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THE UMPIRE SAID SO AND THEY
DID IT.
EMORY 18 PUT TO SLEEP.
A 3rMt Crowd Wltmmt the Omm
—Good playing on Both Side*—But
tho University Nino Didn’t Car-
rv •‘Poll” In tholr Vocabulary.
UNIVERSITY 12,
OXFORD 11.
Athtuli prouder than ever of the
University boya.
They are the biggest men in the city
today, for they have twined new laurel*
la the wreath of victories that has al
way* crowned the grand old University
of Georgia.
All honor to the hoys wboee cherished
home is the college campus!
Long may the oolors.old gold,crimson
and black, float triumphant over every
Southern college,| be it on Held and
track of athletic sports, or yet In liters*
ry hails!
Three cheers for the students all, and
still three more and a royal Bengal “ti-
gah” for the base ball team of the Uni
versity.
UUVIMO ATHENS.
Bright and early yesterday morning
Die Covington A Macon depot was tlx-
scene of gay life.
If ore than too hundred college boys
sate there and in fine spirit—Jollier
than ever, and clamoring for pa*sag<
oil the special train so generously sent
out by 'he. rail road to take them to Ox
ford.
One hundred and fifty were on the
t tin when it steamed out from the
d pot and the college yell “Hoo-rah.
-rah-rah, Iloo-rah, rah, rah, rah, rah,
Georgia" went up tearing the air in
tre tncndous tuunder from a hundred
voices.
The trip to Madison was one of fun,
and frolic—of laughter and song. The
b >ys owned the train.
At Madiain but litile time was lost
and the fast train on the Georgia rail
toad soon landed the hors at Coving
tin. There were a number of Oxford
fellows there to meet the train, who
seemed to he surprised to see «« many.
at first. They seemed to catch onto
Berry at the start and sent many n Ay-
scraping ball over into the fielders’
domain.
And in this way they made three rone
the first inning.
The University boys were aa cool as
cucumbers and went in to make nothing
less than ft runs. And they did it.
Tbs second inning was a beanty. Ox
ford waa shanked and the University
1.
This brought out tremendous applause
from the University man.
But the third and fourth infijngs
brought bod luck to us. Tho score was
10 to Ain favor ot Oxford.
Hacked t Not a bit of it. Did yoo
oversea tbeUniversity’s men backed?
That college yell did the work. Again
and again it went np hushing every
thing else. Then the college Glee club
got in its work. Tbe boy* got to sing-
V. HSKTY. V. HABWLJ L
ing the happiest songs known to college
life. Halsey got lively, and Ins Irish
got up. *’Flsy way off old boyel" he
would yell, and the runners took evety
odd. Ah, how,those fellows did slide.
Why, Charlie Herty made a siide that
looked like flying perpendicularly in
tbe air, and it took tbe breath away
from those Oxford men. They couldn’t
.-tide worth a cent.
Frank Uerty and Wad ley, our bat
tery, did great work in tbe last few in
nings.' So did the field men. And this
won tbe game, tbe boya making the
score run up to 13 to 11.
Here is tbe full score :
UN1VERMTY.
AB. B. TIH.A.K.
Grumbling, Sb 5-11 11.
A. O Halt-ey, 2uU b, 8 2 0 4 0.
E. llalsey, i. f 5 s 0 0 0
L. Sibley., * * S 1 1 * 0.
Jones, 1 b —. 5 1 10 1.
Nelly, rf 6 2 ~
~ 'it
CAPT. J. H. RUCKER WILL ESTAB
LISH A BRANCH HOUSE.
COMMENCE-
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Cologne. Germany. Vk tube the Place
-Mr. Bern sfirherrft WtU Have
Control of tt-Mr. Rucker's
Immense Foreign Business
In Which Chivalry and Beauty Win go
Hand In Hand—Social Event*of the ^
Wofiii—And Also Those of com-
. Ins Days.
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OXFORD.
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Lswienre, r I
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Hntclili.s. 3 b
Wiliam*. 1t
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Cla.tno, ef
TUi’inas, 1 b
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C. H. HBB1Y. A. HALSEY.
atop from the cars. It was a painful
surprise to the Oxford men for the
University boys were in excellent
apiriu and liad a sweeping way in their
Bjviner that seemed to carry thing?
their own way. Several street cars
carried the boys out to Oxford, a mile
away, and without stopping for dinntr
tbe University fellows sought the dia
mond.
THKY QRCKTRD THEM.
Our home team waa already on tbe
field practicing. They bad gone over
the day before.
VV ben tbe Athens crowd caught tight
of them, tbCiCollege yell was given in
greeting, and the boys went about their
practicing with increasing interest
The field vis a bad one for our boys.
