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j ’ l ( J \ DECEMBER 8, 1904.
VOLUME y—NUMBER U.
PRICE CO CENTS A YEAR
Our Secret Orders
If there is one thing that oar
oity has of whioh she feels proud,
it , is her benevolent orders, and
this is the time of year that they
show np in great prominence.
There is absolutely no way of ea-
timating. tho incalculable, benefit
that these orders are., doing in and
arou'Ad this city. Nearly every
body belongs to oneior all of
them and they are working in the
most perteot harmony—doing
genuine good both, in a monetary
and fraternal way. The. officers
elected so far as we oan get them
in the order that they come.
. ‘ 'MASONS.
' <Mt. Vernon Lodge elected the
officers as-follows:
Rev. Troy Beatty, W. M.
W; A. Capps. S. W.
' W. B. Lawhead, J. W.
Geo. T: Murrell, Seo’y,
J. S. MeKie, Tfeaa.
Mayor Rides Replies to Mr. Parker’s Address.
government, of which I am the
executive head, which’ I did not
think .it proper or advisable at
the time to notice, knowing fall
well that political excitement is
liable to engender all sorts of er
roneous impressions and mistak
en ideas. But now that the elec,
tion is over and the battle ended!
when reason in the hearts and
ODD FELLOWS.
On Thursday night last, Athena
Rebekah Lodge eleoted as follows:
Mrs. J. L. Thomas, Noble
Grand.
Miss Hattie Gallaher, Vioe
Grand..
Hiss Eula Carithers, Secretary.
' Hiss Leila Collins, Financial
Secretary.
Hiss Mima Kenney, Treasurer.
Mrs. Thomas, Capt of Team,
Williams Lodge, No'15 eleoted
as follows :
T. W. Shaokelford, N. G.
Or A, YonderLieth, Vs G.;
J. A. Mealor, Reb. Sec.
A.'J. Watsen', Fin. Seo.
R. W; Bailey, Treas.
On Tuesday night Glenn Lodge
eleoted its offioers as follows:
I. A. Bradberry,'Noble Grand.
J. M. Epps, Vice Grand.
G. E, Stone, Secretary.
0, W, Parr) Financial Secretary.
W. P. Vonderau, TreaBUxei.
RED f
On last Tuesday night the Wet
nona Oounoil of l J o6atioiitai elec
ted the following ofiioers:'
.Mrs.J.L. Thomas, Pocahontas.
Mrs. W-T. Dean, Wenona.
Hiss Myrtle Poss, Prophetess.
W. T. Dean', Powbattan.
Hiss Sallie Esooe, Collector pf
Wampum.
Hiss Kate Poss, Keeper of Rec
ords.
Mrs. H. A. Poss, Keeper of
Wampum.
On Wednesday night Oconee
Tribe of Red Men elected- the-fol-
lowing offioers for the ensuing
term:
0. E. Poss, Sachem.
W. S. Ewing, Senior Sagamore.
0. W. Shupe, Junior Sagamore.
O.-P. Eberhart, Prophet.
0: A. Lambert,' Chief - of Rec
ords.
Joe Alexander, Collector of
Wampum.
A. W. Vets, Keeper of Wam
pum.
Trustee, . W. T. Dean.
sway, I feel the time has come for
me to speak out 'fond meet thd
cowardly insinuations of those
men who seek to prolong strife
Editpr Courier: ’connected with its government. 1 The gentlemen who are retiring
During the beat and excitement This man, Parker, in his sweep- from theconncil are Hr. A. H.
