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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Artemas: a soldier from the long-forgotten past
We’ve been doing a little
renovating lately and that
means moving everything
out of the room being
worked on. No wonder we
let things go so long. A mir
acle has occurred in this as
Myrel is actually throwing
bits and pieces out when he
sorts through to put stuff
back. As I have said to any
one who will listen, “You
can’t find a dead skunk in
his barn.”
Among the papers were
some interesting ones that I
didn’t know existed. Copies
of applications for a govern
ment pension for Myrel’s
uncle, Artemas Smith, alias
John Arnold. Artemas ran
away from home at 22, (and
I thought you had to be very
Bonsai is a challenging, but fun hobby for all ages
Bonsai is the art of dwarf
ing plants by growing them
in shallow pots or trays. The
end result is a plant which
resembles a large tree in
miniature. Through using
the techniques of bonsai, the
horticulturist is able to pro
duce an 18-inch tree which
resembles an 80-foot tree in
all aspects except size.
Usually the objective is to
make these plants appear
old and rugged just as they
appear in nature after the
passing of many years.
Bonsai designs may be sim
ple or complex, ranging
from a simple one-tree
planting to a miniature for-
Christopher Michael Ray
Richardson
Crystal Genthner and
Martin Richardson
announce the birth of their
son, Christopher Michael-
Ray Richardson at
Coliseum Medical Center of
Macon on Dec, 9, 2004.
Christopher has a big sister
Faith Richardson and a big
brother Howard Cole
Genthner. Grandparents are
Claire and Mike
Richardson,Donald and
Patricia Preskitt and the
late Michael David
Genthner.
Sidney Jordan Frazier
Ericka Kelly and Eldridge
Frazier 111 of Byron
announce the birth of a
daughter, Sidney Jordan
Frazier, at Houston Medical
Center on Jan. 1, 2005.
Grandparents of the baby
are Kevin Kelly and Gayle
Kelly of Lawrenceville;
Eldridge Frazier Jr. and
Audry Frazier of Warner
Robins.
Caden James Pollack
David and Jennifer
Pollack of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Caden James Pollack, at
Houston Medical Center on
Jan. 2, 2005. Grandparents
Warner Robins artist to hold solo show
COCHRAN - Middle
Georgia College will host a
gallery opening featuring
the Works of Peggy Maine of
Warner Robins on
Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 7:30
p.m.
Maine, a painter will com
ment on her work and
answer questions aduring
the evening. Her exhibit will
continue through Jan. 28 .
Maine teaches art part
time at the Georgia Military
College satellite campus in
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wrote, “We’re glad you’re
Ronda’s dog so we can come
to your parties. We hope you
make it another year.”
Others wrote of the joy she
brings, how pretty she
looked in her dress and all
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Irene Hamer
Columnist
irenehamer@juno.com
young to run away), in June
1862, joining the Union
Army using the alias so his
family couldn’t find him.
There is a copy of an affi-
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Tim Lewis
Gardening
timlewis@addressisp.com
est.
The word bonsai comes
of the baby are Machele
Gatchell of Warner Robins;
Everett Williams of Jackson,
Tennessee; Diane Suscnowiz
of Olean, N.Y.; James
Pollack of Hinsdale, N.Y.
Anthony Victor Cruz
Shannon Alexander of
Warner Robins announces
the birth of a son, Anthony
Victor Cruz, at Houston
Medical Center on Jan. 2,
2005. Grandparents of the
baby are Jim and Vicki
Grove of Warner Robins.
Lily Patricia Foley
Jeanine Foley of Warner
Robins announces the birth
of a daughter, Lily Patricia
Foley, at Houston Medical
Center on Jan. 2, 2005.
Grandparents of the baby
are Cathy Foskey of Warner
Robins; Yvonne Cherry of
Scottsdale, Ariz.; Harry
Wilder and Frances Wilder
of Macon.
Haley Destiny Adams
Michael and Priscilla
Adams of Macon announce
the birth of a daughter,
Haley Destiny Adams, at
Houston Medical Center on
Jan. 2, 2005. Grandparents
of the baby are Faye Parker
of Fort Valley; Bill and Hazel
Long of Macon; Danny and
Melba Parker of Macon;
Warner Robins. Her
impressionistic works,
which are mainly still lifes
mainly deal with her con
nections and feelings about
her immediate surroundings
and are still lifes, make
strong use of primary colors.
Her work has been dis
played in one-artist shows at
Georgia Military College in
Milledgeville, the Unitarian
Church in Savannah, the
Middle Georgia Art
the smiles she gives.
