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GAINESBORO f'n'-.WNY j ! BONUS FOB RECONSTRUCTION
CHAN OKS MANAGERS' Through the four ftsues of war
| bonds floated since May, 1917, the
F. W. Webster. General Manaler Governme&t raised nearly seventeen
of the Gainesboro Telephone and *®1- billion dollars.
eg.aph Compnny d-: u ■ ‘ l c past *’o This vast sum, invested laregly in
years, has just been elected General implements ; of destruction, brought
Manager of the South Atlantic Tele- autocratic to terms twelve months
phone Company at Miami Fla., and earlier ftlran expected. Had the war
will leave 1 Carrollton for his new resi- dragged on for another year thusands
dence as soon as he can arrange his of AmericaAn lives would have been
affairs. sacrificed and our war debt increased
Ben F. Willis, of Atlanta, who has many billions.
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com-1 Anpther great bond issue—the Vic-
anyp In important capacities for a tory Liberty Loan—will be floated
number of years, has been elected next April. Treasury officials have
acting general manager of the Csinfes- renounced that it wifi be fort not less
boio Company to succeed Mr. Web- t ,un five billion dollars. With this
THIS IS THE WAY
GEORGIA DOES THINGS
Nashville, Tenn.—Georgia Metho
dists are creating a stir in their de
nominational world. This is the way
of it
Rencently the M. E Church, South
deided to put the missionary work of
the church on a business basis—call-
LETTER FROM FRANCE
November 14, 1918.
Bter and is now engaged in assuming sue, Liberty Loans will pass into dis
charge of the affairs of the Company, Uory; the job will be finished. larked
France, Dec. 17, 1918.
My dear Clara:
Hello, Kid, wonder what you are
doing by this time? I am still in
France and not expecting to sail for
som time. Why don’t you write to
me sometime? I haven’t tiad but one
letter from you since I left the
ing in he service of Mr. Lyman Perce, States. How is the baby getting ( — ...
who has conductd a number of the' along now ? Hope she has not had j the big guns , but it is a grand finish
large governmnt drives, to head a •■he “Flu." Where is mother now? Tec the Allies ■,
campaign for a cool thirty-five mil- Haven't heard from her since I lefti November 27, 1918.
lion dollars. The campaign will be the States. When have you heard I Received your letters of October 21
conducted in a great drive April 27 James? The last time I heard from ad 27. So very glad to hear from
May 4. • him he had already gone “over the you, these being the third letter I
in Active service
WITH THE AMERICAN E. F.
Dear Mother:
Hope this finds all well. I am 0. K.
Don’t worry about me as it will b€
only a matter of time till fSrill be
with you as the war is over. We boys
will not have as muclv^ to do as we
did. It seems lonesome not to hear
gent
ot&nery ability in handling U will go towards maintaining our
phone matters. Mr Webster has^iwUermy of more than a million men en-
only been popular with lh subscriber.? ftreing the armistice terms upon Ger-
of the G«?.»'’ oi*o Company $md the ijanv. \ h « army must remain in
gjenc - 1 winning theifr confi- until permanent peace is
dence And' * A , "'“ 1 ‘ J 1 ’
Gaorgia Methodists were top” three times land was ready for have received from you since coming
—o - — - - A „ . , , I— -w contribute $-1,100,000—a the fourth going. Ihere.
used er forde^.rn^ Vfl £“ bi ^ sum in itse ^ However,! Clara, dear, if you get lonesome out; We are near the Belgian border The
go and people give us a welcome everywhere.
worry We are in a pretty town and I am
prayers seeing a great deal of the cduntry, but
than that and that North Georgia .will keep me safe. I have been trans- I coming back in a fejv months
will, therefore, voluntary pledge i— ferred from the 122nd to the 144th with a pocket full of souveniers.
