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J 11 Page, a,sister of Mrs.
Mr. Page and Mrs. Jesse
art. the body .at Tifton ami
mied jt to Sumner. Rev. G.
'.h'etvv pastor of (he Tifton
>dist church, conducted the
serviecs.
Mends before, her marriage
■ J. l'Jlfi, wit. Mis* Kthe!
Old Bade her home in Tifton
e<] by i
produo-
a dlrcrslfled sec-
dlversifled section
SHERIFFS SALE.
CEORCIA-
WiU be sold on the tirst Tuesday j' ••
in February, 1D18. at public outcry
before tne Louit House tn *md coun. ' ,
ty. hi thin the legal hours ot sale. ti» ‘
tin- highest bidder for crib, the fo!. '.r
lowing described property, to-wit: rv.
That tract or pan el of land lyinn Th
and being in the county of Tift an J
the State of Georgia and in the Sixth Ir
District of Tift county, same be- ■ r
ing four lots adjoining in the rub, M:
urb of Kdgewood which is a pnrt of. y
land lot No. 263 of formerly ■ Ber. . j
rion county now Tift county. Geor
gia, designated as lots No. I. No. 2.
No. 3. ami No. 4, in Block No. 10. of
the survey ipade by A. F. Hoffman,
Said property being in tho possess. un
ion of J. D. Patton and levied on as
the property of J I). Patton, defen- ou ,
dant in Ufa, under* Ilf* issued from Hi .
the Justice Court of the 134 4th da
District. G. M., in favor of the Tay
lor Furniture and Hardware Com. V
pany an,I against J. D. Patton and 1:0
W. H. Justice. Property pointed out ma
by plaintiff's attorney. Written
notice given a* required by law to j. r ;
defendant. , ,
This September 13. 1917. ,,
J. M. Shaw,
Sheriff Tift County. Tif
J. O. Smith.
Smith, of .Pa
Albany.
1, Dr. Todd and_^Jrs. Bassett, of
ton and Dr. Bradley. of*Wnsh-
, TIFTON, GA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, ltll
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&1DENTON MICHIGAN
ilngton. Jan. 17.—Six sailor* -were killed and thr
_ ^Washington, Jan. 17.—Six sailors were killed ahd three in
jored yesterday when the foremast of the battleihip Michigan
felL The accident occurred in home waters.
Washington, Jan. 16.—A warning that England is being
Strangled by submarine* *
McCumber this afternoon.
He declared, that the Allies need food not troops, and
stated that France and Italy may quit at any time.
London, Jan. 15.—Three were killed and ten
when Yarmouth was bombarded from the sea by German war
Teasels last night Twenty shells were thrown into the city
but the damage was slight .....
A star shell was first fired into the an-, which lighted up
the city to the view of the German gunners
The Russo-German peace negotiations have been inter
rupted indefinitely.
It is not known whether they will be renewed owing to
Germany’s determination to annex German territory.
Washington, Jan- 11.—America is preparing for a
of two million in the field within the yean Secretary . Bakfer,
Cold
.100,1, inlioi.tcd .t lh, mlUl.ry probe orooling thi. Moroio,.
In reply to que.tion*. the Secretary .fated that .uppli«
adaqoate for this force hai b'en prepared for.
The Committee th«n went Into Execotive .er.ion, to di.cuM
Mentholatum-
Croup Salve
Cough Syrup
Cold Tablets
the powder situation with the Secretary
London, Jan- 17.—Thirty-eight German naval officer.'
were killed by their men during a mutiny among the sailors at
Kiel-
The mutiny .started among the submarine crews and spread
to the cruisers,.Hut was quelled by local troops. The dissatis
faction arose over tho long cruises the submarines are compell
ed to make.
London. Jan. 14—The Daily Mail’s Petrograd correspon
dent reports that rioting has been going on for several tffiy* a t
Sebastopol.
Aj^arently the rioting was started by the crew of a torpe
do boat who arrested their officehj aqd shot them The sailors
then made wholesale arrests and many lynching* followed.
Sixty-two officers were Jellied, including Vice Admiral Noviski
pnd three ether admirals.
Washington. Jan. 14,—After being compelled to dine in
comparative solitude of their own billets somewhere.on the ha:
tie front in France, officers of the U. S. Marine Corps and theii
associates have formed group messes, where nothing but har
mony and good comradeship prevail-
Washington. Jan. 10.—Inefficient terminal superinten
dents majy be the first railroad officials discharged by MeAdoo.
Repjorts reaching him show that much ofthe fuel and foot;
shortages have been due- to failure of the terminal organiza
tions rather than to outside railroads. fc
Slow unloading and failure to keep through freight moving
are among those things primarily responsible for the freight
congestion.
