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THE BANNER, FRIOAY MORNING,
FEBRUARY 24, 1911.
FOURTH COUNTY IS II CM?
Joins Judge Brand’s Cam
paign For Putting Pistol.
Toters On the Chain*
Gang.
Walton county superior court U In
session this week at Monroe in Its
regular spring term, Judge Chas. If.
Brand presiding, i
At the opening of the court the pre
siding Judge delivered another of hl»
forceful charges to the grand Jury ot
the big, prosperous county, touching
on the points which are usually given
In charge and In special charge and
also alluding to the matters which h»
has been emphasizing at the opening
of the superior courts over the cir
cuit all this winter and spring riding.
He put the people of Walton coun
ty on notice that he had in mind send
ing every negro found guilty of pistol-
toting to the gang and administering
the same punishment to every white
man convicted of being a habitual
carrier of concealed weapons, lie
stated that he had made the same
statements In three other counties
and that In those counties the people,
grand Jurors, traverse Jurors, and au
dience haw expressed themselves as
being In thorough accord with his
policy and plan for cutting out much
of the crime b.v stopping the ever-
ready hip-pocket arsenal. At Monroe
there was a great crowd In the court
room nt the time he delivered his
charge to the grnnd Jury and a vote
was taken on the matter at the sug
gestion of a prominent citizen of the
county. The audience by rising vote
expressed themselves as favoring the
plan adopted by Judge Brand and the
sentiment seems strong—quite unant
mous In fact, to back up his defined
policy and assist the officers In every
way to enforce the law and support
the Judge In his method of enforcing
It.
Generally Believed Hoke
Smith Forces Have Set
tled Upon Wurphey
Candler.
HON. O. J. BELL BURIED
WITH MILITARY HONORS
Veterans of Jackson County do Hor
or to Their Comrade's Memory.
(Specl-I to The Banner.)
Commerce, Ga., Feb. 21.—Hon. An
drew J. Bell, one of the most promt
nent and highly respected citizens o
Jefferson, departed this life at his
residence on Washington street, on
Friday morning, the 17th Inst. His
remains were Interred In Woodbine
Cemetery in Jefferson at 4 Saturday
with military honors. The funeral
- sermon was preached by Kev. F. S.
Hudson, pastor of the Methodist
church at Jefferson, at 3:30 p. m. Mr.
Bell has long been a consistent mem-
her of this church, and the eloquent
and Impressive sermon preached by
Mr. Hudson was one of the most
beautiful, as well as one of the most
touching and appropriate funeral ser
mons ever heard.
Immediately after the sermon, the
funeral procession wended Its way
to beautiful Woodbine cemetery. In
Atlanta. Ga., Feb. 21.—The belief
growing in political circles that Rail
road Commissioner C. Murphy Cau
dier is Governor-elect Hoke Smith
candidate foi the I'nited States sen
ate.
it is also believed t tat plans
being carefuly laid to round up the
entire Hoke Smith element In the leg
Islature back of the candidacy of Mr.
Candler.
Just to what extent this will be pos
sible, is a matter for development
But there is no one who has any Idea
that Mr. Candler Is preparing to go
into the contest wholly upon his ow
Initiative, or without such substau
tial backing as would give him some
leasonable hope of success.
"Murphy Candler is going to be the
next senator from Georgia,” is
way a prominent ilokp Smith man put
it in discussing the situation
some friends. And he is n man
would scarcely make a statement ot
the kind without some foundation fo:
it
If this Is true, it means that the
other Hoke Smith men in the race—
Congressman T. W. Hardwick of the
tenth and Judge W. A. Covington of
Moultrie—will be shunted off
main line and onto the siding.
Murphy Candler has grown into
about the atrongest political depend
ence of the Hoke Smith following out
side of Mr. Smith himself. He made
a good record In the legislature de
veloping qualities of leadership,
minus the tendency to domineer
which so often detracts from a lead
er's popularity and power to accom
plish things.
