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CAPITAL $100,000.
THE GEORGIA NATIONAL BANK
of Athens.
Receives deposits of banks, corpo
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ATHENS
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THE GEORGIA NATIONAL BANK
of Athens.
CAPITAL $100,000.
Offers to depositors every facility
their balances, business and rtispofl-
ful attention to all deposits.
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ATHENS, GA., SATURDAY, MQRNIN&, DECEMBER 30, 1905.
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SCORES OF TELEGRAMS
TO THE BEREAVED ONES
Sorrowing Friends Continue to Pour in Their Messages
of Condolence and Expressions of Tribute to the
Memory of the Dead Chancellor of
the University.
The grief of the people of Georgia • Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 29.
and tlie friends of the University J Accept my deepest sympathy in your
throughout this and other states con- hour of bereavement.
tinues to be expressed in many mes
sages of condolence 1o the bereaved
family of Chancellor Hill.
Among the telegrams received by
Mrs. Hill and others are the following:
Valdosta, Ga., Dee. 28.
Georgia sustained her greatest loss
in the death of your distinguished hus
band. You and your children have
deepest sympathy my heart can give.
E. S. P. Denmark.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 28.
My profoundest sympathy for your
loss and the loss to the state and coun
ty. Boykin Wright.
Greensboro, N. C., Dec. 29.
I was shocked by the announcement
H. L. Covington, Jr.
Danville, Va., Dec. 28.
My sympathy is from a sad heart.
I loved him. I pray God give you His
blessings. Dudley M. Hughes.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 28.
Am greatly shocked at death of my
old friend. You have my deepest sym
pathy. W. R. Hammond.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 28.
I heg to express my deepest sym
pathy in the death of your distinguish
ed husband. He was my friend and I
was his friend and admirer. In view
of his special qualification for the of
fice of Chancellor, aad the splendid
this .morning of Chencellor Hill’s ^ work he was doing in the cause of
death. The sineerest 'sympathy of education, there was no citizen in the
every one who knew him are with you
in your bereavement. His death is a
serious loss to education and good cit
izenship, not only in Georgia, but
throughout the country.
►**» ’ D. Mclver.
Madison, Wis., Dec. 28.
Wo share with you and family this
great sorrow, an incalculable loss to
Georgia and the country.
W . W. Daniels.
Haddock, Ga., Dec. 28.
Please accept my sympathy in your
;reat. bereavement.
Jas. H. Blount.
whole state whose death just at this
time could have been greater public
loss. Wm. H. Fleming.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 28.
The University Club of Savannah ex-
etnds to you and your family its sym
pathy in our great loss in the death
of our beloved Chancellor.
Thos. N. . Denmark.
Milledgeville, Ga., Dec. 28.
I grieve with you in the loss of your
distinguished husband. A Christian
ATHENS POSTOFFICE
IN NEW QUARTERS
The new year will open with the
Athens postoffice in the new federal
building on College avenue in all prob
ability.
Postmaster Fleming will start the
work of removal today and a large
number of things will be moved that
dan be best spared from the service at
the present office.
office will be installed in the new build
ing and that everthing will then be
ready to conduct business there.
'"This will be the beginning of the
new quarter and the boxes will then
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he assigned to the people who now
hold boxes at the old office and to
others who may desire boxes at the
ngw office, as the number of boxes
in the new office will be much larger
Sunday is the day on which the at present,
postoffiees ar e generally moved, and There will be no combination boxes
in this instance Sunday will be occu
pied with the greater part of the re
moval of the Athens office to its new
quarters.
On Monday it is hoped that the post-
inUlie new office. All will have keys,
as the government has found the com-
BTnation boxes unsafe and unsatis
factory in many ways and they are
being discarded.
Pennington, Ga., Dec.' 28.
Mrs. Newton and myself sympathize
with you in the irreparable loss to
home and state.
.T. T. Newton.
Columbia, S. C.-, Dec. 28.
