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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 8, 1920
TREASURE HUNT
SEEN AS FUTILE
Discovery of 25 Skele
tons Off Galveston is
Discerdited
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 8—
Searchers after buried silver on the
mainland, opposite Pete Island, 18
miles southeast of (Jar pus Christi
Tex., probaly are doomed to disap
pointment, in the opinion of Dr. J.
0. Dyer, a local Writer on historical
and scientific subjects. The rush of
treasure seekers began with the dis
covery recently of 25 skeletons pop
ularly believed by many to be those
of members of the crew of a Span
ish treasure ship which foundered
off the Texas coast early in the eight
eenth century. No record is available
of any such wreck.
The “life” of a skeleton buried in
the sands of the beaches of the coast
al country. Dr. Dyer points out, is
not over 40 years.
He says alsb treasure ships from
Mexico to Spain were discontinued
after 1820, partly because -of the
activities of Jean Lafitte’s fleet of
buccaneers
Even before that time the Span
iards tried to avoid excessive losses
from storms and Lafitte’s fleet of
buccaneering vessels and 50 Span
iards transported less than 20 tons of
silver bullion to the vessel. Then, the
current rate in Mexico was approx
imately $lO a troy pound. The most
valuable of all Lafitt’s prizes, the
Sevilla, carried only $150,000 in spe
cie.
Lafitt’s captured treasure, ac
cording to the records extant, was
buried in three caches. Two of these
were located on Galveston Island and
the third on a small island to the
east which was completely washed,
away during a storm in 1829.
There have been many reports of 1
the discovery on this coast of caches .
of coin or chests from trading ships 1
containing from $3,000 to $5,000. i
FRIENDSHIP
Walter Hagerson returned to At-'
lanta Thursday after spending July :
with his mother and sister.
Mrs. O. V. Bailey, of Acworth, ar- ;
rived last week and will be the guest ■
of her sisters, Mrs. Cornelia Hager
son and Mrs. John Mashburn for
some time.
Mrs. Jennie Drane. Mr. and Mrs. ,
Eugene Drane and Misses Virginia I
and Eleanor Drane spent Thursday ,
afternoon at Myrtle Springs.
Miss Julia Holly left Saturday for
Atlanta.
Mrs. Ida Wright was a visitor in
Plains Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wells and
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AT $3.00.
Jersey Tops with strong Heather
bloom ruffles, all colors; the style
and quality are remarkably good for
the price, - $3.00
Bxlo CREX RUGS
AT $9.85.
Now is an excellent time to choose
the floor coverings you have in mind.
These rugs are pretty and serviceable,
plain centers with plain borders, all
colors, or fancy centers with plain
or fancy borders; regular $12.50
value, at each $9.85
SCHOOL STOCKINGS, BLACK
AND WHITE, AT 35c.
Os fine lisle cotton lxl ribbed,
black and white, every size from 5 to
9 1-2, every pair taken from the 50c
and now offered at, pair, 35c, three
pairs for ....SI.OO
PRETTY CREPE de CHINE
SHIRTINGS AT $2.50.
Regular selling price of this grade
has been $4 per yard. We have now
some of the prettiest patterns that
we have shown this season, to close
at, yard $2.50
PEPPERAL WIDE
SHEETING REDUCED.
Get your sheets and pillow cases
now at the lowest prices they have
Reached in one year. Unbleached
72-inch at 76c; 81-inch 84c; 90-inch
92c; bleached, 72-inch 84c; 81-inch
92c; 90-inch 99c.
MEN’S COLLARS, FOR LARGE ,
SIZE MEN, AT $2.00 DOZEN.
Guaranteed first quality and every.
one were taken from the 25c lines.:
The smaller sizes sold fast but the
large sizes are still here, sizes 16 1-2,
17 1-2 18, 18 1-2 and 19, every col
lar is perfect and every one is worth
25c, sold in lot of not less than 6 (
for the price, per dozen $2,001
UNCLE SAM SEA ISLAND
AT 28c. ...
Just two weeks ago we were selling
this grade at 35c yard,
smooth, perfect weave, it will b’each
and looks like linen, full yard wide,
now yard ZBc
MEN'S UNION SUITS
AT 98c.
