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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1894. 1 OPENS MONDAY, JULY 9 CONTINUING DURING THE ENTIRE WEEK. : $9.85 Secures choice of any Suit on our counters. About 1,800 $uits to-select from, made up in Sacks and Cutaways of latest fashion in new and nobby materials,and ranging in actual value as high as $20.00 per 8uit. These are exact facts. Our sacrifice sale affords an excellent opportunity to save money. Can you afford to miss ft ? Call and secure early pick. WS-Rcmeinber this is strictly a cash sale. CHARLES WACHTEL, 515 CHERRY STREET, • • • MACON, GEORGIA. ANNUAL MEETING ' OF THE BOARD. Assistant Superintendent Abbott Was Elected Superintendent of Bibb County Public Schools. MR. ZETTLER'S RETIREMENT As Superintendent Ltarei the School Byitemln • Moit Excellent Con dition — Other Dullness of Importance. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS The Knights of Pythias of Macon at the Academy of Music Last Night. VERY INTERESTING CERtfONIES lfellTrr.it i.r arewl eh.nc.llur Hamilton. Juilge «!• L. Hardeman ami Judge John P» Hoot—A Spread at Putsel'e* CLEVELAND'S CLEMENCY He Has Commuted the Sentence of Or J. B. Roberts to One Year in Jail. NOT ANY PENITENTIARY SERVICE For Which the l*reatd»nt Granted Him Unconditional Pardon for lteasoue Sufficient— 1 Tho Effort* of Co'e# lllonnt and Preeton. In aptfo of tho toctanomt wmMmt, tbero was ol S«xlly Knfbwlug of Kiujrlnx of I’ylliln* oml tUmlr riimlllen at Uui Aauletuy of Music liuit tight to WUnc*.* the- JiiMllill.Uton of officers of tilio four l(«t«iw of tflio city, ami to Its- to«i to tlho mlilrnuicB of the oivroslon, .The eUffo sra* hamlentntSy divo- rntod with lmliiw, fivns tuul liot liouso plant*, nml from the i»rof«i»lim ft Inil one to bell ore Hint Klilghh D. It. Wi»m1- ruff had moved W» hot house to the nciidomy. Tlio aolomn cercmonlce of tholonthl- laUon of the vnrimm oflleom vim an In- tenatltur and phulw alght i»> the pub- 11c. All Hie olllctTK for ill* tolUlng term wvtv lnMlidlevl Q&d iviw enter lipon the discharge of lUvrlr dutlc*. The himullliig otlUvr* wero Deputy G-rnnit Ohnncellar Bridge* Smith, Grand Vto* OUnetAor W. H. (XvaaU, tini 1*1 rreV.Ho D. It. WmxlrulT nud tlrmd Man ter n,t Arum .Item llnii*. The addram of lion. John t.. Horde- man wtm mpM* with wltliM*m and Wholes .me truth*. Tim judge had vho happy faeidly of pbnudng muih lerma no were riiadlly UDdWtOOd mid en joys! by nil Knight* imvihii* and nt the same rime their (double meaning rondo tlliem enj>\vul>l<' t.y (hone who luul never pcated tho pormlii of a I*y- Milan Men • Judge John P. Item m hfippy Vn Ids tDtrodiUStton of Grand OtfiMliir Haro III..11 Doujri***. And the grand chan- oelior. nllu-lt it wan Ida (live inimdue- Uon to n Mucioi omUenoe, won friends by I he score. He la clorpiont, pa- h.^-o.s o in. 1 ..! pkonlaig delivery, and lilu tliemc. Pythtanlam, wan iimatorly trcMpl The cxitvHhivi cloutvl lv'tlb the eliMlng ode on sung by tilie vntWU* Iodic*, mul tb. beard) obon by ltev. W. H. Jon- nines. Mr Dniiglnss did not arrive In the oily until a hue hour ycwvrday e mg, but was at otuv tukee churge of Jw I ho nionilWTS of the re,>.|glon com mit,lee. H.< lama f.M- Vluany this incriihK to atteuil a puhllo Instil nation at ilsu plan-. After fli. oxer rise, tho I'.miuiittee I.f ortMng.'ioeuts mi»t She newly last, ill (si ottl.s-rs, with n few* lnvtte.1 gu.*'s, re paired t»» Pntsd'a, whets' n dainty and deilghtfut spread nwutt.sl them. Tim Bnpper of hov.tiiI course* having Issm dosiwtclirsl. the knilhts HlipfW over the whua and watnote and natty were the pleatoQt things slid, nil of which served lo ke.-p green tho memory of ooo of the most ilet'.ghifiil evening. In the history of the MlCon to lgos, The hundreds of'friends of Dr. J. B. Robert., the former postmaster at Sun demville, who win omvioted of the fraudulent use of poAuge stumps and money orders some time ago and sen tenced to two years tn the penitentiary and twelve tnoniltis In lull will be shut to leum of tho commutation of his oen- teuco by President Cleveland, who has rolilevod tho prisoner of 'he two years' sentence In tho penitentiary. The' oommutailon of sentonce wna so- oured by Col. James H. Blount and Cat W. Preston, who went to Washing ton and In person laid the case before tho president und