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The Georgia National Bank
Of Athens. Capital $100,000
Offers to depositors every facility their
balances, business and -esponaibility
warrant.
SEEKING
NEWMAN
The Firm of Abe Joel Anx
ious to Locate That
Gentleman.
THE SCHOOL
CHILDREN
Will be Given Opportunity
to Improve in Com
position
IEWMAN IS CHARGED AND ADVERTISE CITY
His Employer With Having
[Taken a Considerable Sunt
of Money and Skipped
Out With It.
, Abe Joel if) aDxious to learn tb»
aboutfl of (teorg^ Newman, lately
Is employ as a traveling salesman
i suys that Newman has taken from
considerable sum of money and
|one off without accounting for the
If he can lrrate Newman, Mr.
|says that he will have a warrant
for him and bring him back to
i
lew days since Mr. Newman wa-
(trged from the store of Abe Joel.
Joel says that since that turn
1 gone arcund in the ccnntry near
s and collected money due th*
Lnd appropriated it to his own u*e
j information was learned whei
I Is were presented to the partus
|was found that they had already
laid
|nian left Athens last Saturday
. Joel has no idea where he went
uvestigating the matter and is
ontig to locate Newman so that
swear ont a warrant for him.
onn had been in the employ of
[for the fast three years and
) establishment of the whoh-
bart merit of the business had
kveiing for the firm He is a
\ man. Hit wife and family aie
at living in this city.
Kentuckian’s Boast.
D* bout their fut horses,
Unique Plan That Will be Adopted
in the City Schools It W ill
Work With Splendid
Effect.
i that this great state pos-
aother product of unexcelled
Wingfield Cash Grocery.
,T0BE PRINCIPAL
Gil be in Charge of
:y Cobb Institute
Next Year.
A plan has been recent 17 adopted and
put into execution in a measure in th»
city schools that will accomplish mud
in the way of familiarizing the scholar*
with the advantages and the b aatKs ol
their home city, will improve toeir styh
of composition and at the same time ad
vertise the city of Athuis 111 a most ef
fective manner.
A short while since si me of the pupil*
of the sixth grade of Wallin gtou street
school received litters from Fannii
Bushey, a little t irl in one of the si hool>-
iu We$>t Hartfcrd, Conn , in which the
facts of interest iu that place w* re set
forth in an entertaining manner a d
replies solicited. Theee letters wen-
sent out as a mere exercise in compoi-i
tion and letter writing. Twenty of the
pupils in the sixth grade wri te replns
in which they told all the interesting j
things about Athens.
A few days ncc-* Miss Susie Grrdiue, j
teacher of the sixth grade, r< c- ivt d the I
following letter from th • teacher in the |
Hartford school:
West II irtford. Conn. |
May Iiiih. 11)03. j
To Miss Gerdine and pupils of sixth 1
grade, Washington street school.
Dear Friends:
On Monday, one of my pupils,
Fannie Bushey, told me she had ri - j
ceived a large number < f replies to her
tetter 1
COUKTT
In Cash Prizes anil Other
Prizes Equally as
Attractive.
N.
H'l'HlI
I'nr til
til
■tr
lltot I-
of til.’ I )..t Puzzle,
and tIn-v in tmu \vi
uaines ami uddressc
* 9 n.
HERE ARE THE DOTS. COUNT THEM.
CONDIT XfO 3NT S'.
■S> .111,1 count must lie u ntten^o^inly that there will be uo mistake
unt will be recorded unless itit^jjafeompanied by One Dollar or more
i-fiption to the Daily or AVeekLy^Banner.
prior to this contest or serifiii 3 . separate envelope from the ^count
a registered count. .V,
* Saturday, August 15th, 1903^S'miduiglit.
Special UNTotice.
lircctly or indirectly connected with The Athens Banner will be entitled to
prizes. No one in 1 lie Banner Offijjjgpklll-know the number of dots, until
when a sworn certificate will tens^aed by the originator and patentee
lio will place it in the-hands of- judges to be selected by The Banner
award the prizes. As'soottas possible after the contest closes the
of the winners will be published iifThe Athens Banner.
''m
Tills Blank M'
Used.
