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imaged—Negro
ling Timbers
fth I lYifjftnii fiijiniihi
ounds.
the supply. Kents -are
gjH&vny! utterly demolished bat the Hr-
by escaped without a scratch. None of.
the other occupants of the house were
injured. Dr. Oonway was called in and
rendered the proper medical attention
and while the indications of the childB
kind of business is growing;
portion of the city wrecking‘ , fou?houses?
ESTABLISHED 1832.
ATHENS, GA-, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1902.
85.00 A YEAR.
LUCY COBB WILL
OPEN ON SEPT. 10.
Several Talented Instructors Added To the Faculty,
Which is Now Complete. The Domitory Will
Be Taxed to its Full Capacity For The Oc-
comodation of Students.
The greit educational wave which has
been sweeping this entire country^ has
assuredly reached Athens with all of its
force. Never before in the history of
the town has the interest in education
been so strong, and never before lias the
outlook for overllowing schools been so
assured. Already tho Normal School
has had to make an appeal for more
room. ’Her halls are crowded with
eager stndonts and the cry is: “Still
they come.” The inteiest throughout
the state in normal work is steadily in
creasing, the confidence inonrown State
Normal School is growing year by year,
come to tlie Lucy Oobb by the recon
mendutiou of Mis9 Geraldine Morgan
is a violinist and teacher of most nnns-
nal cnlturc and experience. She too,
is a thorough mn-ician, and will make
teaching tier life work.
Miss Rutherford has been especially
fortunate in securing Mademoiselle Lois
Fortfcker to take charge of the Voice
Department
Melt I’urwck.r s musical education
has been for the most partiu Paris, un
der the liuest instructors and tne fact
that she was invited to sing at one of
the r> cent coronation dinuers in London
is a proof thut she possesses a voice of
rare sweetness and culture.
Miss Augusta Center, who will dll the
chair of oratory and Physioal Culture is
an ambitious Georgian, who has taken
a three years coarse at the Emerson
College of Oratory, Boston, and ts fully
equipped for her work. The fact that
she is a Georgian gives a promise of per
to the position.
The other members 0* the faculty will
all be back in their accustomed places,
with the f xccption of Mrs. Lipscomb,
who will not resume her work nntil the
beginning of the second term. From
every point of view Athens is growing
and increasing. The business men all
say that the future of the town was
never brighter,
is greater than
MISS AUGUSTA CENTER,
Talented Young Woman Who Will Oc
cupy Chair of Oratory.
the advantages, under the able manage
ment of Pres. E. O. Branson, have been
greatly increased, so that now there is
no necoessity for ambitions teachers to
go out of the state for normal training.
If the authorities will pause and con
sider the profit that its institutions bring
Into tho state, or rather keep within its
borders, they will then realize that
money put into them is the best invest
ment to mode of its public funds.
The prosperity for the coming school
year of the State Normal School is al
ready assured, now what of the Uni
versity and the Luoy Cobb? The pros-
peots for both of those institutions were
never more encouraging. Chancellor
Hill confidently expects to see four
hundred students at the opening session
of the University. These students will
have to be provided for, and it is to the
material Interest of the town to have
them find good homes, and ploasaut
surroundings, Denmark hall cannot
possibly accommodate all who will
oome, so that many of the students will
of necessity have to find homes among
oar people.
The outlook for the Lucy Cobb was
never more flattering. For soveral years
in the past a number of boarding pupils
have been denied admission on account
of the limited accommodations, and this
year the indications are that the dor
mitory room will be entirely inadequate.
For some days Miss Rutherford has been
anxious with regard to the overflow and
has been arranging for teachers outside
of the Lucy Cobb, in order to accom-
date the pupils. The vacancies in the
faculty have been all filled by the very
finest teaohers [that could be secured,
The session will open Sept. 10th.
The piano department nnder the di
rection of Hisi Keipp, will be strength
ened by Miss Bertha Foster, the honor
graduate of the College of Music, Oin-
olnnati. Miss Foster is specially gifted
In. not only piano but the pipe organ,
harmony and theory. She is fully pre
pared to give the oourse in both piano
md organ as prescribed for the grad-
latee of the College of Cincinnati.
)|ln Mabel Sperl of New York, who
BOLD BURGLARS
ROB PARSONAGE.
During the Absence of Rev. Joel T Daves His Home
has Been Systematically Robbed by Three Neg
ro Women—Splendid Work of Police Depart
ment in Captures.
MISS MILDRED RUTHERFORD,
Principal of Lucy Cobb Iustitate, who Is Making * Great Saccess Of Tne Work.
ATHENS SWEPT BY
HEAVY STORM.
