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Supplement to Banner.
ATHENS, GA. f DEC. 10, 1889.
RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.
Dr, E. W. Speer Receives the Appoint
ment of the Athens Post Office.
Hr in Notified ®f hi. Appointment i
by Wire, and WircM Back II in Kef at.
nl Without a I out cal’* Delay—
Hit Friends Ktfirct Thai lie
Would Not Accept.
The post office belongs to Dr. Speer
Such was the rumor that was afloat
all over the city yesterday. The report
once having gotton out was scattered
far and wide in A moment’s time and
the many friends of this excellent gen
tleman were exultant. A Banner re
porter hastened to Dr. Speer’s resi
dence on College avenue, and rang the
door bell, to have an interview about
the matter that the readers of the Ban
ner and the friends of Dr. Speer
might be fully informed about his ap
pointment. It was not long before the
genial Doctor made his appearance, his
face beaming with a suspicious smile
that betrayed his knowledge of the re
porter’s mission.
“You are doubtless not surprised at
a visit from a newspaper reporter to
day,'Doctor, nor of his mission ?” re
marked the Banner representative.
“Not at all,” he replied. “The re
port that I am Postmaster of the
Athens post office, I would say,
has brought yon here, and
I am truly glad you have come, that
you might correct that report.
“I am not the POSTMASTER at Athens
at all, and you may so state it to the
readers of the Banner.”
“Is there no truth in the rumor that
you have received the appointment?”
asked the reporter.
“Yes, sir; that is strictly true, blit it
is not true that I have accepted it.
The fact is, that I was
informed this morning by telegram that
I bad been appointed postmaster at
Athens, and asked if I woultl accept
the appointment. The telegram asked
for a prompt reply, and 1 gave it with
no hesitancy that I would not accept.
I telegraphed the reply almost as soon
as I read the one announcing my ap
pointment.”
“Had you been a candidate for ti<e
office. Doctor?” the reporter asked.
“No, sir; 1 had uot assumed the po
sition of an applicant at ail, though a
number of my friends have seemed wil
ling to place me in such a position. I
did not desire the place and have made
no effort to obtain it.”
“Wasn’t it believed l.y the citizens
of Alliens, that you would be offered the
place, and that you would accept it if
given you?” inquired the reporter.
“It may have been so believed, but
my friends were mistaken in believing
that I wanted the place.”
“Wliat were your reasons for declin
ing the appointment?”
“I just didn’t want it,” said Doctor
Speer, “an«l that’s all about it. I have
known for some time that the office
would lie given me, so I had already
made up my mind to decline.”
The refusal of Dr. Speer to accept the
Athens post office.will be heard with
sore regret by every citizen of Athens.
He stated to the Banner reporter that
he knew nothing as to who would be
given the appointment since he declined
it, and said he didn’t even know what
applicants were in the Held. Our citi
zens are anxious that Capt, Burnett re
tain the office, hut if his removal is de
cided upon, they want a good white
map appointed.
HEARTILY ENDORSED-
Jilt. W. H. THURMOND'S ARTI
CLE ON THE LABOR UNION
MEETS GREAT FAVOR.
lie AVn« the First IMnn in the Country to
Open Ibf Fight Against the Fro.
past'll Cnion.—The Farmers
Hare no Need of the
Knights of l.nbur
in Their Alli
ance.
An article appeared a few weeks ago
in the Banner, written by Mr. W. H.
Thurmoad, a prominentjAllianceman of
this vicinity, with regard to the pro
posed union’of the Farmers’ Alliance
and the Knights of Labor, in which the
author very ably took the stand that it
would he detrimental to the Alliance to
consummate such a union.
The article has ercated great excite
ment in the labor world of the United
States and has been endorsed by thous
ands of AUiancemen all over the coun
try. Mr. Thurmond has received a
great nnmber of letters from Alliance-
men who endorsed in emphatic terms
his sentiments on the question that is
being agitated in the Labor Unions of
America.
Several New York phpers have had
editorial comment on the article and
have favored every sentiment embodied
in it.
