The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
THE COLLEGE CITY.
Close Of Athens city SchooIS-Other
Items OF Interest

Athens. Ga. NAY 1.-THE city schools
Of Athens closed for the session to-day
The year that has just closed has been
one Of remarkable property in the his
tory Of Athens schools The attendance
has largely increased and the work done
by both teachers and scholars has been
of the highest order
The State Normal School attendance is
constantly on the increase The enroll
ment mas now reached 49, These teachers
represent ntty-fiVe counties in Georgia and
consequently hail from every section Of
the state President Bradwell expects the
summer attendance upon the school 10 be
az least % II not more. and Is IN a guam
dairy just now how 20 provide -accOmmoda-
lions for all who come.
Knox Institute for cOlOred youths has
held ITS commencement here. II is under
the management OF l. S. Clark. a very
deserving cOlOred teacher. Its industrial
department, covering work in sewing, car
pentry and printing showed up very
credlJably Recently large additions TO
the facilities Of the industrial depart
ment has been made.
session OF the grand lodge Of Odd Eel
lows. The Athens delegates TO the At
lanta session are Messrs. n. c. Watson
Williams lodge, a. b. Harper Of Clarke
Lodge and w. p. Nonderan of Glenn
Mr.. Moses Myers. a prominent Jewish
merchant of this city, was buried here
yesterday with Masonic hOnors. He was
AZ the time CT his death president Of the
Jewish synagogue and vice president OF
the Athens Savings Bank. He had served
the city as an alderman and was one of
her most prominent citizens.
President ]. II. DOotsOn, Of the Athens
knitting mill, viii return nome this week
from New York, and then the new ma
ch.nery Of that industry will be put in
place at the Swift building on Foundry
street
Mrs. Rutherford Lipscumb. the young
est daughter of Capt c. G. Talmadge,
had a thrilling experience in returning
from Washington D. c., to attend her
fathers funeral. When she arrived at
Lula junction she found that the only way
in which she could reach Athens in time
for the funeral was to ride through the
country Sunday night. She hired good
team and started for Athens Sunday
evening. At Harmony Grove fresh
horses were pressed into service, and al
3 O'Clock Monday morning the forty miles
mad been covered and she was at home.
The recent land sale of the Athens Park
and Improvement Company will result
in number of new houses going up at
once Several contracts for new resi-
dences have already been made.
The old First Baptist church building
Is being torn away to give place to the
new $4,000 church edifice Rev w H
Young preached the last sermon in the
old church Sunday. Among the inter
eSted listeners was the venerable Prof.
Williams Rutherford now rs years old.
He witnessed the erection of this build
ing and now witnesses its demolition.
Prof. Rutherford has been in bad health
for some time, but is now greatly inn
proved.
The contract for the completion of EN-
manuel Episcopal church has been award
ed to Watson Bros. at $3,1O0 The work
of completion win be pushed rapidly.
This section of the state has enjoyed
splendid rains for the past week and
crop prospects have frightened cOnsid-
erably.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w Lucas cele-
brated the golden anniversary of their
wedding yesterday and were the recipe
ents of many hearty congratulations.
The late Capt. c. G. Talmadge left a will
disposing of about $4,000 Of property; one
NTH to his wife and the balance equally
divided between his two children.