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CONFERENCE WIVES
GEORGIA FARMERS
Cotton School
[Additional Ear*
it Students From
Many Counties.
To be Held at the State College
of Agriculture January
18th to 21st.
well under way,
_JBot(Oa School, under
l ot the staff of exports at
Of Agriculture is
progress, and the men-
i are taking unusual la
rk that is being done.
' hi more than saris-
-toejhg over 60 men en-
ten days course and
from day to day.
thing about the *at-
1 is more than double
ir, is the fact that there
ppn represented and
l’'aU sections of the
; men who are just going
j»' i *re here ‘studying the
ds and gaining valun-
about their crops, not
i tjut other important ones
- are many men of nature
who are here to learn
of the new' methods
■of the school while de-
’ ‘to cotton, is hand-
, cattle breeding and rais-
Selectlon . and cultivation,
construction'of the
i dairies of the:average farm,
y the -Importance attached
tng work, there are m ar-
here who are taking special
|kthat work, while all of the
_ _y receiving valuable informa-
Ktho general courses.
re Ig.' a loss of ovdr $12,000,000'
“ but the state in the in-
r. of cotton raised, the poor
~ caused- either by discas-
•iority of the fiber.
The Conference for Farmers' Wives
will be held at the State College of
Agriculture from the- afternoon of
Tue-sday, January 18. through Friday,
January 21. A most Interesting pro
gram will be provided.
, Demonstrations in cooking will be
conducted, by Miss Reed, principal of
the domestic science department of
the Georgia Normal and industrial
College at Millodgeville. also liy >Mss
Creswell of the State Normal School,
assisted by others. These ladles will
also give some talks on food values.
There will be a demonsrfation of
the uses of fireless cookers and a din
ner will be served *rom them. Be
sides this demonstration there will be
other interesting features, including
cooking by electricity. Through the
courtesy of the Athens Electric Rail
way Company, the cooking demonstra
tions will be made with electrical
stoves and ovens.
The newest dishwashing machin;
will be shown to full advantage, and
a young gentleman of the University
will-explain It* merits. Other labor
saving inventions will bo displayed,
.including the best clothes washers.
The literary and artistic sections
will be looked after by Professor Fred
Oit, and several ladles. Professor
Earnest will give two talks on the
Hygiene of the Home.
-Miss Parris will asist in the discus
sion of school Interests, and also
speak of the Co-operative Associations
of Parents and Teachers.
Miss Lillian Rule, principal of the
training school of the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College at Milledge
ville, will speak on subjects related to
her special field of work.
State Superintendent, Hon. Jere Xf.
Pound will make an address on the
liege is working to
50th.
cotton experiments
.Tie
Win. to
_avc«j;. tamer will re-
» immense Importance of this,
the plant Is perfected for or-
dInary cultivation. Those in attend-
Jaaaee sire greatly pleased with this
1 branch of the work as well as the rest
* of the school and are taking the most
^active interest in it.
During the day the various com-
■J ■ in odious class room of the State Col-
J.lege Of Agriculture are filled with
earnest workers, who are actively eii
gaged In testing the liber of the cot
ton, under Prof. DcLoach. learning
'the effects of fertilization and the
best methods of using the various
kinds under President Soule, studying
the work being done to eradicate Un-
cotton diseases liy Prof. Read-, cotton,
insects by Prof. Worsham, work in
the soils by Prof. Fain, and active
work in the immense dairies and
demonstration barns of the college.
Every night there has been a lec
ture at the University faculty room,
and noted authorities have given the
assembled farmers and students tin-
advantage of their knowledge in the
various lines. These lectures uii! eon
tinuo every night until the close of
the session and are attended by many
citisens as well as those in attend.tnce
on the school.
‘the school has been greatly praised
bp.all those who have had any thing
to do with it. and the visitors who
Jltn Inspected the work being done
enthusiastic over the cotton
school and the College of Agriculture.