Perhaps his chief claim to fame, so
far an the general public Is concern
ed, rests In his authorship of the
present railroad commission law—
the law under which ■ the present
commission of live members was or
ganized and is now operating,
soon as the opportunity came he was
himself made a member of that com
mission, appointed by Governor Hoke
Smith, and was last year elected to
succeed himself for a full term.
Mr. Candler had been picked out b;
the Hoke Smith faction lo succeed
Governor Smith after the expiration
of his coming term. If he should be
elected to the senate, or if he should
go Into the contest and fail, he would
In either event he unavailable for
gubernatorial timber. It Is an open
question as to who Is next choice
COL. R. L. J. SMITH TO
SPEAK AT STATE MEETING
(Special to The Banner.)
Jefferson, Ga.. Feb. 21.—Col. R. 1.
Smilh, of Commerce, Ga.. returned
home yesterday, after having been In
attendance upon Jackson Superior
court during the past two weeks. Col
Smith served as solicitor of the city
court of Jefferson for two terms, and
Jefferson, where the mortal remains ^ ,j ur | n g xhat time he was known ns
of Hon. A. J. Dell were consigned to
Mother Earth with military honors.
Mr. Hell was one of the bravest bays
who ever wore the Gray, and lines
the Civil War was ended, he has dOLe
more to keep alive in the hearts o!
cur people the memory of what Is
Improperly called the "lost cause"
than any citizen of our county. By
reason of his efforts almost unaided
and alone he succeeded in organizing
a camp of Confederate veterans at
Jefferson, and also recently organiz
ed there a chapter of the Daughters
of the Confederacy, both of which
oiganlzatlons owe their existence, as
well as the enthusiasm with which
they are imbued, to the personal In
Ruenee and support of Hon. A. J.
Bell. By special Invitation the John
H. Morgan Camp of Confederate Vet
erans at Commerce Ca., assisted the
Jefferson Camp In burying their dead
comrade with martial honors, the ex
ercises being under the direction o'
rapt. T. A. Little, commandant of the
John H. Morgan Camp of Commerce.
Ga. As taps were sounded nud a vol
ley flred by his old comrades In anus,
the mortal remains of Hon. A. J. Bell
were kindly consigned to the bosom
of Mother Earth In thla, the county
of his birth, and the county be loved
so well, and as his comrades In gray,
whose 'numbers are decreasing rap
idly as the years go by, sorrowfully
departed for tbelr several homes,
there was not a dry eye to be seen
In all the vaat audience of friends and
relatives who had come to pay theli
last respects to the memory of this
great and good man.
MEETING OF ILLINOIS MINERS.
Springfield, III., F«M>. 21—Delegate*
to the twenty-second annual conven
tion of the I'nited Mine Workers or
Illinois assembled in thla city today
and were railed to order by President
John Walker. No matters of great
Importance are slated for considera
tion at the convention this year, but
as there Is a large amount of routine
business demanding attention It will
probably be several daya before the
sessions are concluded. Several pro
posed charge* In the constitution of
the organization will be discussed and
acted upon.
ens of the most fearless and faithful
proseeutora of the violators of the
law who ever appeared In behalf of
the state In the city court of Jeffer
son. Col. Smith during hi* tenure or
office of the city court of Jefferson
was Indeed and in fact a veritable
"terror to evil doers,” who without
fear, favor or affection prosecuted all
violators of the law regardless of
their personal standing or political
Influence.
Col. Smith has a whole host of
friends in Jackson county, who are
delighted to know that his prospects
for election as solicitor-general of
the Western Circuit are unusually
bright, and they confidently predict
that his aervices in the larger sphere
ot usefulnesa. as solicitor-general of
this circuit will be all the more high
ly appreciated by the law abiding and
God-fearing citizens of this circuit.
While In Jefferson this week Col.
Smith exhibited to the Jefferson cor-
respondent of the- Banner a letter
which he recently received from lion
J. V. Read, Btate secretary of the Y
M. C. A., Informing him that he (Mr.
Read) had placed Col. Smith on the
program to speak at the annual state
convention of the Young Men's Chris
tian Association, which will he In
session in Jacksonville, Fla., on Mar.
