Athens daily banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1889-1902, August 26, 1902, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE ESTABLISHED 1832. ANNER. ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY rpENING, AUGUST 2G, 1902. $5.00 A YEAR. THE ATHENS ELKS’ OPEAT CARNIVAL. Very Low Railroad Rates Will Be Granted From All Toints in Georgia. Many Very Fine Attractions Have Been Secured for the Occasion and it Will Be a Great Week Of Fun. MR. UMBACH TELLS THE BANNER HOW HE WON THE- FIRST PRIZE. Daring The Banner's famous contest, mad The Athens Elks are preparing for one of the biggest carnivals ever held in Northeast Georgia. A large number of attractions have been contracted for and the people of the territory surrounding Athens will be furnished a week of rare entertainment from Sept. 29th to Got. 4th. The railroads ontering Athene have assured the dirootora of the Athens Klks Carnival that extremely low railroad rates will be granted for the oooaslon and It is qaite probable that special trains will be run from all points within a radios of To or 100 miles of Athens each day daring the oarnival. In addi- tion to this it is assured that a rate of one fare for the round trip will be grant ed from all points in Georgia. Identically the attractions that will be seen at the Elks Fair in Atlanta this fall will be seen at the Athens Elks Oarnival in Athens, from Sept. 29th, to Oot. 4th. And in addition to this very fine list of attractions, a number of out side free and paid attractions have been secured. Those who desire to do so can visit the Athens Elks Carnival and see minyof the most desirable attractions without the outlay of a penny for ad mission price. The Athens Wheat and Oat Fair, which was to have been held during the month of August has been postponed and will be held dnr ing the Elks Carnival. This will be one of the many featuress of Ag ricultural day. Educational dsy will be another important day. Hon. W. B^Merritt, the Democratic nominee "for State School Commissioner, has been invited to deliver an address at the Ath ens Elks Oarnival on this day. In ad dition to the above attractions Governcr Terrell will also deliver an address on Military day, when a nnmber of mili tary companies in the state will oom- pete for a medal to be awarded to the best drilled company. The Athene Elks will pnt on a great oarnival, and thousands of visitors from this seotion of the state will visit the Classic City on that oocasion. MRS. ADAMS DIED AT RED HOME YESTERDAY, Had Just Returned from a Visit to Her Son in the Country. Mrs. Sosan Adams, an aged and high ly esteemed woman of this city, died at her home on l’uloski street yesterday morning at an early hour under most pathetio circumstances. She had re tnrned from a visit to her son in the country Sunday afternoon, and told her friends that she felt that her trip had improved her very much. Sunday night Mrs. Adams retired as ububI, and during the early morning yesterday she died. When it was found that she had died a physician was Bommoned, and he said that she had been dead several hours. Mrs. Adams was more than 60 years of age. She leaves a sister. Miss Ann Epps, a brother, Mr. Joe Epps, and two sons, Mr. James AdauiR, of this county and Mr. Will Adams, of Columbus. The funoral services will bo conducted at the late residence, 441 Pulaski street, this morning at 10:30 o’olock, Dr. W. H. Young conducting the services. which caused such a lively interest throughout this section the post month, many persons asked, and many told how the dots were being counted 'ey the par ticipants in the contest. The Banner printed, from day to day, the novel ways that had been adopted by different counters, and now that the contest is over, many inquiries have been made, as to how Mr. Umbach, the winier of the first prize, counted the dots. A repre sentative of The Banner has pnt this question to Mr. Umbach. and received a most interesting reply, whiou we pub lish for the bonefit of oar readers, and which may help many in the next con test to be opened by The Banner. Mr. Umbacn says: "I cut the dot chart into lul pieces, taking care not to cat a single dot. These pieces were of very odd shapes and contained, of coarse, a different nnmber of dots each. I took these 151 pieces and carefully counted the dots on each pieoe, getting 151 numbers, ranging from 13 to 101, and then I added all these together, which YOUNG MEN SHOULD RETURN THE MONEY, Savannah Paper Has Sen sible Editorial on Subject. JUDGE HARROW HAS GOME FAMOUS GUNS, Spanish Mauser and Ken tucky Flint Lock Side by Side. of 5,458. I only made onegbbapat the puzzle, feeling confi dent that I« had. in this way secured as near-th&sdHjtot nnmber as possible. I did not thik the dots conld be more ao- curately counted. ■‘Thed&oontest was