The progressive era. (Athens, Ga.) 1899-????, September 02, 1899, Image 1
VOL. 1.
THB_PBOGRBBSIVB ERA.
Published First anl Third Weeks ot
Each Month By.
THE ER* PUBLISHING COMPANY.
518 Ree.su Street,
Athens, --- - Georgia.
‘V. 11. Harris, M D., Editor.
W. D. Johnson, D. D., Associate
Editor.
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Advertising Rates Made Xuowi >n
y Application.
Y.AUAt CHII.UKKN TO HCIIOOI.
We call attention of onr people to
the fact that the achools of onr city
will soon open, and when they do, let
every boy aud girl be put in school.
The race needs all of the education it
can get. We will need it in many ways
in the future. The time has already
come in three states of the south where
. a mau caunot vote who cannot iea<]
and write, and it is our opinion that,
ere long, it will be so in every state.
Then tlfcre will, from time to time,
•rise qu« t'.ons of serious monent,
which will require only intelligent
men and women to settle them. The ■
one is not properly titled for life with
out some education. He certainly
makes a better citizen who
has education. Especially is this
true of the colored - man, as is
recognized by the white people of the
south. In support of the above state
ment, we quota from the Atlanta Con
stitution the following, which appear
ed only a few days ago in answer
to Bishop Holsey’a letter concerning
segregation. The Conatitutiou said:
Bishop Holsey insists that the more uuarly
the Negroes attain to the standard of Anglu-
Haxon,siriM’-utfon. mnr.
conlltet there will be as the result of tuber
ent raw prejudice. But is it not obvious to
nil that the bust educated aud most respec
table Negroes are the very oues whose elmr
aeter ami condu -t eoinnieud them to the
whites ? Are they not the very one* who
may he depended on to curb the folly of the
ignorant? How many industrious and well
eduent“d Negroes have been lynched in the
Mouth? Not one. How many Industrious
and fuirly-ediieated negroes stand In fear of
mob law ns the result of r.ieout lynchings ?
Not one.
The above is argument enough iu
favor of education, to convince the
most skeptical. Lot us see that our
boys aud girls are in school and when
they are onoe in school lot them *tny
till they |jave learned something.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.
Events of a Week Epitomized Io
Curtailed Paragraphs.
Miss Susie Morton and Mrs. James
Hodges left for the latter’s home, Gon
zales, Texas, last Sunday. They had
been spending the summer with their
brother, Colonel M. B. Morton.
Mrs. L. L. Lowe leaves for her Sa
vannah home today after a very pleas
ant sojourn with her daughter, Mrs.L.
S. Claik.
Miss B. J. Campbell, n popular
young lady of Augusta, is visiting
Mrs. Laura Wimbish, 515 Milludge.
The editor /regrets very much opiit
iiug in last iseue the name of our’ge
qial friend, 8. W. Freeman qf Atlanta,
vyho epfnt several days >• the pity.
Mrs. M, B. Aylong is at borne again.
It will pay onr subscriber* to trade
with the people who advertise with us.
r Pest master M, B, Morton visited
the Industrial and Farmers' Confer
ence, held by Prof. Cartwright at
Greensboro, Wednesday, 23rd inat.
He reports that tho meetings were
profitable aud enjoyable. State School
Commissioner Glenn delivered an in
structive address. Prof. Cartwright
is doing a good work in that section.
The Eua wishes him success.
Jfr. and Mrs. Sim Jones of Wash
ington, <!»., attended the Greensbqro
ponferenpe. They arp very pleasant
people. *
ft is rumoaaf that the young men of
Athena are obwut to organize a stood
club with a olnb room. Such • thia?
is very much needed.
Home of the folks that were in evi
dence at the Greensboro conference
were Prof. J. W. Turner, Prof. Brink
ley, Pomp Horton, Esq., and 8. L.
Lundy, Esq.
Ed. Thomas has accepted a position
with a big cotton company at Millon.
oa., and left for his post on the 23rd.
®b? fa-
Mrs. A. E. Laney of Washington,
D. C., passed through onr city last
week. She was returning from a visit
to relatives at Hutchins, Ga.
Mrs. A. L. King left for Chicago on
Tuesday.
The New York Central Rail
road offices nt New York City,
have one of our iineat young men, Mr.
E. B. Holbrook, who lias been a clerk
with the company for twelve years.
Ho was hero the other day visiting rel
atives. .
Os course, everybody was glad to
see Col. Pledger, Mr. Mobley aud Mr
CnliouayVn town thia week. They
cun j to attend the barbecue, and had
a great time. '
Mr. Jordan Williams of East Athens
is u great supporter of Tim Era. If
he fails to get his paper he comes after
it
Knox Institute will lose one of its
best teachers this wear. Miss Sarah
H. Jefferson, aftoFUfteiug re appointed
lo her position, resigned so that she
’night enter A. U. thia year. Her
place will be tilled by Mrs. L. S.
