davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03
SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE"

The following letter is from Brice Cummins. Prescott boy. who is with the American expeditionary forces in Europe:
 Censored.
 South Hampton, England, Oct. 5, IT
 Dear Mama:
 At last l am in the Old World. Did you ever dream that you would have son that would cross the brimy deep, to go to the home of your forefathers?
 Mama, 1 wouldn't take one million dollars for what 1 have seen since Tuesday morning. Before I tell you about my trip, 1 will relieve part of the anxiety by telling you that I have never felt better in all my life-and that l am getting plenty to eat.
 You remember that we left New York on Monday, the 10th; from New York we sailed up the coast to then ye stayed in - for -. On - we sailed out of the harbor for -. 1 suppose you wonder whether l get seasick or not? Well, I was one of the few that did not, and we had some pretty rough sea, too. The third day out was when they all got sick Sunday morning it was, went out on deck and there was about fifteen lined up against the rail feeding the fish" At first l didn't know whether to laugh at them or not, but then 1 de- cided that had just as we'll laugh at them, because thought they would all be laughing at me in few minutes, but they never did. The only trouble l had in coming over, was bad cold. The trip was without excitement all the way over. There were - place that we saw women doing mems labor. Some were dressed like men, some wore dresses that came only to their knees. These women were building ships. We docked at - at about 2 o'clock in the evening and left the ship at about 1. We marched "mid cheers" to the railway station, where 1 boarded my first European train. Funny looking train; they all look like toys. From we left for South Hampton, England. At about nine o'clock we stopped at a -, called
 -. There the women had hot cocoa and sandwiches for us. August 3rd passed through the famous college town, Oxford. England. We arrived at this place at about S:30 a. m.. We marched from the depot out to Camp Rest" a camp where the American soldiers rest up after their trip. Yes terday there were six of us boys sent down to the ship yards to guard our property. This is the place where all the soldiers come in. 1 saw soldiers that came from all the allied coun- tries. Mama, I repeat that 1 wouldn't take million for what am seeing.
 We leave for France --- where we will go in a training camp for about or months. Will write you again when I get across the English Channel, which is about 6 hours journey from here.
 Now mama, don't worry over me, because there is absolutely nothing to worry about.
 Your loving son,
 BRYCE.
 P. S.-My address: American Ex- peditionary Forces. If l get another address I will write at once. Brice.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03

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The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03

Try The Prescott Daily News for ,ne week You will like it.
 Go to church tomorrow.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03

P. S.-My address: American Ex- peditionary Forces. If l get another address will write at once Brice.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-25

66-2549-George Holmes Wessin-
er, Brookland.
67-16S2-Ira Washington Mich
OILS, (c) Leesville.
6s-507-Crayton Crout, Gilbert.
69-sO9-Capers L. Burnett, Gil
bert.
7o-4s7-Edward Corley, Brook
land.
71-1324-Lawrence Henkel Koor
Chapi1.
2-eo4-Frank Dooley, (c)
Cayce.
73-4S-Frank W. Amick, Little
Mountain.
74-2181-Zellie Smith, (c) Irmo
75-1763-William Hoston Price
Brookland.
76-1548-Herbert Samuel Metze
Irmo.
.77-1264-Martin L. Keisler, Gil
/ bert.
78-1O66-John Neeley Hook, Lex
ington.
79-924-George Harrison, (c)
Woodford.
8O-2455-Reuben Tobias, (c)
Peak.
I 81-2501-Jesse Waters, Leesville
s2-42O-Thomas William Cooley
Leesville.
83-1O14-Chas. P. Heise, Brook
land.
84-1178-Wolfe Jefcoat, Wood.
ford.
s5-514-Henry Griffin Cupstid
Pelion.
86-2374-John Calhoun Summers
(c) Peak.
s7-433-Walter P. Corley, Lex.
ington.
8s-1329-John Pinckney Coogler,
(c) Swansea.
89-10-Pet Boyd Adams, Bates:
burg.
9O-2725-Lewis Oliver Rast.
Swansea.
91-:s45-Marion House, Brook
land.
92-1o31-Henry Hicks, Brook
land.
o3-1705-William D. OFT, Swan
sea.
s4-1331-William L. Koon, New
Brookland.
5-1685-Willie Norris, (c) Lex
ington.
96-4S7-Jacob Grim, Swansea.
98-12s2-Ferris S. Kirby, Brook
land.
S-1323]ohn Edward Koon,
Chaplin.
ee-1s47-Arthur Renew, Bates
burg.
100-797-James Geiger, (c) Ir.
mo.
-Elkins Benjamin, (c)
Swansea.
1O2-2599-W Willard Wingard, Lex.
Iington.
1O3-1536-Lomenick Vansant
Marchant, Brfookland.
1O4-1922- -Minico Rowe, (c)
Steedman.
5-1723-James Perry (c)
Batesburg.
,1O6-1779-Ervin C. Price Gil
bert.
1O7-1236- Dock Jupiter, (c)
Woodford.
1O8-2247-Charley Roy Sox, Ed.
mund.
1O9- 2O11-Haskell Sewall, (c)
Brookland.
11o-432-S Shelton E. Corley Lex.
ington.
111-2719-Walter Taylor Glaze
Brookland.
8-Bennett Evans Addy,
Peak.
3-652-Wilson Padgett Edison,
Batesburg.
114-927-Preston Hamer, (c)
Cayce.
115-1484-Bo Lites, (c) Gil
bert.
116-739-Charley Kesler Fulmer,
Little Mountain.
117-1751-Mack Porter, (c)
Swansea.
118-601-Simon Dooley, Lexing-
ton.
11e-1322-George David Koon,
Chaplin.
120-1146-Isaiah James, (c)
Swansea.
121-11O3-W William Alvin Hutch
ison, Brookland.
122-2319-Jedriah Andrew W.
Sturkie, CASTOR.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-25