uaacd for clemency, The following It President Cleveland's older: "Urover Cleveland, Pretldeat of the United Statea of America—To All to Whom Thcso Presents Shall Come, drooling: Wlloreus, Dr. J. B. Roberts, in tho United Stale* district court for the western division of the* Southern district ot Georgia, was Indicted (No. 388) for violaUon of the Untied Statea postal Iowa, In presenting for payment postolllee money orders know ing thorn to he Illegally Issued with Intent to defraud tho United Statea, was tried, convicted and eonteneed on May 50. ltd!, to two years' Imiprtson. meat its the Ohio penitentiary; and, “Wherea*. This convict at t'he same thus ho was convicted of this offense was also convicted of another offense against the yotatal laws (indictment No. 337), upon which he was sentenced to be Imprisoned for one year In the ■Chatham county Jail, In Qeorgla; and "Whereas. I think I liavo never had presented to me « more hearty and genuine application for pardon; ami, Whereas, tAifter a fuM examination of the case, and la view of the foot that no loas accrued to (he govern ment by llie transaction to which this pardon applies, and In view of the extremely prdbaWe absence of any wrongful Intent, and considering tne unusually high character the convict sustains among his neighbors and friends, I am satisfied that even; de sirable end sought to be accomplished l.y the execution of the crtmln.il law T1> f*. Stall 8PKCIAI, EXCURSION Island on July ltth. and Pound trip. Including mill ho*s fsre nisi (me v—k'r* bo* tel tit. Simon's, Ilk tickets g\. days. tier further Infommtl klorrla. til Chen y m d it It . d 1\ apply lb Awarded Hl(hMt Hoaora—WarM’a Pair. DHL* ifn ■ CREAM I BAKING P4WK8 MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Gispe Cresin of Tsrtir Powder. Free G.-xr. Ammonia, Alumoesny other aJaUetant. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. by the execution ot me cmmn.ii wtll be met tn thie caee by the convlc. tlon and senteneo to which this pardon do eg not Wl'ply: "Now. inerefore. be It known lh.il Qrover Cleveland, president of t United States of .Vnierlcs. In conr oration of the premlsiw. divers oth* good and eultleleivt reasona to me there unto moving, do heretby grant a full and unconditional -pardon unto the said Dr. J. B. Itctoerta as regards the sentence Imposed upon Indictment No. SI*. "In testimony whereof I have here- unlo signed my nnane nml caused the ...l at the deparunent of Jusitee be afttxed. •‘Doae at the city of \\ anhlnglon this Ith day ot July. A. D. 1S9I, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and nineteenth. "Grover Cleveland. "Dy the President: "Richard Olney, ••Attorney Oe erat.” HUCKUKN’S ARNICA RALVR. Ttie beat salve tu the world for cuts bruises, scree, ulcers salt rheum, fever sorvw. tetter chapped hands, chilblains corns, and nil eruptlolls, nml positively Is guaranteed to give perf.vt Kitlafu tkm or nsoer refundad. Price. !! ,-ctr twr box. Tor sale by H. J. Lamar Si mule, druggists. assignee notice Til K STOCK OF W. A. REDDING CONSISTING Of CLOTHING AND HATS, AC, MUST HE SOLD AT ONCE. lUGGEST O F BIG B AK GAINS OFFERED J. J. COBB, ASSIGNEE lVn trkft ,Jr<c>lry Input tot J tuJ DIAMONDS FREE. Adittn i. r. STrsr.sxtBRO U II *.',.lea Strtrt, fe Atlanta, Go. The annual mooting of the Board of education was held last night and Pro testor Don Q. Abbott was denied au- perlntendent of the public schools to succeed Superintendent B. M. Zettler, retiring. Thkr was as had been anticipated all along. Although there were a number of other eppSteama for this place there haa o» no time been any doubt tha 1 * rrofeasur AbUstt would be eleCcd, anil tMs announcement to_ tfm*. •effeot witl not be a raaiter of surprise to those ocqiyhj'ed with his Invaluable service to s'oe educasional tateresta of the coun ty for a.numbhr bf years in the ea- paetty of uansdamt auperlri;cmtent.whlch nlono would have more than entitled him to thta honorable ceoogndtion. The members of 1iho board' present were President Reborn A. Nisbet and Messrs. J. W. Burke. J. H. Herts. Tins ley, J. W. Cabanlss, Ben L. Jbnes, George W. Gusttn. A. I,. Miller. Henry Horne, R. M. Rogera, C. M. Wiley and Huperimtemlent Zettler und AraUtant bupenntendent Abbott. The committees appointed to preiuro memorials on the deuiihs of Hon. Virgil Powers and