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The Georgia National Dank
01 Athena. Capital $100,000.
Receives deposits of banks, corporation
firms and individuals Careful atter
tiontoail business.
ESTABLISHED 1832.
JUDGE L. E. BLECKLEY
MAY MOVE TO ATHENS
Venerable Ex-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
State is Thinking of Making His Future Home
This City. Athenians Will Give Him and His
Family a Most Hearty Welcome.
It is t.o! improbable tbttt Kz Onie
Jus’ire Lop an K Bleckley will b-eom*
u oil z n of Athene at an early date.
•Tn'.po and Mrs Bleckley spent sev
er il d »y« t his we« k in Alh* us attei dinp
th* U livorsiiy commencement exercise*-
mid while here it was given oat th. t
they were thinking seriously of makinp
Athens tin ir home in the future.
Judpe and Mrs Bleckley have av r
ciej-iruble home in Clarkeaville to which
they are vrry much attached, but their
children are now reaching that agr
where better educational facilities are
needed than are a Horded at Clarkesville,
and naturally they are turning their at
t^ntiou to this city whose educational
advantages are unsurpassed.
Judge and Mis. Bleckley and their
charming little boys will be given a
he»rty welcome as citizens of Athena
shoald they arrive at a decision to make
the Classic Ciry their home in the fa
tare.
cut Til BOOKS
OF THE NIGHT SCHOOL
The Program Rendered-East Night Was One of Excel
lence and Was a Credit to the Institution. Quite a
Large Number of Guests Enjoyed the Exer
cises. School Opens Again in September.
TO CLOSE
My books for th« receiving of tax re-
tarns will be closed on July 1st. Take
doe noti *e and avoid doable tax by mak
ing your returns before that date. W.
W. Tamer, clerk and treasurer, city of
Athens
UnilVERSiTYFACULTY
MET YESTERDAY
The faculty of the University of Geor
gia held a meeting yesterday morning
nt which a considerable amount of bus
iness was transacted in the way of
winding up matters for the year and
getting everything in good shape.
The faculty has put in a year of hard
Where he Delivered Diplo
mas to Graduates of
Technological School.
Chancellor Hill lias leturned from
Atlanta, where he attended the com
mencement exercises of the School of
Technology and delivered the diplomas
to the graduates of that institution.
The Technological School has achieved
a wonderful success daring the past few
years and the chancellor was very much
gratified at the good work being done
ar tnas brarch institution of the Univer
sity. While Chancellor Hill was there
it was announced that Editor William 1
K Hearst had made a gi’t of fo.000 to
the school
T LOSE
FINE POLICIES
One of the Ereaks of the
Cyclone at Gainesville,
Georgia.
The following appeared in the la*t is
sue cf the Gainesville K igle.
“Two life insurance policies, one be
longing to Mr J. H. Whis^uaut, of this
city, and the other bt longing to Mrs.
Lula H. \V’nisei.aut, were found the
day after the cyclon* in White county
by Mr J. P. Evans, aud were turned
over to Mr. A. S Erwin, who had gone
to White county to take Mrs. Whiten
ant to her father’s. Mrs. Whiseuaut’s
, . , , i policy was found one mile this side of
and devoted work aud the results have
Cleveland on a farm belonging to Mr.
b*eu such as to cause the friends of the
Univend'y much gratification.
A HEALTHY COUPLE
An Old Soldier ot go Mad 5ome Coflee Ex
perience.
An c Id soldier’s wife described her
coffee ex pirn nee as follows: “My hus
band and 1 have been accustomed to the
nip of tea and c: tTee for a very great
many years and we were very fond of It
the c» ff *e.
• S«me time ago we received from a
dear friei d in St. Louisa Christmas box
that inctudid a packnge of Postum. I ; *° ^
prepart d ►rune without reading dine- a * 1 ^
Allison. Mr. Whisenant s policy was
f jund one mile b yond Cleveland on a
farm belonging to the same Mr. Allison.
“Mr. Whieeu&n* had these policies in
a trunk when his stcr-' was blown away
on Athens street.
“These policies are all that have since
been seen of the trunk or its ro .tents.
They were issued by the Mutual Life
urance Co of G-orgia. Th rt y not
only insure your ben- fieiary a good gum
of money if you die, bur they stic k closer
a than a broth, r wMl* yon live,
ven though oxrii- d on the wings of
Tat t*T* ATTi.\t+ /«
HERE ARE THE DOTS
COKTDIT^
^ om name, address and count must be written 80$
in reading it. No count will be recorded unless it is i
to be applied on subscription to the Daily or Weei
Subscriptions paid prior to this contest or sent in :
will nut entitle you to a registered count.
