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CLARKE COUNTY COURIER.
VOLUME Ilt-N UMBER 34.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, JUNE-5, 1903,
PRICE 50 CENTS A YEAR
THE JUDGE HAS VIEWS
AND SO HAVE WE.
Two Identical Crimes Should Not
Be Separated.
Id the caso of Grace Lamar, a
soiled dove of this city, who plead
guilty to a charge of fotnicatiou
before the City Court Thursday,
Judge Cobb fined her $40 inclu
sive of all oosts, or three months
in jail, and after that time unless
she leaves town to be placed upon
the chain-gaBg for twelve months
at hard labor. In his remarks in
passing sentence, among other
things ha said:
“The court feels his conscien
tious duty. in this ouse to express
fully his views of the crime, es-
pecially as perpetrated in Athens,
and Clarke county, recently. The
court is aware and surprised over
a sentiment somewhat prevalent
in .this community, as the court
is informed, that there are de
gress in this crime. That there
are those who believe also that
what' is denominated a so-called
rlispeotnble lewd house is better
for the community, morally and
otherwise, than when the crime
ds compelled to hide out- in the
'darkness of night. In other words,
that a tacitly recognized, so-called
respectable winked at hv the nu-
'thorities, or small fines put as a
license, periodically, is better for
the morals of the community and
the health of the youth. This
court positively --dissen tR from
that view. . Thju tnove matter of
health tls*’ .,dvlgjtfenn>0»:_ this
---PCWt-. ■ -ffisWwftW^Tegredation of
a youth visiting a lewd house,
quasi-authorized by public senti
ment and public authority, is far
greater than the degradation of a
similar act under the hand of pub
lic opinion and enforcement of the
law. This court does not hesitate
to say that ho prefere that "a son
of his, if he should fall into this
crime and immorality, should do
sq with a full conscientiousness of
the condemnation of the law and
public opinion, than be made to
feel that he is supported by the
law and public sentiment.”
Judge Cobb expresses our opin
ion exactly in this matter, but
why not it apply to other crimes
os well.
as well as guilded palaces, yet Dr.
Loyeioy shows that “850 per cent
more crime is committed now un
der our respectable ohurch bar
room than ever under the old dog
geries that used to infest our
town.
Both are traffic in souls and if
the controlling of one by church
and state is the best, then we do
not see why one should be out'
lowed and the other wallowed as a
sweet morsel under our tongues,
We believe that both should be
outlawed and made to do their evil
in the hours of midnight, in fear
of the sleuth hounds of the law.
We do not believe in condoning
any crime, add where two are
identical, we do not believe in
clinging to one and running the
other. If we are going into whole
saling sin take the whole batch.
We try to protect our hoys from
one, yet we make the other so re
spectable that before they know it
the other has them ground beneath
its wheels ami we wonder how it
come.
Judge Cobb is. right In his posi
tion to rid the community of such
pests. Now lets all get together
and rid our fair city of the great
testing ennoer known as the dis
pensary. Its Brqe the law’ll lows
this and the Judge can do nothing,
but the people oan and by the
Help of God will do it.
electioNof officers
. On last Tuesday night Glenn
Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. elected tho fol
lowing officers:
C. T. Young, N. G.
J. E. Humphrey, V. G,
G. E. Stono, Secy.
THE MUNICIPAL RACE TO BE LIVELY,
The time is about getting ripe
now for the citizens who intend to
be aldermen for the next two years
to make it known, as the people
are getting in shapo to have a
word to say. There never was a
time in qijr history when w*
needed mwithout having axes
to grind. The city is on the up
grade and there should be nothing
to retard it, and we do not believe
that a lively municipal contest
where the right is introduced,
would do anything but help build
the town. We want to see men
put in who will work for the inter
est of their constituents.
There are numbers of things to
be done thut the people want,
among which we again mention
the repeal of the meter ordinance.
This may seem a stale question to
some, but to others it is exceed-
ngly live. That there has been
mismanagement along this line
no one doubts, no not one. That
it has been done in favor of the
rich and the hardships of the poor
no one doubts.
