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fe ESTABLISHED 1832.
ATHENS, GA., SATURDAYnMORXIXG, AUGUST 30, 1002.
$5.00 A YEAR.
THE TAX RATE
MAY BE LOWER.
County Commissioners Will Meet Monday Week for
the Purpose of Fixing the Rate for Clarke Coun
ty and the Present Rate of $3 06 May
Be Rednced-A Few Cents
•l-'+y.
HISTORIC LUCY COBB INSTITUTE
NEXT SESSION BECINS SEPT. 10.
It is probable Dial the tux iat*> for amounting to nearly two hundred thon-
Cliirke comity will ho rodnooil at the sand dollars.
mootii'C of the county commis-doners on The lax rate in Clarke county at this
the second Monday in September, which time is the low cot tax rate in any coun-
is the Hth , inat.
The present rate in this county is
$3 (Mi on the thousand, which, added to
the state rate makes the total state and
county, $8 50. the state rate being $5 II
These were the r t's, state and county,
last year, and the rate for this year, so
far as the state is concerned, was lixed
by Ciovernor Candler and Ckxrptroller
General Wright at $5 ill).
It is now probable, as stated, that the
rate for Clarke county will be lowered
a few cents, and the total rate, state and
county, for the present year, may not
exceed $8.00 to the people residing in
this oonnty.
The commissioners will meet Monday
week for the purpose of lixiug the rate
for Clarke county, and it is the general
feeling that the comity rate will be re
dnced. This will be made possible by
the splendid report to be made to the
county commissioners by tho county
treasurer, who will have the figures of
the tax collector, showing an increase
in the taxable yalnes of Clarke connty
ty in this section of the state, and the
people of the. county will he very glad
to learn that there is a probability ot
this low rate being reduced.
A representative of The Banner asked
Judge S M. Herrington about the prob
ability fora lower tax rate in the oonnty,
yesterday afternoon, and he said :
"I not know that the rate will be re
duced, but I am pretty certain that it
will not he increased. The commission
ers cannot tell what will be done about
the matter until the report of the tax
collector and treasurer is in hand, bnt
under the showing that has been made
by tne tax collector, which is a splendid
one, I should say, as an off hand proposi
tion, that the rate will not be any
higher "
It is a well known fact that the oity
of Athens has the lowest city tax rate of
any city in Georgia, and with tne out
look for the comity rate, which is now
very moderate, to be reduced, the peo
pie of Athens and Clarke county should
feel oasy so far as taxes are concerned,
BARELY ESCAPED
WITH HIS LIFE.
Charles Jackson Caught in a Gin on L. J Vonderau’s
Faim--Three Fingers Were Cut Off and" his Hand
Terribly l.ncerated--His Body Almost Drawn
Into the Gin by the Accident.
FREE KINDERGARTEN WORK
CLOSED YESTERDAY MORNING.
The free kindergarten, which has
been conducted ill I lie Night School
bnilding by the Woman's Clnb, xvas
olosed yi slerday morning with appro
priate cxi raises.
It iB not apart of the kindergarten plan
to prepare sp* cial exercises for snch oc
casions, therefore the songs, drills, reci
tations, era , which the little folks pre
sented were snch as had been their
daily practioe for the last eight weeks,
aud each bad its own educational value,
awakening in their little hearts a love of
nature aud courtesy toward each other,
consideration of dnmb animals and
many other traits which if not learned
in early childhood are seldom learned at
all.
(lake and Ice cream were served at
the close of the exercises and the lit
tle folks went to their homes load in
their expressions of regret at the kin*
dergmten closing and their hope of it
being early resented.
Too muoh praise cannot be bestowed
npon Miss MoKenna for the faithful and
■ llioieut manner in which she has in
structed and made happy this large
gronp of little ones through tho hot
summer months It is to be earnestly
hoped that the public will rally to the
sopport of the Woman’s Olub
The following bit of histcry is taken
from the forty-fourth annual catalogue
of the Lucy Oobb Institute, and will be
of interest to the many readers of The
Banner at this time, just before the
opening of this historic institution,
which opens Sept. 10th.
