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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-24
RECALLS DAYS AT
WESLEYAN IN so
MRS. Scarborough Finds
Concert Brings Back
Memories

Mrs. j. n. Scarborough attended
the operetta given by the Wesleyan
GIee Club at the opera house Tuesday
evening. She is, perhaps, the oldest
graduate of this college in Americas.
and seeing the lovely young girls who
composed the personnel of the club,
carried her back to the days when
she, too, was d student at Old Yves
leyan College.
Away back in so. when the South
was beginning to ask itself the cues
ton, to secede or not to secede, Ella
Burton and Clara Burton were two
young girls living in the little city of
Ellaville, twelve miles from Amer
lcus. When war was officially de-
clared, and all the loyal men of the
South gave their services tC the cause
for which many died, these Two little
girls were left apparently homeless
by the exigency of wa, their father
having enlisted in the first company
to go to the front. Tax ~ their old
black nanny with them as a guar
dian, these two little girls went to
Wesleyan College, where they re-
NAMED for four years
Professor William A. Bonnell was
president of the college during this
period, and Mrs. Rober5 Redding YVES
matron. And a mother she proved to
these temporarily orphaned girls
gathered in the college for protec-
ton as well as education. At this
time the two Burton girls were the
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only Americas girls attending the
institution.
Professor Schwarts was professor
Of French, Professor Foster taught
Latin, and Professor Bass was the
director c English. Professor Gut
tenberger was head of the music de-
partment, with Miss Lula Guttenber-
ger as teacher of the har6. Mrs
Scarborough remembers seaIro tbis
old harp standing in the Adelphian
Hall upon the occasion of her last
visit to Wesleyan some years ago.
She remembers that during the
first part of 1860, there were not
very many girls in the college. but
during the latter part of that wear
and the succeeding three years. thew
came from all over the South as
refugees from the Union armies that
were laying all the country in waste
There were about 500 girls in the
college during the last year of her
stay.
She tells of the good times the
girls had in those days, and recalls
the names of so many of them.
Where they are now, she does NOT
know. Many of them are probably
on the other side, awaiting the arri-
val of the ones left to think of the
old college days.
Among the names of the girls of
her memory are Ginnie Pruett. Lou
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lng's entertainment.
A long table was placed in the CEN
ter of the hall, and a centerpiece of
jonquils, daffodils and ferns was
arranged in a graceful manner, and
around this festal board the men,
beers and visitors were seated. On
the table were all kinds of good
things to eat. Cakes of all sorts.
pickles, broiled birds on toast, sand
wichas, punch and soft drinks were
served during the evening. After
the spread, the ladies gathered up an
immense basket full Of all the good
les and had it taken to the fire de-
partment to regale the hearts Of the
fire boys with the cheer which
had been dispensed. This was tok-
en- of appreciation of the splendid
work done during the year by the
fire department. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. W. NJ. Castellow, Mrs.
7. A. Cole, Mrs. Alan Perry, Mrs.
Sam Edge, Mrs Sam Cobb, Mrs. w.
Fl. Feagan, Mrs. Lottie Livingston,
Mrs. Ida Mize, Mrs E. J. Witt, Mrs.
James Miller, Mrs. C. A. Kimball,
Mrs. John Hartzog, Mrs. Mary
Shoates, Mrs. Z. T. Stalker, Mrs. j.
NJ. Shy, Mrs. Lula Oliver, Miss Ma
rion Stalker, Miss Ruth Clark, Miss
Myrtle Baldwin, Frank Payne, J. A.
Hartzog, Everette Schneider, E. j.
Witt, S. A. Jennings, Dan Chappell.
A pleasing musical program was rem
dered by Miss Myrtle Baldwin,
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Department conducted by Mrs R. c. Moran
Church Street; Phone $40.