’ <»nly recently Mr. Harris Dockson,
the noted southern novelist and
' magazine writer was in the city anil
I visited the school, and when he had
sees the work- going on and had gone
over the magnificent buildings, he
was most complimentary in his statc-
metns. Mr. Dickson stated that the
work being done here excelled any
thing Of the farmers of the state. He
stated that tho equipment of the
college would compare favorably with
any of the great astern or nor the
went schools, and that the young men
whom he had seen nt work were ex
hibiting the enthusiasm which was
bound to make them succeed in their
profession.
The lectures have boeu largely at
tended sad have been pronounced
the most valuable.port!on of the work.
Monday night Chancellor Barrow, of
tho University spoke. Tuesday night
V President Sonie of the State College
of Agrtmttse woke, Wednesday, Dr.
Jl- C. C. Richardson addressed the
gnd Thursday night Hop.
‘ spoke. Friday the
support of school, to gardening, tree
planting, good road* and house build
ing.
Professor G. G. Strange, county
school commissioner of Banks county,
will tell of the school Improvement
accomplished in hi* county, and oth-r
commissioners may be present.
Professor R. J. H. Deljoaoh will
speak concerning the protection of
our bird*.
Talks will b- given on other sub
jects of interest to the lovers of out
door life by other members of the fac
ulty of the University.
('hlldren's Day will be observed on
Saturday. January 22nd. when a most
Interesting program will be arranged
for them, and lunch served at the
noon hour.
Full program will be published later
in the leading papers.
A -most cordial invitation Is given
to our friends to bo present at these
meeting*.
A CLARKE COUNTY CITIZEN
AND HIS BRIEF WEDDED DAYS
A citien of Clarke county has lost Clarke from her northern home and
his wife and doesn't know where to
find her. -in just what section of the
county this citizen resides and waits
for the return of his legally wedded
wife it is immaterial to designate. Tne
story of his marriage and hi* imme
diately losing his better half is true,
and therefore interesting. •
This citizen answered an advertise
ment in the matrimonial column of a
newspaper. He had warm replies. He
proposed. He was accepted, On last
Thanksgiving day his fiancee came to
the pair were duly married. They re
turned to the country home of the
groom. The next day the bride
celvad .a telegram from her faraway
northern home announcing the illness
of her mother. She borrowed $200
fropi her husband, bade him a tempor
ary farewell, and ostensibly left for
the bedside of her dying mother. The
groom heard no more from her till
this week, when -he reedved a post
card stating that she was traveling in
the West ' -
DISTRICT STEWARDS
MET YESTERDAY
Prominent Methodists of Athens
District Gathered for
Business.
Yesterday morning at the Greene
house the district stewards of the
Methodist churches of the Athens dis
trict met with the presiding elder.
Rev. XV. L. Fit-roe, for the transaction
of the business which comes before
that body: the apportionment of the
assessment* for several purposes
among -the churches of the district.
The meeting was a most harmonious
one, and the district representatives
were especially pleased with the new
district parsonag. Those who were
here yesterday were:
J. X. Webbj’j&vt church.
G. E. Stone,street church.
XV. H. Morton. XVinterville.
E. 1. Copeland, Greensboro.
Dr. A. C. Davidson, Sharon. *
' H. A. Davis. Morgan,
c- Morris, Rutledge.
XV. P. Gray, XX r est XX'ilkes.
C. ,$p Garrard, Little River.
CITY MARSHAL DROOKS
Brief to the Point Was tbe Rec
ord of|EHis Year's
Stewardship.
EIGHTY-SIX FIRES
IN LAST YEAR
Chief McDorman’s Report Shows
That There Were Four
Score and Six.
In the summary of the annual re
]M>rt of Chief Geo. XX’. McDorman of
the Athens fire department as pub
lished in tbe Banner yesterday morn
ing the number of fires was given at
fifty-six. The report showed that
there were eighty-six fires. The error
would have Indicated that the loss
was proportionately much greater for
the number of fires than was actually
the case. Eighty-six fires, one of
them resulting !n a loss of more that)
half the total net loss, with the actual
losses ns shown hy the chief’s report,
makes a fine record for the depart
ment for the past year.
lecture will be given by Hon. D. C.
