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ATHENS BANNER. ESTABLISHED 188?. ATHENS, GA.. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 18 1902 $5.00 A YEAR. MICHAEL BROTHERS. MICHAEL BROTHERS. MICHAEL BROTHERS.- TOP-NOTCIi VALUES l-»WI Wash Fabrics, White Goods, Silks, Dress Goods, Stitts, Waists, Skirts and Muslin Underwear. Already our sales are enormous and this season bids fair to become the most notable of our history. Wash Fabrics. Our showing of popular Wash Stuffs has received our greatest care, and we are proud of the showing made. All of the designs are of the best productions of the most popular printers. Among the many popular fabrics are Athalia Batiste, Nainsook a Filet, Tilania Cords, Satin Stripe Dimity, Sea Island Dimity, Batiste Satin, Corded Batiste, Hawthorne Dimity. These will be ready in the Wash Goods section to morrow, and will be sold at one pries. This will be found to be the largest and prettiest exhibit we have ever made. 15 cents a yard for choice. A Stirring Silk Sale. Nearly a thousand yards of offered for one price this week, transaction in Silks and have which will enable us to sell them'1 usually pay for ieunants A Foulards in a large assortment-4 These will be put on sale tomorrow! at pular Silks will be } have made a large »ht them at a figure at the price you variety of Piioted Were and designs. 69 cents a yard. mercerized Cotton Foulards. One hundred pieces Mercerized. Cotton Foulards will be shown tomorrow in about 20 dew designs. These are the Foreign Foulards. 35 cents a yard. Many of them are hard to distinguish from the real 'oulard^ so perfect is the sheen,and printing. : Ladies’ Muslin Urider wear. ,. r ;.Gowns, Skirts, Chemise, Onset Covers and Drawers v^at 2f>c, 3Sc, 49c, 09c and .00 per garment. WithoutS-doubt the great- st underwear sale over held, finishing more and greater ~ iprtunities for money than ever before. generous in pro- Every garment is tion and wonder fully MICHAEL BROTHERS. White Goods... White Goods are very popular just now. In fact, the demand this season is greater than ever before. This White Goods Department of ours will show you all the new things and at exceedingly low prices. A superb assortment of Paris Lawn, Wash Chiffon, Batiste Claire, Persian and India Lawns, French Nain sook, Plain and Dotted Swiss in white, black and colored White Piques, and real Anderson White Madras. Ladies’ Suits, Skirts and Waists. As the season advances Separate Skirts and Shirt waists grow more in favor. Always on the alert for the best interest of our customers, we are in a position to show the latest and newest things at exceedingly inter esting prices. Striped Linen Madras. These are boautiiul goods, 24-inches wide, in the the most desirable colorings of plue, pink, red, helio and grey with a silk-like lustre, 35 cents a yard. MiCHAEL BROTHERS. MICHAEL BROTHERS. T. J. SHACKELFORD DEFEATS UPSON. Crawford Nominated for Clerk of Superior Court and Pitner Wins Treasureship—An Exciting Primary. After one of the most oxoitlng cam paigns over waged in Clarke county, Mr. Thomas J. Shackelford defeated Mr. S. O Upson for representative yes terday. The race has been exciting from the time Mr. Shackelford entered, and the reenlt was in donbt until the last ballot was counted last night. Mach hard work has been done by both sidee and each of the two aspirant for the plaoe had strong friends who stood by them like men until the last. Mr. E. J. Crawford wins for clerk of the superior court, defeating Mr. Cooper the inonqihent, and Mr, J. K. Kenney. Mr. J. A. Pitner defeats Mr. W. G. Oarithers for oonnty treasurer by about •00 majority. The other offloers were nominated without opposition. The voto for representative and clerk In the oonnty was as follows; For Representative: Thos. J. Shaokelford, 774. S. O. Upson, 883. Shaokelford’s majority. 91. For Clerk: E. J. Crawford, 693. j, E. Kenney, 668. O. W. Cooper. 843. Crawford's plurality, 89. The retains had not all oome In np to midnight last night, and it Is therefore impossible for the Banner to give the tabulated vote this morning, bnt this will he given Tuesday morning. As plated above, Mr. Pitner defeats Mr. HARD LUCK FOR GEORCIA. Accidents and Circum stances GiveHercer the Game. Maoon, Go , May 17.—(Special.) — Georgia 1, Mercer 3 tell the talc of one of the closest baseball games ever seen in this city. It was a case of Georgia Oarithers about 600 votes in the county. hard luok from the flr8t ’ 118 Ander80n Principal interest has been centered i wa8 8everel y lD 3 utod ^ a baI1 - in bat ' on the race for representative the past tln 8 praotioe. The field was very bad. few weeks. Eor a long time It was thought that Mr. Upson would be Domi nated wlihont opposition. A short while ago, however, Mr. Shakelford an nounced, and sinoe that time the warm est campaign has been carried on. The best of feeling has been preserved throughout,' the candidates and their friends oondneting themselves as gen tlemen from start to finish. Mr. Shaokelford, who has been noml nated for representative, was born in Jackson oonnty. He Is 83 years of age, and is a son of Mr. O. W. Shackelford, of this city. Mr. Thomas Shaokelford was reared on a farm, and always had the kindliest feeling for the farmer. He farmed until he entered tho University of Georgia, from which he grad uated in 1889. Later Mr. 8hackolford took the law coarse at the University, graduating a few years later. He has practiced law in this city for