Mr. Thurmond is right. There is no
reason in the world why the Farmers’
Alliance should unite with the Knights
of Labor for the furtherance of their
power. The Alliance has already prov
ed itself the greatest flower in America
to-day without the aid of the Knights
of Labor. They do not need the labor
ers- union in their’s, and Mr. Thurman
very properly and pertly emphasizes
this point when he says that the farm
ers are a different element than the
great mass of foreign laborers in the
west. The two are like oil and water.
They won’t mix.
No, the farmers are already on top,
and they are there to stay. They have
for years slept over their rights, but by
the blessings of God the; have at last
aroused to a full realization of their
rights and a recognition of their power.
Thev have not delayed in using that
power for their best interests and have
crossed the river with their forces, and
burned the bridge behind them. They
have won a glorious and triumphant
victory, and have fought their fight
alone, and enjoyed the richness of their
well-earned reward:- The Alliance can
not gether strength from the Knights
of Labor; and in all chances they might
lose what they already have.
Mr. W. H. Thurmond is to be con
gratulated on bis timely article. The
Alliance owes him a debt of undying
gratitude for the |clear flight be has
thrown on the live Issue, and for being
the first man in all the country to take
such a stand so fearlessly.
WHISKEY IN LEXINGTON.
How the Physicians* Dispensary Works,
An act passed the last Legislature au
thorizing the establishment of a dispen
sary at the county site of Oglethorpe
county where liquor could be sold only
on a physician’s prescription. The
keeper is elected by the grand jury,
and he is required to sell only pure,
S roof liquors. He caunot dispose of a
rop except on the prescription of a
regularly licensed physician, and is re
quired to keep. all these prescriptions
on file, as also a book showing the
name of' the purchaser, date and
amount of every sale. This record he
must lay before every successive grand
jury, when it will be examined' by
committee to see if any physician or
patient has abused the privilege.
Mr. Alex. Johnson was elected keeper
of the dispensary, but it does not prove
the bonanza many thought it would.
The doctors are very chasy about giv
ing prescriptons only where absolutely
required, and a habitual drinker don’t
care to have the amount of spirits he
imbibes a subject of public investiga
tion.
The other day a doctor came to Lex
ington qnder the influence ol the ar
dent, and his supply having given out
wrote a prescription for himself for one
. gallon, which Mr. Johnson furnished.
After leaving the dispensary, however,
he broke his jug, and duplicated the
prescription. Before filling this second
order Mr. Johnson consulted Judge
jiimpkin, who advised him not to sell
the. second gallon. Upon the doctor,
however, bringing witnesses to prove
that he had lost his first jug, the order
was filled.
The grand jury also stipulates what
per cent. Mr. Johnson must charge on
the liquor he sells.
14.
’FO-DE-WAR PRICES.
Were the Good Old Times Really Better
Than Now?
We often have heard,says the Carnes-
ville Tribune, Of the good old times,but
we have doubts if they w-ere any better
than the present.
We think it doubtful if the farmers,
of thjs country were ever so well and
favorably environed as they are today.
Taken all together they sell their pro
ducts higher, and buy necessaries
cheaper than ever before.
In looking over the books of mer
chants doing business in Carncsville in
1846 we find the following entries:
March 30. Henrietta Hemphill. Dr.
To lyd calico 26c
May 5. Robt. Alexander. Dr.
To 1 lb of nails .12%c
D. Dumas. Dr.
To 1 yd apron checks.... .25c.
“ 6 yds calico at 25c.... $1.50
Charles Rice. Dr.
To one stone pitcher... .$1.25
“ scyth blade .$1.62%
“ 1 patent steel hoe....87%
Oct. 27. W. H. Chambler. Dr.
To 2 bu wheat at G2%c...$1.25
Mcli. 25,1847. Solsberr Garrison. Dr.
To 8% bu of eorn ...... $1.30
“ 27 lbs flour ..54
“ l'sack of salt... $4.00
The foregoing entries taken at random
from the day book, gives us some idea
of prices forty-four years ago. The ar
ticles are such as are now bought in
large quantities and are reckoned as
articles of necessity.
