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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 j* im Km m nm mways i