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CAPITAL $100,000.
THE GEORGIA NATIONAL BANK
Receives deposits of banks, corpo
rations. firms and individuals. Care
ful attention to all deposits.
ATHENS
ESTABLISHED 1832.
ATHENS, GA., WEDNESDAY
DUTY
Spoke to The Students at
the State Normal
School Yesterday
Morninjr.
i\ T. Ely sp.
tin* StUili tlL-
mil, ami was
nthuMaMic ;
Ana iican lif*
rtain to l»rinir
THEJIFTS
Were Many to the Harvest
Home Festival. Interest
ing Exercises Held
Yesterday.
CAMPAIGN
For Local Taxation For
School Purposes in This
State Will be Waged
With Effect.
il Home 1 lie annual liar
nf Emmanuel chi
Concord N C.
has been h-ld and
..I, t..■-] elotliina
ial lion
and -•
disiiil.i
y of Ha
-i 'In- shone'. In I it:
' of ojuality of oppul
luol'i
Ilf 111,- labor Sihiaiii
wo have sm-H hills ;
u child lat.or in fa
id tin- like
Thi
|de lln-i
nmke tl
) There
P than tin
n<«* t«» iho Philippine qm*
• * Kovoniniont can <io tmu
>c opportunities of the p*
equal, although it cann
lu-oplo themselves equal,
tn Ik* no creator inoqunli
qual treatment of unequr.'
This is a fundamental truth th
should !»-• ohser\««l in the lirniHlint;
this question.
Dr. Ely was warmly received at t
State Normal and his address made
splendid impression. He loft yester
day afternon for his home in Chicago,
FIRE LADDIES
ARE REMEMBERED
Fine Turkey for Each Mem
ber With High Praise
For Their Work.
presented Wit
o nlay for Thanks
fun* tu
—
U.the State Normal Will
ssent *‘Mrs. Wiggs of
te Cabbage Patch”
Thursday Night.
The Georgia Team Will go
This Afternoon and Will
Meet Auburn There
Tommorrow.
o campaign for local- taxation for^
lucation in Georgia is to ho systema^
and made effective through th#
Hurts of the central campaign com-
•e. of which (Miancellor Hill is
committee i>
a largo iimiil
s. setting f
w getting
>f leaflets
th the reasons
out
and
why
localitii
mid levy
< throughout t|
extra tax for the
• then
for th
state
pport
»ls in those localities
is an* strong documents
•n prepared with a great
and thought.
«*ts will he distributed in
unties from tine* to time
may he elections in pro-
levying of local tax.
e senior class of the State Normal
»1 will hold its annual class ex-
ies Thursday evening at eight
deblock in the auditorium and on that
occasion the seniors will present the
c&arming play “Mrs. Wiggs of the
CSbbage Patch.” There will also he
'igudelightful musical program arrang
ed for this occasion.
•■•An admission price of twenty-five
.debts will he charged and there ought
'•;dbe a largo and enthusiastic audience
present to witness this play.
'jte. The seniors have gone to a great
deal of trouble to make this play a sue
C£ss and among those who will par
ticipate there are a number possessed
of rare histrionic talent. The evening
is sure to he quite enjoyable for all
who attend.
OYSTER SUPPER
AT
For the Benefit of the
Library of Winterville
Academy.
Winter
effort
that
highe
ving Day.
■ donors were th. Griffith Imp!
ment (’ompany. who along with tl
turkeys sent their thanks to the d
artment for the work done in th
Deadwvlor & Co. fire when the
of the Griffeth Implement Go. was
greatly endangered. The work of the
department on that occasion, was high
ly complimented by the members of
this firm and they wished to show
they sent each fireman a nice turkey
for Thanksgiving Day.
\cadt my is mak
;e its standard to
f a graded High School of th*
t rank and among other things
n tin* line of improvement now on
loot at that place is the building U|£
>f the library of the school. (
In order to secure funds with winch
to purchase hooks the friends of th-
school are going to give a delightful
oyster supper at the school house
Thursday night from S to 1*» o'clock.
