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J. E. OARDNER,
Editor and Proprietor.
Entered at the Port Office at Athena,
Ga., ar Second-Class matter.
Publirhed every Friday at the office of
The Courier, on Broad Street.
HON THOS. J. SHACK.
ELFORD.
It is very selduui that you ever
see the name of a single man up-
pear so prominently before the
eyes of the people in great enter
prises or undertakings, but it is
nevertheless i rue in one instance
in our city.
For many years the name of
Uou. T. J. Shackelford has stood
out pre-eminently head and shoul
ders above the average citizen or
statesman m our community. He
represented our couuty in the
legislature and by bis great abili
ty and seal secured permanent
appropriations for both the Uni
versity and State Normal Sc ool,
besides securing splendid appro
priations for the erection of needed
buildings for these two great in
stitutions and since that time has
conceived great enterprises for our
community.
It was only recently be engaged
his time and talents in assisting
to secure the Jefferson railroad,
which when built will be one of
the greatest agencies for progress
that our city has ever known, aud
his last recent achievement was
giving his time and talent without
money and without price, toward
securing options on all the prop
erty for the purpose of enlarge
ment toward the University cam
pus which has been so successful.
He has a masterful mind which
always looks to the advancement
of hiB community.
One straugo feature about Mr.
Shackelford is the fact that not
withstanding how much good he
does for his community and hiB
people, Yet when he wante3"any-
thing for himself his constituency
and those who were then so bitter
againBt him are now the highest
in his praise. There were those
who opposed him if you could see
their utterances then and now-you
would wonder what kind of
transformation scene had taken
place. His name then trailed in
the dust by certaiu people is now
at the head of the standard.
We give them this privilege, be
cause when truth crushed to earth
will rise again and we welcome
back home the wanderer. \Ve
have always known that Tom
Shackelford has bad in him the
•lements of a true statesman and
day by day this knowledge has
been more and more verified, and
we look forward to the day when
he will be honored as be deserves
by such a grateful constituency.
of proof should lie shifted to the
defendant. At present the state
has to show that he does not work,
has uo property, etc. With the
burden of proof shifted from the
state to the defense, as in a mur
der case after the state shows that
a homicide has been committed,
Captain Gilbert thinks that it
will be much easier to secure
oonvictious.
The Monroe N. C. Enquirer
Says: The Supreme Court gave
the bucket shops a solar plexus
blow last Tuesday. The last
Legislature passed a law against
the bucket shop. A test case was
made, the owner of a bucket shop
in Raleigh claiming that the law
violated the fourteenth amend
ment to the Federal constitution.
The Supreme Court bolds that no
violeuce has been done the
Constitution, aud that the bucket
shop must go.
Speaking of hoe hands reminds
us that on last Friday afternoon
when the weather conditions were
superb for farm work, we saw
passing through town on its way
to the ball game grounds a wagon
load of big, stout, darkley-shaded
hoe hands when not only they hut
every spectator should have been
in some cottbn field wielding the
hoe instead of on the diamond
bat —Helton Times.
If we could see where disgrace
really lies, how often men vould
be ashamed of their riches and
honors and would discern that: a
bad temper or an irritable
disposition was the greatest family
disgrace that they possessed.—
Arthur Helps.
John L. Arnold sells nothing
except us guaranteed to be as rep
resented.
In an interview Captain S. P.
Gilbert, solicitor general of the
Chattahoochee circuit, points out
defects in the Calvin vagrancy law
and suggests an amendment to
that statute which would result in
his opinoin in a great many more
convictions for vagrancy being
made in the courts than at present.
Just now when the farmers of the
state are suffering for labor and
when the usual large number of
negro loafers are to be found
about the saloons in the cities, his
views are quite timely, at it
appears that another and still 1
more vigorous effort it to be made
to put the idlers to work
Georgia.
The feature of the Calvin law
which makes it to difficult to
convict. Ckptam Gilbert says, is
the clause providing that if a
vagrant show that he has made a
bona fide-effort to get employment
be it not guilty of vagranoy. In
the average cate the defendant,
after the evidence it in, makes a
plausible statement to the effeot
that hsapplitd toaoertain person
for work. Usually that person Is
miles away and it is impracticable
to suspend the trial until he can
be found.