They had not been used to a sloping
field. It was a rough one too, and the
boya didn’t feel at all at borne.
But with that college yell sounding
like mighty thunder in their ears—
gracious, who couldn’t have played
bal t
And they did! ah. they did 1
the game is called.
According to the privilege of tbe vis
l ing team the University selected Mr,
James C. If ell, of this city, as umpire
This selection waa perfectly agreeabl*
to the Oxford nine and tbe game was
called.
’•Play ball!”
As it rang out across tbe diamonds
death like stillness hovered over tbe
thousands of spectators, dob, women
and children.
Tbe Oxfords were ‘‘In," but as the
University boys stepped out in the
field, tbe inspiration of that oollege ytll
sent a thrill of comfort to their anxious
hearts, and they went but to play their
best.
Frank Herty stepped lightly into tbe
box and took the ball amid loud ap
plause from our side. Meantime the
Oxford fellows bad bean silenced by
that yell. Thej’d never heard anything
quite like it before. To them it rounded
yery, very tony. They were rattled n.
Start with.
SpMlffiOOD BATTING
The Oxford men batted like cannons
iBMfii
4 0
.40
. 4 0
:M
. 4 1
and
Total* si H 4
Summary—Batteries: Griffin
Foreman, Uerty and »» adley.
3 base hits, Fort-mao, Hutchins, Wil
liams, and Grambliug.
Base stolen, A. Halsey 2.
Double play, Thompson and Thomas.
Bases on balls, Griffin 8, Herty 4.
Struck out, by Grifiiin 7, Herty 8.
Time of game, 2 hours.
Umpire. James C. Hell.
Scorer, T. G. Gcrdiue.
■TWO MOKE GAMES
On June4th and 4th tbe remaining
two games of the aeries with Oxford
will be played here in Athens.
Let ns give the Oxfords a big time
when they come over.
Diamond Dust.
A branch office in the Old World.
To be established by Capt. J.
Rocker at Cologne, Germany.
For sometime. Capt. Rucker bps been
thinking of this matter and has at' last
come the conclusion to establish a
branch tfflea of his cotton bounces at
Cologne.
In years past, Capt. Rocker has done
a great deal of business with factories
in tbe Old World, and each year would
send his agent through Europe taking
orders for the next season.
Ha would then make direct shipments
to bis customers ot the amount of cot
ton taken.
His business has increased to ruck
proportions as to demand ’ an office
nearer to the homes of bis customers,
and ever ready to take shy step where
enterprise and progressiveness calls for
it, Capt. Rncker will establish his office
in Germany.
Mr. Bern Ehrhardt, who has been
with Capt. Rucker for a long time in
the cotton business and who is a busi
ness man of splendid qualifications, will
take charge of the office and manage it*
business. He leaves for Cologne next
Wednesday, and when be reaches his
destination will at once open tbe office
and commence badness.
He is thoroughly acquainted in the
Old World with all the manners and
customs of its- people, being a native
German, and is a person peculiarly fit
ted for the woik entrusted to him.
He' will make it a special work to gi t
up orders fiom the great factories of
Europe ana to see to the proper ship
ment of the goods.
It is useless to say that tho new
undertaking will be a great success.
It demonstratestbe pluck and energy
of an Athens tuan, and Fhows what en
terprise and busineas judgment can do.
Capt. Rucker is making « new ven
ture for an Athenian, but it is one that
is sure to be covered with success.
ftor bleak win
ter eomee tbe
gentto^ spring,
with flower* to
charm the ad
mirers of nature
and entertain
ments to delight
tbe lovers of
pleasure.
Tbe spring
time has been
typical of youth
and beamy and.
end mirth.
This year the social events have been
enjoyed in tbe extreme, and still they
are multiplied over and over.
• *
Commencemedt gayeties arc just about
taking shane, ami it can safely be said
that from a social standpoint as well as
an inteleclual one the coming com
mencements w ill be brilliant.
JThe young ladies in the city are al
ready making engagements to entertain
the I.uey Cobb girls during the Uni
versity commencement, and the ger
man* f< ---• - -
BRIGHT AND BRSBZY NEWS-
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS.
WHAT GOES ON DAY BV DAY
The Goeolp and News of Athene for a
Dsor Caught on the Fly by the
walk Echoes
Woax ox the HseraaaTbe
9ssstxvssuat
pipes on the street leadidg from Thomas
street to tha Council bell.
