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THE DAILY BANNER.
ESTABLISHED 1832.
ATHENS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1002.
$5.00 A YEAR.
SUMMER SCHOOL
FUND GROWING.
More Than Six Hundred Dollars Raised by The Com
mittee Yesterday Which flakes the Total
Amount Now Over $i,ooo, With Only
$2,000 More to be Secured.
MADISON DAVIS, WELL KNOWN NEGRO
PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Madison Davis, better known bb "Matt I Clarke county, and served two terms as
Davis, ’ ’ died yesterday afternoon at 5:80 po itmaster of this city.
ATTENDANCE AT
THE UNIVERSITY
a
The fund for the establishment of the
Athens Snmmer School was swelled to
over one thousand dollars yesterday the
result of a canvass of only about an
hour.
The largest subscription received up
to this time has been that of the Athens
Electric Street Railway company, which
amounted to $500.
Thu plan for the summer school lias
not, and cannot he fully explained just
at this time, as it is not dednately known
just what it will be composed of. but
this much is known and as fast as found
ont by the bosiness men they are die
playing a lively interest tn the matter:
The summer school will have the ac
tive support of the faculties of the Uni
versity of Georgia, the State Normal
Sohool and the Lucy Oobb Institute. In
addition to this, a number of the lead
ing Instructors in the United States
will be employed to assist in the opera
tion of the summer school, and in addi
tion to all of this, a number of very
attractive chatauqaa features will be
added, making the Athens Sommer
School the best in the entire South
The plan, as has been indicated by
The Banner, also inclndes plana for the
ereotion of a large audilorinm in Ath
ens, at which the sessions of the sum
mer sohool can be neld after next year,
and at which all pnblio exorcises, re
qnliing a large aoditorinm, can be held
Under the clans outlined ,—, 1 -
Athena will have a voice in the man
agement of the aoditorinm, as they are
patting up the money for the summer
sohool which will make the auditorium
possible.
A prominent citizen of Athens, who
did not care for his name to bo used iu
connection with the offer, told a repre
sentative of The Banner yesterday that
lie would bo very glad to contribute
(boo in cash to the auditorium fund if a
suoceas is made of the summer sohool,
and to si ow his faith in the plan to hold
the summer school, he will contribute
OB lunch as any other individual in Ath
ens for the summer school. Thu 1 , it
will be seen that the auditorium will bo
forthcoming immediately after the ses
siou of the summer school next year.
The committee which went out yes
terday to look after the summer school
matter, met with really more encour
agemeut than on the former day. Not
a single person who was approached
failed to oontribnte to the fund, and
many of those who contributed said
that they would double their snbscrip
tions if necessary. The following list
will show the encouragement met with
by the committee yesterday :
Previously act nowledged. .. (425.00
o'clock. As stated by The Banner sev
eral days ago, he had a stroke of paral
yses, which resulted in his death.
No negro ever lived in Georgia who
was more greatly loved by his white ac
quaintances, than Matt. He has always
been the friend of the white man with
whom he has been associated. Immediate
ly after the Civil war, during the recon
struction period, Matt Davis did as much
as any other negro living in this ante to
keep down feelings of prejudice and
strife between his friends of the two
races. On account of his integrity and
his loyalty to his friends Matt was twico
Matt Davis.was seventy-odd years of
age. Daring the period of slavery iu
the South he belonged to Mr. Edward
R. Hodgson, father of Messrs. A. H.
E. R and J. M. Hodgson of this oity,
and for a number of years was foreman
of Mr. Hodgson’s wheelwright and
blacksmith shop in Athens which was
located where the Klein Sc Martin shops
are now situated.
The death of no negro in Clarke conn
ty would cause the regret among tl e
white people of the county that the
death of Matt Davis will. His remains
will be buried Friday morning at 10 ;80
elected to the Georgia legislature from , o'clock.
HARDEMAN AND HOLDER LEAD THE
TICKET IN JACKSON CO. PRIMARY
Athci.» Electric Ry. Co..
