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CLASSIC CITY CHAT.
THE FRENCH
action of theirs to the white raoe, is
their any barm in that 7- The A. and
H. College of Georgia ((or white?) is
also interested in the Morfill a|
lion. It has been kept wal
many months for a much-ne
BRIGHT AMO BHBBZY NEWS-
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS.
the arrangements of the commission on
the negro college also help the white
WHAT GOES OK DAY BY DAY.
A SCENE OF BEAUTY.
THE COMMISSION HONORABLE
i leople’s college, so much the better.
Then both races are helped and no one
should complain, or impute evil motives
to good men.
The Gossip and News of Athens for a
Day Caught on the Fly by the
Banner Reporters—Side
walk Echoes-
Madame M.ettals to be Congratulated
on its Success—Elegant Costumes
and Splendid Rendition of
. Parts—An Evening of
Enjoyment. *
BREAKF4>T TABLE TALK.
Bacon is visiting her mother,
blcombe at Mrs. Hughe’s.
East Athens Methodist Church.—
The services will be ootiducted on Sun
day morning at East Athens Methodist
church by Rev. E. D. Stone.
A Severe Lo s: -Mr .Flat tu,the omni
bus man,had the misfortune yesterday to
lose $200out of bis pocket. He has no
idea where he lost the money, except
that it was somewhere between the ho
tel and some of the depots.
Visiting at Cohmencuckht.—Mrs.
Grant Wilkins, of Atlanta, accompanied
by her little son, Master Charles Wil
kins arrived in the city today and will
be at Aire. A. H. Noble's during Lucy
Cobb Commencement.
Mb. Jarrett Has Recovered*—Mr.
Jarrett, of Jackson county, who was
poisoned recently, has entirely recover
ed from bia sickness. Predictions of
his death have not been f ultiiled, and
the danger line is now passed.
In a Soura Carolina Jail.—Sheriff
Wier received a letter yesterday asking
him if he knew anything of John and
Mark Morehead, of this* county. That
they were held in custody to auswer for
a grave offense in Anderson, S. C.
line.
And Indeed
seen, and the
on the new. r
of it.
. The Piednu
wy, of which'
A ugusta, i* p
Mr. Tillman Arrives.—Mr. Charles
Tillman, who is associated with Rev.
Mr. Culpepper in his meetings, arrive i
in Athens yesterday and will proceed at
once to organize the grand choir of
hundreds of voices to dp the singing at
the meetings.
Preaching at St. Mary’s;—Rev.
Benedict, ;of Steubenville, Ohio; will
preach at St. Mary’s church in this city
to-morrow morning. Those who know
Mr. Benedict will surely attend as he*
is a preacher of rare powefc and elo
quence.
Visiting Friends Herr.—Rev. T. O.
Boric, of Toccoa, was iu the city yes
terday on a visit to friends and while
here paid a short visit to the Banner*
Mr. Rorie is the Banner’s efficient cor.
respondent at Toccoa and keeps the pa
per posted with all the brightest and
most interesting news of that section.
A Delicious Treat.—There was re-
veiling in the Banner offlice yesterday
at noon. Mrs. C. Bode,ever watchful of
pfluttP) BoI<pte‘(B0 4 t d6lTCl0U8 WRIT—
ter of cream and cake for the whole of
fice. Suffice it to say that the cream
and cake were enjoyed highly, ana were
delicious in the extrem.
recently
collection.
The songs of Misses Rrskiue Rich-
rnond, Lena Parr, and Lola Morgan
rnond, Lena Parr, „ ,
were bqguiifol and were' appl
heartily. •' . v
So plea^etvwas the audience with Mias
Richmond's song,.*. * “Le Mari cage
Chin'd-,’’ that a,repeated encore caused
structive.
It will be preached by Rev. Robert
Harris, an eminent divine from Col
umbus. "... •;
UNION POINT ITEMS,
Pork, sausage, and ndw
Irish Potatoes, Sweet and
Sour Pickles, Dried Beet,
Breakfast Bacon, Pine Hens, 1
Fat Ducks. Moore <fe Bernard.
TUB KINDERGARTEN DISPLAY. ~
A Good Crowd Attend the Exhibition.
Tbe exhibition of band work at Wash
ington Street school was well attended
yesterday afternoon.
It showed a wonderful amount of
work done by the school children in the.
kindergarten department during tbe
year. <
Those who went were highly pleased
with the work of the children in this de
partment. The BoArd of Education paid a
short visit to the school during the even
ing. The - exhibition will be contiuhed
today from 3 to 6 in the afternoon.
