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——— ’ROUND ABOUT. Note* and News From Thia *r.«i Adjoining Counties. JXr_ and Mrs. M. L. Dunn and Lyn »i> d Dunn, of Concord, were in the :t£jr Thursday. G. Patrick, W. S. Patrick and I). 1. Patrick, Jr., of Cabins district, Thursday in Griffin. 'lra. Jesse King and Miss Ada Ponder, of Hampton were the guests of friends here Thursday. Misses Fannie Mae Pat ham, Mavis Furtml, Sara Bell, and Mrs. Minnie Sinard, of Cabins d istrict were visi tnrs to the city Thursday. Bartlett Searcy who has been sta tioned at Paris Island with the ma rines, haa been mustered on and is receiving a cordial welcome from his many friends on his return 1. me. The many friends of W. C. Mad >m, who was seriously hurt t;m ..thcr Jay by being caught in some shaft ing, will be pleased to I ar tlr.t h<- is no«.t much improved and hopes soon to bv entirely recovered from his in juries. H. B. Fulford, who is with the Sinerican expeditionary forces abroad, sent relatives hire a piece of a &übe aeroplane brought down by one of «»• aviators on the Verdun front .ki October 27th. His people will keep a« a souvenir of the war. J. Frank Chapman, a progressive farmer of Aiken district, brought to tAr News and Sun office Wednesday a. huge purple top turnip weighing a' fr*eti»n over six pounds, which was Xne for Thursday dinner. Mr. Chap sun has an eighth of an acre of Iktsat fine specimens of turnips, of Bfurii the one sent us was the largest. James H. Ellis, of near Forsyth, is :iv guest of his brother, R. H. E. El ks and family in this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Tyus and Miss Mattk Tyus, of Milner, Mr. and Mrs. i. S. Murray and Mr. Samuel Murray, Griffin, spent the week end with Mr. amt Mrs. E. M. Copeland.—Mc- Itenough Weekly. The gin report of Henry county ■ hows the number of bales ginned to fttcember Ist is 26,380 against 18,- fSO to the same date last year. That Henry county will get around 30,000 Wea is now reasonably sure. £. S. McDowell, Jr., who has been n-ilh the United States aviation corps! located at Fortress Monroe, Va.J "wts- received an honorable discharge! jwid returned to Griffin. Mr. McDow ell is receiving a warm welcome from scores of friends. Friends of Private George E. Le- TKre, of Company B, Eleventh Infan try, United States army, who was re flwntly seriously wounded in the fight-1 mg in France, will be pleased to hear that he is now much improexlv. He w in the Limoges Military hospital in Southern France, and while he is not ternutted to be up, he expresses the tfCcf that he could get around if they would only give him a chance. Pri ester IxjFevre participated in some of -ifie outed battk-s and made a credit tblf record for service during the war. I Miss Mattie Corbin has gone to Abuston, Texas for the winter. Miss Amelia Walker, of Locust Srove, spent Saturday with friends as Griffin. Captain Charles Seeker, of Camp Hevier, nephew of Mrs. Elmer Whitely rs Muncie Indiana, who has often vis test here, spent Thursday in the city rhe guest of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ttiyjl. ■flKeepWenji wfl Do not allow the fldP poisons of undigested pRV fljL food to accumulate in Lgl your bowels, where they ■ p jb are absorbed into your Ko system. Indigestion, con 91* sspation, headache, bad U Mood, and numerous LJ IWF aiber troubles are bound Jgg to follow. Keep your |R| system clean, as thous- Jffjl SaflP ands of others do, by Mtesg teking an occasional dose Isl ®fthe old, reliable, veg- «rS enable, family liver nieui cine. W * Thedford’s Black-Draught Mrs. W. F. Pickle, of IfW Rising Fawn,Ga., writes: S aßtS* "We have used 'l'hed lord’s Black-Draught as k family medicine. My mother-in-law could not glgfS Jake calomel as it seemed “Tp WOI & >0 s l ron S f° r her. so site s7® used Black-Draught as a kFj| saiid laxative and liver *w|s regulator... We use it ifcLr hi the family and believe g, ,« st ts the best medicine for toe liver made.” Try it. WM insist CM the genuine— hfW Thedford’s. 25c a pack- K&. A Jxfl age. E-75 GREAT BRITAIN IS W CLEARED OF AMERICANS I- e I. All Camps Except Those at Winches* ~ ter and Liverpool Have Been Evacuated by the Yankees. IX I ' r 8 ! LONDON, Dec. 19. —Great Britain iis practically cleared of American s troops. All camps except those at e Winchester and Liverpool have been . [ evacuated by the Yankees. Contin ; gents still remaining consist princi . | pally of Major General Briddle’s staff .' and twenty-six hundred wounded. s ’ ■IWIH CRIFFIN 801 KILLED 111 THE FIGHTING =N i Mrs. Solomon Norton, of Route C, , is in receipte of a telegram from the war department in Washington ex ’ pressing deep regret that Private , Daniel G. Norton, of the infantry, is officially reported as killed in action ( between September 26 and 28th. Pri l vate Norton is a son of Mr. and Mrs. , Solomon Norton and was one of the y first to volunteer in the service from . Griffin. OOLSHEmW IN THE BORDER STATES; As Result..of Growth of Power Allied Policy Regarding Russian Opera tions is Becoming Important. LONDON, Dev. 19.