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ATHENS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY
THE GAY WORLD.
HOW th* society people of
ArilEXS ABE ENJOYING
THEMSELVES.
■»ai l>«ll«Mfal CalftlaUartU fa lk(
rat ttfu Maayta fffNA
Athens ha« been companiiiwljr dnll
In the social line fortbe pa«t two weeks
■ml there Iim Imii xirwly an outer-
tninment to relicts the dull iiwao'ony
of tl»e life of tboac socially iuelined.
This ha* been due largel. t» the absence
ol many of our young ladies Iu other
cities. Some tn visiting In Augusta,
other* In Atlanta, other* iu Cwluoibfi*
■ml an on llirougliout the Stale, Athena
h«a lieeii furbishing the beauty
brilllancT for the holidays.
Tlierc'a no place like home, however,
anil our young lailiea are one hy one re
luming to their native Athena, a* a
consequence social life ha* become much
more lively In onr city during the past
few day* than it liaa been, and the pros-
I arts are that lor tlie rest of *.he winter
Athens will be aa gay aa aver. We
chronicle below several entertainment*
given recently, and it may be added
that they were among the moat delight
ful ever given in our city
A moat elegant dining waa that given
by Mira Blanche Lipscomb on Thursday
night mi. her beautiful home on Milledge
avenue. None know how to entertain
more delightfully tban Sia* Lipscomb,
and tin; fact that the entertainment wm
given by her obviate* the
necessity of comment* upon it* enjoya-
bilfty. The dining was what i* known
in Switzerland as a basket party, so
called from tlie fart that each guest
waa honored by a basket of beautiful
Sower*. The dining, which wa* in nin#
course*, was a uiosi elegant one iu all
iu appointments. The extju site taste
of the hostess was conspicuous in tlie
lieaittifnl manner in which the table was
adorned and tlie favors were in keeping
with the elegant appointments of tlie
whole entertainment. Suffice it to My
that a more thoroughly enjoy able affair
of it* kind lias never been known iu
Athens. Those preseht were Mis*
Blanche Lipscomb and Mr. L. H. Char-
boiinier, Miss Lizzie Burrow and Mr. K.
W. Chn:launder. Miss Mary Bones
Dougherty and Mr. W. D. Kill*, (Jr.,
Miss Katie Rutherford and Mr. Mtr<ou
Hull, Miss Mary Harris Brumby and
Mr. J. B. Nevin, Miss Eugenia Speer,
of Macon, and Mr. Guy C. Hamilton.
***
That tlie Alliens young lrrties in Au
gusta are fullv upholding the reputa
tion of our city, let the follow ing from
the. Augusta Evening News (peak. Tlie
occasion rcferreil|io was I lie fancy dress
had, which occurred in that city ou
Wednesday night. The News says:
“Two other of tlie most beautiful young
ladies were Misses Carrie Cohen and
Meta Charhonnier. Somewhat alike iu
face and figure,their powdered hair was
most becoming, and Matie Antoinette
was never attended hy fairer court com
panions in the palmiest days of fashion
ill the French capital. Eyes brighter
than tim one or more dreamy than the
other were never claimed in Athens or
Augusta, and lioth were perfect pict
ures last evening. Another “Maid of
Athens” was seen iu pure and radiant
while in tlie person of Miss Barrow and
s>:ill another lov lv flower of the Classic
♦ fly was admired as Miss Annie Craw
ford glided over the floor under the
boding] plumbs of Sir Walter Raleigh’s
grand chapeau.”
***
Eagli
lug: “Ou
friend, Clifton Boone, who Iim been at
home since the death of his father,
lion. K. L. Boone, returned to the law
department of the University a few
days ago, where he will probably re
main until li« takes bis degree, lie is
a promising Toung man, and will no
doubt succeed iu Ills chosen profes-
Mls* Lizzie Barrow has returned to
this city after an extended visit to
friends in Augusta.
V
Col. F. C. Foster, a leading attorney
of Madl-on, is in the city on legai busi
ness. H' tonics over also to arrange
for the entrance of his son, Mr. Albert
Foster, into the University. Young
Foster is like his distinguished father
in brilliancy and popularity, and will
make Ilia mark at the University. Col.
Foster returns to Madison today.
V
A noteworthy event in the social an
nals of our city was the mid-winter
ball given at the Yahoo Hall last even
ing. These entertainments are given
seini-anuually at this famous hostelry,
one being given just before commence
ment in June and the other in January.
The entertainment last night wa* lilte
its predecessors in being strictly a
stag affair, and was like them also in
the elegance with which it was gotten
up. Music of a most select na ure was
furnished by a band composed of Mess.