very Interesting from beginning to end, and it was a stroke Of enterprise on the part of The Banner that pleased the people. I am satisfiKMpwnext contest will create oven more inttirwt than the one just closed did. If thr ift possible.” Mr. Umbach brought the little pieces of ihd dot chart to The Banner office, where many people have < xamined them with mnoh interest. It shows that Mr. Umbaeh worked carefully on the dots, and tbe^amount of labor he put into the matter being considered, it is no won der tha£: he was one of the accnrate contestants. The Banner will inangnrate another contest of this character within a few week*, and all that conld be hoped for it is that it shall be as successful as the one jnat olosod. A FACTORY SITE WILLBEGIVEN. Dr. Chappie, of Atlanta, Writes The Banner that he Will Donate a Good Site for a Manufacturing Plant to be Located in this City.—He Writes of the Growth of this City. ROMANTIC MARRIAGE OCCUBED IN ATLANTA. nr. C. C. Cooper and Miss Mamie Howell Secrete- ly Harried. PROPOSED JEFFERSON ROAD ENDORSED AT THE OTHER END. A fow days ago The Banner printed an interview with a prominent business man of this city with reference to build ing of a railroad from Athens to Jeffer son. In order to show bow the sugges tion was read in The Banner, and how the people at the other end of the line have taken to it, the following article from onr correspondent at Jefferson is pubfished: Jefferson, Ua., Aug. 25.—(Special.) — The news comes to us that the mer chants and business men of Ath The following editorial artlole from the Savannah Press, referring to the Charles McDonald fnnd, will be read with Interest and approval bythe peo ple of Athens: “The Press has received a copy of The Midsummer Bulletin of the State Uni versity. It contains ohiefiy the address ee and reports made at the past com mencement. In giving an abridgement of the acts of the board of tnuteea it developed that the matured notea Riven for loans from the Charles McDonald fund amount to $30,827.70 with approxi mately $15,000 aocrued Interest. The board ordered these note*, if not paid by Nov, 1, to be pnt in suit. "It is inconceivable that young men borrow money for the purpose of edu eating themselves at college and then refuse to return it. Unless there has been death or physical aflltotion, or an nnnsnal demand upon their resources, this money should be restored. It most be very mortifying to have these amounts pressed In the oourts. It is a strange commentary upon the youth of onr day that so muoh is still dne. These amounts principal and interest, are the original amount given by Governor Brown for the education of poor toys at the Uni versity.” In a corner of Judge Barrow’s private oflioe in the Court Honse at Savannah, are a oonple of the old time and mod ern rifle. One is a Spanish Manser, captnred at Santiago, and the other is a Kentnoky flint and steel lock rifle The latter, from bntt to muzzle, is atont 6 feet in length, and oarrics a ball abont the size of a large buckshot. In olden times it was thought that the length and weight of the gnn increased its soenraoy and range. With the gnn are a powder horn and shot and patch bag of home make. It was with each weapons as this that the backwoodsmen of Georgia, the Caro- linos, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentnc- ky fought the Indians and the British, and it was their deadly fire in the hands of Gen. Andrew Jackson’s men at the Battle of New Orleans that drove back the Invaders and won a memorable vio tory from soldiers who had faced Na poleon's veterans. The rifle is, without doubt, n hundred years old. Jndge Bar bonght it in the mountains of North Carolina. >«*$: ;$ generally are anxions to be connected'’ with onr city by strong ties of itoel, and the people of Jefferson wonld be very glad indeed to see tbis road built in the near future. Jefferson is now enjoying tae finest railroad facilities in all its past history, tbanks to the kindness of that prinoe of railroad men, Hon. Samuel O Dunlap, receiver of the G., J. & S. E B , but SUMMER SCHOOL FUND GROWING; ONE HALF OF AMOUNT IN HAND. MAYOR RHODES HAD VERY HEAVY ROCKET, East Athens Quartette on Trial For Disorderly Conduct. Mayor Rhodes had a very large docket in police court yesterday morning, The following fines were imposed for disorderly conduct: George Glasby $1.35, Arthur Dean ’.