The occasion promises to he a most
enjoyable affair and a number of
Athenians will he among those pres
ent.
SEVERAL CASES
TRiEOYESTFRDAY
Criminal Cases Disposed of
in the City Court of
Athens.
This afternoon at half past four
'clock the Georgia football team will
leave for Macon, where the Auburn-
Georgia game is to played tomorrow.
The Military Department of
the University has a
Number of New Fea
tures Now.
Lieut. J. M. Kimbrough, U. S. A.,
who is now in charge of the military
department of the TTniversity of Geor-
:ia, has introduced a number of new
The team goes in good shape, aftei I features into the work and the boys
week of hard practice and the belief
is entertained that Georgia will he able
to pull down the one game she wants.
The Red and Black will have many
supporters in the Central City at the
game tomorrow' afternoon. The spon
sors at the game will he Misses Anne
B. Phinizy and Mattie Wilson DuBose,
of Athens, and Misses McGregor and
Stevens, of Macon.
The excursion will leave Athens for
Macon tomorrow morning at S o’clock
and returning will leave Macon at £
o’clock. Tickets at $1.75 for round
trip on sale at Skalowski’s.
Quite a large crowd will go over to
witness the game. The Georgia root
rs will be there in force and Messrs.
Haines and Covington have been ap
pointed to lead the rooting.
Treasurer J. M. McCurdy, of the
city democratic executive commith
still has some money on hand for
he managers and clerks of the
jiry election have not call-
he glad if those xvho
|pr their pay would do
desirous of clos-
the election as
Yesterday a session of the* City
Court of Athens was held at which
three criminal cases were tried.
Ah Snow was convicted of carrying
whiskey to church and was fined $
aniL-cojtfs. or 12 months in the chain
gang.
Frank Jackson, who was charged
with tin- same offense, was acquitted.
Tom Taylor, charged with simple
larceny, entered a plea of guilty and
fined $75 and costs or 12 months
in the gang.
BLOW ON BRAIN
CAUSED DEATH
That is What Surgeon Says
of the Branch
Case.
RAILROAO DEPOTS
CLOSEDJMORROVU
All the railroads in the city will
nse their depots and warehouses to
morrow on account of Thanksgivin
Day and no freight will he received
or delivered. This is done to let the
employees have Thanksgiving Day as
a holiday, in view of the fact that the
business houses of the city will be
closed and there will be no need of
the depot being kept open.
are showing much interest and enthu
siasm in every way. The order has al
ready been placed for the instruments
for the band that is to be organized
among the students and Lieut. Kim
brough has found umong the boys sev-
ral who have had experience in this
line. An excellent band will be organ
ized and it will lend much interest to
the work of the military department
of the institution.
There are now throe large compa
nies of cadets. They arc too large and
it is entirely likely that a fourth com
pany will be organized so as to reduce
the number in each company.
I.ieut. Kimbrough is giving the of
ficers of the companies and the battal-
Iion regular instruction in military
tactics. There is a class for the com
missioned officers that meets every
Friday afternoon from four to five
lock. The non-commissioned of
ficers have their class every Thurs
day afternoon at the same hour. In
these classes the officers are put
through a regular examination as in
the other classes of the University,
l.iout. Kimbrough has already made a
splendid impression on the college
hoys and the work in the military de
partment is showing a marked im
provement under his administration.
MORTALLY WOUNDED
BY BROTHERS IN FIGHT
them at once.
*1 Fin* Printing—'Th* Banner Land*
Annapolis, Md., Nov. 28.—The court-
martial in the case of Midshipman
inor Meriwethers, charged with man
aughtor in connection with the death
f Midshipman James It. Branch, Jr.
sumed its session today.
