About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1907)
THE AMERICUS WEEKLY T1MES-REC0RDER. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1907 Ladies Ready-to-Wear Specials. < —i ■ ■ ■ ■ • — - — ' ' —■ — We invite your attention to the following Grand Values in Ladie’s Suits and Skirts: Fine quality all-wool cheviot Suit, Coat Semi-Fit ted, Full Pleated Skirt, Leading, Shades $11.50 A buautifully tailored all-wool fancy broad cloth Suit, an unmatchable value at $13.50. We are showing in Ladies and Misses Suits all the new novelty checks, stripes and mixtures, al so plain colors in the newest styles at prices from $15.00 to $50.00. A beautifully tailored all-wool Panama Skirt, 15 Gore With Applied Greek Chain Effect, $5.50. The Best in the City and Can Prove It FORTUNE FOR SUMTER FARM | REPORTED SALE OF THE HUGUENIN PLANTATION Magnificent Estate in Sumter County is Reported to Have Been Sold for the Princely Sum of $200,000 to Georgia Parties. This Fine Chiffon] Panama 8 /Skirt Exactly Like Cut. $750. One of the next best skirts in our department is this Beautiful Chiffon Panama Skirt. $9.00. PINKSTON GEO. D WHEATLEY. Store News in a Nutshell. Every woman in this community has more or less Dry Goods money to spend. You want to spend it to the very best advantage. You look to us to supply your needs. Here’s a store filled with fresh reliable merchandise, bought to fit, those needs to your entire satisfaction. (Not a trashy make shift in the stock.) The goods are all bought right; they’ll be sold right, you can depend upon it Many of you have planned your purchases. Now suppose we get together on this trading matter. There’s many a helpful hint awaiting you. Hosiery Sale. Everybolj wears stockings., Every, body want* to wear honest stocking. This hosiery section of ours la the pride ot the store. Its success haa been achieved by buying the best, and sell ing at the closest margin of profit pos sible. Ladles black ribbed hose good heavy quality worth 200 special 2 for 25c. Ladies fine Usle thread hose in black, tan, light bl e, pink, navy hello, navy, red and white at 50c. Ladles fast black, Soft tleeced lined stocking good quality, specl<l at 25c. A Great turtain Sale. A big lot of the popular milled, mns- 11# curtains and some tempting specials in lace enrtains. Swiss muslin curtains, 3 yards long milled special «t[(l.oo pair. Lace net curtains, lacs' edging and insertion also applique embroidery at <2.50, |3.00, (3.50, $4.00. Nottingham lace curtains in white and cream also two-tone effects 3 and 3) yards long]- beautiful patterns and Irish Faint effects at <1.00. <1.50, <2.00, <2.50, <3.00 and <3.50. i This week we're going to give the housewives ofAmortcus an opportunity to supply many Important needs of the home at very great price-savings. The patterns are very handsome, some with llowered doable borders. 72 Inch axis heavy all Linen silver bleached table damask at <1.00. 72 Inch full bleached all. linen table damask, <1.00 quality at 85c. Special, 20 dozen half bleached all* linen napkins regular price 60c dozen, special this week at flue. Full bleached mercerized table dam ask axtra heavy quality handsome patterns regular 75c and 85c quality, special this week at 50c and 69c. The magnificent Huguenln Planta tion In Sumter county and perhaps the largest landed estate in Georgia under cultivation, has Just been sold, It Is stated, to Gainesville parties, the deal being closed a day or two ago. It Is said the sum of two hundred thousand dollars Is the consideration named In the deal. While the transaction took place in Macon where Mrs. Martha Johnston, who owned the plantation resides, in formation of the big deal reached Amerlcus yesterday. And In realty circles It was'discuss ed with Interest. The Huguenln Plantation comprises eleven thousand acres of splendid farming and timber lands, the timber thereupon being considered the finest in southern Georg'a. In point of acre age It is one of the largest farms in Georgia. The purchase, It Is said, includes stock, wagons, and all farming uten sils on ffle place. Little of the details of the big deal are known In Amerlcus, but It wgs stated here yestefday that Messrs Morris and Ferr, both north Geor gians, are the purchasers, and that the new owners were already In pos session of their vast estate. Official confirmation will be given when the deeds are recorded. - The Huguenln Plantation lies for miles along the Flint Rlyer, sixteen miles east of Amerlcus, and Is a mag nificent property. The original set