several years, taking a splendid stand among the lawyers of the city and building np a splendid praotioe. Mr. Crawford, who was nominated for clerk of the superior oonrt is also a graduate of the state university, lie Is a son of Mr. J. R. Crawford of this city, and is one of the best young men izi the community. The Banner will give complete returns from each voting plaoe in the county for each candidate, Tueeday. MISS EMERY SPEAKS TODAY. Devoted Christian Worker Speaks at Emmanuel Church. JOE TERRELL HERE THURSDAY having about six inohes of ground cov ered with lose saw-dnst, and just as Walker, the last man np for Georgia, hit to second base, a heavy storm broke over tho ground, and had it been 80 seconds sooner tho game would have en ded a tie. Georgia made five hits, all in the last four innings, and only one rnn. Mercer made bnt three hits, only one being clear, the other a bant. Mercer Bcored one rnn in the seoond inning by base on balls, and two passed balls by Ooile and Walker’s error. They next eoored In the ninth Inning on base on balls, after two men wero ont and Pates home ran over the fence. Georgia scored in the eighth on Wal ker’s hit to oenter and Beaver's two- bagger to right field; the ninth Inning left two men on bases and Georgia had a splendid chance of scoring. The feature of the game was Bower’s pitching, Walker's batting. Jsqne’s catch In the center field and the splen did work of Porter, Mercer'Bbig pitoher. Summary: Hits,: Georgia 6, Mer cer 8. Struoh out: By Porter 13, by Bower 8. Miss Julia O. Emery, general secretary of the Woman’s Auxiliary to tho Board of Missions of the Episcopal church, is in the city. She has been in attendance upon the oonventlon jast held in St. Paal's ohuroh, Augusta, and has come to Athens at the earnest reqnest of the Reotor and Woman’s Auxiliary of Em manuel ohnrch. Miss Emery Is not a mere bearer of tho word, bnt a doer, and her presence in Angnsta was felt to be a power of good, not merely with tho local Auxiliary, hot with the entire organization throughout the state. She Is in thorough touch with nil parts Of Missionary work, both at home and abroad and will in the Ohapel of Em manuel ohuroh this morning at ten o'olock speak of this most important branoh of the ladles work. | All who are in any way Interested In trying to see the Kingdom of this world brought to a knowledge of God and of oar Lord Jesus Ohrlst are eor dlally Invited to meet Miss Emery at the Ohapel this morning at ten o’clock. TROY BEATTY, Rector. The Candidate of the People for the Democratic Nomi nation for Governor of Georgia Will Address the People of Clarke County Thursday. RABBI MARX TO LECTURE TODAY. Many Will Hear Eloquent Divine at Synagogue. New and interesting features' will be added to "Under The Southern Ones” so that those who saw the play before will find something still more interest ing while those who did not see It have quite a treat in store. Rabbi David Marx, of Atlanta, one of the most eloquent men in the state, will deliver a leoture at the Jewish Synagogue tonight at 8:16 o'olock. This will be an occasion of rare interest to the people of Athens, and a large audienoe will greet the dis tinguished divine tonight. The leotnre will be free and the pub- lio is cordially invited to be present. The Central of deorgla Railway Will sell tlokets to Charleston, S. O., and return, via. Savannah, on May 31st, acoonnt Wagner Day at Sonth Carolina and West Indian Exposition, at $3:60 for the round trip. Tickets good to re tnrn until May 34th, inclusive. J. E. HUMPHREY, Agent. NOTICE! All persons owing oity taxes will save extra oost of levying and advestising if their taxes are paid within the next 10 days. Those owing paving assessments due will save the cost of execution by paying at onoe. B. F. CULP, •t Oity Marshal. NEGRO PROVED GOOD ALIBI. The oase against Henry Clayton, the negro who was arrested by Athens of ficers Friday afternoon on the charge of being fonnd secreted in the residence of William Godfree, was heard before Mayor Rhodes yesterday morning and dismissed. Clayton proved by two witnesses that he was employed on the farm of Mr. Harvy Towns, near this oity and was on the plaoe on the night the charge was made against him. Hon. Joseph M. Terrell, oandidate for Governor, will address the people of Athens and Olarke oounty in this oity Thursday night, May 2Ind. This annonnoement will be read with great interest by the many friends of Mr. Terrell in this county and he will have a large audience to hear him at that time. Mr. Terrell comes to Athens at the invitation of a number of the leading business men of Athens, and he is hope ful that while here he will meet many of onr people. Those who want to per sonally want to know tho next governor of Georgia should be on hand Thursday and get acquainted with Mr. Terrell. Mr. Terrell will arrive in Athens Thursday about noon and will spend Thursday afternoon and night with friends in this city. Thursday night, at some place to be selected by his friends in Athens, Mr. Terrell will ad dress the voters of the county on the issues involved in the present campaign, and present his claims for the high office he seeks. Those who have not mode np their minds as to who they will vote for for governor are particularly Invited to be present Thmrsday night, and all others who want to hear good democratic doctrine are desired at the meeting. The friends of all candidates are invited to be present. Go to Opera House Tuesday night.