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AN INCIDENT OF THE FORTIES
RECALLED DV LADIES HERE
May Queen ot 1846 is Again Crowned With
Laurel By Girlhood Friends as
Sixty-Five Years Ago
At the handsome home of Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Wheatley there was en
acted a day or two ago a little scene
a'ike beautiful and touching, one that
brought tears to the eyes of those
present as they recalled an incident
wellnigh similar transpiring here six
ty-five Tong years ago.
It was a happy May Day afEair of the
forties in Americus, in which all pres
ent upon this latter occasion had par
ticipated.
The “May Queen’’ of 1846 was again
crowned Queen of May” in 1911—six
tj-iive years thereafter, and t>y the
same fair hands which before put flow
ers upon her brow.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley, in the quiet
ude of their beautiful home, -were call
ed upon on this bright May morning
by Mrs. Lamandra Godwin and sister,
Mrs. Laura Rogers, both girlhood
friends of Mrs. Wheatley. The visit
ors bore a wreath which they tenderly
placed upon her forehead.
Tears of joy and affection filled the
eyes of all present, and for a moment
no words were spoken. Hearts were
too full for utterance.
The crowning of Mrs. Wheatley
marked a delightful occasion in her
girlhood days when as May Queen at
a festival here she was thus similarly
honored by a bevy of girl friends,
among them Mrs. Rogers and Mrs.
Godwin, who thus pleasantly surpris
ed their queen again.
The May festival of 1846 was held in
a pretty grove surrounding the little
village schoolhouse occupying the
present site of Col. Frank Lanier’s
MRS. HOLT IS HONOREE
AT BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE
Miss Ada Wooten Entertains
For Her Guests
Miss Ada Wooten entertained Tues
day afternoon at one of the largest
and most delightful bridge parties
marking the social season here, the
occasion being in honor of her guest,
Mrs. W. N. Holt, of Raleigh. Eleven
tables were thus used and about these
assembled a half hundred fair devo
tees of the ever-fascinating game of
bridge.
The spacious parlors of the Hotel
Windsor were beautiful in a wealth of
spring rotes, while multi-colored sweet
peas were used in prodigal abundance
as well.
The scene thus presented was one
of surpassing beauty, and no like oc
casion ir. .Americus this season was
more altogether delightful.
When the score was completed and
the handsome trophies had been pre
sented the fortunate ones, a delicious
menu with ices was daintily served.
The following guests enjoyed Miss
Wooten’s hospitality:
Mesdames Frank Harrold, Walter
Maynard, J. W. Hightower, LAllen Hill.
J. I. Kalmon, C. A. Fricker, W. A. Dod
son, J. L. Sparks, Lee Council, Em
mett McNulty, Frank Lanier, W. D.
Moreland H. R. Johnson, C .O. Niles
Ira Lowe, Barlow Council, W. B.
Young, R. P. Moore, Alice Cobb, H. B.
Allen, iS. L. Sills, Mrs. Miller.
Misses Em Eldridge, tSarah Mathis,
Rebecca Mathis, Lynn Mathis, Naomi
Neal, of White Springs, Fla.; Mattie
Lewis Dodson, Flo Rene Watts, of
Griffin: Hazel Tower, Mamie McAr
thur, Emma Mae Borum, V< rginia
Gunn. Lula Mathis, Elizabeth Hollis,
Mattie Rylander,' Caroline Pinkston, of
Albany; Nan Philpot, of Cuthbert;
Gertrude Jossey, Willie Rutherford,
Emma Lee, Mattie Cobb, Mary Fort,
Eva Marie Miller, Carrie Bird.
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testants are urged to make the best of
the time between now and the day
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Votes, and votes only mUI deter
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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER.
handsome home. That was a long
while ago, sixty-five years, and many
changes have occurred since then
when Americus had only 500 inhabi
tants.
In the merry throng that crowned
beautiful Miss Mary Dudley Queen of
May were four sisters, Misses Laman
dra McCrary, Leonora McCrary, Laura
and Lamira McCrary, pretty young
girls in their teens. A fairer quintette
of happy young lassies could not have
been found in the Southland.
And all of these, besides another
sister of the Misses McCrary, Mrs. J. P.
Chapman, of Americus, are still here—
dear old ladies in the sunset of long
and happy life.
Two of these it were who a day or
two ago recalled the happy May Day
ircident of 1846—Mrs. Laura Rogers
and Mrs. Lamandra Godwin —and gave
to Mrs. Mary Dudley Wheatley, their
queen of many generations agone
another crown of flowers emblematic
of the pure love they still bore for
her.
Could any incident be more touch
ingly lu autiful and pathetic
These dear old ladies, all of them,
have long since passed the allotted
“three score years and ten," probably
near the eightieth milestone in life's
journey, and the recollection of the
happy incident in their girlhood days
herein refered to is one of the bright
est spots on memory’s pages.
Again the three friends sang the
sweet old songs of girlhood, whiie Mrs.
Rogers presented a beautiful little
poem composed by herself and appro
priate to this happy occasion.
