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ATHEN8, GA„ THURSDAY MORNI
ATHENS COTTON: 1474.
i WEATRER: FAIR AND COLD.
An Event in Classic Ath
ens Whidi Will Prove
One of the Rarest
Treats of Season.
Two Jailed on Charge of
Burglarizing the Store
v of Mr. Otho Brown
Last Week.
:gret Expressed at the Retirement of Aldermen
Snelling and Wright. New Aldermen Sworn In.
Commit-
Athens’ Chief Executive Reviews the Year Just Com<
pleted and Makes Several Suggesting and
Recommendations For the Work of the
Year That is Begun.
Mayor Makes Annual Address,
v tees For the Year Are Named.
Friday evening at Dupree Hall the Two
anniversary of the wedding of the late Luka']
G. Washington, first president and in- ed hen
cldentally “father of his country” will of the'
! be celebrated in a genuine colonial week c
[ball—the affair being not only a de- bervllli
I lightful social event In which most of er, a i
the several society circles of the city the ch
will take part bnt It will be more— one of
since the funds to be raised by- the of the
sale of tickets are to go to the per* house,
petual scholarship In the State Nor- The
mal school which the local chapter aspect!
of the Daughters of the American with a
Revolution are to establish. There thhpri
wlU be delightful music hr the “Co* land n
lonlal” orchestra. The hall win be in a r
decorated In flags and national colors, was e:
While those who desire to do so max 'home
wear colonial costumes—and that wfll renc<£
add much to the picturesqueness of his me
the affair. It Is not necessary to get en hot
out the togs that “great-grandfather rled hi
used to wear”—Just evening clothes of the
will he aU right Tickets are on sale and si
at the Cafe Royal—they entitle one of vali
gentleman, a gentleman and lady, or Is lam
two ladies to the hall and the ball. > digglnj
••••••••••••• •jeers of the city were then fixed ac-
• STANDING COMMITTEES 1911. • cording to the scale agreed upon at
** ♦ •+ ♦ '♦♦♦♦ the preliminary meeting of the coun-l
• finance—Youngkin. Woods, ♦ cil a few nights since, which has hlth-j
• Harris. ’♦ erto been published In the Banner.
• Streets—Woods. Young, Foe- • Alderman B. F. Woods, of the First
4'ter. • Ward, was then elected as mayor-pro
• Folicer-Young, Betts, Woods. ♦ tern. Alderman Woods la-a faithful
•' Water.Works—Palmer, Harris, * and efficient alderman and -will give
• Young. • the city good service as mayor pro
+ Sewer—Foster. Richards, Betts. + tem.
• Health—Woods. Young, Palm- • After the oath of office had been
In.review of the past year and in. Stockade Is Suggested,
suggestion and recommendation for The interests of the city demand th«
the new,. Mayor Rowe yesterday ad- erection of a stockade in which the
dressed ihe new council for 1911 as city prisoners should be kept. It
follows: ‘ would enable the city, to better handle
At the opening of the second year Ur prisoners, would aid In the sup-
ol my administration as mayor of the pression of berime, would render the
City of Athena, I desire to express my dealing with female prisoners more
deep appreciation of the cordial and desirable and in every way wouliPbe
enthusiastic support given me by the beneficial Accordingly I urge the
members of the council. Their un- Bale of the present city stables, and
casing efforts have resulted in much all real' estate held by the city, and
good and they have rendered to their their removal to the property of the
cAtltuents conspicuous service. city on the Boulevard, and the erec- ■
The-year that has Just closed was tion of a suitable stockade for pris-
one marked by a steady .advance in oners at that place. This would save
the city of Athena and', without any the city several hundred dollars ev-
splrit of boasting, the records of the ery year on the feeding of convicts
munclpality show that the city gov- alone. Besides the handling of the
ernmfent has kept abreast the march prisoners could he more satisfactory
of progress. In keeping with the In*, and tetter service received from their
Was For Years Watchman on
the Campus of the Univer
sity of Georgia Here.
CapL Henry Hill Was Sworn in Yee*
terday Afternoon for the Thirty-
Ninth Consecutive Time.
Yesterday afternoon at 6 o’clock the
mayor adminiatQMd the oath of office
to the chief, captains, turnkeys, and
patrolmen of the police force. Talks
were made to the men by the mayor.
Mayor Pro Tem "Woods, and several
of the membera of the council. Chief
McKie also made a talk and when the
men'were called upon to make re*
madka CapL Thomas spoke briefly.
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The city council for 1910 held Its
last meeting yesterday moralng.. the
meeting being called to order at ten
o'clock and lasting until half past
twelve. "; ’ ';■* ' ’ * •“
The reports of .officers for the year
were read and showed that the affairs
of the various departments of city gov
ernment were in fine condition. The
service of the dty in every way has
been' kept np to the highest standard
of efficiency In all the departments
and-the people of Athens have every
reason to feel proud of the work done
by the council during the past year.
