direc tions for home enre. Sample free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co. Atlanta, Ga. D -scribe trouble and free medical advice also sent in sealed letter plant was burned, and there was no insurance on it. Nearly all of Mrs. Adams’ household goods were saved. but were badly damaged. She had no insurance Parrish Bros, had a stock of about ttjdn. with an iissuiftnce of S3.U00. The Moore buildings wo e worth hut ve re insured for only $4no.! Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear There is only one way to core deafness and that is by constitutional remedies. Deaf ness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sonnd or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed. Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken ont and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing, will be destroyed forever; nme cases ont of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condi tion of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot he cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. POWDER Absolutely Pure, THERE IS HO SUBSTITUTE Ruhlin Will Meet Fitz. Now York. Deo. 12.—Robert Fitzslm ons’ recent announcement that ho Is tarty to fight again has brought forth antiering from a severe cough for the quick reply from Billy Madden, tho last two months and it has effected a manager of rtus Ruhlin. Madden Raj’s cure. I have great pleasure iu recom- Fitzstmmon« can meet Ruhlin and get mending it.—W. O. Wockner. This is $2,600 from the Penn Athletic club of the opinion of one of oar oldest and Philadelphia, for a six round bout. The offer also ho!d» good for Jeffrie©. Che- Fgt Asthma use ney's Expectorant. Mini»iiiwiti>ittnnwi>ii»i>ititiwi>i<ir»ititwiiti»t¥kin>K»wiM«tg>tgiti»iW¥>tit«tKWt^iW¥wiwimwini»»»«iBW Allen H. Talniage. [Fine Baggies, Wagons, Laprobes, Whips, Etc. Washington St., Athens, (la. >f a id STATIONERY! STATIONERY! A licautiful liiii- of Stationery consisting of Fine Box Paper that will please you. : : : : : fating Tablets, - School Supplies, - Etc, Up=Town Drug Store, Ilium- 270. Prompt Delivery. .■’ll! to Build N;w Line. 'he. 12. Thu corporation i is advised that the Sea- T.iii** will. <»n the flrst day y, enter Oxford by means road., known as tho Oxford and Coast T.ino; also that the latter road will build to Burlington, which is an important factory town on the South**:n railway. The annual report of the corporation commission is near ly ready. It will show more railway construction in the state this year than in a considerable time. Foils a Deadly Attack. "My wife was so ill that good physi cians were unable to help her,” writes M M Austin, of Winchester, Ind., but was completely cured by Dr. King New Life Pills” They work wonder) iu stomach aud liver tionbles. Cure constipation, sick headache. 25o at W J Smith & Bro., aud H. R. Palmer Sons drag stores. McEvoy > E. C. -FOR- LIGHT and FUEL [isbach Lamps. Detroit and Eclipse Gas Stoves. The Athens Gas Office AND Works Co. Pbone No. 64. J. A.2HODGSON. Supt. nmmw >mirwmw minimum Christmas Holiday Rates VIA The Southern Railway. On account of the Christmas Holidays the Sonthern Killway will sell tickets to all points east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio Potomac rivers, using rate of one and one third fare for the ronr.d trip, tickets limited to continn ous passage in each direction. TO THE PUBLIC. Tickets will be sold Dec. 23, 24, 26, and 31. 1902, and January 1, 1903. Anal limit for return passage January 3, 1903. TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS upon presentation and surrender of certificates signed by Superintendents, Principals or presidents ol! the various institutions, tickets will be sold Decern ber 16th. to 22nd , inclusive, with final limit for return passage January 8tb 1903 For additional information, call on address R. W. Sizer, General Agent, 106 Olaytoa street, Athens, Ga. W. H, TAYLOE. A. G. P. A. Atlan- ta, Ga. S. H. HARDWICK. G. P. A., Wash* ington, D. O. VERDICT OF MURDER. White Woman Sentenced for Life For Killing