South Carolina educators extend ten-
dcrest sympathy to you and mourn
Georgia’s irreparable loss.
O. B. Martin.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 28.
Prof. D. C. Barrow, Athens, Ga.
I am profoundly grieved at the an
nouncement of Chancellor Hill’s death.
It is certainly a great loss to Univer
sity and state.
F. G. Dubignon.
Tuskegee, Ala., Dec. 29.
Acting President University of Geor
gia:
I want to express for my race, this
institution and myself, the very deep
regret that we feel on account of the
death of Chancellor Hill. Few men
anywhere in the country were more
deeply interested in our welfare, and
and a patriot he has closed a useful none were more wise and courag
and honored life.
Joel T. Daves.
Thomasville, Ga., Dec. 29.
Please accept my profound sym
pathy. I loved and admired Mr. Hill
greatly. Georgia could better afford
the loss of any other citizen than of
him. Sincerely,
J. II. Merril.
Thomasville, Ga., Dec. 28.
We mourn with the state in the loss
of a statesman.
Wilson M. Hardy and J. D. McCartny.
Forsyth, Ga., Dec. 29.
Your distinguished husband wrought
nobly for civic righteousness and for
God. His loss to the educational
forces of tlie state is irreparable.
Monroe college constituency mourns
his death and tenders sincere sym
pathy to you and your children.
C. S. H. Jackson, Pres.
New York, Dec. 28.
We are overwhelmned with sorrow at
tlie death of your husband. His death
is nothing loss than a national calam
ity. We offer you our most earnest
sympathy.
Edward M. Shepard.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 28.
A great and good man has fallen
His death is a loss not only to G’eor
gia but the nation. My^heartfelt sym-
pahty.
R. J. Willingham.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 28.
You have our sincere sympathy,
Your husband was a pure, noble, gen
tie, courageous man, loved by all who
knew him.
B. F. Holder.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 28.
Tlie President and Faculty of G’eor-
in doing and saying that which would
help forward the interest of both races
Not only the negro but the whole
south has lost a sincere and wise
friend, whose place it will lie very
gia State Industrial College extends aifficiilt to fill
to you their profound sympathy in ’
your sad affliction, j
R. R. Wright, Pres. I
Sparta, Ga.
Have just learned Chancellor's se
rious illness. I hope and pray he may
recover. Jno. D. Walker.
New York, Dec. 28.
Shocked and inexpressibly grieved
by Mr. Hill’s death. We mourn a no
ble man and extend our warmest sym
pathy.
Julia and Oswald Villard.
New York, Dec. 29.
Have just received the distressing
tidings. My profoundest sympathy
to you. I loved him. He was alto
gether a worthy man among men, and
a faithful son of God.
M. J. Verdery.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 28
Mr. Hill’s death pains me beyond ex
pression. Our loss is second only to
yours..
Pleasant Stovall.
Macon, Ga. Dec. 28.
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The morning’s news pains me bey
ond expression. The Chancellor was
my valued friend. I loved him.
Orville A. Park.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 28.
We loved Walter and mourn with
you in your desolation. I expect to at
tend the funeral.
Robert E. Park.
Booker T. Washington.
Savannah, G'a., Dec. 29.
Prof. D. C. Barrow, Athens, Ga.
Please express to family of our
friend my deepest sympathy. I can
not reach Athens in time for the fun
eral. P. W. Meldrim.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 2S.
Prof. D. C. Barrow, Athens, Ga.
The Board of Directors of the Geor
git Normal and Industrial College ad
journs its session today in respect to
the memory of Walter B. Hill, andbegs
lo convey to the University and to the
bereaved family its common grief in
the loss of a distinguished and beloved
Chancellor.
Rich. N. Lamar, Sec. of Board.
MEMORIAL
A
Services in Memory of
Chancellor Hill Held Last
Night at the Syn-
i agogue.
