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THE CLARKE COUNTY COURIER. VOLUME III—NUMBER 30. ATHENS, GEORGIA, HA\ 1, 1903. PRICE SO CENTS A YEAR The University Press. Like Banquo’s Ghost Will Not Down. Periodically, there comes from this institution a statement or h arranges, trying to tell why it exists, and the legality of its ex istence. If it is right we see no reason why they should be eter nally trying to defend their posi tion. The Courier lias always said that it was wrong, and the longer they live the more apparent it be comes to us—that it is a money making machine for the promoters who are already handsomely paid, in a great measure, from the tax es of the people. As we understand it this insti tution goes beyond its bounds. It gobbles up everything the Uni versity has—no one else is allow ed a showing—and yet comes out and competes with the other printers—notwithstanding the fact that we have time and time again made the statement that there are printing offices in the oity that will do all the work of that institution 15 per cent cheaper than they have been doing it, and yet it is said they get everything ever there free. We would be fair. If they want to come out in town after work, why let the state printers have a chance at the college work. We await with a great deal of interest the action of the Board of Trustees at the meeting in June Their aotion will mean v either a cesratibui of hostilities against the University or a fight to the finish. The Odd Fellows, Never in the history of Odd Fellowship have there been more successful anniversaries than oc- cured in Athens this year. Sunday night the Baptist Church was filled to overflowing with Odd Fellows and others to listen to the sermon delivered by Rev. John D. Moll. _ This ser mon was one of the most beauti ful apd touching ever delivered in Athens. It was full of pathos and beauty and replete with good and stable things We hope to reproduce it at an early day. The music rendered with Mr. Erwin Vonderau as organist was fline and in faetthe entire occasion was one to be remembered for years to come. The following is the choir that rendered the'music: Miss Julia Allen, Miss Elsie Edwards, Mar guerite Vonderau, Miss Mattie Denmore, Miss Wilson, Fred Jackson, Charles Young. Williams Lodge gavo a most delightful entertainment on Mon day night Capt. Henry BeuBee, a past Grand Master was master of ceremonies. Judge Geo. C. Thomas and Rev, Will Saye were the speakers, and a delightful rec itation was given by Miss Butler. After which .refreshments were served. Odd Fellowship is on the increase in Athens and we are glad to notice it, as the good that is being done by this order is in estimable. DR, LOVEJOY WRITES- ON THE DISPENSARY, Mr. J. A. Wright Attempts Suicide in Green ville, S. C. Last Tuesday, Mr. J. A. Wright formerly of Athens, but now of Greenville, S. C., out bis throat in two different places and then attempted to open an artery in each arm, with the intent of sut cide. The act seems to have been attempted because of some finan cial trouble. Mr. Wright is a young man of whom no one has ever breathed suspicion against his character, and he being a young man with little business experience, it was thought that he was enviegled into some kind of trouble, and not being used to things of that kind attempted the rash act. He is now in a preca rious condition and' it is not known whether he will livoor not. We are sorry to note this, as he is a young man of splendid fami ly and those who know him are sure of the fact that if ho got into trouble it was not intentional. Should he live, and it is hoped he will recover, the matter will be stsaightened without the least reflection upon his character wc are assured. We Will Doubtless Qo. As the woather grows warmer we are hai led on every side about the Courier’s annual excursion to Tybee. We will mako arrange ments for the same and we will doubtless go sometime in July. The ocean’s crest has a fascina tion for Athenians and surround ing county, and these yearly trips are hailed with pleasure. We will let you know in plenty time. Protracted Services. On Sunday night there will be gin a. series of protracted services at the Christian Church in this oity. Rey. A. B. Reeves, the pas- tor has secured the services of Rev. John T. Hawkins, of Lex ington Ky. Rev. Mr. Hawkins, it might be said is the father of all tho Ch.istian Chnrches in North east Georgia. He preached in the old town hall in this city some twenty eight years ago. Our people are cordially invited to at tend these meetings. Services will be every night until futher notice at 8 o’clock. The Courier Unqualifiededly Endorses RIs Position, Dr. W. P. Lovejoy, presiding elder of this district, threw A bomb-shell into the dispensary camp in an article this week. He showed by figures that there was 850 per cent more drinking—or rather crime committed than during the reign of bar-rooms. That was a hard lick—but a true one. And now they come and say that Dr. Loveioy’s article was a magnificent argument for the re establishment of bar-rooms in Athens, and that was a lick that way. The article in our opinion needs no defense, and in writing about it we mean to endorse it. Everybody knows that Dr. Lovejoy don't want bar-rooms— people are be-eming seared, and they think there is no harm in it. Because under the new rule they will get about #80,000 a year for enucation and to decrease taxes besides