Athens Ice and Coal Co
5(H) CHI
"5. (HI
W. B. .Hckson .... .
. . 25.001
T. S N’ekornou
25 00
S. M. Herrington
10.00
K. G. Turner
.... 10.00
K J. Bomlorant
10.00
Abney Bros
.... 10 00
A. S. Parker
lo.oo
O. H. Nowton
10.00
Will Cleveland
n no
A. O. rK3utt
6 00
I. P. Morton
6 00
J. W. Weir
5 00
Gny Bernard
5.00
J. H. Maasoy
5.00
Total
$1,090 00
Many Athens people have been great
ly interested in the Democratic primary
which occurred in Jackson county yes
terday. It has been freely predicted all
along that Mr. John N. Holder, editor
of the Jackson Herald, would be nomi
nated for the house of representatives,
but as to which of the remaining three
candidates would be nominated with him
there has been considerable speculation.
It seems probable from returns re
ceived by The Banner last nighr, that
Dr. Hardeman lead the tioket with Mr,
Holder a olose second. Mr. Hose a, who
was a candidate, and who openly fa
vored the abolition of the city court,
was overwhelmningly defeated, as was
Mr. Qaarterman, of Winder, who was
also a candidate for representative.
This race has been the one of greatest
interest, although there are many poo
•■hp
suit in the other contests. In the race ? • —
for tax collector there were four candi
dates: Messrs. A. H. Brock, H. H.
Will be very large this year. There will be demand
for rooms and board among the citizens of Ath
ens by the students. The Agricultural course
this year will be fine.
ENORMOUS PROFITS OF THE ROME
DISPENSARY ATTRACT ATTENTION.
Hancock, J. O. Hancock and M
Tucker. The returns indicate that
Mr. Brock was nominated, although the
race was olose between Mr. Brock, and
Mr. J. C. Hancock. Sheriff Stevens
was nominated over ex-Sheriff Collier
by a majority of about 1,000. Mr. G.
M. D. Moon the present tax receiver,
was nominated by a large majority over
Mr. R. W. Hinesly, who opposed him.
In the contests for county offloes. all
the old oftioers were nominated with the
possible exoeptiou of Mr. Brock, tho tax
receiver, although it Beenis that he was
also nominated. It will take tho of
ficial count to tell in this race.
There were close to 4,000 votes caRt in
the county, the interest being the great
est in many years. Eight hundred votes
were polled at Jefferson.
-mm*- tHwrifo
_ nd Holder will rejoioe at their sno-
in the primary, as will the friends
in this city of the successful candidates
in the other contests.
The lolud session of the University
of Georgia begins September 17th. It
is, of course, impossible to predict with
any degree of certainty whether the at
tendance will exceed that of the last
session ;jbut judging from the large|num
ber of r< quests for catalogues and th«
unprecedented demand for dormitory
rooms, there will be a material increase
in the number of Btudents enrolled.
VVnile the attendance iu the academic
department last year was larger than
ever before, it was the transitional year
from the one year to the two years’
course in the law department, and the
loss in that school reduced the total at
tendance to a somewhat smaller number
than during the session of 1900 01. It is
expected that the law department will
have at least the normal enrollment, if
not more, as there will be some twenty
five or thirty men in the seoond year's
clats and it is only reasonable to sup
pose that there will not be a less number
in the first year's class than last year.
The advance steps that have been
taken in the School of Agriculture will
tend to attract students to this import
ant part of the University work. It
has been the experience of all the states
that students are not drawn to the full
four y-ars coarse in Agriculture, and
for this reason there has been establish
ed in the University a one year course.
COACH BILLY REYNOLDS TALKED
OF FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL.
giving the cream of the full course.
The practloal value of the Agricultural
Department has been greatly increased
by the equipment of a substantial and
well-appointed building on the campus,
and by the setting apart of seven or
eight acres of land adjacent to tha Hall,
where farming on the intensive scale
will be practiced by the students.
In addition to the one year course, a
winter school in Agriculture will also
be conduoted. This school was proved
a decided success last year, the young
men who attended expressing them
selves as highly pleased with the work
done. Leading agriculturists of the
state, including Ool. R. J. Redding,
Hon. Harvie Jordan, Hon. Dudly M.
Hughes, and others, lectured the class
on agricultural subjects. These lec
tures were highly instructive and Inter
esting, and a similar oourBe of leoturers
will be had this winter.
