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ESTABLISHED 1832.
ATHENS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1!>02.
$5.00 A YEAR.
ARE PREPARING
FOR THE SESSION.
Big Meeting of County Superintendents of Education
In This City Sep. lolh, nth and 12th. Governor-
Elect Terrell Will he Among the Speak
ers on that Occasion.
The Association of County Superiu-
tenr'ents of Education will be held iu
this city on September loth, 11th anil
lath, and preparations for that occasion
are being made by the Unlvorsity an
thoritles
It will be a great meeting and will ac
complish much gcod in an educational
way.
Chancellor Hill in speaking of this
approaching meeting says:
•'This meeting was arranged at the
regular meeting of the Association at
Angnata in Uay last. The objeot of the
meeting as announced in the circular
sent out by Hon. (3. K. Glenn, the
President of the Association, is a 'round
table ooufeience' In which the needs of
public education in each county are to
be ascertained and educational statistics
gathered; this Information to tie (urn
lshed to members of the General Educa
tion Hoard whose officers will be pres
ent.
"Nearly all the oounty soperinten
dents of ednoation In the state hare
signified their intention to be present
Six have not been heard from. Where
any snperintendent cannot attend, he
has been asked to send in his place
some member of the oonuty board.
“The day sessions will bo devoted to
these round tablo conferences and the
eliciting of information. At the night
meetings there wHl bo publlo addresses.
Among them will be one by Dr. O. D.
Molver, of the State Normal School, of
Greenesboro, N. O. who Is one of the
most rousing and eloquent speakors in
America, on the subject of popular edu
cation. It Is expected also that Oover-
noT-elect J. M. Terrell will be present
and make an address during the meet
ing.
"The superintendents will be aeeomo
dated, so far as they desire, in the Uni
voraity dormitories and will take tlielr
meals at Denmark dlniDg hall. Tho rate
is $1.00 per day for all expenses.
"The Windsor and the Imperiul ho
tels havo kindly made a special rate of
$1.60 per day for tho superintendents
The Commercial Hotel rate is $2.00 per
day.
"While the speoial arrangements for
the dormitories and Denmark Dining
Hall oan bo made only for the Super
intendents and any member of the
boards wno may come as representa
tive, yet at the meeting at which the
ocming session was arranged, I was au
thorized and requested to extend a gen
eral invitation to those who are inter
ested in the object of the meeting to at
tend, and this I now take pleasure in
doing. Representatives of all phases of
education will be welcomed. The re
duced rate of $1.60 per day at the hotels
will be available to visitors.
"The Local Committee on Arrange
ments consists of Prof. D, O, Harrow,
of the University, Mr. T. H. Dozier,
Oonnty Superintendent of Education.
Mr. E. R. Hodgson and Mr. W. F. Dor
sey. They will have an office and
bureau of information on the ground
floor of the Commercial Hotel, and in
the tame offloe with the Central Rail
way Agenoy.
“The railroads have granted reduced
rates on the certificate plan, fall fare
oomlng and one-third returning".
MUCH AMUSEMENT
TO BE FURNISHED.
T ie Elks Carnival Is Under Fine Headway. The Host
Interesting Free Attractions Have Been Employed
for the Week. The Other Features Will Be
of Highest Merit and Excellence.
MLLE. LOIS PURUCK3R,
MISS AUGUSTA CENTER
Petition Filed Yesterday
in the Federal Court
at Augusta,
Augusta, On., Aug 27—Before United
States Commissioner George K Calvin
petition was filed today to Judge
Speer to declare the Augusta Chronicle
a bankrupt.
The petition is tiled by tho Georgia
Railroad Hank, $9,787; the Union
Savings Hank, $60; Smith, Dixon
& Co., of Baltimore, $2,805, and al
leges that the Chronicle company is
Insolvent, having committed an act
of bankruptcy lu seeking to have a re
oeiver appointed in an effort to have
the state administer its affairs to the ex
clusion of the bankruptcy courts which
is claimed to be a general assignment
that is void and a scheme to avoid the
bankrupt act whioh supercedes all state
laws.
The attorneys representing the peti
turners are Joseph B. Gumming, Henry
Cohen and Bryan Camming.