18, 19 and 20th. Col. Smith has been
selected to address this convention
on the subject of the “Young Men in
Small Cities and Rural Districts,"
and inasmuch as Co!. Smilh has ton-
been deeply interested in Y. M. C.
A, work, having occupied a position
on the State Executive Committee of
thla state for the past several years
the subject assigned him Is especial
ly appropriate, as It comes directly
In line with his work In the past.
HON. GEO. L. CARSON, SR.,
OF COMMERCE, VISITOR HERE
Mr. George L. Carson was a visi
tor in Athens yesterday on buslnees.
Mr. Carson is one of the most promi
nent business men of Commerce—
substantial and conservative and a
pillar of bis community when it comes
to matters loklng to the furtherance
of movement* looking to the moral or
material advancement of his eection.
Ho has many friends In Athene.
“Would Exterminate Cats, Dogs,
Rabbits, Parrots”—Athens'C tizen
schools, great educational Institutes,
4- Ou;jht We to Get Rid of Cats, 4
4 Dogs, Rats, Mice, Parrots, Rcb* 4-
4 bits, Canary Birds and Flies ♦
4 by the Extermination of Them ♦
4 All? The Burning Question. ♦
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i'o ilie Public:
Over the United States there is so
much sickness among the people from
scarlet fever, smallpox, diphtheria,
measles, mumps, etc.
“f # ne ounce of prevention is better
than one pound of cure.” Are not
too slow to ascertain the actual
causes of above dreadful diseases?
We hesitate not to name flies, cats,
dogs. rats, mice, parrots, canary
birds, and rabbits as being equally
responsible for spreading the diseas
es in question. Diphtheria is known
tc break out among rabbits, parrots.
Adults and children are unavoidabl
apt at any time to contract these
diseases from cats, docs, mice, flies,
rats, parrots, canary birds. Germs
of consumption, diphtheria and other
di-ngerous diseases lurk in their drop*
pings. Then we cannot too strongly
recommend the passage of severe
laws by all the municipal and state
legislatures over this country to se
tire the extermination of all those
extremely undesirable creatures. As
a rule, most parrots, canary and oth
er singing birds are very short lived
because of too long close confinement
In cases and the result—consumption.
Job once declared “a child should be
hundred years old.” It would be
right for people to die from natural
causes.
Most negro men are dog owners,
and do much more harm than good
for us by raising and owning such
vorthless mongrel dogs for the pur
pose of catching rabbits and other
animals. This puts a stop to the
most Important sheep industry, which
would bo a great help In building
Georgia. This state abounds in quite
a large number of mountains and no
one can refuse to admit that sheep
would surely make these mountains
ay handsomely and Immensely use
fill. Would not wp feel Justified In
demanding the enactment of a law
by the Georgia legislature to Inspire
tax of fifty or one hundred dollars
on all these stupid dog owners
This would, If above law' should be
passed, surely compel them all to get
rid of their worthless mongrel dogs.
Let It be borne in mind that among
cats in Atlanta, Athens and other
Inrge cities are mad cats. They fight
with and contract hydrophobia from
mad dogs. In view of above sound
facts, we all ought to unite In de
manding a thorough extermination
for all above creatures. True, it
won’t pay for any one to buy and
keep parrots, canary and other sing
ing birds In cages In their home. Con
finement In cages surely breeds germs
f contagious diseases. t ,
nosides these, let white families be
doubly cautious about hiring negro
butlers, cooks, house servants and
nurses for among them are quite a
great many victims to consumption,
lyhite ’children should be pro-
teched all the time from impure ne-
pjo nurses. The moral education of
the child should not be neglected, as
s future acquirements depend large
ly upon It. Therefore, no parents
have any right to get rid of their re
sponsibility of training, raising and
educating their own off spring by
trusting their children to wolves In
sheep’s clothing and impure nurses,
.et them (the parents) keep their
children at home, ,to watch them all
closely, treat them kindly, sweetly.