THE BURIAL YESTERDAY
OF CHANCELLOR HILL
Funeral Was Conducted Yesterday Afternoon in the
University Chapel and the Remains Were Interred
in Oconee Cemetery. Tribute of Loving Friends
to the Dead Educator.
rinses, and tlio last carriages did not
arrive at the cemetery until the clos
ing services were concluded.
Thus in a quiet, unostentatious, slm-
ph' way the remains of the distin
guished dead were laid away. The
services wore like the man, sweet
and full of gentleness, simple, unas
suming, but withal sublime.
To the keeping of his native soil
(he remains of the beloved dead were
consigned by tender and loving hands,
while from ihe hearts Of the hundreds
of sorrowing friends who stood above
the open grave went up the invoca
tion: “God rest thy soul in peace,
thou golden-hearted gentleman.”
The Hebrews of Athens were deep
ly* attached to Chancellor Hill and held
him. as one of their best friends. They
admired him as the head of the great
University and as an exemplary citi
zen. '*■
Last night at the synagogue the
HetFews of the city held impressive
services in his memory. These ser
vices were attended by a large qum-
ber.,^ the members of tlfe Hebrew
congregation.
At the conclusion of the solemn ser
vice Dr. I. Koplowitz, rabbi of the con
gregation, made eloquent remarks, in
which he spoke of tlie great loss
sustained by the state in the death of
Chancellor Hill and followed his re
marks with a prayer.
The congregation rose and joined
in the prayer “Kadesh” for the re
pose of the soul of the chancellor.
This prayer is the one used by chil
dren in praying for tlie repose of the
souls of their fathers, but tlie rabbi the four classes of the University, the
said that Chancelor Hill, having been ! Chi Phi Alumni of Atlanta, the Chi
Within the soil of his native state,
within the shadow of the great insti
tution for which he labored so faith
fully, covered hv the sweet flowers,
sent in loving tiibute by sorrowing
friends, the mortal frame of Chancel
lor Walter P. Hill rests.
From every section of the state came
friends to drop tears of grief upon
his bier and those who could not come
sent telegrams of condolence or love
ly floral tributes as expressions of
their • sorrow.
Educational institutions in Georgia
and other states had representatives
here and the Macon Bar Asociation
sent a strong delegation to honor the
memory of one who for many years
had been a leading member of that or
ganization.
Among the visiting educators who
came lo join in the tribute to the mem
ory of the dead chancellor were Pres
ident P. if. Moll, of Clemson, Pres. ■ . *
C. S. Smith, of Mercer, Acting Yesterday to pay Last Tnb-
President. K. G. Matheson, of the Geor
gia School of Technology, Acting Pres
ident M. M. Parks of the Girls’ Nor
mal and Industrial College, President
G. R. Glenn, of Pahlonega, President
Dupont Guorry, of Wesleyan and oth
ers.
Tiie floral' tributes were the most
1 .'dutiful, as well as the most num
erous, ever seen on a funeral occa
sion in Athens." They were beauti
ful in the extreme, but no more so
than the lovely character in whose
memory they were sent.
The offering of the New York Al
umni club was one of the most beau
tiful among those sent from a dist
ance. Among the most exquisite offer
ings sent by different organizations
or bodies were those of the student
body, the faculty of -tlie University,
EDITOR M’KEIEY
VISITOR TO CITY
ute to His Lifelong Friend
Chancellor Hill.
in a sense the father of the youth of
the state, who were committed to his
hands as students, it was proper that
this prayer be offered at this time.
The services were a fitting tribute
to the memory of tlie dead chancellor.
THE PRESBYTERIAN
MASONIC NOTICE.
There will be a call
meeting of Mt. Vernon
Lodge, No. 22, F. & A.
M. tonight (Saturday
Masonic Temple, 7:30
o’clock sharp. Work in the Fellow
Craft degree. All brethren requested
to meet with us:
Wm. A. CAPPS, W. M.
GEO. T. MURRELL, Sec’y.
night)
Croup.