This contest closes Saturday, August 15th, 1903,
Special KTi
No person directly or indirectly connected with
compete for the prizes. No one in The Banner Office
the contest is closed, when a sworn certificate will be
of the Dot Puzzle, who will place it in the hands of jjj
and they in turn will award the prizes. As soon as
names and addresses of the winners will be published*!
Tills Blank. Mui
Date..........
"DOT ED1T0R.”|THE BANNER. ATHENS. CA.
Enclosed findIS to apply on my sultscriptiiaYto'
THEM.
, that there will be no mistake
iinit-d by One Dollar or more
ate envelope from the count
Inighl.
be.
liens Banner will be entitled to
enow the number of dots, until
by the originator and patentee
.to be selected by The Banner
Rle after the contest closes the
ae Athens Banner.
[be Used.
Time a. m , p.
Banner which send
SUGGESTIONS FOR
THE OPENING DAY
Summer School Teachers to
Be Given a Royal Wel
come Here.
It h»9 been suggested that the author
ities of the University Sommer School
give over the first day of the session
largely to the work of welcoming the
guests to the city and getting acquainted
with them.
It has been suggested that a band be
secured for that day and that in addi
tion to the music it will furuish, that
there be prepared a program of enter
tainment in which the citizens of Ath
ens take conspicion9 part, as an evidence
of their interest in the undertaking.
These suggestions will no doubt bt
given due consideration by the commit
tee of the Summer School management
having the affairs of the openi.ig day it
charge. The people of Athens will do
their full part.
NOTE: Write name and addri
Banner, Athens, (la.
and make figures plainly. Address all 'counts to “Dot ’Editor,” The
The complete prize list is as fol
lows.
First priz-», $25.00 in cash
Second prize, $15 00 in cash.
Third prize, $10.00 in cash.
Fourth prize, $10 00 saddle, for
either lady or gentleman, offered by
the Griffetb Implement Oo
Fifth prize, $1 00 box 10c cigars,
offered by H. R Palmer & SonB.
Sixth prizq $5.00 in groceries, offered
by I. P. Morton.
Seventh prize, $5 00 pair of shoes for
lady or gentlemau, tffered by E. I.
Smith, cash shoe dealer.
Eighth prize, $5.00 in jewelry, ohoice
of stock, offered byC. A. Scndder.
Ninth pnzq $5.00 picture, offered by
D W. McGregor.
Tenth prize. $5.00 pipe, offered by M
H. Skalowski.
Eleventh prize, $5.00 fancy trimmed,
pink clothes basket, offered by J. S.
Bernstein.
Twelth prize, $3 00 Hawes hat, offered
by Head& McMahan.
Thirteenth prize, $2.50 three quart
tee cream freezer, offered by the Bailey
Supply Co.
lions end my husband said : “O non-[ tin* storm to the uttermost parts of the
Use, this tastes just like the crust' earth, they will return to you prompt
If ”
wat-r tti.it was one of the luxuries they
allowed to invalids 80 years ago.’ Then
1 looked up tiie directions, made the
Post nut as it should he made and we j
hot t found it delicious
•My hu-t and is a btoken-rlown sol -j
du r aud was a dyspeptic and suffered ;
from severe headaches hut from the!
time we commence 1 to drink Postum j
w • have net takeu a cup of tea or cc It-f. :
Daring the hot weather we have eatiU|
no meat, dependit g for food opin Grapr- !
Nuts. My dear husband’s headaches I
have di-apptared since we left iff the!
coffee and began l’ostum, and I find m; -!
self mentally stronger and ranch better 1
able to concentrate my thoughts than |
for several years past. Husband has a
good appetite now and nothing distnrhs
bis stomach.
•‘I believe that when mothers come to
pay more attention to their children's
diet thtre will be more health and hsp-
pinees in the world and in domestic life
gent-tally. I.ittle by little this change
mast ct me.
' Yours very sincerely for all that per
tains to health aud h pptness. Use our
names if you wish." Names famished
by Posinm Co , Battle Creek, Mich.
This letter is in the hand-writing of
the old lady herself and there are many
pet pie I a f her years who cannot write
half so good a letter. The case is one
cf ri markable vitality and apparently
the inly ills of their old age were those
dne the ct ffee drinking. These disap
peared when Postum was used in place
of ctIT e.
. TH03.C.
13 NOW
He Succeeds Mr. W. B,
O’Neal as Manager of
Colton Exchange.
AT WATKINSVILLE
Will Celebrate St. John’s
Day Next Wednesday in
Fitting Manner.
WILL ALSO SPEAK
AT SEWANEE, TENN.
Dr. H. C. White Delivers Two
Baccalaureate Addresses
Next Week.
The Masons will have a most enjoy
able picnic ntxt Wednesday at Watkint-
ville.
This picnic will be given by Amity
J.idge, of Watkinsville, in celebration
of St. John’s Day, and there have been
invited to be present quite a large nt.m-
' j her of Masons in Athens and adjoining
A change in the management of the towns.