“We love coming to your
birthday parties,” one uncle
wrote. “Everyone is so
happy.” He’s right. Dew’s
parties are so silly and capri
cious that the laughter is
non-stop and the spirits are
davit from the Captain he
served under in the Battle of
Vicksburg attesting that he
believed Smith and Arnold
to be one and the same
man. This was needed when
Artemas applied for the pen
sion in 1903 when he was 62
years old and no longer able
to work. One thing I found
especially odd was the appli
cation went to the
Department of the Interior
instead of the War
Department. He had to send
in names of people who
vowed they had known him
for at least ten years. The
pension was granted, but he
had to reapply eight years
later and his witnesses,
appearing before a notary
public, vowed they had
from two Chinese characters
which mean “to plant in a
tray.” The idea was adopted
by the Japanese in the 11th
or 12th century. By the early
1500’s the practice had been
refined into a precise art
form.
There is a certain mys
tique surrounding the art of
bonsai. There are tales of
meticulous Oriental tree
pruners tending small speci
mens generation after gen
eration. In fact, in the
Imperial Garden of Japan,
there are several living bon
sai reported to be over 500
years old.
Bonsai has become a part
cAeiv
Larry and Sharon Adams of
Macon.
Oliver Daniel Stephens
Len and Megan Stephens
of Warner Robins announce
the birth of a son, Oliver
Daniel Stephens, at
Houston Medical Center on
Jan. 3, 2005. Grandparents
of the baby are Mark and
Debby Masterson of
Rockport, Maine; Barbara
Stephens of Winter Park,
Fla.; Maurice and Rosie
Stephens of Kent, W. Va.
Kofi Annan White
Erica Jones and Terrence
White of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Kofi Annan White, at
Houston Medical Center on
Jan. 3, 2005. Grandparents
of the baby are James
Emery and Margaret Emery
of Amityville, New York;
Renford Rupert White of
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Margaret
Reid of Macon.
Jarvis Emmanuel Antonio
King Jr.
Nidrya Griffin and Jarvis
King of Macon announce the
birth of a son, Jarvis
Emmanuel Antonio King
Jr., at Houston Medical
Center on Jan. 4, 2005.
Grandparents of the baby
are JoAnn Sanders of
Association in Macon and
the Savannah Art
Association as well as in
group shows at Telfair Art
Academy in Savannah, the
Madison-Morgan Art
Association in Madison, the
Unitarian Church in Athens
and the Crimson Clover Art
Festival in Griffin. She
received her bachelor’s of
science in education and
master’s of fine arts from
the University of Georgia.
sky high.
“I know why you do these
parties,” said one friend.
“It’s a great excuse to bring
together all those you love.”
Shush. Don’t tell anyone
that. It’s sounds too logical
and I much prefer for people
LIFESTYLE
known him for 20 years.
Artemas lived a good long
life, passing away in 1923 at
83. I think Uncle Artemas
deserved his pension as he
was captured sometime in
the Civil War and spent time
in our Andersonville Prison
but was released at the end
of the war. We know some of
the history of the prison so
it’s not hard to believe he
was unable to work when he
reached his ’6os.
But there were other
papers found with further
digging that interested me
even more. Some of these
stated his widow, Mary,
would receive a pension of
S4O per month. Then, when
she was 85 years old and
totally incapacitated, with
of Western culture. Bonsai is
an art form, one which com
bines creative impulse with
sound horticultural practice,
and in which the raw mate
rial and the finished product
are alive and growing. Like
any art, bonsai can require
considerable time and ener
gy if the gardener aims for
perfection; yet it can offer
deep satisfaction to the
enthusiastic weekend ama
teur as well.
The art is practiced by
training young trees to
acquire and display the
characteristics of maturity
while remaining small. A
finished bonsai is not a
Warner Robins; Bobby King
and Juanita King of Macon;
Jack Griffin of Macon.
Damarion Trey von Owens
FMlon Owens announces
the birth, of a son, Damarion
Treyvon Owens, at Houston
Medical Center on Jan. 4,
2005. Grandparent of the
baby is Cordelia Johnson of
Fort Valley.
Susan Marcella Sauls
Rebecca Drew and
William Sauls of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a daughter, Susan
Marcella Sauls, at Houston
Medical Center on Jan. 4,
2005. Grandparents of the
baby are James Blough and
Julie Blough of Warner
Robins; Jimmy Atchison
and Vanessa Atchison of
Milledgeville.
