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ESTABLISHED 1832.
ABOUT sm^ CONVICTS,
Probable Report of the Senate and
House Committees.
THEY ARE NOW IN SESSION.
A Plan Outlined and Practically Asrced Upon
by the Committee*—3tatc td Have a
Penal Colony lor Aged and Young
—Other Detail*.
The Senate and House penitentiary
committees in Atlanta, have practically
agreed npon plans for the settlement of
the convict question.
A report has been drafted by a sub
committee and in substance is as fol
lows :
The governor states to your committee
that he dot* not think it proper for him
to enter into a detailed discussion of the
proposed legislation in advance of his
message to tin- general assembly. He
will, however, take pleasure in conferr
ing with such members of yonr com
mittee as may desire at any time to dis
cuss the matter with him and to co
operate with yon or any sub-committee
which may be appointed.
He makes to yonr committee the
statement that in his opinion legislation
should Is* enacted creating a prison
commission, which should be
given control of our js-nitontiary,
subject at all times to legislative
direction. This commission should take
charge of penitentiary convicts, control
and manage them, and npjioint all cfli-
cers entrusted with their control. They
should Is* authorized to purchase such
land or lands as may Is* required for
penitentiary purposes, and on it erect
such buildings as may be necessary.
In the erection of these buildings pro
vision should be made for a separate de
partment fora reformatory, wherein all
I hlys under seventeen years of age should
Is! confined, worked and surrounded by
such educational, moral and religions
influences as will tend to secure their
reformation.
A separate department should be con
structed for women. Here the women
convicted and sentenced to the peniten
tiary should be engaged in making
clothing for themselves and all other in
mates of the penitentiary, and doing
such work as may be directed by the
prison commission.
Another department should Ik* erected
for the care of men. Since we cannot
make an expenditure sufficient to pre-
part* for placing all male convicts in this
central prison, there should be confined
here only the aged and infirm, or second-
class convicts, and a sufficient number
of able-bodied men to enable these to
successfully carry on such work as may
Ik* provided for them. This
will leave most of the able-bodied
men to find employment at someplace
other than the central penitentiary.
These, ho thinks, should not be leased to
any one, but, as before stated, worked
under the control and management of
the prison commission, the party for
whom they are worked paying into the
State treasury a stipulated sum for their
labor, either having authority to con
trol or manage, and without being
charged with the responsibility of
clothing, feeding or otherwise caring
for them, this being done entirely by the
State. The proceeds of their labors, un
der the direction of subsequent legisla
tion, may be used for the purpose of sus
taining and extending our penitentiary,
with the view of ultimately so enlarging
it that we can, upon our own premises
and in our own bouses, care for all the
inmate of the penitentiary.
Owing to over-crowding and bad ven
tilation, the air of the schoolroom is
often close aud impure, aud teachers and
pupils frequently suffer from lung and
throat troubles. To all such we would
say, try Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.
For coughs, colds, weak lungs and bron
chial troubles no other remedy can com
pare with it. Says A. C. Freed, Super
intendent of Schools, Prairie Depot,
Ohio: “Having some knowledge of the
efficacy of Chamberlain's Cough Reme
dy, I have no hesitation in recommend-
NEW BUILK GOING UP,
Athens Has Quite a Number of New
Structures.
NUMEROUS RESIDENCES.
People Arc Investing Their Money In Rent es
tate and Are Improving H—It Has Been a
Busy Year With Carpenters and
Bricklayers in This City.
The fleecy staple may not he bringing
the highest price imaginable, but never
theless the city of Athens continues to
advance.
The growth of Athens during the past
year has been more noticeable in the
way of new buildings than anytliing
eLse.
The improvements at and around the
State Normal School have been many.
The new Baptist church has gone up
and the Episcopal church building is
now being finished.
The new science hall on the campus is
now living roofed in and will be com
pleted by Nov. 1st.
The Phinizy .warehouse aud office
building have been about completed, the
finishing touches to the building now
being given.
Many new residences have been erect
ed. The new residence of Mr. F. F.
Edwards on Milledge avenue was com
pleted during the early part of the year.
Mr. C. H. Newton’s new residence on
Prince avenue is nearing completion.
Mr. C. T. Hussey is rushing the work
on his new home on States Rights street.
Mr. W. A. Jester has recently com
pleted three new residence buildings on
Jackson street.