The reports of officers are being
published by the Banner for the bene
fit of the people and every dtfien
lust closed. For six years he has
labored faithfully as an alderman, ahd
much of the advance made by the city
during these years is due to bt* tire
less and efficient eervlee.
A Year of Opportunity.
The year that lies before us pre
sents many rare opportunities for
good work. It is my desire iifat the
council embrace these opportunities
and Improve them to the great ad
vantage of Athens. No program will
be adopted that will carry the city be
yond Its ability to promptly meet its
obligations; improvements will neith
er be planned nor urged that wjll im
pose burdens upon the people: but
Athens will make no retrograde
movement. Every department of- the
government will be kept up to the
highest state of efficiency and will go
forward along advanced lines when
ever the Interests of the city demand
city a splendid park sad aevufid
veniently located play grounds.
Mors Convention* Wanted. t
In furthering the intetrest of tb#' > ' i '-'
city there Is no more potent' agency
than the assembling of great conven
tions. Every convention that meets
in Athens brings not only money to the
city hut hundreds of good people who
see for themselves what Athens la and
what Athens is doing. No better *4;
vertisement can be given a growing.'
hustling, progressive city and the mu
nicipal government should co-operate
in every way possible with the Cham
ber of.Commerce in securing as many
of these conventions as possible for
this city, and other organisations-, ’ r . ’
City to flell School-Book*. - «'
The purchase of school boohs by
tbe.parents of the children attending.,
the schools entails a vast expense. If
these books could be furnished at n
price that would reprseent n consid
erable saving to the people, it would
be well to bring about snch a eondl-
tkrn. I believe It perfectly feasible
and practical for the city government
to sell these school books for cash to
the patrons of the schools, and I am
satisfied that a considerable sum of 'J;
money could be saved to the people
by this plan. It has been tried else
where with Bitccess and I urge Its
adoption in this city. !
Prohibition Enforoed. *
The enforcement of the prohibition
law Is one of the duties that devolves
upon the mayor and council The rec
ords will show to anyone who careW to
investigate that onr police committee
and police department have, been ac
tive and determined in ferreting eat
blind tigers. The mayor of Athens
years of age on the 28th of last
month. Tho funeral will be conducted
by the pastor from the Oconee street
Methodist church this afternoon at
S:30 o'clock and the interment will be
at Oconee cemetery.
Mr. (Andrews had been a resident
.of Athens for 18 or 29 years—serv
ing as watchman for the campus of
the university, for the Ice and Coal
Company, for the oil mill, and until
hts recent illness for the Central of
Georgia. Railway yards. He leaves a
wife and one daughter, Mrs. M. D.
Watson, whose marriage occurred on
ly a week or so ago; and three sons,
Mr. J. C. Andrews, a contracting paint
er of "Athens, Mr. A. E. Andrews, of
the water and lights plant at Winder,
and Mr. C. O. Andrews, who has been
a soldier of the U. Q. A. In the Philip
pines'for the past 11 years.
The deceased was a native of
Greene county. Since being' a resident
of this dty'he made many friends who
esteemed him highly for his many good
traits and who sorrow sincerely at the
intelligence -of his death.
For the thirty-ninth time CapL Henry
Hill took the oath of office as amem-
her of the police force of the dty of
Athens. "T-
Northbound Vestibule Arrives
Earlier and Southbound
Vestibufe loiter.
At 6 O’CLOCK YESTERDAY
NOT AN OFFICER ON STREETS
For a Little While Thvre Was Not a
Policeman to be Found on Any
Beat In the City.
Yesterday afternoon from a few
minutes before tbe clock struck six
till a abort while after that hour there
was not a police officer to be seen on
the streets. High and low the search
might have been made for a patrol
man and not a.scrap jf blue-uniform
could have been found visible any
where on tbe thoroughfares of tbe
Classic City. At that hour the entire
force was busy taking the oath ot of
fice for the year—lined up at the may
or’s office at the dty haU receiving
their ‘obligations and' some good ad
dressee from the mayor and members
of the -coundl. This is the first time
that the streets have not had an offi
cer upon them In Just a year.
should read them and see lost what
the dty is doing in the way of gov-
ernmenL ’
The report of tha dty treasurer
vestibule trains on the S. A. L. Is an
nounced, effective at .12:01 on ‘ the'
morning of January 8th. Train nnm-
t tMrty-two, which now arrives in
Athens at 2*45 going north, will after
that date he due at 2:35 p. m. Train
number thirty-three, going aouth, will
arrive at 3:20 p. m. instead of 2:30. 3t
PROF. JOHN P. CAMPBELL’S
MOTHER DEAD AT BALTIMORE
will be published in the ; Banner' to
morrow and ’ will give the people a
thorough knowledge of the financial
condition at tile dty.