Der Desired, But it is Estimated
it VIII Take That Number,
Because of Probs lie Exemp-
tons and Physical Disqualifi-
cations.
1-25s-Jams Bryant, (c) Lees
vile.
2-2522-J. Edward Wallace, (c)
Cromer.
3-458-Andrew Franklin Corley,
Lexington.
4-1436-Geo. E. Long, (c) Crout
Store.
5-2624-Claude Wise, (c) Bates
burg.
S-S54-Robert Graham, Brook
land.
7-1ss4-Ligon o'Neill Rikard,
Brookland.
s-187S-Noland Errit Riser, Cha
pin.
s-10s5-John Gary Howell, Swa-
1o-2o22-Maxey Lee Shull, Lex
ington.
11-1455-Ernest Luther Lowman
Irmo.
12-783-Pearl Gates, (c) Bars.
William Horace Rast,
swansea.
14-1S5S-Elbert Rish, Lexington.
15-23S9-Talmage Abnet Taylor,
Lexington.
16-1752-John Poole, Leesville.
17-2494-Andrew Bell Watson,
(c) Batesburg.
1s-i117-WiIliam Hoffman, Swan
19-1572-John Arthur Meetze,
Columbia, R. F. D. 2.
20-1748-B. W. Poole, Swansea.
21-2195-Geo. Clayton Smith,
Gilbert.
22-s37-Hary Gordon, Cayce.
23-2036-Virgil T. Shull Brook
land.
24-337James Caugman Gilbert.
25-676|ohn Etheredge, (c)
Batesburg.
26-275- William Buchonon
(c) Brookland.
27-50e-George Culclosire (c)
Swansea.
2s-11s5-Wilie jenkins (c)
Brcokland.
2e-564-Harry F. Derrenbocker
Brokland.
so-21e6-Ward C. sightler Gas
S1-945-Joseph Heyward Swansea.
32-1913-Pickens Cornelius Rog-
ers, Brookland.
33-5e6-Enoch Dickerson, (c)
Brookland.
34-262O-Walter Wise, (c) Bate
sburg.
= 35-1267-John Iredell Keisler,
(c) Irmo.
36-2143-J. Monroe Shealy, Lees
vile.
7-536-Robert Day, Gilbert.
3S-14e5-Ezra McClay Matthews,
Little Mountain.
-2453-James Tompkins, (c)
Brookland.
O-548-Matthew Davenport, (c)
Steedman.
41-126-Emanuel Judson Bach
man, Edmund.
42-1679-Robt. Franklyn Nichol-
son, Chaplin
43-1237-John Junios, (c) Co.
Aumbia, R. F. D. 2.
44-7S-Davis CAN'T, (c) Bars.
5-1732-Junior Phillips, (c)
Woodford.
46-755-Walter Thomas Gable,
Lexington.
47-107-Peter Bastion, (c) sted-
man. =
4s-154S-Grover Evans Mayer,
Peak.
49-1563-Isaiah Melton, (c) Dix
lana.
50-2099-Willie Frank Sharp,
Swansea.
51-1369-Furman Lester Leap
hart, Gilbert.
52-26s1-Luther Wright, (c)
Leesville.
53-616-Frank Drafts, (c) Lex
ington.
54-373-James Alvin Clarke, Gil
bert.
55-1 676-James Williams Nelms,
(c) Peak.
FL II
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-25