Athens Cotton Exchange has taken! Ths chief address of the day will be
place. | made by Col. George M Napier, of Mon-
Mr. W. B O'Neal, who fir sc me time | roei w ho is one of the most prominent
has been the t flici-nt representative of. Masons in this section of the state.
Baxter Co., as manager cf the ex- There has been arranged an elaborate
c hange in this city, 1 lives tomorrow for j program of exercises for the occasion.
New York where he will ip-nd seme] Several masons from Athens will be
time, and later on he will represent his in attendance upon the big Masonic
BOULEVARD SECTION
Number of New Residences
Going lip in That Por-
Building in the Boulevard section of
the city continues to go steadily on.
The frame work of Mr. Lewis Bailey’s
residence on the corner of the Boulevard
and Barber street has been erected and
the building will be rapidly completed.
Mr. J. H. Dozier has placed the lum
ber on the gronnd for two five-room cot
tages on Nantahala avenue to the rear
of the residence of Mayor Rhodes, and
it is said tnat Mr. I Haddock contem
plates building a cottage on the Bame
avenue where it intersects Barber street.
The new residences on Grady avenue
that are to be erected by Michael Bros,
on the lots recently purchased from Mrs.
L. D. DuBoso, will be started within
the next thirty days in all probability.
TEACHERS TO GO TO
GREATEST SURPRISE
ATHENS EVER HAD
To Attend Session of State i
Teachers’ Association
of Georgia.
Dr. H C. White, president of ttu-
State College of Agriculture and Mech
anic Arts, will make two baccalaureate
addresses before he returns to Athens
Nixt Wednesday he will deliver the
baccalaureate address at the Ohio State
University, Columbus, and on the fol
lowing day he will deliver the address
at the University of the South at Se-
wanee, Tenn
Dr. White’s reputation as a lecturer
and orator is well known and those
who are fortunate enough to hear him
on these two occasions will feel indebt
ed to the University of Georgia for fur
nisbing the speaker.
The housekeeper who reads the litUe
recipe book Id each package of Grape
Nats usually famons for her clever
deaerts.
company iu another capacity.
The tuoctstor ol Mr. O Neal as mana
ger of the Athens Cotton Exchange is
Mr. Thomas C. Dunn, who dating the
past cotton season has been one of tl e
hustling cottoa men of the city. Mr.Dann
is thoroughly familiar with the work
and will make Baxter & Co a good
agent at this pc-iut.
Mr. O'Neal's friends wish him suo
cess in the new field of labor into which
he goes. Mrs. O’Neal and little dangh
ter will for the present reside with their
people in Kentnoky.
picnic and are anticipating a most pleas
ant time.
R lid In Six Hours.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis
ease relieved in six boors by “New
Great South American Kidney Care.”
It is a great snrhriseon account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
in bladder, kianeys and back, In male or
female. Believes retention of water al
most immediately. If yon want qniok
relief and care this is the remedy. Sold
by H. B. Palmer & Sons., Druggists,
Athens, Ga.
Dots mean dollars.
Worst ot All Experiences.
Oan anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be yonr last?
Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H.
Newsoo, D.-catnr, Ala. “For three
years,’.'..•he writes, “I endured insuffera
ble pain from indigestion, stomach and
bowel trouble. Death seemed inevita
ble when doctors and all remedies failed.
At length I was induced to try Eleotno
Bitten and the result was miraonlons.
I Improved at once and now I'm com
pletely recovered. For Liver, Kidney,
Stomach and Bowel troubles Electric'
Bitters u the only medicine.” Only 50o.
It’s guaranteed by W. J. Smith & Bro.,
! H. B. Palmer & Sons, druggists.
A number of the Athens educators
will go down to Cumberland Island
□ext week to attend the meeting of the
State Teachers' Association.
Amoug those who will go from Ath
ens will be Prof. David O. Barrow, of
the University of Georgia; President E
O. Branson, of the State Normal School;
Snpt. G. G. Bond, of the Athens city
schools; Prof. E B. Melt, principal of
Baxter Street School, and perhaps a
number of others.
A very instructive and entertaining
program has been arranged for this ses
sion of the association and those who at
tend will be greatly benefited thereby.
Prof. J. H. Walker, superintendent of
Griffin echools and a graduate of the
University cf Georgia in the class of
1887 is president of the association that
meets at Cumberland Island next Tues
day.
Driten to Desperation.
Living at an ont of the way place, re
mote from civilization, a family is often
driven to desperation in case of accident,
resalting in Barns, Oats, Woands, Ul
cers, eto. Lay in a supply of Bnoklen’s
Arnica Salve. It’s the best on earth.
25o, at W. J. Smith & Bro., H. B.