Judge James T. Nisbet of fered fitting fxpressibns, which were adopted. The regual standing committees made their written annual reports. The su perintendent made tils annual report, giving tho details ot the work of Ihe schools and all the statietlce for the year. In regard to Ills retirement from tlio superintendence of the public ochuols. Professor Zetitlor spoke feel ingly, as follows: "With the receiving of CM* report my oltloUl connection with the schools will dost. Fur something more uhan twen- tynme yeara I have held the office of superintendent, and the laying down of the responsible and onerous duties Is attended with a feeling of genuine re lief. I shall continue to feel a deep Interest In the Sohoolsr and rejoice to seo Uicm attain yat widen- usefulness ana n-edve from the people a still larger measure of «ppreckvt*on.” It was moved chat a committee of three be appointed (to dra« sulluble resolutions upon the retirement of Pro fessor Zrttler. The president appointed Meesra. Tinsley. CUbanfen ami Miller on this committee. The committee on salaries rendered their report In full, which was odoirtcd. Tho committee on teachers submitted tholr report upon the cleat Jon. of colored teachers and tile board proceeded to the ideation with the following renult: NBCJBO SCHOOIJS-OnBBN'OTRE^T. H. J. T. Hudson, principal, sixth elitaa; Sarah L. Pitta, ilfth class: Mrs. H. J. T. Hudson; fourth class; Martha Williams, third .class: Uetna Thomas, seoond olass; Elulsc Jolinston, first class. HAZKI. STREET SCHOOL. | Thomas K. Pcrsley, principal, nrti class; Mrs. B. iM. Ayior, fourth Nnss; Llxrie Stephenson, tt*ri class; Suale White, second clans; Eugenia Gamble, flrts claw. TURPIN STREET flCHbOL. Mih. m. v. Marlow, principal; Annls Gragg, asshrant. I’LKASANT HILL SCHOOL. Lawk H. Williams. Drindpnl; Julia A. Patterson, third class; Nellie Braswell, ae.ond clusa: Lena Kpps. first, class. UNIONV1LLE SCHOOL Orltlln D. King, principal; Mary Car- whin, usufatant; Alary L. Redding, as- alnunt. BAST MACON SCHOOL. N. Robtnum, principal: Mary Piercetwn. asatatant; Julia Denton, as- item. Boulevard school—E. F. Mims. White Spring School—Blectlon post poned. -.Mount Hope School—Ada Bonner. Pleu-utili Grove School—D. B. Cbrne- llua. Union Church School—Mrs. S. I Howard. Ootuulgoo School—Katie Holmes. Dueravllle School—J. A. Sanders. Swift Creek School—A. J. Solomon, lloily Grove School—W. Q. Hill. SummsnMd 'fltoaW—J. A. (Brooks. Itl Zion School—R. M. Harris. AnUtkoh School—B. A. C.irwlns. BloonJleM School—Llzale Moacly. Goodwin Scticol—S. J. Searcy. The bo.ird then went In-to'an election to till the two vacancies postponed from the last mooting. Miss Mary Locke was elected assistant teacher at Union High School, and Ciltss Morale May wan elected teacher at the new •chool to be established in Godfrey dlslrlet. The committee on repairs were authorized to have placed in the Nisbet School a heater and other uccd- ed CnVprovcmenfta. The next idling taken up was the election of officers of the board for the ensuing year: * President—U.lbert A. Nisbet. Vice Presldertt—T. D. Tinsley, Secretary—I. H. Herts. Treasurer—J. W. Burke. Superln lendent—D. Q. Abbott. The mar.u-r of such, changes as should be deemed advisable for the management lot the schools was re ferred to the oomanlikee on rules and regulations tor a report at un ad journed meeting to be htol next Mon day tds-ht. The election of a member lo fill the' vancancy caused by the death ot Hon. Virgil Powers was post poned until the same meeting. Mr. O. W. Anderson was elected super visor of Janitor and buHdlngs. Then Superintendent arose and ac knowledged the honor contorted upon him tn bin election to the superlntend- enry of the schools, expressing his high appreciation of K, (wanting as he Old the delicate character of his dimes, especially tn view of the fact that he ta eu.veodlng a roan whose organising abilities And their htwt expression in the excellent system of public schools, ar.d wtsose administrative powers and executive capacity have made him a reputation more than state wide. He asked the co-operation and support of the members of the board and pledged ble best efforts Our the mafcftenance of the schools on their present high pUne. On motion of Secretary Burke the board adjourned to meet again next Monday night to adjourned