Children are God’s heritage.
For what are public schools, col
leges, Normal schools, boarding
died of the cough and the other eon
tractod measles and died after hav
Ing given It to many children among
the family.
Sore eyes were transmitted in tire
same way, the most virulent type
ever saw. The kittens go blind first
ni)d then die.
Is not it better to keep your chil
dren from them?
The pet-loving instinct has been
terrible contagion ever since the pa
11 larch Noah grabbed up two of each
kind of animals, rushed into the Ark,
and tied ribbons on their necks till
the flood subsided.
Kven old drunkards will sieze sonv
stray cur to pass his days with a cur
which no one cares for, dog or man
It is the old story: "There is no one
so accursed, so utterly desolate, but
some heart will respond unto It
own.” A family' who takes the grip
every year, ought not to mind having
It a few weeks earlier, because the
family cat has It on the approach of
cold nights.
There are people one meets down
town, I should hate to get germs
from. How much less from the va
grant cats, the dirty, scraggy cats of
the back alley, the angel of our neigh
hor’s garbage can. Who wants disease
from such a source? Thero is no bet
ter carrier of the germs of diphtheria
than the pet of the household, the
child’s daily companion, with whom
walks the skull and cross bones,
make a distinction between the scav-
anger and the blooded cat, which
never a bird destroyer nor a mouse
catcher. It’s doting mistress keeps
It In a silk-lined basket, with a rib
bon tied around Its neck. It is the
vagrant, disreputable, ill-fed, garru
lous creature of the tenements and
back alleys that does the michlef.
Oh, for our health’s sake, let us all
beon guard against all thosedamnablc
vagrant, scraggy, mischievous crea
tures.
Let all the parents of children take
note of all above facts. "Ignorance
is an evil."—Socrates.
Let every reader of the Banner cut
out above article for further refer-
ence.
R. B. LAWRENCE,
Feb. 18th, Athens, Ga.
Police who Usually Handle Criminal
Cases Asked To Settle Civil Matter
The blue-coatd. brass-buttoned min-
lens of municipal law have usually the
criminal side of the code to become
familiar with In theory and practice
and the infractor* of the penal »tatues
arc the parties whom their effort* and
atchfulness are directed toward.
One officer, however, in Athena this
cek was railed upon to adjudicate a
civil case—that Is the case began In
hat would properly and legally have
been accredited to the civil docket of
the court* had It gone to file or rec
ord In the usual manner. There were
some feature* about It before it wa*
closed that proved to be anything but
II.
V yung lad of ten summers had
wned a pair of roller skates. He sold
them to another boy of t-n year* »nd
took part payment In cash—fifty
cents, the remaining dollar of the
price agreed upon being in the shape
of a non-negotlable verbal promise to
Ten yearold No. 2 immediately
sold the skates to another boy of his
the transaction being a strictly cash
in hand affair. Presently boy number
one spied boy number three with the
skates. Explanations followed. Num
ber one had an Ida that the title to
the property remained In him till all
indebtedness incurred by number two
of the deferred payments should have
been fully satisfied. He had an idea
that selling property which had been
bought with half a dollar and a prom
ise of a dollar for a cash dollar was
on the order of disposing of mortgag
ed property without the consent ot
the mortgagee. He may have had
J ualms about receiving the dolbn
Balance when that 'dollar was all num.
her two had got for the articles. It
didn’t look 'reasonable that he would
pay him a dollar after having paid
fifty cents and then have no skates to
show for the deal. There was a meet
ing of the three and at that meeting
the policeman was called upon to pre
side. He did the Judge act pretty well
—had the skates returned to number
one, the fifty cents to number two
nOIU Hie BHalrl iw ouuiuci wrj ui
own age or thereabout for a dollar— J and the dollar to number three.
HALF A HUNDRED DETECTIVES
AFTER RAILROAD BANDITS
Said that Gainesvills it Literally Full
of Oettctivts from All Parts of
the Country.