THEY ENDORSBcCULPEPPER.
And get After the Atlanta Newspa
pers for Their Criticisms.
Atlanta, Ga., May 39.—(Spel.)- To
night the 1890 club held a meeting, and
passed resolutions criticizing the Con
stitution and the Journal for .theircrit-
icismson Rev. Mr. Culpepper’s‘men’s
only meetings. .
These papers characterized Mr. Cul-
pepper’sjutterances as loo indecent ;to
FRAUD IS CHARGED,
one million dollars. It is impossible jm
yet to get. any thing like a schedule of
liabilities. The commercial agencies
havn’t been able to. procure that, all es
timates being in the nature, of rough
guesses. The mortgages given reach
nearly half a million, but when sifted
dawn it will be' found that in this there
are duplicates.
Almost every lawyer in town has
some sort of a claim: The creditors gfer
l.n all sections of the country—most of
be children of
it. 5 While the
let apart (hr tl
jet the c
and brother ware in collusion with him
Nobody in Atlanta believes this to be
true. From this standpoint the failur •
seeks to bay? been simply a cause of bit
ing off more than he could chew.
SATURDAY MORNING; MAY 30,1891.
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ATHENS, GA„
THE FACTS GIVEN.
THE NEW TEACHERS
WHO WILL TEACH IN THE PUBLIC
8CHOOLS.
A Nev Schedule on the Ma
con and Northern.
AN ABLE BODY.
MANAGER GABBETT
IN ATHENS.
He Tells The Banner
Borne Good News for
m Athens.
r
m
'Great Trunk From Lula to the Sea-
On to Albany In a Few Hours—
Splendid Southern Con
nections.
HANDSOME SLEEPERS
THE WAY.
ALL
Through aleei ing ca;s!
They will roll noiselessly in o Ath
en- from the metropolitan cities of tbe
North.
And they will glide on without delay
through the (/'lassie City, Savannah and
to Albany without stopping to cha"gt-
t rains.
Good news?—«ell rather!!!
General Manager Cecil Gabbett, of
the Macon and Northern railroad, tli
old Covington A Macon was in Athene
yesterday.
lie came tip from Savannah in his
private cur and spent only 55 minutes
iu the city.
lint that was long enough for him to
be interviewed at length by a Banner
reporter about the uture plans of the
Maeon & Northern of which he was
lately made general tiumag- r.
Iu fact the Banner reporter was at
$he C & M. depot the moment the train
rolled in and wag the first Athenian to
w dk into General Manager Gabbett’s
palace on wheels and bid him a right
good welcome to tbe queen city of
the Piedmont section, the < lassie City
of Georgia.
The magnate sat in the smoking apart
ment in a blue travelling suit
and was busily at work when he was
greeted.
•‘Hello! Hello!” was his jocular greet-
ing. and a glance over bis shoulder on
tli ■ paper before him showed that he
was hard at work on s me mathematical
calculation.
IT WAS OlIK SCHEDULE !
What tbould it be but our own sched
ule of r.hrougli trains from Athens to the
sea upon which General Manager Gab-
be t was at work ?
indeed that’s just what it was !
‘•Here you are just in time, just in
time, as you newspaper roe > always
are!” exclaimed the general manager,
l*sgtng the schedule parity made out to
tile reporter.
It read something like this: Palace
Pullman train with sleepers, leave Lula
at 8 20 a. in. arrive at Athens
10.20 a. m.. Arrive at Macon 3 p. m —
“and we will run that train imo Alba
ny that night sometime. 1 havn’t fin
ished tlie calculation yet,” said General
Manager Gabbett.
HE WILL CONFER.
“I have come up the old C. A M. on
a tour of inspection,” he continued,
“and do you know it, that the road has
lately been put in much b- tter condi
tion than 1 thought to find it. It is
really a good road bed now, I was
agreeably surprised. Of course there
are a good many repairs at places that
•must be fl.lshed up, and we are having
them put in now.”
‘•How soon will the through trains
from Lula with sleeping cars go
tli rough?
“Just as soon as I can confer with
General Manager Green, of the Rich-
caoud A Danville, for a coinciding
schedule. Tbe new schedule will go
into effect right away.”
General Manager Gabbett left for
Itfujoa on the Aftcrnqcn, train
The Board of Education met Yester
day—And Transacted Some Im
portant Business—It Is to be
Called “The Branson ■ Li
brary.”