Hughes and Saturday by Prof. Jarna-
gin. The lectures are carefully chosen
and the students gather much valuable
information from these talks and the
questions which are asked and an
swered ofter each lecture.
Buckwheat Flour—Self raising, and
old huhton Flap-Jack flour. At Wil
liamson's.
If brevity is the soul of wit then the
lv marshal's report, of his otHcial
doings and acts for the year just past
n-nt to the council is the -most
soulfully witty records handed in for
placing in the pigeon hole of the city
archives marked “1909.” I'et there is
attempt at wit or essay at humor
in tin- reiMirt—it is thoroughly busl-
* and good business. It is a short
report only in Its length. The report
ilitains only eleven manuscript lines
id is as follows:
To the mayor and council of the
tv of tAliens. Ga.: 1 have the honor
submit the following report for tii
■ar 1909:
Cost and fees colli-cted •? 30.7.4
General Taxes 6.696.22
Interest 373.34
Street Paving 7.3S4.1S
wt-r II fas 2.062..70
Special taxes 13,213.30
FIRST MEN’S SERVICE
AT THE Y. M. C. A.
Dr. M. L. Troutman will Speak
Sunday Afternoon on “The
Second Mile."
The first men's service 6f the new
year will be held at the Young Men’s
Christian Association pn next Sunday
afternoon, and will be addressed by
the I^gv. XI. L. Troutman, pastor of
the JCJrst ilethodist church, fie has
selected for his theme a subject that
holds in it the secret of a joyous and
a .successful Christian life, one that
When a man solves the truth and
makes it real in the acts of his daily
life, makes him a king over all forces
that Impede his progress. The name
of the theme is "The Second Mile.”
The Y. XI. C. A. Glee Club will sing
one of their best songs. The great
German air, the XX’atch on the Rhine,
has had a sacred theme applied to its
splendid music, entitled XIake David
King.
The service will begin at 4 o’clock.
I’ is freehand open to all men.
MR. JOE CARLTON
IS SERIOUSLY III
Suffered a Stroke of Paralysis
in One Foot and Leg Quite
Recently.
SEARCH CONTINUED
FOR CLIFF HARPER
Judge G. C. Thomas Left Last
Night for Atlanta to Trace
thj Young Man.
Judge Geo'. C. Thomas left yester
day for Atlanta to institute a more
thorough search for Cliff Harper, fhe
young Oconee county farmer who
mysteriously disappeared from hi*
home a week ago.
So far tbe family and friends of tbe
young, man have had no intimation as
to hirf whereabouts. He was In Ath
ens Thursday of last week and from
this city it Is surmised that he went
to Atlanta. Since leaving Athens he
has not been heard from. Some- sus
pected foul play. Others, among them
Judge Thomas, who has intimately in
terested himself in the case, do not
believe that he has been killed but
that there is some other solution to
the question of his -disappearance. The
Atlanta police force has been notified
to look out for him and It is hoped
that his friends may soon have a clew
that will lead to his discovery.
SHOTGUN WAS LOADED
WITH PREPAREO SHELLS
Negro With a Notorious Police
Record Arrested Yesterday
on Two Warrants.
Charlie Lewis, a colored man. was
arrested yesterday afternoon by tho
city police on warrant* sworn out for
his apprehension by XI r. E. G. White
head. charging him with trespassing
upon the property of the latter and
for cheating and swindling.
Behind this apparently common
story of arrest is an unusually check
ered record for Lewis in court mat
ters. Some time ago he shot his wife
live times, was arrested, and Mr.
XVhiteheqd went on hts bond for $500, T . _
Only a fbW.dnyn.ngo ho was .again.!}*, .magnificent .bBn«pu)tc-c^«’th»
rested for beating his wife and kick-
XIr. Joe Carlton, a well known citi
zen and business man of this city, is
at his home near the Normal School
seriously ill. Some weeks ago he was
prostrated with an attack of acut
indigestion and was recovering from
the attack when he was stricken with
paralysis In one foot and leg. The
stroke was sudden, occuring while on
his way down town a few days ago.