L-.,.., a. m., p. mj
A Lipscomb will rename the
Lhip of I.ucy Cobb Institute at
; of the term next September
red Rutherford, -h't slater,
been priucipal for the put year.
I Karope in xt mouth and be-
luing home will make a visit to
She will not return anti)
[first of Jana try.
Ipscomb sod Miss Hu h rford
uately been at the head of
Institute for more than
* and under their adminls
Ite Iustitnte has been made ont
I colleges for the finishing of a
[ication in the South Tlu
i for a most interesting oom
jit are now being made Tbert
|ite a large number of visitors
roacbtng commencement and
i will be of more than usual
uess and Interest.
Lty ykars awake
blit Coffee Aid Found Rclieahlni
Sleep.
,Qiei inaomuia and physician*
that this is one of the most
of all nervous complaints
i indeed that a man who has
© advanced age of 81 year* Is
lured of insomnia of SO years’
An old gentleman of Phila ,
tve been a great sufferer for
from inaomuia. I am 81
;e and can truthfully say that
coffee and commenced the
im Food Ooffee I had not
refreshing sleep for more
i prescribed for me by my
ko made mo qait coffe*. 1 have
l Pjstum for more than two
I Its good effects are both won-
I permanent. I regard it as a
bd not only as a remedy for
[ but as a pleasant and nourish-
flrink with a fine flavor Sev-
• friends are usiog it to great
» and think it muoh superior
\ the direotious for making it
closely it cannot fail to
|ftenon," Name given by
Battle Orei k, Mich.
Idence supports the scientific
[whioh Postum is baaed. There
©ward
ed tho’ about twenty letters were sent
out. One boy received a reply from
Sioux City, Iowa We are all watching
for other letters in return, for last vear
a class that wrote in the same way rr-
ceivrd responses from over a dozen
states.
Fanni*f*s letters were r« d ah ud at
class t : me nnd we all enjoyed them very
muoh. My popils in that rlats expect
to enter the th* hgh school n<x r fall,
I told t^em tho-*© h*»nrs f oin ’ll*
sixth grade Were as well written and ♦ x
pressed as many in my class ct-uld do it
Thero are forty-fi^e in my room,
twenty two girls and twenty three boys
It is a two year room So that the first >
claRs numbers but t weuty-tl r *e. Our,
summer vacatiou does not b gin until |
June 26 Tb heat h-ro for the pist two I
or three days has made us wish holidays j
much nearer.
You would all like to vi-it us here I
am sure, for West H .rlford ii a beauti |
fnl town. We are so near the city o! j
Hartford that we can easily do any
trading, attend any lectures, or visit any 1
place of interest. At (he same time we i
have beautiful school grounds with
plenty of room for amusements and
pleasures of all kind-*. A small brook is
the boundary of our girls’ play ground
They have benches arranged under the
apple and maple trees where they may
gather and eat their lunches or rest at
intermit* ion.
Most of the homes hire have large
lawns, and great elms aud maples box*
der our streets. You see it is one of the
oldest towns in Connei tioatt, for in
1636 settlers came here from the vicinity
of Boston. Tne house where Noah Web
ster (do you use Webster's dicti mary r»
was born is still standing.
Most of the houses are modern, for
business men from the city like to live
out here.
We have electric lights,. troll-y ser
vice and maoadam streets.
I do not know if any of the boys or
girls will write again or not. We are
reviewing and having tes*s in school
work now, as you are, so we are very
busy ; but your letters were so very good
and so much enj »yed. I wished to thank
you for my class as well as for myself.
Yours truly,
JULIA E. BUELL.
COOPER IS
ONTRIAL
Charged With Stabbing Fred
Beusse Over a Year
.Ago.
CASE WILL END TODAY
Two Arguments Have Already
Been Made—The Concluding
Arguments Will be Made
This Morning.
The case of the State vs. Jesse P.
Cooper, charged with stabbing Fred
BeuBse in Mitchell’s restaurant in this
city a little over a year ago, came np In
city court yesterday morning.
Both sides announced ready and the
trial of the case proceeded.