of the oity primary just passed, iug condemnation and damnation, Hodgson, Mr.J. H. Dootson and
many criticisms and attaoks have *» haorarily would have it, makes Capt. J. H. Rucker. What have
been made on me and the cify J»> **».!»««» or discrimination, these gentlemen or their associates
- .... . 3 butconsigns our oity government done that is so odious in the sight
and alt its officials without any of A. S. Parker? Athens has proa-
exception to the “devil himself.’1 pered under their administration
Anybody not acquainted with this as never before. Have not they
Jinan would judge fronrthis that heiMnd their associates been “true to
was a fool; but those better ac-{their civio duties and obliga-
quainted with him. know that bisjtions?” Yet Parker says that all
attaoks are attributable more to 4(Of us are “odious,” are “trick-
sinister motive and personal ani-Liters,’’ are “demagogues,” and
mosity to me than to a lack of iu-i Slopes that the “gang that bos so
, jielligence. - J tong dominated and disgraced our
heads of honest people, at leastj f Hy attention has been so fre-[political life may be swept into
supposed to hove resumed its iquently called to many epithet^, oblivion.”’ He even goes so far as
ty, I feel the time has come foi) applied to oity officials, and the to wish for a “Roosevelistio land-
scathing .terms in which the city [Slide.” In view of the common
government is mentioned in said
Parker’s address, that in justice to
4nd inculcate bitterness and ha- myself, tor-other oity officials, and
tred between man and man for
no other reason and purpose than
to vent their personal and politi
cal spleen against the men who
have opposed them in city elec
tions. And in this connection I
desire- to refer;, particularly to a
class who have-, not the courage
and manhood to-ihake'a definite
ahdtwell-defiued charge, but -. who
prefer; to play the safer role of a
talker at spme religious or pilfer
meeting under'the hypocritical
garb and cant of religion, and
seek in this way more ingeniously
and insinuatingly to asperse the
good - liames of men whom; per
chance they have .opposed in some
political contest.-' - " --
This last. remark leads me to
notioe and refer to the article Of
A. S. Parker in your last issue se
verely attacking our oity, which
he denominatesf'Awwuitmg sta
tion for hell,” aUfPaeverely criti
cising our city government as now
constituted, and oondmning this
body .‘lock, stock and barrel “to
the devil.” I-wish to say, Mf, comprehension
Editor,' if the Said Parker had ' T *
confined his attaoks to the Y. H.
C. A, meeting .imply I would hot,’
have entered the public press for
the purpose of criticism or reply;
but when said individual sees fit
vaunting, though at heart
cowardly spirit,; to engage- the
Postponed.
The entertainment and dance
whioh was to have been given by
the Pocahontas on Tuesday, the
18th, has been postponed until
St. Valentine Day, the 14th of
February, when it will occur.
Arrangements will be perfected to
make it one of the most pleasant
affairs ever given by the Poca
hontas.
Dinner Sets, in Frenoh, Ger
man, English aiid American China
at all prices at The Huggins China
House.
For the next 80 days we will
offer Urge reductions on all styles
of hats. We have a large assort
ment of trimmed and ready to
wear hats, correct in styles, many
of whioh are great bargains and
all of exceptional values.
Ladies wishing a likt stylish and
up-to-date should -visit our pari
lore before making a *6leotiou
We make a specialty of making
and trimming hats. ...
PARRISH A CO.
102 OUyton Street.
iu defense of the fair name of the
oity itself,1 (deem it my dnty to
Should a stranger read the ser
mon as it appeared in the Courier,
he would at once come to the con
clusion that Athene was the most
wicked:' and depraved oity in
Amerioa, and he would avoid ns
as he. would a pestilence. Should
this sketoh as drawn by Parker go
nnbontradioted, and by chance
come to the eyes of - future, gene
rations, they would look back to
Atheha Ue another Sodom and Go
morrah. . Should Time, the de
stroyer of small men, obliterate
the personality of the speaker,
Parker, his words might some to
be taken fur. truth instead of slan
der.,
, How any man oould so far for-
get his.inanliood as to deliberately
utter and publish ‘such scandulous
charges against^fie-mty iwhioh ho
calls ‘Jhonie,” and againsyher citi-
whom he, in religious speech,
calls .'.‘brothers” is beyond my
report, undenied, that he voted for
MoKiuley, I preaume^fi wonid like
u> see Athens gq. Rep n ,dican.
These arc strung »rkds, and
coming from a para, k^..eat source
wonid carry much, weight. ’ Here
at home where Parker is well
known his so-called sermon is not
only rediculous but contemptible.
His slanderous charges can only
blot and besmirch the fair name
of Athens where he ie not known.
.Write this reply that the outside
world may not be deceived as to
or.r oity, and that they may know
this man as he really is, stripped
alone? If oar city had a majority
of each citizens as this man the
grass would grow in onr streets. He
is absolutely withont charity, and
his heart is devoid of the milk of
human kindness, Like a modern
logo, he goes about whisperiug
against bis'neighbors, poisoning
the air with suspicion—a Pharisee,
he stands up openly and thanks
God thathe is not as other men.
Road his published sermon at
shown by his own written manu
script. The slime of the serpent
is over it all. Self-righteou5nesa
is his true text. He is one of those
men that think that the best way
of proving themselves honest is to
declaim against the honesty of
others.
