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THE ATHENS BANNER FRIDAY MORNING, JULY!23,'1897
MEMORIAL TO LOGAN A monetary com,,, :s8 io N .
BUI Authorial,,* t>», ce.tlon of O n . U
Handsome Monument Unveiled Washington. July *2.-Represent*
at the Windy City. | tive 0. W. Stone of Pennsylvania, who
I was chairman of the committee on
GEORGE R. FEOK ORATOB OF DAT * ? 01nage ’ wei R ht8 and measures of the
I last hous0 . has introduced in the house
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BEE INDUSTRY.
FIRST OF A SERIES OF ARTICLES
ON THAT SUBJECT
|.»y a lounlilne Tribute to the Man
yi,py Met In Hattie on the Bloody Field
0 ( Atlanta—Statue of the Federal Gen*
, n »l K thn Largest In America.
Chicago. July 22,—The John A Do-
pun monument iu Lake Front park was
di'driited with mnoh pomp here. A
f, nv minutes past 1 o’clock John A Lo-
pan III. l' ie 5-year-old grandson of the
• lilnrk Eagle,” pulled the silken cord
which supported the veils conoealing
the magnificent likeness of the great
commander as he rallied the broken
ranks of the foderal troops and led them
0 n to victory before the city of Atlanta
July 22, 1804
The crowd began assembling along
Michigan uvenue at an early hoar, an
ticipating the crush which was to fol
low, and proceeded to establish them-
M lves in position for a day of sightsee-
inp. The reviewing stand filled the
broad thoroughfare facing the monn-
uieiit. Window space was at a pre
mium. As 1 o’clock, the hour set for
the unveiling, drew nearer, the jam be
came almost unbearable. But police
precautions were timely and the crowds
good natured.
The work of the committees in charge
of the dedication was perfect. The im
mense body of troops was handled with
out a hitch.
rroinln«nt People Presents
Shortly before 1 o’clock the reviewing
Hand at the monument began filling
with distinguished persona Seats were
provided for o.OOO.
Governor Tanner and suite of Illi
nois, Governor Scofield and snite of
Wisconsin, George W. Atkinson of
West Virginia and staff, Governor
Mount and suite of Indiana and Gov
ernor Holcomb and staff of Nebraska
were among the first to enter immedi
ately after tne presentation committee.
secretary of War Alger and judges of
the supreme and circuit courts came
next, escorted by Chairman W. H.
Harper of the executive committee and
George K. Peck, the orator of the day.
Sculptor St. Gaudene followed soon
after.
The Logan family, Mrs. John A Lo
pan, Major aud Mrs. W. F. Tucker,
Captain and Mrs, John A. Logan, were
almost the last to enter the stand.
The boom of the cannon on board the
revenue cutters Gresham, Fessenden
aud Calumet, anchored in the bay, an
nounced the hour of one.
The Kev. Dr. Arthur Edwards arose
and iu an eloquent prayer opened the
ceremonies.
The Monument Unveiled.
Henry \V. Blodgett, chairman of the
presentation, on behalf of the commis
sioners, presented the monument to the
state, and amidst the artillery “Little
Jack 111” tupped at the silken cord, the
veils fell from the statue and the thou
sands applauded. Again the artillery
salute rented the air.
Governor John It. Thayer, in a short
speech, accepted the monument, on be
half of Illinois and gave way to the
orator of the day, George R, Peck. Mr.
l’eek paid an eloquent tribute to the
soldier statesman whom he revered as a
comrade iu arms.
The program was completed shortly
after 3 o’clock. The parade and review
followed. The troops formed in line at
Twelfth street; and under the com
mand of Grand Marshal General Brooke
of the department of the Missouri,
marched north on Michigan avenue,
passing the reviewing stand.
The survivors of General Logan's old
regiment, the Thirty-First Illinois vol
unteers, led the van, proudly bearing
the old regimental flag, tattered and
torn by 200 Confederate bullets. Then
came the grizzled veterans of the G. A
K.. with bared heads in honor of the
first aud idolized commander-in-chief.
Con feds In the Parade.
With the veterans marched the
confederates. 200 strong. The appear
ance of the veterans of the gray was a
touchiug tribute to the man they met
iu battle on the bloody field of Atlanta.
Behind the southerners marched with
easy swing 25,000 regulars, the largest
number ever seen together in the west
since the civil war. Every branch of
the service ns represented, including
eight troops of cavalry. The governors
of states with their staffs followed and
then camo the Illinois National guard,
7,000 strong, under command of Gov
ernor Tanner as commander-in-ohief.
Knights Templar and Knights of Py
thias followed to the number of 1,500.
The pageant on land was supple
mented by the finest marine display
ever seen on Lako Miohigan. Grouped
around the revenue cutters Gresham,
Feisenden and Oalnmet, whioh were
anchored just off the monument, were
nearly 200 vessels of the merchant ma-
ri| ie and private yachts, ail gaily deoo-
rated for the occasion. Conspicuous
among these, partly on account of the
coincidence of names and partly on ao-
eount of its tasteful clress of bunting,
the vessel chartered by the Ohicago
Bress club-the Goodrich line st«»">"f
Atlanta.
L<t «S*at Statue In Amsrlou.
The statuo of General Logan was do-
fmed by st. Gaudens and is the largest
Qoostrlan st atue in America. The flg-
ure of General Logan, as it stands on
.jwnit 0 pedestal, is dressed in the
,', m of a major general. He sits
‘ct and bareheaded, with his left arm
t he bridle rein,' while with his
ena “ and ho Bears aloft the flag. The
d ** vor of the sculptor was to pro-
“ s nearly as possible the soene pro-
. " Logan rallied the troops be-
death t auta aUer Gea0ral MoPherson’s
vbu° m tll ° Base to the top of the horse's
ton r m s 11 feet 3 inches and to the
K„°; Logan's head Is 15 feet 11 inohes.