The average prices at which they
were bought is more than 100 per cent,
higher than the merchants of Carnes-
ville sell them today. Let it be noted
that ou the 25th of March, 1847, Sols-
berry Garrison bought 3% bushels of
corn for $1.32, less than 40 cents per
bushel, and on the same day he bought
27 pounds of floor for 54 cents, just two
cents a pound. Corn and flour are ar
ticles that a farmer ought to sell and
Mr. Garrison bought them for lees than
half the present selling price, sell that
season of the year. What the farmer
had to buy was 100 per cent, higher
now than then. Yet we hear much
talk about the hard times of today and
the bountiful, prosperous past. We
wonder if any fanner who reads this
would like to get back to the good times
of 1846-7 There has been a great
change within these forty-four years,
and it ,-ieen.s to be largely in favor of
the farmers. .Another significant thing
we note in this old old book of accounts,
and that is, the weathiest men in the
county bought less than many a oue
and two-horse farmer does now.
RECKLESS REVELRY,
A DANCE IS STOPPED BY A
FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY.
Henry S’oterfieldShMU Mailt-j Hramy
ntid Pul, Him from the Door-ANcciie
of Fctirity Tnrn»formcd to One
of Sorrotrfai Tragedy.
MU. M LESTER DEAD.
News of a real hot tragedy comes to
us from the upper edge of Oconee coun
ty, better known as the “Dark Corner
of Oconee.”
This section of the county which has
long passed under the» stigma of this
epithet, undeservedly, no doubt, rarely
witnesses a tragedy of any kind, for the
people there are as peaceable and law
abiding as any in tne State. The row
which occurred there a few nights ago;
therefore, was an unsuspected one, and
has caused a great deal of excitement
throughout the entire county.
Last Wednesday night Mr. Henry
Poterfield, who resides near the.line of
Clarke and Oconee counties, gave a
dance at his house and sent invitations
to a large number of his friends in that
rural section. Among tlife . invited
{ quests was Mr. Bailey Kenney, a bigh-
y esteemed young man of that vicinity.
During the evening a difficulty.arose
between Mr. Kenney and Mr. 'Poter
field, originating by Mr. Poterfield
asking why Kenney had not brought
his sisters to the dance. Mr. Kenney
seems to have recognized a tone
of contempt in the ques
tion and replied somewhat tartly.
Words led to words and soon a heated
quarrell followed which resulted in Mr.
Porterfield pushing Kenney from the
door and shooting him in the back
the neck with a pistol; -Thisat least is
the story told by Mr Kenney’s friends.
Mi-. Porterfields friends tell a some
what different story. They claim that
Mr. Kenney became angered too hasti
ly and with but little.provocation. That
he began cursing in the house and flour
ished his pistol wildly in the presence
of some of the guests and that this led
to Mr. Poterfield shooting him and
putting him out of the house.
The bullet entered Kenney’s neck on
the back and went into the flesh an
inch or two. Dr. McCabe and Dr. Ca-
rithers were summoned to dress tho
wound,and they succeeded in extract
ing the bullet from Mr. Kenney and
dressed the sore in a manner that will
cause a speedy cure.
Theso accounts of. the unfortunate
affair are such as could only be obtained
from rumor, as no eye witness- of
the difficulty could be found. We learn
that there are various reports circulated
about the affair, .some of which, are sen
sational in the. extreme. - I.;
We are glad to note that the wounded
nian is speedily recovering from the
injury he received, and that nothing
more serious than- has been ineutioned
above will be likely -to happen.
’ „ mm ■ .
ATHENS WILL HELP.
Death of an Aged Citizen of Allien* on
Tfhlmlar.
Mr. James.Gray MeLester died at 11A .
.1.1 o’clock yesterday aftlie residence of m, ;V5, *
Mr. J. M. Orr.
lie bad been failing gradually tor sev
eral months, and his feeble step told in
no mistakable. terms that his long and
useful life was drawing toa close.
