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STATHAM
is a Growing aud Lovely Little City,
'and a Good Place to Live and
Educate Your Children.
A BRIEF PLN PICTURE
Ot a Beautiful City on tlw Seadoard
. Air Line Railroad.
, r~
it has a population of over one
thousand, and is increasing every
year- Just 1 1 miles from Athens.
Statham is surrounded by a large
sJcope of fertile farming lands, such
fts cannot lx: surpassed for produc
ing the varied crops of this section.
No place offers better inducements
to the homeseeker, from an educa
tional and social standpoint, than
can be had among the good people
of Statham. Investigate!
The school is modern in every
-nse of the word; a large, well
luipped building, with a commodi
ous auditorium, and no better corps
of instructors can be found than
jhose who have the care and train
ing of our young folks in hand.
Three modern church buildings
giye evidence that we are a church
going people. Each church has a
regular minister, also a well attend
ed, wide-awake Sunday school.
The K. of P. have a thriving
lodge, that meets twice a month.
The I. 0- O. F. have a fine lodge,
in a growing condition, as well as
the W. (). W., who are making
progress towards a strong local
camp.
There are twenty-five business
houses in Statham, comprising every
line of general merchandise, a lum
ber plant, several paint and black
r smith shops, stock dealers, cotton
and seed buyers; two doctors are
all that we need, for we are a healthy
people, living in a healthy climate.
Arnold &. Chandlers carry a mam
moth stock of general merchandise.
They also conduct an undertaking
business. In this line they have
built up quite a reputation for their
promptness and for the first-class
line of material which they carry in
stock- They are very proud of their
trade. In view of some permanent
changes which they will make Jan
uary the Ist, in their line of busi
ness, they are certainly offering the
people some rare bargains in dry
goods and notions. With a $15,000
stock to select from, you can find
anything that you are looking for —
such as shoes, hats, clothing, skirts
and a general line of well-bought
dry goods and groceries, that must
go. Mr. L. M. Arnold, who is the
general manager of this big store,
is a native Jackson county man, and
was born in Statham, and lie is one
of our most public spirited men.
This firm, consisting of L- M. Ar
nold, C. B. Chami>ers and Walter
Hardigree, do an annual business
of about $85,000.
Statham has a splendid brass
band. They are home hoys, and
deserve mention.
The Bank of Statham was organ
ized in April, 1001, with a capital
stock of Sid,ooo. Within the period
of five years this institution, in ad
dition to accommodating a large
number of customers and paying a
regular annual dividend, has in
creased the capital stock to Slid,ooo,
solely from accumulated surplus.
They have a handsome building,
which is elegantly furnished with
every modern equipment for a gen
eral banking business. The presi
dent of this prosperous institution
is Mr. L. ()• Benton, whose name
stands for much in the hanking
world. Mr. C. B. Chambers is vice
president, and the following named
gentlemen of Statham compose the
board of directors who guard this
institution: L. O. Benton, C. B.
Chambers, \V. M. Fite, O. H. Ar-
nold, Jr., M. J Tucker, Dr J. C.
Daniel, L. M. Arnold, M. A. Mill
saps and J. C. Williams. Mr. \V.
M. Fite is the cashier of this hank,
and hut few men know more about
banking than this genial, ye tstrict
]y business man.
L. D. Nickelson, who is the may
or of Statham, and during his ad
ministration of two years much
lasting work has been done on our
lieautiful streets. However, Mr.
Nickelson docs not devote all his
time to the city’s interest He is
the proprietor of one of the largest
and mosl modern mercantile estab
lishments in this country, where
can lie found a complete line of dry
goods, notions, shoes, hats and
groceries. In connection with this
Mr. Nickelson has a well establish
ed millinery department, under the
charge of Mrs. J. F. Holmes, which
adds much to this popular store.
Mr. Nickelson has the record as the
prince of cotton buyers of Statham.
At this store Mr, Richard Tucker
will greet you, and he is the politest
man in the world.
Mays & Holiertson say, for a place
of innocent amusement, when in
city, you will always find the crowd
at the shating rink, all having a
jolly pleasant time enjoying this
pleasant past time, the managers of
the rink maintain perfect order, the
room is large and the very liest
skates are kept on hand, every laxly
is invited to call and enjoy an hours
recreation.
Hale Bros, this splendid firm, 0.