... ® nt ? re weight is 14,200 pounds. The
Wn -ru ands 24 foet above lake Miohi-
a .? u 8b the center of the mound
vi th ? nda ‘!°n of briok has been bmlt
•iou of *! nch is a cr ypt for the recep-
*PM(?-!on , i“ eral Logan’s remains. The
i,L „ fading up to the monument
of
steps and terraces 96
wart i„ The statue faces Eldredge
in f,!n° ® oatar of Front Lake park
h °me in 11 v !°~ ot General Logan’s old
•otnuiofi 1 ark itow. The entire cost of
mi °nand unveiling was #60,000.
‘tntton For the Alaska Minora.
,; 0RT Townsend, Wash.. July 23.—
fiapany has been formed here whioh
fit once send’ a buyer to the sheep
•JSf? ea8 tern Washington and Ore-
*htch i n U . rcha8e t- 000 head of sheep,
^ will be shipped north and driven
•fiiueiA ° n 0ity 40 BU PPiy mntton to the
R r,t *» Govornmoat Wins,
22-The Peters gov-
klt been sustained in tho gen-
| fiction in Prince Edward island.
bill is as follows:
the P resident is hereby author
ized to appoint a monetary commission
of 11 members, who shall be nersons no.
pecially fitted by training and study for
Jj” h«fn ldera i t i° n ° f th0 snbjeots com
ing before Baid commission.
Said commission s<Vl investigate
and report what changTa, if any. are
necessary and expedient in our present
banking and currency laws and what
i egl8lati0 “’ if , an y- if desirable
relative to our national baking system
and our government paper currency of
notes and certificates, and may in con-
therewith report aoodifioatton
of the existing laws on these subjects.
The commission shall meet for organ!-
Eation in Washington at such time as
tbe president may appoint and may
hold their subsequent sessions at such
times and places as they may determ
ine and shall report to the president for
transmission to congress not later than
Nov. 15, 1897.
Copies of all bills relating to banking
and currency or the circulating notes of
the government introduced in either
house during the Fifty-fourth congress
and the first session of tne Flfty.fifth
shall be furnished by the clerks of said
houses to the commission.
One hundred thousand dollars are ap
propriated by the terms of the bill for
the expenses of the commission.
The bill is understood to have the ap-
of the administration. It is the
“U fibat probably will be pasted by the
honse as a response to the special mes
sage of the president, which he will
send to congress as soon as the tariff
bill gets out of the senate.
KENTUCKY NEGRO HANGED.
Ephrlam Brinkley Lynched by a Mob
“on General Principles. 1 *
Louisville, July 22.—A special from
Madisonville, Ky., to The Evening Post
says; Ephriam Brinkley, who lives 7
miles from this city, was lynched neat
his home by a mob of about 40 oitizens,
who determined to put an end to his ex
istence on general principles.
Several weeks ago Thomas Oronllias,
well-to-do citizen ot the neighbor
hood, was assassinated. Brinkley was
suspected on account of his evil reputa
tion, but nothing could be found to con
nect him with the crime. It is sup
posed that because of his general bad
character and to prevent a recurrence
of such killings as that of Oronllias,
Brinkley was lynched.
Killed Because They Ware Catholics.
Vancouver, B. O., July 89.— Accord
ing to advices received by the Empresi
of India, a serious riot was feared at
Toentin on the twenty-first ult. That
was the anniversary of the massacre of
1870, when the Roman Oathoiio cathe
dral was destroyed in a riot, and as the
Roman Catholics had expressed the in
tention of consecrating their new ca
thedral on that day, the natives de
clared their intention of destroying it
Two native Christians were killed a
few days previously simply because
they were Catholics.
Heavy Bains In Coaaectlont,
-Waterbury, Conn., July 22.—A rain
of the proportions of a cloudburst has
prevailed here slnoe 3 o’clock, and as a
result a flood has been caused, which
at 8 o’clock gave indications of being
the greatest on record in Waterbury.
Two small streams, which are trouble
some in times of heavy rains, have ran
mad and thousands of dollars of dam
age has been dona The water is pour
ing in torrents in the streets. The cel
lars in the northern part of the city are
flooded.
Morn Boys Are Murdered.
Moundsville, W. Va., July 23.—Two
sons of Mardotha Edwards, aged 10 and
5 years, were attacked by an unknown
man in the absence of their mother.
Stanley, the elder was killed, and Wil
lie, the younger, is dying. A bloody
grab hoe was found near the bodies. In
addition to other horrible wounds, the
throats of both the boys were cut.
Schooner Sinks on a Shoal.
Boston, July. 33.—A dispatch from
Nobska, Vineyard sound, says that an
unknown 8- masted schooner was sunk
during the night on Hedge Fence shoal.
There were no further particulars. The
snma dispatch says that another 9-
masted schooner is ashore on the middle
ground near that port.
Wealthy Han Killed by a Woman.
Parkersburg. W. Va., July 22.—
William O. Beatty, the wealthy oil op
erator, victim of the vengeance of Mrs.
Rina Hitchens,- who threw vitriol on
him three weeks ago, is dead. His wif«
■•left several days ago without seeing
him. Mrs. Hitchins is still at large.
The Bill Distributors Meet.
Cincinnati, July 22.—The second an
nual convention of the National Asso
ciation of Bill Distributors began here
with representatives from all the state*
and Canada. The sessions will con
tinuo during the rest of this week.
DAILY MARKET REPORTS
Novel Stores.
Savannah, July 23.—Turpentine opened lira
at sales, 790 > casks; receipts, 1,967,
h&Vi tfWSM
Bee-Keeping as a Pursuit—Its
Commercial Importance.
Statistics for Consid
eration of Farmers.
N, * 1.8&; Vindowglass, $3.05; water white,
•2.40.