the Glee club girls are winning, all
because it is Wesleyan.
The Flower Duet from Madam
Butterfly, by Miss Madre Rodgers
and Miss Norma Hamilton, was one
Of the most exquisite numbers given
during the concert. Miss Rodgers
possesses a voice of rare beauty and
purity, and in this she gave express
ion to the most delicate interpreta-
ton Of the dainty opera air. Miss
Rodgers is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Rodgers, Of Americas.
and has spent her entire life in this
city, where she has made by her
charming. personality numbers of adj
mireFs AID friends. These friends
we've delighted with her lovely voice
on last evening and felt a glowing
pride in her accomplishments.
Miss Kathryn Buchanan, another
Americas girl in the club, wa one
of the chorus which pleased the large
audience.
The personnel of the club is as
follows: Mildred Baird, Fronita Bal
lentine, Nell Bates, Miriam Bond,
Kathryn Buchanan, Ruth Chapman,
Agnes Clark, Marion Cook, Dorothy
Covington, Elizabeth Duncan, Dixie
Faust, Frances FELTON,, Emma Love
Fisher, Annie Claire Gibson, Norma
Hamilton, Rachel Herman, Elizabeth
jenkins, Grace Larramore, Anna
Belle Moye, Thelma Newton, Willie
Lee Diff, Fannie Eelle Cutler, Emily
Park, Maggie Perry, Louise Pharr,
Ruth Ramsey, Madre Rodgers, Mar
garet Seaman, Beuah Smith, Hazel
Thomas, Annie Laurie Turner, Lou
is3e Wilmington, Eula Maye Virgins.
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LENTEN SERVICES AT CAVALRY

Evening prayer will be said tonight
at 1870. The subject of the lecture
will be the Gospel according to St.
Mark. After the service the choir
will rehearse the Easter music. A full
attendance is urged.
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
the service will be particularly for
boys.
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s. r. o. FOR
GLEE CLUB CONCERT.

The girls of the Wesleyan GIee
club received an ovation Tuesday ev-
ening upon the presentation of the
splendid program in the opera house.
There was standing room only. The
lower floor, the upper floor-every
nook and crook of the auditorium
was filled to overlooking.
Such a bevy of pretty girls as
greeted the audience when the cur
tain rose and the first notes of the
piano proclaimed that the musical
feast had begun! There were fair
haired girls; black-haired girls, and
girls with soft, neutral brown hair,
all bewitchingly lovely. Americas
has heard good music and seen good
plays. But never before has it heard
Just this and seen just this, because
this proceeded from the girls of our
very own college, the institution Of
learning that Americas justly claims
because of the numbers of its girls
who have attended this college and
graduated from its halls with honOrs.
There were our very own girls, and
as such Americas greeted and loved
them.
The music was splendid The play
Was superb. The costumes were mag
nifcent. There was not one thing
left undone that should have been
done. 1t was perfect throughout.
And more than this, our own EN-
ma Love- wrote the libretto. This
is sufficient to make Americas proud
of Wesleyan as a college, and of
Wesleyan because of the ante bellum
memories attached to it, for there
are many Of these old-time girls scat
tered about over the state who will
read with pleasure of the successes
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Wales, Lizzie Clifton, Annie Shew-
make, Floyd Greene, Q. Hammond,
Annie Wright, Mollie Shewmake,
Stella Dozie-, Stella MARSHALL, Ginnie
Doz-er, Florence Snider and Sc many
others that she knew and loved in
those days when girls loved each
other even as they do in these days
forty years later.
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EASTERN STAR SOCIAL
HELD AT LODGE HALL.

The ladies Of the Eastern Star
complmented the visiting MAJ ns
and members of the lodges in Ameri-
Gus with a social at the Masonic Hall
Monday evening. Dan Chappell was
initiated into the organization during
the rites which preceded the even
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REAL ESTATE.
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
Central Tiua)

Central Time)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures pub
lshed as information and not guar
ROfaaI
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MRS. CARSWELL TO
ENTERTAIN LITERARY CLUB.