The testimony was brief, the state in
troducing Dr. Qoillian who dressed the
the wounds of Mr. Bensse and also Mr.
Bensse, who gave his version of the
difficulty. The defense introduced Mr.
Arthur Tnck and tho defendant made
his statement.
The first speech for the state wbb
made by Ool. £ K. Lumpkin and he
was followed by Col. H. C. Took for
the defense This morning the defense
will dose its argument with a speech by
Hon. J. R: Cooper, of Macon, a brother
of the defendant, and the state will be
represented in closing by Col. T. S. Mell.
Solicitor Tribble is also representing the
state, althongb he will not make one of
the argnments.
The piea of the defendant is self de
fense, while the state contends that the
stabbing was without cause. The case
will go to the jury about noon today.
OF MILITARY
Col. R. U. Thomason Issues TjjJJjj P
an Important Order to llUlis ll.
Regiment.
It is probable that this plan will be
adopted generally in the AtUeus schools
next session iu all the grades above the
fifth. It is thought toat the scholars
might ao well to tell in these letters to
the sohool children in d IT rent sections
Of the coamry all about Athens and
then enolose some printed or illustrated
matter concerning the city in each letter
that the children might compare the
written and printed matter and see how
well the Athens soholare could do in the
way of letter writing.
It la thought that in this way the cbil
dren of oar schools coaid be given splen
did training In composition aud letter
Of the Iniversity of Geor
gia Has Just Been
Issued.
An i xtra issue of the University Bul
l-tin is just out in the shape of a hand
some illustrat'd handbook. It contains
a large numb -r of handsome illustrations
aud a great deal of informatian concern
ing the Uciveis ty and its work.
All the buildings on the campns, iu-
cludiug the propos 'd l’eabody library
building which will soon be under con
struction and the new addition to the
old library building, are shown up
splendidly in the illustrations and unite
a number of pictures of the leading
alumni of the institution adorn the
pages of the bcok
y.uto a large number of the copies of
this book will be ciiealated throngli this
anil other states and will serve as a most
i ffective advertisement of the Univer
sity and its splendid facilities.
Beware ol Ointment! For Catarrh The! Con.
telns necury.
as mercury -rill surely destroy the sense
of sm»-ll and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucuous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on the pre-
si riptions front reputable physicians, as
the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good yi u can possibly derive from
them. Hall’s O.ita'.rii Cure, manufao-
tc.:rd by F. J. Cheney & Co , T..l*di,
O , contains no mercury, and Is takeu
internally, amijg directly upcu the
bloo-1 ai.d ir.ucuoas surfai es of the sys
tem In buying Hall's Catarrh Core be
sure you ge. the geauiue. It is taken
internally and made In Toledo, Ohio, by
F. J. Chern y & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by all Drnggiets, 753.
Hall's Family Pills ate tne best.
Carnesville People Are In
terested in the Proposed
New Electric Railway.
The people of Carnesville are very
rnnch interested in the proposed electric
line from Athens to that place. They
arc actively at work givingall iheneces
sary assistance to the parties who are to
"uild the road and have put up a con
sidtrable sum of money to make the en
terprise possible.
Yesterday a committee of Carnesville
citiz.-ns were iu Athens in consultation
with Mayor Rhodes and others in re
gard to the construction of the proposed
railway. The oommittee consisted of
Mayor Ayers, Editor Dortch, of the
Carnesville Tribune, and Mr. Manley
They spoke with enthusiasm of the pro
posed road and stated that the people of
their town were acting as a unit in sup
port of the project. Athens will give
all the assistance required to secure the
new road.
AT
THE INSTITUTE
Young Ladies Who Led the
Graduating Class at
Lucy Cobb.
The honors for the year have been
awarded at Lucy Cobb Institute. They
are as follows: Senior honors—Latin
and English course —1st honor, Miss Is
abel Hillsman, Athens, Ga. Had honor,
shared by Misses Mamie Coffee, Val
dosta ; Irene Walker, Monroe; Janet
King, Athens, and Martha Fort, Athene.
French aud Eugliah coarse led by
Miss Mattie Wilson DnBose, Athens.