WiMtiNOTON, N. C., July
celpts, 36 barrels. Crude turpentine, firm at
»1.S0, $1.80 and $1.90; receipts. 60 barrels.
Cotton Futures.
New York, July 22.
January
February
March.
April
May
opxn
7.04 ..
X.I.....—T.09 ..
7.13 ..
..7.15 ..
ciXJel
. 7.0S
. 7.09
. 7.It
July
August
September
October
November
December
7.ao ..
7.88 ..
7.19 ..
7.08 .
6.90 ..
7.01 .
. 7.89
. 7.SM
. 7.1«
. 7.06
. SIM
. 7.U
Speculated In Sugar Stock.
New York. Jnly 23.—The Journal
and Advertiser says that James
Keene has succeeded in making $2,000,
000 in sugar stock speculation during
the past fow days.
i
Currency Message Coming.
Washington, July 23.—It is under
stood at the capitol that the president
will send in his currency commission
message immediately after the tariff
bill Is signed.
J, T, PEETE.
The Bahnxk has arranged for the
publication of a series of articles on the
bee industry by Dr. A. T. Peete, of
Branehvllle. S. C.
These articles were pnblished in the
Charleston News and Conner, and are
reproduced for the benefit ot our farm
ers:
Mine eyes have been enlightened,
because 1 tasted a litUe of this honey."—
“ Samuel, xly, 39. _
It will be news to many people in the
State tbat bee-keeping is e great organ
ized industry, whoae follower* in the
United States nnmbsr hundreds of thon-
sandJ, and whose produots are valued at
millions of dollars. The North Ameri-
otn Bee-keepers’ Association and the
Bee-keepers’ Union are national bodies,
meeting in annual conventions, tbe lat
ter baying a fund for the prosecution
and defense of legal eases affeoting tbe
intenets of tbe pursuit. There are
State associations end local branohea in
nearly every State except Ssoth Caro
lina. It has a literature extensive and
varied, consisting of text books, both
scientific and popular In style, with a
goodly number cf journals,issued quar-
terly, monthly and weekly, to eay noth
ing ofipteitl departments in agricnltn.
ral and stock journals. It runs great
factories, employing hundreds of skilled
workmen in the manufacture of hives
and other supplies for ths use of bee
keepers. To the study of this pursuit
eminent soientlsts have devoted their
whole lives, and to-day msny of the
brightest minds in this and other conn-
tries are engaged in the study of bees
and the production of honey, for this
oooupation possesses so singular a fasci
nation for its followers that no one who
beoomes reasonably expert is ever after
wards content to be without bees.
Mr. Thomas G. Newman, of Chicago,
who is exceptionally well potted on the
question, gives the following statistics
in one of his books:
"The magnitude of tbe industry of
'bees and hones’ can be estimated by
the fact tbat there are in North Ameri
ca 300,000 persons who keep bees, and
if these apiaries average but ten colonies
(hives) each, the number of oolonies
reaches 3,000,000. and if these produoe
but tbe very small average of 30 pounds
of honey per colony, then the product
is 90.000,000 pounds of honey, worth
$10,000,000. And if eaoh colony of
bses yields but one pound of beeswax
yearly, then the wax product at 20 eents
per pound is worth $600,000.” (It would
be nearly $1,0G0,000 at the present price
of beeswax.)
What piece does South Carolina
ocoupy in this picture? The answer
should make ns all feel rather small.
We could leave ont all the honey and
wax produced in this State without ma
terially i Hooting ths above figures. The
main oanse of this condition of affairs is
not hard so find. Oar [topic do not
take kindly to new ideas and new meth
ods. Too many of them walk through
life with eyes turned backward to the
put. It is not a question of bow can a
certain end be best attained, but how
did our grandfathers set about it ? If
these good people carried a banner its
strange devioe” would not be “Exoel-
siorbat “as it wu in tbe beginning,
is now, and ever shall be.” And so the
people of other sections pass ns by,
keeping well in front, and gathering np
all the prefits in sight.
Yet the fact is we in the South have
exceptional advantages for the produc
tion of honey. We have at present no
fields qf white clover, nor forests of
linden trees as in the Middle States; no
alfalfa as in the West, and no white or
black ssgs as grows on tbe Pacific slope
yet we can show honey whioh wil
prob .bly oompsre with ths but of them.
Further, the honey flow in this State is
muob less of an 'uncertainty then is the
ease further North and West, Hera we
have a varied flora producing nectar
abundantly, and a total failure of the
orop is almost unknown. Tbe black
gum, locust, holly, poplar,persimmon,
etc, not counting fruit bloom, sfford
nob pisture for tbe bees, so does the
■our wood in some sections. The black
berry, hnckleberry and gall berry
among shrubs or bashes, with flowers
too numerous to mention, are aourou
of wealth which is too often left
ungatbered for wantbf workers. Again,
tbe moit serious problem which con
frontB Northern and Western bee
keepers, tbat of wintering tbe bets, has
no existence in this favored climste.
Wintering is a costly afftir farther
North. The beos must be protected by
an outer hive pack'd with ohtff or
straw for about half the year, or they
must be packed away for some five
m intbs in specially conatracted cellars,
Which are kept at an even temperature
through the winter. In years of failure
sugar is fed to tbe bees for winter sup
plies by tbe hundred barrels in some of
the large apiaries. Oar b3es remain
through the winter as they were in the
summer, and very rarely required feed
ing. It may bs estimated tbat in tbe
States referrefi to tbe bee-keeper's ex
penses average three times as mnoh as
In our locality. Yet the enthusiastic
and enterprising Yankee or Western
bee-keeper p*ys no beed to obstacles or
disadvantages. He continues to 7aise
honey by tons, and shipit In carloads
sometimes all acrois the continent,
When the crop fails he looks for better
lack next year, and when his bees are
nearly all killed by cold or starvation
In a severe winter he cleans up his hives
and undauntedly starts afresh.