The Woman's Literary club will
meet with Mrs. +. L. Carswell on
Thursday afternoon at 80 o'clock
at her home on Lee street. "She
Stoops to Conquer" will be the play
discussed, and other interesting read
ings will be given by the various
members.
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'Ql6lQnr716l.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES 4
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Evangeistic services which began
Sunday night will continue through
out the week. Services at 3 30 and
1850 p. m. The Rev F, D. Hunt, who
has been doing the preaching, is
bringing US very helpful gospel SER
mons. Everybody Is cordially invited
to all these services. Come and they
will do you good
+. P. ANDERSON.
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Julius Shy, who has been spending
the winter in Daytona, Fla, has re-
turned to Americas and will remain
some time.
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STOP ITCHING SKIN
Zemo, the Clean, Antiseptic
Liquid, Gives Prompt Relief

There is one safe, dependable treat
ment that relieves itching torture and
that cleanses and soothes the skin.
Ask any druggist for 35c or 81 bottle
of Zemo and apply it as directed. Soon
you will find that irritations, pimples,
blackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworm
and similar skin troubles will disappear.
Zemo the penetrating satisfying
liquid, is all that is needed, for it
banishes most skin eruptions, makes
the skin soft, smooth and healthy.
The E W. Rose Co., Cleveland, o.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-27

is the 7-month old daughter of an
Atlanta cotton mill weaver and her
firt tooth contains a substance that
resembled gold.
Mercer university at Macon will
open Wednesday morning with the
largest student body in it's history.
The new Ku Klux Khan which was
to make its first appearance in a
street parade in Savannah Friday,
failed to sho wup and thousands of
spectators were disappointed.
The total enrolment in the Macon
public schools for the first week was
1878.
j. I. Miller, yard foreman for the
A. B. and A. at Brunswick was Sc
riously injured when a freight car
being shifted along the bay left the
tracks and plunged into a nearby
telegraph pole, knocking it down
across Miller who was standing near.
A colony of bees was found in the
First Baptist church at Boston near
Thomasville. The pastor and other
officers of the church raised the roof
and obtained about SO pounds of hon
ey.
Lieut.. William Bell, who was kill
ed in seaplane accldeny off Ac-
comac, Va, was the husband of Miss
Elise Quniby of Atlanta, whom he
married two years ago.
The election of Rrobort Graham
Heiner John Hopkins University as
1921 Rhodes scholar from Georgia
was announced Sunday by Professor
Frank Aydelotte, American secretary
of the Rhodes trustees.
Nearly 100 persons sat down to a
chicken dinner at the General Forrest
hotel at Rome Friday night at a
meeting of the Rome Rotary club in
honor of the teachers of the public
schools.
Prisoners Relief Society of Wash
ington has been asked by r. E. White
president of the Atlanta Humane So
ciety, to conduct an investigation of
conditions in the Georgia state penal
institutions.
Governor Hugh NJ. Dorsey an
nOunced the appointment of Malcolm
D. Jones to the judgeship of the Ma
con Circuit of Superior Court; Will
VI Ollil W CllC NldSOH NlIy SOOLG JUuSC~
ship, succeeding Judge Dupont Cur
ry, deceased; and boy W. Moore, son
of former Mayor John T. Moore, to
the solicitorship of the City Court.
Miss Alexa Stirling, of Atlanta,
won the ladies Canadian golf cham
pionship Saturday, defeating Miss
Kate Robertson, of Montreal, five and
three.
While his parents were at work in
cotton field, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Kirksey, residing near Mar
shallville, was burned to death when
flames destroyed the family resi-
dence.
Felix Cremer, a negro has been
found dead in the section covered by
searching parties in pursuit of Char
lie Wright, a negro who shot Root.
B. McWhorter, a prominent Green
county farmer Friday about ten miles
from Greensboro.
Georgia Tech opened its football
season with "A to 0 victory over
Wake Forrest Saturday.
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HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS
Paragraphs pickle up Here and
There, From Exchanges or
Other Sources.