Ed Salisbury, H. H. Smith and o'hers,
and the charming music which tempt
ed tlie dancers to the pleasures of t)ie
terpsicorean art was such as would put
to aliame that given out by the ordina
ry Athens band. The uiimber of guests
present -was great, and to say that all
who attended had a most delightful
evening, would hut mildly express the
pleasure of this reclierche entertain
ment The evening’s pleasure ended
i, led
foil of pleasure and this
•meat will be received
pleasure by tbs society people of oar
city.
e*e
A number of the lending society
young ladies of our city hsve sw weri
their intention to boycott ail future
entertainments held at such public
places as Pioneer ball. Of the reasons
which lead to this determinstion we
bare nothing to**jr, hut the fact still
stands that said leading society young
ladies have made this resolution. The
result will probably be to cause a dis
continuance of the O. B. Germans held
at Pioneer hall and to cause them to he
danced at private residence*. It will
be universally agreed that the latter i»
much preferable, and it is certain that
this new step on the part of the Athena
young ladies will meet the approval of
the majority.
•*#
Athens has rarely eeer known a more
enjoyable entertainment than that given
by the Athemeum last niglit compli
mentary to Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Hamil
ton. In the poj
in whose honor
iiancy of the crowd
elegant apartments
club, and in the tl
igated pleasure win
the whole assemble]
meat was as notewi
given in Athens. Ur r ............. ...»
fair young bride in j whose particular
honor the entertainment wm arranged,
came to our city a rtf
beauty, her sweetne
and her thoroughlj
charm of manner slid
to the hearts of 4
pleasure last night i
ton. In the popularity of the couple
lor it wm held, in the bril-
ich thronged the
this bosnitable
and unmit-
was shared by
the entertain-
;hy m any ever
Hamilton, the
anger, but by her
a of di§|Hisitioii
South Carolina
has won tier way
I and Athens took
welcoming her to
our social circles. A large and
representative assemblage of
present last nig^t, and auThat is oeees- * ml •• made of soap-
nary to say is. that the entertainment
wm in keeping with the hospitable
customs of the Athemeum, for no higher
praise could be given.
Dancing occupied the attention of the
guests until a late hour,-and to the ca
dences of very excellent music, the
pieMures of the poetry of motion
enchanted the happy guests until the
hour for parting arrived. During the
evening the' refreshment rooms of the
club were thrown open and the privi
leges thereby offereed were freely and
enjoy ably partaken of- Among the
guest* present were the following: Mr
and Mrs J 8 Hamilton, Mr and Mrs II N
Wiilcog. Mr a d Mrs A E Griffeth, Mr
and MrsU D Flanigen, Mr and Mrs W
D Griffeth, Dr and Mrs H C White,
Prof and Mrs E C Branson, Dr and
Mrs John Gerdine, Mr and Mrs John A
Benedict, Mrs E A Crawford, Mrs it G
Taylor, Mrs Wyatt Owens, Mrs Oates,
of Texas! Misses Eugenia Speer, of
Macon, S*rah Hardwick, of Augusta,
Emma Lu Tii-henor, of Atlau-
ta, Sallie Cohen, Blanche Lip
scomb Katie Rutherfoid, Xotulie
Hamilton, Tillie Morton, Mary
Allen Peebles, Mary Kennara, Lizzie
Barrow Griffeth, Mary Bones Dough
erty, Jcannie Flanigen, Hallie and An
nie Hodgson, Alice Bowman, Jennie
Smith, Louise Morris and Mary Linton
ami Messrs. Guy Hamilton, H H Linton,
Howell, Frank Upson. F E Callaway,
Melt, C B Griffeth, John Moss, J W
blood, Torn Gerdine, P S Arkwright,
ColC M Snelling, J G Basinger, a I
Dearing, Frank Hardeman, K L Poul-
lain, Yancey Harris, E P Upshaw, L U
and E AY Charhonnier, Jesse Coates,
Reuben Lanier, Kenan Hall, Eugene
Black, Fred Lewis. John Boston, A If
Harrington, J D Little, Leon Sledge
and WX Sibley.
V
Miss Bert Latimer is visiting rela
tives in Crawford.
Athens has three charming visitors in
the persons of Misses Eugenia Speer,
of Macon, who is visiting Mrs. T. H.
Dearing; Miss Emmie Ln Tiehennr, of
Atlanta, who is visiting the Misses
Mell; and Miss Sarah Hardwick, if
Augusta, who ia visiting Mrs Stovall.
HOW TO SAVE MEAT.
A Method That Never Falla to Save Fresh
Meat from Spoiling-
Since the recent warm weather has
been so disastrous to the fresh meat that
has been butchered and stored away,
both by the farmers and people of tlie
cities it is well to know s sure and fea
sible method of saving the meat from
spoiling.
While several citizens were talking
on the streets yesterday one of them
chanced to remark that he had a hog to
kill but was afrsid to do so on accouut
of the warm weather. Immediately an
other said that for fifty cents he could
guarantee that the meat could be kept.
He said that with fifty cents worth of
charcoal be could save any kind of meat
at any time of the year, even on the
hottest day in July. By packingchar-
coal all around the meat he claims that
there is no possible way for it to spoil.
This may be a timely pointer to many
of onr readers, as we learn the farmers
have been compelled to throw away a
vast quantity of meat this fall and win
ter which spoiled on account of the
warm weather. In South Georgia
great deal of the meat that has been
stored away has been thrown into the
swamps, so rapid has been its decay.
with tlie german,
by Mr. N. L.
P"
Vi
Foullain and Mr. W. S. Basinger, Jr.