$5 00, Mack Favors $1.35, Ben Johnson $1.25, John Adams $6Jit, Jonas Crawford $7 30, Mamie Bend $7.30, Bonis Glenn $6 25, Andrew Millner $6.00, Gin Dooley $3.75 and Un dos Donson $5 00. George Miller, Otto Dowry, O. W, we bare no assurance how long he will continue to operate this road before it will be sold out under order of tho court, and then it may pass into the possession of other, at whose hands Jefferson may not fare as finely os it is now doing un der Receiver Dunlap’s administration, An felectrio car line could be built ,ply between here and Athens, ianota water coarse of any emaU/to dli d^witt^ai ver in the The Banner is in receipt of a letter from Dr. J. A. Obapple, of Atlanta, who is one of tde demonstrators in the Atlanta Dental College, offering to donate a splendid site, of four acres, within one mile of the oenter of Athens, to a manufacturing plant to be located thereon. The letter is as follows : Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 23rd, 1902. Editor Banner:—I note with pleasure the increased interest in Athens’ real estate, an impetus no doubt dne to the Bplendid efforts of the Board of Trade, j It requires no argument to affirm that nothing contribntes to the material prosperity of any community as do small and varied manufactories. To this end, therefore, I will cheerful- Mr. O. C. Cooper, of this city and Miss Mamie Howell, of Atlanta, were cretely married in Atlanta some months ago, and the announcement of their marriage waa only made pnblio Sunday, when Mr. Cooper brought his bride to this city. The couple were married at the resi dence of Dr. W. W. Landrnm, pastor of ^ donate a ,onr acre lot - ° ne mile from the First Baptist chnroh, of Atlanta some months ago. Mr. Cooper and Miss Howell deoiding to keep the matter a secret nntil this time on account of the ract that there was slight objection to the marriage at the time, and it was thought tbis might be overcome. Mrs. Cooper is formerly of Alpherret- ta. where her people reside. She is a splendid young woman and has many friends in Atlanta, where she has lived for about a year. Mr. Cooper formerly oenter of town, lying immediately upon the Georgia railroad, to any responsible individual or corporation, who will guarantee to oondnot thereupon a man ufactory. the character of which would not be objectionable. This lot of land is comparatively level requiring no grading, and possession can be given at once J. A. OHAPPLE, D. D. S. Prudential Bl’d’g, Atlanta, Ga. It wili be remembered that a promt- ly lived in Athens antil about two years' nent manufacturer of fleece-lined nn- t rouble Tallassee Shoals, from whioh point Athens will soon draw its source of elec tric power for its street-car lines, lights, etc., is just off the road from hore to Athens, and half way between the two places, and the power now going to waste at these shoals conld not bo put to better use than in operating an electric railway from Jefferson to Athens. The summer school fund is growing right along. Already more than one half the required amount has been sub scribed, and very little time has been spent in canvassing for subscriptions. In addition to the fact that very little time has been spent in solioting subscriptions, it might be added that very few of those who will contribute most liberally have not been seen. The committee vdll make another canvass this morning and every morning from this time until the fall sum of $3,000 has been subscribed. As has been seated, with tbis amount in band, a similar amount can be secured from an other Bonrce. It is to be hoped that those who have not been seen will be pre pared to meet the committee when the canvass is made from day to day, with a good subscription. It is important that the full snm should to in the hands of those who will manage it by the begin ning of the fall season, when many of the instructors who will be wanted In Athens will be making contracts for the next summer, and when literature de scribing the school rhonld be sent ont to those who will to wanting to moke their arrangements for attending a summer school next summer. As Prof. Parks stated in his oommnnl- ago, when he went to Atlanta, where he has been employed as a bookkeeper for Jv£'ftnd J. E, Maddox, wholesale gro- h ago he removed ultion as bookkeeper with the Oconee Oil and Fertilizer Oo. Mr. and Mrs. ijooper are temporarily residing at the Imperial Hotel. JACKSON CO, PROUD OF REPRESENTATIVES, Personality of the Men De scribed by Our Cor respondent. oation published in The Banner a few days ago, the Georgia teachers are now realizing the importance of attending summer schools os never before. It is quite probable that one thousand Geor gia teachers can be brought to Athens next summer to the summer Bchool. Arrangements with tbis end in view will be made from the beginning. The following amounts have been con tributed to the fnnd since the list was last pnblished: Previously acknowledged $1,443 00, G. G. Bond $20 00, E. P. Fears & Co., 10.00, Myer Stern 10 00, Robert Cole 10.00, O. M. Bell 10 00, John Bird 10 00, Frank Griffeth 6 00, D. J. Conlan 6.00 Clarke County Courier 5 00. F. A. Lips comb 5.00, J. A. Hnunicutt 5 00, Dupree Hnnniontt 6.00 J. W. Roberson 5.00, John K Davis 5.00, J H. Patman 5 00 