the fines that must neces sarily come. Because the drinkers get more whisloty for their money than they did and they want it kept up. Because under bar-rooms the highest amount they could hope to’get would be #6.000 a year. Because the dispensary is a gold mine for some people who would turn heaven and earth be fore it should be almlished. Our officers may mince around flayil g small offences and trying to rid the city of other evils, when ’ they could with as much propriety he wants prohibibition,. and his; take th(?8e other evils and place article only went to show that as them in hougei get the b^. Q. HALL MAN SIMS. Atlanta BanK Thief Gets An Easy Sentence. Ho stoic #94,000. Ho gets 4 years, 4 months and 21 days His job will doubtless be a clerk. lie will occupy an easy chair, and enjoy life higliiy for this time, and when lie conics out tho bank officials thiuk ho will have at least #40,000 to cut the buck oil. The only shame about it is that he had to don the grey uniform cf a convict. He will bo quite well off when he gets out and will doubtless bo a swell. Had he been a small thief, ho would have been required to crush rock. Tho bank officials didn’t know the trial was coming off until it was over and Sims cried. The of ficials were dissatisfied with the quick trial, lint ihoy are minus a bank. But such is life. Thu small thief or the small gamblers are the ones that must suffer, while the large thief rides to jail in a carriage without handcuffs and ails in au easy chair for a few years and when ho comes out and enjoys, the fruits of his thieving. a compromise the dispensary was not only a egregious failure in the way of promoting temperance, but wes also worse than bar- booms. He knows that it is en dorsed by the church element who believe it is the least of the two evils—but fall wide of the mark ITiey say it stops blind tigers, but it don’t, and then if it did hadn’t you rather blind tigers would exist than sell the liquor yourself, which you are now do- iiig. If we had bar-rooms there would be some chance some time of rid ding the county of the pest, as it is the town can never hope to come out from the yoke of a whiskey-selling county. Why? Because the consciences of the Is rtemorial Day Deter oating. As tho years go by, and tho old soldier who fought for what he thought was right in years gone by, passes away, and as the new America comes forth the scenes of the 00’s are numbered with the things that were. Even now in our own city of Athens, it is on the wane. Merchants agree to close their stores and hold the day sacred, but when tho morn ing arrives with their full force of hands are watching the other follow opens and if ho does ever door will fly ajar. Not only this, but upon this day that is held so dear by every true, Southerner, while the exer cises commemorating the dead are being held, and the procession was marching'to tho cemetery to place beautiful flowers upon the graves of these dead heroes of ours, here comes a crowd dressed in fantastic costumes, waiting all tho morning at the hotel and not coming out until tho procession was forming and then with a brats band at the head they marched up and down the proces sion advertising a product^of the north. This was a Jtjjs of the day and an insult and we do not know what our authorities meant by allowing»it. The stores were closed and the dead honored but these fantastios were allowed to go on with their advertising fit as they can this greatest of all. Our town maj^Ijuild. our county may pave her rnteis. from the money from this Source but the tears of the wife whoso support we have robbed, and the cries of the children whose bread we have Miss Annie Ringer, of Atlanta, is on a short visit to Mrs. Geo. Burris, in this city. She will take a short course at the State Normal School. Mr. John D. Stelling, of Augus ta, and a former business man of Athens visited friends here this week. Miss Susie Towns, of Harmony Grove is visiting her mother in this city. Mr. E. L. North, of Atlanta, spent Saturday here. Mrs. J. A. Darwin, visited friends nt Logansville Saturday. Mr. J. A. Van Dohlen, T. P. A. of the S. A. L, spent Saturday in Athens. Mr. Daniel Ogletree, of Greene conty, grandfather of Mrs. West Bailey, 89 years of age. is in the city for the purpose of having his eyes treated by Dr. Dillard. The second assessment of the Mutual Life is out. This com pany has just paid #1,000 to the heirs of Mary Emma Gann, hold ing policy No. 43. This is pretty good for’two years—one assess ment each vear. Superintendent John Cain has been clearing off the old cemetery and while doing so found the body of an unrecognizable baby wrapped in paper and in a paste board box. They do not know whether a crime was committed snatched bv selling the father or not-but it is doubtlessJhe whiskey will cry out against oriswiy tyf sin. opeaxmg and the reverbaration will be felt in generations yet unborn. Dr. Lovejoy is right. If the other fellow wants to sell liquor it is his fault, but tdr God’s sake don’t force those who do not de sire to sell the stuff do so. If there is 850 per cent more whisky drank now than during bar-rooms then it looks to reason' that bar rooms would be the less of two evils. I right in the face of our sacred ceremonies, and detracting atten tion and making a farce of the service. So you see the day is fast passing into oblivion. The County Fair. W ork lias begun on the County Fair and everything