I wonid that 1 could at or
stroke tear down the tinsel veil
that conceals this would-be priest
and eerrnonizer, that he might
stand forth before^the world in
his true light.
This is his present character.
What is his past history? Peopio
of Athens, do you know the his
tory of this city of this man who
now so blatantly and so recklessly
assails my character and that of
other men “the latches of whose
Bhoee he is not worthy to' loose.”
Let me remind yon of some facts
which some of von already know.
Are Answered.
The editor of this paper is much
gratified at the many answers re
ceived from onr questions last
week, Some anew ered “whiskey”
and some “dispensary.” By a
•arefnl perusal yo i will see that
•'Dispensary” is the only word
chat could be a complete answer,
tnd the first lady answering it
was Mr» Hal Wright, of Athens,
who will receive the Courier one
year free, and the first school
girl who sent an answer and re
ceived the candy was little Ethel
Jackson. We wish we could have
given all the dear little boys and
girls the candy who answered it.
We feel flattered when we opened
the letters and read expressions
like the*following:
From Atlanta: Dear Conner:
[Jam a twelve year old boy, one
of the Georgia military cadete. I
did not see your paper till after
dark on the 3rd. It eeems to me
that Whiskey ie the answer—that
ojthing else could do so much
" My father sends me your
oaper and r - metniW
.*ery much. Long live the Cou
rier. Howard Strickland.
Right yon are, Howard, whiskey
is i iie greatest corse of the age,
»ud the only solution to it is tor
pfeall pretensions. Again, I deem Years ago Parser was connect* :he young t^taTup^inst it
It a duty that I owe to my ohfid- with a firm which made an assign-1 .Ve thank vou for vour kind ex-
reu, who are to live after me that ment and went to the wall. The! previous about the paper, and
they shall know that their father non-preferred - creditors realized I hope it mtv he'.- ■ - -
repelled with all his manhood — lk - ; - ; — *'— * 1 - ' -
such imputations of dishonesty;
that they shall know that not only
thyir father was an honest man,
but that his calumniator was not
worthy of belief. '
t iSihce I have been Hayor, three
years, I have tried to do my full
du.y. I have given the best
efforts ofmylife to this oity.
had hoped to" look back on my
work with pride and feel that I
• In.all candor and honesty ! do^w^jn some measure merited the t
not.believe there is a oity in of mv fellowLcitizon-, v
couStryiofthe a.izo-df Atnbns that when I retired from office. Tn?J-
can compare with her in morality,
The classic center of the state,
here have come to live and educate
their children the best men and
women of the state. Nos only does
columns.of.a oity newspaper, and j Athens enjoy this reputation at
seeks through its pifjges to add in- home, butabroad she is recognized
suit to injury by pnblioly- parad
ing that which he had clandes
tinely and falsely proclaimed un
der the privilege, and supposed
sanctity of a religious address,
“patience oeases to be a virtue and
indignation U fatigued,” and I
desire directly and unmistakably
to call this man down on the slan
derous attack that fie has made
upon the city and every official
Comes Again.
'the ultimatum is given. If the
merchants and business men of
AthenB don’t come across with
their little 1(20,000 for the Jeffer
son road by the 15th of this month
it is all over with us, Athens will
lose the road; it will leave us high
and dry; it wifi go aroud us and
terminate at Winterville, and then
poor Athens! where, oh 1 where
will Bhe be. Of bourse rail
roads love to evade and run away
from a city like Athens, as there
will of bourse be little or no busi
ness comiug from.a city like this.
We must uot bo construed any
other way except being in hearty
aocord with this railroad move
ment, bat it is. the .ultimatum
business that we object to, espe
cially when the Carncsville road
ultimatum, made in identically
the same way, ie so fresh in our
miufis.
Of oourse we don’t'expect that
committee to give ail their -time
to soliciting these subscriptions,
afid if there -fire enough other
member* left in the Chamber of
Commerce, an additional commit
tee might be appointed to assist
them in their work.
If this railroad is indeed a bus
iness proposition, we thinks mass
meeting of the oitizens should be
cglled arid , get some enthusiasm
manifested, tell them the facts in
the oass, show them the proposi
tion in cold, black letters, and wa
feel confident that if it it what
they want they will thke it.
