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Embroidery
* Special.
Monday Morning 8:30
O'CLOCK
" e will put on Salt:
a great assortment of
Swiss. Nainsook, and
Cambric Embroidery.
You will find some
great values’ and suggest
that you come on time.
8:30 a. m. Monday
September i6th.
PINKSTON CO.
“Ilie" fieo. fl, Wheatley, Store,
Great Fall Opening Sale of Ladies’ Tailored Skirts, Dress
and Silk Goods, Ready-to-Wear Skirts, Carpets, Rugs. Mat
tings, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, Laces, Ribbons, Notions,
Gents Furnishings, Etc.
Interesting Display of Autumn Silks.
This collection embraces 20 to 25 different patterns and styles in richest
plaid, newest stripes, and small check effects for suits and shirt waists.
An elegant silk 19 inches wide at 59c.
36 inch navy blue, brown, green, white, cream and black, also changeable
effects, regular $1.25 quality at SI.OO
Superb Showing of Women’s Fall Suits*
Commencing Monday we’ll placeon sale the most complete line of ladies
and Misses Suits of Broadcloth, Cheviots, tweeds and fancy mixtures in 3-4
coats, pony and box coat styles, at $12.50, $15.50 and $18.50.
Novelty Plaid Waistings at 25 Cents.
Soft and silky, highly mercerized cotton waistings in beautiful plaids,
genuine imported weave. These are new and for the price very astonishing
vales, at 25c.
Here are the new Ginghams, also very extensively shown. These are
in Toile de Nord, Bates and A. F. C. in stripes, checks and Scotch plaids,
worth 15c, special at 12*2C.
Some Special Values in Woolen Dress Coods.
As an introductory sale we offer tomorrow’s buyers about 15 pieces
handsome new woolen dress goods for ladies suits, waists, children’s school
dresses. These are in new plaids, checks and plain effects, regular 50c
quality, special at 39c.
We are showing an extensive assortment in fancy stripes and plaids.
The combre plaid is well represented. Sheer material such as Voile in solid
colors shown in brown, navy, black and cream. They are 46 inches wide
and worth $1.25 a yard. But they won’t last long at SI.OO.
Greatest Line of Seperate Skirts We Ever Offered,
Beautiful tailored creations of finest Voile and Chiffon, Panamas, all new
styles and wonderfully pretty, correctly tailored, graceful lines, and the most
superb garments for the price we’ve ever known. From $5.00 up t0..512.50.
Trefousse Long Kid Gloves.
We have now on sale a complete line of ladies new fall glace Kid Gloves
in 12 and 16 button lengths. “The best kid glove on the market today,” in
black, white, tan, brown and gray, at $3.50 and SI.OO pair.
We are still at the old stand corner Lamar street and Cot
ton avenue.
geo. d. wheatley;
Americus, Ga.
THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1907.
‘ FINE PLANTATION FOR SALE
lam offering the “Adams” plantation of 1349 acres 7 miles
I from Americus and two and half miles from Huntington for
sale. Thisisoneof the finest places in Sumter county and
big money can be made farming this place or it could easily be
rented for 60 bales of cotton, with some little improvements.
This place joins the T. B. Hooks plantation, and is a dandy.
Come quick and get a bargain.
I have farms and plantations of all sizes. Come to see me
and get some of these land bargains. Cash or terms to suit
buyers.
LEE
The Real Estate and Insurance Man.
SLUE TWELVE YEARS
Strange Story of Girl Who Fled i
From Virginia Woods.
i
SOLD FOR $5 AND A HORSE.
Ignorant of Her Parentage, She Toiled
For Her Purchaser and Never Knew |
That There Was Anything Else In
Life.
Twelve years a white slave, ignorant
that there was a world beyond the
dark woodlands of Chesterfield coun
ty, Va., or a sphere in life above the
plow and oxen and cows, there has
lived within an hour’s ride of the capi
tal lu Richmond a girl-woman whose
history, just revealed, is the most
amazing Virginia has ever heard.