self to raise two and a quarter mil- infantry. I suppose that is why I ! Thanksgiving is at hand and I un
ion dollars instad. This ,is causing a haven’t haven’t got any mail. I sure derstand our company is to have a
t . r good deal of jnteres at he Centenary j do imss your sweet lettere since I hundred pounds of chicken for din-
_ ’od will, hut l<iH work ■feolish^d. I he sick and wounded sol-! headquarters here in Nashville, the came voerr here; wish I could hear ner. Guess we will all get plenty to
has been particularly pleasing!to the dierg (Overseas na dat home must bejsecretaris believeing the uction of the form you every day, as I did when I oat-
stockholders of the Company!, who efirod £or and eventually the rest of. North Georgia Conference will stir was at Camp Wheeler. i I expect to have a good time during
express regret at his departure to our ar,my brought buck. But the work I other conferences to attempt bigi If Miss Bertha Walker has not my stay over here, but you may be
„ Mr : SS! tZZZlt ^ . "'gone to New York y et you go with sure I wii, be glad when I get back
her. Ilam sui’e it will do you good, to the United States.
COUNTY AGENT’S REPORT. |I think I will be back by spring. I December 13, 1918.
tion'to" his friends throughout Gew’fia what/noblr purpose could it be used Boarit County Commissioners, Doug- willsend you a cablegram when I : It is surprising whiat a change there
and the South. * thar^n protecting these heroes from|lasvllle, Ga. leave here. Be sure to meet me at has been since the fighting stopped.
Mr. Willis, who succeeds Mr. Web- fotuAppoverty and distress? j Gentlemen—Below is a general re- Newport Nows or New York. It has It passed very quickly it seemed to
ster, iR a telephon' man of wide ex- ^ OulrWdhers did not relax when the! por of work accomplished during the rained all day. If you had have seen me. We are are in good quarter, hove
been regarded as a telephone official The nrjen who have been disabled; who,
With unusually bright prospect! and sacrificed eyes, arms or legs, must be |
his promotion is a matter of satisfac- taughjt self-supporting trades. For
ptnenCev.who is .highly recommended Hun retreated. They kept on fight-j months of November, December and me this morning you would have sure a stove and electric lights. We
for the work h“.has undertaken and ing until tlaj! very minute the armis-!January: ‘laughed; a crowd of us boys were out in Trier, Germany, the French
who has domAu.dt at d his ability hy tice becamei effective. We at home ’ ~ .
filling imp< tnt nositiopR with the should follow their example. We
Southern lyll Ti ’ephone and Tele- hould put oitt full force behind this
graph oC 1 i;-:iny. He is a man of at- Victory Loanlind provide the Govern-
tractivo j. srir - nlity, who will un- through the wprk forced upon it hy
doubtadiy w ! p himself a place in the the war. )
esteem nr.d confidence of tlie mibscrib-1 f
ers of the Gainesboro Company. | RAlM’H, GA.
’ MrsSJ.. G. Mozley,
CHRISTINE LANDRUM | Born to Mr. alu’ Mrs - )
the Death Angel came back to ihe a fine girl
the Death Angel came hack to the | Mr. Clark Neal lias purchased en-
home of Mi - , and Mrs. Dan Landrum g,ne and boiler from W. T,. Williams
and took from them their ton months and moved them to Douglasville where
old baby, little Mildred Christine, he. will put in a corn mill and other
after being sick only four days with machinery.
"Fin" and Pneumonia. Mr. R. E. F. Jerkins will soon
Just six months and fijvc days ago have his new house completed,
the Angel carried little AJnnie Thelma Mr. Clark Carver has reurned
home, and she wanted j little sister front Camp Hancock with an honora-
brought to her and they/ are resting b!e discharge and will resume his
\ufe in heaven, watching and waiting former work as rural mail carrier,
for t'riM kavnfi 'ones to come home. .Clad to Wave him back.
The home is made ’said, the cradle Miss Olemmie James gave a sing
le empty, but she has gene to fill the ing Sunday afternoon,
empty one in heaven, and it is so Mrs. M. L. Arnold gave a corn
hard to give them up, but God’s will shucking and birthday dinners last
must be done and we must submit to Friday.
it. She leaves a father, mother, and j The school is moving along nicely
one sister and two brothers and a at Mt. Carmel.