Mr. Jack F. Jackson is now having
erected two neat cottages on the street
leading past Col. S. Upson’s residence
toward the Boulevard.
Plans have been drawn for a number
of new residences to be erected this fall.
Dr. Petrie will soon begin the erection
of his new two story brick building on
Lumpkin street between Broad and
Clayton streets.
Taken all in all this has been a busy
year with the carpenters and bricklay-
-rs, and many more new buildings are
yet to be erected.
Physical strength and energy contrib
ute to strength of character, and both
may lie had by taking HoikI’s Sarsapa
rilla.
CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
Bancroft, the rtagidan.
In Bancroft’s brilliant entertainment
modem magic has reached its climatic
point. The death of the late Hermann
left Bancroft the supreme and undispu
ted master of the field, but it is not too
much to say that even if the old veteran
were alive today he could scarcely hope
to hold his own iu comparison with the
splendid genius of the younger man.
Bancroft’s performance includes many
of his latest inventions and novelties
and his newest feats of legerdemain ex
ceed anything of the kind heretofore
presented. The perfect hearing of the
finished artist is observable in every
move and syllable of the magician’s
stage presence and conversation, and it
is certain that he has reached the pinna
cle of artistic success. Costly scenery
aud elaborate surroundings add mystery
and bewilderment to bis unrivaled per
formance.
The scenery for one of his principal
acts is painted to represent onyx columns
and in the background is an immense
marble stair case, descending which,
the magician makes his first appearance.
The scene is a beautiful one and offset
by magnificently carved furniture.
There are tables supported by elephant’s
tusks, coiling serpents and other equally
unique designs. The entire programme
is staged in the same sumptuous fashion.
The only thing used on the stage be
longing to tbe opera house is the cur-
tain.
Bancroft is a matchless personification
of surprise and mystery. His natural
equipment as a magician and entertainer
has never been eqi
The Story of the Organization of the
Industrial Home.
GOOD WOMAN’S
Mrs. Bessie Rutherford Mdlaad the Noble In
stitution that Resulted From Her Sag-
■csttoos—Her Hopes Now Realized
Though She Has Passed Away.
It was just such a day as yesterday.
The rain came with a steady down
pour. It was in January, but the day
bore a striking resemblance to the Sep
tember day that set all Athenians to
shivering yesterday.
A good woman sat by her cheerful fire
up in Cobbliam, and as she gazed out
upon the dreary weather «lie thought of
the poor, the needy and the suffering.
In a few minutes she had made a reso
lution, and sitting down at. the table
near by she penned a few lines to a
newspaper man aud sent them down
ton u.
The writer of this article sat at his
desk iu the Athens Chronicle' office,
racking his brain for a subject upon
which to write, when the note was
handed him.
In a few minutes he was at the home
of Mrs. Bessie Rutherford Mell, who, in
a brief but interesting way, unfolded to
him the plans for the establishment of
an Industrial Home.
The reporter agreed with her that it
would be a most worthy enterprise, but
when site said that it was her intention
to see the Home have an elegant build
ing of its own at no distant date, he
frankly told her that he was afraid she
was building an air castle.
How often have men made just such
mistakes, not knowing Hhe power or
perseverance of a good woman iu a good
cause!
The Industrial Home was organized.
It grew iu importance. It did a noble
work in Athens. It soon purchased a
lot on Broad street aud then by degrees
accumulated a neat bank account.
Then came a sad blow to the Home
and to the community, when the sum
mons of the Master called Mrs. Mell to
her home beyond the stars.
The noble woman, who first planned
the Industrial Home didn’t live to see
institution housed in its own building,
but day before yesterday tin Industrial
Home purchased and paid for its new
quarters.
Very fitting, indeed,the Home is now
known as the Bessie Mell Industrial
Home, for eight years ago last January
Mrs. Mell first conceived the idea of
establisliing it aud by her persistent
efforts succeeded in putting it on a firm
basis. —
DR. KING’S NEW DISCOVERY FOR
CONSUMPTION.
This is the best medicine in the world
for all forms of Coughs and Colds aud
for Consumption. Every bottle is guar
anteed. It will cure and not disappoint.
It lias no equal for Whooping Cough,
Asthma, Hay Fever, Pneumonia, Bron
chitis, La Grippe, Cold in the Head and
for Consumption. It is safe for all ages,
pleasant to take, and, above all, a sure
cure. It is always well to tako Dr.