It was only.. - within the past week,
however, that his relatives and friends
became alarmed about him, but strange
to say, theday and night immediately
before his death he appeared to be much
better than he had been for a-number
of weeks. He entertained the hope of
being entirely well in a few days, but
the same night he was taken ill sudden
ly at 11 o’clock, and grew worse until
his death yesterday. Dr. Gerdine, who
attended him; says the cause of his
death was heart , failure from old age.
Mr. McLesteT was born in Jackson
county’ on February 28th, 1812, and
was in his ’ Seventy-eighth year of age.’
When a yon ng man he moved to Jeffer
son and engaged in' merchandising,’
where he - and his brother built up a
larger-trade afid a lucrative business. Ia
the ytetfrMSSi lie' commenced the man
ufacture of hats, and at the beginning
of the civil war had* a 'large establish
ment arid one of the most prominent
mamif&etbries in North-East Georgia.
Like tunny others, the war stripped
him of a great portion of,his property,
btit like the loydl Southerner that he
was, he began anew the energetic life
of the NewSohth, and. gained it back..
In 1883 age had begun to tell on him,
and hewas prevailed upon by his neph
ews,- MesSrs. J. ,M. and W. C. Orr, to
move to Athens and live with them,
where he has sinqe resided. .
He waS'for many years an elder in
the Presbyterian church, and was al
ways ready to do what he conceived to
be his honest duty for .the cause of re
ligion; for his country; for his relatives
and his fellowmen.
He never married, but his home was
always a home for his widowed sisters
and their orphaned children, and it will
never be known save only to those how
kindly and with what tenderness he
reared them. Hewas indeed a father
to the fatherless; and was a citizen be-
lovedand respected by all who knew
him. He was perfectly resigned to
death, and even prayed on his death
bed to be taken away from the physical
agony which hesuffered.
There is a large number of relatives
and friends to mourn his death;
Death of Mr. Richard Towns.
Last Saturday night, about half past
ten o’clock, Mr. luchard Towns was
found by two negro boys, in a dying
condition, opposite the residence of Mr.
J. D, Tweedy. They went as quickly
as possible to his father’s residence,
and, securing a buggy, returned for
him. Arriving at his father’s they took
him*hi the house, where half an hour
later he expired. On Sunday mornin"
Coroner Knott empanneled a jury ni.d
an inquest was held and a verdict ren
dered, that “Deceased came to his death
from exposure to the weather on the
night of November 30th, while in an
intoxicated condition.”
Mr. Richard Towns was the youngest
son of Mr. Daniel Towns, a respected
citizen of Madison, and was a young
man of bright intellect, but, unfortu
nately, was given to drinking heavily
at times. To the grief-stricken parents
and friends of the young man we ten
der our sincere sympathy.—Madison
Advertiser.
A Fond to bo Raised for the Benefit of the
Family of Jefferson Davis.
As will be seen by referring to our
telegraphic columns, Gov. John Ik Gor
don, General of the United' Confederate
Veterans,, has issued a proclamation
asking the associations, bivouacs and
camps of the association, and all friends
of ex-Confederatc Veterans to unite in
the effort to raise a fund for the widow
and daughter of the late Jefferson Da
vis. This fund is to bo raised on the
day of the funeral.
We are certain that every loyal heart
in Georgia will rejoice in the opportu
nity thus allordcd to lend aid to the
family of our fallen chieftain. No
canse could be more holy, n6 opportu
nity could be more welcome Mr. Da
vis died a poor man. The brunt of the
late civil war fell upon him as it fell
upon no other pair of shoulders in the
South; and when he returned to his des
olated home, it was only to' find the
property which he had possessed redu
ced almost to a minimum. Since that
time, Mr.' Da\ is has lived in almost ac
tual want; and when he died, he left,
as an Inheritance to . those ' he cher
ished only the precious legacy
of ' such love as
no American ever bestowed upon him.
The time tor our people to act. how
ever, has come. Let every citizen of
Athens who loves the cause tor which
Mr. Davis labored and for which he
died an alien from. the. government of
his fathers, ponder well between; now
and Monday, and let us on that day
raise such a substantial testimoiiial as
shall surprise even thei generosity of
our own citizens. The proposition is
to raise about two hundred thousand
dollars by this means.
