The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-16
THE NEWS AT ATHENS.
Clarke VIII Build Better Country
school Houses-sundry Notes.

ScnoOi hOuses-Sundry Notes.
Athens. Ga. April ia few months
since in talking to the Morning News cor
respondent here. State School Commits
sioner G. r. Glenn. outlined his ideas as
to the necessary improvements for the
common school system of Georgia, and
among other things he stressed the point
of the urgent need of better school houses
in the country districts The county
board of education of Clarke county have
discussed the ideas of the state school
commissioner. and as a result of their
discussion, Mr. William Henry Morton.
chairman of the board. has gone before
the grand jury with a request for an APP
preparation with which to erect new
school houses in the country districts. The
grand jury has this matter under care
full consideration and 1t is believed the APP
preparation will be made.
Prof. c. p. Wilcox of the University
Of Georgia, has returned home from a
visit TO. his sons In Montgomery Ala.
DR., H.. G: White and Prof. J. B. Hun
nicutt of the state college of agriculture
and mechanic arts, have returned from a
trip to South Georgia, where they estab-
hshed a farmers institute at Boston, Ga.
and one at cambridge, Ga
The varsity base ball team is now ready
to meet the Techs. That game will be
played here and after the game will be
an an elegant picnic to be given by the CHI
Phi fraternity.
The Athenaeum, one of the most promi-
nent social clubs in Georgia, held It's an
as follows: President, Billups Phinzy;
vice president, w. w. Thomas; secretary,
A: H. Patterson; treasurer, A. w. Griffith
The club is in splendid condition.
There is we'll defined rumors afioat here
that the 800 horse power at Barnett
shoals, about twelve miles from this CITY
is to be haTnessed to huge dynamos. that
used for various manufacturing purposes
Monroe b. Morton, a leading negro poll.
tician of this city. and a delegate from the
Eighth district to the national republican
convention, has been announced for con.
gress by several of his colored friends
Morton says he will in all probability make
the race against the democratic nominee
OF course II would be a mere matter OF
form as the democratic nominee will be
Overwhelmingly elected. There is some.
thing significant in Morton's almost an.
nounced candidacy, however as the ne.
groes here are registering in large mum
bers.
The "Woman's Exchange held its for
NAL opening here to-day.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A
Lambert who was badly scalded a few
days since by falling in bucket of hot
The Athens Park and Improvement
Company, under its new organization per
fected s last month, Is putting new life intC
of residence lots in the near future
The Polar Ice Works, owned by G. e
Lyndon, and the Athens Ice Works, own
ed by Gustavus Rexinger, have been con
solidated.
Prof. Sylvanus Morris, Capt H. H
Carlton and other are getting up ar
of raising funds with which to send :
number of confederate veterans of limited
means to the unveiling of the Davis mon
ument in Richmond.
Secretary Hoke Smith has returned t.
the national capital. His family remain
in Athens, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
A. L. Hull, and the secretary will return
to Georgia soon and deliver a number
| of speeches in behalf of sound money