The tracks of a large bear and q
cub found near the Valdosta Country
club grounds following recent rair
has caused some excitement in that
section.
For the first time in many years
Dublin is without a steam laundry
the Spivey Laundry closing IFS doors
Saturday night. The plant will be
shipped to Gadsden, Ala.
Two Atlanta women were killed by
autos within an hour of each other
Saturday evening. They were Mrs
Carrabelle Holley White and Mrs
John o. Merz.
The Milledgeville Kiwanis club will
shortly launch drive for 100000
building and loan association.
Robert B. Nottingham, well known
Macon chemist, died Saturday night
aged Sc.
More than so gallons of white
lightning were poured in the gutter in
front of the court house at Column
bus Saturday afternoon by Sheriff
Beard.
Georges Leagues, the new premier
of France, is the father-in-law of Pau
Rockwell, former Atlanta newspaper
man, who went to France at the be-
ginning of the war. He met Nine
Leagues while in French war hos.
pital.
"Uncle Albert" Brown, colored, "
who has been an employee on the state
university campus for 80 years and
wife celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary Friday night. A telegram
of congratulations was received from
Governor Dorsey.
Desiring to assist in the progress
and prosperity of the colored people
the Georgia-Flordia fair, at Valdos'
ia is providing for them specia
and separate building for their ex,
hibits of every kind, and they will
also provide a special program Oh
their own for Saturday, October 80.
Lowndes bankers will meet in Val
dosta Thursday to consider matters
pertaining to better balanced crops ir
the county. Information showing that
diversification of crops is going back
ward instead of forward is the cause
for the conference being called.
DR.. Marion S. Tribble, professor OF
dental biology at the Atlanta South.
ern Dental college, states that there
is no doubt that the tooth of Eva
Catherine Lee is gold. Eva Catherine
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One Bottle Of
Ameco Cures Macon
Man of Malaria

A. J. Barnes Highly Recemmends
This New Scientific Chill and Fever
Tonic. Your Doctor viii Also APP.
prove Its Use.
You will miss that dreaded "chill
day" from the moment you begin
taking Ameeo. 1t kills the chills and
breaks the fever.
Mr.. A. J. Barnes, of Macon, says
"My system was full of malaria and
1 began to have chills and fever.
bought a bottle of Ameco Chill and
Fever Tonic and few doses broke
up the chills. / took the rest of the
bottle as tonic and the fever did not
return. / gladly recommend Ameco to
any one having chills and fever"
Ameco is a scientific prescription
that your doctor will approve. Con-
tains no harmful drugs and is fine for
children.
Get a bottle from your druggist
for CSC. and if not satisfied with re-
suits, he will refund your money
(adv)
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down to nothing the day before as
the copy had been "Zebras doze diz.
zily," Tongues, too, were pretty tired
when it was over.
So, of course they were depending
on Petey to help them out as usual
+, Mr.. Scribble Scratch called the
roll and marked KS in his big roll
book on his desk when anybody was
away. But nearly everybody was
there, for writing was easy and it was
just as we'll to have one good mark
on your report card when you carried
it home. Even Muffy Mole and Flop,
Ply Field Mouse were present today
But what do you think? When the
schoolmaster called "Petey Porcu.
pine" there wasn't any answer. Petey
wasn't there at all.
Just then Cob Coon shuffled uI
to the teachers desk and laid down
a note.
1t was from Petey's mother.
NOTES
second, because it was only too true
that he couldn't write. He and Nan.
cy had promised to let him off from
his writing lessons if he would be Sc
kind as to furnish the pens.
He handed the note to Nancy and
just then Nick came in with the poke.
berry juice.
But nobody had anything to sug-
gest. 1t was a nice state of affairs
All at once Harry Hedgehog rolled
up the aisle and unfolding himself
laid a note on Scribble Scratch's desk
then he rolled back to his seat again
The schoolmaster picked it up gin.
gerly, expecting more trouble, but
scarcely had he read one line when he
smiled happily. This was it:
Dear Mr.. Schoolmaster,
"Please don't teach Harry any
more writing. He knows too mucl
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now. Besides his quilts are too thick
and he gets tired carrying them
around and he mustn't work.
MRS. H. Hedgehog"
Il declared exclaimed the fairy
man.
You know how Scribble Scratch
fixed things up don't you? Petey
Porcupine's quilts are growing nicely
now, while little Harry Hedgehog has
lost half of his.
Only Harry's are so small that the
pupils of Meadow Grove school can
no longer make capital letters.
Copyright 1920
kassePs $47.50 and $500 Suits
and coats will be sold Tuesday and
Wednesday at STATS. 1852,
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ADVENTURES
OF THE TWINS
b. Olive Roberts Bartosa
PETEY PoRcUPINE,s PENS
kobeYtS bMtO97