One House Completely Demolished in East Athens,
While Others Were Badly
Girl Who Was Injured by
Yesterday morning it was discovered
that the Methodi-t parsonage on Lump
kin street, had been entered by burglars
and a number of articles stolen there
from In a few honrs after the discov
ery was made, the police had run the
criminals to earth, and had recovered s
portion of the stolen goods
Rev. Joel T. Daves, pastoi of the First
Methodist ohnrch, together with his
family, tiae been at Clarksville for a
little more than a week. During their
absence the parsonage lias remained un
occupied. Last Saturday a relative of
t ie family visited the house and saw
that everything was in perfect order.
Yesterday morning she again visited the
honse when the discovery of the bnrg-
lory was made.
Everything in the house bad been
thoroughly ransacked. The contents of
drawers, closets, and bookcases had been
indiscriminately scattered all over the
boms by the burglars in their efforts to
secure that which they desired. It
could not be told with any degree of
certainty what they carried off, but a
number of articles were missed, includ
ing articles of apparel and contents of
the pantry.
The authorities were at onoe notified
and began active Boarch for the crimi
nals. In a few hours ollioers Uradberry,
Henry Hill, D W. Hill aud J. T. Dean,
who were detailed by Chief Culp, ran
across three negro women attempting
to sell certain articles, which the officers
it once suspicioued had been stolen.
The negroes were arrested and it turned
out that the articles in their possession
had come from the Methodist parson
age- A search was then made at their
house on Thomas stroet, which resulted
'in the finding of still other stolen arti
cles.
The three negro women, Ella Sprat-
ling, Willie Ann Whitfield, and Sweet
Whitfield acknowledged their gallt,
stating that they had entered through a
rear window, and had paid it several
visits taking each artioles as they wished
at each time. Warrants wore issued for
them, charging them with burglary and
their trialB will be held at the next ses
sion of Clarke Superior court.
Chief Culp says this is one the smooth
est pieces of work that has been done by
tho polioe department in many years,
and he was loud in his praise of the offi
cers who so promptly and efficiently
worked up the case.
The demand for houses
that every
All agree that the eduoational wave has
brought au impetus to every kind of
trade, and that if we can only keep oar
sohools and colleges well filled there
will be no doll times in Athens. Reali
zing this every citizen should lend a
helping hand to the sohools and colleges,
no student should even be allowed to be
turnod away, but ample room should be
provided for all. Athens should be
made, as it deserves to be the great ed
ucational oenter of the Scnth. Their
Institutions of learning should not only
be the pride of every Athenian, but the
pride of every Georgian, and more than
this, the pride of every Southerner in
this laud.
OCONEE CQUNTV GIRL
AT THE
Sick and Homeless She
Finds a Welcome
at Decatur.
damaging others and severely injuring
a thirteen-year-old negro girl. The
storm was of short duration, but dur
ing the few minutes that it lasted
wrought considerable havoc.
Bob Anderson, a negro painter, at the
shops of Klien and Martin had recently
erected a two-room honse on Vine street,
where he and his family resided. The
house was loosely put together and fell
an easy prey to the storm. His wife
and five children were in the house at
the time the Btorm arose The roof of
the house was blown clear across the
street and the other timbers crashed
about the heads of the occupants, whose
escape from death was nothing short
of miraculous.
The thirteen-year-old daughter was
struck by a piece of scantling and seri
ously injured. Her left ear was par
tially torn off. a large gash was ent
through her cheek and the concussion
was so great as to oause bleeding from
the right ear.
A young baby was lying in the orib
Yesterday a poor girl of Bixteen came
to the Decatur Orphans' home from
near Watkinsville in Oconee county.
The home does not usually reoil •
cases as old, but their rules know no
grounds except helplessness.
She reports that she has neither par
ent, no property and no kindred. Her
sister has been working in the field to
support them, and now she is dead.
She is sac ly diseased and needs the
oare of a competent physician. It is
snch a pleasure to eay to these, “if no one
loves or wants yon, Jesus does, and
His name the Orphans Home bids yon
welcome."
This Is what the North Georgia Home
is saying to 200 or more children from
Olarke and other North Georgia coun
ties every year. These children are
looking anxionsly for word to Saturday
Sept. 27, when they ask all their friends
to work one fall day for them.
injuries were not so serious, the phys
ician is of the opinion that more serious
developments may follow from the oon-
ousion of the brain, in which event, the
girl might die.
Eberneezer Baptist church, in East
Athens, was leveled to the ground.
Two other small negro houses that were
unoccupied, were blown down. A por
tion of the roof of the Athens Foundry
and Machine Works, was torn away by
tha wind, os was also a portion of Van-
stratton’s slaughter pen.
