The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-30
WAS A FRIEND TO EVERY CHILD
IN ARpmoRE.
CHERRY BUT SILENT OLD MAN
In His Dying Hours Ne Remembers
Kindly Some Orphan Children In
Dailas-Aas Two Sisters tiv-
ing in Greece.

Pericles Stamboul. OF whom men.
ton was made In the Ardmoreite sev.
eral weeks ago. passed across the
river to rest, last night at II 30
O'Clock at the home of I'D Walling.
No more will be seen the CHEEKY
but silent old man, friend and play
mate Of the children. at his accus-
toned place ON the corner Of Mill and
Main streets.
The old man was well known to all
the children of the city and friend
to them all. and many tot has re-.
ceivcd the gifts of sweets and pea
nuts from the old fellow. His friends
were the children and his affection
for the little ones was warm, but to
the man of business his lips were
sealed as to his early life and his
tory.
hut few know anything Of him
and his early life which the old man
would not reveal even In his last Ill
ness. except to tell the people who
were taking care Of him. that he had
two sisters living In far of Greece.
To one. however. he spoke a great
deal of his travels, and from his con
versation he was one Of the better
class of Greeks who left his home to
see the world. For time he lived In
Italy and engaged In the grain bust
ness: from that country he ventured
to Russia and for several years re-
sided at Odessa, from there he re-
moved to Moscow. where II IL said he
engaged In business.
Here is where the old man was 81
lent. for to no one would h. tell why
he left Russia for America. Perhaps
ne might have been connected with u
band OF patriots who would relieve
| Russia Of her tyranny or perhaps a
love AFFAIR might have been the cause
no one knows.
The gentleman with whom he spoke
| TO more than any one else stated that
| the old man was a linguist and well
educated. well vcrsed In both Romah
and ancient Greek history, as well as
: fairly well learned In the Russian
| language.
/ with the death of Pericles STAN
boul. the nine orphan children who
reside In Dallas and To whom the
old fellow was greatly attached VIII
I'm all probability miss their Sanul
Claus this coming Christmas. Every
year the old man would send sums oi
money to them. and often during the
year would supply the little orphans
In Dallas with clothing and shoes.
His last request TO Mr. Wallini
with whom he was when death came
was that he, Mr. Walling, should e'
to the bank and draw therefrom th'
/ sum Of one thousand dollars, that h
, might send It to his little wards u
Dallas. and on yesterday the old fel
low. perhaps knowing that death wa
. HI manu-, tnuftNbl'l w ht'no h''f
1 self and go to the bank and secur
I the money to send to Dallas to thos
b orphan children.
e The way man lives, so he sha
+ die, loving hands were present
e make his last hours that of peace an
y his last thoughts were Of the fathe
d less and motherless, IL matters NJ
p who he is or what he was, the ID
}, signer of nations and men Will 81
h mi sold man heavenly welcome.
Pericles Stamboul was 75 years
y age at the time OF his death. The II
y neral was held this afternoon frol
h Brown 4 Bridgman's establishment
= and the services conducted by Re
Wheelan OF the Carter avenue Met
ud.st church. with burial in Rose III
cemetery.
e In Bankruptcy Court.