English course led by Misses Eleanor
Hnnnicntt, Athens, and Harriet Ellis,
Atlanta. The role is to divide the hon
ors when averages come within one hall
of one per cent of each other.
The commencement exercises of Lncy
Cobb Iustitnte begin next Friday after
noon aud will be among the most bril
liant ever held at that college.
writing, made to familiarize thrinsu.vjs
W ith the advantages of their home city,
and at the same time tcatier abroad In
different localities all the test advertis
log matter Athens has to send cat.
Cures Eczema, Itching Humors, Pimples and
Carbuncles .-Costs Nothing to Try.
B. B B (Botanic Blood Balm) is a
certain and sure cure for eczema,itching
skin, humors, scabs, scales, watery blis
ters, pimp'ee. aching bones or joints,
boiles carbuncles, prickling pain in the
skin, old eating sores, ulcers, etc. Bo-
tauic Blood Balm cares the worst and
most deep-seated cases by enriching,
purifying and vitalizing the blood,
thereby giving a healthy blood supply
to the skin. Heals every sore and gives
the rich glow of health to the skin.
Builds np the broked do vn body and
madkes the blood red nurlshing. Es
pecially advised for chronic, old cases
that doctors, patent medicines and hot
springs fail to core. Druggists, $1,
with complete directions for home core.
To prove B. B. B, cores, sample sent
free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm
Oo.. Atlanta, Ga., Describe trouble, and
free medical advice sent in sealed letter.
Data mean dollars.
A Startling Test.
To save a life, Dr. T. G. Merritt, of
No. Mehoopany, Pa., made a startling
test resal'ing in a wonderfnl cure. He
writes: "A patient was attacked with
violent hemorrhages, caused by nloera-
tion of the stomach. I had often found
Electic Bitters excellent for acate stom
ach and liver troables so I prescribed
tern. Tbe patient gained from the first,
and has not had an attack in 11
months.” Electric Bitters are positive
ly gnaranted for Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Constipation and Kidney troables. Try
them. Only 50o at W. J. Smith, & Bro.,
H. R. Palmer & Son.
Quick Afreet,
J. A. Gnlledge, of Verbena. Ala., was
twice in the hospital from a severe j case
of piles causing 24 tumors. After doc
tors and all remedies failed, Bnoklen’s
Arnica Salve quickly arrested farther
inflammation and cared him. It con-
quers aches and kills pain 25o at W. J.
Smith & Bro., H. R. Palmer & Sons,
Druggist.
The following order will be of interest
to the soldier boys in Athens and
number of the towns of this Bection of
the state :
Headquarters Third Regiment Infantry
Georgia State Troops, Madison, Ga.
Official Business. May :15th, 1903.
General Orders No. 3.
1. From advices received from the
inspector general, the headquarters and
companies of this regiment as well as
battalion headquarters will be inspected
by Major F. H. French, Cth Infantry,
and Captain Baltzell, U S A., upon the
following dates:
Field and staff cfilters and non-com-
mission staff residing in Madison, Ga.,
Jane 12th. Company A, Washington,
Ga , June 15th ; Company B, Augusta,
Ga., Jane 5th; Company C, Greenes-
boro, Ga., June 18th; Company D,
Monroe, Ga., June 8th; Company E,
Milledgeville. Ga., June 8th ; Company
F, Elberton, Ga., Jane 17lh; Company
G, Conyers, Ga , Juueb.h ;Oompany H,
Augnsta. Ga., June 5th; Company I,
Augusta, Ga., Jane 5th; Gatlin gun
squad, Augusta, Ga . June 6th ; Com
pany K, Augnsta, Ga., June Hth ; Com
pany L, Athens, Ga., June 10th ; Com
pany M, Covington, Ga , June 10th.
Battalion headquarters : 1st Battal
ion, Conyers, Ga .June 9th; 2ud Bat
talion, Washington. Ga., June loth ; 3rd
Battalion, Augusta, Ga., June G;b.
Field staff officers aud non-com-
mission staff not specifically provided
for will be inspected on the same dates
as named for the respective companies
stationed in the same cities in which
they are residents.
All officers will report to Major
French aB early as practical on the morn
ing of the day on which they are to be
inspected for detailed information not
herein included.