Mr. J. K. Wood, of Oconee county
etterday returned from GalneavlHe
tv here he spent part of a day and
night. He stated that the mountain
town is literally overrun with detec-
tlves from all sections of the union—
there to work on the railroad robbery
of last Friday morning, in which $14.-
000 was stolen from the safe of the
Southern-Express Company’* car near
White Sulphur station. He said that
there had been no reliable clew thus
far obtained as to the Identity of the
robbers, but that the opinion was
gaining ground that part of the gang
was professional and part native, and
that in all likelihood the professional
part left the scene of the crime on
the same train they had held up and
robbed.
seminaries, established? Not for the
sake of fat jobs and hot hotel meals?
Children were guarded against evil
and bad company, and taken good
care of. especially at night, will come
to nnn’ , ood and womanhood with bet
ter morals than all the lectures on
morality and sermons on religion put
together can do for them without this
moral care.
To return to the cats, dogs and oth
animal nuisances.
Realizing from close observation
and exprlence that apart from the
bird-killing propensities of cats, they
are greater agents In distributing dt
ease germs than mice and files. Chil
dren do not play with flies, but every
child will stoop to get a cat or kitten
nnd often a child’s play mate or pet
Is a cat or a kitten whose* mother
prowls the alleys. I know of a case
where little ones contracted a loathe-
some disease from cats, who, other
Ise. would have escaped, they being
shut-ins at the time of the dreaded
epidemic. I know of several cases of
ring worms among little ones whose
parents had no animals about the
place, but who allowed their children
to play with their neighbor's kittens.
Babies fn arms, visiting at thl*
house, were not immune. The result
as that the infants soon developed
king cough, thus communicated by
two stray kittens that had been 11 v-
in* in the alley garbage oans. one Sloan’s Liniment docs not need any
“ I'or twenty-nine years I have
been at intervals a great sufferer
from rheumatism. During that
time, no telling how many gal
lons of the various kinds of lini
ments and oils I have used and
with but little relief. Recently,
I was confined to my bed help
less. I tried Sloan’s I.iniment
and used it with such satisfactory results that I sent for two large bottles,
and I have up to this time used about half a 50 cent bottle with splendid
success.”—James Hyde, Beebe, White County, Ark.
Got Ease in Less Than Ten Minutes.
Mr. James E, Alexander, of North Harpswell, Me., writes: —“I am
a horseshoer and subject to many strains in my back and hips which has
brought on rheumatism in the sciatic nerve. I had it so bad one night
when sitting in my chair, that I had to jump on my feet to get relief. I
at once applied your ,
SLOAN'S
to the affected part and in less than ten minutes it was perfectly easy*
I think it is the best of all Liniments.”
rubbing. It’s a powerful penetrant.
Try it for Rheumatism, Sciatica,
Sprains, Chest Pains, and Sore Throat.
It gives almost instant relief.
I’rlce 25c., 50c., and $1.00 nt All Dealers.
Kami for Moan's Frw Hook on llnrue*. Ai|«lrr«t
DR. EARL S. SLOAN, BOSTON, MASS.
After Living Fifty-Nine Days Without
Food or Drink Mrs. Moss Succumbs
Washington. Ga., Feb. 21.—After
going without food or drink for a per
iod of :»9 days. Mrs. James A. Moss, of
Tignall. Ga , 10 miles north of Wash
ington. succumbed to deuth Saturday
evening. The funeral and interment
as a\ Tignall Sunday afternoon at 4
o’clock.
The case of Mrs. Moss Is one that
has attracted u great deal of attention
In this section and has baffled the
medical profession. On December'’?!),
Mrs. Moss, who hod been ill for sev
eral weeks, was taken suddenly worse
nnd from that dnte until Saturday she
was kept alive by artificial methods
and the greater portion of that time
was in an unconscious condition. Pre
vious to her final Illness, she had been
partially paralized, but had enjoyed
good health nnd during the extent of
her remarkable fast, it Is stated that
her pulse and heart notions were just
a little less than normal, Yyhlch made
her case all the more extraordinary.