Clark.
Mr. William Allen of Atlanta visited
relatives uud friends thia week.
Athens lost one of its old citizens
and n Christian gentleman when Mr.
Dave Marshall died. He was buried
Friday.
Mrs. Mamie Ware hns been slightly
indisposed. She in better now.
If yon want to eat good barbecue
yon gut Jule Mapp, Albert Hawkina,
Doo Lester oi* Tom Tribble to tlx it.
L'liey know their business.
Onr frieud, R. B. Jefferson is not
well, but he still comes down tn bilSi
ui-bh every day.
Richard Jefferson was in town Sun
day.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss D. M. Richardson of
Washington, Oa., to Rev. J. H. Gad
son, B. T., of LaGrange, Ga. Miss
Richardson is well known to Athen
ians, she having taught at the Jeruel
academy two years.
Mrs. Mary Ann Davie is back from
a pleasant trip to her aon, Prof. Moses
Davis, of Frankfort. Kv. She renorffi
a pleusnnt'stay tn the Bine Grass'
state.
Mrs. R. I). Badger of Atlanta, Ga.,
after having spent several days visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. W. 11. Harris,
returned last Thursday.
Mrs. Annie Bass Simpson of Atlanta
is spending a while here, visiting her
sister, Mrs. Weir of Hancock ave
nue.
Mr. R. 8. Harris took in the carni
val at Elberton last week. He reports
a very pleasant time.
Mrs. F. O. Snolson is back from
Chicago, where she went as a repre
sentative of the local woman’s club to
the National Federation of Woman’s
clubs. She states that the meeting
was a great success.
Misses 0. Z. Badger, Mary Wright
and Alethea Howard of the (late City
are expected in the city next week to
begin work in the schools.
Miss Virginia Jackson is in the city
for a few days/’.
Miss Sarah Maxwell is in the city,
the guest of Mrs. Mattie Iverson
Heard of Reese street.
Miss Mamie Jackson will leave today
for Augusta, where she will resume
hor work at Haynes Industrial school.
The Knox Institute and the public
schools will open next week.
Miss M. L. M. Turner of Covington
arrived in the city today. She comes
to begin work as teacher iu Knox In
stitute.
Mr. R. W. Gadsden of Savannah is
expected in tho city today. He comes
to take charge of the department of
carpentry at Knox Institute.
Any one visiting Athens uud wish
ing board and lodging would do well
to call -n Mr. B. 8. Heard. 832 Cherry
street. Board and lodging by the
week or month. Terms reasonable, ts
When you want your watch fixed or
a pair of spectacles fitted call on N.
Houser,2l Clayton street. Satisfaction,
guaranteed. G
Tho best thing on earth is Payne’s
_Hair Tonic for tetter and making the
hair grow. (lives the hair a rich color
also, and perfumes. Price 25 cents a
Dottie, at Payne’s store, Reese street.
ts
Seo the ad of “The Hub” in another
column. You will save mpney by
buying from people who advertise in
Tux Era. _ ts
% OBITUA-Ry.
The little infant daughter of Col.
and Mrs? ML B. Mortou died Friday,
251 h, aT’ll A. hi ,"and was buried Sat
urday afternoon,
The little eyes were hardly opeu on
the scenes of this hard old world be
fore they were closed to open again on
other brighter scenes,
on, little one, take your rest,
God In His wisdom kuoweth l>«st|
He who marks the sparrow's fall
Doo. beat for His oreatures, one anil ail.
ATHENS. GA.. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 18!9.
THE BIG ’CUE
/M ©tables Present--Stlr
rlng Speeches.
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BOUNTIFUL FEAST
How Nemo the Gentlemen at Mh»,
*aa, Adjacent Counties and
Allanta Enjoyed Old
Timo Barbecue.
Monday, August 28th, had bean se
lected by a committee of gentlemen,
Messrs. Alfred Jackson, Peter Haw
kins and Bud White, as the day for •
feast in the woods. It was a happy
selection in temperatnre and clear
ness.
Tho spot selected wan six miles from
the city, in a beautifully shaded bit of
woods, beside a rambling stream, with
convenient hills on either side.
Tha night before, wagons loaded
with sheep and hogs, loaves of bread
and bags of meal, and several queer
looking, rather urnud wooden pack
ages, which dptieMif Cobain water,had
been sent outftopflm, aud Mon
day morning, Wbuggies, traps, backs
and wagons, die gentleman aud their
friends sought tho rendezvous.