All regimental, battalion and com
pany books and papers must be verified
and presented for inspection.
5. All the property of the state in
the custody of each officer and enlisted
man must be presented for inspection,
accompanied by a detailed schedule in
duplicate. The property so arranged as
each item may be ea-ily verified.
6. A list of officers and men present
will be prepared as well as a list of all
absentees, the reason therefor being
noted opposite their names.
7. Attendance at this inspection is
compulsory. Refer G. O. No. 6, A. G.
01903.
8. Companies whose equipment is
insufficient, and which have made re
quisitton therefor will explain to In
specting officer the occasion for defi
ciency. By order of
COLONEL THOMASON.
W. L. CARBINE, Oapt. and Adj.
SHOPS OF
SEABOARD
Athens May Make an Effort
to Have Them Loca
ted Here.
AN OFFER OF LAND
For a Site for the Shops Has
Been Made—Chamber of
Commerce Writes Presi
dent Williams.
Qaite a number of the people of Alh*
eu8 have made the suggestion that the
city of Athens make an effort to secure
the location of the shops of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway in this city.
Recently the shop* of that big system
were destroyed iu Portsmouth, Va , and
it is by no means certain that they will
be rebnilc at that p!ac*».
Tne city of Atlanta is now making a
strong effort to secure the-m and Athena
conld do herself no harm to get in the
pash.
The Chamber of Commerce has ad
dressed a letter to the authorities of the
road to find out whether or not a propo
sition from this city would be considered
when it come to deciding npon the loca
tion of the Bhops that are to be rebuilt.
If the reply is to the effect that the
claims of Athens would be considered
the people here will no doubt be able to
make an interesting proposition to the
authorities of the road.
The Chamber of Commeroe is in pos
session i f a letter that came through
the mails yesterday, iu which a property
owner agrees to give sixty acres of
ground lying alongside the Seaboard
tracks if the shop* are located here.
There is no other plxco on the Sea*
board road that would be better than
Athens as a place for the location
these shops, and it may be that
I .will egtan'iStaiutfilr
of location before it ii finally del
IS 111 THE cm
He is Making a Warm Race
for Congress in the
Sixth.
Hon. John R Cooper, who is in the
city on legal business, is making a stir
ring canvass for the position of con
gressman from the sixth district and
says that he has splendid chances for
success. Mr. Cooper has achieved quite
a success in his law practice in Maoon
and has hundreds of friends all ever the
district who are taking an active inter
est in his campaign. Things ere sure to
be lively in the sixth when Cooper and
Bartlett get thoroughly into the cam*
paign.
Of Our Great Sale of Hot
Weather Wearables at
Reduced Prices.
WASH GOODS-
Cotton Foulards, 25o values reduoed to
la.qc.
Colored Piques and Madras, 25c val
ues. now 12, l „:.
Satin Ductless, our 533 values to go at
25c.
Etnbroideried S aids in a range of
bandsome designs. Regular $1.00 grades
reduced to 37 >.,c.
Our entire liue of 50c Silk Warp Nov
elties ail reduced to 35c.
Our 25c Mercerized Oingbams and
Madras, now 15c.
WHITE UOODS-
Special values in Organdies, Lawns,
Swisses, Batistes, Piques and Madras.
SHIRT WAIST CLEARANOE-
Our $1.00 Shirt Waists now 75o.
Oar $1.25 Shirt Waists now $1.00.
Oar $1 50 Shirt Waists now $1.15.
Oar $2 00 Shirt Waists now $1.50.
Our $2.50 Shirt Waists now $2.00.
Oar $8.00 Soirt Waists now $2.40.
Oar $5.00 to $0.00 Silk Shirt Waiitl
uow $4.50.
MICHAEL BROS.
Made Young Again.
“One of Dr. King’s New Life Pilla
each night for two weeks has pnt me in
my ’teena' agaiu” writes D. H. Turner
of Dempseytown, Pa They’re the beat
in tbe world for Liver, Stomach and
Bowels. Pnrely vegetable. Never
gripe. Only 25a at W. J. Smith & Bro,
H. R. Palmer & Sous. Drug Store