As has already been said, the outlook
for an iuoreased attendance is very fa
vorable ; and os the dormitories are al
ready practically filled, there will prob
ably be a good demand for rooms and
board in private homes of the citizens of
Athens. The Banner will be glad to
hand to the authorities the names of
any persons having such accomodations
to offer.
ADDITIONAL STUDENTS APPLY FOR
ENTRANCE AT NORMAL SCHOOL.
A prominent Atnens citizen handed ! d opponontg 0 , tbe 8y8t0m _ an(J (he
the editor of Tho Banner a newspaper ! rormer ^ thB| ^ showinB
clipping from a South Carolina newspa- wU1 jead to , be adopMon of
per yesterday and asked why the Ath
ens dispensary coaid not make a show
ing similar to that claimed for the Rome
adoption
State dispensary. The net profits
of the dispensary at Rome Ga.
the principal city of Floyd county, dur
ing the month of June were (3,200,
the dispensary the people ought to get ^ and Rfl the profi , 8 haT0
constantly in
creased sinoe it was started three
dispensary. He said since the town had
everything possible out of it. The clip
ping referred to follows :
"It would be an interesting situation
if Georgia should adopt the muoh-dis-
cussed and frequently criticised dispen
sary system which for so long has been
an issue in South Carolina politics.
There is, however, a possibility that this
will happen.
"When Gov. Candler vetoed the bill
proposing for Georgia a State dispensary
patterned after the Tillman plan in
South Carolina, a law was passed pro
viding for a dispensary in Floyd Coon
ty, and it was adopted, after a hot fight.
The operations of the dispensary have
been closely observed by the advocates
months ago, it is estimated that the
county treasury will be enriched some
$50,000 by the end of the year. The
tax payers are very glad to be relieved
of the impoeition of direct taxes to this
amount.
"The operation of the dispensary plan
will be still further observed in order to
test whether it increases or diminishes
the sale and use of intoxicants, the fre
quency of crime, eto. If from a moral
standpoint it shows to as good advantage
as from an economio point of view, an
earnest campaign will be made for its
general adoption.”
MISS GENIE OLDHAM
LOVED JOIN DEAD,
The Funeral Services This
Morning at 8 O’Clock.
Funeral in Jackson
County.
Miss Genie Oldham, tho daughter of
Ur. and Mrs. James Oldham, died yes
terday morning at eight o'clock at ber
borne in Barbervllle, with typhoid fever.
Billy” Reynolds, athletic instructor
and coach of the football and baseball
teams at the University of Georgia, is
in the city today, says the Atlanta
News of Monday. Mr. Reynolds is en
thusiastic over the.' prospects on the
gridiron this year, and believes Georgia
is going to make a new name as a win
ner among the southern colleges.
In discussing the outlook of the team
for 1902, he said ;
“We expect the team to be somewhat
heavier than it was last year. The
weight will be added mostly by new ma
terial, the old men probably averaging
about five pounds heavier this year, on
account of their development.
“We expect to have the training ta
ble at Commons hall and there we will
have our own special food prepared.
Wo will have the opportunity to dis
cuss our mistakes here, and also to dis
cuss the playB. This is something we
have had only in a desultory manner
heretofore.
“There is another thing I wish to
inaugurate It is the starting of a foot
ball scrapbook, getting letters from the
old men of peculiar systems of individ
ual plays they have inaugurated them
selves, with weekly records of what
eaoh man has personally learned in his
Individual play whioh Is both an advan
tage and disadvantage to his opponents.
The purpose in this is, if possible, to In
augurate a universal system of play and
She was eighteen years old, and greatly
beloved by all who knew her.
The funeral will beat the home of her
parents this morning at 7 o'clock,
proaohed by Rev. E. D. Stone, after
whioh the remains will be taken to
Jackson oonnty, where she will be laid
to rest at the family burial ground.
The friends and acquaintances of Mr, | a development of a system In which all
Georgia alumni and players oan coach
and Mrs. James Oldham, Mr. Geo. M,
Booth. Mr. John N. Booth and Mr. T.