Farmers co-operating., 40 hunting with our rifles and wore our Treves. We come into town
Present number of adult demon- steel helmets. It was raining and U p. m„ December 1st, though the
strators 35 very cold, and as we strolled througli papers said the first troops came al*
Number of boys signified de- a field we came to a stream that was 1:30.
sire to join corn club 66 adout a foot deep 1 . I thought I would It seems good to write what one
Number of boys and girls sig- 'jump across, so I threw iny helmet wishes, though we we could not tell
nifying dsire to join P. club 85 across, took a running start I landed the last day or so. The people here
Number of boys signified desire jin the edge of the water, mired to my treat us very 1 well—better than one
to join calf club 3 knees in mud Pnd fell over backward ( could expect. This is a.
Number of visits made to into the water; Water ran from my Isreet care arc- running
. drntonstrators 00 rifle like a hose pipe. I had ubout building I am staying in.
Number oi* visit: .w.'.v!e to pJjjb Jf>_m>le to go and when 1 arrived at my The people seem more industrious
members..' 60 billet i'was^lnw.'si.frozen. The boys than in other parts of the country t
Number of farmers visited.... 132;chased a wild boar "W^w minutes have seen.
Number.of orchards inspected !after I fell in. ‘ | December 23, lOlS.
for scale7 etc 26 Tell Clyde to write to me sometime. r~W»? .-surprised to hoar about Joe
Number of fruit trees pruned. 100 1 sure do enjoy her letters. Estes. Hope he was not hadlyhurt. I
strations put on 21 j I will ring off by asking you to'saw him almost every day Ml we
Number of sick cattle treated 6 answer real soon, andwith all my went "over the top;’’ October 15 ^vas
host of friends and relatives to mourn
her death.
Miss Addle Renfroe spent last week
with her aunt, Mrs. Vansant, at Doug
lasville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Creel spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
KOZYTORIUM RIPENS.
The Kozytorium opened to a large' Howell,
crowd Saturday night wjth a good six I Mr. G. W. Abercrombie is moving
reel picture, also TuesAty night. The j very best men andjwe are sorry to
the best line of pictures available, and to College Park. Hie is one of our
managment tells us that they will ap
preciate your patronage.
TIME EXTENDED FOR
SECURING NITtfyiTE OF SODA
give him up.
Mr. E. J. James, of East Point, was
a recent visitor here.
Mr. Floyd Hendrix went to Atlanta
last Friday and while there purchased
a nice mortorcycle.
The box supper at Mr. Carmel school
County Agent Cheatham is in re
ceipt of a letter from the. Bureau of i last W*ednesday proved a great suc-
Markets, extending the time in which ce sR. It was givn for the benefit of
nitrate of soda to February i IS.
That will be the last possible date.
Those wanting to apply nb'w see the
county agent or either bank.
NOTICE.
Douglasville Chapter No. 14, R. A.
M.,- will have a special meeting Thurs
day night, February 13. Work in M.
W. & M. E. degrees.
between
1 $5.00
the school and the proceeds will be
used for he purpose of making it a
standard school.
There were twenty-two boxes—the
highest bringing $5.00. In addition
there was a contest, for the most
popular girl. Mrs. Brock receiving
the highest number of votes was pre
sented with a box of candy. The
total amount received from supper and
contest was $81.00. There was a large
crowd present and all enjoyed the
evening. We give ail the credit to the
teacher, Miss Aura Baird, for the suc
cess of the evening. She is already
having the inside of the school painted
and other improvements will be made.
shoer
60
CASH-EVANS
Number of cittle insn-.cted... 125
Number of farmers m»t and
conferred with on roadl... 48
Number of farmers met and
conferred with in town 60
Number of' farmers con
ferred with in office 32
Number of visits by special
ists 3
Number of bulletins distrib
uted 431
Number of letters written 103
Number of circular letters
written 140
Number of meetings held 7
Number attending said meetings 88
Number of consultations with
farmers 226
Number of visits to business
men 13
Number of visits to schools in
interest of club work 15
Number of community spray
pumps placd, one and four other
prospects.