Among those present were Messrs. Jim
Nevin, Alf Harper, B C Collier, Carl
Thompson. J G Basinger, N L Poui-
lain, Tom Felder, LBattle. R I. Avery,
Al Boylston, Wood, J C Martin, John
Boston and others, equally distiu-
nished in the social circles of the
diversity.
V
Mrs. E. A. Crawford has moved to
the cottage owned by Mr. R. B. Rus
sell and situated on upper Milledge av
enue, next to Mrs. Hinton’s. This will
no doubt be the centre of culture and
refinement as her old home was.
**•
Mr. T. A. Conklin, a popular society
man of Atlanta, is in the city on a
visit.
Mr. Edward I. Wade, who lias been
visiting his brother Mr. Peyton Wade
in Sylvania, is back in our city again
ou a visit.
’Tis said on good authority that the
Sans Souui club will give one of their
delightful entertainments in the near
future. These entertainments are al-
OVER THE CITY.
ECHOES FROM THE STREETS
AND SIDEWALKS.
The Alhcaa Pealosaatershlp.
Brief Mewa from our Is—stsir jut* Book.
. Tbrre are five members of the daw of
89 in tbe present law daw.
The -octal world bsshnen
iife and
Tn Law School.—The University
law school is steadily on the increase
and now numbers thirty six pupil*. It
witi he one of tbe largest classes that
the college has known for many a year.
Tli« faculty of tbe school consists ol
Profs. Andrew J. Cobh, George D.
Thomas, Judge Howell Cobb and Dr.
S. C. Benedict. Tbe latter givea lect
ures on medical jurisprudence.
Danesrr - Benin. — Mr. Martin
Dempsey has accented the challenge of
Btirnes, the prise fighter, and n ib fight
him some time this month iu New Or
leans for $1,0(41 aside. The fight will
he contemplated with interest by Mr.
Dempsey’s former pnpils in Atnen*.
Will Pkobablt Bcild.—Mr. Job"
Booth speaks of building a handsome
house on the Mitchell lot which he re*
cently purchased and otherwise bei.uti
fy the place. This is one of the most
desirable lots on Barber street and
when improved will add mneh to the
appearance of the street.
An Indian Relic.—W. n. Thur
mond is in possession of a curious and
interesting Indian relic. It is a pipe
that belonged to Columbus, the noted
chief of the Chippewas, and was given
by th# chief to the lato Mr. Raymond
Thurmond, who went out west in the
capacity ef an artist. The pipe is a
[meat for the imt
A boat dub will be Organized in Ath
ens soon. and boating will be the favor
ite pastime for the nest summer muon
Athens has a new insurance agency.
at tlie Uni
stone with s hickory stepi.
Will Open Soon.—Tbe new drug store
on Clayton street will be opened soon
by Dr. R. C. Orr. The old post-office
building isbeiug thoroughly renovated
and handsomely fitted up for the drug
store, and Dr. Orr will fill it with quite
-a large and superior line of drugs, and
everything commonly kept in a first-
class drug store. When this store is
opened, Athens will have six drug
stores.
A Change of Bask.—Mr. B. A.
Stova 1 lias resigned bia position at the
Georgia railroad depot, and will enter
the insurance busiuesx in the office ol
Mr. Billups Phinizy. His place at the
depot will be tilled hy M". Yancey Har
ris. Mr. Stovall will also devote much
attention to his newspaper work. He
is a young man of many rare qualifica
tions, and will do well’ iu whatever he
undertakes.
The Rifles’ Fair— 1 Th* arrange
ments have been completed for holding
tlie fair rout the 10th to the loth of
February. The ladies of Athens have
taken the festivities in hand, and will
do everything in their |>owerto aid the
Rifles. Rafflea and drawings will take
place every night, and a grand prize
drawing is appointed for tlie last night,
at which time a handsome $200 parlor
suit will be drawn. A committee of
Spencer, Fred Morton r B C Cottier, A young ladies has I wen appointed to sell
F Johnson,Marion Dull, Dudley Young- tickets to the business men, aud expeet
'**“*• ' r '““ — ou. -i.—the liberal patronage of everyone.
Mr. Bates in Thn City.—Mr. Bates
the gentleman who was shot by Mr. J
Johnson, at Center Wednesday night
was in the city yesterday, and is rapid-
~y improving from his .wound. Mr.
ohnson has not yet been arrested, and
it is thought by his friends that the
ease will not be ^prosecuted. Both of
the paities are in high standing iu tbe
community and the aflair is sincerely
regretted.
Pbov. C. Morton Strahan —A most
interesting and instructive article ap
pears in the Popular Science Monthly
this month from the pen of Prof. C.
Morton Strahan, of the University of
Georgia. It is entitled “A Harvest
from the Ocean,” and is an interesting
scientific discussion of various sea
weeds. Prof. Strahan is an able writer,
and his article in the Popular Science
Monthly will be read with pleasure and
deep interest by every scientist and
scholar.
THE a., C. &N-
Ths Stockholders to M*et Next Wednes
day in Athens,
The meeting of the stock-holders of
tlie Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Railroad has been called to take place
in Athens next Wednesday. It is not
at present known what business will
come before that meeting, but it is
thought that the meeting will be short
and of little interest.