M. & D. L. Hale, came here fro.n
Good Hope, Walton Cos., four years
ago, and erected a handsome two
room brick store and engaged in a
general vehicle business, they have
done an enormous volume of busi
ness having established a reputation
for selling only the very best grades
of buggies and wagons, haying leas
ed their old buildings they are now
having a commodious two story
brick erected on Broad street the
contract having been let for com
pletion by January, 1, when they
will occupy new quarters in this
building, “Sold by O. M. & 1). L.
Hale,” can be seen on more vehicles
in this community than any other
name. They have sold them, and
they do sell them and the point is
that they will continue to sell them
to see their name on a wagon means
that it is a good one.
Mr. W. S. Lanier carries the mail j
on route 18, driving a Maxwell jr., J
automobile making his round of 28
miles in 2:80, Mr. Lanier is one
of the public spirits of his town
and if you think of coming to Stat
ham,he has lots of real estate either
vacant or improved to show you.
J. D. Ross it Cos, Mr. J. 1). Ross
is the manager of this large store,
Mr. W. J. Ross Jr., is the senior
member of the firm, there can he
seen two large rooms packed full of
every thing you could think of, and
they are bargains. This house de
serves the name of being leaders in
line footwear,and Mr. Ross inform
ed us that they were overstoked in
this line and 1 know that you can
buy goods ihere for sixty days at
less thad cost, Mr. Ed L. and Miss
Zona Ross are always behind their
counters, and they will wait on you
with pleasure, showing you count
less bargaing. This firm buys lots
of cotton.
Mr. J. B. Mays,is the clever cot
ton buyer of our town representing
the cotton company of \V. K- Lyle
(A Cos., of Athens, Mr. Mays comes
here from Monroe, he has made a
host of friends; to meet him is to
like him.
One of the largest establishments
in Jackson county is the great store
of Mr. C. E. Nickelson, the trading
people will find at tills big store two
large store rooms packed full of
every thing carried in a general
supply store, dry goods, shoes, no
tions, groceries, furniture and hard
wan; in the furniture line lie enjoys
j the reputation of handling only the
best grade to lie had, Captain as
his friends like to call him, always
has a smile and a good word for
every one, Capt. is also numbered
with the cotton buyers, when the
days toil is over you can see him
with his splendid driving his beau
tiful touring ear. Captain Elisher
C. Nickelson is a native of Jackson
county and no man has more
strong friends than this truly noble
man, he carries a $20,000, stock.
A Dream
of Autumn
Filled with visions of peace and plenty, of
gratified pleasures, ambition and comforts.
The Season When Women Plan
Their largest expenditures for stylish wear
ables for themselves and children is at hand.
DAVISON-NICHOLSON CO.
Make their planning easy and render possible
the fulfillment of their fondest desires by of
fering the choicest values in the most stylish
goods at prices within reach of all . . . .
Ready-to-Wear Department "eSS
bI&SSTSM" ~l“ T " fT ' r ' :ll Is Our SIO.OO Suit
Of Mannish Suiting, elegantly tailored, well lined with the very best Satin. The
Coats are 45-inches long, and the Skirts are of the latest cuts.
Colors —Greens, Blues, Garnets, Black and White.
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DAVISON-NICHOLSON CO. Athens, Ga.
Suits for Small Ladies
and Misses . . .
Over 500 Suits to select from.
All the new shades of the season
among them. We have them in
price from
$lO 00 sl2 50 sls 00
18 50 20 00 22 50
25 00 30 00 50 00
Suits for $25.00 and $30.00
We don’t believe any other house
in Georgia can show a better line
of Suits to sell from $25.00 to
$30.00 than we can. Over 300 Suits
in the lot in all the new shades of
Greens, Blues, Taupe, Catawba,
Raisin, Wood, Smoke and Wisteria.
Readyto-Wear Dresses
Your wants can be had here in
the way of Dresses. We have on
display the grandest line of dresses
ever brought to Athens to sell from
$lO to SSO
Special Sizes in Ladies' Suits
We are prepared this season to
suit the large ladies in Suits. Our
stock is complete in every way.
All the new shades and sizes— 40,
42, 4 1 and 46. Prices range from
sls to SSO
Dresses of Shepherd Plaids
The nobbiest little dresses of the
season are found in our line of
Shepherd Plaid Dresses, and the
prices are within the reach of bJj,
$11.50 and $12.50