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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.