Eleanora is the only name the young
woman has ever had. Despite the life
she has been forced to live she is still
attractive. She has big brown eyes
and a heavy mass of dark hair. Under
other circumstances she might have
been beautiful. But she is as ignorant
as a savage. She never saw a school,
if she ever heard of one. She did not
know what the word meant.
The twelve years of Eleanora's slav
ery have held nothing but hard, bitter
work. In rough clothing, sometimes
man's trousers and boots, she was
obliged to fell trees with an ax, to
guide the ox team that drew the
plow across the hard, stony fields, to
dig ditches and clam streams and to
care for the farm animals.
She received no reward. She was
permitted no pleasure. A shakedown
bed on an attic floor and a scant al-
Jowance of food were all she got out of
ier years of labor.
Eleanora since her arrival in Rich
mond not long ago has been working
to support herself, while her friends
are investigating her history. She
laughed like a child when she received
her first wages. She seldom saw any
money and had never had a cent of her
own before.
There came to Richmond a commit
tee of farmers from the Virginia hills
in Chesterfield, and they told the story
to J. Kent Rawley, an attorney. He
journeyed out into the country and in
vestigated. From what he saw and
heard he became convinced of the truth
of the tale. Then the farmers and
neighbors who knew of Eleanora's suf
ferings contributed from their small
savings enough to retain Mr. Rawley.
He is soon to bring suit against Elea
nora’s late master. .
IL< was on the farm of J. J. Cawdey, ?
dairyman, that Eleanora spent her lite,
and against Cawley the suit will be
brought, alleging he bought her when
she was a child and has kept her in
peonage ever since.
From information and rumor picked
up from various sources Lawyer Raw
ley has pieced together a story some
thing like this:
Twenty-one years ago a man and a
woman lived in an old house near the
hut of old Falmore, the hermit of Ches
terfield county. A child was born to
them, a little girl, who Avas called
Eleanora. The father's name was Gul
der or Gulden. The mother was Lizzie
Murrin or Morrell. Within a month
after the birth of the child the father
disappeared. Soon afterAvard the moth
er vanished, too, and in some fashion
the baby Avas cared for by the hermit.
Nine years later Palmore retired still
farther into the woods. But before he
went, the story has it. he offered the
child to Cawley for $5 and an old
broken down horse that the dairyman
had turned out to die.
CaAvley, it is said, bought the girl,
gave the hermit the money and horse,
and there is a story of a signed and
sealed paper passing between the men
over the bargain.
At all events Eleanora lias been on
the Cawley place ever since. She learn
ed that she Avas not the Cawleys’ child
and asked them who her parents were,
but they never told her. Neither Avould
Palmore, Avhom she saw occasionally.
Long ago she ceased trying to learn
her identity and became a hopeless,
spiritless slave. She did not even have
ambition enough to escape. She did
not knoAV there were cities and towns
near Chesterfield county.
CLOTHING TO ORDER
at Sills & Scheider, L. E. Hays
& Co. of Cincinnati will have
their Fall Opening Saturday,
Sept. 14th; Monday and Tues
day. 14 3t
See Bagley's buggies belore you buy
Special price to cash customers or will
sell on terms to• suit customer.
GERMANS PREPARING
FOR CELEBRATION
German-Americans At Savannah
Plan Festival.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 13.—German-Am
ericans, of whom there are many in
Savannah, are making plans on an
elaborate scale for a celebration of
German Day, October 10. Various
committees have been named, and the
preparations look to a great celebra
ticin at Schwartzville, near the city.
German organizations of other cities
of this section will be invited to visit
Savannah and participate
TAKES A POSITION
WITH BIG COMPANY
Americus Young Man Enters
Insurance Field.
Mr. Max Littlejohn left yesterday
for Greensboro, N. C., to enter upon
a very desirable position recently
tendered him by the Dixie Fire In
surance Co. Mr. Littlejohn is thor
oughly well qualified to discharge the
duties of this responsible position and
his many Americus friends, Avhile re
gretting to Avitness his departure,
will wish for him every success in
his chosen field of endeavor.
DEMAND REOPENING
TELEGRAPH OFFICES
Georgia Cities Weary of the
Long Waiting.