The dooumeut is quite a longthy oue
and attached to it aie Judge Barrow's
order on the petition of Laudon Thomas,
through Judgo Calloway, and execu
tions issued bj o. o. nuiiicr, amuuiiung
to $623,67, paid by Landon Thomas
with costs and interest.
Judge Speer is asked to issue a sub
poena to the Chronicle company to show
cause why it should not be declared a
bankrupt.
The above are splendid likenesses of two of the new members of the faculty of
Luoy Cobb Institute. They are Miss Angueta Cent jr, who will occupy the chair
of oratory, aud Mile. Lois Purucker, who will have oharge of the voice depart
ment.
Miss Center is a Georgia woman, from Forsyth. She has had the best of
training at the Emerson College of Uratory, Boston Mass., and at other famous
ins itntions. She is one o'. the most talented young women iu the Btuteand co nes
to Lucy Cobb with the most flattering endorsements.
Mile. Purucker has received her musical ednoation principally in Paris, un
der the finest instructors in the world. She was recently complimented in Lon
don by being selected to sing a t one of the greatest of the coronation dinners given
by King Edward VII. Like Bliss Center, she oomea to Lucy Cobb with very flat,
teriug endorsements.
A LIVELY RUNAWAY
ON HANCOCK AVENUE
SUMMER SCHOOL FUND GROWS;
CONTRIBUTIONS FLOWINC IN.
Pair of Horses Make
Things Lively For a
While.
A lively runaway occurred on Han
cock avenue yesterday afternoon in
which, fortunately, nobody was hurt,
bet things were made lively in that
neighborhood for a short while. The
herses belong to Mr. Joe Carlton. Con
siderable excitement was created by the
renaway, and the wagon to which the
hirses were hltohed was completely
demolished.
The citizens continue to B ibscribeto
the fund that is being ralsod for the pur
pose of establishing a summer sohool
here next year.
Ninety four dollars camo in from a
dozen subscribers yesterday and the
committee has every reason to feel en
couraged over the outlook for perfect
success.
Tho unanimous opinion in Athens is
that the summer Bchool should be estab
lished. Everybody is doing wnat
can to help the movement along.
The committee will continue its can
vass a few more dayB and hopes within
that time to reach the $8,000 mark.
The subscriptions to date are as fol
lows:
Previously acknowledged $1,780,00
20.00
10.00
10 00
. . 10.00
10.00
10 00
r, oo
000
O. A. Rowland
E. B. MeU
A. H. O'Farrell .
A. h. Hall ....
O. B, Griffetli..
J. D. Moss
O. A. Ryder
D, t. McNeil...
W. f a
MoEvoy. ..
Paul Hadaway
W. H. Fuller...
George Follows
JEFFERSON HAS
BUILDING ROOM.
Many New Structures
Being Erected at Jef
ferson .
JIM JEFFRIES MAY
BECOME PREACHER
2 60
2.50
2.60
2.60
Total $1,888
TO
EE
FOR PREACHERS,
HORSE GUARD OFF
FOR SEA GIRT,
The Liberal Arts Palace at the
World’s Fair will cost $476,000 and will
be constructed by the Conrad Kollem
nan Construction Oo. It is this bnild
lng In which the grand dedioatory oere-
monies are to be held on April 80 next,
to be attended by President Roosevelt,
the governors of states and distinguish
ed guests from all parts of the country-
In the great auditorium the sangerfest
of the North Amerioan Sangerbund
will be held next June and the Interna
tional Editorial Congress in September
pf next year.
Rov. Jonathan Jeffries, father of Jim,
the Jahbor, believes that his pugilist
sou will eventually booome a preacher,
"forsaking his present calling to devote
hiB life to the improvement of hiB race,”
Is this uot what James has been do
ing all along? Haviug attainded physi
cal perfection himself, or near it, he has
boon encouraging other men to measure
up to his standard of fitness, in order
that they might exhibit such prowess
as was shown by the men of old, when
there were giants in the land. And if
that is not improving the race, what is
it ?
