The Magnolia gazette., 1883-06-28
BY EXPRESS.
o ORPHAN GIRLS SHIPPED FROM
BRAZIL TO SUMMIT, Miss.
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Times Democrat:
Quite romantic story, true in all its
details. comes from the Southern Ex.
press Company, 1t seems that in the
year 1871 a man by the name Of Scoheld,
living at that time near Summit, Miss,
left to seek his fortune in Biazil. Short
ly after arriving there he entered the
government service as a state engineer.
and evidently made mp his mind to re-
main in that strange country, for he
married a natiYe lady, by whom he had
two children, both girls. A few years
passed and the mother died. The faith
er was in i'll health, and finally, becom.
ing broken down and too weak to sur
vive the trip, purchased tickets, and
consigning his two daughters to the care
of friend, he placed them ON board q
steamer, bade them goodbye and saw
them sail away for the land Of his nativi.
ty. II was his desire to have them reach
in safety their grandfather, the Rev. L.
Scofeld, at Summit. Miss, The first
that their grandfather heard of them was
after their arrival at Rock Hill, S. O..
near Charlotte, N. @. Neither the letters
written in regard to them by the masonic
order, nor the record OF their transfer
from one train to another, the name of
the steamer they sailed in from Brazil,
where she arrived or how the children
came to Rock Hill ever reached him.
On June 3 George L. Gracey, w. NJ
of Summit Lodge 231, wrote to 7. L..
Powers, grand secretary, at jackson
Miss, telling him that two children
Georgia Euniee and Edith Il. Scufield,
had arrived at Rock Hill, s. c., on May
10, and were in charge of Mr.. 8. w.
Mobley, of that place. That ms the faith.
er and grandfather wero both master
Masons, and the grandfatherto too aged to
make the trip to Rock Hill and return,
he requested him to make arrangements
to have the children brought to Summit
by express, and that he would be respon-
sible for all charges, which would be
paid 10y the Rev. Mr.. Scofield.
On the receipt of this letter from Capt.
Gracey the grand secretary Immediately
addressed Mr.. G. A. Pardue, express
route agent at Grenada, Miss, asking
him to take proper steps to get the chill.
dren aud deliver them at Summit. He
also addressed fraternal letter to all
the express route agents and conductors
along the road, confding the two little
girls to their care.
On June 10 Mr.. Mobley telegraphed
that he would have Georgia and Edith
Scofield, aged respectively and II years.
ready at Rock Hill in time for the
express.
They were taken in charge by W. ].
Creswell at Charlotte, who turned them
over at Atlanta to o. NJ Sadler for de.
livery to w. II. Orayton, Superinten.
| dent. At Selma Edith was taken sick
and the express delayed "a hours, SC
that she could receive the necessary
attendance. On order of MIR. Clayton,
j. W. Walker delivered them on June
"a to @. A. Pardue at jackson, Miss,
who placed them in charge OF Express
Messenger NJ. J. O'Brien, who turned
them over finally to Capt Gracey, al
Summit, when the little girls rested
from the fNtigues of their trip of SOC
miles, and took up their future home
life under the care and protection Of
their venerable grandfather. the Rev.
Mr.. L. Scofield.