Drive to tbb Right Now that the
electric car line is nearly oomnlebd it
behooves tho citixeae to be careful in
the manuer in which they drive. It is
a safe rale to always drive to the right.
is special
service* at the Methodist , church will
continue during tbe week. They have
been fall of interest and enthusiasm,
and will continue kb do greatjrnod in
Athens.
i for thattime are beiug arranged.
WHY THE DIFFERENCE?
The pitchers were great—Herty" J dhl
splendidly for the University, and Grif
fin held down the box well for Emory
Griffin’s pitching was not so good
when he res forced (o keep his foot on
the ground before delivering the ball.
Freeman was excellent behind tbe bat
for Emory.
Professor Herty made a splendid
catch of a long fly to center field.
A. Halsey did some fine work at second
base.
Carl Thompson!, an old University
boy, handled tbe hot balls at short
stop in splendid style for Emory.
The uniforms were beautiful, Emory
was attired in pure white with black
caps and bleak trimmings.
Tbe University wore their colors
black suits, red belt and old gold lette'S
“U. G.” over the breast.
The conduct of both nines was manly
and courteous in every respect.
Mr. James C. Mell, the umpire, war
complimented on all sides for his fair,
nets in his ratings. At the'conclusion
of the game he went to the < aptain ol
the Kraory team and asked him if any
one of his rulings bad been unsatis
factory.
The captain replied that the team wts
highly pleased with his rulings and
were thoroughly satisfied.
50 Robes and Combination
Suits, 5.00 for choice this
week.. Actual value 12.50.
37 suits, your choice for 10.00.
Actual value 18.00 to 20.00.
We mean what we say.
DavisoN & Lowe
Hie Inexplicable Action of the Geor
gia Railroad.
There is a rule of tbe Railroad
Commission ;of Georgia that say?
that parlies of ten in riding over a road
shall have party rates of five cents per
mile round trip, and parties ot ovei
twenty-five shall have a rate of four
cents per mile round trip.
Under this rule, the agents along thi
line are instructed to give these rates to
partii s desiring them. On Friday eve
niDg the University base ball team
and several others went down to Ox
ford to tho base ball game. They wen'
by the way of the Covington and Macon
to Madison, and then took the Georgia.
The Covington and Macon gave tbe
boys a rate of four cents round tnp, but
when they got to Madison they were
told that they would have to pay full
fare. This they did and went on.
On the same train was a party of
amateur players going to Coviugton ‘ol
play Kathleen Mavournoen. They wen
given the reduced rates.
Yesterday the University boys went
down in full force over the Covington
and Macon to Mi.disr.n, and thence by
the Georgia to.Covington.
They, too, were compelled to pay full
fare
There were over one hundred and fifty
in the crowd. It waa learned that tbe
Georgia railroad authorities had tele
graphed their agent at Madison not to
rant special.rates to the Athens crowd,
low, the question arises, why tbe dif
ference made between a crowd of twen
ty actors and a crow d of one hundred
and seventy-five Athenians, many of
whom were citiz m.
The conduct of the Georgia railroad
authorities needs explanation. Have
they observed the rule of the Railroad
Commission of the State?
The students did not choose to g*
ver their line by tbe way ofUnioi.
Point. Perhaps this is tbe reason.
It is just that at th& point, a com
parison be drawn between the conduct
of the Covington A> Macon officials and
that of the Georgia officials.
The former were courteous, obliging,
and in every way made efforts to aiu
tbe crowd. - 'I hey gave a special train
and reduced tbe rates according to the
rule. •
The students desire to thank them
for their courtesies.
Tin G orgiaontbi other hand feted in
an inexplicable manner, Discriminator
unjustly against them, end refused the
reduced rate that they allowed to a
crowd of twenty actors.;
Why this difference?
An explanation would come in well
at this juncture of the proceedings.
10 cases New Imperial
Challie8 to be slaughtered to
morrow morning at 7 o’clock.
Come and get the pick at 3i;
cents.
The Surprise Store.
Brittain, Walthall & Co.
Two Finn Alabmb:—Yesterday there
were two Are alarms rung in from
box 45. The second alarm must have
been tumad in by a person desiring to
plsy with tbe box, as tbe department
was already at the fire.
Sickness at The Factory.—The
Lower Factory closed yesterday on ac
count of sickue*a among its operatives-
An epidemic of dysentery has broken
loose among them, and some thirty ot
them ere very sick.
It is hoped to resume work shortly.
Tub Bio Sau At Vks-., Vondirau A
Bickers. Will Comtuick
Through'AtfoniKu
Week.