tlement was made in the "early -for ties” by John W, Cowart, a pioneer settler, and prominent In affairs here. *''He It was, it is said, who built the fine old mansion there, and still in excellent condition. Much interest Is manifested in Amerlcus regarding the sale of this fine old plantation and the Intentions of the purchasers as to its operation or possible-subdivision. THIS WEEK AT ANSLEY S. Superb line satine petticoats, regular $1,50 grade SI.09 Beautiful mercerized petticoats, regular $2.00 values S1.5Q) Heatherbloom petticoats, almost the equal of taffeta $2.50- Superb Heatherbloom petticoats, unmatchable. $3.00 to $3,59 Our five dollar black silk petticoats, this week <3.75 Bed Spreads and Ms. Special, white cricket bed spreads, In Marseille patterns at <1.^0. White bed spreads very hadsome Marseilles patterns extra large.size heavy quality worth <1.50, special <125 White l ed spreods with heavy fringe “cut-out comers” handsome patterns regular price <2.50, special at <2.00 also extra large alze at <3.50. Full size real Maraollles bed spread* exquisite patterns slightly soiled at <2 00, <2,50, <3.00, and (3.50 worth 25 percent more. GEO. D. WHEATLEY. A COTTON BLAZE IN SUMTER Ginhouse and Gontents on Horne Plantation are Totally Destroyed by Fire. A (Jfstastrous fire occurred at noon yesterday on the C. S. S. Horne plantation eight miles east of Amerlcus, which swept away his large ginnery and entire contents of cotton bales, seed cotton, and the seed from seventy other bales. About thirty bales of cotton were burned, besides the valuable lot of cotton seed stored there. The total loss will probably exceed (8,000. Just how the fire originated those who were working about the ginhouse do not know. The fire was flraf dis covered In the lint room, and spread with great rapidity until the building was completely enveloped by the flames. A match in the cotton or a spark from the engine may have started the disastrous blaze. A large number of bales, packed and ready for market, lay near the gin house, and while a' few of these were rolled away the greater portion burned, so rapidly did the fire spread, In all about thirty bales were entirely consumed. The cottonseed alone was worth (700 or perhaps (800. Aruthur O’Quinn, a young man em ployed about thd gin, and the young son of Mr. Horne were both very severely burned while attempting to save the blazing cotton bales from total destruction. Their injuries were said to be quite serious. Mr. Horne had no Insurance upon his property and the loss, therefore, Is complete. The cotton and seed burned, together with the building, a very large and substantial structure, may run the total loss to (8,000 or even more. Employes were at work there at the time, but the fire spread so rapidly that nothing could be saved. FINISH WAS GIVEN TO THE TERM OF COURT Americus, Ga. Final Cases Were Heard Monday. With the disposal of a halt dozen or more cases in the city court yes terday the dockets stood cleared to an exterft and Judge Crisp announced a final adjournment for the term. The following cases were disposed ot at Monday's session. Walter Reese—same old pistol story and the UBUal soak of (75 or ten months In the gang. Jim Balnor, contract jumping, was adjudged not guilty. Henry Brown was charged with stealing blankets from the county, and will remain wrapped up In stripes for eight months without a fine. McDonald Scott was given a term In the gang or a fine, as alternative tor swiping booze. George Washington's high-sounding cognomen docs not save him from do ing time on the Sumter chalngang for concealing a pistol In the folds of his knickerbocker regalia recently. It means ten long, sweattul months tor G. Wash, where spades and not guns are the arms borne by the uni formed guards. Six days have thus been consumed in the trial of misdemeanor cases, and within this time eighty-eight have been disposed of either by trial, pleas of guilty, or otherwise, very few having been continued for cause. Superior court convenes shortly now when another warfare will be waged on the evil-doers. PURCHASED A LARGE FARM IN DOUGHERTY Messrs. C. C. Hawkins and Lee Allen of Amerlcus have completed the purchase it Is said, of a large plantation of 2500 acres In Dougherty county. The farm Is a very valuable one and lies at Walker station, on the Central Railway, ten miles west of Albany. The Amerlcus men made the purchase as an Investment and will doubtless find It a very remuner ative one withal. PROHIBITION SWEEPS JEFFERSON CO.. ALA Liquor Men Defeated