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W. L. WOODROOF,
PHYSICIAN ANDSURGEON.
Office 11 1 "j Greenville street. Residence 9 Perry
street. Office ’phone 401; residence ’phone 451.
D. A. HANEY,
PHYSICIAN ANDSURGEON.
Offers his professional service to the people of
Newnan, and will answer all calls town or coun-
Office over First National Bank.
THOS. J. JONES,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office on E. Broad street, nenr public square.
Residence next door to Virginia House.
T. B. DAVIS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office—SanitorVum building. Office 'phone 5—1
call; residence ’phone ft—2 calls.
W. A. TURNER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
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The city of New York was founded
on the southernmost point of Manhat
tan Island and first grew to the east
ward. Later it started up Broadway,
and the east side, as it is called, fell
into decadence. But till after the be
ginning of the nineteenth century the
handsomest residences were in the
neighborhood of the East river.
Some years ago workmen engaged in
tearing down an old dwelling nenr
Franklin square—in which Washington
lived when first inaugurated president
—came upon a closet built in a wall
in which was a skeleton. How it got
there was a mystery, for there was no
opening to the closet, it being inclosed
within four thick walls. The find was
referred to a historical society, which
appointed Efeileger Bognrdus, an an
tiquarian. to investigate the whole
matter and report. The following is
extracted from the papers filed with
the society:
“The fact that the skeleton was
found within four solid walls is easily
explained. The house was repaired
and altered during the last decade of
the eighteenth century, and the wall
wherein was the door to the closet was
made whole. The apartment inclosed
was of such size that workmen would
not necessarily have seen what it con
tained. especially since there were no
windows to admit light in that part of
the house.
“As to there being such a closet at
all. the story connected with it is a
sufficient explanation, for the opening,
which was walled up. was closed by a
sliding panel. What has not boon sat
isfactorily explained is the use for
which fhe closet was designed. At
the time the house was built such se
cret chambers were not unusual, espe
cially in the bogies of thoso who were
in constant danger from some enemy.
But in America when the country was
first settled avenues of escape were
rather tunnels through which the set
tlers might save themselves from be
sieging Indians. It seems probable
that the house in Franklin square was
thus provided by its builder, Meinheer
Van Vranken. simply because he had
a similar closet In his residence in Rot
terdam. for it appears that his ances
tors were prominent officials In the
Netherlands during that period when
the bloodthirsty Duke of Alva held the
country in his grip."
But to the story 1 have unearthed
concerning the skeleton found in the
closet. Meinheer Van Vranken came
to America in 1058. bringing with him
what was in those days a fortune.
Special attention Riven to surgery and diseases
of women. Office 19 1 a Spring street. ’Phone 230
F. I. WELCH,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office No. 9 Temple avenue, opposite public
school building. ’Phone 234.
THOS. G. FARMER, JR.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Will give careful and prompt attention to all
legal busines entrusted to me. Money to loan
Office in court-house.
Soon after landing ho sent to Holland
for brick with which to build his resi
dence and completed It In 1002, model
ing it after his home in Rotterdam,
even to the secret closet. When it was
completed tne house was the finest in
the city, which was then a Dutch town
and called New Amsterdam.
Now. it was in 1004 that the city
was captured by the English, the
Dutchmen refusing to make an effort
to defend it despite the protestations
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COWETA CIRCVIT.
R. W. Freeman, Judge; J. Render Terrell, So
licitor-General.
Meriwether—Third Mondays in February and
August.
Coweta—First Mondays in March andSepteni.
her.
b Heard—Third Mondays in March and Septem-
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CITY COURT OF NEWNAN.
w. A, Post, Judge; \Y. L. Stallings, Soiic-
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BANKRUPTCY COURT.
A. D. Freeman.Newnan. Ga,, Referee in Bank
ruptcy for counties of Coweta. Troup, Heard.
Meriwether, Carroll. Douglas and Haralson.
Petition to Remove Disabilities.