27s-2336-Ollie Erastus Summer,
Brookland.
279-1275-James Kennedy, (c)
Batesburg.
28o-2316-Edgar J. stockman,
|Brookland.
281-2225-John Smith, (c)
Cayce.
282-711-Butler P. Freshley, Co.
lumbia, R. F. D. 2.
3-1O22-Preston Hills, (c)
, Lexington.
2s4-S41-Harry E. Goodwin,
Castor.
2S5-es8-Johnie Dykes, steed-
man.
2S6-2454-Fred Galloway Till,
Brookland.
287-1032-Adolphus Hite, Lees
vile.
28s-e23-Henry Caughman Dreh-
er, Chaplin.
89-269-Willie O. Buff, Colum-
bia.
2sO-685-Edgar Fallaw, Bates
burg.
| 291-1141-Benjamin Franklin
Isaac, (c) Swansea.
292-1314-Quincy Berley Knight,
Brookland.
293-1O16-Frank C. Hendrix,
Gilbert.
294-16S8-Jack Norris, (c) Lees
vile.
2s5-335-verner T. Caughman,
Brookland.
296-145O-Julian Long, (c)
Batesburg.
297-2005-C Clarence S. Sem,
Leesvile.
98-4e3-James Seth Crosson,
Leesville.
299-2448-Willie Thomas (c)
Swansea.
30O-2103-Rosco E. Shumpert,
Brookland.
3O1-1358-James Willie Leap
hart.
2-2503-Fred Watson, (c)
Leesville.
303-929-Allen Harris, (c) Irmo.
304-1305-Milton King, Brook
land.
3O5-341-Clyde Caughman, (c)
Irmo.
3o6-2517-Willie Simpson War
rem, Batesburg.
7-2376-Thomas Evans Sum-
mers, Peak.
-2532-John Silas Wessinger,
Lexington.
-1O07-Damon Headon, Wood
ford.
316-17e4-onn NJ. Price, Brook ]
land.
311-391Furman Clayton Cockerel, !
312-1366-John Franklin Leap ,
hart, Gilbert.
313-2396-Samuel E. Taylor, Gil
bert.
314-353-W William Franklin Chap Y
man, Peak.
315-97o-Neely James Hall, !
316-637-Robt. Hilliard Dyches, !
Swansea.
17-1675-John Henry Nelms, :
(c) Peak.
318-2O24-William Jacob Shealy, :
Lexington.
86O-Pearle Gray, (c) Bates s
burg.
32o-1657-LaFayette McCarty,
Batesburg.
21-2O55-Huber x. shealy, New $
Brookland.
22-217-Rufus Johnson, (c) F
Brookland.
-571-Cornelius William Der F
lick, Leesville.
24-1873- George Olin Rish, h
Steedman.
25-488-Jacob Samuel Grim, /
Swansea.
a26-1543-Joseph Martin, (c) L
'omaria.
s27-21o2-Pope Lee shealy, NJ
.eesville.
28-7o4-Samuel Bass Fox, Bat B
sburg.
32e-72-Grover Asbin, Lees l.
lille.
o-1053-Claude Alonzo Hook. te
.eesville.
331-1896-Jo Gary Rister, !,
1aston.
332-1709-John Pain, (c) Cayce. to
William Walter Chap
ian, Little Mountain. r.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-25

