The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-01-18
Newsy Paragraphs
OF State Interest

The hog was two years old and its
owner figures that he had more than
$50 clear profit in it.
Atlanta. Charles F, Crisp, son Of
the congressman from the Third
Georgia district, has been appointed
nlidshipman at the Annapolis naval
academy. Joel Dawes, son of w, w.
Dawes of Gainesville, has been APP
pointed to Annapolis by Congressman
Gordon Lee.
Atlanta.-D Kennon G, Matheson,
president of the Georgia School of
Technology, all of this city, have been
honored by being selected by the ma
tional war work council of the Young
Mems Christian Association for Y. M.
c. A. service with the American expe-
dictionary forces in France.
Jackson Considerable damage was
done here by a storm which swept
over Butts county. A number of hous-
es were blown down, chimneys broken
off, window lights broken out, trees
uprooted and fences blown down. Sew
eral plate glass windows in stores
were also broken by the strong wind.
Rome.-In response to a recent re-
quest by the city commission, the
board of education will discontinue
German in. the public schools here, but
will not do so until the close of the
present term. Notice of this action
is to be sent to the commission and
will be acted upon, probably at it's
next session.
Macon Accused of using disre-
spectful language in the presence Of
Capt. J. S. Coburn, on several occa-
sions, Private John R. Beard of com
pany N, 1920 (Fifth Georgia. infan-
try, was convicted by courtmartial
and sentenced to serve three years in
the disciplinary prison at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans.
Americus.-Frank Mangum, food adj
ministrator for Sumter county, has apt
pointed five prominent citizens of
Americas as an advisory board TO
act with him in enforcing the law
here. The members of the board are
w. A. Dodson, N M Dudley, r. G.,
Moran, Mrs, Frank Harold and Mrs.
Lawson Stapleton.
Rome Ordinary johnson appraised
the G. H. Miller estate for inheritance
purposes, making the appraisement
$94,5OO gross and $44,00O.65 net. From
the gross amount were deducted $780,
900 covering the $4,000 of each heir
to the estate, exempted under the law,
and the amount of membranes. The
states tax from the estate will be
$44O,
GAINESVILLE. e. T. Holmes, pres
ident of Gordon institute, stated at
~the spring opening of the school that
during the past fifteen years there
have been graduated from the insti-
tuition 327 young men, of whom 10
now have commissions in Uncle Sans
army, which number does not include
quite number of undergraduates who
also have commissions.
Macon.-The first balloon carrying
more than two passengers to be
launched since the balloon training
school was established here several
weeks ago went up and was in the
air for over three hours, landing near
Dry Branch in Twiggs county eighteen
miles from Macon. 1t carried five pas
sengers and the trip was made with
out incident.
Gainesville-At meeting of the
stockholders of the Chattahoochee
Golf Club, held in the chamber of COM
merce rooms, the members voted to
lease from the Georgia Power COM
pany 100 acres of land lying on the
bluffs of the Chattahoochee river
about two and one-half miles north
of the city, and to purchase outright
enough acreage for the permanent i'm
provements of the club, such as a
commodious club house, tennis courts
and other attractions.
Moultrie. Mitchell county is plan
ming a vigorous tick eradication cam
paign AS the first step in the fight
against the costly parasite the county
authorities have decided to build
thirty dipping watts, to be located in
various sections of the county. This
will give about two watts to each mi
litia district, enough for the first stage
of the campaign, but later additional
watts will, have to be put in. Cattle
owners of Mitchell are said to be en-
Enthusiastically in favor Of the tick
fight.
Macon.-North Winship, a young
Macon man, who has recently been
transferred from Petrograd, Russia,
where he served as United States con-
sui to Milan, Italy, where he is now
stationed in the same capacity, is writ
ing some interesting letters to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Nat Winship, and
to friends in Macon. Mr.. Winship
states in one of these letters that he
has welcomed 200 Red Cross workers
who have been dispatched to The
front with ambulances and the Nation
al Red Cross association has given
him the services of two commissioned
Red Cross workers to aid in combat.
ting disease among war refugees.
Waycross.-L S. Barlow was shot
by Sheriff Lee of Clinch county, re-