Number days lost on account of
BickneBs “flu”... 8
Number days attending annual
agents’ meeting 1
Number of farmers visited by
requst 46
Number of miles traveled in dis
charge of duty 625
Number of tons of nitrate ordred
for farmers 99 >4
: Remarks.
At present time I am pushing or
chard work, co-operative buying of
fertilizer and organization of the dif
ferent clubs.
Respectfully,
J. E. CHEATHAM,
County Agent
love, I am ever yours,
Sergent. Walter Trenton
Co. B„ 144th inft., A. P. O. 796.
A. E. F. France.
NOTICE 10 FARMERS
my first time. Came throuh O. KY
; except bein hit on the head with a
reck worn a shell bursting near me,
.but was not hurt much. Guess I will
].spend by first Christmas in Germany.
December 25, i91^.
J I had a fairly nice tinle to-day.
Demonstration in Stump Blowing by ]Did not get up till 8 a.m.; got a pres-
DuPont Powder People. .ent from the Red Cross, had cigar-
lettes, candy and chewing gum. Had a
G. S. Kink’s, Tuesday a. m., Feb- n j c e dinner, chicken and dressing, pie,
ruary 11, 9 o 12 o’clock.
B. h. Renfroe’s, Tuesday, p ,m,
February 11, 2:30 to 4:30 o’clock .
J. J. Daniel's, Wednesday, a. m.,
Fbruary 12, 9 a. m. to 12 n.
R. E. Parr’s, Wsdnesday, p. m., Feb
ruary "12, 2:80 to 4:30 o’clock.
I. H. Willoughby’s, Thursday, a. m.,
February 13, 9 a. m., to 12 n.
L. P. Couch’s, Thursday, p. m., Feb
ruary 13, 2:30 to 4:30 {/. m.
Thse demonstrations are free and
the public is invited.
1. E. CHEATHAM,
County Agent.
jelly roll, apples and cigars.
We are only drilling three and a half
hours, so you see we are having a
pretty easy time but we deserve it.
In addressing y&ur letters spell
out American as there is an Austrian
E. F. here.
January 2, 1919.
One has to walk through the streets
here to see the tendency of militarism.
You see it in the buildings on dowd.
to the trinklete in he show windows.
In most of the buildings and stores
Mr. F. S. Royster, Prs:4cnt of the.you invariably see a picture of Kaiser
F. S. Royster Guano Company, whose p,,, gtarj down at from ^
advertisment appears in this issue, , . _
believes that no business can grow so' wa »- Th « P»P'« of Germany soem
large that the personal element may to think him a bad man but th[«j
be left out. People like to deal with double is it took hem too long to
a reel man, on who owns and con-
’ „ . , find it out. The Yanks here, as iti
trols his own business. He is always * ,
saying that the only drawback to hav-: most P laces - have recelved the « ood
ing built up a business which extends wil > of the P e °P le - 0ne finds a ^
ovr many states and takes many fac-jmany of ‘he- people can speak Eng-
tories to supply is that he cannot lish and several have been to the U.
HORSE-SHOEING.
On Sunday afternoon Mr. Bern
ard Evans and Miss Jessie Cash were
hapily married at the residence of
Judge F. Aderhold, who performed
the ceremony. The Sentinel extends
‘ heartfl congratulations.
I have secured an expert horse-
shoer with may years experience.
Bring your mules and horses to us
dnd get the best of work.
J. A. DORRIS,
Moody’s Old Stand.
S. They all try to make you believ*
they have but thekindest thoughts for
their hand-in-glovA
over no ones eyes
meet and talk to all his customers
face to face as he did when he started
in business thirty three years ago.
But as the years go by and capable
men whom he has traind relieve him
of some of his burdns, he feels more
and more desirous of haring from
nctual users of Royster good3 and will
welcome letter from any old ox pros
pective customers. He has specialized
ail his life on plant-foods for our
Southern crops and soils and places
unreservedly at your command his school at
own practical experience and that of February 15 from
his technical experts. Write to him
"‘ " about your plant-food problems. Just
son,
J. Whitley.
A box supper
VANTED—Good farm hand,
good price. J. H. Gable 443 address F. S. Royster, Norfolk^ Va.
Every one is