By the exhibition of pluok and par-
siitenoe, by keeping bis eyes and ears
wide open to oatoh new ideas or meth
ods, he makes this business a very prof
itable one taking one year with another.
Many would accuse this writer of ro-
manolng were he to tell of bee-keepers
who usually have 1,000 or 1,200 oolonies
end often raise 25 or 30 tone of honey
in one season, but a glanoe at tbe results
achieved in some Southern States may
prove sUmnlatlog as well as instructive.
Here are some reports of last season’s
honey crop (1894) taken at random.
These ilgares are offioial and can be eas
ily verified:
W. O. Victor, of Wharton, Texas,
45,000 pounds,
E. M. Siorer, Hawk’s Park, Fla., 42,-
000 pounds. •
W. S. Hart, Hawk’s Park, Fla., 41 ,-
000 pounds.
A. F. Brown, San Mateo, Fla., 43,000
pounds.
The report from whioh the above is
taken gives the names ot twenty-eight
bee-keepers wbo made immense crops
Of oourie, 1894 was a phenomenal year
and anoh yields are nnoommon, bat one
snob season will balanoe a nnmbsr of
moderate ones.
It should be remembered that tbe nec
tar secreted by fl >wers i; not necessary
to the life or well-being of the plant.
Nature provides it for the purpose ot
attracting bees and other inaeots whioh
oonvey pollen from one blossom to an
other, this being necessary to the setting
ot the fruit or development of seed.
Hence all tbe neotar not gathered and
stored by onr busy workers is dried np
and diaaipated by ths son and wind,
thus being totally lost. Who can figure
np the hundreds of tens of delioious
honey annually lost and wasted in South
Carolina? The fruit growers owes as
muoh to the bees as tbe honey producer,
for numerous txperiments have proved
tbe truth of the axiom, “No bees, no
fruit.”
Bo muoh tor a brief indication of the
commercial and industrial Importance
of the businesa of honey produotion.
Details and methods esn be given in
another artiole if desired.
A.T. PEETE,
Branehvllle, S. C., Jnly 33,1895.
UK.
Sent a Ball Crashing Trough
His Brain—A Note
Left With Explana
tions.
REV. HAVERMANS IS DEAD.
The Oldeefc Catholic I’rloat In This Coun
try l aoe* Awny at Troy.
Troy, N. Y., July 22.—Rev. Peter
Havermans, the oldest Oathoiio priest
in the United States, died here.
Father Havermans was born in the
nrovince of North Brabant, Holland,
JJmrcli 27. .18 ;G. At the ace of 17 he
entered the seminary tic Uneven, where
he studied piiiiojuphy fur one year and
the scripture* for four ye.irs.
He was onlaiued by Bishop von der
Valde, at Ghent. June (>. 1830, and came
to America in tne Clobber following.
He first located at Norfolk. Va , and
became n student at Georgetown col
lege, where lie lear.ied the English lan-
gong-. Iu St. Mary’s county, Md., he
labored 12 years and through the efforts
of Bishop Hughe* was induced to come
to this city iu 1841. He was appointed
pastor of Sr. Peter’s church, then the
only Caiholic church iu this section.
Father Havermans founded the Broth
ers’ academy, now known as LaSalle
institute. It was largely doe to hit
efforts that the draft riotB of 1863 were
quelled. He always took an active
interest in the welfare of the city at
well as of his congregation.
BAR SILVER IS DECLINING.
rue
Alaska
Great Gold DUcuvaries In
Probably tho Cause.
New York, Jnly 22.—The Herald
says: Bar silver is at the lowest price in
tWb years and private dispatches from
abroad received in Wall street are to
tbe effect that the holders of the white
metal have “weakened.” Some of the
bullion brokers assume that this meant
that the silver pool, which was formed
abroad more than a year ago, was liqal
dating its holdings.
Other brokers were of the opinion
that the holders of the pool had been
liquidated some time ago and that the
lessened demand for i-ilvor. through the
adoption of tlte'go d standard by Japan,
among other reasons, was responsible
for the decline. Outsiders generally
called attention to tiie fact that the re
cession iu price c.nne simultaneously
With the announcement of the great,
gold discoveries in tho Oiondyke region.
A III- Crowd Salle Fur Ala.ka.
Seattle, Wash., July 22. — The
steamer Portland, which has jnst sailed
for St. Michaels, Alaska, carries 125
passengers, the full limit, and is loaded
almost to the danger limit with provis
ions. Among her passengers are sev
eral well known men. Ex-Governoi
McGraw, who for many years was pres
ident of the First National bank of Se
attle, governor of Washington for fom
years, ending lost January, and later a
candidate for United' States senator to
succeed W. S. Squire, goes to the Olon
dyke to seek fortune again.
Uaed a Hatchet on Hla Rival.
Montgomery, Ala., July 22.—A
shocking murder occurred in the east
ern (negro) portion of the city jnst
after midnight Devotie Grogley,
young negro, was visiting Mary Stev
ens, when her other sweetheart, Joe
Reynolds, appeared on the scene. Rey-
nolds and Gregley quarreled and the
former got his rival down and chopped
him to death with a hatchet Reynold!
escaped.
Salisbury's Reply to Sherman.
New York, Jnly 22.—A special dis
patch to The Herald from London says;
From sources of the highest authority
it is learned that while Lord Salisbury
is not at all pleased with the tenor of
communication from the American gov
ernment anent the Behring sea trou
bles, he is not disposed to take the mat-
ter too 8erionsly and will conch his re
ply in firm but polite diplomatic lan
guage.
“They don’t make muoh fass about
it.” We are speaking of DeWitt’s
Little Early Risers, the famous little
pills for constipation, billionsness, and
all stomach and liver troubles. They
never gripe. Palmer & Kinnebrew,
and S. H. Dillard Drug Co.
SAD SP1G1DE-
GEORGE T. JOHNSON ENDS
HIS LIFE.
