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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. jf T ‘jj \ , Mmm lg%/j p/f [if! p, if moil' tin lill mHH I Iff? I ml \ j/H Mis $ k i"' ; Nl Ili IPglfi ■ Jfe# f }H \ IS] $ / j jlj x Jn|l , | ■ '>: . 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