Brunswick even before the telegram
was sent out by Governor Gordon,
raised about $150. Let us have a sub
scription list which will aggregates
many times this amount. Atheris’can
do no less, consistently with the loy
alty of her people and with the con
spicuous position which she took in the
late Confederacy. It has been sug
gested by a leading citizen that a
monument be erected to the memory of
Mr. Davis, and to this end that a sub
scription list be started without delay.
While we sympathize with 1 any move
ment looking toward honoring the
memory of Mr. Davis, yet we believe
that the support of the living should,
take precedence of the honoring of the
dead. Besides this, Mr. Davis needs no
monument. His memory is perpet
uated in the hearts of the teeming mil
lions of the South; and the services
which he has done tor the Southern
Confederacy and tor our country at
large are monuments more magnificent
than millions of shafts of Parisan mar
ble. The needs of the living are, how
ever, imperative and immediate. Let
us unite and make the contributions of
Monday a splendid and spontaneous
tribute to the memory of our late be
loved chieftain, and a testimonial of tho
love in which he and his family have
ever been held by our people.
MONEY mi A SOUTHERN ROAD.
Gioa Prices Paid ror tho JSomls of th.i
Georgia. Carolina and Northern Rail,
road.
AI the Balli more Slock Board yes-
and
Northern Railroad Company first mort
gage bonds were sold at 102%. These
are among the Southern railroad securi
ties that are now a attracting notice of
irivesters and it is said London is a buy
er. Macon and Covington Railroad
bonds are also dealt in on the Balti
more Board. It is said there is a move
ment on toot to secure control of the
Covington and Macon to get an en
trance into Middle Georgia tor their
new rorailad system. The special
Wall street correspondent of the Sun
last night telegraphed the following:
.‘President George S. Spott officially
states that the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company has not offered to
S uarantee 6. per cent on the stock of the
[aeon and Covington Railroad, nor
have they had any negotitations for its . „|
acquirement. This denial was occasion- ly unniercffin'
edby the report that the Richmond and welts i p ’ \ h . lch wised iSjl
Danville and the Georgia, Carolina Mun Jr^ ^ ere , . exhib ited to j a f
and Northern Railroad systems are this morning C0Urt at Asonm
both making efforts to secure control of had beer^flfn, Iad testified that W
the Covington and Macon, each being Father^ whi PP*d by
desirous of securing this entrauce to i^i Ure to Procure iL,
Middle Georgia. Alex Brown &Sons, JSS& VTabjt
of Baltimore, who took the bonds of the w-Jj the treatment longer had to r .m
Georgia, Carolina and Northern, the vereT; JX® ln *»U“an father was 1
Covington and Macon, and the Georgia ttaruL re PT lman ded and was fined
Southern and' Florida roads, have oE- 2as token l?’?' F 1 ? S®
ed the stockholders of the Covington and hi. hnQ^ft ( ^ Sel - r i ’ lan d. and Doreen
and Macon a guarantee of 3 pea cent on care of h tti tlcss ^ e wil1 not have fee
their stock for Central, and ft was said The JwJ™ 0 °^ ldren very ) 0 ^
that the Richmond and Danville Com- woman hSd wS^K®® ^show thau&
pany hadjoffered a 6 per cent guarantee. was provefl chl, dren, but it
Mr. MacheA, a controlling stockholder *„ iatahe
has come North to negoate a sale of his »- the, F wherea boutj
heartles^p ARENTb
A Case ol Drtfnkeness a„ (1 r „„ ’
Connecticut. ,elt * h»
Watertown, Dec fi
John Dorher of Asonia on t atrt ‘ 8t of
brought to light one ha?
of cruelty known in i
State tor years. ■ Dornm. of m.
not only do not give \
fleient foodjbut they beat th h>ldten Wil
fully and drive them outofd!!!v Wnmer,! i.