The drive was delightful—there was
no dust, and the air was cool, after a
recent rain.
After the vehicles which had been
sent to Bogart to meet the Atlanta
gentlemen returned, the feast was
spread. There waa mutton and pork
and bread and pickle and huh aud—
everything. Everybody ate and drank
their fill. The best ot good cheer
abounded. If you wished anything,
waiters were ready to give it to yon.
The surroundings gave one a sense
of freedom and a freer, happier set of
men, with nothing on their tniuds save
how to be waited on in time, you
never saw. Yet, with it all there was
a courtesy sad Respectfulness jKinuinf||
The dinner bling ended, Mr.'Noah
JohuHou called the gathering to order
mid introduced tho first speaker of the
occasion, Col. W. A. Pledger, who
made one of his characteristic speeches.
Standing on the hillside, with bared
head aud face turned toward tho set
ting min, the Colonel spoke touching
ly of how bo had roamed those very
forests with some of tho very men
who stood about him many years
ago. Ho said that he, like most
of them there, had his face
toward the Netting sun, but he coun
seled tho young mon to stand by the
old Republican party until there came
a better. He urged, too, that the men
of this section wtand by the leaders
who had proven their worthiness.
<C“I M B Morten of Athens fol
lowed Col. Pledger, and iu a few well
chosen remarks, put tho crowd at ease.
Ho welcomed the visitors and spoke
feelingly to his friends.
Speech after speech, interspersed
with inusio from the orchestra, follow
ed in rapid succession. Messrs. R.
H. Foster, 11. H. Mobley, of Atlanta,
and A. A. Ashton, Rev. Moses Brown
and Chairman A. F. Hawkins made
witty and instructive addresses.
Everybody reached Athens exhilarat
ed aud refroHhed, conscious of having
npent a very pleasant day.
Some of the gentlemen present were
Col. W. A. Pledger, Messrs. H. H.
Mobley and H. C. Callowsy ot Atlan
ta, Henry Thornton, W. H. Matthews,
George Cunningham of Oglethorps,
Rev. Marsh Bell, Smith Griffieth ot
Oconee, Rev. Moses Brown of Kinney
District, Dock Lester, Sapford Luster
of Bradberry, Lawson freex>»n.
CAHN TVMBLKU INTO BIYEK.
FMiiaiir Tsais Oa Mia K. C.. ». • G.
Flung** Into Little River.
A message waa received at Tex
arkana, Ark., early Saturday morning
to the effect that a northbound passen
ger train on the Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf railroad wont into Little
river fifty miles north of Texarkana.
A switch engine with crew has left for
the scene. The wreck is between sta
tion* and it is not known how much
of tho train went off the bridge. It it
known, however, that tho baggage,
mail and exnre** cars went in.
hr.
4 Famale Pat|*nt Charged Blas Witt,
Attempted 4>eault.
Pr. H, T. Pickens, who woo oharged
With assault end battery on Mrs. M.
L. Whitlock, several weeks ago, wm
arrnigne’ iu oourt at Decatar, Ga.,
Monday morning before Judge John
8. Candler, end ho was quickly exone
rated of tho charge by the jury.
The alleged assault ooourrod on
July 4th last. It will be rsmom
bered that on that day Mrs. Whit
lock started from her homo near
Tucker with Dr. Diokins, going
to Norcross, where she was to beoomo
the patient of the physician. She
charged that white in the buggy tho
physician attempted to assault hor.
-KNOX INSTITUTE.
Vriiis well known school begins its
Gill term of school work, Monday,
.September 4th, 1899.
COU-RSES:
COLLEGE PREPARATORY,
NORMAL,
v GRAMMAR,
PRIMARY,
INDUSTRIAL,
MUSICAL.
The Litkhart Dbvahtmknt i* un
gppaHHed by that of any institution
for colored youth* in northeast Geor
<Ja. The classics, Latin and Greek,
sciences, Civil Government, Phys
icir Geometry, .Method of Teaching,
eto., are taught; and we have a thor
oughly equipped Primary Department.
-2. The Industrial Dkpartmbnt in
which CARPENTRY, TYPKSZTTINU, PRIST
nAif and sbwino—plain aud artistic
are taught, is the best and most thor
oriiughly equipped department of this
kind in northeast Georgia. •
S. Music—vocal and instrumental—
taught by a competent instruct
or t The Institnte has its own piano
a«*4 organ.
4 A corps of able Christian teach
ers, trained in our best institutions of
leauiing, has been employed and will
do excellent work. The spiritual wel
fare of onr pupils is not neglected.
We .educate head, heart and hand*.
Board can be gotten in onr best
homes at from 85 to 88 per month.
