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THE DAILY BANNER.
ESTABLISHED 1S:L>.
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST lit, 1002.
$5.00 A YEAR.
REMARKABLE SHOWING
MADE BY TAX RETURNS.
WM. A. HEMPHILL
DIED ON SUNDAY.
The Distinguished Georgian Who Was Born and Who
Spent His Bo>hood Days in Athens, Passed Away
in Atlanta, Sunday Night.—Sketch of His
Life —Funeral Services This Afternoon.
Sunday nitfht, at eleven o'clock, at hai j will raoro missed by the people among
home in Atlanta, Hon. William A.
Hemphill, a distinguished son of Athens,
who for the past quarter of a century
had been a leading spirit in the devel-
ment of the great city of Atlanta, was
stricken down.
He had been in good health and the
fell stroke of angina pectoris came al
most without warning. He complain* d
a little Sunday morning, but towards
evening he was apparently himself
again. He had chatted pleasantly with
his family during the evening, and was
standing in his room when he was
seized with the fatal stroke. Before as
sistance could reach him he had passod
away.
Yesterday morning at six o clock, Mr.
Robert A. Hemphill called up Mr. T. W.
Reed, a close friend of the deceased, and
informed him of the sudden death of
brother, requesting him io convey the
sad message to his aged mother, Mrs.
Sarah F Hemphill, at her bourn on
Prince Avenue in this city.
It was a most pathetsc scene. The
old mother, who idolized her distin
guished eon, broke down as tho news
of hla death ., was kindly told
The City of Athens Pays the Bulk of the Taxes of
Clarke County While the Returns Show That Only
a Very Small Portion of the Property Com
paratively, is Owned by the Negro Popu
lation- Nearly Two Hundred Thous
and Dollars Increases Shown
by the Returns.
On acoount of the alwnco of Tax jieceivor Dorsey, who spent
several weoks at tho Bedside of his brother, Mr. A. 15. C. Dorsey, of
Gainesville, who diod a short time ago, : |The Banner has been unable
until this time to present the complete.'tax returns of Clarke county
for the present year, and it will be gratifying to the people of Athens
and Clarke county to learn that tho incteaso is even greater than had
been reported. As compared with the’tax digest of 1901 the returns
n increase of $ lb 1.107. l .The total returns last year
whom he lived.
llin private life wan beautiful He
wan a devoted hash And and a kind fath-
lindiug hie supremest pleasure* at f
home with his family. [
Colonel H-mpbill was married four “mounted to $0,418,237, while this yejgtthey amount to $0,009 344
this year show an
rimes. His iirst wife was Mias Annie| It must be borne in mind while re
Wood, of Athens, who had one child j The Banner below that the property ofj|
ui ’ county, the property of the Southern
property of the Western Union and ]
not included in these figures, but are]
General Wright.
The total returns for this c >uuty
Aggiegate value of land, includiqj
outside of the city of Athens, $OV9 ! ’7
Aggregate value of city property
Value of shares in state and tt
Value of stocks and bonds $80
Amount of money, notos, mor
etc., $757,881.
Merchandise of every kind $C84i
lhat died when quite young,
con(l wife wan Mrs. Mary Anderson,
who also had one child. Mrs James
Krwin. By hie third wife, who was
Mrs. K. ]!. Lnckie, he had several chil
dren. They are William A Hemphill,
who is living at Jackson, Tenn. ;
Robert l'\ Hemphill, whoreoently grad
uated from Krnory college: Mrs. L. D.
T. Quimby. of Ouanoock, Va ; Miss
Juliu Hei phill, who is visiting at Ashe
ville; Mrs. J. W. Scnlly, of Ensley,
Ala., an.l Miss Marguerite Hemphill.
II" was survived hy his wife, who was
Mrs Maliel Wilcox, of Rome, < hi
His surviving lnoihers u::d sisters are :
R A. Hemphill, Mrs W. L) Evans, of
Rock mart; Mrs William Haddock of
Athens, and Mrs. W M T. Wall, of Bo
gart, Ga.
up, but Goa’s will be done,” And then,
with tears streaming down her wrinkled
cheeks, she referred to the fact that
next week her children wore to have
taken dinner with her on the occasion
of her 88th birthday.
Mrs. Hemphill left yesterday with
Mr. Reed for Ytlania, where the funeral
will be held this afternoon.
5k.tch ol a LUe.