NANCY was writing teacher in the
Meadow Grove school, and on
writing days there was a grand skir-
mish to get ink and pens ready. Poke
berries had to be smashed and strain
ed to get the juice for ink, and Petey
Porcupine, Prickle's little boy, had to
furnish the pens. Petey stood up
front and when Mr.. Scribble
Scratch, the fairy schoolmas-
ter said March," the whole
school stood up and marched
past, and took whichever one of Pc
tey's quilts he had fancy for, just as
if it were Christmas morning and the
Sunday school having a treat, each
child picking any package he wished.
Nancy decided one day that it was
time they were having an examina-
ton, SO she made some new copies
on birch bark paper and sent Nick
out for some nice fresh poke-berry
juice. All the pens had been worn out
TWO
THIS was the note that Conry
= Coon's boy laid on Mr.. Scribble-
Scratch's desk:
Dear Mr.. Schoolmaster:
81 am sorry that Petey cannot be
at school today for his writing ex-
animation, but / have taken him to
the doctors to find out what is wrong
with his quilts. He has lost so many
that he is nearly bald and he catches
cold every time the wind blows.
Yours truly,
Mrs. P. Porcnpine
"P. S.-Why can't Petey write bet
ter? He can read reading but he
can't read writing"
Mr.. Scribble Scratch looked very
queer when he read this. First because
they couldn't have any examination
that day unless the little porcupine
boy were there to furnish the pens;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-17
Russian Empress and Children Were
 Burned to Death

Paris, July 16.-The Russian em- press and her children were burned alive after the execution of the em- peror Nicholas at Ekaterinburg, it is alleged in statements attributed to Alexis Dolrovitz, family courier to the empress, published here today. Dolrovitz says he made vain attempts to save his mistress and her chil- dren.
 The empress and the children, Dol rovitz declared were taken to a woods where fire was made, into which the
 oval victims were forced Every time they sought to get out of the flames,
 Dolrovitz zsaid, they were driven back at the point of the bayonet. Tatina, the empress second daugh- ter. fled from the pyre three times and eventually fell pierced through
 by a bayonet. The empress and Alex | is, heir to the throne. clasped in close embrace, walked almost automatically into the flames and disappeared in q whirl of smoke, according to Dolro- vitz.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-17
Deny Accuracy l of the Report of
 Railway Awards

Chicago, July 16,-Announcement of the railway wage awards published in Chicago today are incorrect, ac- cording to G. w. Hanger, member of the United States Railway Labor Board.
 Official announcement of the wage awards" said Mir. Hanger, twill undoubtedly be made next Tues day, between eleven and twelve o'clock in the morning. The report carried in today's newspaper is sub stantially incorrect, unauthorized and will tend to do more harm than good. Sessions are still going on and as deliberations are as yet incomplete, there will be nothing definite to announce until Tuesday.
 This statement gave the increase as follows:
 Clerks 12 cents.
 Locomotive engineers 5 to 10 cts.
 Engineers and conductors 5 cents.
 Trainmen to 10 cents.
 Enginemen | to 10 cents.
 Switchmen to 10 cents.
 Railroad signalmen 5 to 10 cents
 Shopmen 5 to 10 cents.
 Maintenace of way and laborers to 10 cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-17
MEMPHIS TROUBLES.

Memphis city firemen have quit their jobs.
 The city is being protected" by a volunteer fire fighting force.
 The firemen said that they couldn't live on the pay they received. The city officials agreed with them but declared they were unable to do any thing with city revenues in the hope- less state they have been in for many years.
 The city officials, the business men of Memphis and the people generally, ii the papers are to be believed, are more interested in organizing the vol unteer companies than they are in solving the permanent problem of the fire fighting force. The volunteers may do for while, They cannot last.
 Memphis has to have an experienced force of firemen. Memphis cannot have this force until adequate sala- rtes are paid. Any efforts to stay the issue are useless. It is surpris- ing that city as progressive as Memphis is, has been wasting time on such vital matter.
 The city has to have the firemen. The firemen have to have living wages The only decent thing to do ID to rive them what they have asked