King’s New Life Pills in connection
with Dr. King’s New Discovery, as they
regulate and tone the stomach and bow
els. We guarantee perfect satisfaction
or return money. Free trial bottles at
Smith & Bros’ and Dillard & Smith’s
drug stores. Regular size 50 cents and
$1.00.
ROME NOW SQUIRMING.
A Negro Postmaster May Be Put Upon Her
Rome, Ga.j Sept. 22.—A colored post
master for Rome!
That is the story here today.'
Rome is in the throes of the greatest
sensation that she has known for a long
time, and in all probability the wrath of
the majority of. her citizens was never
before wrought up to the pitch that it is
now, over the rumors, to the effect that
I postmaster, John M. Van
under the
be
A new chnrch building may go up on
South Lumpkin street.
At least that matter is being discussed
by a number of citizens living in that
section of the city.
Nearly a year ago Rev. Ellison D.
Stone started a Sunday school at his
home for children in that section of the
city.
The number of children at the begin
ning was about twenty, but the increase
in attendance was steady and a few
weeks since, it became necessary to pro
vide more commodious quarters.
A room was rented on South Lump
kin street and fitted np. It will seat
about 125 people.
Last- Sunday over eighty children at
tended the Sunday school there, and
next Snnday the number will in all pit)
bability be larger.
For the past week religions services
were held at that place each night and
on all occasions the building was
packed.
This has given rise to considerable
talk about building a new church build
ing at that point and the movement will
in all probability materialize.
IT SAVES THE CROUPY CHILDREN.
Seaview, Va.—We have a splendid
sale on Chamberlain’s Congh Remedy,
and our customers coming from far and
near, speak of it in the highest terms.
Many have said that their children
would have died of croup if Chamber
lain’s Cough Remedy had not been
given.—Kellem & Ourreu. The 25 and
50 cent sizes for sale by Palmer & Kiu-
nebrew.
No man or woman can enjoy life or
accomplish much iu this world while
suffering from a torpid liver. DeWitt.’s
Little Early Risers, the pills that cleanse
that organ, quickly. Palmer & Kiune-
brew and Dillard Drug Co.
INTO THE SILENT CITY.
Burial of Major E. L. Burbank Yesterday After
noon.
Yesterday afternoon at three o’clock
at his late residence on Pope street oc
curred the funeral of Major E. L. Bur
bank, who died snddeuly at his home
Tuesday morning.
Qoite a number of friends and ac
quaintances had gathered there at that
hour and the funeral services, conduct
ed by Rev. J. W. Walden, pastor of the
Presbyterian chnrch, were solemn and
impressive. •
The remains otyffiajor Burbank were
laid to rest in Oconee cemetery.
BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE.
The best salve in the world for Cats,
Braises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe
ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil
blains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re
quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price,
25 cents per box.
Haudrup’s Shoe Shop has been moved
to 210 Washington street, Holman’s
building. "
A HEAD-END COLLISION.
Engineer Young Meets Instant Death in the
Wreck.
Americas, Ga., Sept. 22.—Pinned in
the wreck of his engine, John D. Young
met his death in a head-end cdlission
the Georgia and Alabama road this
morning.
The colored fireman, whose name has
not been ascertained, Was also killed.
Conductor R. G. Boyd was danger
ously wounded, and may die.
The occasion was the attempt of an
extra freight, laden with cotton, to
make one more station before the west
bound local freight train was due.
Owing to the heavy freight it failed to
*make the time, and at 4:40 a. m. came
I in collision.
tie best- regulator to regulate a peo-
Simmoiis Liver Regulator. It
the liver aud the lr
rson. If the liver
xi, but if
1st
The State Normal School is a prodigy
from the standpoint of attendance, if in
no other way.
But it is equally successful in other
ways than that of attendance.
The enrollment at the State Normal
School has poshed almost np to the five
hundred mark.
Yesterday it went, over four hundred
and seventy five. By the 29th inst., it
will have gone beyond fiv§ hundred.
After that date no one will te admitted
during the remainder of the session.
The actnal attendance upon the State
Normal School is now beyond three
hundred. The dormitories are in a very
crowded condition.
Although a number of rooms have
been rented near the school, the accom
modations are still inadequate.