—The Bolshevi ki are gaining power, it is said in re cent dispatches. This is particularly true in border states where the Ger mans are withdrawing. As a result of this situation the allied policy re garding Russian operations is becom ing daily more important. *A SAFE TEST. j For those who are in need of a rem- ■ edy for kidney troubles andb ackache, it is a good plan to try Doan’s Kid ney Pills. They are strongly recom mended by Griffin people. Mrs. J. B- Peel, 231 W. Taylor St., Griffin, says: “A good many years ago I was troubled with my kidneys and back. The pains started just over Imy kidneys and were very severe. I had headaches so that I didn’t know what to do at times and nervous spells came over me and I was all unstrung and irritable. Dizzy spells and dazed me. My kidneys were in bad shape, too and caused me a lot of an noyance. I was always tired and languid and couldn’t get sleep enough. Finally a friend told me to try Doan’s I Kidney Pills, so I got a box at the Evans Phartnacy Co. I am pleased to say they cured me of all the trou ble and put me in good shape." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simp ly ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Peel had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. ATTORNEY’S ILLNESS HALTS PIPER’S GRILLING MUSKEGON, Mich., Dec. 19.—Ill ness of the prosecuting attorney today temporarily halted the grilling of Mi lo H. Piper, accused of killing Freida Weichman to hide his bigamous mar riage to her. Piper himself is border ing on illness. lie refuses to eat suf ficiently and spends most of his time weeping. State officials today de clared they had evidence of a third marriage by Piper. FORMER KAISER SUFFERS FROM CHILL AND EARACHE AMSTERDAM, Dee. 19.—The for mer kaiser has been confined to his bed since Sunday as the result of a chill and ;tt* of the ear. it was lenrm' i t day *. KRUPP WORKS I D’ AS TEXTILE FACTORIES BERLIN. Dec. 19.—The Lokal An- Geiger tit -lares tile Krupp works at Essen v i: I. utilized as textile fac tories. KING VICTOR I.MANUEL ARRIVES IN p yRIS TODAY PARIS. Dec. 19.—King V ctor Emanuel of Italy and party ar ’ved in Paris this after - <>on. W ’.<>■• ami the king will exchange v. 'ts this after noon. EASTMAN S NOMIN \TION IS SENT TO THE SEAaTE WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—N- tion of Joseph R, East—.nr.. Republi can f>. : . Mus-’achusetts. as > . em ber of t • i'-.tf-rsiate commerce com mission v ’. bi 1 sent to the senate to il:-.- L” the v house. SHOOTS FOUR NEGRO CONVICTS, lAT TIME NINETEEN YEAR OLD WHITE GUARD IN DECATUR COUNTY KILLS PRISONER WHO TAKES HIS PISTOL AND ATTEMPTS.TO KILL HIM. BAINBRIDGE, Dec. 19.—1 n an at tempt to escape from the Decatur county farm today four negro prison ers, one under life sentence, were kill ed by H. D. Story, a white guard, only 19 years old. The guard shot each prisoner in about the same place, be tween the eyes and chin. An unsuccessful attempt to kiil the guard was made by one of the negro convicts who was shot to death a few moments later. Story dropped his pistol and it was then the men tried to get away. A negro named Whit ely Aiken grabbed the pistol and fired at the guard, missing. As he was preparing to fire a second time a white convict by the name of Tom Burrows knocked Aiken down, using a stalk of sugar cane. Story managed to get his rifle and as the four negroes rushed at him he shot them one at a time. The names of the men killed are given as Whitely Aiken, Handy Smith Bower Wooten and a new negro, sent to the farm Saturday under life sen tence. Had Planned to Escape. ..Apparently the negroes had agreed to make a getaway and were bunch ed, waiting for a signal from one of the number selected as leader. Seeing the guard drop his pistol, the signal to break must have been given with the result stated. All of the shooting was at close range. Considerable excitement prevailed at the county farm for some hours af ter the trouble. None of the other prisoners exhibited the least desire to take advantage of the situation. THE BOLSHEVIK FORCES ARE ENTERING ESTHONIA War Minister Announces Winter Con ditions Contribute to Difficulties in Checking Advance. STOCKHOLM, Dec. 19.—Bolshevik forces are advancing into former Rus sian province of Esthonia along a wide front, the Esthonia war minister reported in a cable received today. The war minister said winter condi tions contribute to the difficulties in opposing the Bolsheviki advance. AMERICAN MILLS RECEIVE 2,664,660 TONS OF SEED WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Ameri can mills received 2,664,660 tons of cottonseed between August first and December first, according to the de partment of commerce. Os these 1,- 554,952 tons were crushed. RUMANIANS CROSS NAROSCH RIVER AND ENTER HUNGARY AMSTERDAM, Dec. 19.