The Board of Education met yester
day afternoon at the Bank of the Uni
varsity, and transacted a great deal of
important business.
Tbe first thing to be done was to elect
tbe corps of teacbers for each school.
The report ••( Supt. Branson, as to tbe
marks made on the examinations by
different applicants was read, and con-
si ered.
The following selections were then
made.
Prof. T. J. Simmons, Principal of
Washington street School.
MissM. Bacon, Assistant Principal
of Washington Street School, and head
of Training class.
Miss M. J. Roper, Principal of Oconee
Street School.
Miss A nnie Linton, Principal of Meigs
Street School.
The other teachers in the white
schools are Misses M. Kennard, H.
Hodgson, M. Bernard, M. Brumby, C.
Patman, A. Hodgson, B. Nvwton, A
Patman, L. Bacon, and S. P. Whaley.
This gives to the white schools < f
Athens as thoroughly competent teach
ers as can be found anywhere.
Tney are kin-l,’gentle, and affectionate
in their dealings with their scholars,
R 1 they give the children the benefit
ot the wide knowledge acquired by con
stant application to study.
In the colored school, A. J. Cary wa g
elected Principal of Baxter street,
school, and John R. Mack, as his assis-
ant. M. Iverson an4 Minnie Davis
will also assist them there.
BRANSON LIBRARY.
The Board purchased of Mr. Branson
the ICC volumes in his library and
turned them over to the school library.
They adopted tbe request of the
teachers in regard to the naming of the
library and from this time tbe Library
of the Public schools will be known as
the Braiison Libraiy.
The Board then adjourned , to the
Washirgton St. School to inspect tbe
work of the schools of Kind'-rgarten.
Dr. Bigger? Huckleberry Cordial is a
sure cure for all Bowel tn-ubles. Fo-
a'« bv all dealer*
WORKING FOR THE TENT.
A FULL REVIEW OF THE NEGRO
BRANCH COLLEGE
Our City Board of Education Granted
the use of tho Building—Full Par
ticulars leading to the Tempora
ry Establishment of the Ne
gro College.
The Seats are Being Arranged for Its
Coming.
Tbe tent will be spread on the lot i ext
to tbe Henderson Warehouse.
Workmen were busy yesterday cut
ting down several small trees, aud
arranging a large cleared space for the
seats. The platform will be placed nex
10 the warehouse, and the audience will
be arranged ill the large open space be
tween tlu wjwehouse and the Old Gantt
house. The workmen were busy mak
ing the seats and fixing to arrange them
The tent will he lighted by three large
arc lights which will be putin at one .
The tent will arrive in Athens on Mon
day and will be put up immediately.
Every arrangement Will be made for
the comfort and convenience of those
who attend.
A Good Opening.
A live canvasser wanted, Apply at
Bannkr office.
MINOR ITEMS.
Hon. A. J. Cobb at the V. M. C. A
tomorrow at 5 p. m. Men only.
All men invited to hear Hon. A. J
Cobb speak at the Y. M. C. A. tomor
row at 5 p. m.
Come and bring a friend to Y. M. C.
A. tomorrow, at 5p. m., to hear Hon. A.
J. Cobb.
Rev. Bishop Becker will preach at
the Catholic church tomorrow moral: g
at 10:30, and evening at 7:30.
Mr. W. C. W»-therford is putting up
a handsome brick none on Oconee street
near the lower bridge.
Mr. Elbert Askew,g prominent citizen
of Jefferson, was in the city yesterday
Mr. John Seymore, postmaster at
Dowdy, was with hit many friends in
Athens yesterday.
McKean A Gardner, the new photo
graphers, have out some handsome spe
cimens of work.
The' Ath- ns pottery is on a boom. It
is fnrnlsh<ng sewer pipe to Atlanta and
Anniston and other large cities.
Mr. Loehr, of tbe Banner, left today
for DanielsviHe. Be will return with
his family next week, »nd make Athens
his fattm home.
that. L. C. I. is
d
nt-
The temporary establishment of the
branch of the State University for ne
groes in Athens is "no cause for alarm
among Athenians.
This department of the University is
only to be in Athens for three months,
and at a time when tbe State University
is not in session.
The people of Athens know this, add
they know that the college has been es
tablished here fairly and conveniently
for the first three months of its coarse,
and it is satisfactory to all who are any
way familiar with the facts in the
case.