cession. PROFESSOR B M. ZETTLER. In connection with the retirement of Superintendent Zettler from the man agement of (be school* a brief sketch of his week end the growth of the system in this city and county seems appro- pn«te. Mr. Zettler was torn at Springfield, Ga., -the county real of Effingham county, educated at the CUunty Acad emy at Springfield, entered ‘he ftopho- more class nt Newberry Lutheran Col lege, Newberry. H. C„ In lSKi, which he lert in the spring of 18ft to Join Bar tow’s company, the Oglethorpe Light Infantry of Savanmth. one bf the first In the stste to leave for the aent- of war In Virginia, and was -with the famous Eighth Georgia, regiment at tho battles of first MssMssas, Yorktcovn, Mechanlcs- vtlle, G a meat's fusn. MaJve-m HUl, Rap pahannock Station, Thoroughfare Gap and second Manassas. A* the last named he wsx severely wounded and rendered unfit fbr active torvlce during the remainder of the war, though he was never discharged, but served tm agent for the collection of the farmers’ tax, with headquarters at Guyton, on the Central railroad. When toe surrendered he went home and assisted on the farm, and In the fall of 1805 he took charge of Guyton Academy. The following year he went to Savan nah and after a short service with the Central railroad wu* appointed to a po sition in Ihe public schools of Savan nah, then Juat organized, and remained wish them until) invited by the Bibb county Board of Public Education In January. 1875. to take charge of the syaterooln tho* -city and county. He look charge on February 1 and lias con tinuously been wtoh them till the pres ent time. Being emltnenltly practical and a "born organizer” he found In the organisation and building up of the system a most oonganlsl work and gave to It all the energy and enthusiasm of hi* nature. The ohartor establishing ihe Bbard of Public Education and Orphanage for Bibb county was p.i.«ed by Uk legisla ture In the summer of 1872 and the b«ird was organized tn September of that year. Professor W. D. Williams, who had been very active In getting the law passed, was made president of the hoard, and proceeded under ku Inutrue- tton to open schools In the city and alt * few points in the county. • An this time the following schools were in operation In the city, having been opened by the county Board of Education and adopted by the board of public education and orphangc, vez.: First Ward School—In the basement of ithe Catholic church on Fourth streiet, under J. H. Roberts and three oselatant teachers. Second Ward School—In a two-room house on Second street, opposite tho prpeny of the Macon Ccttton Factory, under S. H. Everest and one assist ant. t Fourth Ward School, —In St. Paul's ohurch. parish school house, on For syth atTedt, under H. T. Conner and two assistant teachers. 1 East Macon School—In the Central railroad building m East Macon, under W. G. Smith and two assistant leath ers. Cotton Avenue oCIored School—In the basement of the A. M. S. church, on Cotton avenue, under UalwiB Williams and two OMMCapIts. Lewis High School—For colored children, located on (Now street and supported by the American Missionary Association, • was received under the control ot the board as a school for col ored children. This school was under Mias M. E. Sands, as. prtiibtpal, and seven assistant teachere," Mur of whom were appointed by 'the president of the board, and the others, together with the principal, by the American Mis sionary Association. The board naw controls property to the value of about UGO,000. Gives the Full Is a Complete Definition IT And Perfect Of Every English II Modern Word. Encyclopedia Is the Greatest Modern W ork of Reference....... These Speak as Those Having Authority...,. PROF. M. J. ELROD, Chair of Biology and PhyMcs of the Illinois Wesleyan University, nays: For students and for the mass of^ the people ft will he very useful, not to mention ita low oost. Such a thing is needed In thousands of homes, and your paper lg to be congratulated up on being able to furniah it to lta read- being ( . ers at such a trivial coat. M. J. Elrod. DR. W. H. WILDER, President of the Illinois Wesleyan University, says: The American En cyclopaedic Dictionary ta a work or great merit. Highest uUlty baa been sought by combining the dictionary and encyclopedic features. The