Early in the year 1857 there appeared
in The Athens Watchman a striking ar
ticle on the subject of "The Education
of Our Girls." The artiolo called at
tentiou to the fact that the State provid
ed at Athens every advantage of culture
and education for the boys but had
made no provision for the girls. It pro
ceeded to show that women had receiv
ed from her Creator "the sa ne intellec
tual constitution as man, and had the
same right as man to intellectual cul
tare and development.” The article
was signed "Mother," audit was a most
earnest plea for equal advantages of ed
ucation to both girls and boys. It
caught the quick eye of Gen. T. B
Cobb, at that time one of the leading
lawyers and most progress .ve men of
the town. He had several intelligent
and promising yonng daughters, and he
at onoe realized the necessity of provid
tug snch a school in the town as would
obviate the necessity of semi girls out of
the State to be educated. No sooner
did he see that a thing ougl t to be done
than he went to werk to do it. Being
of the
this work that it has undertaken
and The Banner is confident the people
of Athens can be relied upon to do
their part toward carrying on this im
pertant work.
ELKS CARNIVAL COMMITTEES
HELD MEETINGS LAST NICHT.
The several committees having in
oharge tho various departments of the
Elks Carnival to be held in this city
from Sept. 29th »o Oct. I. held meetings
at the Athemcum last night, and much
important routine work was disposed
of.
It will bo of interest to the people of
the city to learn that tho committees
have in mind a plan that will furnish
the greatest amnBement and the most
gennine pleasure during the week of the
Elks carnival. Every detail is being
carefully looked after, and there is no
question but that the El's will put on
one of the greatest carnivals ever held
In this section of the state.
The Banner is glad to learn that a
number of new subscriptions have been
added to the fund for the Elks carnival
within the past few days. The fand is
not yet snflloient to pay for the many
splendid attractions that have been con
tracted for, as the carnival Is being
held primarily for the good to be derived
by the business men of the city these
men will do their part.
One of the greatest freo attractions
that has been contracted for np to this
time is ths combination cannon and
balloon act. This is one of the most
wonderful pieces of daring ever wit-
bee-rooms, school halls, aud table ap
pointments were all furnished in tho
most comfortable and attractive man
ner.
‘Lucy Cobb” was designed as a home
for her pupils, and essentially a home
it was then, aud has been ever since.
A faculty of the very best teachers was
employed, and in 1858 the doors of the
institute were thrown open to the young
women of the South. Just about the
time of the opening of the school, Lucy
Cobb, the eldest daughter of Gen. T. R
It Cobb, died, and the trustees, who
had been ohoson by tho stockholders of
the school to govern its affairs, met
unanimously decided to name it in hon
or of her. the daughter of Its founder.
The school, from its beginning, be
ame popular, and was then, as it is
now, patronized by tne best families
throughout the South.
Charles Jackson, a young farmer liv
ing a few miles from Athens, came near
losing his lfe yesterday afternoon.
His hand was canglit in a gin, and it
was as if by miracle that his life wus
ssved. His body was almost diawu into
the gin before the machinery was
stopped.
He was helping gin cotton on the
farm of Mr. L J. Vonieran, a brother
of Alderman W. P. Yonderan, of this
city, at the time of the accident.
The gin became slightly choked, and
yonng Jackson was pushing the ootton
down to the gin saws with his left hand.
He had no idea his Angers were as near
the saw as they were.
Suddenly they came iu contact with
the Baws, and his hand waB immediately
jerked into the dying machine. As the
saws gronnd Into the bene, the belt was
thrown from the gin, and the machinery
stopped.
It was seen at once that the young
man had been hart badly. His hand
was a bleeding muss, ground almost to
pnlp. His head was slightly cat by
contact with the machinery, and his
arm was badly braised.
He was brought at once to the oftioe
of Ur. A C Holliday, of the city, who,
assisted by Dr. D. D. Qutllian, gave the
necessary attention.
Three lingers hav’ been ont off and
the entiro hand terribly lacerated. It
required the administration ot an »*•
thetio before the injured hand could be
dressed. Several etitohes had to be
taken.
Mr. Jackson retnrned to his home
yesterday afternoon. It will require
some time for him to fnllly recover from
the injuries he received.
MISS MARY JOHNSTON’S AUDREY”
WILL BE PRESENTED IN ATHENS.
The dramatisation of Miss Mary
Johnston's "Audrey," her latest and
Even during best story, a dramatisation in which Mr
the war between the States, when bus-
iners was interrupted, railroad commu
nication destroyed, fortuned threatened,
this sohool was full. During its history
of forty years there have three gentle
men presidents and four lady principals
trfrimi’lVi it MiKirntc times ovei its in
terests and affairs. R. M. Wright was
in charge from 1805 1800 ; W. II. Muller,
1800-1802 ; Madame S. Sosnowski, 1862
1800; Rev. Mr. Jacobs, 1800 1870; Mrs.