vile.
, 206-1288-Ed. King, Brookland
207-452-Tally Jacob Corley
: Brookland.
2o8-355-James Aldon Chapman
-, Little Mountain.
2O9-1843-M. F. Reed, Cayce
21O-530-William Davis, &c Lees
vile.
-So9-Fred Gibson, (c) Brool
land.
212-579-John Wise, (c) Lex
ingroh.
213-1114-Joseph J. Hughes, Cay
ce.
214-2eo7-Wyley Villains, Brook
land.
, 315-2473-Josie Lee Tyler, Swan
sea.
216-417O-Jake Lumpkin, (c)
Cayce.
217-e45-Jo Claude Eargle,
Peak.
21s-2135-Tyler Sharpe, Gas
ton.
219-2622- eWise, (c) Bates
burg.
22O-218-Robt. Boozer, (c) Cay.
221-620-Fred Dreher, (c) Lit
tie Mountain.
222-1334-Edward D. Kyzer
Lexington.
223-550-Lewis Davis, Swansea.
224-1611-Thomas G. Miller,
Brookland.
225-574-Ernest W. Derrick,
Little Mountain.
226-31-James Ernest Alewine,
Chaplin.
227-1432-Noah Long, Lees
vile.
228-1727-Ed. Petoser, Leesville.
9-2047-Geo. Abner Shealy,
Leesvile.
-981-Charley Franklin Har-
man, Gilbert.
231-1848-Joh Bunyon Reynold
Batesburg.
232-2662-Oscar Andrew Wilson
Lexington.
233-1570-John W. Meetze Co.
lumbia No 2
234-1817-Marion Ray (c) Peak.
235-2577-Paul Julius Nathaniel
Wise, Lexington.
236-770-Edmond Gary, (c) Bat
esbury.
2s7-882- Morris Fulton Gunter,
Steedman.
238-2O7S-Rudolph o. Shealy,
Summit,
Batesburg
24O-2119-Eugene Sharpe, Gas
ton
241-236O-Albert C. Summers,
Chaplin.
242-749-Larry Cohen Fulmer,
Chapin.
243-2269-Gilbert Dal Spires,
Swansea
244-2592-Thomas Haskell Win
gard, Lexington
245-1ses-J. Elroy Ricard, Lees
vile.
246-15O9-J. Lenard Martin,
Swansea.
247-1211-Lucious Jones, (c)
Swansea.
24S-525-Crosson Doy, Leesville.
249-1417-Norman Lites, (c) |
Leesville.
25O-1574-Henry Lee Miller,
Brookland
251-2O34- Sheppard Shul
Brookland
252-2434- Elliot Sam'l Taylor,
Pelion.
227-1727-Noah Long, Lees
253-76O-Andrew Sam'l Gates,
(c) Lexington. !
254-183-Henry Bowman, (c)
-rmo.
55-56-Clarence F. Amick,
256-2695-Alfred Edward Zem-
ny, Irmo.
257-1276-W William Kneece Keis-
er, Batesburg.
258-1791-S. Lonnie Price,
3rookland. {
259-1956-Heber Ray (c) Cha
i'm. v
260-792-Dorsey Gates, CASTOR.
261-2128-Leo Ferguson Sharpe, I
lexington.
262-5-D. Curtis Addy, Lees (
lille.
263-35O-James William Chap
IAN Peak n
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-25

349-2495-Walter Wages, Swan
350-243s-Hilton Tindal, Swan
sea.
351-1765-Brooks Price, Brook
land.
352-6-James Adser, (c) Lees
vile.
353-2167-Marion Ernest Slice
Lexington.
354-327-Truesdale Carr, (c)
Cayce.
355-2653-Lawrence Barnwell
Wingard, Chaplin.
356-664-William Eleazer,(c)
| (c) Peak.
357-93-Calvin Abraham Bates.
(c) Little Mountain.
-1448-Colie Bachman Low
man, Lexington.
359-1722-Gordon Perdie, (c)
Brookland.
William Mack Harley.
Swansea.
61-1557-Julian Percy Meetze,
Lexington.
362-1744-Chester C. Pate, New
Batesburg.
369-1112-Albert Hunter, (c(
Brookland.
364-2462-Elbert Tobias, (c)
Peak.
-2516-John C. Warner, Co.
lumbia.
366-345-Alex Cayce, Cayce.
67-1595-Reuben Mitchell, (c)
Leesville.
3e8-2184-John Smith, (c) Irmo.
369-1355-Benton Larkin, (c)
Swansea.
o-103-James Lee Barton,
Batesburg.
371-2196-Adam Malachi Smith.
Gilbert.
372-1585-Jake Mitchell, icy
Batesburg.
373-1912-Enoch B. Roof, Brook
land.
374-1221Tames D. Johson, (c)
CASTOR.
Hutto, Brookland.
76-1625-Frank Moorer, Swan
sea.
377-556-George Robert Derrick,
Lexington.
78-1565-Daniel Meredith, (cl
Brookland.,
379-2159-Sam Simpkins, icy
Leesville.
380-154- CharlesA Frederick
Biume, Brookiand.
81-1281-Charles Kelly, Brook
land.
382-51-Earle Miller Amick, Cha
pin.
3S3-717-Cecil Blair Frick, Cha
pin.
384- 1857 Harman Hoover,
Woodford.
385-1256- Harry Lee Keisler,
Brookland.
386-1073-Ferrell Harrell, Brook
land.
87-3O-Artemas Alewine, Gil
bert.
388-199-Joe Bolton (c) Bates
burg.
-388-John Crosson Coats,
Swansea.
39O-1423-S Samuel Livingston,
(c) Swansea.
391-245S- Jackson Tomlin-
son, (c) Brookland.
392-1716-Sam Paulins, (c)
Brookland.
-773-Jim CAN'T Cullum,
Batesburg.
s4-6Os-David Dowdy, Colum-
,ia.
395-4O6-Boyles Carl Connor,
lexington.
6-25O2-Thomas Watson, (c)
397-319-franklln Merle Can
ION, Chaplin.
3e8-173O-David M. Phillips,
399-25-Elliott Alewine. (c)
.eesville.
-392-Andrew Cockerell, Bax-
er
-2O81-Holmes Addy Shealy,
'eak.
2-2231-Robert ". Smith, Gas
on.
O3-889-Fred Gunter, Steed-
!aI
4-983-Amon Nathan Clarke,
eesville.
4O5-1156-Walter Jefcoat, (c)
Wansea.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-25
UNCLE. SANS
HONOR ROLL