A SUITE AND TOOS PISTOL
This community was shocked yester
day morning by the receipt of .a tele
gram from Spartanburg, 8. C.,an-
□ounoieg the death of Mr. George T.
Johnson.
The telegram simply stated that Mr.
J hnson had committed suicide and that
his remains would be sent to Athens
for bnrisl.
The news was broken gently to his
wife end obildren st tbslr home on
Dearing street and tbe soene was one of
great pathos.
Tbe news comes in the nature of the
severest shook and the family were
prostrated with grief.
Mr, Johnson was one of the best-
known oltiasns of tbis pises end wes in
vary good circumstanoes financially.
For aeysral months he bed been
ergiged in a brokerage end commission
basinets in Spartanburg.
Tbs following telegran from Spartan
burg to tbe Atlanta Constitution gives
tbe details of the sad occurrence:
Spartanburg, S. C., Jnly 21.—George
r. Johnson, of Athens, Ge., wbo came
to this city two weeks ago to engage in
the broitersge business, committed sni-
oide at the Windsor hotel et 9.10 o’clock
to-night by ieflioting a wound in bis
right temple with a Smith & Wesson
38-oaliber pistol. Only one shot wes
filed.
Dr. Knott, Jr., ecnld render no aid to
the dying man. He lingered only twen
ty-five minutes after being shot. He
wes evidently in e standing position
when he committed the act, for when
fonnd his head was faoing the door, and
large pools of blood were aronnd on the
carpets.
Tbe deceased bad made many friends
daring his brief stay in tbe city, but it
was known that be played tbe local
bucketahopa and always adversely, and
the last two days was very despondent.
On the table in his room he left a note
addressed to Captain White, the pro
prietor of the Windsor hotel, eheokt for
his wife, Mrs. Maggie P. Johnson,
amonnting to $419, and also a check to
cover hotel expenses end the expanse of
transporting his body from Spartan
borg to Athens, Ga. Ths contents of
Abe note are ag folio wa:
“Captain White, my dear friend, please
take eheok payable to yonrself and send
me back to Athens. See that my wife
gets those payable to her as early' as
possible. Tell her I tried to write to
her, bat ooald not. I csnt’C help what
I am about to do; the iron hand of fate
has hold of me, and I can’t break loose.
The first thing I saw thfs morning,
when I looked out of tbe window, was
a hearse. I knew tbat it meant some
thing terrible to me. Your friend,
“G. T. Johnson,”
Tuis note explained it all. He was
very clever and gentlemanly while here.
He leaves a wife and four children.
The door to his room wu not locked or
tutened, but only dosed, in bis room
were two suits of clothes and various
bundles of shirts, ete. Two dollars and
fifty cents wu found in his pockets.
FUNERAL TO-DAY.
The remains of Mr. Johnson were
brought to Athens lut night and were
met at the depot by a number of friends.
Tbe remains will be carried to Win-
terville this morning for interment.
Mr. Johnson leaves a wife and four
children to mourn his death. He wu a
brother of Mr.*H. O. Johnson, of Win-
tervllle, and Rav. G. Johnson, a prom
inent minister of the North Georgia
Methodist Confsrenoe.
He wu a member of the First Metho
dist church of this eity and was one of
tbe lut men in the world with 'whom
the idea of snieide would have been as
sociated.
Mr. Johnson for several years had
bun a prominent citizen of this place-
He at one time owned and operated the
Polar Ioe Works. He &wu for awhile
connected with the Star Thread Com
pany. He wu at the time of his death
one of the direotors of tbe Exchange
Bink of Athens.
Tbe death ot Mr. Johnson wu a
great shock not only to his relatives bnt
also to his many friends in this city.
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GBORGIV-CLARK S COUNTY.
W ILL BE SOLD on the first Tuesday in
Angnat, 1S97, next, at the courthouse
door, in said county, within the legal houraof
•alt, to the highest bidder for cub, tea follow
ing property, lo-wit: One vacant lot contain
ing one-half sere, more or less, situated in
Athens, Ga., ud in the 4th ward, of laid eity,
and bounded u follows; On north by Lonolr
avenue, on east by lands of Atheu Park and
Improvement Company, on south by S. Upson
and west by John Bird, and known as lot No.
3 in section 11 of Wheelor survey. The same
being levied on as the property of Bibb Land
and Lumber'Co., to satisfy a tax execution In
fnvor of eity of lAthena tgainst the said Bibb
Land and Lumber Co., for taxes dne city of
Athens for the year 1890, Written attics given
to tenant in possession.
Also at the same time and place and upon
same tcims, will be sold one vacant lot in the
eity of Athena, Ga., beginning at the north
west corner of J. W. Wien’s lot on the Boule
vard and running thencs along sold Boulevard
to feet, thence running book to a depth of 875
feet, thence in an easterly direction 60 feet to
said WiePs lot, thence along the said Wier*s
lot to the beginning comer. The same being
levied on as the property ot Mrs. C. W. Bald-*
win, to satisfy a tax sxoention in favor of the
city of Athens, vs. the said Mrs G. W. Baldwin,
for taxes due city of Athens for the year 1890.
Written notice given tenant in possession.
Also at the same time and place and upon
the same terms, will be sold one vacant lot in
3rd ward of Athens, Ga, containing one-half
acre, more or less, and bounded as follows: On
east by Ghureh street, on west by Geo. A. Hell,
on north by Broad street and on south by Mrs-
J. W. Nevnt. Said lot lsvisd on as the pro
perty of Mrs. M. McKinley Cobb by virtue of.
and to satifiy three tax executions issued
•gainst the said Cobb in favor ot the eity of
Athens, for years 1891,1895 and 1898. Written
notice given tennant in possession.
