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AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM PVT. CANNIE DARLEY
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Fort Mills, P. I.
November 16, 1920
Dear Mother:-
I was very surprised when the
last boat did not bring me any mail.
I do not understand why I do not get
any mail. Everyone else in the Co.
gets a dozen or more letters on eacli
boat from the States and I do get one
every three months. I guess my mail
gets misplaced some way that I do
not get it all.
I realize that it was very wrong for
me to leave home at the time 1 did,
but 1 wanted to go and. if I had stay
ed there I would have missed half of
my life and a lots of my experience.
I am really glad 1 left when I did.
I am sending the views I promised
in the last letter. They will have to
answer for a Christmas present as I
will be unable to get anything else.
lam sending a little story of a
battle I had in Siberia. The reason
I did not write of it sooner was be
cause I had no proof since I arrived
in the P. 1., and I was not allowed to
write it in Siberia when it happened.
There is very little to add to the story
only about the Casuals that took part
in it. I had just arrived at that time
and was attached to Co. L 31st Inf.
My Part Os The Story
We were all starting to go to bed,
it was raining at that time. Just as
we had got in bed. the Captain of
Co. L came in and blew his whistle
and told us (when we had got dress
ed to line up in front of the Supply
Room and get Rifles iussed. After
we had got our rifles and ammuni
tion we were marched about' 2 miles
away from the building and ordered
to lie down. It had quit raining and
began sleeting and ground was freez
ing. We had to iie on the freezing
ground several hours before anything
happened. We were lying very still
when the Russians opened fire in
our direction and the Battleship
Brooklyn fired a few warning shots
wel thought the battle was on and the
•Captain gave us the command “Fire
at will” “Commence Firing.” We
stayed there until about 6 o’clock the
next morning and kept firing all dur
ing the night. We were a happy
bunch when thfe Commanding Officer
gave us orders to turn in, and told the
Captain that we were not to be call
ed out for anything while we were
ainassigned. No one in the bunch T
was with got any credit for sighing
in this battle, because the Captain
took us out without receiving orders
from the Commanding Officer.
May soldiers got cheated out a
battle clasp on the account of a
worthless Compary Commander.
You can find the rest of this story
in the paper I am sending you.
With Much Love,
\ our Son,
Cannie.
Pvt. Cannie Darley,
12th Company M. 8.,
Fort Mills, P. I
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Mrs. T. H. Tippett and Mrs. J.
T. Galbreath and little Pearle Gal
breath spent Saturday with Mrs.
S. J. Booth.
We are sorry to note that Mrs.
Hamp Cowart is on the sick list this
week, but hope for her J& n early
recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Galbreath
spent Sunday with the latter's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Booth.
Mr. J. T. Gallreath made a trip
to Vidalia Saturday.
Mrs. W. H. Galbreath and Mrs.
T. H.- Tippett were the guests of
Mrs. R. L. O’Neal Monday.
Mrs. J. E. Boyd called on Mrs. G.
A. Booth last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernie McKay
spent Sunday with the latter’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McGill.
Mrs. G. W. Galbreath spent Sun
day with her mother, Mrs. R. L.
McGill.
Mrs. W. H. Galbreath spent Sat
urdey with Mrs. G. A. Booth.
Mrs. D. L. Galbreath and chil
dren spent Sunday with the former’s
mother, Mrs. R. L. McGill.
Papa’s Pet.
ROWLAND-GRAHAM.
A marriage w'hich came as quite a
surprise to friends here, was that of
Miss Willie Graham to Mr. J. H.
Rowland of Wrightsville. The mar
riage was performed at the home of
the bride’s parents a few miles from
here. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. N. T. Pafford, pastor of the
Mcßae Methodist church, only the
family and a few close friends being
present.
Mrs. Rowland is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Graham, and
is well known here. She is a lady
ot unusual charm and a lovely char
acter. She has taught in some of
the best schools •:» the county, and
THE VIDALIA ADVANCE, VIDALIA GEORGIA.
has scores of friends who will learn
with interest of ner marriage.
Mr. Rowland is one of Johnson
county’s most prominent men, being
a resident of Wrightsville, and is en
gaged in the banking and farming
business.
Immediately afte’r the ceremony,
they left for Wrightsville, where they
will make their home.—Telfair En
terprise.
Mrs. Rowland is a sister of Mrs.
John T. Ragan ot this city, who at
tended the wedding.
IN ANSWER SHIFRIN
ADMITS BANKRUPTCY.