Who VIII Constitute the First
Draft from Lexington County.
These Are Double the Num-
Der Desired, But it is Estimated
it VIII Take That Number,
Because of Probs lie Exemp-
tons and Physical Disqualifi-
cations.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-25
1s6-1636-San1 D. Monts, Cha

pin
137-223-Archie O'Dell Boone
CASTOR.
138-2066-Vernon Carlisle Shea
ly Edmund.
139-1441-Enus Adolphus Long
Lexington.
14O-117-Pringle Arthur Boles
Woodford.
141-2330-Callis Steward, &c.
Leesville.
| 142-6O2-Newton 'Illlman Doc
ley, Lexington. Z.
143-2e75-George Henry Wing
ard, Pelion.
144-39o-Willie 6ckerell, Bax
ter. +
145-2233-Paul Kfnbrell Smith
Batesburg.
! 146-75-John Angts Auerhamer
Batesburg.
-14l-iolo-MiAe NV, w AeeS'
vile.
148-772-Henry Gntt, (c) Bat.
esburg.
149-1456-CharleyB. .Lowrimon.
Brookland. .'.
15o-721-Lester Eer Frick, Cha
pin.
151-141s-Clyde Barr Living
ston, Gilbert.
152-23e0-Ernie elliott Taylor,
Lexington.
15s -154e- Geege William
Meetze, Leesville.
154-1476-John Wsley Lybrand,
Swansea.
155-28O-Ernest Busby, Lees
vile.
156-2322-Willie Stone, Bates
burg.
157-1292-Lee Krhen (c) Pc
lion.
158-972-Mose Villain Hartley,
Batesburg.
159-757-Samuel Gardner, (c)
Lexington.
Mitchell Harris, (c)
EastoveY.
161L868-Martin EGreen (c)
Swansea.
162-223O-John Rus Smith, Pc
lion. i !!
163-245e-UUlyse Trapp, (c)
Chaplin.
164-332-Frederic Lockton Car
tlege, Batesburg.
165-2O9O-Oscar bland Shealy,
Chaplin.
16e-a7s-Clyde lark, Brook
land.
167-156O-E Ieetze, (c)
Cayce.
168-542-Eugene trosson Davis,
Gilbert.
-Danieleuther shealy,
Lexington. Il
7o-1s4-Jacob DNfts Boozer,
17 171ws74-Elzus .ys3 FaA |. Gunter,
Batesburg. !
Brookland. i
s-26e5-Alex Wlhms, (c)
Cayce.
i74-1soO-M -Milley Anly, Little
Mountain. |
ington.
17s-1s7s- Charley p.ene Neese
Swansea. +
177-1ss7-Jams WIin B. Ric-
ard, Lexington. f
178-27O7-Willie oung, (c)
Brookland..
179-298-Frank Buy YSwansea.
1SO-2438-Paul FTaylor, Lex
!ington.
181-675-Ira Etfedge, (c)
Batesburg.
183-2132-John O.Shealy, Co.
lumbia, Route 2.
183-1769-James Price, Gil
bert.
184-1294-Otis AVA Kirkland,
Swansea.
185-1148-Marvin .ckson, (c) ,
Swansea.
186-1647-Nathand dayers, (c)
Brookland.
187-2558-Don leeler, (c)
Batesburg.
188-1354-Robert me, (c) Pc I
lion.
1s9-19o6-Harveyravers Roof,
Brooklandx I
190-2O17-D. DeFgh Senter-
felt. Batesburg. v
191-2397-Clintonseph Taylor
Gilbert. n
-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-02
in Union Bridge, as the guest of