are three children, a toj" r 0 r«- iC
6, and a boy of 4 years and »ii a of
have been campking out wh °m
on stone door step?and SfSS rece %
th S 7 nrn^S£^- reUl '’
the boy out for a newsDan? ather ten
cents’ worth of whiE^ n? h nd
could not mar the i: Ihe boy
could not get the liquor, ^nd* ,® *°.
the wrath of his drunken * ar,n «
remained out all dayand niiht reilts >
time after dark wit? h? T®* 1 '
old brother on the front «t„ h,s ^
TOME £
interest to one of the other of the
ders.—Baltimore Sun.
bid-
l>r. Pilclicr Shot,
On last Friday at Mayfield, Dr. T. B.
Pilcher, of Norwood, was shot at five
times by Mr. D. W. Wheeler, three of
which shots took effect in the Doctor’s
right arm. In the meantime Dr. P.
fired three times at Mr. Wheeler, miss
ing his mark every time. Tbfe wounds
received l»y the Doctor are not serious,
we are glad to state. We failed to learn
what tlie trouble started about.—Craw-
fordsville Democrat,
ADJUSTED.
Judge Lumpkin and Hr. VanDuzer Settle
Their-Difficulty.
Our readers will remember the uii-
fortqpatc difficulty that occurred on the
streets of Hartwell, between Hon. Sam
neiLumpkin and IraO. YanDuzer, Esq.,
at the last term of Hart Court, and also
tlie fact that no reference to the same
was made in the columns of the Sun.
This..failure to publish this occurapce
was due to the fact that we then believ
ed Hie misunderstanding between theso
gentlemen would be honorably adjust
ed.
Time , has demonstrated tho correct
ness of our opinion,as the following will
prove,. Thursday morning at the adjourn
ed term of Hart Court, Mr. VanDuzer
rose in his place and addressed Judge
Lumpkin as follows:
“Y6ur Honor: I desire to present in
open court,,at this first session of court
since the encounter between you and
myself.on tue streets of Hartwell, my
full, complete and unconditional apolo
gy for my conduct inthe8ame. I was
at the time laboring under a misappre
hension of the facts of the case, and act
ing under the heat of passion. I am sor
ry that any misunderstanding and dif
ference occurred, and respectfully offer
this as an apology,for the same and ask
yoUr acceptance both as a man and a
Judge. I do. this in view of the fact that
my private letter to you could not meet
the demands of the case.”
To this Judge Lumpkin responded in
the following words:
“Mi;, VanDuzer,: When you accosted
me on the street and asked if I con
sidered the court adjourned soi far as
protection to my person was concerned,
I replied affirmatively, not really know
ing what yoii intended doing. After
the assault, had been made, and which
I immediately resented on the spot,
and 1 had gone home and reflected
about it, J felt that you slionld be dealt
with,as tor contempt of court; but I
also felt that I could not do so without
violating the letter, if. not the spirit, of
my assurance to you that I would not
use my official power to punish your
eonduct. Being unwilling to violate
any promise of - my own, whether ad
visedly given or not, I decided I would
hot rule you for a contempt. For this
reason and this alone I have refrained
from ruling you and inflicting some
punishment upon you tor your con
duct. ’
;“In relation to the letter of apology
you sent me, I declined to answer it,
beeanse the offense against the dignity
of the court and the affront to me per
sonally were made in such a public
manner, I was certain that no private
letter of apology could possibly atone
tor same and I therefore made ho reply
to it.
“Having already for the rcason|stated,
decided positively, not to rule you as a
Judge, and you having made ample and
sufficient apology tor your conduct
publicly and in open court, which is all
you can do under the circumstances, I
will say that I am willing to accept said
apology and do now accept the same.”
—Hartwell Sun.
Lecture last night.—Chancellor
Boggs last night addressed the college
Y. M. C. A. in their hall on the campus.
Quite a large crowd was out to hear
him. His address, as usual, was emi
nently practical, and was listened to
with deep attention by all present. The
meetings of the Y. M. C. A. are held
from week tojweck, and are great pow
ers tor good.