—Three batallions of Rumanian troops have crossed the Narosch river and entered Hungary, dispatches here today re port. The Hungarians protested but offered no resistance. BIG EATERS GET «■ Take a glass of Salts before breakfast if yoor Back hurts or Bladder bothers you. The American men ami women muei guard constantly against Kidney trouble. t>ecause we eat too much and all our food is rich. Our blood is filled with uric acid which the kidneys strive to filter out. they weaken from overwork, become sluggish; the eliminative tissues clog and | the result is kidney trouble, bladder i weakness and a general decline in health. \\ hen your kidneys feel like lumps of lead; your back hurts or the urine is cloudy, full of sediment or you are obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night; if you suffer with sick headache or dizzy, nervous spells, acid stomach, or you have rheumatism when the weather is bad, get from your phar macist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine, i This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia. and has been used for generations to lliifih and stimulate clogged kidneys: to neutralize the acids in the urine so it j no longer is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in jure, makes a delightful effervescent lithia-water beverage, and belongs in every home, because nobody can made© a mistake by having a good kidney Hush ing any time. RELIEF EXPEDITION TO CLEAN UP TURKEY IS BEING ORGANIZED ALTHOUGH AMERICAN, BRIT ISH AND FRENCH GOVERN MENTS ARE CO-OPERATING ENTERPRISE IS FINANCED BY PRIVATE FUNDS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Relief expedition to clean up Turkey is being organized, it is said on the United States transport for Co nstantinople within a fortnight, according to pres ent plans. Though the American, British and French governments are co-operating, the enterprise is financ ed largely by private funds. Troons for the protection of the mission will be-furnished by France and Great Britain, it is understood. ORDINARY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. CITATION. GEORGIA, Spalding County— Kuth I hillips Brooks, having made application for twelve month’s sup port odt of the estate of Thomas J. niooks, and appraisers duly appointed to set apart the same, having- filed <.heir return, all persons concerned are hereby required to show cause before the Court of Ordinal y of said county on the' first Monday in January 1919, why said application should not be granted. J. A. Drewry, Ordinary. This 2d day of December, 1918. CITATION. Ella A. Bass, having made applica tion for twelve months support out of the estate of Henry H. Bass, and ap praisers duly appointed to set apart the same having filed their return, all persons concerned are hereby required to show cause before the Court of Or dinary of said county on the first Monday in January, 1919, why said application should not be granted. J. A. Drewry, Ordinary. This 2d day of December, 1918. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. By virtue of an order granted by the Court of Ordinary at the Decem ber term, 1918, of said court, there will be sold before the court house door in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in January, 1919, to the. highest bidder, the fol lowing described property belonging to the- estate of T. J. Brooks, deceased, to-wit: House and lot in the city of Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, fronting on North Hill street between Quilly street and the property of Dr. T. J. Brooks, deceased, and also four vacant lots fronting on North Sixth street between Quilly street and Tins ley street, and also one- vacant lot fronting Tinsley street sixty feet, ad joining property of Dr. T. J. Brooks, deceased. All of said property lying in one body, bounded North by Tins ley street; East by Sixth street, South by Quilly street, and West by Hill street and the property of Dr. T. .1. Brooks. J. C. BROOKS, Administrator of Estate es T. J. Brooks, deceased. December 4, 1918. - NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given to all credi tors of the estate of Mrs. Callie E. Deane, late of said county, deceased, to render in an account of their de mands to us within the time prescrib ed by law, properly made out. And all persons indebted to said deceased are hereby requested to make imme diate payment to the undersigned. LLOYD CLEVELAND, L. P. GOODRICH, Executors of Mrs. Callie E. Deane, deceased. This -Ith day of December, 1918. QHICHESTER S PILLS WTHE DIAMOND BRAND. a La<ltc<*T A«k your Brurcfat for >• <-’hl.cbenHcr*3 Diamond Bruiut/zV\ PHHin Red and Ucki tnet.iliiAV/ S-v —b'-xc.i, sealed with Hhi© Ri »b T-n ♦fcVsM Tok«s no other. Ury of yoir ■ / ~ AskfirCill.CllEH.TEß’fi I DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, fir 25. years known as Best, Safest,.Mways Reliable r sop bv muJCifiisTs everywhere KINKY jgc hair Rraiento M < I k'i r. 3 €•?.. • «| r Xjflfor-. <«*»***■ oA’-lvnU. 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