end in Union Bridge, as the guest of
her father.
Mrs. Shry6ck, of Winchester, Va,
was a visitor here as the guest OF her
daughter, Miss Alice ShryOck.
Misses Grace Pardew and Ruth
Myers. spent the weeks end at Miss
PardeW's home.
Mr.. Charles Masonheimer was a
visitor here Saturday.
Mr.. Thomas Arnold, Burkettsvtlle,
spent the weeks end here as the guest
of his sister. Miss Louise Arnold.
Prof and Mrs. Fletcher spent the
weeks end in Westminster.
Miss Anna Snader spent Sunday and
Monday in WaynesbOrO.
Misses Ella Toms and Edna Horst
gave a Washington's birthday party
last Thursday evening. Delicious re
freshments we're served. Those pres
ent were Misses Frances Mount, Lii
liam Beery, Myrtle Stewart Mabel
F'ike Ruth Kaetzel, Viola SntNely
Elizabeth WeybTight, Mary Baumgart-
ner, Edna Horst and Ella Toms.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-02
i WHAT CALDER OF Gun MEANS
Term as Applied to Artillery is Cause
OF Confusion i'm the Popular Mind.

Confusion as to the meaning OF the
term caliber arises chiefly from It's
use as an adjective to indicate length,
as when we say "a 50-caliber siX-lnch
gun" The word caliber, as applied to
artillery. signifies the diameter OF the
bore of a gun measured Numerically
from face to face Of the bore, OF
course somewhat larger.
A gun, then, of siX-inch caliber is
gun whose bore is just six inches. For
convenience and because the power
Of a gun when once its bore has been
decided upon depends so greatly upon
it's length artilIerists are in the habit
of defining the length of the gun IN
terms of the caliber.
Thus the 12-inch United States ma
val gun, which is 40 feet in length, IS
spoken of as a 40-caliber Finch, the
length being just 40 times the bore
The 6-inch rapid-tire gun is trlfie
under % feet in length and IS there
fore known as a 50-caliber CUR.
In the case of small arms the cali
Der is expressed in hundredths OF an
inch. as when we say 22-caliber re
volver we mean one with a bore that
has a diameter of % of al inch.
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SANDY VILE.