Palmer & Sons’ drag store.
The Lacien B. Flatow Company sold
up to 5:45 p. m. yesterday, (Friday)1135
(eleven hundred aud thirty-five Bhirts )
This makes it nearly for every inhabi
tant, counting men, women and chil
dren. a shirt for each. Taking in con
sideration tnat some bought a dozen for
personal use. and many merchants here
and in the country, gobbling up entire
tables at a time, the sales were easy, yet
it was the largest run on a store ever
known in this city.
Today the sale goes on and it might
be that this enormonB sale may be
reached again. This Bhows what prices
will do.
THE LAST NOTICE
TO TAX PAYERS
I hereby give my last notice to the
tax-payers of Clarke county that on July
1st my books will positively be dosed.
This is rendered necessary by the re
quirement of the comptroller general,
who reaoires my books to be in his office
Angustlst. Last year I extended the
time came near delaying the return of
the books to the comptroller, who is ex
acting upon this point. Bemember that
the books will be closed on July 1st and
make yonr retarns accordingly, thereby
avoiding double tax.
J. H. DORSEY,
Receiver of Tax Betorns, Clarke Oo.
The closing exercises of the Esst Ath-
Night School last night at the school
luildlng on Oak street wire of a high
r-l’-r of merit and were witnessed and
njojed by quite a large number of peo
ple.
By s :80 o'clock, the opening hour, the
•chool building was crowded to its ut
most seating capacity and many had to
take such standing ro- m as they conld
•eenre. The exercises were carried ont
uy the pupils of the school in a way that
reflected great credit not only on them
but also on Miss Lonie Lane, the effi
cient and beloved principal, and her
corps of able assistants.
The following program was charm
ingly rendered :
Part I
Gardening Song—Third class,
A Boy’s Opiuion—Roy Lister.
When Do You Smg?—Frank Bridges,
Gerelle Griffith, Ernest Kelium, Lily
Couch, Lily Prather.
The Present Fad—Ida Bslle Ooleman.
Helping Mama —Evie Wood, Myrtie
Bridges, Ida Belle Coleman, Ettie Teat.
The Three Sieves—Etta May Miller,
Rosa Richards.
The B.rd's Nest—Minnie Miller. Efile
Wood, Belle Hayes, El fie Teat, Maud
Parks, Lizzie Fuller. Minnie McCone,
Mattie Sue Bridges, Cieta H-rring.
Flag Drill —Boys of third class.
Part II.
At the Postotlice—Norma Hosey.
UNCLE DEAL'S LECTURE.
Uncle Deal —Pearl Randolph.
Mrs. Dial—lna C. oper.
Nellie—Cora Mealor.
Scroggins—Kmm-.t Wood
Mr. Burnett s traits,. ...—,
Ginn.
FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.
Mrs Ketchnm—Lupbelia Wood.
Ghost—Len Cooper.
Three School Girls—Lily Potter, Dell*
Haynes, Julia Saddeth.
Aunt Jemima's Courtship—Luphelia
Wood.
Uncle Remus on Prohibition—Parks
Hosey.
WAYS OF SAYING YES.
Miss Belle —Mattie Bryant.
Dr. Twist—Max Adams. School Chil
dren.
Our Folks—Alma Hughes.
FROM THE COUNTRY.
Jeremiah Pike—Parks Hosey.
Mrs. Pike—Cornelia Watkins.
Arabella Wilson—Daisy Harper.
Mary Wilson—lna Cooper.
"Alphonzo’’—Arthur Hughes.
POLLY PEABLOSSOM S WEDDING.
Capt. Peablossom—Andrew Patterson,
Mrs. Peablossom—Evie Johnson.
“Polly''—Annie L. Fleetnan.
“Floyd”—S.-.m Kirk.
“Peory"—Olela Hayes.
“Aunt Tabitha”—lna Coopsr.
“Dan”—Frank Suddeth.
"Groom"—Arthur Hughes.
Old Ladies—AlmaHughes. Ina Cooper,
Ophelia Hughes, Nellie Ross, Minnie
Haynes.
Bridesmaids—Goldie Hardeman,Daisy
Harper, Zora Fleemau, Cora Mealor.
Attendants—Friends, E:c.
TO ALL LOVERS
OF FINE GOODS
I have the control of the Royal Scarlet
Brand of canned goods for Athens.
Those who have used these goods. I
need not say anything, and you, who
have not, a trial will convince yon that
bat few are as good and none better
than the Royal Scarlet.
Please cut this ont and remember
when the new goods arrive, this fall, I
will be in position to give yon the best
on the market. Respectfully,
G. H. WILLIAMSON.
That- tired feeling is a harden yon need
not oarry. Hood’s Sarsaparilla will rid
yon of it and renew your courage.
Count the dots.