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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
4
The store marks 47 years of growth with a promise of ready access and a wide stock of quality goods. It highlights fashionable and staple items, assuring value and money back satisfaction. The anniversary sale showcases unusual values across all departments.
Window display shows fine centerpieces napkins and laces, some hand embroidered Mudderia work others in Richelieu Colbert and Fiorentine patterns. Handmade laces in Cluny Neapolitan and Russian styles. Some sets available. Prices cut from two to twenty five dollars down to one to twelve fifty.
A shop advertises surplus laces from a regular importer at lower prices, claiming past sales of identical patterns ranged from 1.25 to 2.00. The ad highlights soft silk Chanil laces, shadow laces, and net effects in 18, 22, and 27 inch flouncings for graduation dresses and summer frocks.
Gossamer fabrics of gracious beauty and sheer crepes and voiles charmings feature allover embroidered patterns. Some white some colored with dainty sprays dots or floral patterns. Cream and haistes self embroidered. Flouncings 45 inches wide priced at 1.95 per yard. laces and embroideries on main floor Fight.
In a 47th Anniversary Sale promotion hosiery prices are cut for today only. 2c Lisle stock 19c full fashioned with high spaced heel and double garter top. Available in white black and tan sizes 8 to 10.
Macon Ga May 14 Special Mrs Note 0 Hinkle, facing a 25000 damage suit from the 13 year old mother of her husband, fires a caustic reply to charges. She blames her husband Dr Hinkle for threats and abuse and says his mother was pressured into consent. She accuses him of harassing them and hiding behind his elderly mother.
Oklahoma City May 14 Minor ritual changes were agreed in the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south I hear that a proposal to refuse admission to the ministry to applicants who smoke will be considered tonight messages from Canadian and Mexican church delegates were read and the Vanderbilt university matter will be revisited tomorrow The conference also adopted a change in the marriage service and discussed educational and missionary plans as well as peace efforts between the United States and Mexico with a call for prayer for a settlement.
Reports from the Panama railroad in New York indicate waterborne traffic is passing through the canal for the first time in history. Colonel Goethals prepared an initial barge service through the Curacha slide with a roughly twelve hour Atlantic Pacific schedule, allowing an hour free time at each lock while awaiting formal confirmation in Washington.
Griffin Georgia May 14 Special A popular subscription circulates to raise 800 to employ a nurse for three years for triplets born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Robinson last night The Robinsons are hard working white drayman and grateful yet face hardship to provide for the trio The triplets one boy and two girls weigh about ten pounds and are said to be thriving with support from Griffin residents
Griffin Georgia May 14 Special A Board of Trade and the commercial classes report a plan to settle about 1000 immigrants on nearly 2000 acres of prime farm lands in Griffin-Spalding County. An option on the lands has been secured and will be divided into allotments for settlers. The initiative is backed by Griffin-Spalding authorities and railway companies in the region.
Funeral notices from Griffin Georgia describe FO Wo McWilliams burial after a May 13 death found in bed at Colonel Blakeley residence. The veteran Griffin citizen leaves wife Gussie Tramell and sons JW McWilliams Jr and Henry T McWilliams along with two sisters and in laws. Dr Mary Stieglitz and Lula Kean deaths are noted with brief survivor lists and service plans. Funeral arrangements and arrangements for interment are announced as details emerge.
Josiah P Y Ogletree aged about years died Thursday at his residence 749 West Fair Street He is survived by his wife and one son Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o clock at Walker Street Methodist Church with Rev Olin King officiating Also James P Hall aged 46 died Wednesday at 430 p m at the Soldiers Home He had lived there since its founding and served in the Army of Virginia His funeral is set for this afternoon at Pooles Chapel with interment at West View
The body of J and Martin of Cuthbert Georgia who died Wednesday at a private hospital in Atlanta will be sent to Cuthbert for funeral and interment.
Nashville May 14 Tennessee Democrats mobilize county conventions to select delegates for the state convention to name a governor candidate and supreme judge. Six candidates vie for the gubernatorial nomination including Thomas Rye and Thomas K R Freston. Delegates meet May 6 and 27 to decide the nominee and consolidate support across nine tenths of counties.
Athens Ga May 14 Captain Frank Plainffeth learned of his brother MG Griffeth’s critical condition then word came that Griffeth, long serving tax receiver of Oconee County, died yesterday near Watkin Nails. He had just been reelected in the primary. His funeral was held at Bethabara Church, the first in the recently dedicated building. Dr A Kummally preached.
Waycross Georgia May 14 Martin Galvin longtime director of the Georgia experiment station and noted agricultural expert will come to Waycross June 1 as secretary of the Waycross Trade Board He was chosen unanimously by the membership over several applicants Also named for the ensuing year are Ho J Benton W M Funn vice president and B G Parks second vice president.
At Wast Point Georgia on May 14 a search party locating Mrs J T Smith near the home of Mrs WB Hugginbothem three miles north of town. She had left home at sundown yesterday and was found this morning believed to have fallen from a fence while watering a patch. The body shows a neck fracture.
Dallas Go reports a Dallas high school building was completely destroyed by fire yesterday morning causing about 12000 dollars in losses including furniture with around 5000 dollars covered by insurance.
May 14 report from Fitzgerald announces June 1 as Alfalfa Day with a demonstration by numerous farm machinery manufacturers. Experts will explain the merits of tractors plows wheel cultivators and other modern implements for farm work to aid alfalfa cultivation and general farming efforts.
Dublin May 14 Special Hugh Smith brought to Dublin a haul of thirty eight carp from the Oconee river below Dublin. The largest weighed 20 pounds and the smallest weighed five pounds, marking what may be the biggest single catch of big fish in years.
Winn a Southern engineer from Savanna died after a rear end crash on ACL tracks near Savannah. Fireman Nettles also from Savannah was gravely injured and later died. a brakeman from Nettles survived. The wreck occurred on a passenger versus freight collision as a caboose was struck and the engine toppled.
A reader friendly notice announcing candidates Rowe and Gordon running for the legislature. The text references university connection, terms of four years, and appeals to voters in a general election context.
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