O. O. Coleman 6 00, A L, Brooks 5 00, S. K. Abbott 2.50, T E. Jago 2 60, Klein and Martin 5.00, George Thornton 2.00, W. H. Davis 2 00, John B. Weir 2.00, Miss Mildred Rutherford 20 00, E. H. Dorsey, 25.00, M. M. Arnold 10.00, G. W. MoDorman 5 00. H. E Choate 5.00, T. P. Oliver 2.60. Total $1,651.50. It is hoped that the balance of the $3,- 000 can be raised daring the present week. Baxter and Jack Dudley, a quartette of East Athenians were arrainged on charges of disorderly oondnot, ;tnd the evidence developed the fait that this quartette is not noted for attend ing Sunday School on Sunday, It was shown that they wonld to i>erfectly at home on the Bowery, apd Mayor Rhodes spoke pretty plain in aentenoe on them. They had created a big disturbance at the home of a woman on Little street, and for this Dudley, Baxter and Lowry were fined $5.00 each, while Miller, whom Mayor Rhodes said was, in his opinion the most guilty man in the bnnoh, was released on account of lack of evidence to conviot. Jefferson, Ga., Aug. 25 —(Special.) — Our oounty is just proud of its two rep resentatives, Messrs. L. G. Hardman and John N. Holder, who were almost unanimossly nominated as the standard bearers of the Democracy of onr connty. Messrs. Hardman and Holder received the almost unprecedented pluralities over the other candidates, Messrs. J. R Horsch and W. H. yuarterman, of 2367 and 1927 against 713 and 661 respective ly, for the latter. This is the third time that the people oi our connty have honored Hon. J. N Holder with their suffrages, once as representative and once as state senator, and now he has been renominated by an overwhelming plurality to represent them again in the general assembly. Mr. Holder is pre eminently fitted by reason of his long servioe, to fill the po sition of Speaker of the Honse, and his hosts of friends throughout the state hope to see him enter the race for tbis position, in which event they feel confi dent of his election. Dr. L. G. Hardman, by reason of his fumiliarity with finances, is splendidly fitted for the chairmanship of tbe fi nance oommittee in the next honse of representatives, and nis friends will in ■list upon it, that he be given this post of honor by the Speaker. The phenominal race ran and won by Dr. Hardman brings him prominently in the pnblio eye, and now he is regarded as the “coming man” of this section of the state. Higher honors are certainly in store for himin the near fntnre, and there is no office in ths gift of the people that heia not eminently fitted to fill to the entire satisfaction of the people. derwoar, in New York state, wrote the Athens Board of Trade asking atont a site in this oity for the location of their large plant, employing several hundred hands and having a pay-roll of several thousand dollars per week. This mat ter waa folly covered by The Banner at the time, and an effort was made to get a meeting of the Board of Trade, bnt this effort failed at the time. The location of a big manufacturing plant in tbis city is an important thing, and arrangements should be made at once to get in oommnnication with the parties desiring to locate here, and have the offer of Dr. Oapple, or some other offer accepted by the manufacturers. The above letter was shown to a prom inent business man yesterday, who said: This letter is an evidence of the foot that Athens needs a live and active com mercial organization. I am sorry that the outside world is to find out that we have nothing of the kind in Athens. A private individual might take this mat ter np with the manufacturing concern desiring to locate here, and bring the matter to a head, bat it wonld be maob better, and mnch snrer of success if a commercial body should take it np. We need a working Chamber of Commerce, or a Board of Trade, and it is a wonder that a oity the Bize of Athens does not possess this.” TRAIN IS WRECKED 8Y OPEN SWITCH, A fast passenger train on the South ern Railway, between Toccoaand West minister. was wrecked yesterday jnst before noon, badly injuring the engineer and fireman and two passengers. The wreck blocked the road In snob manner as to cause delay to the South ern train from Lula, due In Athens last night at 9:15. A nnmber of Athens people who oame down to Cornelia yesterday expecting to catch the Southern train dne here about 6:30 in the afternoon, at Lula, were comp ailed to remain at Cornelia and catch the delayed train last night. It waa rnmored on the streets last night that the train between Lola and Athena was wrecked and for a short while there was considerable anxiety here, bnt this feeling was soon relieved by the announcement that the trouble was beyond Cornelia.

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Athens daily banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1889-1902, August 26, 1902, Image 1