Not a minute should be lost when a
child shows symptoms of croup. Cham
berlain’s Cough Remedy given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse, will pre
vent the attack. It never fails, and is
pleasant and safe to take. For sale
by H. R. Palmer & Sons, Athens; W.
J. Smith & Bro., Athens.
Mr. R. I,. McKenney, editor of the
Macon News, was a visitor to the city
yesterday. Mr. Mclvenney came up to
be present at the funeral of his life
long friend. OhflncellocJB.TaH*"*-
When a boy Mr. McKenney was a
member of a Sunday School class
taught, by Mr. Hill in Macon, and his
relation to Mr. Hill has been very
close since His boyhood days.
Mr. McKenney is one of the bright
est newspaper men in the state and
is giving to Macon one of the best
papers the city has enjoyed in years.
Rev. G. VV. Painter Will Fill
the Pulpit To
morrow.
Tomorrow at the morning and af
ternoon services the Presbyterian pul
pit will be tilled by Rev. G. W. Pain
ter, a returned missionary from China.
Mr. Painter is a man of great abil
ity and ahs been a missionary in the
Chinese field for thirty years. His
sermons are very interesting and in
spiring.
The services will be held as usual
in the Seney-Stovall chapel and the
public is cordialy invited to attend.
Celery
The best quality, Lettuce, wNatl
headed and pine apples at 25c the pine
apple at
M. M. Arnolds.
On Fine Printing the Banner Leads.
i’iii l'rato rnity of the University, the
wives of the faculty members ,the
Savannah Alumni club, the board
of directors of the Southern Mutual
insurance Company of Athens, the
Alliens Chamber of Commerce.
Into the University chapel build
ing at half past three o’clock the re
mains of the beloved dead were borne
by i he pall bearers, Professors W. D.
Hooper, C. M. Snelling, W. H. Bo
cae!:, John Morris, E. L. Griggs, J. S.
Stewart, T. ,T. Woofter and J. F. Hart,
Jr., while following came the honora
ry pallbearers, tlie other members of
the faculty, the members of the board
of trustees, the members of the board
of directors of the Southern Mutual
insurance Company and the represent
atives of different educational insti
tutions.
The choir, consisting of Mrs. C. M.
Snelling, Miss May Walden Prof.
C. M. Strahan and Mr. T. S. Melt,
sang sweetly as tlie opening hymn
“Thou art the Way.” Rev. F. F.
Reese, of Macon, a lifelong friend of
the deceased, read the Scripture les
sen from the 15tli chapter of First
Corinthians, and following the lesson
the choir sang "Lead Kindly Light.”
Dr. Isaac S. Hopkins, pastor of the
First Methodist church, offered a beau
tiful and touching prayer, after which
the last hymn was sung, “Rise, My
Soul.”
From the chapel to the cemetery
wa-, an almost unbroken line of car-
FITZ & WEBSTER’S
BREEZY TIME”
Will be the Attraction at
the Opera House
Tuesday Night.
pumi
of ll
Give
ideas
z & Webster will present Tues-
January 2, to the theatre-going
c of this city their newest version
e big farce comedy success, “A
■y Time.’’ A surfeit of merry
ami hilarious situations, incorp
orated into a plot of ingenious orig-
inaliiy and intense interest. An enter
tainment, of absolute superiority, well
to the front in the race for popularity.
Tlie name of Fitz .t Webster for past
seasons lias been a “trade mark” for
good, clean comedy, and those who
attend a performance of “A Breezy
Time" can assure themselves of an
evening’s enjoyment served up in the
very latest style. Our specialty ar
tists are a decided feature, having
been chosen from among the leading
vaudeville performers of the day, and
with our long experience we could
not do otherwise than choose pleasing
and catchy acts. In all a production
of vast amusing possibilities and re
cognized upon its merits as the best
farce comedy on the road.
Remember
That ail goods bought of M. M. Ar
nold today go on January account.
On Fine Printing the Banner Leads.
Children 10c
Adults 20c
MATIN
p. m. TODAY
Clever
Mina
Gennell