Athens’ Cotton Receipts.—Capt.J.
n. Rucker said to a Banker reporter
yesterday that the cotton receipts of
bur city "up to date amount to over fifty
thousand bales, and that before tho
season is over they will overleap one
hundred. The farmers are still pick
ing their cotton from the fields and
have not stopped but little to market it.
There is a great deal more cotton to
come to Athens yet, provided the fine
weather lasts,
WHAT THEY THINK.
A Few Press Comments on the New Banner
With to-morrow’s issue, the first six
day’s existence of the new Banner
comes to a close. The management
have spared no pains to give Athens
tho best paper she has ever had, and
the verdict of our citizens sustains the
assertion that we haye succeeded in
our attempts. The Banner of the past
I s Inot, however, the Banner
of the future. We have
only begun, and we will, from
day to day add such new features as we'
are certain will be of interest to our
readers. But at the same time, the
very complimentary notices of the. new
paper that have appeared since its first
issue show us the appreciation in
which our labors are held and serve as
an incentive for ns to do more and
more toward the building up of the
paper. The Atlanta Journal has the
following:
i “The first-.issue of the consolidated
paper, ‘the Banner/ has appeared. It
is seven columns in size, and is well
gotten out.”
The Oglethorpe Echo has the follow
ing:
“Our neighbor, tho Athens Banner
made its appearance Tuesday morning
under the new management. It is
bright and newsy and gives promise of
success.”
The Augusta Evening News,the brag
afternoon paper of the Fountain City,
had the following yesterday
“The first issue of the consolidated
Athens papers has been received, and
we must say that- the Banner is a very
neat and tidy newspaper. Mr. Gantt
says he will improve it from time to
time.’*
NEXT!
The Oglethorpe Echo Beats the Banner’s
Boss Crop.
Tlie Oglethorpe Echo, which reached
our office yesterday, tells as follows of
a brag crop which will be raised in that
favored county this fall. We have al
ways adhered to the belief that Ogle
thorpe was one of the garden spots of
the State and the magnificent yields
which are reported as having been at
tained there this lyear certainly speak
well tor the industry of its hospitable
people:
“In the Athens Banner we see it sta
ted that Mr. Conelius Stevens, of the
Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, will this
year make from seven-five acres of
land seventy-five heavy bams of cot
ton. Mr. Jolin W. Jarrell,, a neighbor
of Mr. Stevens, tells us that he will*
gather five bales from a tour-acre
patch. Both these gentlemen are crack
farmers, and seldom fail to make brag
crops.”
THE COVINGTON AND MACON.
A Special Train During the Holidays From
Athens to Macon.
The Covington and Macon railroad
has arranged to put on an extra train
during the holidays between Athens
and Macon, with the following sched
ule: Leave Athens at 7A.M. Arrive
at Macon 12:30. Leave Macon at 1:10
P. M. Arrive at Athens, 6:30. One
fare will be charged tor round trip both
on the special and regular train.
The Covington and Macon railroad is
among the most prosperous and enter
prising in the State and is doing mueh
fnr fLn imLinlrliniv j.! ” _ /»
A Strike Against Negroes.—Mr
John N. Matthews, who operates a
government distillery in Madison seeu - lur several uays, uhu mo »«*«*''■
couuty about eight miles from Athens becoming alarmed broke open thedo<
was in the city yesterday. Mr. Mat! of her room last night and was horrm(
thews says if Collector Johnson sends " to bnd the woman lying upon the flw
negro storekeeper and guager to his by tlie side of her bed dead
distillery that he will at once close wit b her face almost entirely d e
down, as he will not come in daily ami soured by rats. The son was found
business contact with one. A majority an adjoining room in a beastly state °
of the government distillers in Georgia intoxication and now lies unable ®
will abandon the business if negro offi- speak or give any account of .hi® 8 ®”
cers aro forced upon them. The dead' woman had on deposit at w
— First National Bank $20,000. Ta
What they drink.—The Banner of family went to Cheyenne from Texas
yesterday contained an article* headed and while living in Wyoming a son wa
‘‘What Thev Eat.” showing tlie Kor- mysteriously murdered. ItissaidtH
“ the deaf and dumb daughter knows wu
committed the crime but refuses to a*
vulge the secret aud no arrests nay
been made. •
Tho Bridal Dress the Shroud.