The world has need of muscular men
and if any considerable number of our
citizens can he induced by Mr. Jeffries
to follow his example along the lines of
muscular developemcnt, he may do
quite as much good in his present capac
ity as he could if he were to become an
ex-pounder of men in order to become
an expounder of the gospel.
He who causes two muscles to flour
ish where only one flourished before is
certainly as much of a human benefac
tor as he who doubles the annual output
of grass ; and such a one, we are told by
Mr. Emerson, late of Concord, Mass., is
a blessing to his kind.
There is no doubt, should he so elect,
that Mr. Jeffries could booome a power
ful exponent of muscular Christianity;
and his example would be rendered all
the more notable by the fact that the
vast majority of pugilists who retire
from the arena—after the; are knocked
ont, and there Is not even "one more
fight in the old man”—either go on the
stage or get np a booze shop, or both.
Mr. Jeffries has a ohance to distin
guish him Belt in any one of several
ways.
Methodists Will Care For
Their Superannuated
Ministers,
Georgia Riflemen Will
Contest for the Prizes
There,
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 27.- The board
of trusts of the Methodist Episcopal
ohurcb, south, met here this morning
for the purpose of choosing an agent to
raise a trust fund of $5,006,000 for the
help and support of superannuated
preachers, and the widows aud orphans
of deceased preachers of the denomina
tion.
The last general conference author
ized the creation of the funds and it
was provided that none of the interests
should be used until the principal
reaches $100,000, when 75 per cent be
comes payable to the beneficiaries, and
the remaining 26 per cent is to he added
to the principal until the fund reaches
$5,000,000. All of the interest then be-
comes payable to the bene floiaries. All
loans will be made upon improved realty
aud the oommittee is net allowed to
lend more than 40 per cent of the value
of the property. The funds will be
loaned from and the interest will be
paid in Nashville,
Rev. A. F. Watkins, of Brookhaven.
iss., was elected agent to collect the
fund. Mr. Watkins was one of the sec
retaries at the last general conference
in Dallas,
The wotk of preparing an extensive
exhibit for the World’s Fair is proceed
ing energetically In Siam. The work
has the support of the King of Siam and
the exhibit will give a comprehensive
view of the resources of the country
and its progress in commerce, arts and
civilization. The exhibit will be tern'
poraril; Installed at Bangkok before
shipment to St. Louis.
Il
Jefferson, Ga., Aog. 27. (Special )
A genuine building boom is going ou in
tie little city of Jefferson and there are
now more houses either just completed
Tho Elks Carnival is Roing to be a
great success.
This is evidenced by the faot that all
the committees are at work with a will.
The persouuol of tho oommittees is
such os to insure success to any move
ment that they support.
These oommittees are meeting every
day, and everything in oouueetiou with
the carnival is iu fine shape.
The free attractions are snoh as the
people of Athens and the surrounding
country have rarely seen. They are
the very best to bo obtained in the coun
try and will furnish amusement and
entertainment of the best kind to tbe
thousands of people who will throng
the streets of Athens from Sept. 29th to
Oct. 4th.
Prof.. Alvinl, the greatest balloonist In
the world, will bejhere. He will ascend
in the balloon to the height of 8,000
feet and then will be fired Into the air
from a oannon beneath the balloon. A
straight dive of 300 feet will,be mode be
fore the parachute is unfolded, aud then
tho descent of 2,700 feet will be made,
while the admiring thousands gaze upon
the wondrous feat. This in itself will
be worth a trip to Athens to see.
The high wire act will be done by the
Baums. This man aud his wife will
ride a bicycle over a tight wire Btretcbed
between two buildings, 90 feet above the
ground. This thrilling performance
will be one of the star features of the
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 27.—The team
from the Governor’s Horft Guard left
today for Sea Girt, N, J., to participate
in the shoot for the Hilton trophy. Cap
tain Hope thinks he will capture the
prize. The following were the members
of the team who left today :
Capt. George Hope, Lieut. W. T. B.
Wilson, W. G. Brown, L. J. Daniel,
Arminus Wright, W, M. Phillmore, D
W. Irby, J. B. Cromer, W. L. Gilbert,
W. O. Foote, Norwood Robison, Fay
Wilson and Maj. J. L. Dozier.