Washington, Jan. 16.—Dissolution of the order of German
American aliens, having a membership of hundreds of thou-j
sands, was provided for in a bill introduced by Senator King
this afternoon.
The measure instructs the Attorney-General - to appoint a
receiver for the order.
Amsterdam, Jan. 16:—The attempted assassination of
Premier Lenine is reported in a dispatch from Petrograd,
The assailant fired four shots but all went" wild. No other
details were given.
Stockholm, Jan. 1.5.—All members of the Rumanian dele-
gation at Petrograd have been arrested at the order of the Bol-
sheviki, says a dispatch from.Haparanda.
For some time the •’ ’ *'’nn and the Bolshel
viki have been at loggerheads over help the Rumanians art
said to have given the Ukaranian revolution. Entire Bolshe
vik! regiments at the capital have revolted demanding a renew
•1 of the war with Germany. Seven divisions are taking part
in the uprising. It iB recognized however that the present con
dition of the army makes an effective offensive or defensive
impossible. • ’.
Stockholm, Jan. 17. German agents arc responsible
for the break between Russia and Rumania, according to
a dispatch from Hapa.anda. It is charged that Germany
spent large sums of money to create dissension and fac
tional strife which would increase the desire for peace.
Atlanta, Jan. 17. Georgia’s inheritance tax law is
not unconstitutional, at least u K on any of the grounds set
up in this particular case, according to a decision just
handed down bv the supreme court in litigation coming up
from Dougherty county, the supreme court holding, that
the law imposes a tax upon theiiransfer of property and
not upon the property itself.
o] Mr. Charles M. Drake, 63 years
**, died at his home in Brintown
dnesday evening at 6:30 o'clock.
. Drake had not beon^eeling well
tr several d*ys, but was able to be
He waa working on the roof
f bis house Wednesday afternoon
etween 1 and 2 o'clock, when he
, nd a stroke of paralysis. He called
help and was taken down, being
:Ucally unconscious at the time.
I blood vessel in his head burst and
used hemorrhage of the brain.
The body was taken to Roswell,
s., Wednesday for interment
Intraday afternoon. Messrs. W. A.
ill and Ernest Drake accom.
nnyinfT the body.
Mr. Drake was born in North
corgis and moved to Tifton four
fe -diet
fall of 1916. He. is survived by
jhc fall of 1916. He is survived by
nu r daughters and one son. They
J-e: Mr:. W. A. Darnell. Mrs. Robt.
jJatum. Misses Estelle • and Eva
-Jrnko, and Ernest Drake, nil of
r.. ... IT. ...... ..——.1.... tl,n
We have what
you want.
Conger Drug Company
Tltt^Store That Sidle You V> hat
You Ask For. and Not Something
"Just As Good.”
PHONE 94
Mamin Tifton Board of Trqd*
MRS J. S. MEADS DEAD.
I. S/Mt ails died at her I
isonvillc, Fla.. Wednesday
at lu o'clock. Tht- body
rieil to {Sumner Wednesday
"Wht where .t was interred in the
,• at that place Thursday af-
With tho mother's body
HOME GARDENS
CUT STORE BILLS
realdant Georgia Chamber Of Com
merce Shows How Millions Were
Saved Last Year
Atlanta. Georgia.—(SpeclaL)-^Mo
jon'ey was saved In 1917 through the
medium of the home garden than cror !
before, the United Stairs Department
of Agriculture estimating that there
were fully one nUllion new gardens
made last year." say* H. Q. Hastings.
' evident of the Southeastern Fair and
e Georgia Chamber of Commerce,
an interview reviewing the U17
farming opiftOons In the South.
••.Yhou.ianfln upon thousands of our
people In the South." said Mr. Hast-
A N O
.» , „_inlen, proper-
r planned, prepared for. planted and
•*pt planted during the entire fee
Another
ing and
keep going,
prepared,
lot of Overcpats
sizes front 33 to
we will sell for
ten days at 1-4 off for
cash, you will make no
mistake in buying one of
these Coats, as the prices
will be 100% higher next
lall. Mark our/ predict
ion, whether you buy
one of these Coats or not.
Always glad to show you what
we have.
PARKER & HALL
ON THE CORNER
7AK RIDGE SCHOOL NEWS.
Jur school is progressing nic,
ler the cartful management ot
teachers, IJiiV) P m
sten. The school openi I Mon'
morning in full attendance;
Ye certainly hadn’t forgotten the
d time we had during the Christ-
i holidays.
Wo had the fol'or ing victors
Jay afternoon: Mr. Ammon-. Mrs
n Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
SHERIFFS SALE.
They gave sqjnc in-
voting talks «n sanitatio
GEORGIA—Tift County. re very glad,to have such distin-
Will he sold on the first Tuesday ‘•’ ut ' ithcd visitor*. They will be here I
outcry *K VriAnv ni „ ht at 7 0 . cIoc '
ITALIAN TRANSPORT IN THE ALPS.