Noah Vincent James
Smallwood
Christopher and Mary Ann
Smallwood of Byron
announce the birth of a son,
Noah Vincent James
Smallwood, at Houston
Medical Center on Jan. 5,
2005. Grandparents of the
baby are Mercedes Skipper
of Fort Valley; Ricky
Smallwood and Kathy
Smallwood of Byron.
MGC Assistant Professor
of Art Charlie Agnew said
that the purpose of the MGC
gallery is to educate and
enlighten the public about
art and give viewers an
opportunity to interract
with artists.
The gallery is in Russell
Hall, 1100 Second St. on the
Middle Georgia campus. For
more information, call
Allison Sheffield at (478)
934-5201.
to think that I’m an oddball
ecdentric. I don’t want to
ruin my image.
Ronda Rich is the author
of “What Southern Women
Know (That Every Woman
Should)” and “My Life In
The Pits.”
the assistance of someone to
write the letters on her
behalf, Mary requested a
raise in her widow’s pen
sion. The pension committee
gave her a raise of ten dol
lars a month.
But what really caught my
eye was the record of three
letters; the first on April 28,
the second on May 9 and
the final one on May 14,
from the Department of the
Interior to Mary Smith.
Mary’s three letters traveled
from Galveston, Ind. to
Washington, D.C. with the
government bureau com
pleting its work and getting
it back to the family in less
than three weeks.
Can anyone believe that
miniature replica of a full
size tree but a sort of line
sketch meant to bring an
image to mind. It is less
important what a bonsai
plant is than what it sug
gests. The viewer’s response
is the measure of success.
For example, an eight-inch
five-needled white pine can
be trained to convey the
image of a gnarled Monterey
cypress enduring high on a
windswept ocean-side cliff.
From the arrangement of
the branches and the twist'
of the trunk, one can sense
the force of a stiff salt wind.
Or another might express
the upright form of an
Emily Marian Meadows
Chris and Kristina
Meadows of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
daughter, Emily Marian
Meadows, at Houston
Medical Center on Jan. 5,
2005. Grandparents of the
baby are Bo Player and
Dana Player of Warner
Robins; Thad Barrow and
Elaine Barrow of Leslie.
Kasey Allen Markham
Dennis and Rachel
Markham of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Kasey Allen Markham, at
Houston Medical Center on
Jan. 4, 2005. Grandparents
of the baby are Scott and
Denise Morrison of Harker
Heights, Texas; Dennis
Markham Sr. and Linda
Markham of Troy, Texas.
IMyla Alandra Sullivan
Tabitha Taylor of Unadilla
announces the birth of a
daughter, Nyla Alandra
Sullivan, at Houston
Medical Center on Jan. 4,
2005. Grandparents of the
baby are Jeannette Taylor of
Unadilla; Robert Watkins of
Perry.
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our government was ever
that efficient? Let alone our
Postal Service making such
timely deliveries?
I know the quantity of
mail is much greater now,
but the additional number
of employees and super
duper new equipment plus
zip codes should speed it
along. And the government
bureaucracy seems to have
gotten almost completely
bogged down, unless you
owe them money then it
seems they can get mail to
you in 15 minutes.
Sometimes it sounds like
workers in the old days were
a bit more on top of things,
doesn’t it?
American elm, straight and
serene, fully at peace with
its environment. In either
case, an emotion is evoked.
Therein lies the art.
To create an evocative
image requires a knowledge
that is not necessary in car
ing for ordinary potted
plants. There must be an
appreciation of how a
maturing tree is shaped by
its environment as well as
an understanding of the
principles of growth by
which bonsai is similarly
formed. Next week we will
look at some of the princi
ples and methods of bonsai.
Tt'evon O'Marion Mitchell
Giana Mitchell of Fort
Valley announces the birth
of a son, Trevon O’Marion
Mitchell, at Houston
Medical Center on Jan. 4,
2005. Grandparents of the
baby are Michelle Mitchell
and Ivery Mitchell of Fort
Valley.
Soren Elizabeth Haught
Joshua and Elizabeth
Haught of Haynesville
announce the birth of a
daughter, Soren Elizabeth
Haught, at Houston Medical
Center on Jan. 9, 2005.
Grandparents of the baby
are Leslie Renn of Perry;
Deborah Brewer of Floyds
Knobs, Ind.
Matthew Ray Paschal
Wayne and Laura Paschal
of Warner Robins announce
the birth of a son, Matthew
Ray Paschal, at Houston
Medical Center on Jan. 10,
2005. Grandparents of the
baby are Ray Paschal and
Emma Paschal of Winfield
Hill; Duane Combs and
Charlene Combs of Perry.
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