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Vol. XII1,
COUNTY SENTINEL
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DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.. December 14, 1917. Ao- -36
Odd rd ows Column.
From Doctor Hamilton
Lois Mills
Camp Beauregard,
Alexandria, La,
To My Friends in Douglasville : |
I often wonder if you think of I
Our lodge reporters have not
been gning us the news regu
larly. A short letter from each
lodge would make this column
interesting each wtek.
Brother McCarley is a slacker
this week and has left this col
umn for the editor to fill up, so
if it comes up short you will
know the reason why.
The C.unty Convention at
Winston was a great big success
—in fact the most genuinely fra
ternal meeting it has been our
pleasure to attend. The true
spirit of Odu Fellowship was
there.
There were present 49 mem
bers 1 rom Winston lo ’ge; 28 from
Flint Hill, and 21 trom Douelas-
I a'-wR's feel like taking my
hat off to the fellow that can
move along through this event-
, , , , , „ fj life with a cheerful smile on
the boys who have gone to war never worrying other
If not Why You can res ab3ut his troubles, but
assured they think of you and ^ ^ ljttle troubles ir
often wish they were once more hjmself , jke water off a duck - s
in your midst instead of being
away from friends. But it would
back. Such a person looks for
. , , the silver lining behind t he cloud
surprise you how quick the sol- |and g0()ner or , at6r finds it and
dier will learn to like the men
he is thrown with and what firm
friends he makes in such a short,
time.
At present I am here to ex
amine this camp for tuberculosis:
will be here until about the mid
dle of January I suppose. Iain
well pleased with my work and
like the country fine, although I
would like to see some of the n d
hills of Georgia, especially tho: e
of Douglas county.
let’s the misty , cloud of worldly
troubles vanish in the past of
oblivion instead of airing them
to the world.
I imagine when such a man
after living his life of cheerful
ness thr&ughjthis world of men
tal and physical bumps comes to
the end of his way he can lie
down with cheerfut smile still on
his face and say: "Well, good
| bye, I’m going to cross over, be
!
Buy Thrift Stamps—Do
Your Bit
Those who failed to get a Lib
erty Bond can now buy War-
Saving Stamps. During Decem
ber, 1917, and January, 1918.
stamps will be sold at $4.12 each
and l_e redeemed by the govern
ment in 1923 at $5.00.
Thrift stamp", costing 25 cents
each tnav be purchased from
time to time and affixed to a
thrift card, which is supplied
without cost. When you have
$4.00 worth of these stamps you
can exchange them for a war
saving stamp which will be re
deemed in 1923 as sta.ed above.
This is a good investment and
you will be helping to win the
war. You can buy the s ampt
at the postoffice and use them
for Christmas presents.
ville, and the Winston brethren
made the visitors feel that they
were indeed among friends.
Oyster stew and cigars were
served in abundance and every
body seemed to feel that Winston
lodge is made up of the “best
fellows” anvwhere.
After the loutine business it
was decided to hold the next,
convention with Douglasville
lodge on the second Monday in
January. The convention proper
will meet at 4 p. m. After sup
per there will be some degree
work winch promises to be espe
cially interesting, as all the lod
ges are getting good working
teams.
Since the county organization
was effected in October, there
have been nearly fifty members
added to the lodges of the county.
The county convention idea
was suggested some time ago by
Grand Master Bodenhamer, who
was present Friday night, to see
and hear the results, and in his
speech he said that his wildest
dreams had beer, realized.
The Grand Master’s speech
was so different from the usual
“stereotyed” style of speech it
was a real gem—every utterance
showing that it ca ue from the
heart of the speaker, and when
he had finished everybody felt
like they had heard a Billy Sun
day sermon, and all were im
pressed w : th the fact that Odd
Fellowship in Georgia will con
tinue to receive the stimulus it
needs while our present Grand
Master is in charge of affairs.
Grand Treasurer Edwards was
there, and was presumably load
ed, as he stated in the beginning
that before the meeting was over
he wanted to take a few shots at
the Grand Master and at “Bro
ther Dake,” but the meeting
assumed too sericus a turn to
admit of much levity and we
suggest to Brother Edwards to
keep his gun loaded and we will
look for him at the next meeting
and we don’t want to have to
shoot him in the substitute as
has been the case in the past.