There are striets that the peo
ple want opened. For instance
tho county has graded to College
avenue bridge—a splendid thor-
ughfare until it gets to where the
city should take hold, and then
it gets had. If we mistake not
the oity promised the commission
ers $400 which has never been
paid, and the commissioners say
that if they will paythat amount
they will grade a street from Mil-
ledge to Waddell—giving the peo
ple of Oconee a thoroughfare over
which to come into the city—and
charge us half for the work. But
a few people living on other streets
object, and they wont do it.
There are other matters of vital
importance, the financial condi
tion of the oity—the bonded in
debtedness, and all that—that
must be known, and we doubt if
anybody koows anything about it
now, which may at some future
day, astound the natives, when
the reckoning day comes. There
fore, with all these things staring
us in the face it behooves the peo
ple to take it upon themselves to
name their owu officers.
The people should elect men to
do what they want and then the
blame will rest upon the people
themselves.
The “ycu-tickle-mo and I’ll
tickle you” business should be a
thing of t|e past and the people
elect such men as will enforce the
laws and work to the whole inter
est of theycommunity—men who
will notlej friendship fail in duty,
and if onsftzanegresses the law he
should htdpe for it.
The pefiple areuot satisfied with
the way things are going and will
take a haatl, and' the Courier will
ehampioifftheir cause, and it may
take a dafiy paper to accomplish
tho end,.Kit that will he a small
matter. C
THE GAINESVILLE
CYCLONE KILLS MANY
Scatters Death and Destruction in
Its Wake.
Mr. Ferd McMillan and his
band of Christian workers will
be here Sunday, and hold ser
vices on the corner of Jackson
and Bread streets. They will
hold services during the week
the little chapel on lower
Broad street. Upon the return
In the days of prohibition there I of this band of Christian work
were what was known as blind ti- ers to Atlanta last week they
gers, yet the best people of the he ] d a meeting on the train and
, t , ... .* 1 a drummer professed conversion.
community complamed that they We l wj „ do the oId
were demoralizing youths and tQWn go r od<
ruining manhood, and sending the
EXCURSION ToTYBEE
ON JUNE l?th|‘ 1903.
Fare $3.50 Round Trip
Return any time on any train up to Monday night. See any
agent of the road or the Courier. A good time in store. See us
as we have something good in store on this trip.
town to the ilevil. They did their
work nt midnight as well ns day.
Tho law did not and does not stop
them. Seeing that it could not
be stopped what did wo do? Why
by our vote and by our action we
tried to down them and began the
sals’of tho Btuff ourselves. We at
ohee put it upon a respectable
plane. It is endorsed by church
and state, by judges and juries,
by mothers and fathers, and tho
respectability we have given it
has sent and is sending more peo
ple on the downwarb road to hell
than any other agency. Yet it is
put upon tho most respectable
plane that human iugouuity can
put it, and all the arguments
against it cannot convince our
people of anything else than that
it is a “decreaser of evil.” If it
works that way in thisoaso, then
we see no good reason why tho
other crime—both tending to
ruination should not be put on tho
same plane as the dispensary.
They say guilded bar-rooms entice
That there should be some
changes in the working of the
city government there is no
doubt, and the only way to get
measures enacted is to elect men
to do it.
The Cornier desires to say
that every man connected with
the city government is our friend
but that don’t keep us from be
lieving that certain things should
be done that are not done, and
if our Iriends won’t do it, then it
behooves us to elect somebody
that can—if we can.
We see no reason why the ex
press company refuses to deliv
er packages across the river ex
cept to certain parties who gen
erally threaten to call attention
to the Comptroller General, and
they usually come.
The excursion to Tybee will
leave here on the morning of
June 19th, over the Central road
fare $3.50. Return on any train
up to Monday night. For oth
er information see any agent of
that road or the Courier.