Dr. Carleton mated last night that
there is no appreciable change in his
condition, which is considered st-ri-
MR. GEO. H. PALMER IS
RECOVERING FROM INJURIES
Tit
$30,439.14
I.. K. BROOKS, City Marshal.
MORRIS J. MAHONEY
DIED YESTERDAY
ir. .Morris J. XIahoney, for a year
or more past a citien of Athens, died
after a lingering illness at the Oconee
lodging house on Thomas street yes
terday afternoon between one and two
o'clock. He leaves three sisters,
whose home is In XX’ashlngton city
The burial will occur about noon to
day, there being no funeral sermon.
many friends of Mr. Geo. II.
Fainter will be glad to learn that he 1*
steadilv improving from injuries sus
tained a few days ago. He tripped
and fell down a flight of stairs and
was quite badly shaken up. As yet Il
ls not able to be out blit is steadily
improving and will be able to got
around in a few days.
DR. V. L. DARBY MOVES
HERE FROM HOSCHTON
SMALL BLAZE YESTERDAY
COTTAGE BALDWIN STREET
The fire department was called this
morning to a small house on Baldwin
street belonging to the University,
where a defective chimney had been
the cause of the roof igniting. The
damage was very slight.
POLICE CALLED TO
HUNT FOR HOUSE-BREAKER
The police were called last night to
the house of Mrs. Kenney on Baxter
street, the occupants reporting that
some one was attempting to break
Into the door. The police found no
suspect* in the neighborhood, how
ever.
Xtanv will be interested to km-
that Dr. V. L. Darby, a prominen
young physician of Hoschton. has
moved to Athens and will make till*
city his home in future. XX’ith hi
wife, formerly Xliss Ruth Hosch. and
his bright little son. he will have his
residence at 4.73 Hill street.
WILLIAMS LODGE NO. 15
INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS
Williams l.odge No. 15. Indepen-lent
Order of Odd Fellows, has installed
the following officers for the ensuing
term:
J. D. Servenes, Noble Grand.
C. XV. Shupe, Vice Grand.
J. A. ifealor. Recording Secretary.
A. J. XVatson, Financial Secretary-
R. XXL Bailey, Treasruer.
lng her out of the house. Mr. White-
head stated also that he would likely
swear out a warrant charging the ne
gro with vagrancy. Shortly before
his arrest yesterday hi- went to tho
place of Mr. Whitehead and after be
ing warned several times to keep
away disregarded the warning and
had with him a shot gun and a num
ber of shells, cut round with a knife—
expedient often resorted to In or
der to make tin- load from a shotgun
hold and hit like a solid slug. Xlr.
Whitehead was apprehensive less the
negro whom lie had benefited by help
ing him out of prison was planning to
take his life. The prelimnary hearing
will likely be before Judge ('. T.
Young.
ATHENS ENGINEERING COMPANY
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION
Xlessrs. (). XI. Roberts and Jot-1 A
XVi- r have applied to the superior
unlit of Clarke county for a charter
incorporating them and their associ
ates and snoeessors under the style of
"The Athens Engineering Company."
The capital stock will be $7,000 with
the privilege of .increasing the amount
to $17,000. The principal offices of
ilie company are to be at 4SB Clayton
-ireet, this city.
Fraternity Holds Conven
tion Here January 19
and 20. - Entertain-
ments Planned.
Tltere will be a college 'fraternity
convention in this city on the 19t!y
and 20th of this ponth, and for.the
two days.the city will be filled with
the visiting collegians, and business
sessions will he alternated with so
cial entertainments, so that those who
attonc. the convention will enjoy ev
ery minute of their stay In the Classic
City.