As to whether the colored branch
college was established here legally or
not, and with the approval of the city,
the following extract from the minutes
of a recent meeting of the Board of Ed
ucation will tell: -
Called meeting of Board held May
19th at^which were pr sent Messrs. Bar
row, Palmer, Stern, Hodgson, Hull and
llunnicutt.
Resolved, That tbe Chancellor of tbe
University be permitted to use the Bax
ter Street School after tbe adjournment
of the present term for tbe organiza
tion of the branch «ol<ege for Negroes,
provided its use does not interfere with
the use this Board may have for the
building. A. L. Hull,
Seo’t’y pro tem.
Mr. Hull acted as Secretury of this
meeting in the absence of M. C. D.
Flanigan, the regular Secretary.
A WORD ABOUT TUB COLLEGE.
Much is beiug said just now in cer
tain newspapers about the temporary
establishment of tne branch college for
Negroes here. It seems thatveiy lit
tle is known of the history of this
branch college by certain editors.
The lollowing history of tbe state’s
disposition to aid in the education of
tbe negroes of the state is of interest at
this time:
First the Aet of 1874 expressly ac
knowledges that in the judgment of the
Legislature at that time the colored
race in Georgia bad some equitable
time claims on the land scrip funds do
nated by the Federal Congress in 1872
Under this undisputed view, the fund
of $8,000, continued to be paid toward
the higher education of Georgia’s col-
• red people, until it was reported to the
Legislature that co education existed in
Atlanta U Diversity. The|appropriatiou
was withdrawn in 1887 But of course
the colored people of Georgia were in
uo wise responsible for the presence of
white children in Atlanta the Univer
sity. of because they do not have con
trol of it. If. therefore, aa the state de
clares in 1874, the colored raise had
equitable claims, those claims remain
unimpaired to this hour and constitute
a valid reason for the Act of 1890, es
tablishing a Neero Industrial College
into which no man can put white stu-
den-a, thus violating the s>ate’s policy
against co-educatiou.
This view of the case was decisive
with many of our wisest and beet
men when the Morrill bill was passed
by Congress, (Aug. 1890 ) Many had
waited, hoping that Atlanta Universi
ty would see its way clear to change its
policy as to co-education after the irrita
tion caused by toe dissensions (of 1887
or 1888) bad subsided. But by Nov.
1890 it had become evident that tbe
northern men controlling Atlanta Uni
versity, (must of them not resident in
Georgia,) could not take the slate’s
view of tbe matter of the presence of
white children in their school. And
s<>, as the wisest solution of the ques
tion, a separate Industrial college was
adopted, as befure said, under state su
pervision.
As yet nothing has been said with re
gard to tbe $8,000 during the three years
when payment was discoutined. But if
the legislature was correct in 1874 in
holding that the colored race iu Geor
gia had some sort of equitable claim
which was adjusted by the payment of
the $8,000, probably that unpaid accu
mulation will be forthcoming if the In
dustrial College should need ii for
building or equipment.
Meanwhile, it being perfectly cer
tain that tbe permanent location is to
be, must be, either in Americus or
Savannah, to which two places tbe fur
ther bidding for it is limited by act of
tbe commission, these eminent gentle
men have decided to have somv work
and good work done during the sum
mer. The delay has been long, and
many have no doubt feared failure for
the enterprise. The work done will
dissipate all doubts, thoroughly adver
tise the school which will open perma
nently its session in Savannah or in
Americas Oct. 1st. Moreover, it will
enable the Congress to find out exactly
what incline they will have to spend.
For the Secretary of tne Interior In his
correspondence with t'>e Governor has
declined to pay over the Morrill ap
propriation, part ot which must go to
the Negro College, until the college is
actually in operation. Indeed the
rill act requires this aa a condition pre
cedent to any payment.
And now that the college has been
formally organ zed under State law, its
chain all named, its courses arrani
the salaries of Its instructors dec!
tbe commission haveldi cided.have repor 4V
led to the Governor these facte, adding
“the college will actually be opened
June 1st under competent instructors
-nd now we need to know how mani
of these chain we ca- fill Jane 16th ’
■““fi&KSi 2«*"
the way of the commission will
organization; if
relying wholly on tbe
Mrs. Holcombe at Mrs.
Mr. Guy C. Hamilton left yesterday
for Macon to attend a German in the
Central City last night.
Miss Anna Baggs, a charming visitor
to tbe Lucy Cobb Commencement is at
Mrs. Dealing’s.