In answer to the involuntary bank
ruptcy proceedings instituted against
him in the United States Court, Louis
Shifrin has admitted that he is bank
rupt and consented to the adjudica
tion. In his schedule Shifrin placed
his liabilities at $28,048.74 and his as
sets at $17,775.09, out of which he
claimjs j a homes l ead exemption of
$1,600. The original proceedings
were instituted by the Dannenberg
Company, the Macon Woolen Mills
and I Epstein & Bvo. Co. W. J. De-
Loach of Vidalia filed the answer as
attorney.
THE NEW DISEASE
A new form of flu has appeared in
Europe and is expected here. It is
attended with violent paroxysms of
hiccoughs. Some call it “the hic
coughing disease.” It prevalence has
broken up the program of public as
semblies, the account being given of
a play in one of the fashionanle the
aters. of Paris which had to wait
some minutes until the hiccoughing
audience got reasonably quiet. Will
there be more strange diseases in the
last days than the world is suffering
now?
THOMPSON-JONES
Christmas eve at the Methodist
parsonage, Miss Lizzie Thompson
and Mr. Will Ed Jones, both of So
perton, were united in marriage.
The ceremony wa- performed by
Rev. W. M. Blitch.
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ANTS NEVER IDLE
Their Industry Constant Rebuke
v o the Indolent.
Observer Also Sees Lesson to Human
ity in the Perfection of System
They Have Evolved.
It was Solomon who said, “Go to
the ant, thou sluggard; consider her
ways, and be wise.” Now, if the slug
gards in the United States would go
to Florida, they would have ample
opportunity to acquire wisdom. It is
said that there are more ants to the
square mile in Florida than in any
other country in the world. There
are ants which will measure half an
inch in length, and there are ants so
small that they can scurcely be seen
to move with the unaided eye.
A man, who has had a great deal
of experience - with them, said recent
ly:
“The Florida ants will take out the
lettuce and other minute seeds from
the soil in which they are plunted and
actually destroy the beds. They will
get into pie, pickle, sauce, sirup, su
gar and on meat; will riddle a cake,
or fill a loaf of baker’s bread till it
is worthless. All remedies failing,
I took to baiting them near their nests
with slices of meat, bones, apple and
pear parings, and when I had from
50,000 to 100,000 out, would turn a
kettle of boiling water on them. I
killed, during one week, over a mil
lion, in the space of a quarter-acre
lot, and I have almost wiped them
out.
“It is curious and Instructive to
see how promptly the ants which es
cape the scalding will go to work tak
ing out the dead, and, after piling
them outside first, go to excavating
again and rebuilding their cells and
runways. This being done very quick
ly, the next w'ork on hand is the lay
ing in of a supply of food, by hauling
the dead bodies of the hot-water vic
tims into the storehouses. You may
see a small black ant hauling and tug
ging at the carcass of a red ant, twen
ty times its own weight, and he always
succeeds, in the end, in landing it in
the warehouse of the colony.
“Next you may see a sort of ambu
lance corps searching for the disabled.
These are taken carefully into the
underground house, where the sur
geons and nurses are in waiting Then,
too, you may see the timekeepers and
bosses directing this one, or turning
another back on some errand or to
some other duty. There Is not a mo
ment’s delay; no halting feet, no idle
hands; but all move as If it were their
last day on earth, and this the only
hour left in which to redeem a mis
spent life. For lessons in industry
and In perfect government, go to the
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B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM.
Sunday, January 9th,
Group Two leading.
Song.
Prayer.
Song.
Quizz, by Quizz Leader.
The Ist Psalm a preface to others —
Olin Bland.
The Godly man will not associate
with evil doers—H. A. Thrclkeld.
The Godly man loves God’s word
and tries to live by it—Elizabeth
Price.
The Godly man will be the truly
happy and prosperous man —Yates
Johi^on.
The description of the ungodly man
—Lucile Courson.
J. W. Gunter, Leader.
PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION NOW.
HALF MILLION DOLLARS
GO TO SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
Atlanta. —The sta.te treasury last
week drew checks to the several
county boards of education aggre
gating $480,000 which is a little more
than 10 per cent, of the 1920 school
appropriation. The checks were
mailed to the county school authori
ties this evening.
Interest on the public debt, amount- 1
ing to $117,083.75 will be due and pay
able at the state treasury, Saturday,
the first day of the year and funds
to meet that have been set aside as
has also the SIOO,OOO required for the
annual fund. The $2,480,00 required
to meet payment oi: discounted school
warrants which are to be paid Feb
ruary 1. however, is not yet in sight.
—A few doses of 666 break a cold.