Also at the same time and place and upon
the same terms, will be sold one house and lot
in the Srd ward of city of Athens, Ga, and in
said county and containing one-halt an sore,
more or leas, and being bounded ns follows:
On north by J. A. Bunnicutt, on east by E. 8.
Lyndon, on south by Baxter street, and on
west by David Stephens. Said property levied
on as property belonging to the estate of Mrs.
Sallie Spencer, by virtue ot n tax fifm issued in
fnvor of city ot Athens vs. the estate of Mrs.
Sallie Spencer for texts dne said city tor the
year 1896. Written notice given tenant in pos
session.
Also at the some time and place, and upon
the same terms will bo sold one vseant lot in
the eity of Athena Ga., and county and State
aforesaid, and in 4th ward of said eity and con
taining one-fourth of an sere, more or less, and
bounded as follows: On east by W. a. Jester,
west by Athens Park and Improvement Co.,
north by John Russell end on south by Cobb
St. The same being levied on ss the property
of Mrs. C. W, Dayis by virtue of and to satisfy
a tax execution in favor of oity of Athens vs.
Mrs. W. C. Davis for taxes due said oity for
the year 1896. Written notice given tenant
in possession.
Also at the same time and place and npon
the same terms all that lot of land in the oity
of Athens, Ga., in the 8rd ward on Lumpkin
street, and known as lot No. 6 of the survey
and plat of the property of the Athens Water
works property, surveyed June 3, 1898, the
same bounded on the north by lot ot E. A.
Howell, on east by Lumpkin street, on south
by Charles Stern, eu west by land of New
York Water Supply Co., fronting on Lumpkin
street seventy-five feet, running beck along
line of Stern 290 feet, 88 feet on line of New
York Water Supply Co., and 169 feat along
line of E. A. Howell to Lnmpkin street. Said
property levied npon as tho property of Emma
A, Howell to satisfy a tax fiu in favor of the
city of Athens, vs. Emma A. Howell, for taxes
due by said Howell to said city lor the yetr
1806. Written notice given to tenant in pos
session: ,
Also at the some time and place and upon
the some conditions, will be sold one house and-
lot in the 4th ward of the city of Athens, Ga.,
containing one-half of an acre, mors or less,
and bounded on the north by Russell Bros., on
east by Athens Park and laprovement Co., on
south by Nantshslee avenue, aud west by
Athens Park and Imsrovemont Co. Said pro
perty levied npon as the property of Minor W.
Brown by virtue of and to satiify a tax fifa in
favor of oity of Athens, vs- Minor W. Brown
Said taxes being dne said city by said Brown
for tbe year 1896. Written notice given tenant
in possession.
Also at ths same time and place and upon
the same conditions, will be sold a lot of land
situated in the city of Attfens, Ga, and in said
county, and containing one acre, more or less:
and known as lot No. 16 of Mrm. Rutherford
survey of the Mrs. N. Adams land . and dated
February, 1873. The same bounded on ' the
north by lot of H. J. Adams, on east by Margaret
H. R. Clements, on south by an unknown
street, op west by Mary Adams, Said property
levied npon as ths property ot Max Adams by
virtue ot and to satisfy 8 tax fifss in favor of
the city of Athens, vs Max Adams, for taxes
due said oity by raid Adams for the years 1894,
1895 and 1898. Written notice given to tenant
in possession.
Also at the same time and place and upon
the same conditions, will be sold one vacant lot
in the city of Athens, Ga, Clarke county, and
known as lot No. 12 of the Wm. Rutherford
survey of N. Adams’ land dated February, 1873,
and containing oue and 6 J-llO acres; more or
less, tbe same Being oounded on north by an
unknown street, on east by the estate of Wm
Rutherford, on south by Annie W. Stiles, on
west by MiUedge avenue. Said property levied
npon as the property of C. a. Stiles, trustee for
H. T. Walker, by virtua qf and to satisfy a fits
in favor of city of Athens vs. the C. a. Stiles,
trustee for H. T. Walker, for taxes due said
city for ths year 1896. Written notice given to
tenant in possession.
Also at the same time and place and upon
same terms, will be sold one vacant lot in the
city of Athens, Clarke county, ueorgla, and
known as lot No. 13 of Wm. Rutherford eurve;
of N. Adams’ land, dated February, 1873. Sal«
lot containing 93-100 ot an acxe, more or less,
the same being oounded on the north by H. T.
Warner, east by estate of Wm. Rutherford,
south by an unknown street, and on the west
by MiUedge avenue. Said property levied npon
as the property of C. A.''Stiles by virtne ol and
to satisfy a tax dta in tavor ot the city of
Athens va. C. a. btiles, for taxes aue sola city
for the year 1816. Written notice given tenant
in possession.
Also at the some time and’place and upon the
same terms, will be sold, one house and lot in
the First ward of the city of Athens, Ha., con
taining one-fourth aore, more or less. The same
being hounded on north by (.has. Stewart, on
the east uy Armou* Lewis, sooth by Simon
Gooscby, and west by arch street. Sold prop
erty levied on as the property of the estate of
Jas. Uooseby by virtne of and to satisfy a tax
fita In favor of city of Atheus vs. estate of Jas.
Cooseby for taxes due said eltv tor the year
1896, Written notice given tenant in posses
sion.
Also at the same time and place and u;on the
same terms, will be sold, one house and tot in
tbe Fourth ward ol city of Athens, Ga. contain
ing one-fourth acre, more or lest The same be
ing bounded as follows: On north by Warsaw
street, east by Dawson Carter, south by Anto-
nett Grunt and west by Adeline Htomd. said
property levied upon as property belonging to
tbe estate of Jane Merrlwcther by virtue of
and to satisfy a tax Ufa in favor of city of Athens
vs. James Merrlwether for taxes due said city
for the year of 1894. Written notice given to
tenant in possession.
Also nt the same time and place and upon the
same terms, will be so d one house and lot, con
taining one-eight of an acre, more or less, in the
Second ward of city of Athens and being bound
ed as follows: On norih by the estate of Mis.