Our sales daring’ the past week
have hegn very heavy, many ot oar
friends and customer* have taken
advantage of this ooportnnity, and
wiil testify that for Cheap Goods,
quality considered, we are In Tub
Lead. We have sold, daring tho
past week, thousands ot Dteea
Cs *ods, both Wool and Wash, and
have a great many ot these goods
left oil hand that wo-will sell this
week at a price never before apt
preached in this markeL Our stock
Mu'T be Reduced. We intend never
|o allow any old goods to accmnra.
late in our shelves, hut will put n
price on them that will move then
w dle they are fr>e’t and atyliab.
Don’t be deceived by "Advertise*
meats” that give prices on some
leading article expecting to get even
with you somewhere else, but com*
right with the crowd to our store
w* e e Everything will be gi’ n .on
vt a price that is miking competi
tion squeal.—We are the People's
friend Come to see us (hie week.
Respectfully.
Vk«8, Vondeuau A Bickebs.
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...A
Sprivq Ffveb Raoinq There is a
genuine epidemic of spring fever
,around here. It was brought out yes
terday by a fight on Jackson Street near
[theSratiou house, end one- on Broad
treet. In theQrntle spring time the
runs high.
Will Preach At Winterville :—
epuipitofthe Methodist church at
interville will b» Jfl led today by Dr.
W. S|-eer. Dr »pe«r is one of the
st celebrated and eloquent ministers
in Georgia, and bis sermons are models
of thought and expression.
Cobh Cbib Burned':—Mr. Berry
Mcsely, of DanieUville, was in the city
yesterday. He brought the news of the
burning of Mr. George Griffith’s barn,
near that place on Friday night Cause
of tbe fire unknown, and '
one hundred dollars.
loss placed at
Improving Steadily;—Mr Henry
cDoriald, who was so dangerously
wounded a short time since, continues
to improve steadily and the physicist s
confident now that all that is needed
pull him through is attention and
carefulness on his part not to over-exert
limself.
ON CTO ATHENS.
Thk Special Services :—Tbe special
services that have been going on for
several weeks at the First Methodist
church close with tbe meeting to-night.
They will be discontinued for one week,
when i bey will be merged in the Gos
pel Tent meeting to be conducted by
Rev. J. B. Culpepper, assisted by the
ministers of th«r ohy.
The Home School took a most enjoy
able trip to Tallulah Falls yesterday.
the Norm*
The young ladies, all left on the Norti
eastern yesterday morning, and Will
*tay over today viewing tbe. grand
mountain scenery and the transcendant
beauty of the Falls.
V
Miss. Jennie Hollis, a charming
daughter of A merit ns, will spend tbe
University Commencement season with
friends in Athens.
Misses Mi ry Bon s Dougherty, Lizzie
Walker, and Maria Bones, who have
been visiting in Athens, returned to
U|L*
their homes in Augusta yesterday.
The Athens Clipper —The Clipper
Icelebrated its third birthday yesterday,
end its proprietor is to be congratulated
t its neat and tasty arrangement
r—m Davis edits tbe paper, and his
twelve page issiue of yesterday was a
good paper. Several cute adorned its
pages, and its columns were filled with
original matter.
The Georgia, Carolina, A Northern Is *
Coming.
Only e few more mill e to traverse.
And then the citizen* of Athens will
hail with delight the first locomotive
on the. Georgia, Carolina A Northrn
road as it steams up on the other side of
the river.
To say that that day will be royally
celebrated is to state tbe case mildly.
The road is now completed to Brow!
river, where an excellent bridge it be
ing erected. This bridge will tw com
pleted sometime next week, end then
the rails will be laid this side Bread
river.
There are a few creeks to cross bo-
tween Athens end Broad river, aud tho
work will be delayed a few days on ac
count of that.
And, again, tho road is not being
built hurriedly at all. Somewhat about
July 1st the train will reach Oconee
river bridge.
This bridge is being pushed rapidly to
completion, and when finished will be
one of the finest structures of its kind -
in the Sooth.
Tbe work will be pushed toward At
lanta a great deal more rapidly than it
has been done between Athens and the
Savannah river, and will get to Atlanta
somewhere about December 1st.'
The Georgia Carolina aud Northern is
building one of the finest roads in the
country.
Its right of way is one huudrel feet
wide from on* end of th* roid to the
other; its real bed Is splendidly graded;
its track is of the fin- st seel rails; its
bridges are of tha. ery {best workman
ship; its equipments will be of.the Jinost
elegant and comfortable nature; and
its offici r* are as nerfect a set of gen
tlemen as can be found anywhere.
The Finest on Earth Capt James
McCu.loch, who drew the plans for the
new Savings Bauk building, in com
menting on the quality of stone to be
used in the work, bad some highly com
mendatory words to say in regard to the
granite furnished by the Lexington
Blue Granite company. He says there
is no use in going a way off to get
granite, when you can get the fluest on
earth right down here at Lexington.