The convention Is the annual sesion
ot district five of the Kappa Sigma
fraternity, and the chapters which
wilt bo represented here at that time
are University of Alabama. Mercer
University. Alabama Polytechnic In
stituted'Georgia School of'Technology,
and the University of Georgia Dele
gates and others from the chapters
of the fraternity at these colleges will
be nearly one hundred visiting col
legians in the city for the two days.
Beta I-ambda. the chapter of Kappa
Sigma at the University of Georgia
will be the host Of the occasion and
several attractive entertainments
have been arranged to assist the en
joyment of tbe convention and come
as pleasing diversions from the busi-.
ness esssions.
The business session will open at
10 o’clock on the morning of January
19th, and the Georgian hotel will be
be the headquarter* for the visiting
collegians during their stay. Mr. Ed
L. Sutton. D. G. XL. of Atlanta,, will
preside over the sessions, and there
are important matters to be decided.--
On the evening of XX'ednesday, Jan- }
uary 19tfi, ftae local chapter wlU be f
the hosts at a beautiful cotillion given ■'
for the visiting delegates and etbinpK {
which will be held at Harawa Hall.'
On Thursday night, after the condus- -. ,
ion of the business sessions,*the con-
ventkm will come to a close vritli; a
glan.
CAUSES OF ARREST
LAST YEAR
Chief of Police Fives tbe Number
Arrested for the Several *
Offenses.
JUDGE KIMSEY ANNOUNCES
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
Cornelia.'Ga.. Jan. 6.—(Special to
the ll-inner.l—Judge John J. Klmsey,
now judge of the superior court of the
Northeastern circuit, ha.* announced
for re-election. It l* likely that Cot.
H. If. Ferry, now in tht legislature
from Hall, may also he in the race.
Judge .1. It. Jones of Toecoa has been
also considered in the running for
some months, although as yet his for
mal announcement has not been pub
lished.
It may be of interest to many to
know what, infractions of municipal
law wore most prevalent last year in
the city of Athens. In the chief’s re
port! here were itemized the charac
ter of the offenses for which those
arrested had cases made against them.
They were as follows:
Disorderly conduct, 310.
Druukuiiiies*. 409.
Keeping for the purposes of illegal
sale intoxicants. 16.
Driving to the right. 4.
Disorderly d-iving, 12.
Public it’iiec'-ney, 7.
Throwing filth on the street, l.
Nuisance on street, 2.
Leaving hack at depot, l.
X'iolating cemetery. 1.
Cruelty to animals. 2.
Disorderly houses, 3.
Bathing in stream, 1.
Exceeding speed limit. 6.
Discharging firearms. 7.
X’iolation of hack-light law, t.
Water regulation violation, I
Selling tainted meat. I.
Selling beer to minors, 2.
Opening on Sunday, 1.
MUSIC
THERMOMETERS WILL
ALL BE GOING DOWN
Another blizzard is scheduled to ar
rive this morning—probably dear
weather in its wake. Tbe temperature
will doubtless be away below freezing
hy Friday night.
The Crystal the place for it. Al
entirely new selection of forty piet-es
With the drums from 4—6. and 7:30
—11. afternoon and evening.
"The Captain Fracasse." after the
povel by Theophile Gautier, program
for today, and it’s another good one.
Pneumonia Follows Xa Cold
but never follow* the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar, which stops the
cough, heals the lungs, and expels the
cold from yonr system. Sold by' all
Druggists. X
REV. LUKE G. JOHNSON
TO PREACH IN GAINESVILLE
Rev. Luke G. Johnson, for several
years pastor of the First Xiethodist
church of this city, will preach for the
first time to his new congregations in
the Gainesville district, to the posi
tion of presiding elder of which ho
was recently appointed. He will
preach at the First church at Gaines
ville next week. The people In bis
new field have reedved him cordially.
MR. J. V. DUNAWAY
TO MOVE TO ATLANTA
XIr. J. Y. Dunaway will leave Mon
day for Atlanta, where he will reside
in the future. He will engage In the
real estate business in that city. His
many friends here wish for him much
success in hU new home and business.