Jane Summey, east by Doboy street, sonth by
Babllo street, and west by Ea He. The same
being levied upon as tne property of Lizzie Lee
by virture of and to satisfy a tax Ufa in favor of
city of Athens vs. Lizzie Lesdfor taxes line said
City for the year 1«6. Written notice glvealten-
ont in possession.
Also at the same time and place and upon the
same teims will be sold oue house and lot in tbe
Third ward ot city of Atnens ba,, containing
one-fourth of on ac;e. more or less, and bound
ed as follows: On north by Reese street, on east
by 1. X. Derricott, on south bysiarlah ncrrlcott
and west by Billups sbeeb The same levied np
on as the property of Henry Davis by virtue ot
and to i atisfy a tax fifa In favor of city of Ath
ens vai Henry Davis for taxes ('oe.sald city far
the year 1896. - - - -
possession.
on east by Oconee street, on sonth and i
lotoccupiedby E. M. Buber. The same
upon as the property of Ned Qllham by virtue
ofandtoaausfy atsxflfa in lavorot oity of
Athena vs Ned Qllham for taxes due raid city
for the year 1896. Written notice given tenant
in possession.
Also at the same time and place and upon the
same terms will be sold one house and lot in
Tbird ward of the city of Athens, Ga. and con
taining one-fourth ot an acie. more or lees. The
same oounded on the north by P. Harks, east
by Miller street, south by J. H. Rucker, and west
Mrs. F. Marks, bald property levied upon as
byithe property belonging to the estate of Elijah
Harris, by virtue of and to satisfy a tax fita in
tavor ot city ot Athens vs, estate ol Kitjah Hor
ns tor taxes due said city for the year 1896,
Written notice give to tenunt In possession.
Also nt the same time and plaoe and upon the
ime terms will be sold one house and lot la
First ward of city ot AthesA Georgia, contain
ing one-halt acre, more or less, and bounded on
the north by Froffltt Campbell, east by Fair
View street, and south by Richard Callahan and
west by Vine street. Same levied upon as the
property of Lllsy Dupree by virtue of and to
satisfy a tax flte in tavor ot city ot Athens vs.
Dl'sy Dupree for taxes due said oity tor the year
1890. Written notice givenienant In possession.
Also at the same time and place and npen the
same term will be sold one house and lot in
Third ward of city ot Athens, Ga. continuing
one acre, tpore or less, bounded on north by
MtaF. Merits, on east by Mock bprinz street,
oa south by John White, aud west by Walter
Hector, name levied upon as the property of
Walter Hector by virtue of and tosatiaf ya tax
flia In xavor of oity of Athens v a Walter Hector
for taxes due said city tor the year .1896. Writ
ten notice given to tenant In possssaion.
This July 9th, 1897.
B. F. CULP,
Chief Police.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a
deed from J. A. Hunnieut t to The Atheu Sav
ings Bank, dated 8th day of November, 1894,
aad recorded in Book “N, N.” Page 80, in the
offioe of the clerk of the Superior court of
Clarke ooucty, Georgia, the undersigned will
sell at public outcry, before the oourt honse
door in Athtns, Clarke county, Georgia, on the
first Tnssday is August naxt, within the legal
hoars of sale, to the highest bidder for cosh,
the following property described in said deed,
to-wlt: That lot or poroel of land in said State
and oonnty, on MiUedge avenue in the eity of
Athens, know as lot No.47 in tbe Thomas sur
vey, containing three sores, more or less, and
being the place whereon said Jflk. Huunioutt
uow resides, and buuoded on the north by
Meigs street, east by MiUedge avenue, south
by Hsu cock avenue and on the west by Frank
lin street
Also that tract of land in said State and
county nan ths limits of ths oity of Athens, on
the Jefierson road, and know as Hnunicatt’a
Jersey Farm, containing four hundred and
nineteen acres, more or leu, and being made
ap of different tracts bought from different
parties, to-wit: Three hundred and twelve and
nine-elevenths sores brought from S. Ada Hen
derson and a Ada Henderson, as Evecutrix of
M. U. Henderson, deceased, deed dated Octo
ber 8th, 1876, and recorded in Book “B. B.”
Pages 194 and 125 in the oifioe of the elerk of
the Superior court of Clarke county, Georgia.
Nmtty-two acres bought from P. Phinizy,
deed dated Hay 2nd, 1881, and recorded in
Book “E. E.” Page 178. Bight and 45-109
acres bought from E. Bancroft, deed dated
December lUh, 1882, and recorded in Book “K
E.” Page 17 5. Five and 25-100 aores bought
from E. S. Lester. AU of said tract bounded
on the north by estate of F. Phinizy and W. A,
Gilleland, east by Jefireson road and and ad
joining Hoyt Ware, deceased, Lester and others.
8tid sale is made for the purpose of collect
ing the amounts due ou certain indebtedness
specified in said deed from J. A. Bunnicutt.
Good and snffioient quit claim titles will
be made to the purehashen.
THE ATHENS SAVINGS BANK,
By its Attorney st Law, T. 8. Mtll
SHERIFF SALES.
WiU be sold before the courthouse door. In
Athens, Ga, on the first Tuesday in August,
during the legal hours of sale, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described pro-
-perty, to-wlt: All that lot or parcel of land
lying and being in said State, and county ot
Clarke, and in the city ol Athens, on the cast
side of the platform of the Macon & Northern
depot, and more fully described as follows: Be
ginning at a point when the broad and narrow
platforms join, thence north 17 B.95.46 foet to a
stake corner, thence south 4 W .97,25 feet to a
stake corner, thence north 76 8-4 W. 31 feet to
beginning corner. The same being a triangular
lot containing 1,005 square loot.