... February. 1918. at public outcry . ,, ..
before the Court House in said coun- £.,»*> nt '« Friday night
ty. within the legal hours of sale, to ..'erybody is invited to come
the highest .'bidder for cash, the fol, ' The Litcrarv Society held i
lowing described property, tp-wit: “L mcell ng. December 21
five hegd of stork hogs, marked T1 .
crop and undert.it in right ear swal. ol T'‘ ere w “» a cood P ro *" , »‘ ...
lowfork in left car; ohe large cow b lit. Friday. January 18, thcro will
ami heifer calf marked crop and un- <3, another program. Come
derblt In right ear swallow fork in “rip u *
t *>
der a fTr.V! «|JP3 'from the City Court mT c 1,nve - for one -' m
ot Tifton in favor of T. J. Parker Jiblc, we are very proud of her.
J. B, Conge- and W. L. , lMr. and Mrs. G. L. Dcaring and
nily were the guest* of Mi
Rigsby Thursday wight.
. ___ is Georgia Pearlng returned
Sheri rrnff County.
. . -perty pointed out by
J. I!. Conger.
Thrrr tmtr. day of January, 1918'
SHAW. ^
din
TIFTON GAZETTE
TIFTON, GEORGIA
is now serving in the
(State whether army, navy, marine corps,
aviation section, signal corps, hospital corps, or
whatever branch of service he may be in-)
He is a member of.
(give company, troop, Bquadron or battalion
number.)
(give regiment, ship, etc )
He is now stationed at. .
He joined
His parents are
of .4-..- -
(If parents are not living, give name and ad
dress of nearest of kin.)
Remarks: C.. -•••
Signed • ....
The young mentioned herein is my
brother, nephew,
NOTICE OF LOST NOTE. par s
GEORGIA—Tift County.
All persons are heroby warned not Am
to trade for or negotiate a certain
promissory note made by M. L. ‘
Smith. Marsha'.: Smith and S. S.
Sumner to Z. J. -Davidson, for the '
aim of *110, dated some time in Len
July. 1914. and due In October, 1916
Said note ha s been lost.
This. January lit, 1918.
David WVddoe.
part.
NOTICE OF LOST NOTE.
GEORGIA, Tift County.
All persons are hereby notified
't to trade for or negotiate one |
certaik promissory note for tho sum J
of ma< * e December 24, 1916, |
J)Ie December 24, 1917, in |
favor | of 'Mrs J. p. Cromer ■
by L. R. Sutton, os sam e< '
paid fn full on date due.
January 7, 1918.
Mrs. J. P. CROMER.
CITATION.
GEORGIA—Tift County.
, _ The return of the appraiser* set
ting apart twelve months’ support to
the fnmilv of G. D. Blount deceased,
having been filed in mv office, all
nersons concerned are cited to ahow
rnuse hv the 4th dav of February
1918. whv said anntication for twel
ve months** support should not b*
era-ted.
This Jtnuarv 10/ 1918.
C. W, Graves, Ordinary.
work Sunday evening-after spen-
p Saturday and Sunday with her
Yhen In Tifton eat at Whidilon’s
srican Cafe. Service is my niot-
9-dtf
MISS NELL A. WEEKLY.
Jfis* Nell A. Weekly died
Wednesday of lung trouble,
j body was taken to Yemasscc. S.
.Thursday for bnrial, the funeral
jy missing connections at Tifton
X having to lay over here several
BATTERY
Z TROUBLES
food’s Seeds
-For 1918
• patriotic duty of farmers and
!i(encreev»,Vf.here h tolncrcase
ftief'B J, ^J roduc,lon ' In,cn 7
-I gardening, and
oing CertiUzcra, together
•oprOper station of crop*, so
> Increase ahd improve the fer-
end productiveness «>f the
are all vital and neccsury
itlons at the present time,
food's Descriptive Catalog
1918 gives the fullest and moat
-to-date Information in regard
Tarm and Garden Seeds
us and Clover Seeds, Seed
itatoes. Seed Oats, or any
i Farm Seeds Required.
t>0*«»log Stollsd free O* Begasvt.
jyrive to or phone our Garage
and let our expert battery
inspect your Batteries
men
each month—
FREE OF CHARGE
Let us replenish the cells with distilled water; secure
our expert advice about any needed repairs. We
repair any kind of Battery, and you will find our
charges reasonable and service excellent.
BETTER DRIVE YOUR CAR IN TODAY
VMlcaMztag wmtmsfteed
TIFTS GARJlGE
T.d
Huumiwn
W. WOOD & SONS,
SREDSMEN. Richmond. Vs.