The election of a new stockholder in
place of Mr. M. E. MeLnre, of Chester,
S. C., deceased,is among the business
tbst will be transacted.
It is thought bv some that tbe citizens
of Washington wi I put a pi tit ion 1 efore
the meetingaskingfor aid in tbe build
ing of a branch road from Elberton to
that plnce. It is not definitely known
that such will be the case, but it is very
apt to he so since several citizens of
Washington have recently written let
ters asking the date of the meeting.
The people of that live town have be
come deeply interested in the building
of a branch road to their city from the
G., C. <fc N. and have raised a hand
some sum to carry out the plans.
In tlie meantime the grading on the
new road is being pushed steady this
way. They are some distance from
Clinton. S. C. now, and are moving on
rapidly from last accounts.
Is rr Nkwbomh?—It was reported in
the city last night that “Judge” D. A.
Newsome had been appointedpostma -
ter at Athens. One source of the rumor
was a clerk at the post-office who said
that a telegram to that effect had been
received by him. Mr. Will White, mail
agent on the Covington & Macon rail
road, also said that he had learned up
the road that Newsome had been ap
pointed. The reporter was unable to
find any grounds for the rumor last
night, although it seems to have been
pretty widely circulated. Late tele
grams received at the Banner office
from Washington City, fail to confirm
tbe report. We give it for what it is
worth, however.
Tnn Georgia, Carolina & North-
ken.—“I don’t believe,” said a Geor
gia, Carolina & Northern man, “that
the people of Atlanta appreciate what a
big thing this coming of the Georgia,
Carolina & Northern will be for tlie
town. Make a straight line from Nor
folk to Atlanta, and you have the idea
better. Norfolk, Raleigh, Hamlet, Mon
roe, and then the Georgia, Carolina &
Northern proper, from Monroe, Ches
ter, Elberton and Athens, to Atlanta.
That makes a great trunk line from
Atlanta to Norfolk, the greatest port
along that section of the coast. Tlie
making of a through connection from
A<<anta to New Orleans would put At
lanta about half way between Norfolk
and New Orleans, a port on the ocean
and a port ou the gulf. Tlie water
transportation between th’ se points is
a check on the rates by rail. And the
Georgia, Carolina A Northern will soou
be here.”—Atlanta Constituion.
GORDON, CLEVELAND, GRADY'.
Three New Comers Visit the H»me of
Mr. Dickerson of Morcross, Go.
Norckoss, Ga., .Tan. 10.—(Special)—
Mrs. Dickerson, living not very far
from this place, yesterday gave birth to
triplets, all hearty and hale little hoys,
who, as is their mother, • are getting
along splendidly.
Mr. and Mrs ' Dickerson are in mod
erate circumstances, and tlie generous
people of Norcross and neighborhood
made up and sent many needed |-resents
to the happy family.
Every necessary comfort was pro
vided for them, it lias been suggested
that tbe infant trio be named Gordon,
Cleveland and Grady, and they will
probably be so called.
inci eased since
failures this
are vi*-
been tlie book-
»Foundry instead
‘flie number of
versify has been la ^
tlie new year began?
Athens has hail oevi
winter.
The furniture faci
up to a success.
The law class now
»ix pupils.
Many young ladies
Ring in other cities.
Mr. Sehevenet baa
keeper for the Athena
of the Athens Factory«s stated by tlie
Banner vraterday.
Mayor's. T. Brown fpyg ha ia deter
mined to enforce the prnhibitioa law in
Athene.
Only two or three more day* or work
remains to be done on tbe lines before
the electric lights will be turned on.
There are many queer relics of dead
cities and distant land* to be seen in
the University museum.
There came very near'being a serious
fight between two prominent men on
Wall street Thursday niglit.
The Hope hose reel it being repaired.
ANOTHER ENTERPRISE-
Athena Get* a Branch: of the Southern
Mutual Bulldins aud Laea AutelaUon.
Yesterday afternoon tbe Athens
branch of tne Southern Mutual Build
ing and Loan Aeaociatioii was organis
ed
The company’s headquarters are in
Atlanta aud it is one of, the best Build-
iiigaml Loan Associations lathe South.
Backed by a large capita Land conduct
ed upon strict business principles, the
organization is grown to be known as
one of the most reliable to be found.
Tbe organization Of tbe Athens
branch of this association is a boon for
Athens as well as for the company.
There is a great deal to be d -neiin Ath
ens III this line of business and there is
is room for every buildiug and loan as
sociation tlmt may be established here.
The following are Ihe officers of the
Athens branch of the company elected
at the meeting yesterday: M. B Me-
Ginty, president; L. & II. Cobb, attor
neys ; F. 8 Morton, secretary and treas
urer, and tlie following directors: Dr.
John Gerdine, Dr. J. A. Hunnicutt,
Prof. L H. Charhonnier, J. M.lJead.
W. A. Gillcland, M. Myers,anil L. Mor
ris.
Anyone desiring to take stock can do
9 by seeing any of the officers.