ATLANTA, Sept. 13.—Georgia
toAvns still without telegraphic com
munication are Avearied with long
waiting. Today the towns of Mariet
ta, Griffin, Gainesville and Cedar
town appealed to the Railroad Com
mission to demand the reopening of
their offices.
“SLABS” ARE HANDED
THOSE FROM SOUTH
Southern Lumbermen Given the
Light End.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 13.—Savannah
ians attending the Humber convention
held at Philadelphia, who returned to
day, say that the Southern lumber
men got the “short end” of every ques
tion that came up. The Southerners,
according to the Savannahians, were
particularly aggrieved because of the
attitude of the New York and Balti
more representatives of the trade.
TO NEW YORK AND
RETURN, S3O 33
By Seaboard Railway and Octal*
Steamship Company.
On September 15th, 16th, 17th and
18th, the Seaboard Airline Railway
will sell round trip tickets, Americus
to New York, for $30.55, limited to
leave New York, returning, fifteen
days from date of sale. The route is
by Seaboard Airline to Savannah and
thence by Ocean Steamship Co. to
NeAv York. Tickets at this reduced
price include berths and meals aboard
ship, each direction.
“What was the matter with that cou
ple on their honeymmoon trip
abroad?” “I believe the bridegroom
anticipated too much.” “In Avhat
way?” “He was half-seas over before
the \-essel fairly left port.”—Balti
more American.
Moody’s Magazine says the attacks
upon the railroads are due to the fact
that at last we have a crop of passless
statesmen. Also to the fact that more
legislators are trying to pass for
statesmen.
Defeat is all the more bitter when
the victor is one of those I told-you-so
persons.
SOCIAL ANDJTRSONAL LIFE
Brevities That Tell of Movements of Americus
Folk sand Friends.
News Items of City Life That Are Chronicled Briefly for Busy
Readers.
Genuine leather purses and Card
Cases at Bell’s, the leading jeweler.
Mr. H. J. Sneed of Quincy, Fla., was
a business visitor in Americus yester
day morning.
Mr. S. A. Swain of Dawson came
up to Americus yesterday upon a
short business trip.
H. T. Newell of Columbus, was in
Americus yesterday, stopping at the
Hotel Windsor while here.
C. S.Johnson Avas among other
Maconians coming to Americus yes
terday upon business.
/Mr. Joe W. Hightower has return
ed to Americus after an extended
business trip to the Northwest^
Misses Emily and Elizabeth Read,
after a very delightful A’isit in Ameri
cus, returned yesterday to their home
in Cordele. >
Misses Mamie Wyatt, Fay Williams
and cousin, Miss Williams of Atlanta,
have gone to Ellaville to spend two
days Avith friends.
Mr. H. C. Robinson, Avith the Avell
knoAvn Charleston cotton house of
Whaley & Rivers, Avas a visitor in
Americus yesterday.
FUNERAL EXERCISES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Mr. William T. Stanfield Will
Be Buried Then.
The funeral of Mr. William T.
Stanfield will be conducted on Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock from his
late residence on College street. Rev.
James B. Lawrence will conduct the
services, concluding same at Oak
grove Cemetery, after which the rit
ual of the Elks, of which the deceased
was a member, will be held. Mrs.
Stanfield and little daughter reached
their saddened and desolate home yes
terday morning, arriving from Ashe
ville, while Miss Mattie Stanfield, sis
ter of the deceased, and two of his
brothers will arrive this morning
from Norfolk to attend the funeral
services.
PROMINENT VISITORS
ATTENDED WEDDING
Out-of'town' Guests at Wyatt-
Haslam Nuptials.
The out of toAvn guests attending
the Wyatt-Haslam Avedding, left yes
terday for their homes in Marshall
ville. Among the party were, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Haslam, Mrs. Marshall
Haslam, Mrs. Sam McGhee, Mr. Geo.
Haslam, Dr. and Mrs. Haslam Hafar,
Miss Mary Niles, Master Charley Has
lam, Miss Theodosia Haslam, Mr.
and Mrs. Roe Frederick, Mr. A. P.