Mrs. Moss was "»4 years of age and
before her marlage to James A. Moss,
of this county. In 1887, she was a Miss
Wilson, of Missislppi. Besides her
husband and four children, one sister
survives her. Mr. Moss Is president
of the National Dank of Wilkes In
Washington, nnd one of the largest
and most successful farmer-mer
chants In Wilkes county.
FUNERAL YESTERDAY
OF CAPF, SCOFF
Hundreds Paid Tribute To the
High Esteem in Which Vet
cran Citizen Was Held.
Yesterday at noon at the First
Presbyterian church in this city oc
curred the funeral of Capt. T. J. Scott,
Rev. Dr. E. L. Hill, pastor of the
church prcaehiug the sermon and lat
er conducting the burial services at
Oconee cemetery. Hundreds of busi
ness men stopped their work and
wended their way to the church *n
the middle of the busy day to pay
their silent tribute of respect and de-
otlon to the memory of this good
an and true'—a gentleman, a Chris
tian, a patriot, and a sincere friend.
Many of the local veterans of the Con
federacy turned out In a body and
followed their comrade to his last
resting place—the “bivouac of the
dead.”
Do you know that croup can be pre
vented? Give Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy as soon as the child becomes
hoarse or even after the croupy cough
appears and !t will prevent the at
tack. It Is also a certain cure for
croup and haa never been known to
fall. Sold by all dealers.
BURGLARS ENTERED
ll
With Worlds of Goods About
Them Took Only Four
Coats For Men.
At an early hour yesterday morning
the business place or the Rochester
Clothing Company was entered by
burglars and several men’s coats were
tnken from the window where they
were on display. The place had been
closed up since the fire which oc
ured there several days ago, pending
un adjustment of the losses by fire,
smoke ami water, nnd the door which
had l>een broken in at the time of th#
confusion was merely barred wltV
temporary pieces of board nailed
across the openings. The burglars
uerely removed one of these bars,
•ntered the place, turned to the dls-
play window and took four coats, and
then either because that was all they
desired to take for the cool night or
else because they were alarmed and
afraid to proceed to other portions ot
the store and stock, they made their
•»"ape. The city detectives have a
lew that they have been working up
on and will doubtless soon have the
burglars arrested.
AGRICULTURAL TRAIN
TO STOP AT FT. VALLEY
Fort Valley, Ga., Feb. 21.—The an
nouncement has just been received
at the state agricultural train will
stop in Fori Valley next Monday, the
27th Instant, from 5 to 8 p. in. It had
not been planned to stop here, but
hen our people became aware of this
fart they got busy at once. Not only
'ort Valley, but the entire county, is
intensely interested In this great edu
cational exhibit. The people expect
tc give these educators a rousing wd-
cme. feeling sure that gre: t good
ill result from their visit.
DR. G. W. WESTBROOK
A VISITOR TO CITY
Dr. G. \V. Westbrook, of Ila, was
a visitor to the city yesterday. He is
very much interested In the national
highway from Atlanta to New York
ila Athens and Ila. lie is a good
roads advocate and believes that the
proposed change in route would be
beneficial to all. The people living in
his section are enthusiastic over the
prospects of securing the highway
and they will lend every aid to that
end.
IT WON’T HURT
Your feet at all—and your pocket
very little to wear
RED SEAL SHOES
HADE IN GEORGIA
Dollar a Pair Saved in the Wear
J. K. ORR SHOE CO., ATLANTA
WELCOME IS WARMING
FOR TIB TRAIN”
Soulh Georgia Vicing with North
Georgia in Interest Taken
in the Tour.
The agricultural educational train
n il! bo at Amerlcus, Preston, Cussetn,
and back to Columbus today and to
night.
Vidulla, Ga., Feb. 21.—Notwith
standing darkness and a delayed ar
rival of the educational special, VI-
dalia sent some of her best citizens
and some ot the best farmers ot this
section of Toombs and neighboring
Montgomery counties aboard the edu
cational special last evening for a
short course at the college on wheels.