PLOWING UP STREET TO
OBTAIN FIRM SURFACE
Lee Street Will Be Given Top
Dressing
Lee street from Church southward,
resembled a newly ploughed field yes
terday when two monster plows pulled
by an engine ripped its smooth sur
face and turned up th# solid red clay
to the depth of six or eight inches.
This work of the street department is
done with the view of securing an
even smoother surface than before, as
it is claimed that the soil had become
deadened to an extent and would not
hold other soil placed upon it in fill
ing holes worn in the roadway. The
street will be very rough for a time,
but when settled and rolled the sur
face will doubtless be vastly improv
ed by the process adopted.
YELLOWJACKETS
WERE STUNG BY
JUNIOR CHAMPS
-
Yesterday afternoon witnessed a
spirited struggle in baseballdom of
the juvenile variety, when the local
Yellowjackets and Junior Champs
mixed it. The Champs came out vic
torious by a score of sto 4. The bat
tery for the Champs was Lane and
Dodson, while Smith and iMauk did the
tossing and receiving for the Yellow
jackets.
See iotails of Grand Subscription
Contest on Page 6. Prizes: Diamond
Ring, Diamond Brooelies, Gold
Watches, set with Diamonds.
It seems easier to economize on re
ligion than on anthing else.
The hotter the cook’s temper the
colder the soup she can send in.
chance to win votes, a chance to win
votes more easily than at any other
'time in the Contest.
Every contestant should let her
friends know that subscriptions now
count so very high that it is impor
tant that they give their aid as freely
as possible at this time, as well as in
the future. Get as many subscriptions
as you can now; much may depend ou
your efforts in the next few days.
Every one who is anxious to know
whether it is too late to get her name
in the Contest should remember that
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tion Hanks. Now is one of the best
t’mes to enter, as*subscriptions count
so much. Send in your nomination
i blanks at oi.ee and get into the game
with all your might.
Watch The Times-Recorder for the
list of names of the candidates, for it
is likely to appear any day.
NEWLYWEDS CAUGHT
IN NUPTIAL COUCH
Bed Closed Up on Them in
Wee Sma’ Hours
Philadelphia May 3.—A Hot Springs,
Va., dispatch to the Record says:
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Kohn, of Phila
delphia, stOll survive, but it isn't their
fault. It was 2a. m. and in the fash
ionable Homestead Hotel, all was quiet
this morning when a “gum shoe,” pa
trolling the hall, heard strange sounds
coming from room No. 909. %
“Sounds like an iS. O. S. call,” said
he, and using his pass key he went in
side. There he found the senders of
the distress signal, though hut one
night out of port on the ship of matri
mony, on the rocks. Only their feet
were visible, the rest of their anatomy
being covered by bedding and the
headboard of the bedstead, a piece of
furniture which had utterly collapsed.
Gasps and smothered cries for help
came, indicating strangulation already
in an advanced stage. The “gum shoe”
did the natural thing under the ci--
cnmstances. He grabbed hold of th»
protruding feet and milled with yank
after yank until something gave way
and out came the bride and groom.
The groom and the “gum shoe" got
their breath at the same time and
started in to explain, while the white
faced, pink-eared little bride made
has’e to cover her pretty laoe “nighty”,
with a blanket. By this time the broom
had stammered that he didn’t know
how it happened. The night clerk lap- j
poared and suggested a removal to an
other room. The story got out and Mr. j
and Mrs. Kohn departed in search of j
a comunity not so appreciative of a
joke.
CONSUMPTIVE SYMPTOMS
Removed ly YJjici- A Genuine fas*
Reported From Newark, 0.
Newark, O.—“About two years ago
my wife was in very poor health. For
three months she suffered from a
bad cough which had settled on her
lungs—she was run-down, reduced in
flesh and had all the symptoms of con
sumption. She began taking Vinol and
before the fLst bottle was gone she
was improved in health —before she
had finished her third bottle, her
cough was {.one and she was well.
“We cannot say too much in praise
of Vinol.—N. L. Stebleton.” (We guar
antee this testimonial to be genuine.)
in pulmonary troubles Vinol shows
its power for good. Ht goes to the
seat of trouble, heals the inflamed
surfaces and cures the cause of the
cough.
In hundreds of cases where cod
liver oil and emulsions have failed,
Vinol has succeeded because it con
tains all the curative value they do—
but its good work is not retarded by
useless grease and oil.
Try a bottle of Vinol with the un
derstanding that your money will be
returned if it does not help you. Dod
son’s Pharmacy, Am/ericus, Ga.
STAR WITNESS IN BABY
MURDER CASE MISSING
Larceny Charge Best Against Mrs.
, Bratton.
Atlanta, May 3.—-Mrs. J. L. Brat
ton, who was a nurse at the house of
Mrs. Rachael Lynn, now held for in
fanticide, and who was looked upon
as the star witness in the case against
the woman, is said to have disappear
ed. A warrant had been issued against
Mrs. Bratton charging her with lar
ceny, but when a search was made
for her she could not be found.
It is said the case against Mrs. Lynn,
now being investigated by the grand
jury, depends very much on Mrs. Brat
ton's testimony.