Prominent Citizen of Winterville, who was Shot by
Whit Willingham, About Two Months ago, Died,
at his Home in Winterville Last Night at 7
o’clock. Funeral Sunday Horning.
Mr. Sam Gadding, of Winterville,
who was Bhot by Whit Willingham,
Wednesday, June 18th, died last night
at 7 o’olock, from a stroke of paralyses,
resulting from the pistol wounds.
This annonneement will carry sorrow
to the many friends of Mr. Gaulding in
The rain fall in East Athens amounted j ibis section of the state. Mr. Gaulding
to almost a cloud burst. Trail Creek, bt was well known in this and the snr-
the bridge, was for a few minutes fully rounding counties, and was well liked
100 feet wide. The volume of water,
however, quiokly subsided. The grow
ing crops in the section visited by the
wind and rain storm were badly dam
aged.
NEW RESIDENT WILL
COME FROM WINDER,
Mr. T. C. Dunn and Fami
ly Will Move Here
Next Month.
When you want a physic that is mild
and gentle, easy to take and certain to
act, always use Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets For sale liy all drug-
lists.
Mr. T. C. Dunn and family, of Win
der, will move to Athens on Sept. 1st, to
make this their permanent heme. Mr.
Dunn is a prominent cotton merchant,
and Bays he believes Athene is one of
the coming oitiee of the state.
Daring the present month many poo
pie from elsewhere have made their
arrangements to move to Athens, and
vacant houses have been renting for
good prioee like hot oakes. The people
of Athens will welcome all of these new
residents to Athens, and it is a good
sign to see many of them buying homes
in this city, while many others are
renting.
THE FRENCH CLASS
AT NORMAL SCHOOL,
Prof. J. Lustrat Will In
struct the Class^
in French
by all who knew him.
About two weeks ago blood began to
flow from one of the artiries cut by the
pistol balls from Willingham’s pistol,
and it was thought that Mr. Gaulding
would bleed to death. One of the at
tending physicians at the request of Mr.
Gaulding stated the exact condition as
he saw it, telling Mr. GauldiDg that he
could not live mote than a few hours.
Mr. Gaulding replied that he wanted to
make some last requests of his wife
aud his friends, and among those was
i the request that Willingham should
have a fair trial in the coarts of the
state. He said he had heard that it had
been stated that he had abused the
negro, which was false, but he was anx
ious that the law should be allowed to
take its course, feeling sure that Wil
lingham would get full punishment for
his orime. On acconnt of the foot that
Mr. Gaulding mode this statement,
there was less intense feeling at Win
terville lost night against the negro,
than there wonld have been nnder or
dinary oiioum8tanoes. Willingham is
in jail in this city, and will likely be
tried at the next term of the Superior
oourt.
Mr. Ganlding will be buried at Win
terville Snnday morning at 11 o’clock,
Rev. J. M. Bowden of that plaoe con
ducting the funeral service.
Mr. Gaulding leaves a wife and many
friends to mourn his departure. His
wife was formerly Miss May Eberhart,
of Madison oonnty.
MRS, MARTHA JACKSON,
AGED WOMAN, IS DEAD
For Asthma use
ney’s Expectorant.
Che-
Through an agreement with Frofessor
J. Lustrat, who has kindly oonsented to
give to the students [of the Normal
school as much of his timo as bis duties
at the University will allow, a course in
Romance languages will be offered this
year in that school.
It useless to insist upon the impor
tance of this new feature of learning at
the Normal school, for every one knows
that a knowledge of the modern tongues
is today considered os much essential to
the accomplishment ot any student os
any other branches os study.
The Normal School must be congratu
lated upon this so useful addition to its Clarke county in the Georgia legislature
oorrionlnm, wh ch will fill a long felt in 1863, and who was one of the most
want. p-eminent men in this .seotion of the
She Died Yesterday Eve
ning After a Long Illness.
Mrs. Martha Jackson, mother of Mr.
Jack F. Jackson, of this city, died yes
terday afternoon at 6 o’olock, after an
illness of several months, resulting from
old age, and goneral breaking down
Mrs. Jackson was the widow of the laip
William Jackson, who represented
state.
Mrs. Jaokson was born and reared in
Oconee county, where she was married
to Mr. Jackson. At the time of her
death, she was 80 years of age, and one
of the most beloved women of the city.
The funeral will oconr Sunday morning,
at 11 o’clock, from the late residence,
No. 452 Milledge avenue, conducted by
Mr. Young, pastor of the First Baptist
church. The interment will occur Sun
day afternoon at the family burying
ground in Oconee oonnty, about 12 miles
from the oity.
The funeral arrangements will be
more definitely announced in The Ban
ner tomorrow.
OASTOHIA,
Bear, the /) H*t Yoa Haw MwajS BotilM
Signature
of
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