The donatories are so badly crowded
that last night several of the teachers
had to sleep upon the floor. *
The growth of the Normal School has
been so phenomenal that the legislature
will have to make still further appro
priations for providing dormitory room,
sewerage facilities and other needed
improvements.
A CURE FOR BILIOUS COLIC.
Resource, Screven Co., Ga.—I have
been snbject to attacks of bilious colic
for several years. Chamberlain’s Colic,
Cholera aiid Diarrhoea Remedy is the
only sure relief. It acts like a charm.
One dose of it gives relief when all other
remedies fail.—G. D. Sharp. For sale
by Palmer & Kiunebrew.
The “Bicyclist’s Best Friend” is a fa
miliar name for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
Salve, always ready for emergencies.
While a specific for piles, it also instantly
relieves aud cures cuts, bruises, salt
rheum, eczema aud all affections of the
skin. It never fails. Palmer & Kinne-
brew and Dillard Drug Co.
Reserve seats on sale at Eagle Phar
macy for Gov. Bob Taylor Friday night.
THE WEATHER REPORT.
Crop Conditions Throughout the State
Qtven. -
The weather report for Georgia gives
the following crop conditions.
Good seasonal showers have fallen in
the far southwestern counties, which
have been beneficial to growing crops
but rather detrimental to open cotton,
cansing it to darken. Over tlia remain
der of the. State dly^-weather and high
{^B-perature have pi
tning shows the ill r*
tinues to open very ra]
The bolls in many places are compli
dried np and rust is very bad on gray
land. The top crop is completely
ruined in nearly all sections. Late corn
needs rain very badly, as the fodder is
becoming parched on the stalk. Where
no rain has fallen, peas, potatoes and
other crops are suffering slightly. Rice
harvesting is now in progress and the
yield is said to be fairly good. Sugar
cane is very good in a few localities, bnt
as a rule it has been badly damaged by
continued drouth. Pastures are failing
rapidly and in some localities stock
water is getting scarce. Rain would
benefit growing crops, but would inj
cotton.
The new Baptist church edifice will
soon be completed.
The necessary funds for its comple
tion are in hand, and all that remains to
be done-is the work.
The exterior work is about finished,
and the attention of the workmen wil^
now be turned to the interior.
A portion of the new building has j
ready been plastered. The wind
will be put in at an early date.
Dr. W. H. Young, pastor of
Baptist Church, has for man;
beed at work constructing
new organ for the church.,
to provide the organ wkepev'
bers provided the building.
Dr. Young has finished ab<J
work on the new organ, and
it has already been put
chnrch building. He will
ish the organ in order to fu]
for the opening services
church edifice.
The new Baptist church;
to being quite convenient
its members, is also quite
to the city.
If you have ever seen a
a paroxysm of Whoopii
you have been annoyed 1)
tickling jn the throat, yj
ciate the value of One-
Cure, which gives quickj
& Kiunebrew and
If you need shoes
Call at 210 Washington j
WAIFS FROM
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Given a Temporary . Hi
Read
Macon, Ga., Septeml
probable that Hon. W:
Bryan willbe cue of the
Macon during the carnivfi
Macon, Ga., Sept., 22.-1
a motorman in the employ
street railroad, died thi
lockjaw, as the result a
sustained on Saturday las
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 1
G. Heiskell, Knoxville’s
was married this evi
Ingram, who was for tw
brarian.
Columbus, Ga., Sept.
S. Garrett will appoint
assistant postmaster he|
dridge has been c
list executive committee
Cbaslestqn, S. C., Sepi
the heavy windstcrm-hi
attempt was’ made by
to born St. Mark’s Epi
prominent colored chi
The wind was blowing at
six miles an hour, but
firemen saved t he building.'
Boston, Mats., Sept.,
Webster Ross, who is well
through the South, got aj
her quit for the millions
sane William H.
when she was
tempt of the st pi
Island and as si
fromJt.
' Small precautions often prevent
mischiefs. DeWitt’s Little Early 1
are very small pills in size, bnt i
effective in preventing the most
forms of liver and stomach
They cure constipation audj
and regulate the bdwis,
Kiunebrew and Dillard*
Yon can’t make a :
buy a Bekr Bros, or
sale by
Tlio-Woi
Saturdaj
in Athe
either i
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