Reading, Dec. 4—(Special)—Mis
China Heft, aged 16, died to-day a
Bowmanaville." She was to haveoeei
married on the
and will now be
garments.
What They Eat, x
ite menus’ of our local epfenres. We
had hoped to give to-day a companion
piece entitled “What They Drink ”
but we bad not- proceeded any distance
into the investigations looking to that
end when we decided th&t we 'would be
unable to get up enough facts to fill a
quarter of a column. Your average
citizen is, as a rule, more reticent on
this {subject than any other. Besides
Athens is well-known as one of the
most temperate cities in'the State.
return ^ ^
wherealwuts^dYhat for erned
the LAST MOMENTS.
rhe Prostration of Mrs. Davis When
nil Was Over.
Finding thaUJr. Davis ^wasPhSn""
somewhat heavily as £ T v ^atliing
back the doctors assisted S tin
upon his right side. With hi« 7
resting upo?! his right find“ulS1
sleeping infant, and with his eft hand
drooping across his chin, he lav for
some fifteen minutes breathing fafetlv
More and more feeble became his S-
pirations till they passed inta ‘
and then the wmciSTmw it S
eiljercord had teen looS and |,S
golden bowl broken. The father of the
confederacy had passed away as calmly
of suS. night 8 rep0Se ’ 0r flowere at
£ ite fb® ^ ttat toe end had
c , om ® sl .° 1 " rl y and peacefully, and after
she had been faca to face for hours with
the dread reality, the blow fell with
crushing force upon the afflicted wora-
a -li there had been work for
either head or nands. she had borne uy
braveiy, and not until the sweet uses
for her tender ministrations were lost.
d J d £? 8< *> m /to realize the terrible forro
of the blow that had fallen ugon her.
Knowing of her predisposition to heart
affection, the doctors were at once
gravely alarmed for her. They prompt
ly administered a composing draught,
and ate a late hour this morning she
was resti ng quietly.
It is believed that the foundation of
tticex-presitot’g last illness was ma-
acute bronchi
tis. uareiul nursing »na »Knu«i mwli-
cal attention had mastered the latter,
but it is supposed that the congestive
ctolR which was the immediate cause
of his death, was attributable to a re
turn of malaria.
After death the face of the deceased,
though looking slightly emaciated,
showed no trace of suffering,more near
ly resembling that of a peaceful sleeper
than of the dead.
DALE’S TRIAL
Will Probably Occvpy This Morning.
Atlanta, Dec. 9.—[Special.]—Bev.
W. R. Dale, the bigamist preacher
of Atlanta, refused to have his picture
taken, until the police forced him to
consent.
Dale has secured as his attorneys
Messrs. Anderson & Thompson, and
Messrs. Speairs and Roan, who will ac
company him to Dallas.
Two other parties identified him to
day as Nutall.
■/This morning Mr. Dale was permitted,
in charge of Patrolman Lawshe, to visit
his wife at home in Bellwood.
The scene was a sad one, for when
the broken-hearted woman saw her
husband in charge of an officer, she
realized the full meaning of the arrest,
and the weight of the serious charge
against him.
JHe was brought hack to the station-
house about 12 o’clock.
Sheriff Moore, of Paulding county,
arrived in the city about noon today.
' He will spend the afternoon in get-
ting up witnesses, anu tonight at 8:10
will leave on the East Tennessee rail
road for Dallas, taking Dale with him.
Terrible End of a Mother’s Debauch.
Denver, Col., Dec. 6.—[Special.]-
Mrs. Ritchie, an old gray-haired wo
man about sixty years of age, cam<
dumb daughter. They lived a ven
retired life. Three weeks ago th<
mother and son went on a protractcc
debauch. The old lady had not beer
seen for several days, and the landlorc
' She was to have wo
day she was taken sics
ie buried in her bnaa