Mrs. Francis Fontaine, hcoompanieb
by her attractive daughter, Mini Min
nie, arrived in Athens yesterday and
is at Mrs* R. C Hamilton’s.
Miss Cornelia Jackson and Miss
Robinson, of Lousville, are with Miss
May Hull during the Commencement
season.
Miss Smythe, a b-sutiful young lady
of Augusta, is the guest of 'Mrs. Prof.
C. P. Wilcox, on tbe campus for the
Commencement season.
Everybody is talking with pleasurable
anticipations about the . ‘‘Cotillion
Club’s” great dance to be glv « Friili y
evening bciore the University Corn
mencement.
The musical cencert at Lucy Cobb In
stitute on Tuesday evtningis the all
absorbing topic; witl^ those interested
in Lucy Cobb affairs It promises to be
the greatest concert known to the his
tory of Lucy C<-bb institute.
‘*A stitch in time saves ninfe,” and if
you take Hoodie Sarsaparilla now it
may save mont'.is of future possible sick-
m.M<. *
AT THE HOME SCHOOL.
A Brilliant and Happy Commence
ment Coming.
No soooer will the gayetiee of the La
cy Cobb Commencement die away than
will they be renewed with equal inter
est by the fair pupils of tbe Home
School.
And if signs mean anything it is
going to be the gayest and the happiest
commencement ever known to the his
tory of this most popular school for
young ladies.
A full programme of music and reci
tations, receptions • tc., is being mad<
up by Miss Callie Sosnowski, the esti
mable principal as? is ted by hpr popular
and efficient corps of assist:” $y
Especially ts there much interest in
the vocal and instrumental departments
of the school.
Many are the competent and thorough
pupils in these particular departments
who will add very much this year to
make the coming commencement above
even the usual high standard of this
school. <
Miss Gussie Rankin of Atlanta takes
fi-st honor at this school and Miss Alice
Williams second honor for the year.
-i 1
Captain J. H. Adams. Eatonton, Ga ,
says: During summer of 1883 he suf
fered with continued attacks of neural
gia, he thinks from indigestion. Dr.
Holt’s Dyspeptic Elixir was tbe only
remedy that would relieve him. For
sale by all druggist.
Mr. J. M. Head is doing a fine busi
ness at his dbw store on Broad street,
near middle bridge.
What Is going on in that Hustling
Town.
Union Pohrr, Ga., May 29.-[Special ]
Mrs. Bernard Freeman is entertain
ing Miss Annie Linton of Greensboro’.
Miss Linton has been seriously ill, and
we hope tbe change to our pleasant vil
lage will prove beneficial.
Birth and death throughout the land.
On Wednesday morning last, at 7
o’clock, old Mr. Langford died. About
tbe same time, but two doors distant,
a dear little girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs E. G. Williams.
Mr. John W. Langford was born in
1801; consequently has passed his 90th
birth day. He was the father of Mys.
Jas. Barnes of this place and has lived
many years at her home. An earnest,
devoted Christian, he has gone to his
reward. On Sunday last be requested
Rev. J. 8. Callaway, pastor of the
Baptist church, to administer to him
the sacrament of the Lord’s supper,
which was done at bis home in the
presence of a few friends. When next
he partakes of f . is will be in toe New
Jerusalem. His funeral on Wednesday
was largely attended. t
Several new houses and additions to :
old ones form recent improvements in
town: •>
Dr. Arrington was prostrated on last
Monday afterooonwithheart failure,and
itfsfeared, liesin a dyingcondition. Be
lies unconscious, surrouuded by devoteu
wife and children. The earnest sympa
thy of all heart* goes out to the stricken
family. *.».h
Hon. A. J. Cobb :—Mr. Cobb will
speak to men only at the Y. M. C. A.
services tomorrow at 5 p. m. For years
Mr. Cobb has been an active member of
this institution, and it is with much
pleasure the committee announce as
above. Every man iu Athens is cordi
ally invited to be present with a friend
and hear an intensely interesting speak
er handle a very practical topic to men.
The Skkior Reception.—The young
ladies of Lucy Cobb institute who com
pose ti.e graduating class are going to
to give the most elegant entertainment
ever given a* the Institute. These re
ception’s have taken thepUceof those
formerly given bythe societies at the
Institute. They are most entertaining
and enjoyable. The class of ’91 intends
o< outshine all others, and the indica
tions are that such will be the case.