SM.." ... Willard W. c. T. U. met
ar r.. u-. OF Mrs. l.. W. Caple last
Suun. .It. rnOUn with a large at
-aa# r. The Union voted to give s.
It'd W"..4 Memorial Fund, 81 to Ma
tlora .hitiun Fund and, pay part
"a. r.. .... at once to County Treas
arer @.'-r the business session, the
France. ..llard Memorial program
wa- ~.."-aau. A number OF selec
lions .a read on Miss Wizards
lie. .. Na&cr sang solo. The
neN fla. ..l@ Will be held at the home
Of Mr.. -stc Taylor, the last Thurs
day arch. Refreshments were
SERVED ST.. all.
TIL. d. Y. H. held an interesting
Mcet.@- ~ Sandy Mount last Sunday
M"r4h- with good attendance and
niue. ...rr~t Three new active
MeMa.. aerr received. The Legion
voted B.. end Fred Devilbiss post
cards ~. il confined to his home
WHIT -,-.n leg Mrs. Bertha Ship
LrE uy. number read Bible refer
rAoe~. AND she gave the story Of
L>An@ #aU had the children answer
Questions. She later gave an instruc-
NV" tern france address.
D0nt lyrget the Mite Society will
Meet 0a.S saturday afternoon at the
nome Iii Mrs. VIM. Westaway. If in
cLemeh@ ou Monday afternoon.
lAr ltneral OF Mrs. Evelyn Heagy,
"ALcA 'uoa place at Pleasant Grove
-a>. thursday afternoon, was largely
%'.hU' hg relatives and friends. rev.
'etaS Lad charge of the service. She
was formerly a resident of this COM
muhllE, and was good mother,
AeiShhor and friend
MISS hrlstiane Tingling, National
w.. I. /. speaker of repute, will
gVLI'@r IN address to the public, Sun
Jay afternoon, March II, at Bethel.
rIeasc remember the G.. Z. social
.nicA viii be held at Mr.. VIM. Heagys
,''0a} night, March 9. All invited.
y program will be given by the young
toIn>. II inClement it will be held the
oao"lng night.
=. AN weather has been very warm for
, .l'S season. The roads are in a ter
'',,e condition at present.
MIS- Alice Zepp. wife of Howard
G.pp' was buried at Sandy Mount late
i+ui'QaE afternoon. The funeral was
~ charge OF an eX-pastor, Rev. S. W
p "T' OF Brooklyn, Md, assisted by
NV HEkeSEille, of Deer Park. The
,%fAefal was largely attended by rela-
IVES and friends from the surround
~a country. Mrs. Zepp in former
rt ,"LS was an active member of the
Li ha5'h and mite society. She was a
T1nu, genial woman. The family have
sympathy of the people.
"a large number of relatives and
trends gave Mrs. Thomas Shilling a
n jjnplete surprise party last Monday
rb 9n,' II being her birthday. Her
hn 'tIren gave her a pair of wooden
n .uiNetS for a gift. She also received
''>' cards. All spent a very pleasant
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SYkESVILLE,

Miss Mabel Bennett spent several
days this week with her sister, Mrs.
Bailey Duderar.
The Outlook Club met at the home
of Mrs. D. B. Sprecher last Tuesday.
The subject for discussion, For
estry,' led by Mrs. d. B. Sprecher.
These meetings are very interesting
and instructive, and we hope much
good will come from the ladies efforts.
Rev. VIM. X. Marshall has been
quite sick for the last ten days, and
the people of his church and his
many friends wish for his speedy re
cOVery.
Miss Mary Dorsey, of Freedom, has
been visiting Mrs. Andrew Branden
burg, for several days.
Mrs. Pennington Bennett, of this
place, visited Westminster Saturday.
Miss Louise Lacy, one Of the teach
ers in the school at this place, is quite
sick, and Miss Elsie Jones is substi-
tuting for her.
Miss Bessie Selby, of Freedom,
spent several days last week at the
home of Mrs. Levi Barnes.
Mr.. Joshua Barnes is still i'll at his
home in this place.
The Ladies' Aid of St. Paul's church
met in the community room, Thurs
day and was beautifully entertained
by Mrs. Irving Buckingham and Mrs
Harry Weer. The membership of
this Ladies' Aid is very large and they
do much good.
| Mrs. VIM. Bloom, who has been
quite ILL., is slowly improving.
! Rev. Robert E. Zeigler and Elizabeth
Bennett spent Saturday at Western
Maryland College, Miss Bennett be-
! ing a graduate from there last June
| Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Selby and
children, of ShepherdstOWn, Va, are
visiting relatives in this town
Quite a serious accident occurred
IN our town Tuesday afternoon about
/ 4 o'clock. Mr.. Allen Lee, who was rid
ing motorcycle was run into by an
automobile belonging to Mr. Guy w.
Steele, and driven by cOlored man.
The accident happened just at the
curve of the road near the school
house. Young Lee had his leg badly
crushed, and his nose broken, and
with other injuries was taken to Bal
t1mOre to a hospital 1t is to be
hoped the young man will not lose
his leg. The cOlOred man had two
other negroes with him and was in
IL,
the machine quite a load of beer and
Whiskey. Mr.. Allen Lee is the son
OF MIR. Robert Lee, of near Elders
burg.
Mr.. Jack Merceron, who touched a
live wire and fell - feet from teIe-
graph pole in Frederick, last week
ana was taken to a hospital there is
slowly improving. Mr.. Merceron is
employed by the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. He certainly had a
miraculous escape from death.
Mrs. Levi Barnes, who has been i'll
again, is reported little better.
we never had such bad roads in the
upper part Of our town. as we have
, now. The hauling from the mines
has pIoWed the bottom right out anC
we can hardly get over them in d
buggy.