effo™ is a success. JV. H* Wilder. DON. QUITMAN ABBOTT. Don Quitman, Abbott, A. M., the newly-eletfted ouperfntendent of Bibb public tfchoohf, was bom hi Columbus, (Ja., November 1, 1863, and received his academic educaiUon In that city under Professor John Ilham, at that time 'one of the most eminent teachere of the state. For a short time before gom•s to college he woa In the employ of the Southern Express Company, and, though a mere boy, was one of thefr most trusted employes. In their employ he learned those business habits and methods which have con tributed largely! o his success as a teacher, and especially in the duties of hla present position as director of a system of city pubHc schools. After one term at the University of tho South at Su-wanee, Tenn., Professor A'i>bott entered Emory College at Ox ford, Ga. He at once took a prominent place In his class and societies, winning the respect ami confidence of both classmates and professors, and in 1875 graduatediwi th the second honor in possibly the 'most brilliant class sent out by that Institution since the war. Shortly after graduating he married, and in th/e same year Joined the SouUf Georgia conference of the Methodist Episcopal church South. His last charge was In* Brunswick, where he passed through a long illness with yel low fever, which so prostrated him and affected his thrortt that he was com pelled to retire from the ministry to h-ls plantation in Harris county. But his (tastes were too acholarly and and his genius as a teacher too great for him to remain long in such seclusion, and hence in 1879 hi accepted the acad* emy at Terry. In 1SS1 he was elected to the professor ship in Andrew Female College, lllllng the chulr of mathematics with credit and dis tinction. From there he was elected to the Sparta Academy, which, under his direction and management, became one of the moat successful academic rehools In the state. After three years of active teaching there. In IBB he came to Macon to take charge of a select school, which ho txnght until elected to his present pc&lthn. During thooe years In which lie has been an active teacher, he has prepared many boys for college—some go ing to our Georgia colleges, others to the Northern unlversltle»-and the hlfch positions they have taken tn thee? insti tutions attest the thorough training re ceived at his hands. Professor Abbott's success as an educator, both as a teacher and supervisor, has been due to his splen did discipline In the school room, his thorough ttiUAlng in the class, added to hlo natural power of communicating his own enthusiasm to those under him. Is the conS&tuatlon of these three qualifi cations that constitutes the genius of teaching. Since occupying bis present po sition he hss lien offered many places of honor and remuneration In the schools of Georgia, but to so great an extent In hlsh curt In the echoodl system of Btbb county, and'In his present position, that he has declined them all. His term as assistant superintendent of the schools has been a most valuable one to tne edu cational Interests of the county, and they will continue lo prosper under his ad ministration. PROF. W. A. IIEIDEL, Chair ot Greek. Illinois Wesleyan University, aays: There Is one feature ot the book which pleases me very much. Many of us havo read old En glish and Scotch, but the ordinary dic tionary Is of no avafl for such uses, whereas your encyclopedia appears to meet the requirements very fully. W. A. Heldel. PROF. JOHN W COOK, President Normal University, says: This work Is unique. Americans are keenly alive to the value ot time. Such a wealth of knowledge in so compac* form will commend itself alike to the laborious scholar, the general reader, and especially to the teacher. John W. Cook. PROF. E. M. Von PETTEN, Superintendent of Bloomington City Schools, says: rt Is a work of great value. It seems to me concise, accu rate and convenient In form. Po much Information In such a small compass Is nowhere else to be obtained. E. M. Van. Pctten. MRS. GALLINER, Librarian of Withers Library, says; The American Encyclopedic Dictionary offers an opportunity seldom met with to procure a most valuable work for a small outlay. In the heme library 11 will be indispensable to students and literary workers. H. R. 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