A. S. Wright, 1870 1873; Mrs. A. E,
leader in almost every worthy enterprise* Wright and Rev. P. A. Heard, associate
of the town, he soon succeeded in rais
ing a sufficient amount ol' money to
purchase the laud and to have erected
the present school bnilding. He believ
ed that everything that was worth do
ing at all was worth doing well; so the
bnilding was designed and erected in
the very best way. After its comple
tion the equipment was the very best
that could be secured. The parlors,
principals, 1873 1880. For the past
twenty years Luoy Cobb has been un
der the management of Miss M. Ruth
erford aud Mrs, M. A. Lipscomb nieces
of Gen. T. R R. Cobb, the founder, aud,
what seems something of a coincidence,
the daughters of the mother whose ar
ticle on "The Education of Oar Girls"
Arst attracted the notice of General
Cobb.
RUBE AND THE FICE; A PARABLE
DOMING FROM TWIGGS COUNTY.
E. F. Boddington and Miss Harriet
Ford have collaborated, will bo pre
sented thiB fall Arst to the considera
tion of the people of the Southern states,
with whom the gifted authoresss has al
ways mode her home, and of whom she
is one, by birth and inheritance, and
will be seen by the people of Athens.
Messrs. Liebler & Oo., to whoso man
agement Miss Johnston has committed
this undertaking, have considered it
but meet and proper that thii course
of prooeedure be pursued, for to post
pone the visit to tho South until after
the inauguration of the New York run
meauB a postponement certainly until
another season, and possibly for two.
Such a postponement it was thought
would not be showing the consideration
aud respect due that section of the
country with which Miss Johnston's
life and fame have been identiAed, and
in which section her stories have all
been located,
Hence it has been decided that "An
drey" will have its initial presentation
at the Academy of Music, in Richmond,
Virginia, atont November 15th, and
from that point a brief tour of the lead
ing Southern cities will be made.
The preservation of the atmosphere of
the story has been most earnestly sought
by the dramatists, the handling has all
been of a delicately artistic nature, and
these ideas will be oarried ont in every
scene in the stage setting and In the
costuming of the play. The production
will no an elaborate one, not perhaps in
gilt and sinsel, and bold show, but in
all that artistic taste and real merit de
mands, and In the selection of cast no
thought will be permitted to enter save
Atuess, aud supreme excellence in ca
pacity.
Messrs. Liebler & Oo. expeot ic make
of "Audrey" one of the notable produc
tions of the year. They have great
conAdence in the dramatic material the
story presents, and believe that if it be
but properly handled and properly cast
it will appeal to the pnbllo as a peculiar
ly charming and wholly delightful play,
and particularly with the people of the
South should its peculiar merits And
favor, for it is in the atmosphere ot the
South that is characters dwell aud with
its memories that the plot of the play
has to deal.
nessed. The balloonist makes the ascen
sion in the ordinary manner, except he
is concealed in a cannon attached to the
parachute. Several thousand feet above
earth the cannon is Ared and the bal
loonist drops therefrom, the parachute
opens and he returns to the earth cool
as a encumber, This is what is claimed
for the act, and the management ef the
Elks carnival have a guarantee that this
is what will be seen by those who visit
the Atheng Elks oarnlval.
One of the most attractive features
being worked np In connection with the
Elks Carnival will be the',Country Store.
This feature is in the hands of a com
mittee of which Mr. Joe Turner is at
the head. This oommittee is arranging
for a novel contest between the frater
nitiea and secret orders of the oity which
is bonnd to prove a winner. A
small admission fee will be charged to
enter the store, and once m the custom,
ers will be greeted with the rarest bar
gain* ever offered the public, and in ad
dltion to this there will be more fan
than a barrel of monkeys oould furnish.
The merchants will be asked to help
make this feature a success, and they
should, by all means lend a helping
hand.
The following interesting parable
comes from Mr. L. D. Shannon, of Jef
fersonville, TwiggB connty:
Sometime ago, I was witness to an in
cident, which, as illustrative of undis
turbed good humor under cii-cumstanceg
calculated to somewhat annoy people
less philosophical and serene, I think is
too good to deprive the public of.