William A. Hemphill was horn in
Athons, at the old home placo on l'rinoo
avenue, near the court house, May nth,
1842, and was in lus sixty-first year at
the time of his death. He attended pri
vate schools in this city, and in 1860 en
tered the University of Georgia.
In 18(11 tho young student forsook his
books to don the gray jacket of the
Confederate soldier, and went to tho
poet as a member of the Troup Artillery
in whioh he served with bravery and
devotion throughoat the war. He was
sevorely wounded at Gettysburg, but
after his recovery he re-entered tho ser
vice.
He was devoted to the memories of
the war, when the custom of bestowing
crosses of honor on the Confederate vet
erans was inangarated by the Daughters
of the Confederacy, he came over to
Athens to receive his cross from the
hands of Miss Mildred Rutherford, in
the city of bis nativity.
In 1867, Col. Hemphill went to At
lanta, and in compnuy with Mr. J. H.
Anderson, established the Atlanta Con-
stitntion. Tho history of that paper
speaks for Itself. Iu the largest meas
ure it was the joint product of the
brains and energies of William A.
Hemphill in the business otlioo, and
that other talunted ton of Athens, Hen
ry W. Grady, in the editorial room.
The Atlanta Constitution, more than
any other agency, made Atlanta what
she is, and Atlanta, the greatest oity of
the Sooth is the monument to the mem
ory of the distinguished Georgian who
has just passed away.
In publlo affairs he alwayB took an
aotive Interest. He was mayor of At
lanta for one term, serving with splen
did ability; was president of the board
of education, ’president of the Capital
City bank, and was connected with
many of the leading financial institu
tions of the oity. At the time of his
death, he was superintendent of Trinity
Sunday school, a position he had held
for a long term of years. He was at
one time president of the Yonng Men’s
Christian Association.
In ohurch affairs he was a leader.
Without ostentation be distributed his
charities upon the most deserving.
With nnselflsh spirit he contributed his
time and money and labor to the up-
building of Atlanta and her people
Death coaid not have taken a man who
tefMuoBfor-
Afi OFFICE BUILDING,
ag tho figures presented by
i the four railroads in Cl;
11 Telephone Co., and the
il Telegraph Companies are
|ued directly to Compt roller
year are as follows :
gildings, in Clarke county
,(534.
inks $400,200,
pc Junta, judgments, litas
NORMAL SCHOOL
WILL OPEN TODAY.
More Than Three Times the Usual Attendance Will
be Present Today—President Branson Author
izes The Banner to Invite the People of the
City to attend the Opening Session.
On yesterday the grounds and build
ings of tho Siate Normal School were a
scene of the liveliest stir. Students
every where. Crowds in ollioe, library,
hallways and porches. Every train
into the city brought its scores. The
hac ks and street cars were crowded
The number of students was bo great on
the day before til# opening that it was
necessary to set the tables twice for
each meal in the mess hall
Eor the first time in the history of the
school the session begins with every
p’aeo in the dormitories filled. The
numbers present on the opening day
will he three times greater than ever
before Best of all the great majority
of the students have eulered for ten
months and not for ten weoks as hereto
fore.
The session will open at 3 :!10 o'clock
in the afternoon of today and it is
hoped that the people of the city will be
present in large numbers to greet those
strangers and students iu onr midst.
Opportunity will he given ail the pas
tors and Sunday school superintend
ents of tho various churches of
the city to extend to them a
cordial welcomo. The ohancellor, trus
tees and faculty of the LTniversity, tho
principal, trustees and teachers of the
Lucy Cobb, the snperintendent. the
members of the board of education, and
the teachers of the city schools, the
principal, teachers and students of the
East Athens Night School, the mayor
and coauclemen of the city, the county
school commissioners, the county board
of education and the county teachers,
and the editors of the newspapers of the
city are all cordially invited to be pres
ent.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
audtheOlnb Women of Athens will
also be warmly welcomed by the faculty
of the Normal Sohool.
In the way of private institutions
there is nothing that Athens needs, per
haps more than a large, commodious of
fice building, and from present indica
tions it will not be a great while before
this want is supplied.
Some time ago a proposition was made
to erect a five story ollioe building
tho Hodgson property at the corner of
Clayton street and College avenue, now
occupied by the Lucian B. Flatow Com
pany, hat on accnant of the fact that
this firm had a long lease on the build
ing and there were no other available
quarters that would bo suitable for the
business of the firm, and other difficul
ties in the way, the plan has practic
been abandoned.