Coal Tongs, Pokers, Shovels,
Ooal Scuttles, Coal Vases at The
Huggins China House.
as a model oity. In behalf of the
city government, which seems to
stir Up the religious (?) resent
ment of said individual, 1 must say
that he is along time finding
them out. He attacks the outgo
ing members of the council as an
“odious gang,” and asks that Ath
ens be redeemed and tbe awful
blot be wiped out, and says that
“it is up to the new council.”
Sixteen Days
Bring Your List to Our Store.
We Have Just What You
Want. Useful Gifts
For All.
READ THIS LIST.
Japanese Dinner Gongs at $1.00,
2.00 and 4.00; Japanese Art Vases
16 and 25o; Japanese Match Pock
ets 10c; Gentleman’s Leather Col
lar and Cuff Cases 76c aqd $1 00
S er set; Metal Ink Stands 85o;
apanese Pin Trays lOo; Men’s and
Boys’ Comb and Brush Sets in
Leather case at 60e and 75e; In
fante Comb and Brush Sets 60c to
$1.25; Sterling Silver Salt aud
Peppers 25c; Heavy Solid Silver
Thimbles 85o; Sterling Silver
Manicure Sets at 26o; Sterling
Silver Hat Pius 25o; Gold Neck
laces 76o; Silver Stiok Pins 15o;
Belt Buoklpa 86o to $1.00; Latest
in Shopping Bags 26c to $2.00;
The pnttiest line of Christmas
Handkerchiefs ever offered in Ath
ens, packed in beautiful boxes, eix
to tbe box, just the thiugfor a
Christmas gift. Children's per
box of 0 for 45o; Chiidreu’s Ini
tials 6 in Chrittmas box for 60o;
Ladies'pure Linen Boqnet Initial
0 in 'ChristmM box for 00o’, easily
worth $1.60 fief box. The biggest
.value in the lot it a handsome uox
of six ail pure Linen Ladies' Em
broidered Handkerchiefs, no two-
alike, easily worth $2.00 at $1.50
for the beautiful box of six;. For
the Men and Boy’s wa have a pare
Linen- -Hemstitch Handkerchief*
easily worth $1.60, paoksd six in a
prosperity of the city attests in
some measure the earnestness of
my effort, and I feel snre that my
poverty speaks for my official
honesty.
Who is my accuser? A. S. Par
ker—and I would that he could
see himself as others see him here
in Athens. He has constituted
himself my critic. In his self-
righteousness he deems me dishon
est. Let ns exchange opinions.
Interchanges may be of mutual
benefit. In the first place, what
has he ever done for Athens?
Where in the city can yon find a
man more thoroughly selfish, and
who lives so much for himself
swell box for $1.25; New lot Holi
day Neokwear 15o to $1.00; Fur
Collarettes 85c to $10.00; Nice bux
of Hosiery for $1.50 for the six
pair; Misses Wool Sweater $1.25;
Ladies’ Wool Blouse Sweaters 1.50
to 2.50, worth 2.50 to 4.50; Special
Bargains in Toweli, Table Linen
and Napkins. Blankets, Down
Comforts. Rugs, Lace Curtains,
Tapestry Curtains make useful
gifts to the housekeeper.
Our holiday offerings from our
Shoe Store affords you an oppor
tunity to.make happy the little
ones and the “grown ups.” Bed
room Slippers in Fell and Kid,
Fur trimmed and plain for all
ages, low heels and French heels
at lrom joe to i oo; Children’s
Legings worth l.aj at 75c in
Ve.vet, Cloth and Kid, all col
ors; Peerless Lambs Wool Soles
tor Men, Women and Children
20c to 35c per pair. What more
acceptable gift could you give
thau a pair of our Edwin Clapp
or Crossett Shoes lor men? Or
a pair ot the ever popular Soro.
sis Shoe for the lady? Or a
pair of those Merriam Shoes for
the boy or girl? Or a pair of
Mrs. King’s celebrated Infants
Shoes all color.,? Exchange
privilege allowed on all shoes.
You run no risk,
TURNER & HODGSON.
It- is to your interest to buy
Paiuts where you ean get the best,
and that place ie John L. Ar
nold’s.- - Drugs, Paints, Wail Pa
per and Glass.
Mr. Ike B. -Smith, the genial
manipulator of the key at the
Western Union Telegraph office,
is away awhile at Wrightsville, N.
C. We miss him when he’s gone.
on their claim the pitiful sum of
6f to Of/ on the dollar. These
debts justly due, and resting on
Parker as a member of tne firm
remains unpaid until this day.