Mattie Hill / Libel for Divorce. Coweta Superi-
vs. -or Court. Verdict for total divorce.
Henry Hill. I Petition to remove disabilities.
( Notice is hereby given to all concerned that on
the 7th day of March. 1914.1 filed with the Clerk
of the Superior Court of said county my petition,
ftdfirt ssed to said Court, returnable to the next
term thereof, to be held on the first Monday in
heptember, 1914. for the removal of disabilities
resting upon me under the verdict in the case of
H,-nry iLli again,- the petitioner, which Applica
tion will be heard at tha said September term,
1914. of said Court. MATTIE HILL.
of their governor. Peter Stuyvesant.
who stnruped with his wooden leg
and swore by St. Nicholas that they
were nn arrant set of cowards, un
worthy of the protection of their patron
saint.
This change in the government was
also a bitter pill for Meinheer Van
Vranken to swallow. He was Dutch
from the crown of his head to the soles
of his feet, and his ancestors, who had
been sailors, had fought the English
when the Netherlands were a power on
the sea. Now. meinheer had a very
pretty daughter, Anneke by name, who
much more readily adapted herself to
the new country than her old father,
who could be content in It only so long
ns It was Dutch. When the English
landed many of the Inhabitants of New
Amsterdam went down to the Battery,
where the nqunrium now stands, to see
them come ashore. Among them was
Anneke Van Vranken. buxom and with
eyes as blue ns the heavens above and
two ropes of flaxen hair hanging down
her back.
One of the boats which brought sup
plies ashore was commanded by Ralph
Eggleston, a midshipman, nineteen
years old. three years Anneke’s senior.
Though six feet in his stockings, he
wore the jacket of a middy, decorated
with brass buttons, that shone re
splendent in the sun and added to the
attractions of his handsome person. Ills
eye lighted upon Anneke. who stood
among those looking on. and Anneke’s
eye lighted on him. To her this young
man giving orders to a dozen stalwart
men. who obeyed bis slightest com
mand. was little less than a god. But
the young man was on duty and, hav
ing unloaded his boat set off for his
ship, lying out in the Hudson river.
Busy ns he was. however, young Eg
gleston found time to give Anneke Van
Vranken nn admiring glance, and In
return there was a rupture In her eyes
at what was to her a heavenly vision.
It was but a few days after this that
while walking under the guns of the
fort, whereon the English had replaced
the Dutch flag. Anneke met the mid
shipman. who was on shore leave,
strolling about with a brother officer.
This meeting seems to have resulted
In an acquaintance between Ralph and
Anneke, but bow it was brought about
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Is not known. First sight lovers are
not apt to be kept apart through the
want of nn introduction. Be tills as
It may. the two went together down
to the southernmost point of the Island
and passed the time there till sunset
(when the midshipman's leave expired),
sitting on a rock making love with that
rapidity which can only bo attained
by persons in their teens.
Eggleston wished to visit Anneke In
her home, but she told him that the
sight of an Englishman was enough to
throw her father Into a lit. and if he
knew that she had made the acquaint-
mice of one of those who had taken
the city and changed Us inline from
Now Amsterdam to New York he would
sail hack to Holland with her by the
first vessel going there. Therefore, not
being able to meet the girl who had
charmed him in her own home, he
made an appointment to meet her else
where.
Tlie next meeting between the Eng
lishman and the Dutch girl was in this
wise: Anneke was standing on the
shore of the East river Just north of
the wall that gave the pres, at name
to Wall street, not more than five or
six minutes' walk from her home. A
boat pulled liy a single oarsman w as
coming round the southern end of the
island and approaching the shore where
Anneke stood. She went down to the
water's edge, the boat's stern was
swerved to the shore: she stepped In.
and the boat continued ils course in
the direction of the islands lying to the
eastward.