Mr. K. T DuBose is now at work on
another plan, for an office building,
however, and the indications, as Btated,
point to the success of the movement.
There aro many professional men in
Athens occupying offices in all sections
of the city. There are few buildings
having more than two or three offins
each at tho present, and such a build
ing as proposed would be a great im
provement to Athens and at the same
time a great convenience to the people
who have bnsinesB from time to time
with the occupants cf offices in Athens.
The plan comtemplated wonld include
a building of fonr or five stories, with
electric elevator and all modern conven
iences, and there is every reason to be
lieve that such an investment would
pay well here.
Bicycles owned Ly individuals !
Woolen, cottons and other maindfefetunngs $310,000
Household and kitchen furnitur®|2s8,730.
Watches and iewelry of all hinfb^^Bl
Horses, mules, hogs, sheep,'
$31,878.
Cotton, corn and provisions. Annual crops $0,834
All other property not enumerated above $135,313.
Professional taxes $500.
Poll taxes $2,447. »
The following table will show the returns by malitia districts:
BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE COUNTRY
THE THEME OF A FINE ADDRESS.
DIED IN DETROIT,
Athens
Georgia Factory
Puryers
Sandy Creek
Buck Branch
Bradberry’s
Kenney’s
Princeton
$5,458,700.
354,120.
118,003.
71,772.
140,280.
35,473.
83,407.
88,034.
Of the total property in the county t he negroes return $24
MR. JOHN NICHOLS CHLOROFORMED
AND HIS RESIDENCE BURCULARIZED.
One of the most sensational robberies
that ever occurred In Athens oocurred
at the residenoe of Mr. John Niohols,
on Thomas street Sunday night.
Mr. Nichols had ratired for the night,
and the members of his family were
away from home. Some time during
the night the bnrglar, or burglars went
to the house, cutting two slats from a
blind of one of the windows crawled in
and administered chloroform to Mr.
Nichols and then proceeded to rob the
house.
Fortunately Mr. Niohols had taken
his watch off the ohain the day before
and the chain, which was a handsome
awoke in a dazed condition and it was
some time beforo he had sufficiently re
covered from the effects of the ohloro-
form that he was able to get np. He
finally came down town and reported
the matter to the polioe, who imme
diately went to work on the case, bnt
np to a late hour hist night no clue had
been found on which to work. Mr.
Niohols also consulted a physician who
prescribed for him, but Mr. Nichols was
unable to take up his work at the shop
of F. G. Umbach daring the day on ac
count of his dazed condition.
The police say this is one of the bold
est and most daring robberies on record
be State ’AgrlenUfi^
dress or mm. Marie Louise w
editor of the Amerious Times-Reoorder.
This an appeal for the batter education
of tho boys and girls of the rural com
munities of this state, and will be of
particular interest to the people of
Athens, where the greatest educational
institutions in the state are located.
Mrs. Myrick, in closing her address said :
“The sheltering arms of cur grand old
State University, presided over by
Ohancellor Walter B. Hill, one of Geor
gia’s noblest Christian gentlemen has
thrown its doors open and made it pos
sihle for the country boy of limited
means to procure the same education
and advantages which heretofore have
only been enjoyed by the rich man’s
son. The Girl’s Normal School at
Milledgeville, one of the noblest institu
tions of tho Empire State, and other liko
colleges in the South, are turning out a
class of educated, self reliant yonng
women who must ever inspire men to
gold deeds and truly become an essen
tial clement of national and individual
prosperity.
“The Technological School in Atlanta
supported largely by the stite's gener
osity, offers splendid advantages to our
drives and pushes the wheels of trade
and traffio.
I urge upon the fathers who are
members of the Agrioultnrol Society of
Georgia, an organization which has
taken prond rank in this Btate, that if
they would have their 6onB follow In
their illustrious footsteps, they must Im
press upon them the dignity of labor,
and the supremo duty of true American
citizenship. To the conscientious moth
er I send this message of loving admoni
tion. Be not afraid of spoiling yonr
boy ; my personal and professional ex
perience hag taught me that boys and
girls are sensitive plants, and in the
morning of their lives need sweet, re
freshing dews to aid and strengthen
them for the drought and storm which
sooner or later they must surely en
counter.
“No, my hearers, be not afraid.
Words of praise and encouragement
never ruined a boy yet, but has helped
to greatness many thousands. Speeoh
canuot contain my love for the boys and
girls of the country.