The shoot will begin Friday and will
last for several days.
before iu our history at one time.
Messrs. Frank Roberts, and R. B.
Maxwell have just completed two hand
some homes for themselves and are now
occupying them. Hon. John N. Holder
U having one of the largest and most
modern mansions in the city built on
his lot on Gainesville street, near the
Martin Institute. Mr. N. N. Pender
grass is also erecting a very handsome
home on the same street, and it will
noon be completed. Judge H. W. Hell
lias closed a contract with the Board of
idacation tor this conuty and is now
laving a haudsome and commodious
;wo story, iron front brick building ereo-
;ed near the G. J. <fc. S. depot, opposite
-,he Court House. This building when
jompleted, will be occupied by the
ounty Board of Education, and Mess,
Maxwell & Pettijohn and the post-of
fice will also have its new and elegant
home there.
The Trustees of Martin Institute have
just let out the contract for tho building
of a large dormitory in the roar of the
Institute, in a beautiful grove of oaks,
the contractor agreeing to complete it
by Jan. 1st. 1903. The dormitory is
being built in order to enable the many
boys and girls who apply here for board
and can’t fiud accomodations, to take
advautago of the unexoelled school fa
cilities offered by this grand education
al Institution, and secure the very finest
■ education absolutely free of any tuition
whatever. The teachers will occupy
T this dormitory during the session of
* sohool, so as to look more closely after
the boarding pupils while attending
school. Dr. W. O. Smith is also having
a suite of handsome dental parlors built
on Sycamore street, whioh will be quite
an addition to that part of town.
Yesterday afternoon at the Seaboard Hence, the people of Jefferson are feel-
depot there was a runaway that came i ag proud at the evident progress and
very near resulting seriously. I prosperity of our beautiful little oity,
A horse belonging to Mr. F. S. Patat j an( j are looking forward to its continued
came frightened and ran away. The ! growth thereafter,
buggy to whioh he was attaohed was
The high diver, the jubilee Bingen,
and the acrobats will be among the free
attractions, and lovely music will be in
terspersed for the entertainment of the
visitors
There will be twelve paid attractions,
the very best collection in the United
States. These attractions will be olean
and entertaining, as well as highly in
structive.
The Elks Day will bo one of the great
features of the carnival. The Trades
Display will be such as Athens never
witnessed before. The merchants of
the city are displaying much enthusiasm
iu the matter, aud will contribute their
full share towards making this one of
the great events of the carnival week.
The Athens Wheat and Uat Fair, and
Education Day will be among the
orowning features of the occasion.
The Carnival will do Athens great
good, and the people of Athens should
rally to its support in solid phalanx.
IRE DEVIL'S AUCTION
COMING REKI MONTH,
BUGGY WAG GMAGHED
Runaway Yesterday
the Seaboard Depot.
smashed to pieces against a telegraph
post near the depot,
The two little boys who were In the
baggy were thrown violently to the
ground and sustained severe braises.
They were luckily uninjured with the
exception of a few scratches and a se
vere shook.
The printing of the stock certificates
for those who subscribed to the World’s
Fair fund has been begun. The back
ground is a view of the grand basin and
cascade gardens, the beautiful center
piece of the Exposition. There are near
ly 26,000 persons to whom certificates
will be issued.
Will Open the Theatrical
Season in Athens
Sept. pth.
When Chas. H. Yale originally pro
duced his famous spectacle the “Devil’s
Auction” it was called “The Devil’s
Auction” or "The Golden Branoh.”
After a few years Manager Yale ohris-
tened it “The New Devil’s Auction.”
A few more and it was known as "The
Newer Devil's Auotion.” Then c$me
“The Newest Devil's Auotion.” Then
••Forever Devil’s Auction.” Then again
“The Forever and Ever Devil’s Auo
tion,” and finally upon reaching the
20th edition it became “The Everlasting
Devil’s Auotion,” and as it remains
“Everlasting" upon this its 21st edition,
it seems as if Manager Yale has reaohed
the limit of its titles.
The Devil’s Anotion will open the
theatrical season here early in Septem
ber.
For Asthma use Che
ney’s Expectorant.