by Nearly 1,000. C BIRMINGHAM, ALA, October 28. (Special)—Jefferson county Is conce ded to the prohibitionists bf 1,000 ma jority. There is great rejoicing among the temperance forces tonight over their victor}-. The women and chil dren took a prominent part In the vot ing. Mothers with their children in carriages were In the parade and thousands of children remained away from school to help In the fight Saloons were closed since midnight Friday and there was little evidence of drinking. During the day women marched from booth to booth singing songs and carrying banners. Much personal Work was done and the vot ers who were “on the fence” were generally landed lh the prohibition camp. Coffee and lunches were served by the women. It Is the generally expressed opin ion that the coming session ot the legislature will have strong pressure brought to bear to pass a prohibition law. The capture ot Birmingham, which was considered the 'stronghold of the liquor interests in the state, has done much towards making state prohibition possible. A SURVEY IS BEING MADE OF BIG FARM Messrs. Arthur Rylander and Frank Sheffield, who purchased re cently the big DeSoto Plantation of 5,300 acres, went down to DeSoto yesterday with the corps of survey ors from Atlanta, who will make an accurate Survey ot the huge farm. As stated already, it is the purpose ot the lecent purchaser* to subdivide the 5,300 acres into small farms ot any desired size from ten or twenty acres to one hundred, or even more, offer ing It for sale later, together with a limited number of the valuable town lots In DeSoto, included In their pur chase of (60,000. Special Silk Petticoat Offering. _ For Monday’and Tuesday we shall offer our entire line black colored fine taffeta silk petti coats, the regular Six, Seven and Seven and one- half dollar numbers, the most beautiful silks ever shown in Americus at anything like the price, most superb styles and makes, $5.50. Another line magnificent taffeta silk petti coats, black only, the regular $6.50 and $7.00 numbers, we will sell for $5.00 Ladies Tailor-Made Suits Specials A great many ladies want suits for general every day wear, inexpensive, mid we desire to in vite your special attention to our most extraordi nary line suits in all-wool fabrics of different styles, beautifully made, excellent fitting, good tailoring, all popular sizes for ladies and misses, $12.50 and $15.00. The grandest line suits for $20, 22.50, 25, 30, 35 and upward to $60.00 ever shown in Americus. Magnificent evening costumes, something nevef carried before in America, also street dresses in popular fabrics and colorings, $20.00 to $50.00. The most beautiful line rubberized Rain Coats $12.50 toS25 Swellest line ladies broad-cloth coats, all styles- ..,...$10 to $35 Childrens Bear skin coats, all the popular colors. $2.50 to $7.50 Ladies silk taffeta waists, beautiful styles and shades $4.60 to $6 Mercerized madras and lawn waists, also linen. $1.00 to $3.50 Children’s wraps in an enormous variety, prices $1.50 to <10 We desire to remark just here that we are not consuming the time of our patrons during their visits to iis for business purposes by regaling them with uncalled for and unjust crit icisms of other merchants in the city. Such methods are low, dirty and contemptible, beneath the notice of all good people. We make it a rule to attend to our own business and our em ployes are always instructed to do the same, leaving the bus iness of any and all competitors severely alone. The removal of the ready-to-wear department to the ground floor, the curtailing of all unnecessary expenses hith erto attached to the same while on the second floor, thereby enabling us to give to the trade the benefit of lower prices re sulting from same has increased the business in this depart ment enourmosly over what it has ever been in our history and each succeeding day shows the most gratifying increase everyway. The department is an ornament to this store as it would be to any mercantile establishment in Georgia. We cordially invite you to call and look and it will be our pleasure to show you through whether you wish to buy or not. Don’t forget that the silks and dress goods, notions, under wear, hosiery, gloves, ribbons, linens and white goods, wash goods and all other departments are full to overflowing with everything new and up-to-date. Carpets, rugs, mattings, win dow shades, trunks, etc., in abundance. Chas. L Ansley Successor to WHEATLEY & ANSLEY, Agents: ButterickS Patterns and Ameriean LLady Corsets.