A NEW INSURANCE AGENCY.
Mr. Billups PRInlzjr Will i
ance Business m
Inter the Iainr-
Athens'
Athens will have another Insurance
Agency, and Mr. Bithipf Phinizy wVtt
be at its head. ,.
Mr. Phinizy will in a few days be
ready to open his office, having some
arrangements to be made before doing
so that will take him to Florida on bus
iness for a short time. He will repre
sent tlie Und-rwriter’s company and a
number of others with which he is now
negotiating, lie contemplates doing a
large business, and wi 1 represent some
of tlie best insurance companies to be
found on the American continent.
He has many business qualifications
and_ will no doubt, do an excellent
business in his new line ef work. Mr
B. A. Stovall will take a position with
Mr. Phinizy, and. will aid in tbe cleri-
cle work of the agency.
THE ENGINE STEAMED.
And BverythinX'Getting tn Shap<D*wa at
the Zisetrle Flank
Things are assuming a lively air at
the electric plant.
Yesterday the large engines were
steamed, and th-ir capacities tested.
The machinery was all thoroughly
tested and put in readiaesa for genera
ting tbe current. Thera are two large
engines, sixty horsejpower each, wtiich
are re* -y for work. The dynamos are
in position, and ready for revolution,
and tlie wires are all hitched
Nothing remains to be done but to
hang tlie carleon lamps and that w 11 all
be finished to-day.
By Monday night the wheels of the
great engines will start; the dynamos
will revolve and tlie lamps all over the
city will twinkle with the brilliant
blaze of electric radiance.
AUTOPSY AT A FUNERAL.
A. Post Mortem Examination eu the
Brink of the Grave.
An autopsy at a funeral is rather an
unusual occurrence That is what we
saw on last Snuday afternoon. The
Rev. Andrew Swilling was buried at the
graveyard at Cedar Spring colored Bap
tist church. He was one of the best in
formed preachers ot his race in this
section, was an honest man, and a good
citizen. He died on Saturday niglit at
12 o’clock He was confined to bis bed
for about a week, but had been suffer
ing with a disease of the bowels for
mativ years. Before he died, he ur
gently requested that after death a
post-inortem examination should be
made to determine . the malady that
gave him so much pain far so many
years. For some reason, tlie autopsy
was not made until the body was taken
to the grave for interment. A very
large crowd of both blacks and whites
had gathered to pay the lasttributi
the deceased Tlie burial case was a
neat one, witli a glass plate, and tlie
dead man was neatly dressed, and hi*
face, viewed through t.ie glass, was
calm aud peaceful looking, show iug no
evidence of tlie pain tie must have suf
fered before death came to his release.
When Drs. A. J. Matthews and W. II.
Page, who performed the autopsy, ar
rived, tlie body was taken from the cof
fin and placed upon an improvised ta
ble of boards, and the surgical operation
was performed quickly and skillfully
witli the scalpel in the hands of Dr.
Matthews. The examination revealed
that Andrew Swilling died from
chronic inflammation of the bowels,
producing ulceration and p*rforation
of tlie intestines. A large ciowil was
gathered around the body until the
surgeon began to ply the knife, when
many of them hastily departed, unable
tq look upon the ghastly spectacle,
SO TIIEY CLIMBED TH* BACK
FENCE AND LEFT FOR
HOME.
Fits lleonslsincia In m N* rth Georg*
bit th«Grit ia th.* meat Approved
Siy.e.
Atlanta. Ga.. January 10*—[Spe
cial]—Five moondiiuer* escaped I rum
the jail in which the United Staiy»
prisoners an* confined last night.
The Jail hnlKling in whlrb th" moon
shiners are kept i* the naw frame stni» -
lure built hy sheriff Thomas :liis sum
mer expressly for the United State*
prit men*, it is ou the same lot us the
old county jail building, aud L* joined
to it by a narrow passage way.
In this new building there are con
fined sixty government prisoners ami
five of tuis uttmber, all young moot •
shiners, eeca| ed last night.
They were John Brackett, T. N.
Smith, John Hood, T.C. Bryan And J.
C. Saterfield.of Union and Haberahnm
counties. Brackett waa in for six
months and had served three of then.
The rest were awaiting their trials in
the Uni tail States court.
HOW THEY ESCAPED.
The manner in which tlie escape was
made was at once bold and daring.
They first secured a pie* eof iion from
a bedstead, which was used as a screw
driver. With this they removed one
by one tbe screws in tlie hinges of the
large wooden door, which is tlio en
trance of the prison. When tlie screws
were all loosened and the binges taken
out, the door was let carefully and noise
lessly to the grount'. Creeping cut of
the door of the prison tlie live young
moonshiners crept along in the shadow
of tlie renee until they came to the cor
ner. Looking around them, they foum:
two pieces of plank, which they picked
up and leaned against the fence. They
climbed to the top by means of these
planks and then dropped to tlie ground.
They were in the alley at the rear • f
the jail. From there they went out in
to East Fair street and found themselves
flee men, but with nothing except the
clothes thev wore.
The jailers think that the young
moonshiners have started out for Hab
ersham comity, and that by walking
they will re eh home in a few days.
