Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-12

I intermediate points swapped yarns
as they stood in groups, some leaning
on canes and others with hands up
raised on a comrades shoulder, some
seated on the waiting room benches
with heads bent attentiYely toward a
central figure telling the old story.
Some waited with undisguised i'm
| patience "When we started any
where during the war, we went" de-
clared R. l. Weaver, of Albany.
| "They ought to let US go to Dublin
on that early train"
One group talked politics. Were
going to measure all the legislators
by the yardstick," proclaimed Com
mander J. A. FARRELL. 'Do you know
what the yardstick is?" he asked
with a twinkle in his eye. cts
whether they're in favor of raising
soldiers pensions. If they're not,
we're not going to vote for them.
There'll be 1000 of US at Dublin and
we're going to line up on that prop
osition."
Gathered around Commander Jar
rell in front of the entrance of the
Terminal was a large group OF the
fighters of the sixties, including: j..
D. Stewart, adjutant of Camp Sum-
ter, Americus; J. E. Kitchens, Gov
ington; NJ A. Bunch, W. Z. Gard
ner, Griffin, J. w. Shivers, Brooks; G.
w. Sherrer, Washington; j. N. Har-
per, Covington; w. NJ. Tomlinson,
Albany; Col. o. F. Cheatham, of AL
bany, who was with the 14th South
Carolina Volunteers, but declares he
is Georgia cracker" now; James
NJ. Allen, Madison; j. ID. Ellis, Gov
ington; w. C. Hamilton, McDonough; ;
]. 7. p. Austin. Madison; j. F. Lums-
den, Juliette; I. F. Galloway, Griffin.
J. F. Lumsden, of Julfette, declar
ed that he had caught fish and killed
squirrels just about where the Ter
minal station now stands, and that he
had ridden through water up to the
axles of his buggy wheels on the site
of the Y NJ. c. A.
Inside of the station on one of the
benches, a group of dim-eyed heroes
listened to a strange tale of sold
ier's freak adventure, told by j. +.
Wright, of PARROT. This wet" car
ried in his pocket worn black
leather pocketbook, which he claimed
to have carried there for fifty-eight
years, with a silver half dollar since
it was swapped to him by Yankee
soldier for a ten-cent chew of to-
bacco. The two adventures effected
a wary meeting between the lines
and in sight of both forces one af-
ternoon, he said, making the novel
trade and pledging their good wishes
for each other Neither has seen the
other from that day to this.
His listeners yesterday afternoon
were: James Wright, of Center, an
uncle of c.. Fl. Bruce, of this city; w.
S. Moore, of Plains. Seated nearby
were: James o. Dillon, of Farming
ton; R. J. Wilmington, Athens; G. G.
Amason, Washington; Thomas W.
Thurman, of Griffin, who said he had
been taking the Telegraph for forty
year; C. w. Dupree, McDonough; ;
w. H. Dupree, Hampton; W. |. Mea-
dors, Colbert; j. N. Woods, Athens;
C. L. Montgomery, jefferson; j. F.
Payne, Athens; w. T. Childers, Mil
ner; P. H. Grady, Madison; M. c.
Shepherd Madison; W. A. Muslin,
Madison; A. P. Richter, Madison; G.
W. Barfeld, Thomaston; B. N. Bar
row, Griffin; T. ]. Collins, Griffin.
The highest ranking "Vet" was
Brigadier General B. N. Barrow, of
Griffin, who was with the Western
Brigade, Georgia Division.
Anxious that none of their names
should be left out of the paper, w. S.
Moore, of Plains, points out several
others standing about: j. L. Fulford,
Americus; Williams Minis, Americus
James Payne, Athens; A. j. Hutchin-
son, Americus; Joseph Wood, Athens
Goode Green, Americus; B. D. Brew
ster, sergeant major of the seth
Georgia; J. I. N. Cheatham, Athens.