Surgeon A. M. McCormick was call-1 Buchanan Man in Firing At Hie
ify his testimony and was I Borther Shoots His Niece. Two
asked in regard to midshipmen who I Men Arrested,
had been brought to the hospital in j Buchanan, Ga., Nov. 28.—J. S. Gann,
bruised condition when the witness I coroner of Haralson county, shot and
ad been on duty at the academy. I probably mortally wounded Mrs. Lou
Some of these, the witness said, show-1 Prater this afternoon about 3 o'clock.
1 more external injuries than that in I The shooting occurred at the home of
lie case of Branch. I John Prater, the husband of tho
Surgeon E. D. Gatewood was then I wounded woman,
produced by the defense as the first I It is said that a row was going on
witness to testify as to matters con-1 between J. S. Gann and his brother,
nected with the autopsy. He gave a I Charlie Gann. Both were said to bo
minute detail and technical descrip-1 drinking and J. S. Gann fired at Char-
tion of the condition which the autop-1 lie with the above resulL
sy revealed in the case of Branch. He I Mrs. Prater is a niece of J. S. Gann,
said that there was no fracture of the 1 Both the Gann's were immediately
skull nor injury to the membrane of | placed under arrest,
the brain except that brought about by
the surgical operation. | LEGARE H. FOSTER DEAD
A large clot was found, however, un-1 AT HOME IN BUCKHEAD.
der the membrane of the brain. The
spinal cord, heart, lung and kidneys I Buckhead, Ga., Nov. 28. Legare II.
were found in normal condition with-1 Foster, a well known citizen, died here
out evidence of previous ill health in I suddenly yesterday. He was in his
these organs. j usual health at 4 o’clock Sunday rnorn-
Surgeon Gatewood said that he be-1 >ng. when he was attacked by acute in-
lieved that it was more likely that the I digestion. His death occurred at 5:30
injuries were received by Branch's I yesterday morning,
head having come directly in contact I He was the son of Col. A. G. Foster,
with some hard object rather than by I of Madison, Ga. He was a prominent
fist blows. In his opinion the primary Odd Fellow of Buckhead lodge, No.
cause of death was hemorrhage. It 140, and" was highly esteemed by all
increased the fluid outside of the who knew him. He is survived by a
brain. The increased pressure on the I wife, mother, two brothers and one
brain substance caused death. I sister.
Surgeon Gatewood was rigidly ex-1
amined by Dr. E. W. Glazebrook and CORNELIUS N. BLISS
Surgeon E. D. Stokes, the medical ex-1 WILL GIVE TESTIMOY.
perts of the defense and prosecution
respectively. On cross-examination New York, Nov. 28.—Cornelius N.
the witness said that there was noth-1 Bliss treasurer of the republican na-
ing shown at the autopsy which dis-1 tional committee is likely, It is said
proved that the Injuries had been to be called by the Insurance investi-
caused by fist blows. | gating commission to testify regarding
(Campaign contributions by the big
SPECIAL RATES ON THE S. A. L. I companies. The investigating com-
Attention is called to the special | mittee has not decided yet just when
they will call Mr. Bliss but most of
the members are said to feel that he
should be asked to tell what moneys
he received from the Insurance com*
panies.
T SALE AT
DAVISON & LOWE’S
TO-DAY.
We received by yesterday’s express
250 genuine silk-finish Cravenet Coats
the very late-st styles in tan, castor,
navy, brown, gray, oxford and black.
$10.00 and $12.50. This is the great-
ist lot of stylish rain coats ever ex-
lbited in Athens. Sizes 32 to 44
Can fit ladies weighing 90 to 300 lbs.
Don’t miss this chance. Call at once
and make your selection before the
stock Is broken. Get one for Thanks--
giving Day.
Suits and skirts at cost. Entire line
of tailor made suits and skirts at
cost
New Shipment.
Misses and children's cloaks, red,
castor and navy, 6 to 14 years. AU
j grades.
New Shipment,
Ladles coats $4.95 to $35.00. rates on the Seaboard Air Line for
Lot extra fine sample coats. See tomorrow, Athens to Atlanta and re
turn, $2.44 for the round trip. Quite
a number of Athenians will spend
Thanksgiving Day In the Gate City.