It: Is unnecessary to mention that the
oarsman was Ralph Eggleston, who bail
pulled around from the Hudson river
to meet his new found sweetheart to
take her for a ride _on the East river,
where they eould make love without
being interrupted. Instead of pulling
across the river and thence south on
the opposite shore and returning by
Governors Island, they very foolishly
went directly , past Anneke’s home.
True, the house was some distance
from the shore and perhaps she thought
that she might not he seen from there.
She did riot reckon on the fact that
the house was on n hill and that her
father had brought to America the
very spyglass with which his father,
Captain Van Vranken. had discovered
a British ship that ho had attacked
and sunk. Meinheer happened at the
time of this boat ride to be strolling
about his grounds. Unfortunately for
the lovers the sunlight was reflected
from the gold trimmings of the officer’s
uniform. Meinheer Van Vranken. won
dering what one of these hated naval
men was doing out on the water with
a woman—who must he Dutch—went
to the house, took down Captain Vail
Vrnnlten’s spyglass, brought it to bear
on the occupants of the boat and, to
his horror, discovered his daughter
there in company with a British of
ficer.
I know not what Immediately fol
lowed the revolution. The next link In
the chain of the story Is that Meinheer
Van Vranken determined to shake the
dust of Manhattan Island off bis shoes
—since it had become English Soil—and
go back to Rotterdam with his family.
By this move lie Intended to separate
Anneke from the English midshipman
who had crept into her affections while
her father was drinking destruction to
the English licet In drafts of schnapps.
Anneke was put under n strict
watch during the period in which the
preparations were being made for the
return to the Netherlands, for there
was much to ho accomplished. Even
the heavy four post bedsteads re
quired the strongest horses on the Is
land to drag them to the landing and
a lighter of extra size to take them to
the ship. Anneke was In charge of
Katrina Lemke. an old maid who had
no sympathy for young lovers and hat
ed the English. This woman was en
joined not to let her charge out of her
sight for a single moment, and since
the father feared the young midship
man might, under pretense of search
ing the house for arms, bring a party
of men to take away his sweetheart a
six pound cannon wus mounted at the
only gate In the high wall surrounding
the place.
The day the family were to .sail for
Holland Katrina Lemke and Anneke
were left in the house till the last min
ute, while Meinheer Van Vranken su
perintended the hauling of the last of
the household goods to the landing.
When he had finished his task and
seen his family and goods put on board
the ship he returned for his daughter
and her duemni.
lie round the house vacant.
From this point tlu> story is vague.
It does not appear that Katrina Lemke
was over found. The next heard of
Anneke Van Vranken she was living
hi England, the wife of Captain Sir
Ralph Eggleston of the British navy.
The loss of the duenna and the esqape
of her charge are to be accounted for
only by conjecture, though there Is an
unsubstantiated tradition that It was
explained by Lady Eggleston. This ex
planation accords with the recent dis
covery of the skeleton in the closet.
The tradition is that while the two
women were alone together In the Vail
Vranken home Anneke broke away
from her jailor and hkl In the closet.
The duenna followed her and entered
the closet.'and Anneke slipped out and
shut the door. Anneke. thinking only
of flight, left the place and communi
cated with her lover, who came ashore,
married her and took her to his ship.
Anneke did not know—wlint I now
suppose to have been the case—that in
closing the door of the ev’-iwet it had
lieen held hy a spring lock. The panel
closed automatically with the closing
of the door. My theory Is that Katri
na Lemke was caught In the closet,
could not release herself and perished.
Doubtless the skeleton discovered there
was hers. This theory is borne out
by the fact that it ia the skeleton of a
woman.
Hands Off.
A farmer was going t’.irough nri
art Institution where a number of
models of ancient Greek sculpture was
exliib led. He noticed that on each
one hung a placard saying, "Hands
Off." “What ’n thunder do they have
to tell ye every time that the hands
is oft." he exclaimed ut. last. “Do
they reckon we can't see It? An’ why
don’t they never say anything 'bout
the arms and legs bein’ off, too?"
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