The stop here was not on the origi
nal schedule.
It was inserted last Saturday, after
Dr. Soule and the Seaboard railway
authorities had been beselged by pe
titions from here. As much publlcl-
ty as possible was given the train’s
coming. Horare E. Dickens, who suc
ceeded his brother, E. .C. J, Dickens,
ns editor of the Vidalla Advance, lent
his best efforts to the dissemination
of the news. The chamber of com
merce members displayed It on cards
In their store windows. And then, on
Monday's run out of Savannah, a
strenuous attempt was made to gain
lime and get the special here by 4:30
o’clock. Mr. Dickens printed some
circulars, Monday, and spread them
everywhere hereabouts, Informing all
that the train would get here at 4:30. ’
Rut In spite of all, the train was de
layed. It arrived here at 3:30 o'clock
and could not be placed In position
before 6:30. By then not less than
f.00 farmers had gone home. There
still remained a substantial number,
though, and at least half of the 1.500
people, ycting and old, who went
through the exhibit coaches under
electric lights supplied by the train's
own dynamo, are farmers outright or
are directly Interested In farming.
Starsoptlcon Lecture.
But the feature of the train's visit
to Vidalla was the stereoptlcon lec-
tnre given by Director J. E. Hite, In
the school auditorium, commencing at
8 o'clock, the college lantern being
used. The cold weather had descend
ed upon this section during the after
noon. nnd effectually prevented any
open air lecturing. The stereoptlcon.
therefore, was the principal number
on the program. The auditorium was
very comfortably heated for the occa
sion. and was crowded. Commlsslon-
er T. G. Hudson, State Entomologist
E. T.ee Worsham and Richard Crosby,
of the United States department of
agriculture, were scheduled for short
talks, supplementing the already at
tractive program.
S. B. Meadows, former representa
tive from Toombs, merchant and
farmer, president of the Vidalla Cahm
ber of Commerce, did much lo make
the rather Impromptu and handicap
ped stay of the special In Vidalla the
auccess It was. Dr. W. F. Peacock,
the representative-elect, himself di
rectly Interested In farming, also
helped appreciably, and Prof. W. D.
Green, of the Vidalla public school
system (enrollment 365), lent his val
uable assistance. School was dis
missed at the regular hour, 3:20 Mon
day afternoon, but nearly all of the
students Inspected the exposition on
the train, and many of them attend
ed the lecture at the auditorium.
NEW BANK TO OPEN
IN FIGHT WEEKS
Athens Trust and Banking Com
pany Has Purchased All
Its New Fixtures.
The new banking house of the
"Athens Banking and Trust Com
pany" will be open at the former Orr
Drug Store stand In about ’ eight
weeks. The entire lot ot fixtures and
furnishing haa been ordered und will
arrive ns soon as it can be made to
order and will then be Installed aa
quickly as possible. The new front
of the building will be of piste glass;
the fioor will be an elegant tile floor;
the fixtures will be modern and of
the most approved convenient plan.
The safe will be of the type of the
Southern Express Company's safe
which the dynamiters failed to crack
on the Southern Railway the other
night—will weigh 4,500 pounds and
will be one of the largest in this part
of the country. It is said that the
new style of safe will require from 24
tr 36 hours to break Into by the most
expert cracksmen.
HONOR TO LIBERAL LEADER.
Halifax. N. 8.. Feb. 21—On the
eve ot the assembling of the Nova
Scotia legislature the leaders of the
liberal party from all parts of the
Providence rounded up In the- capital
today to do honor at a notable ban
quet to Hon. Georg# H. Murray, for
nearly fifteen year# the head ot the
Prorlnclal government. The affair I*
intended as a mark of appreclc’ion of
the party of Mr. Murray's decision
not to retire from the political arena
as he contemplated doing some time
ago on account of the condition of
bis health, which recently ban shown
much Improvement.