Ihe other prisoners could] have es
caped if they wanted to, but were near
ly all asleep at the time the live left,
and were not aware of the opportunity.
These are tlie first prisoners that
have escaped from the new wooden
jail.
Twenty-two of those wb« were left in
the jail plead guilty in tlie Uni led States
court this morning, and were sen-
erneed.
Ilnrun.ii; Crow.
January 10.—[Special.]•—Mr. Dave
Kennev returned to Athens to-day after
spending a few days here looking after
ths completion of onr -handsome new
school building
Mr. Dean Owens, tlie ex-high Sheriff
of Banks county, is in town to-day
shaking hands with his many friends.
Mr. Prince Hodgson, tlie merchant
Prince” of Athens, is in the Grove to-
dav in the interest of his firm.
Our annual municipal election occur
red here on Wednesday, and resulted
in the unanimous election of all the
nominees. Tlie following officers were
elected: W. v». Stark, mayor; E. B.
Anderson, Dr. Hnbbaril, W. A. Quil-
lian and Henry Peelor, aldermen. A
better set of • filers could not have been
found ia tlie town.
Killed HU Brother It, SelMhfrew.
Tkuama, Cal., Jan. 9.—A. J. Clark,
Jr., shot and killed his brother, Johns-
toc.this n o ning as the result of a fam
ily quj r «i. Johnston seized a chair and
attempted to kill his brother, when the
latter drew a revolver aud fired, the
ball entered the forehead. _ The only
witne-s was a female relative. They
were the sons of the late J udge Clark.
Young Clark surrendered after the
shooting, and the Coroner's inquest was
held this afternoon, resulting in a ver
dict of j istifable horn c da. Clark wan
then released.
Eighty three Years Old end Wants a Di
vorce.
Birmingham. Ala., Jan .9—[Spe
cial]— In tlie City Court to-day J. C.
Miller filed suit for divorce from hi*
wife, Sarah Miller. Tlie plaintiff is 83
S ears of sge ^and his wife is 71. Mr.
Ciller allege* that his wife deserted him
two years ago without cause, and lias
since refused to live with him. Mr.
and Mrs. Miller have several children,
all grown and married, and they had
lived alone for many years before their
separation. Both are in excellent
hislth Mrs. Miller, it is said, assert"
that her husband was cross and hard to
please, and would not furnish her
enough spending money, so site left
him and went to live with one of her
children.
A SLICK CITIZEN.
H* Professes Love for an Old Woman,
Gets Her Money and Skips.
Bloomington, III., Jan. 10—[Spe-
cil]—Wm. Proctor, a Springfield, lil.,
traveling insurance agent, lies in j*L
in this city titular serious charges. He
waa arrested at Springfield some time
ago. Proctor met Mrs. Elizabeth Tim
merman, of Bloominglon, a widow
nearly 80 years old, bodily frail, ami
quite rich. She relates that Proctor
professed love for her, and pressed hi,
suit so warmly and energetically, that
lie not'only won her pledge to wed him,
but obtained possession of well-secured
and transferable notes for $4,000 aud
$jpoiu money, \vhereu]on he skipped.
She swore out the warrant and hail him
arrested hy an officer, who learned that
Proctor has a wife aud two children i;
Springfield. It has been, learned that
Proctor got $200 in a similar manner
from a widow of West Township, thi
county.
A Memphis barkeeper blow oat bis
brains tn hia room beoanso bia lore was
unrequited.
Oisf Johnson ami wife of Nasbotah.
Wis., tried to ernes in front of n loco-
motive and were killed.
Two demoemMc senators were named
yesterday. Hen. Calvin S. Brice, of
3hi«, wa< elected, and Senator K. K.
Wits n. of Maryland, was reuouiiuated
.’or his sett
A hand of colored regulators it whip
ping. heating and cutting negroes in
Soti.h Carolina.
A Newark, N. J„ Jury originated a
.iew tiling in rerdu-t* yesterday. Tbe
wan waa one of w ife beating, and “not
guilty, but we don't want him to do It
■gain,” was tbe jnry’a finding.
A young man in Wisconsin was
.•based home hy a large rattlesnake.
John lilcka we* rv!ee>p>! yesterday
after a fllty year’s service lu the Indi
ana pfuiieutiary.
Barnum will erect an i turn sure show
building in N. Y.
Gen. liouleugertis said to shamefully
neglect his wife.
Mrs. South wood’a funeral in New
York wilt be strictly private ami floral
offerings will be declined.
Mrs. Langtry ie in Paris.
James Carroll, of Seranton, Penn.,
lost four of bis five children within e
few hours with diphtheria.
Alice Jackson, the St. Lonis heiress,
admit)* that there ia uo truth iu her ab
duction story.
Two men died in Wilmington, Del.,
from inhaling poisonousMH,
Mary Anderson, the actress, says she
is not engaged.
Tlie nail trust has advanced the price
of nails.
In Summers county. West Virginia,
Cora Warren, a handsome young wo
man, shot and killed herself. She had
beeu living with her married cousin,
Mrs Lout.-* Bennett. Mr*. Bennett sus
pected that her husband aud cousin
were intimate, end drove r e latter
from the bouse. The girl went a short
distance anil shot herself dead.