will begotten in readiness for the biggest fair ever held in Northeast Georgia, on Oct. oth to 10th. This spirit of enterprise is commendable, and everybody in Athens should pull for success. The Office Building. An office building will soon be erected iu Athens—-the sitee to be decided on lAter. We are inform ed that the Flatow site is off at present and that building will stand for some time yet. To Savannah. Tbe Southern Baptist Conven tion will meet in Savannah May 7th to 14th and the Central Rail way will sell round trip ticketa at one fare, plus 25 cents. A special car will be provided for those desiring to attend from Athens _and vicinity, and will make connection with Atlanta 8|>ecml at Macon, leaving Athens 7:80 a. in., on tho Oth. . J. E. HUMPHREY, Agent. For Sale. Acme, Stone and Ponderosa to mato plants, 10c pe doz. and best cabbage plants at 20c per 100, Apply to the Courier.' of crimes there is no law on earth that can prevent it. If there is a j hell that burns with brimstone J there will doubtless be mor*; baby | murderers that will inhabit its 1 domains than any otr.ei class. It i i« not the dark masked assassin j that does the murdering in all j cases, but the brilliant young j man and the beautiful girl, and the loving husband and gentle ,viff>. sometimes that puts to its long*sleep the innocent babe, j •‘Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord. Speaking of the clearing of the j old cemetery we do not think that; our authorities should stop at cut ting down the underbrush. They should go on, tear down the fence put walks through same, place benches there, put an arch light there, and in fact make it a de lightful resort for the ladies and children. Make a park out of it. Mr. Grigsby E. Thomas, a prom- j inent lawyer of this city died this week of Brights disease. His re-! mains were carried to Aewortli, i where they were interred. Mr. Phil. Allen had the mis fortune this week to get his finger torn off by the gearing in the mill at Princeton. ' Mr. A. H. Saye'is quite sick at his home on Thomas street. We wonder if a viaduct wouldn’t be the next thing to do for Lumpkin hill. You will either have to do that or place an elevator at each house on top of the mountain. Next Tuesday night the initiarv degree will be conferred on a class of teu by Glenn Lodge, I. O. O. F. All Odd Fellows are invited to be present. Mr. Robt. J. Peek, au uncle of Mr. W. P. Vonderau, died at Si- loam this week. Mr. Vonderau went down to attend the funeral. If it don’t snow it will be a wonder. Tho street hands were over on Baxter this week. Let’s vote bonds to pave the uu paved streets of Athens. Really we like improvements but we do not like to see the muck in the old water works pond, which is knee deep, exposed to the rays of the sun so long, just at this season. It is hoped that the promoters will see to it that it is stopped as soon as pos sible. And they didn’t want to run the new street because they thought that it would do a cer- tian corporation in Athens good. Yet the same corporation would place |50,000 worth of taxable values in our city by it. Such reasoning is absolutely fanatic. If any other one corporation in Athens would have done just as much as tbe Athens Electric Rail way Co., our city would have had 10,000 more population by this time. We regret to learn that little Frank the infant of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kytle, is so very ill—that very little hopes are entertained of its recovery. The little fellow is cutting teeth. We hope the ugh tnat he may be spared to I less the home of his parents. What has become <>f the peti tion that the citizens of Barber street handed xo the council iu regard to paving. It should at least have been^^t rod need. The Barber street folks have been quite patient. Why don't the people living along tb* beauti fully paved streets keep their sid* walks in repair, more pfeasant to walk in the idole of the stTreet than^th walk. - • sidewalks un Thoifiaa ‘ street. The Athens Electric lUil-.ay Co., will put on two splendid new cars. This company is always up to the right thing. Now if they will extend this 'line to Princeton and the Cord Mill something great will be accomplished. They tell ut that the reason our policemen were ordered not to go to places of disrepute was simply that they might live above suspicion. But a policeman's duty is to be in the thick of vice. The city has just built it some handsome new stables on it# property near the rock crusher. Mrs. Clements of Uhion Point is visiting her sister Mrs. R. G. Smith, on Arch street for a few days. Mrs. I.. F. Ginn, of Americus, has been visiting her mother. Mrs. Lester, on Poplar street for u few days. Quito a number of our people went up to Center Sunday to the all day singing. Atlanta is to have a new tele phone service. It will take 12.000.000 to establish it but it is coming. Mr. J. O. Snumons is the manager. We really canuot see why the people of Atheus are sleeping over their rights in this matter. Why don’t you people get together and build a system? The Kurd chiefs have been called to Constaninople to begin massacres on the Christians. It should not be long until the re served forces of the navy should wipe out such heathens. Death at Whitehall. Miss Leona Morris, daughter of Mr. John Morris, died yesterday, at Whitehall. She was 14 years of age, and a most lovuble girl. We deeply sympathize with the bereaved parents.