Haslam, Mr. and Mrs. Felder Freder
ick, Miss Love, Mr. George Rice, Mr.
John Sperry, Dr. Nelson, Mr. Tom
Taylor, and Miss Riley, of Perry, Ga.
ATLANTA REACHING
RAG WARD ALREADY
Yesterday’s Ball Victory Gives
Her the Pennant.
ATLANTA, Sept. 13—Atlanta went
crazy again today when her bunch
scored another victory over the Little
Rock team playing here, Atlanta Avin
ning in a score of 9 to 3. As Mem
phis loses a game and Atlanta wins
two from Little Rock this week, lo
cal fans already feel the rag within
their grasp.
GOES TO NEW FIELD
TO ENTER ON DUTY
Prof. Duncan and Family Go
Away.
Prof. J. A. Duncan, for two years
principal of Furlow School and a\lio
resigned from the faculty recently to
accept a similar position in Columbus
left with his family yesterday for
that city. Prof. Duncan is a most
capable instructor, and his many
friends in Americus will wish him
continued success in his new field.
Call up Loving's Stables, phone 81,
for baggage transfer. ts.
M. W. D. Wells Avas a promiment
citizen of Smithville coming to Am
ericus yesterday.
j Prof. L. D. Lockhart has returned
from an extended business trip in the
West and in Canada.^
Mrs. W. C. Wright returned home
yesterday from a visit of several days
to relatives in Macon.
Mrs. J. J. Holliday has returned
home from a visit of some length to
relatives at Parrott, Ga.
Mr. B. F. Dillon, Avith the Western
Union Telegraph Co., at Jacksonville,
was in Americus yesterday.
Mrs. Macon Dudley after a visit to
Dr. and Mrs. J. I. Darby in Columbus,
has gone to Chattanooga as the
guest of relatives.
Miss Sarah Wheeler, a member of
the congenial party of Americus peo
ple spending the summer at Colorado
Springs, returned home yesterday
morning.
Mr. John R. Leamon, a former resi
dent of Americus for many years,
came down from Atlanta yesterday
and is spending a day or tAvo in his
old home.
LEAVES MOUNTAINS
FOR AMERICUS
Judge Littlejohn Has Returned
Home.
After a summer delightfully spent
in the cool recesses of romantic Na
choochee Valley, Judge Z. A. Little
john has returned to his home in
Americus to again resume his duties
upon the bench. He arrived yester
day, and bears evidence of having toy
ed with mountain zephyrs and quaffed
the healing waters that gush from
every hillside. It has ben a period of
delightful rest and soulful recreation,
and thus rejuvenated he dons again
the ermine for the fall campaign in
the courts^*
READY FOR RIOTING
SHOULD IT OCCUR
Steps Will Be Taken to Suppress
Riot.
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept 13.—Unus
ual precautions are being taken along
the northern boundary of Mexico to
quell any incipient revolutions that
may possibly be inaugurated next
Monday, the annual independence day
of the republic. This has always been
a favorite time for the junatas along
the border to spring rebellions, and
the authorities are determined not to
he caught napping, although little real
trouble is anticipated. All the army
posts along the frontier have been
fully garrisoned and a large number
of secret service men posted in the
border towns.
MR FULFORD BURIED
FRIDAY IN SCHLEY
Remains Are Interred At Old
Home.
The remains of Mr. Charles Ful
ford, whose tragic death occurred here
on Thursday evening, were carried
yesterday morning to Mount Vernon
Cemetery in Schley county, near his
old home, for interment. The funeral
party left Americus for Ellaville
aboard the 6:30 Central train yester
day morning and thence by private
conveyance to the burial grounds sev
eral miles In the country.
COMPANY IS FORMED
TO RAISE TOBACCO
Valdosta Will Begin It Upon A
Sound Basis.
VALDOSTA, Sept. 13.—The great
success attending the cultivation of
tobacco in the country about Bain
bridge and Quincy has inspired citi
zens here to do likewise. Today a
stock company with $50,000 capital
was organized and will begin ex
tensively to cultivate tobacco here.