The proof of the pudding may be in
the eating, but the proof of the sauce
Is on the breath.
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Qier-Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
Weak and unhealth/ kidneys are re
sponsible for much sickness and suffering.
therefore, if kidney
trouble is permitted to
| continue, serious re
sults are most likely
to follow. Y’our other
organs may need at
tention, but your kid
neys most, because
they do most and
should have attention
I
_ first. Therefore, when
your kidneys are weak or out of order,
you can understand how quickly your en
tire body is affected and how every organ
Beems to fail to do its duty-.
If you are sick or “ feel badly,” begin
taking the great kidney remedy, Dr.
.Kilmer's Swamp-Root. A trial will con
vince you of its great merit.
The mild and immediate effect of
Swamp-Root, the great Kidney and
bladder remedy, is soon realized. It
stands the highest because its remarkable
health restoring properties have been
proven in thousands of the most distress
ing cases. If you need a medicine you
should have the best.
Sold by druggists in
fifty-cent and one-dol
lar sizes. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling yon Hom. o> s-.mi-tw.
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. Don’t make any mis
take, but remember the name, Swamp-
Root, and don't let a dealer sell you
something in place of Swamp-Rcct-- J*
you do you will b« disappointed.
| COTTON MARKETS i;
New York, May 3. —The cotton
market opened steady at an advance
of 5 to 9 points this morning in re
sponse to higher cables than expected,
larger English spot sales, bullish
Manchester trade advice®, and a
weather report showing continued
showers and low temperatures in the
many sections of the South. There
was a good deal of realizing on the
initial advance and one of the local
spot houses had some May for sale,
while private predictions of better
weather in the near future inspired
some selling of the new crop for a re
action Prices eased off consequent
ly, but there was a renewal of
old crop bull support around 15.31
for May, or about 2 points above the
closing figures of yesterday, but the
market during the middle of the
morning was nervous and irregular.
The eastern belt forecast was con
sidered fairly favorable, as it called
for generally fair weather except
for showers in parts of Georgia and
frost predicted.
New York Futures.
New York, May 3.—Cotton futures
closed steady:
Open Close.
January 13.03 12.98
March 13.13 ,13.07@08
Mhy ... ... ..........15-38 10.34@3->
July 15.38 15.35@36
August 14.89 14.84@85
September 13.69 13.64@65
October 13.15 13.10@11
December 13.05 12.99@13
Cottonseed For Sale
I jhave for sale one hundred
bushels of pure
“King” Improved Cottonseed
at one dollar per bushel, delivered
at my farm or f. o. b. at Leslie, Ga.
The King Improved is well
known as the best seed adopted to
this climate. It gis impervious to
cotton blight, and very prolific in
yield. Address orders to me at
Smithville. Ga., R. F. D.
D. C. JONES.
I CASH FOR LUMBER
I buy Yellow Pine Lumber, Rough and Dressed, Laths and Shingles. Pay |J
Cash F. O. B. Mills. Write lull particulars, as to size and lengths. |
R. M. JONES
Reference 1519 4th Nat’l. Bank Bldg. "
American Nat’l. Bank. Atlanta, Ga. .
ROYAL
Baking Powder
Economy
The manufacturers of Royal Bak
ing Powder have always declined
to produce a cheap baking powder
at the sacrifice of quality.
Royal Baking Powder is made from
puie grape cream of tartar, and is
the embodiment of all the excellence
possible to be attained in the high
est class baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder costs only a
fair price, and is more economical
at its price than any other leavening
agent, because of the superlative
quality and absolute wholesomeness
of the food it makes.
Mixtures made in imitation of baking powders, but containing alum,
are frequently distributed from door to door, or given away in grocery
stores. Such mixtures are dangerous to use in food. In England,
France, Germany and some sections of the United States their sale is
prohibited by law. Alum is a dangerous mineral acid, and all
physicians condemn baking powders containing it.
The label of alum baking powdera must
show the Ingredients.
READ THE LABEL
New Orleans, May 3.—Cotton fu
tures opened steady at an advance of
4 to 7 points on good cables in con
tinued unfavorable "weather reports
from the cotton belt. After the call
shorts covered and put the old crop
months 8 to 19 points over yesterday’s
close; the new crops were put 5
to 6 over. (Longs took profits on
this 'advance and their offerings more
than supplied the demand with the
result that at the end of the first half
'hour of business the list was unchang
ed to 2 points up, compared with yes
terday’s close.
The market was quiet and steady
throughout the morning session.
Traders on both sides appeared to
desire to wait for new developments
before increasing their lines. Longs
were profit takers, steadily and fur
nished the bulk of the offerings o?
the morning.
In the afternoon the market was
quiet and featureless. At 2 o’clock
the old crops were 4 to 6 points over
yesterday’s last quotations, while the
new crops were unchanged compared
with that level.
(Yew Orleans Futures.
New Orleans, May 3.—Cotton fu
tures closed steady at 2 points up to
3 points down, compared with yester
day’s close. <
Open Close
May 15.40 15.33
I July 15.46 15.3!)
.August 14.69 14.60
I October 13.14 13.06
December 13.06 12.99