Made of good quality pajama
checks, elastic seam back, acetic
style knee length, regularly $1.50,
now -• f 98c
100 PIECE DINNER SET FREE 1
Now on display in our window.
With everv cash sale wou get a ticket
here for the amount you traded. The
one that has the greatest amount at
the end of the week gets this beauti
ful 100-piece set free.
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Forsyth St., Next Bank of Comerco
AMERICUS, GA.
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Misses Josephine and Dorris Wells!
were visitors in Americus Saturday:
afternoon.
Those going from here to Concord ■
to the ice cream festival were R. E. I
Wells, Ed Wright. William Wool
ridge, Ernest Wells, Misses Blanche I
Wright and Eleanor Wells.
Mrs. Rosa McGarrah had as her
guests Sunday and Sunday night Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Carter of Ellaville,'
Otis Wellons, of Plain-, Mrs. Natnan
Murray and lilttie Misses Alleen and ■
Rosalie Murray, of Americus.
Miss Christine Harris is in Buena
Vista attending school.
Mrs. Sallie Smith and Ed Smith
of Plains. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Smith
and Eugene Langford of Draneville,
and Mr. Powden of near Americus,'
were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Wal-i
ter Smith Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlin Chappell and
children and Mr. and Mrs, H. M.
Smith, of near Americus were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wells Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Harris, of
Sumter, spent last week here the
guests of Mrs. Blake Harris.
Claude Daniel stopped here Mon
day night en route to Americus
from Talbotton.
Mrs. John Harris an family of
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Our kitchen
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Friendship were supper guests of
Mrs. John McDonald in Plains Tues
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Drane and
Misses Virginia and Eleanor Drane
were visitors in Buena Vista Sun
day afternoon.
Dr. T. M. Merritt, Mrs. Lottie Liv
ingston, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith,
and Mrs. Basil Halstead of Americus,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Smith Monday afternoon.
LESLIE
Mrs. O. O. Burnett has been very
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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
ill for several days and it is feared
she cannot survive. Her son, Claude
Burnett, of Edgefield, S. C., and her
brother William Fuller, of Bradley
S. C., arrived Tuesday morning, be
ing called here on account of her
serious illness.
Mrs. J. R. Pilcher and Mrs. Nina
Williams went to Americus Wednes
day.
James Harp has been very low
for several weeks and in declining
health for more than a year. On ac
count of his old age he is not ex
pected to live.
r Miss Eunice Young left Saturday
ft Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Wilson, Sr.,
■ went to Indian Springs last week.
Mr. Wilson has returned, but Mrs.
' Wilson will stay a week longer.
■ for Richland where she will teach:
-the fifth grade in the Richland school.!
Mrs. Rosa Wade and son Walter,)
i will leave Wednesday for Macon,|
- where they will spend a few days with: ’
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wade. '
’ Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pilcher, Jo/'/e
; Pilcher and J. D. Bolton spent S’ffh-
■ day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .
- Walter Jordan near Americus. '
Miss Reva Dupree, of Americus/1
ft who is to teach music in the Union
High school here this term, was in
town last Friday making arrange
ments for her class.
Mrs. Monroe Etheridge, of Hunt-,
ington, spent Sunday with Mr. and..
Mrs. Ike Wilson. ! i
H. M. Pilcher, of Ellaville, Eugene >
and R. L. Pilcher, of Shiloh, and'
E. G. Pilcher, of Ozark, Ala., were/
visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Pilcher last Thursday. i
Mrs. Lee Turner and daughter, i
Jane Frances, of Royston, came ]
Thursday for a visit of several days
to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ranew. I
Misses Alice Etheridge, of Hunt- 1
PAGE SEVEN
ington, and Neva Perry were the
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ike
Wilson.
Misses Ruth and Ellie Chappell, of
Jeffersonville, have beerr the guests
of Mr. and Mr#. Van Earl Fellingim
the past week.
Miss Ruth Ranew left Tuesday for
Bessie Tift college.
Mrs. J. E. Ranew left Tuesday
for Mt. Vernon, where she will spend
a few days with her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Harvey and daugh
ter, Carrilou, spent Thursday in Al
bany.