Negro. Titusville. Fla., IX cemher 12. —In tl\*' circuit court. in the ''as** of the state against Belle Skinner and Albert Willis, the Jury brought in a verdh t of murder in the flrst degree aga.lr.st Mrs. Skinner, with a recommendation to mercy of the court, aud of manslaughter against Willis, and* Judge -Tones sentenced Mrs. Skinner to state prison for the balance of her natural life, and Willis to a term of 20 years. These parties are white, and were tried Jointly for the murder of Adah Wells, an old colored woman, in this city on July 2G last. BOILER EXPLODE8 AT APOPKA. Auf. A Good Cough Medicine [From the Gazette, Toowomba, tralia ] I find Chamberlaia’a Cough Remedy ia au excellent medicine, I have be^n moat respected citizens, aud has been voluntarily given in good faith that others may try tho remedy and be bene fitted, as was Mrs. Wockner. This rem edy is sold by all druggists. Four of the Mill Employes Are Badly Injured. Apopka. Fla. Deo. 12.—A terrific ex- plosion shook Apopka Tuesday after* noon, shattering window gla«s and frightening nearly everyone in town, leaving the plant of the Starblrd Lum ber and* Timber company a wreck aud several of Its employee severely in jured. Through some unaccountable cause tho large boiler of the mills blew up, and badly wounded four of the men, while iv a: ly every man in the building was injured in some way, and thO plant was totally wrecked. The boiler had not be*m used for over an hour prior to the accident, so the cause of the explosion is a mys tery. The fireman had boon ordered to fire up preparatory to starting the machin ery. and had not yet raised full steam when the explosion took place. The entire village was shaken by the explosion, and glass windows were shattered. * The financial loss will be heavy, an there was no insurance to cover an accident of this kind. , OASTOXIIA.. Bears tb. yt The KM You Haw Ajgjjt Bought c Signature Books Make the BEST Xmas Presents. t raws BOOK STORE. Beautiful Calendars for Presentation New and Unique Designs. D Picture Frames Made To Order And Delivered Same Day. ATHENS. GEORGIA. 118 CLAYTON STREET. Grandest opportunities here to procure desirable Holiday Presents at the Lowest Prices. Better Place Your Orders Today Books. 5,000 Books 5 cents to $20.00 to select from. Sets of Books. Many handsome sets ar one third and one half less than usual prices. Young People’s i Books... Children’s Picture Books. Boys’ and Girls Books by all | the leading writers for Young People. | The New Books, BOOKLETS, XMAS CARDS. Our stock of these three lines is larger than in any previous years and selected with the utmost care to meet the needs of our customers. Art Dept. If only for pleasure come and sec 60 of the famous TOJETTI’S Pictures, ALSO MANY Etchings, Photogravures, Water Colors & Photographs. Frames and the most com plete line of Mouldings ever shown in the city. Pyrographic Outfits Photo Frames all sizes and shapes STATIONERY. 3.000 Papetries from 5c to $1 50. From the cheapest to the finest and most dainty the market affords. ...OUR SPECIALTY LINE... Footballs. Punching Bags, Exercisers. Carrom Boards, Athletic Goods, ABC Blocks. Etc. Bibles. Testaments, Family Bibles, Prayer Hymnal Sets. Our stock of Bibles Is very comprehensive and the value we offer is a surprise to every body. Testaments From 5c Dp. Photo Albums, Toilet Sets, Ink Stands, Atomizer Sets, I Lap Desks. Silver Novelties, Leather Goods, Etc. We excel in all of the above» and our stock of Pocket Books, Purses, Visiting Cards and j Gent’s Leather Cases will be found to be the most complete in the city. A Good Fountain Pen $ 1,00, | Ideal Waterman Fountain Pens, ?,'L. A full line for Children, Youths, Ladies (patterned), and Gentlemen. Sweaters and Jerseys. 200 selected volumes 50c to $1.50, at Half Price. 5, $2.50 and $3.00 Crokinole Boards a,t.$W5 each. Will sell 20 copies of $1.50 Souvenir of the City at Bj 50c each. Many odds and ends of last years Fancy goods laid out and offered at Half Price. K; gaaa«tt«««s««««««««ro>s«s««ss««s««««s«aqgaqgagqpaqpgaagaagpaagaqogggqoos»<»