After tbe Tegular business of tbe
-coundl was over, each member of
coundl took oocsllon to express in
feeling manner the regret felt over
the retirement of Aldermen Charles
SI. Snell Ing and R. T. WrighL Aider-
man Snelling leaves council after a
service of six years and Alderman
Wright after a service of two years.
Mayor Pro Tem Snelling made very
appropriate remarks In which he ex
pressed his great regard for the mem
bers of the coundl and the pleasure
it had given him to serve with them.
He also paid a high tribute to Aider-
man Wright, who was retiring from
council at this time.
^ Alderamn Wright in an appropriate
humner expressed his thanks to the
members of coundl for the words that
had been spoken of him and assured
all that he had derived much pleasure
from having been a member of the
dty council. He also paid tribute to
the work that had been done by Al-
denqan Snelling.
tSa-Mayor William F. Dorsey was
present and made a few remarks to
the council, expressing his high re-
.gat'd for the two retiring aldermen,
hath ot whom had been members of
Its own administration and both of
^. whom had been of great aid to him in
‘Mb work as mayor.
The, coondl tor UN then adlomm-
New Tax-Collecting Plan.
A new ordinance as to the collection
of taxes has been passed by tbe may
or and council; and under its pro
visions the tax money will be paid by
the tax payer3 one-third at a time in
stead of all at one time as under the
old system. This in my Judgment, is.
a wise change. It will be much easier
on the people to pay the smaller pay*
menls and much better for the city
government .to receive its money at
different times throughout the ‘year
thereby saving to the city a consider
able sum that necessarily has to be
paid out as interest on overdrafts.
A Pure Water Supply.
Tbe purity of our city water supply
Is a subject to which I desire to call
your attention. The constant analysis
or the filtered water, made by the
City Board of Health, shows that the
citizens of Athens arc furnished as
pure drinking water as can be found
In-any city in the. entire country. Yet
to guard against any contamination
whatever I would urge the installa
tion of a plant for the hypo-chlorite
I of lime treatment of tbe water as sug
gested by City Engineer Barnett. This
is a treatment that has been most ef
fectively nsed by a large number of
cities in all parts of the country with
unvarying success. The few baoteria
Prof. Campbell, of the State College
of Agriculture Goes North On
Sad Mission.
Prof. John- P. Campbell, of the fac
ulty of the State College of Agricul
ture js ln Baltimore where he was
called by die announcement of the
death of his mother at her home in
that <*Uy. Ills' many friends at the
University community and in the city
generally sympathize with him In his
Joss. '-■’IsSSB i
LYRIC TODAY.
HARRY DAVtB
Comedy Juggler. »
WAYNE AND MARSHALL,
_“Natty Bit of Nonsense.”
Wacpee & Marshall were formerly
of Wayne Musical Comedy Co., which
has been at Atlanta for last two sum
mer seasons. Don't miss them.
-Stride 10c—LYRIC—10c. ~
SEARCHING FOR BURGLARS
POLICE FIND STOLEN GUN
Yam Potatoes.
We will have a small lot of mighty
good Georgia yams in this afternoon.
Phono 1076, Arnold & Abney.
Yesterday morning when the police
detective force was busy tracking
down the money which was' stolen
from the safe of Mr. Otho Brown they
found at the home of the Brewer wo
man, who was arrested In connection
with the alleged thievery, a red-stock
ed shot-gun which has been missing
for months. The gun was stolen some
time ego. The red paint had been
Virginia Roe.
While we are selling three large
cans of Virginia Fish Roe for 50 cents
will be a good time to buy some of
them—a few cans, anyway. Phone
1076, Arnold & Abney. • - -
-' Sealahipt Oysters, 'ffsfeejzb
We will have plenty of those good
Sealshlpt Oysters today to fill all or
ders received. Phone 1076, -Arnold A
Abney.
Rivals in the World of Light—
Electricity and Oil Have Collusion
VESTRY MEETING.
The regular monthly meeting ot tbe
vector of Emmanuel church will -be
held at the rectory this (Thursday)
evening at half after right o’clock.
TfllOT BBATTY, Rector.
' Tbe commercial rivals met in dead
ly collUldn yesterday when electricity
and kerosene oil got mixed up In an
accident on College avenue. Tbe de
pot car on the electric line ran against
the Standard OU Company's big tank
Jackson street down a stiff grade; the
oil wagon was coming down College
avenue from the- station, down a
heavy grade. The motonnsn aaw the
team hut his car slid and struck the
wagon amidabip. The taa^c and bind
wheels were hurled several feat and
landed attost tbe street car- track.
The mules calmly walked swap with
-the. feso-tr*** The ear he^be glass