‘‘They’veleast the taint of earthly clod,
They're freshest from the hand of God.”
gold one, was laying on a table in the j in this oity, and iu the event the bar
room. The burglar relieved Mr. Nioh- glar is cap’ured he will be sevorely
ols of the chain and his revolver and dealt with. Mr. Niohols will probably
between fonr and five dollars in money. | be well enongu to resume his work to-
Yesterday morning Mr. Nichols I day.
Mrs. B. I. Brooke, of Detroit, Mioh
died of heart disease at her home in that
oity yesterday morning. She had been
ill only a short while and her death was
very unexpected. Mrs. Brooke was the
widow of the late Colonel Brooke of the
United States Army, and the mother of
Mrs. O. B. Griffith, of this city and a
sister of the late Mrs A. K Chillis.
She has been a visitor to Athens a num
ber of times and hod many warm friends
here who will be deeply grieved to learn
of her death.
Mrs. Griffith, daughter of Mrs.
Brooke, has been at Clarksville for some
weeks, from where she left for Detroit
yesterday afternoon, to attend the
funeral of her mothe , whioh will oc
cur tomorrow.
CHARLES DUBOSE
DIED ON SUNDAY.
A Prominent Young rian
Died of Typhoid Fever.
On Sunday night, after a lingering
illness of typhoid fever at the home of
his grandmother, Mrs. K. A. DuBose.
in Sparta, occurred the death of Mr.
Charles Bible DnBose, second son of Dr.
and Mrs. William R. DuBose, U. S. N.
He was a most lovable character,
bright, happy and unselfish, always
thinking of others. A noble, manly
yonng man, true and honorable in
everything.
Only a year ago he united with the
Presbyterean church in Obarlottesvillo.
Va. His father. Dr. DaBise, is now
enroute to the Philippines on the Solace;
his mother was at his bedside until the
end.
He had received an appointment to
the United States Naval Academy, and
was to stand hiB examinations this fall.
At his sohool at Pantoes, Virginia,
be was among the first in his class,
loved not only by hie fellow class mates,
but the entire facnlty and by every one
with whom he came iq. contact. Mr.
DnBoee was 16 years of age at the time
of his death.
MAYOR RHODE’S MATINEE SHOWS
DARKTOWN WAS DARK SATURDAY.
Mayor Rhode's matiuee occurred as
usual at the city hall yesterday morning
at 10 o’clock, bnt it canuot be said that
the house was filled to standing room
only, nor was the performance the best
ever witnessed at the city hall. Iu fact
the performance indicated that a quiet
day and night were spent hy the occu
pants of Darktown on Saturday. .
The star male performer was Ike Al
len. Ike had no doubt been counting
the dots in The Banner and at the same
time reading the news iu this paper,
fur he was familiar witn the story of the
supposed ghost at the cemetery. S itur-
d..y night Ike went to a telephone, ac
cording to the evidence and after a
vigorous ring asked the operator to
connect him with the police station.
This done Ike told Mr Rose that the
ghost was walking aronnd more lively
than usual and the people in the neigh
borhood of the cemetery were greatly
alarmed and had appointed him a com
mittee of one to oall in the police. Mr.
Rose was asked who was at tho other
end of the line, bnt the word with Ike
was mnm, Mr. Rase and Mr. Dean
went down in that direction and Ike
was there to enjoy the fan. Jast before
the offioers reached the scene Ike told a
man that the police officers were com
ing and he was going to have some fun.
The officers returned to the station pret
ty soon and Ike spent the night at the
barracks as a guest of the city. The
above facts developed at the mattlnee
yesterday morning and in consequence
Ike Allen was fined $6 00 and costs.
Ike has struck and says he will not be
the star pi-rforiner at another matiuee
and especially when the ghost story is
to be played
Mollie Coleman nnd Rosa Barth
broke even as to the honors that belong
to the star female performer. They
were charged with disordeily coudnot
and both said the little matter arose
abunt their children who were qnarrel-
ing a little Satorday night. ThiB is
what an array of about a dozen witness
es Baid also, and the mayor remarked
that the whole thing looked like ohild's
play to him, so he discharged both of
the belles.
Sim Walker was fined $3.00 and costs
for a little disorderly oonduot. The
other cases for this offense were dis
posed of at $2 50 and costs each, bnt
Sim wanted a star chamber trial and it
came a little higher. Joe Grooson and
Will Boggs, who were tried in open
court on obarges of disorderly conduct,
were fined $2.50 and costs each One
or two cases of minor importance were
dismissed.