A negro boy was lynched in Louisi
ana for murdering an employe of
Franeh’s circus.
Emigrant agents Arc at work inS. C.
among the negroes.
Mrs. Henrietta Bdtatre, tlie captain
of the Salvation army at Newark, N.J..
wnipped three men for insulting her.
Tlie Empress Eugenia, of Germany,
was in love with a French nobleman
when she was a princess and never gni
over the attachment.
Mary A. Dounally, the nurse who
was stahhed by. Eva L. Hamilton at At
lantic City la»t slimmer, and who upon
recovering from the efl'ects of Hie as
sault, exhibited herself iu a museum on
the Bowery, has brought suit against
Mrs. H uniton and Robert Ray Hamil
ton for $10,IKK) damages.
Clarauce McLeKoye, of Co ttmbia,
Tenn., stole $1,0.10 from liis firm to go
ou his wedding tour. .
Ellon, tlie young daughter of Secre
tary Bayard*, is to marry a Swedish
Count,
At feusshg- Minnesota,-tveuty-ninc
guests are suffering with tricouotle
At Houston, Pennsylvania, Johnston
Calhoun, on- of the wealthiest resi
dents of the county, was ridden on a
rail for mistreating his wife.
At Liberty, Missouri. James Luyteti
was killed by county attorney, Sheets.
Sheets has seduced Lnytcn’s wife and
when tlie wronged husband approached
him her betrayer shot him.
THEY WILL STAY AT HOME.
Hotel Arrivals,
Clayton House—C G Sloore, Craw-
fordville, Ga; IV A Robinson, Atlanta,
Ga; B HHale, Baltimore; W B Jones,
LaGrange, Ga; S H Watson, Madison
Ga; Wm A Hawkins and family, Rich
mond, Va.
Commercial Hotel—H Guggenheim
er, Jr, Baltimore; Clarence Angier.
Atlanta; P B Myers, Louisville, Ky;
J W Aldred, Davisboro, Ga; Frank D
Gray, Atlanta Journal; D| B Jisse,
Bloomington, III; Victor L. Smith, At
lanta.
An Accident in Barnwell- No Eml-
gr.uta for OkUh"U«
Mr. Duncan Bellinger, who was the
attorney for the colored men who were
lynched in Barnwell, is in the city. He
is accompanied by Mr. William Mc-
Nabb, one of the largest dealers in gett-
- ral merchandise in Barnwell. Mr.
Bellinger mentioned a rather curious
fact in relation to the ly> ching, in tbe
course of conversation with a reporter
last night at the Charleston Hotel. He
said that on las Monday there was an
unusually large crowd of both colored
and white people in town, it being
isday, and that the word lynching so
far as he heard, was not mentioned.
Certainly, the subject t-f the lynching
was not discussed
Mr. McNabb stated a fact very preg
nant to tjiose who believe that tbe ne
groes intend to emigrate from Barnwell
County Mr. McNabb is a man who
knows what he is ta king about, and he
says that the negroes arc making ar
rangements for the next crop, getting
advances, giving liens, etc. just ns if
nothing hnd happened. He is c’so
willing to risk the opinion that the
negroesjare going to work on a more ex
tensive scale than ever.—New*.
BABY’S LEG BROKE.
ags on the capil
tiio deed member's d
black and a bouqu
re*** on it* lid. The death of the ven
erable rvpres-utativo ia generally U-
tueuteU, although not unexiNH'ted.
to have
I event.
la who are
hero rathe interest of Colonel ]a>ok a
feel very much aggrieved over the seu-
papera. r * ,por ** ** nt soreo the home
Colonel Locke was indisposed today
and kept hia room. J
Camadn Brown,, his warm friend, is
sick in the Same buildiug, IU* bony
being racked by a well ^
being n
popular malady.'
lie was iu bad shape for i *
view, but he raid that neither
Locke n -r his friends bad suuzht to
win by filling or formulating chanrcs
against Judge Speer or any one else. It
was true that the opposition had tiled
cimrgca tu defeat Ixicko, but Locke’s
friend* had made the fight puralv tind
simply on this mail’s fitness and merits.
IN FAVOR OF LOCK*.
lt . tn « that the postmaster gen-
oral had decided in Locke’s favor, and
it only remaius with the presideut bow
to scud in the appointment, which
wou d be doue and the senate would
confirm it. lt was not true that El
kins and Dudley had taken a hand in
Lucke’s favor, but it was probable that
Governor Goff, of West Virginia, in the
stump in that state, bad filed a letter of
endorsement.
Captain Brown could not speak with
any definite knowledge of the Savan
nah colleetonthip. Col. Buck was ex
pected on Sunday niglit, and it was
probable that hia first attention would
lx; given to tbe census appointments
and a few post offices soon to lie vaeaut
oy the expiration of the terms of in
cumbent*. Tbe SuvHitmiU place would
rest for awhi o, so far us be was con-
cerueu.