Beginnihg to-night the Lucy
Cobb Institute begins its annual
commencement season. The ex
ercises will be replete with
beauty and lovelinc ss This
school, under its able manage
ment has turned out hundreds of
woman who are shining lights
in the homes of the state. We
wiii have more to say later.
Maybe a little rain would help
things somewhat.
Miss Irene Young has returned
from a visit from New Orleans.
The ceriinonies of the laying
of the cornerstone of the New city
hall has been postponed until
uext Thursday afternoon, the
hour to he named later.
Efforts are being made to get
a reduction of railroad fares upon
all the roads leading into tho city
and the hour will be arrauged lat
er. Let every body turn out and
make this a happy occasion
Mr. Wm. James, Jr., died at
Milledgeville this week and was
brought here and hurried in Oco
nee cometery on Thursday last.
He had much improved and had
written a letter stating that he
would bo home shortly but the
day the family received the letter
ho died. The funeral was preach
ed by Rev. E. D. Stono. He
leaves a wife and several children
to mourn his loss, with whom wo
deeply sympathize.
Mr. IV. J. I’otts is the happiest
fireman in Athens. Its a bounc
ing habv boy.
We caiuiot tell yet exactly
what date we will take the Tybee
trip, We will let you know as soon
as possible, but in plenty time.
With good workmen new type
and tho best presses the Courier
can turn you out Job Printing in
first-class style at the shortest no
tice. Let rs have a share of it
We dislike to talk about our
self, hut our afflictions with car
buncles for the past six weeks
has rendered us almost unfit for
business, yet we tried to press on
and do the best we could, and we
know our patrons will overlook
our short comings.
Ion can go to Macon and return
anv Sunday for $1.60. Its a nice
trip.
Notice of Examination.
The Annual Examination of
applicants for license to teach in
the Public Schools of Clarke
County will be held on Saturdav,
June 27th.
For white teachers at Washing
ton Street School building, begin
ning at S.80 A. M. For colored
ranchers at County Court House,
biginning at 7:46 A. M. Persons
desiring to take this examination
mfust register at office of County
School Commissioner before sail)
date.
AH applicants are^qnired to be
supplied with a complete exarni-
Dr. M. F. Mathews has returned «***» f ~ m whi « h »°
leaves have been torn or cut, and
u .. l j ’ . 1
from a trip to New York, where he
has been for tho past two months,
attending a Pollytechnie school
He returns better prepared than
ever to follow' his chosen profes
sion. He also paid a visit to Niaga
ra falls and other places of interest
during his trip.
with a good lead pencil or pen and
ink. By order of the County
Board of Kducation.
June 8rd, 1008.
Thos. H. Dozier, C. S. C.
Ice for sale by Bob Gardner, at
Woods corner. Delivered any
where in the city.
The 0,000 inhabitants of Gaines
ville have at last begun to realize
the extent of the appalling disas
ter of this week.
It now seems certain that the
death list will not be much short
of 100; perhaps somewhat over a
hundred, considering the number
of dangerously wounded whose
chances for recovery cannot now
be calculated.
The story of the storm’s work
of desolatiqn has already been told.
All that remains is the compila
tion ef an accurate list of the
dead, and the chronicling of the
burial of the victims. j
The death list so far compiled
includes thirty-two at the Pacolefc
Cotton Mills at New Holland, all
of whom were killed in the demo
lition of the campany’s cottages,
and thirty-six at the Gainesville
Cotton Mills, near the Southern
Railway station, where the torna
do first struck.
The entire pathway of the
storm, extending two miles from
the Gainesville Mills around the
outskirts of the city to the Pacolet
Mills at New Holland
of ruins, hut fortunately the cot
tages in the trail of the tornado
between til** Southern station ant
New Holland were those of ne
groes who were all absent from the
city in attendance on a negro ex
cursion.
Business of the city was almost
entirely suspended, the attention
of everybody being given to the
care of the wounded and suffering.
The undertakers from neigh
boring towns promptly responded
to calls for help, coming here
themselves and shipping many
coffins, the local undertaker not
having stock sufficient to furnish
for all.