District Deputy Grand Master
Hopkins was there, and you will
always find Ed where there is an
Odd Fellows meeting.
Brother Friddell, of Flint Hill,
was there too He said at the
last meeting the only speech he
ever made soured, and we cor
rected his claim by telling him
it was only canned and we
thought he had opened it there,
but he uncorked a jug full Fri
day night and it was well worth
preserving, for he is full of
genuine Odd Fellow religion and
has a way of making it conta-
RjOUS.
. , . good until 1 see you again.
I suppose we are having s mie . , . ,
.,, . . ... And I think when he gets to the
of the same trouble here that i . , ... . ,
. „ . ..... . , pearly gates he will just say:
you are in Georgia with the sick | T .„^ „,„ f , uoo „„„.
soldiers. We are losing a great
mmy l.e.-e wi h pneumonia and
measels—some meningitis, but
they have about controlled it
now. I have never seen better
care taken of men anywhere —
thev do all any one could do for
them—and you hear things about
soldiers not being fed good; you
yourselves never had better in
your own homes. Ofcourseitis
not served with style, but it is
good and well cooked.
You people at home don’t
know how a soldier likes to get
letters from friends. I would
like very much to hear f>-om you
if you can find the time to write.
Am enclosing a piece of poetry
for your thoughts—see if it is
not true: I know 1 felt this way
when I wentawav. [The poetry
has appe- re.i in the Sentinel,
having been sent in by several
of the boys in khaki, —Editor.]
Your sincere friend,
Ralph E. Hamilton.
Address:
Lt. R. E. Hamilton,’
Camp Beauregard,
Base Hospital,
Alexandria, La.
New School House
The School Board has contrac
ted with Downing & Pringle, of
Atlanta and Chattanooga, for
plans and specifications of the
new school building.
These are noted and reliable
architects who drew the plans of
Vanderbilt University at Nash
ville, the Patton Hotel in Chat
tanooga. and numerous up-to-
date school buildings throughout
the country.
The architects claim that son e
of the features of this building
will be unique and exceptionally
convenient, due to suggestions
of Prof. W. H. Butler, claiming
thrt he can, if he des,re3, copj
right the plans.
As soon as the plans are com
plete work will begin, which will
be not later than March 1.
Ginner’s Report
(By W. J. Camp.)
There were ginned in Douglas
county prior to December 1st
5385 bales as compared with
5467 bales up to the same time
last year.
This is only 92 bales short of
last year, but Mr. Camp thinks
the final shortage will be about
j 1,000 bales.
Howdy, Lord, glad to see you;
I’ve heard a lot about you folks
up here and I want to shake
hands and get acquainted with
you all and bo one of the family,
for I have co ne to stay and I’m
ready to carry in the milk and
honey, wait on table, plav a harp
or anything else you want done.
Such a man is quite a contrast
to what we call the chronic
grouch. We have some now who
seem to think everything has
gone wrong and to the bowwows
generally and that the govern
ment is pinching tco hard on:
their sore spot (pocketbook) and
they can’t even gel. enough sugar
to spoon around in their sour
shriveled up natures. They seem
to hive lost faith in everything
except the almighty dollar, not
being man enough to stand up
and face the world and trust in
the God that his held his protec
ting wing over them all through
life, completely forgetting that
all things work together for good
to them that love the Lord.
When you lose faith you have
lost all that is worth a hoot in
this world.
And I tell you if you are
squirming and whining about the
difficulties we are parsing thru
now and think you can’t stand
much more you might as well
sing the short meter doxology
and fall off backwards, for this
ain’t a skimptum to what’s com
ing unless the world comes to its
senses and stops fighting, for
this is going to be the biggest
fight since George Washington
shelled the corn off Lord Corn
wallis and threw the cob in York
river.
Yes sir, pardner, the Lord has
loosed his nold for a season and
hell has opened up its mouth and
belched forth all the imps of
darkness, and they are going
through this world like a double-
barreled. bow-legged cyclone
with the jimjams.
The devil has declared a holi
day and the dance is on in full
swing while old Satan fiddles and
grins. The war drunken nations
reel and dance to the music.
Scatteiing death and destruction
everywhere. We have sown to
the wind and must leap the
whirlwind, and gold is unfit for
us until the dross is melted out
by dross. So if you have an atom
of faith in the one who made
A Sad Mission
Mr. W. A New, of Charlotte,
N. C., a former Douglasville
citizen, was here this week ftom
a sad mission lo Tallapoosa.