T lie census people politely refused to
furtusii tlie-names of applicants fur tlie
Geurgia aiipurrisorslnp, when ap
proached this a. m Colonel Jack
Brow n tiled Die application of General
Kariou ddciiunc, of 1’nlhor, for super-
ri-or’s place lor tlie touith district, lie
will antagonize Matthews, of Pike, and
annul Iroin Bioh named Thomas.
The senate has aitjurned until Mon
day and the house until to-morrow.
Walter Johnson and several other
Georgia republican* are reported hero
this morning.
THE SUPREME COURT.
*»*•• DttlSfd VnitrStf, The Waet-
An Accident to a Young Citizen of VII
la Rica-Other Notes
Villa Rica, G»., Jan. 10.—[Speciil.]
—Merce Yates, Mr. A. G. Yates’ baby,
•■oy about ten years old, wa* on a Gray
this ev ning when his leg was caught
iu th- wheel of the dray .and was bro
ken. Dr. J. May Duugait was called
in, who administered to the little fel
low’s wants, but he is suffering great
pain Besides the breaking of hi* leg,
lie is considerably bruised and scratched
about the body.
Col. I. Y. Sawtell is here with a
squad of hands endeavoring to develop
nouie iruu property. He is very jubi
lant over tne showing* made thus far
and sav* he will soon have work going
on in’ilea-i earnest. Mr.' Sawtell ha*
control of some ot tbe best iron proper-
y hi this country and we hope he will
-ucceeil iu his enterprise.
Dr. J. T. Slaughter who has dieen
very ill for smile lime is much better to-
day, and hi* friend* have great hopes of
-its recovery.
A VICTIM OF THE GRIP.
Fawed TliraU(k Atlanta Yesterday.
Atlanta, Jan. 10—{Special] -There
was in a passenger coach in the car-
shed to-day a northern iady who is just
recovering from a severe attack of tlie
grippe.
lt was Mrs. White. Dill, of Chelsea,
Mass., who is on her way to visit her
parents in Texas.
She has with her two lovely little
children, and is traveling through the
south mainly to recuperate her health
and vitality.
The condition in which the dread dis
ease hr.s left her is something appalling,
and tends to show that it is more a re
ality than is generally thought.
Atlanta, Jan. 10,—[Special]—The
supreme courtis still engaged in hear
ing case* from the Rome circuit. It
wilt most probably be finished this af
ternoon, however, and then o-uiortoW
tbe Co*eta circuit will be taken up,
In about two weeks tbe Macon circuit
will be reached
There is one especially interesting
case in this circuit, tile fatuous Shep
pard case, from Uncoil. It is one very
similar to tlie Dale case. Urs. Sheppard
sues severs insurance companies for the
insurance on her husband’s life, he bar
ing fallen out of a boat and supposed to
have been drowned. The companies re
fused to pay tlie money, as the body
was never found, aud as another man,
tlie counterpart of Sheppard, has not
been seen since the supposed drown
ing.
THE WOOLFOLK CASE.
The Houston circuit, in which the
Woolfolk case will be decided, will not
be reached before some time in the
spring.
This morning the following cases, all
om Floyd county, were decided.
0. H McWilliams vs. J. W. Bones,
trustee. Reversed
A T Brower et al vs. East Rome
Town Co. Affirmed
C Sanders vs the State. Affirmed
Ledbetter & Harris vs. tf cGliee A Co.
Affirmed.
K.T. Fonche vs. Rome StreetR.R.
Co: Affirmed.
LYLE AGAINST CARLTON.
The State Senator Hankers After Con
gressional Life.
'The following which the Atlan
ta correspondent write* the Macon Tel
egraph will throw some light on the
next congressional campaign for this
district. The correspondent writes:
State Senator J R. Lyle nr iu the
city and ssys he intends moriig from
Watkinsville to Athens in the near fu
ture An interesting race for tlie ei, hth
district congressional chair is in pros
pect, and Senator Lyle will certainly be
in the race provided Dr. Carlton, the
present incumbent, should decline - to
run. Senator Lyle says lie will not op
pose Dr. Carlton’s election, but he has
been informed that the doctor will de-
ern- :o take the ft J.”
However, some time ago he is rejior-
ted to have stated that lie would .-land
for re-election. Judge Lawson of Put-
nnn is supposed to be another candi
date ami liou Frank Colley of Wilke*
has be.m prei-se . by bis friends to make
tlie race and may conaent to do so.
HIS OWN MEDICINE.
A Decoction Pr.-pared for Others
Catches the Maker.
Grafton, W. Vii., January 10.—
[Special]—Elihu C, Moore, upromiuei
merchant aud liquor dealer, of Hutto.,
ville, Randolph county, poisoned him
self and died iu great agony to-day
Moore had a large quantity ef cheap
wines which lie dosed with dyes to
make it resemble whisky. Before sell
ing it he determined to drink some
himself to ascertain the effect. The
poison in the dyes killed him in a few
hours
Vo ed In the Primary.
Villa Rica, Ga., .Tan. 10—[Special]—
W. C. Had.uett has sworn out warrants
against nil the colored men who voted
against him in the mayor’s election on
the 2nd inst.