M. Booth are requested to be present.
If yon are sincere in yonr desire to
avoid crowds, why don't you go oftener
to prayer meeting?
in harmony, and giving a practical text
book to the players themselves covering
those things which are peculiar to south
ern football.
"We expect to start iu at tho first of
the season with team work and Bignal
practice immediately, with the tempo-
rary signals. I believe Georgia will
have the best team of years—the out
look warrants the assertion. There is
the danger of a veteran team playing
brilliant ball the first of the season and
going backward later. This I shall
watch for closely and see that it does
not happen.”
Speaking of the baseball prospects
for next year at the university, Mr.
Reynolds said:
“They are the finest we have ever
had. There are enough men in sight
now to make two experienced teams.
There iB a strong probability that the
first game we will play will be with
the Yale 'varsity team, and we we will
be in a position to entertain them on the
diamond,
"Although all of the old players will
be back, it will be impossible for some
of them to hold positions because of
the new material coming in. The bat
tery positions are well filled, in faot,
we ought to have enough material to
play four games a week and not be
compelled to work the same pitcher
twice. The iDfield is as strong as any
southern college will turn out, and the
same is true of the ont field. It is also
trne that there will be some ineligible
material this year that will be valuable
a year later.”
Despite tho tact that about sixty pu
pils mire than oould be accommodated
jit the dormitories of the Stats Normal
Schoo. entered on the opening day, ad
ditional students applied for admission
yesterday and rumors reached the ears
of members of the faoulty that more
would bo coming in later during the
present week.
The large number of students in at
tendance on the present session are fast
becoming acquainted with one another
and before the week is over the student
body will be the same as a huge family.
The members of the student body are
all hard at work and the manner in
which they were getting at their stu
dies yesterday indicated that they were
all bent on seeing whioh could come out
with (he best record.
It is evident that the Winnie Davis
Memorial Hall will not begin to fnrnish
the room necessary for tho increased
patronage of the State Normal School
and several citizens of Athens who
w . le re ent a the opening exercises on
Tuesday spoke to a representative of
The Runner about going before the next
general assembly and asking for an
appropriation that would enable the
school to meet the present oondidtlon.
That this will be done there is now no
inestion in the world, and the action of
the members of the general assnmbly
can be easily forecasted. A body of
patriotic Georgians composing the next
house and senate will Bruely see the re-
luirements and meet them as they
should.
In thie connection it might be said
that the movement uow on foot to have
the members of the general assembly
here at the ceremonies attending the
laying of tho cornerstone of the Winnie
Davis Memorial Hall, is being perfected,
and with such attractions as an able ad
dress by General John B. Gordon, who
will be the orator of the occasion, it Is
likely that almost every member of the
general assembly will be present and
given an opportunity to see the condi
tions as they exist at the Normal Sohool.
This plan was set out fully by The Ban
ner some weeks ago and since that time
the movement has been moving Bteadi-
ly toward success.
For the beuefit of friends of the stu
dents in this oity, The Banner will print
a’cnmpiete list of the students at the
Normal School Friday or Saturday
morning.
TRYING TO ADJUST
THE M'WHORTEHS DEAL,
Director Graham Here for
that Purpose Yester
day Afternoon.
The woman who takee three hours to
dree* for a party may be vain, but she
will never wear short hair or try to act
like a man.
We believe that the very worst sight
when the weather is intensely hot is
to see two big fat women kiss.
Mr. L. H. Graham, one of the direc
tors of the British-American Mortgage
Company, was in the oity all day yester
day trying to settle the dispute over she
Country Club property, which has been
purehased by Jndge Hamilton Mc
Whorter.
Mr. Graham, Jndge McWhorter and
Mr. DuBose, the agent for the company,
were in conference yesterday afternoon
for several hours, but neither of them
wonld talk for pnblioation as to the out
come of the conference. It is known,
however, that the purpose of Mr. Gra
ham's visit is to try to settle the matter
to the satisfaction of all parties con
cerned. Judge MoWhorter left yester
day afternoon but Mr. Graham will
remain here nntil the matter Is finally
settled.
When a man refers to the happy days
when he was a bare foot bo7, it indicates
that his bank aocount will tide him to
the grave. Poor men never speak of
any happiness in connection with bare
feet.
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