Also a certain lot or parcel of land situated in
said State, and county ol Clarke, and in the city
of Athens, on the east side of the southern por
tion of the platform at the Macon & Northern
depot, beginning at n point on said platform
where the broad and narrow platfornu join,
thenoe south io degrees and 23 minutes W.sffA
8 Inches to * stake, thence north 56.S 4 W, 6 ft,
4 Inohes to a stake corner, thence north 16 B. 31
feet to a stake corner, thence along curve of
platform and track 4* feet 5 inches to beginning
corner, the same being a triangular shaped lot
containing 303J> square feet.
The above property levied on and to be sold
as the property ot R. K. lteavos, by virtue of a
Ota issued from justice court of the 216thDls-
trict, 6. M.. of Clarke county, at the January
term, 1895, of said court, in favor of H, T. Aiken.
Levy made by O. c. Gibson, L, C-, and turned
over to me for advertisement and sale.
Written notice given defendant in possession,
in terms of the law.
Will be sold at the same time and place tbe
following deacribed property, to-wlt:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being
in said State and county, and in the oity Athens
on the southeast oorner of Hill and Franklin
streets beginning at said corner and thence in
an eastern direction 70 feet along Hill street,
thence in a southern direction and parallel di
rection to Franhlln street 2» feet, thence in a
eastern direction and parallel to Hill street 37
foet, thence In southern direction and parallel
to Franklin street 80 loot, thence in a western
direction and parallel to Hill street 107 feet to
Franklin street, thence in a northern direction
along Franklin street 303 feet to beginning oor-
nor, containing one-haif acre, more or less.
Levied on and to be told under and by a virtue
of a fifa issued from the city eity of Athens in
tavor of the Nationlal Bank of tne city Athens,
vs. Ma L. T. Carlton, et al, the same being a
acooi dance w.th the law before levy made. For
purpose* o£ levy and sale. Written notice tea-
and in possession.
This Julv 8th. 1897.
J JOHN W. WISH.
Sheriff Clarke County.
Written notice given tenant in
Also at stme time and place, and upon some
terms, wUl be sold one n, use and Jot in Third
ward of the eity ol Ather s, Gs„ containing one-
fourth of an acre, more or less, and bonneted as
follows: On north b7 Mis. F. Marks, on east by
Noah Jehu son, on loath by Lucy Jackson and
Atlanta, Ga Mall treatment given by sending ® n west oy Miller street. The same levied npon
- 5“--“ ... “ as the property of Lula Fartec by virtue of
and to BaUsfy a tax lila In favor ol eft y of A thens
va Lula Fartee, for taxes due raid city for the
year 1896. Written notice given to tenant in
Also at same time and place and npon tho
tame terms will be sold one house and lot In
SHERIFF'S BALK.
Will be Bo'd before the court house door in
Athens, Clarke county. Georgia, between tbe
legtil
1897, t
That lot or parcel , ... .
oonnty of Clarke and State of Georgia, being
part of the lot now occupied by F. B. Morton;
beginning at the northwest corner of the lot ox
the late Mrs. H. R. J. Lons on Hill street In said
city, thence westalong the south side of Hill
street one hundred and thirty feet; thenoe
south and parallel to the lot of Mrs. Long two
hundred and fifty feet to lot ot T. H. Dozier;
thenoe east along lino of Dozier to said lot of
Mrs. Long; thence along Mrs. Long’s line to be
ginning corner, being parallelogram one hun
dred and thirty by two hundred and fifty feet,
known also as part ot lot 96 In city mapot Cobb-
- - ■ * levied on a* the
by virtue of a fita
iperior court of said county
retornabled to the October term 1897. in favor
of the National 3*nk of Athena against Mrs. L.
T. Carlton. Property printed out in sold fifa,
and written notice given to the wnant In pos
session Deed from the NMlanal Bank of Ath
ens to nr*. L. T. Carlton filed “d,»p 0 ^? l ,S? T -
fore levy a, requlr^law. ^MsJri^lgT.
Will be sold before the court house door in
Athens, Georgia, within the legal boors of sale
on tbe first Tuesday in August next, to the high
est bidder for cash, the following described pro
perty, to-wlt: That tract or lot of land wUh the
improvements thereon, in Bast Athens, Georgia,
fronting eighty feet on Arch street and running
back the same width one hundred and fifty feet.
Bounded on the east by lot of Mrs. LooiOonner-
ton on the south by lot of Mrs Harris, and on
the west by lot of said Mrs. Lou Co jmerton. it
being the place where H. O. Silver resided, and
part of the lot No. 17 In E. K. Lnmpkin survey
of land of Wm. A. Carr’s Estate. Levied on
and to be sold iuTths property of J. H. SUvey
as administrator ol a. O. SUvey, deoeased. by
virtue of a fi'a issued from the City court of
Athens, May term 1897, in tavor of tbe Clarke
County Building, Loan A Improvement Com
pany vs. J. H. Mlvey os administrator of H. C.
snvey, deceased, w ritten notice given tenant
In possession in terms of the taw.
This July 6th, 1-.97.
JOHN W. AYIBR, Sheriff.
CLARKE SHERIFF’S SALE.
Will be told before the court house door in the
city of Athens. Clarke county, Georgia, during
the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuetdav in
August 897, the following property to-wlt: Five
acres of land lying in the two hundred and nine
teenth district U.M., Clarke coMty.adiloning
lands of J. B. Crowfard, G. W. B. Kaiden,
Nathan Dean and others. The same befog the
land wheroon Will Dean now resides. Leviedoa
as the property of defendant In fifa and written
notice give to tenant in possession in terms of
the law. Levy made by B, J. Porterfield, con.
stable and turn over to me for advertisement
and sale. This July the Cth, ltfJ7
Sheriff Clarke County, (
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ttvmu PUUUY WUl DC BUju VJiiO UUU5U UUU WO IU
Advertise in the B.
bounded asfollows: North by Jerry Hawkins,! jrj * - - J