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Vol. Xlll, DOL'GLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.. September 21, 1917. No. 24 OUR Bill'S Tiie second contingent of Douglas county’s selectmen left Wednesday morning at seven o’clock for Camp Gordon. Notwithstanding the early hour of departure, a large num ber of patriotic citizens assem bled at the depot to see them off. Hon. L. C. Upshaw, in a few well chosen patriotic words, com mended the boys and expressed the appreciation of a patriotic people. Twenty-nine men were to have gone at thi3 call, but owing to the extension granted for agri cultural claims by the District Board, th re were only twenty who had been certified by the Local Board. Those going were: John W. Smith. Fred Friddell, Monroe White, Benj. Watkins, W. S. Land, T. D. Picked, H. W. McLarty, W. G. Timmons, C. C. Gilmer, J. W. Gamp, G. C. Lee, R. A. McLarty, John Demoonev, A. T. Cheek. B. F. Thomas, J. W. Talley, E. G. Pope, G. H. Hendrix, A. H. Uatzlaff, 0. P. Cochran. Winona Entertainers No Lyceum oourse is entirely complete without at least one good, strong, strictly first-class number, and the Piedmont Lyce um Association, through which our series of attractions has been secured, has included the Winona Ent-rtainers in our circuit for that purpose—to give a program of wholly an entet tabling nature. There will be solos and duets, readings and character sketches and ensemble numbers, inclu ding the violin. Variety a plenty for all, yet all of that character which brings not a blush to the cheek, hut rather inspiration to the soul. -Just the kind of enter tainment we need during the present serious hours of sacrifice and responsibility. And, too, there will be included patriotic songs and stories to remind us that we are living under the greatest flag of the world. Died in Texas. Mrs. Carl Hoffman (nee Miss ,4nnie Baggett) received the sad information by wire Thursday that her husband, Mr. Carl Hoff man, had died of fever at Beau mont, Texas, on the 13th. Mfs. Hoffman was in receipt of a letter from him a few days previous stating that he would join her soon, and didn’t know he was sick till she received the shocking information that he was dead. Fourth Quarterly Cone ference Sunday The department has called me to service, the assignment being the naval station at Paris Island, off Port Royal, S. C, In view of this, Bro. LaPrade will be here next Sunday night to hold the fourth and last quar terly conference for the current year. There will be no preaching Sunday morning, but Bro. La Prade will preach Sunday night and hold the conference immedi ately thereafter. Services wilLbegin at 7 o’clock and the officers of the church, especially, and the public gener ally, are urged to com . Sincerely yours. J. C. Atkinson. Send Them The Sentinel Nothing would be appreciated more by our soldier boys than the Sentinel every week and if we were able to do so we would gladly send every Douglas county boy the paper free. Not being being able to do this, we are glad to make this proposition: We will send the paper to them at the old price of $1.00 per year the same rate we give C'.nfede rate veterans. If you have a son or any other relative in the aymy, you could not give him so much pleasute in any other way as the home paper w ould give hiqi. /. O. O. F. Rally. The Grand Lodge of Georgia has designted October 12th a> RALLY DAY for Odd Fellowship in the state and has instructed that a county organization be effected at that time. In confermity with this request a meeting will be held with Douglasviile Lodge on Friday night, October 12th, and Win ston and Flint Hill are urged tc have as many members presen as possible on this occasion, Brethren, let’s get busy and make Odd Fellowship in Dougla.' county what it should be. Their will be vomething diing at this meeting. E. L, Hopkins, D. D. G. M. Subscription Honor Roll. The following have paid sub scription since our last issue: J. Frank Smith, Milton, Fla.; T. F. Rain rater, Atlanta; J. M, Harding, Columbus; W. L. Good win, J. H. McLarty, T. L, Var ner, Douglasviile. NEW SUBSCRIBERS. Mrs. H. J. McKelyey, R. 7.; J, W. Huff. Villa Rica; Miss Gladys Stewart, Macon; J. W. Vance, R. 7. Card of Thanks The Red Cross Chapter desires to extend thanks to those who have helped in any way in estab lishing and equipping the head quarters and sewing room. Douglas Superior Court opened Monday with Judge Bartlett presiding and Solicitor General I. R. Hutcheson looking after he state’s interests. The grand jury was organized >y electing Prof. J. T. Reese oreman, and J. F. Long, cleric Judge Bartlett delivered an ible charge to the grand jurp rnd the civil docket was takea up with prospects of completing the work a-3 calendered before ;he end of the week. Next week the criminal calen- iar will be taken up and the locket will not be heavy, as most of the cases are of minor importance and but little time will be consumed in disposing of them. In this connection we will state that in our judgment there is entirely too much time and the ppope’s money spent in trivial cases. In a county thesizeof Douglas the entire docket, both civil and' criminal, ought to be-disposed of in one week or less. Tie 'e are unimportant cases o a the calendar fo: this term that have been on every calendar for i the past five years and have la'ready cost the county many .times the amoi nt invested. This sh mid be remedied. ss sssnaffiSEsraip y 1875 SEASON 1917-18^ 1917 To My Customers and Friends: . First, I wish to thank you one and all for your past good will and patronage and assure you it has been appreciated. At the beginning of a new season I am better prepared than ever to give you good service. I have put in a NEW up-to-the- minute outfit that will well repay you to try, as it gins all the cotton brought toit--Hard Locks and all. In this day of high prices it behooves ail of us to save it all. Come and see it work and you will come again. I have been continuously in the gin house since 1875 except two years, and I think I know how to do the business and some of you who have patro nized me for the past 27 years can say better than I. I will have the same crew I have had for several years. All of them steady, reliable men who can be trusted to do the right thing. I shall always pay the best prices for your seed that is consistant with sound business principles. So when you are ready come around; we are always ready! Don,t forget that. Again thanking you. I trust to see you soon at the "Old Reliable.** Yours for business J. W. HOU*SF>