1 «ir grows softer, dimmer
“« sunbeams fall and shimmer
zeoo* fancies all r~— - *
Capt. James O'Farrel), of tbeCov
iogton A Macon, was' especially cour
teous and obliging to tbe crowd. H.
went over to Oxford and returned will
them, and did everything be could t.
aid in making tbe trip an agreeabh
one.
The railroad should feel proud 01
having such a courteous, obliging, am.
competent officer as Capt. O’Farrell.
T7
1,000 yds. Wool Challie 10c
uuuyi
this week «t
Davison & Lowe’s.
The Presbyteriah picnic will be given
next Saturday.
150 Embroidered Flounces
will go at a bargain this week.
Davison & Lowe. •
PROF. J. HARRIS CHAPPELL
Elected President of Industrial and
Normal School for Women.
Atlanta, May 16.—(special)—The
board of trustees or managers of the
new industrial and normal school for
women at Milledgeville met today, and
elected Professor J. Harris Chappell of
Columbus, president of that iu.ulute.
Professor Chappell is a Georgian, a na
ture of Bibb county and is 41 years of
-ge. He has been exceedingly success
ful as a teacher and his appointmeul
wid give general satisfaction. :
A MERITED COMPLIMENT.
Paid Miss Rosa Woodberry, of Lucy
Cobb Institute.
Mis Rosa Woodberry, of Lucy Cobb
Institute, is winning laurels as a writer
Her essay, read before. tbe Woman’s
Press Club, in Atlanta a few days ainoe
is thus commented nbon by tbe editor
of tbe Carnesville Tribune;
Miss Woodberry. of the Lucy Cobb
Institute, Athena, is known as beloved
as a writer, all over tbe South. Her
charming character sketches, and her
political and scientific articles have
already won for her an enviable reputa
tion in tbe field of letters. She has con
tributed to the press many tendet
poems that will be admired while a 1- v
of verses lives in the human heart, li.
person she is most gracious and attract
ive. possessing the tenderest of browD
eyes, silky auburn hair, and a com
plexionin which the lily and rose vie
for ma«tery. Miss Woodberry is young
-rad has a brilliant literary career before
her. In that collection of fair faces,
here was lhe one that most interested
and pleased the writer, because it seem
CHILDREN’S CAPS.
If you want a nice Cap for
your child, go to Davison &
Lowe’s this week, they are
g oing to close out a big lot al
alf price.
ed the strongest exponent of what a
Georgia girl is and what a Georgia girl
can do.
Don’t fail to get one
those beautiful Robes
Combination Suita at Davi
son & Lowe’s. They are sell
ing them at less than half
their value.
PREPARING FOR HIS FUNERAL.
An Old Time Darkey’s Idea About
Burying People.
The Carnesville Enterprise publishes
the following interesting story of adold
>gro of that place:
Lindsay Drew, a colored .centenarian
ot this county, was in town on Monday
afternoon. He is perhaps tbe oldest
colored citizen in the State, and is in
good health for one so old, and basonly
one mental defect, that of being very
deaf. He has concluded his days are
few on this earth, and was in town to
see Hon. W. R. Little, his life-long
friend and legal adviser, as to his pe
cuniary matters. He also made sug
gestions as to his burial after death.
He wants to be buried at tbe old home
stead about six miles above town, and
wants Mr. Crawford to take the affair
in band as master of ceremonies. He
does not went to be bnried in tbe new
fangled free negio style, but prefers the
old Ur.ion style and wants the members
of tbe bar at this place and the officers
of court, to attend his burial in a body,
and fire guns around his grave and bury
him with the honors of musketry. He
requested the following persons to be
present with the firearms named: J. S.
Dortch, blunderbuss; W. R. Little,flint
and steel deer ritle; B. F. Camp, black
smith’s anvil; J. B. Parks, revolution
ary musket; A. N. King, horse pistol;
Sheriff McCarter, swell-muzzled shot
gun; Ordinary McKenzie, Joe Brown
pike. His request wilt no doubt be com
plied with, and when the day of Lind
say’s burial comes, there will be a large
crowd present to pay their respects to
the old man. Liudsay is well-known to
many of our citizens, and had a nice
property before the war. He was al
ways free «nd never knew what it was
ti be a slave.
New lot bash, Ribbons,
Fans, Parasols and Ties, Belts
and Shopping Bags at
Davison «fc Lowe’s.
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Boys’ Straw Hats, nobby .
styles, 100 at 50c. worth 1.00,
100 at 75c. worth 1.25.
Davison & Lowe.