Captain Gilbert thinks that
after- the state shows that the
defendant is an idler, the burden
GLENN LODGE, NO. 75, I. O.
0. V.
Meets every Tuesday night at
htiUover Davison A. Lowe’s.
’ I. A. Bradbibry N. G.
. G. E. Stone. Secy.
BEBEtmr
i you
while you wait, in
the best Carbon and
Platinotype Photo
graphs. Come on
and we will take
pleasure in showing
you our samples, at
the : : : : i
“Silver Star Studio.”
116-9 BROAD STREET.
J. So and MBS M. E. SALTER
W. P. REYNOLDS
UPHOLSTER
AND —
Repairer : of : Furniture.
Corner Church and Prince.
Dr. W. M. Slaughter,
Dr. N. O’ Slaughter,
DENTISTS.
Gas given for Extraction.
Office over Turner A Hodgson'•
THE LATEST
Modes and device*, the newest Wall
Coverings and Draperies, the latest
color sthemes and decorations, jean of
experience in house paiuting, a reputa
tion for good and honest work are all st
your service.
J G. TRUSSELL,
BE ON TIME
By getting an Eight Du/, Eight
Dollar Clock, with alarm gong
and spirit g?A Get one
level for $dedl/e and be al>
ways right tnd never left," if" "*
WILSON’S AUCTION HOUSE,
East Broad Street.
DENTAL WORK
5 s *—vmst—-»d
DR. MASON, Dentist
Ortr Turner 4 Hodgson.
SOMETHING
TO THINK
ABOUT!
SOUND
BUSINESS
Judgement
f
Demands That if a Furnitvre House
Or any other house expects to be THE LEADER of low prices in their line, as we
have b en in the Furniture Line ever since opening here in May, 1904, the prices
must be cut to the very lowest point consistent with good service. This we have
done by laying off all useless men and lowering the cost of doing bu iness in every
department of our large store, corner College Avenue and Clayton Street. From the
day we opened our Furniture Store in Athens, Furniture buyers have been able to get
what they needed in the Furniture Line right here in Athens at one-fourth less than
they had been paying before we opened.
We Have Had a Successful Year's Business.
and our May trade about three times what it was last year. We feel justified since
rutting the expense in doing business in making A FURTHER CUT IN PRICES.
We have saved the people thousands of dollars in the past, and will rave them
thousands in the next twelve months. Come in and see how we do this. It is as
simple as falling off a log. And il you should need something which you fail to find
in our stock, we can ship you direct from the factory and will charge y >u only a very
small commission. We have the names and location of every Furniture Factory in
the United States.
In Addition to Furniture, We Carry
Refrigerators, Stoves, Chamber Sets, Clocks, Matting, Shades, Art Squares, Pictures,
Hammocks and Lawn Swings. Come and see us and we will make you prices.
C. J. O’FARRELL
FURNITURE COMPANY.
Corner Clayton St. and Collegfe Ave.
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WILLIAMS LODGE, NO. 5,
I. O. O. F.
Meets ever/ Monday night at Odd
Fellows Hall, corner Clayton and Jack
son street,
C. W. Shackelford, N. G.
J. A. MEALOR, Secy.
OLIVER ENCAMPMENT, No. 14
Meets every Friday night at 8
o'clock at hall over Davison &
Lowe’s. B. F. Bohnett, C. P,
J. A. Mealor, Soribe.
ATHENiE REBECCHA LODGE
Meets every Thursday night
at Odd Fellows ball.
Mrs.J. L. Thomas, N.G,
Miss Eula Carithess, Sec.
Excursion Rates Athens, Ga., to
Ashville, N. C.
The Southc.n Railway Co., announces
rate of $6.85 for the round trip Athens,
Ga , to AshviNe, N. C., account of the
Conference of Young People’s Mission
ary Association, to be held at Ashville,
N C., on June 25th to July and, 1905.
Tickets on sale june aand. 33rd and
a4th, I9O5. Final limit of all tickets
July 5th, I9Q5.
Connections best train leaving, leave
Athens on No. 292 at 7 a. m. daily ex
cept Sunday, arriving Ashville same day
at 7:40 p- m. For further information
callorpbone R. W. SIZER,
General Agent.