I was at the home of a friend of mine
(in this county) who is the owner of a
black and tan" Ace dog, winch especial
breed, as every one knows, is exceeding
ly quarrelsome and pagaxcious, but
which on account of its insigniAcance
and very diminutive size, is utterly
harmless, and attracts little attention
(save by yelps).
My friend and I were in hiu front yard
talking, when an old negro, (Rube
Lockett by name) came in, on the mis
sion of obtaining some assistance finan
cially. While leading up tc his "busi
ness with the boss,” by the bestowal of
many complaints, (a system of "soft
soaping” which all of the '‘old time ne
groes” of Rube's class so well under
stand) he was viciously attacked by the
Ace, which hitherto, neither myself nor
friend bad noticed. He vickinsly seized
Kobe by the trouser’s leg and, evidently
intent upon eating him up, shook most
furiously. He shook and shook and
shook.
When Rube had about d repaired of
the eventual suooees of his ndssion, and
| my friend and I had started took to the
house, (Rube following, unconsciously
dragging the lice at his heel) suddenly,
in a At of unprovoked anger, more vio
lent than the first, the dog renewed the
attack. In his frantic effort to utterly
annihilate and eat Rube up, (not doubt
ing his ability so to do) with redoubled
energy, he shook and growled and
yelped. His phvsical contortions and
THE CITY OF RICHMOND SUBJEOT
OF VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE.
By Chas, M. Young.
Richmond, Va., Autf. 29.—The city
of Richmond is in a turmoil on every
side. She is undergoing a cleaning of
her moral system and her waterworks
acrobatic feats were truly marvelous 9ygtem need u more . Her mnnicipa i
and wonderful to behold.
Finally, in a paroxism of rage which
almost broke his little blood vessels, the
officers are subjected to a hot Are and a
minister deolared in one of the promi
nent pulpits Sunday evening that Rich-
Ace turned a "summersault" directly mond wag the .. vUo9t city on eartb ."
in front ef Rube, when his presence AU the minigterg on last Sunday made
was for the Arst time discovered. Rube , YigoroQ9 attacka the gambUng
graciously, and in a spirit of mercy, helu of Richm0 nd and preached very
stepped over the now prostrate Ace-
thinking, I presume, the conflict ended.
But not so. Tho Ace, emboldened by
the success of the Arst attack, and feel
ing no physical pain as the result of the
one sided conAiot, was again ready for
the "fray.”
Robe’s trousers' leg (the initial point
ofattaok) the flee seemed to regard the
most favorable place to begin the chew
ing-up process. He renewed the at
tack with energy and ferocity indesrib-
able. Rube complacently walked od,
draggining his now hydrophobio enemy.
Finally, more amused than annoyed,
he looked down at the poor little beast,
and smilllng said; “Now, ef dat pleases
you any, jess keep on."
L. D. SHANNON,
Jeffersonville, Ga., Ang. 28, 1902.
This wide awake oity has jnst awak
ened to And that it needs Alters in its
waterworks system, and large appropri
ation has just been made for this pur
pose.
This calls to mind the splendid system
of waterworks in the progressive oity of
AtheuB, and every Athenian has great
reason to be prond of them when pat in
comparison with any city in the conn-
try.
sensational sermons. The newspapers
of the city, to whom the pulpit threw
bouquets in no unmeaning terms, are
also making a vigorous crusade against
the great tide of immorality which is
invading the oity and as a result every
saloon was closed tightly Sunday and
every window shade was np to show the
publio that there was "nothing doing."
Another cleansing that Riohmond
needs is her waterworks. People here
are foroed to drink nnadnIterated James
river slop, and bathe in a mnd puddle
The oity water comes direct from the
river reservoir without any semblance
of Alteration, and is something awfnl to
look at, saying nothing of its cleansing
qualities.
Mare Sold for (10,000.
Now York. Aug. 29.—“Lucky Bald
win," the California horseman, has sold
to Isaac I .a bold, the one-time great
race mare, Los Angeles, for $10,000,
says a Saratoga dispatch to The Tri
bune. She will be used for breeding.
England's Oldest Actor Dead.
London, sug. 29.—James Doel, Eng.
land's oldest actor, died suddenly to
day at his residence In Plymouth. He
was born In 1804- Hie Arst appearance
on the stage was In 1820, his last, 10
years ago, at a beneOt performance.
President Invited to Huntsville,
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 29.—A s(ra
cial to The News from Hunts villa,
Ala., says that an official Invitation
has been telegraphed to President
Roosevelt to extend his visit from
Chattanooga to that city noxt month,