His rother, T. L New, sec
tion foreman at Tallapoosa, was
killed in last week’s wreck and
his son, Lon New, was conductor
of the train that killed him, and
whose engineer was alsj killed.
THiiiimimiuiimiimiicmimnimuiimmiiiir-:'!-
JHONOR ROLLI
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Mr. J. J. Danniell, of Rt 2,'.
called since last issue and moved
his subscription up to the fall of
’18.
Mr. E. R. Harper, of Villa
Rica, was a pleasant caller this
week and left a substantial check
which marks him up to next,
year
Judge H. T. Cooper, who al
ways keeps in good standing
with the Sentinel, called this
week.
Mr W. M. Tyson, a former
Douglas countian, was up from
Sycamore this week and paid his
respects to the Sentinel office
and moved his subscription to-
1919.
Our young friend Joe Blair
Hatchett, who has a good posi
tion with the Atlanta Georgian,
had his name entered a« a new
subscriber to the Sentinel this
week.
Mr. W. A. New, of Charlotte,
N. C., a former citizen and
present property owner of this
county, was h re Tuesday and
h_d Ills p iper set up a notch.
Mr. H. J. Daniell, aprotninent
Jerkins-Strickl:. nd
Jndg°J ’! McLnrt.y perform
ed the ceremony Sunday which, ..
united Mr. C. H. Strickland and citizen of near Winston, remem-
Miss Vastie Jerkins in marriage.
These are popular young
people of the Lithia Springs
community. The Sentinel ex
tends congratulations.
Feeding Pigs
Stockmen are often troubled
with pigs that refuse to be
weaned, but suck their milk out
of the trough. This will cause
them to start slowly, and they
may never become profitable
feeders. The best methed of
breaking such pigs of the habit
is to use skim-milk or butter
milk mixed with shorts and
small amount of corn meal,
you will put some dry lumps of
the feed in the milk, the pig will
soon learn to chew and eat prop
erly. —Southern Ruralist.
bered the Sentinel with a year’s
subscription this week.
Mr. A. S. Gresham, Chairman
of the Board of County Commis
sioners, handed us a year’s sub
scription this week with the
request that we move him up a
notch.
you plant it deep down in your
: jittle swiveled up soul and nour- i
ish it with thoughtful care, for
my friend you are going to need
—and need it bad.
We are looking forward to a
Sane sober and a happv Christ
mas here.
As poems op war times are all
the go, I submit the following:
THE SLACKER’S LAMENT.
Alas ! and are my breeches tore.
From Mexico to Maine,
And shall I at the awful price,
SSE’er wear a pair again ?
Was it for hard times like these,
I stuck to Uncle Sam ?
I used to be a tony guy,
But now look what I am.
My toes are peeping at the sky,
My socks are but a leg,
At meal time I just tighten up
My belt another peg,
My shirt is but a memory,
My hat a holy sight,
All I possess of other days,
Is an unfilled appetite.
Well might I now in darkness hide
My cold and naked skin,
Or else go out and get a job,
Andjvork like other men,
—Bill Blue.
Baptist Church Notes
We were very much encour
aged at our church services Sun
day.
The cold weather scared some,
but quite a number from a dis-
If tance were in their places.
The most encouraging thing
was the faithfulness of the
young people to their Unions
Sunday night. If they continue
with the zeal and fortitude that
was shown Sunday night, they
are sure to win for Christ.
The subject for the sermom
next Sunday morning, December •
16, is ‘The Devil in Douglas
ville.’’ The object is to put up
some danger signals for the pro
tection of Christian people and.
churches.
Sunday, Decomber 23*. aft the
Baptist Church, we will, observe
“White Xmas.” We will make
gifts to the King. We hope to
have a great numher of. people,.
and request every one to bring a-
gift. We urge that groceries be‘.
brought, but money w ! ll be'
acceptable.
These gifts will go to supply
any family in or about Douglas
ville that might not otherwise
have any Xmas, What is not.
used for the poor will be sent to •
the Georgia Baptist Hospital and;
Orphans Home.
A suitable program and ser
mon will be held in connection
with presenting the gifts. Ser
vices to begin at 10 o’clock.
J. Bernard Tallant,
Pastor Baptist Church,