Many physicians from neigh’
boring towns reported for duty
and have been doing valiant work
Governor Terrell has sent 150
tents to be used by the sufferers,
and also a detachment of fifty
men to aid the Chandler Horse
Guards in guarding property not
destroyed.
Among the heaviest losers
known to the people of Athens was
Mr. Richard Mealor. His foun
dry and machine shop wa9 blown
down, but none of the machinery
was ruined. He at once forgot
his own losses and vacated his
house to be used as a hospital.
His dwelling was demolished to
some extent.
Mr. Walter Jackson, son of Mr.
W. B. Jackson of the Athens
Hardware Co., also lost all his
household effects, and his wife
was hurt.
Mrs. O’Kelley lived once down
near Winterville station, and was
well known in Athens. She was
killed.
A little boy by the name of
Loveru had his head blown off and
it never has been recovered.
A woman was blown from the
had his house torn up.
Our people subscribed liberally,
as they should have done and al
ways do. About $1,000 was sent
from Athens, It was a terrible
calamity, and our people are
deeply sorrowful.
A Phenomenal
Success
Is “Wenona” Council of the de
gree of Pocahontas of Athene It
is also a branch of the Improved
Order of Red Men, and if the vim
with which it puts on its degree
work and the interest taken in it
by its lady members and] officers
(or we should say chiefs) as well
as its male members is a sign of
anything at all, it surely is a sign
of a rare good thing.
Last Wednesday evening num
bers of people were attracted by
the sounds of feminine 6hrieks and
laughter mingled with the shout9
of manly voices. We are assured
mass however, that no one was injured,
either in mind or body, but on the
contrary the lessons of charity,
gratitude and love taught in the
work can but tend to hasten tht
universal fatherhood of God and
the brotherhood of man.
May the good work continue.
-pox
top story of the factory to the
ground and escaped uninjured.
Mr. Ed. White, who used to be
a fireman ou the Northeastern,
had his house torn to pieces except
one room.
Mr, Charley Muse had his barn
blown away and his dwelling was
slightly damaged.
Mr. Green Flanigen’s place was
also shaken up considerably.
Mr. Wilton who used to be a
mortormau on the car-line here,
Here Again,
The small-pox has again visited
Athens. We thought the weath
er was getting rather warm, but
it seems to have no effect upon
it in these latter days.
This time it has attacked Mr. A.
S. Parker, cashier at the Nation
al bank, and Miss Katie Landrum
who has beeu in the family of Mr.
Prince Hodgson. At the request
of the attending physicians, Dr.
S. H. Dillard took charge of the
cases, and is now treating them.
We understand that it is thought
that a young lady also had the
disease and w*a9 broken out, but
as soon as she found it out she at
once took the train, upon which
were a number of Athens people,
and as a matter of course they
were exposed. It is hoped that
no serious oases will* occur j from
this.
The fact of the businesses that
this matter is being treated too
carelessly and the matter of try
ing to prevent quarantine is get
ting to be quite serious, and en
dangers the community.
The Board of Health goes as
far as the city cowncil will allow
them. The council, of course,
has all power over the board of
health, and what they say goes,
and it behooves thorn to see that
quarantines are strictly enforced,
w hether upon prince or peasant.
Who’s got number
855, 089?
Bring them and get a pair of
Shoes at Sol. J. Boley’s
Sunday Excursion Bates to Macon
and Return.
Commencing Sunday, Mar 3ist, and
ontinuing until Sunday Oct. 25th, 1903,
the Central of Georgia Railway will sell
tickets to Macon and return on Sundays
$t 50 for the round trip. These tick
ets will be good only oD date of sale and
for morning train fearing Athens 7 :*0
city time, arriving Macon 10:45 A. M.
Central time, leaving Macon 6:i5 P. M.
Central time arriving Athena 10:35 P*
M, city time.
Phone I5. J. E. Humphry, Agent.