Phone No. 8t. 106 Clayton street.
The rates as published above are open
to the public.
Summer Tourist Rates.
The Southern Railway announces that
their Summer Tourist Rates go on sale
i une 1st, up to and including September
Oth, 1905. Week-end rates go on sale
commencing Saturday, June 3rd, and are
on*sale each Saturday in the week up to
and including September 2nd. Final
limit of all week-end tickets Tuesday
following date of sale. For further in
formation regarding the above rates,
write or phone,
R. W. SIZER, Gen. Agt.
Phone 81. I06 Clay ton St.
Sunday Excursions
TO
ATLANTA, GA.
Commencing Sunday, April 2d,
and opntinning to and inolnding
Obt. 26th, 1906, the Seaboard Air
Line Railway will tell tiokete to
Atlanta and return on Sunday! at
11.00 round trip. Tiokete eold
only tor train 41, palling Athene
at 0:08 a. in. No baggage oheoked
on these tiokete.
J. Z. Hoke, Agt., Athene, Ga.
Fan) Gneaun, T. P. A.
Atlanta Ga.
W. E. Christ lax, A. G. P. A.,
Atlanta, Ga.
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REASONS WHY
YOU SHOULD TRADE WITH
THE ATHENS ICE & COAL CO.
They sell Jhe best Coals.
They sell you full tons.
They sill you no slack.
They sell you at lowest prices.
They driver all orders promptly.
They trill fu-nish you with wood
cut and split any length regularly.
THE ATHENS ICE & COAL COMPANY.
Telephone No. 117-
FOR
BlacKsmithing, - Horseshoeing
And General ftepair Work
===== —CALL ON-- =
B. M. CHANDLER.
Water Street at intersection of Strickland Street,
Between College Avenue and River Street Bridges.
Also Machinery lor Cvttin| Back Buggy Spindles.
Athens Electric Railway Company
LIGHTS AND POWER,
Cor College Avenue and Clayton Streets
C. D. FLANIGEN, Mng.
THE GEOfiGIA NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENS
CAPITAL 8100,000. SURPLUS 820,000.
Receives account* of Banks, Corporation*^ Firms and Individual*, and offee
o depositors every accomodation, their business, balances and responsibility
warrants.
Directors: Thos. P. Vincent, Jos. N Webb, A.S. Erwin, Hamilton McWhorter,
Joa. H. Fleming, Jno. J. Wilkina.
American Bankers Money Orders for Safe Safest Way of Remitting Ay Mail
KYTLE & JACKSON,
FIRE 1NSU RANCE
AGENTS.
At Athens Hardware Co, Telephon. No. 44.
They do a general Fire Insurance bnsine>s. repre
senting the strongest and best companies in America.
A Share Of Patronage feSoIIoItetl.
Jno. J. Wilkins, President.
\V. P. Brooks, Cashier.
THE UNIVERSITY SAVINGS BANK,
STOP AMD TH1
Why give your laundry package to a
COLLACS Chinaman, when you can get better CUFFS
Only 2c. work for the same money by patroni- Only 2c.
• zing home people and white people
ATHENS EMPIRE LAUNDRY,
OORNCR CLAYTON ANOlLllSSPNIN tA-
FLEMING « COLLETT, Proprlstors.
We Devote Our Entire Time
To the telling of RA1 Estate, il you
have a farm, house and lot, or va
cant lot to sell, see us.
Yours Respectfully,
J. R. CRANE & CO.
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Hampered by the lack of funds
at the critical moment many a
man has missed the opportunity
to put hims'-lf beyond want, if not
to make a fortune. Acquire the
saving habit by putting your .first
five or ten dollar bill in this bank
forsavings, let it enlarge through
the 8 per cent interest we pay and
to be ready for the first cliauco to
nake an even bigger income.
The Athens Savings Bank.
Does a Regular Banking Business. Pays Interest on
Savings Deposits.
G. A. MELL, Cashier. MYER STERN, Pres.
M. G. MICHAEL, Vice-President.
Citizens Barber Shop
NO. 30 CLAYTON STREET.
The most experienced
white barbers.
Elegant Equipment.
Hot and eold bathe.
Absolute cleanliness in everything.
Prompt, Polite and Satisfactory Service.