Yet shortly after this failure,
which is still fresh in the minds
of a number of our citizens, this
man Parker bloomed ont os the
owner of an elegant ” u “'" .«*>
Prince avenue, where h J “* 8 sump
tuously lived ever siu 06 ' _ 1 wlt {*
the titles to the pr-pew?- m “ k
neition he has blossomed as a rose
for all these several years, and has
grown immensely haughty and
vain in his fancied lmportahce;-
but not one dollar has he ever
paid to settle the score of hit jnst
indebtedness. Not brave and bold
enough to resort to bankruptcy to
kill his obligations, he prefers the
role of a hypocrite, which he has
so consummately played, and
hides his earnings and acquisi
tions in the name of hie wife.
Such is the character and history
in this city of the man who so
ruthlessly and recklessly attempts
to defame the character of honest
men. J. F. RHODES.
Mr. Rhodes’ Card.
In regard to the card of MayorJ.
F. Rhodes, in this issue, we desire
to say that we publish the same as
a courtesy to him, after having
published the address of Mr. Par
ker, and in justice to that gentle
man we here state that it was only
after our persistent efforts that he
allowed the use of bis manuscripts.
Df. Wade Dead.
Dr. R. M. Wade is dead, and
with his passing out there is re
moved one of the noblest, truest
men that ever lived in Athens.
We have known him for many
years, and have observed his walk
among.us. He bad a heart pure
as gold' and big enough to take in
all the suffering and sorrow arouud
him, and alleviate all the distress
and suffering that oame under
his notice. Unostentatious, ten
der and true, be was an ornament
to his profession end to society.
He had been a sufferer for some
years with Bright’s disease and
succumbed to the ravages of this
fell destroyer ou Wednesday at
8 o’clock. He and his good wife
have raised a noble family of sons
and daugters, who are ornaments
to society. Their loss is great,
because of the extreme tender af
fection each held for the other.
He «u a staunch member of the
Methodist church, and that insti
tution will miss him muoh. Our
deepest sympathies to out to the
bereaved iu their great loss.
you to help
some one else.
3Athens. Ga.—Ab I was looking
iver the Courier I saw a piece
vith the title “What is the An
swer?” While I am only eleven
.-ears old, bat I love to read the
Courier. The best answer I have
is -'Dispensary.” I wish the
Courier much success.
Jessie L. Hill.
Athens, R. F. D. 8.—I answer
‘Whiskey,” for that has been the
-ause of manyl'pocr wive* and
■hildrvu /to go huiigrv, end: he
cause of so many fights and deaths.
Alberta Dawson.
We publish the above to show
that tbe children not only read
the Conner, bat understand that
sin abounds in the world, and that
it rests upon tbe shoulders of the
oung and growing generation to
stop it in its wild career.
We also received numbers of
answers from the ladies and oth
er children, and we heartily thank
them one and all for the many
kind expressions about tbe Cou
rier and its editor, and it is for
them that we are waging onr war
against popularizing the sale of
the stuff that causes them to suf
fer hunger, abuse and cold. The
Courier will begin to make its
columns more interesting for the
children. May Santa Claus over
look none, and especially may he
be tender to those whose fathers
spend their all at the dispensary,
aud makes them neglect the dear
ones at home. It paves streets
and pays taxes, but it leaves
bleeding hearts iu its wake.
Get Flying Start
For Christmas.
Now is the time to begin lay-
ng your plans tor the holidays,
ind there is no better way to se
cure the best than to be first to
come and make selections. You
need not buy now, for R.
B.andt, the Jeweler, holds or re-
ierves your selections for you
until Christm-s.
R Brandt's fine Holiday stock
contains the right thing in quai
ity, variety and good taste for
very person, old, middle aged,
.r young at prices that compete
vith any reliable jewelry house
m the United Slates, and he
igrees to meet the prices of any
specinl bargain you may have
iflered to you.
R Brandt wilt meet your
wants, he will please yon, for he
s absolutely reliable.
Don’t 1st the suddeu drop in
aottou jsr you. Think of thoseof
at who haveu’t
coat wa wear.
> auy except in the
The Max Joseph Mercantile Co.
have secured the services of Mr.
II. W. Nicholes to close out tbs
i toe It of dry goods of that firm pre
paratory to openiug the Glole
Ilaoket Store, and he is doing that
in great shape. He is a pusher
Jght, and yon are snre to see this
•Id town horn when he gets down
to business right.