.For -’atelogue and information con
ceMvkg boarding places, etc., write to
L. 8. CLARK, Principal,
Knox Institute, Athens Ga.
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JERUEL ACADEHY, ‘
ATHENS, GA.
The Jeruel Academy begins its next
session Oet. 2, 1899. Old students aud
th<>»- desiriag to enter for first time
•rnAAowfed to do so
the besr school
Northeast Georgia and the cheapest
boarding department in all Georgia.
It easily leads. Thorough in training;
Christian influence exerted. Healthy
location; has the best record.
TKACUKHB.
It has a good faculty of five (5) well
trained teachers, graduates from teach
ers' professional schools; special fit
ness for their work.
BUILDING.
The Girls' Building, being newly
built, is large and comfortable. Good
accoqimodations.
COUIUIZH.
Primary, Intermediate, Normal, In
dustrial and Nur*etraiuing.
Boiemies, Higher Mathematics, Lau
gnages and practical method* of teach
ing ere some of the branches taught.
BOARD.
Baird, $4.00 per mouth.
Tuition, .50, .75, and 81.00 per
mon tli-
information and cata
logues, address
J. H. Brown, Prin.,
ts Athens, Ga.
"""’’"’"■contributions
For Jemel Academy, 1809, June Ist
to August 28rd.
Woodville Baptist obnrch BLSO
Sanders Chapel, Penfield 2.50
New Salem, Lexington 2.21
Rev. R. Smith, Colnmbus 2.00
8, 8. Workers* Convention, Ga., 5.00
Central Baptist, Winterville.... 1.00
Rwto Adam Ellington 1.50
GsAnal meeting, Elberton 5.08
Am E. Diet. Con., Athens.... 2.01
Third Shiloh 8. 8. Convention.. 5.00
Mt. Olive Baptist church, Lex
ington 2.35
Co. Convention, Oglethorpe.... 10.00
Third Diet. 8.8.C0n., Oglethorpe 2.80
Clarke County Convention 4.00
Third Shiloh Association 5.00
Fixnt Shiloh Association 5.(12
Mias Ida Cofer 3.00
Rev, T, M. 0. McClendon, Wash
ington 50
Concert, Graenville 10.00
We take this mothod of thanking
our friends for the above contribu
tions for oqr work.
It is our earnest desire to have tho
new building fully completed within
the next two months.
We ask our friends to help ns. Send
something to your association for the
academy- Tho work is well received
everywhere we go. What will onr
friends in Atlanta do for the further
ance of this cause! We are waiting
to hear from them.
Our young men will help them do
the building. ,
Romo day there will be no inter
natteual boundary line between Can
ada aud the United State*. In the
hearts ot the people of Loth countries
there is none now.
N. HAUSER,
ODtician. WttMer and Jeweler
21 Clayton Street,
ATHENS. -GEORGIA.
8. S, HE A RO'S,
882 Cherry street, is the best
place to get your : : : :
Fancy and Family Groceries.
I also keep on hand" a large
supply of Cigars aud Tobacco.
in the shape of Sugar Cured
Hama aud Piekled Pig Feet.
Cali aud see me.
Will Sell as Cteau as the Cheapest.
Remember the place. Call aud
tsee me.
IT NEW STORE
IS OPEN
Fine Shoes
OF ALL KINDS AND
r
Isttdies’ Ready-
Made Garments
■ ■■ 1 ■ «
Come to Neo m
PHILLIP STERN,
15 Clayton Street.
“The Hub,”
The Only Bxculslve
Clothing and
Furnishing Store
On Broad Street.
We will save you money on your
purchases in clothing, hats aud
furnishings.
Woollen’s Book Store
118 E. Clayton St.
The Neatest Stock,
Tho Newest Goods,
THE most
Up-to-Date Stationery.
The Rest of Everything in the Sta
tionery Line.
Baseball Hoods, Hammocks, Cra
quet, Etc. .■ ••
Everything as Cheap as the Cheapest.
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Office Hours 9 to 10 a. m., 8 to 4 p. m.
ILL OFFICE CALLS CASH.
DT.C.B.HATO,
Physician s Surgeon
407 HANCOCK AVENUE,
Athens. - Georgia.
BeUne.l Hcperlraew.
“Say, pi. what Is peealiulNuiT’
"My aon, it 1* olu- of the results ot
matrimony and milliner*' bills. Now
don't nsk any more questioua.”—Colo
rado Springs Gocettm
NO. II
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Country Tioduce
a Specialty.
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MEALS AND HOT LUNCHES
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PROPRIETORS,
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DON’T FAIL TO VISIT
THE ’
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OF
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It Costs 10 Cents
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ATHENS. - • GEORGIA.
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—DEALERS IN—
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