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KSKY . . . MIIS. GRUNDY -A char acfcer in Morton's Comedy 'Speed the Plough. Stand ard Dictionary. Advertisements must have merits or they will not be accepted. Mrs. Grundy has a large and increasing cir culation. ' . : MOTTO "Our Liberties We Pria; Qur Rights we will Maintain." VOL. 33 TRACY CITY, TENNESSEE, APRIL 24. 1919 . No 17 A Letter From Jim Anderson. Dear editor, will ask you for a little space and to relatives and friends will say: I am still in Brest, France, I have been in France 11 months. Have been in the advance sec tion close to the Boche and as you know at present would en joy a hearty feed in dear old '-" Tracv.I was born and raised on old Cumberland mountain and little did lever think when a lad I would ever cross the ocean and live a year in France, for I love ..the good old hills of Tennessee. Jim give up his good job and en listed to" come to France. So it is today with us boys we have ; . still got he old U. S. Grit tfe come' over with. Although we lay at night and roll on our chunks and wonder what mothers and sisters and sweethearts are doing. Although this is not Jim, for mother is dead and; sisters-1 have none and being lucky .1 am too old to claim a sweetheart. 1 had one for 10 years and she was my wife and 6he rejected me 5 years ago, ha! hal! 'You can see very plainly; 15, years "ago next Juucj-1'.vaa a boy and had , " a sweetheart, how is the WiOmv Anderson today, ha 1 hi ! t Bui don't Xworry; girls T I,llV iot anyways gray yet. :, J y V " Well there is more than plen ty Mademoiselles in France, but U3 soldiers are fools about Amer ican girjs.. As to coming home I do not know but am longing for the day and will enjoy a letter from any of you readers of old Tracy. 1 had a copy of Mrs. Grundy sent to me by my little cousin Nellie which I appreciated. Oftimes I lay on my lonesome bunk and think of my boyhood . days and of the ones I once did love and think to myself does anybody think of me, then I an swer it yes, God is always with us all and there is coming a time when all is done and Jim is re turned then proud to say the boy done his bit and I can en joy life with pleasure. 1 could once go to sleep and listen to the big guns roar. But now the old Kiser is finished and we hear no guns and old Glory and the allies are waving all over Europe. We can change our song now and sing we are all through and coming back. We are all getting plenty of clothes and grub and have a mattress on our bunk and five blankets where we once had 2 or 3 and slept any old place. Our old Uncle loves us boys and is going to send us home some of these old cloudy days. It rains very often in. Brest, yes anywhere from 10 to 12 times a day. Its very pretty at present but 4 hours ago it was snowing, Yes I am looking for a shower soon. Well France is a beauti ful place. Well as a soldier friend' I will close asking the readers to write to-me and some one send me i this paper after you read it. Sergt. James F. Anderson, Co. A 514 Eng. A. E. F. Brest, France ! Hunters Return. ' The Tracy City hunters who have been up near , Spencer have returned after a great aeek spent in the jungles. No very, large game was killed, but tur key and squirrels were in abun dance. This meat was the prin ciple item on the menu of each meal. The party changed camp several times while on the expe dition and were located on Dry creek, Piney creek, Rocky river, and Fall creek. The party con sisted of Hon. T, J. Kinsr, Dr. Wm. Barnes, Geo. McOullough, Joe Henley, Allen Shook, Huse Cannon and Luther Henderson. Each of the party enjoyed the vacation hugely. HallParsons. Mr. Edward Hall and Miss Mary Emma Parsons -were mar ried Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock at the residence of, Esqi Jossi. Judge ' Joss i performed the ceremony sin ; the most im pressive wvay and " the T happy ypuji; $tual was beiuglaid, s,tood upon t rug which, in a way ,' is famous, .out of the large number of couples who have stood upon it to be locked in the holy bonds of mat rimony by Squire Jossi, not one couple have ever separated. The bride was dressed in blue silk and was very charming. She is a popular young lady of the west side of town and a daughter of Mrs. Jas. Parsons. Mr. Hall is a son of John Hall and is a most promising young man. He. is an employee of the Tennessee Con. Coal Co. , ; Mr.Nand Mrs. Hall will proba bly make their home at this place. Mrs. Grundy extends congratulations and best wishes. Frank Thompson, one of Tra cy's soldiers, has .returned from France. Frank is a son of Mr. Albert Thompson, a well known citizen. He was wounded in 1 the- terrible battle iu the Ar Igonnewood and hadvmany ex j periences which would be of great interest but like the other boys who went through the mill over there, he is reticent about his adventures. Clyde Newsome has returned home after quite a long seige in Belgium and France. Clyde was right in the middle of things over there for , a good many weeks at a time but got by with out a scratch. There were 8 or ten Grundy county boys in the I saue division and they would see each other occasionally. Miss Mary Ellen Hembree was in Sewanee one day recently. . To the Rounders. (John Simpson.) We have fought old booze to- gether . Fought it nobly, day by day And believe me, Mister Rounder That such fightiug doesn't pay, For old King Rum leads the forces That were Dever "known to lose And he proudly bears the banner That says "Victory For Booze." There's a myriad of hu army While our fotces are but small - And we each must Iisrht him singly - ' - , If, of course, we fight at all ; We have but oiie life to ofl'er ' 1 And it's fleeting fast away While they manufacture whisky In Kentucky every day ; 'xVlid the green fields of Virginia Where the girls they say are fair And at Jimtown, Alabama, He recruits his forces there And in eastern Tennessee, pal, ' Where the verdant hills lean back " J ' They are turning (jut the moon shine ; Sixteen hogsheadslat a whack, In Chicago and in I'aris On the Muese ami on the Rhine They are making beer and brandy Whisky, gin and rjuin and wine, So I guefg we'd be: t surrender, , Lay down battle shield and drum Bid old booze one lond ski-do-ski" E'er he puts v's oft,he To Win Helmets. Six citizens of this county will be the proud possessor of a Ger Ynan helmet when the victory loan campaign is at an end. Announcement was made from the zone headquarters in Chatta nooga this week that the govern ment has sent 150 helmets to be used as prizes in the campaign. There are twenty-two counties in the zone, so six hefmets will be assigned to each, leaving four teen which will go to the four teen county chairmen who first report "over the top." The six prize helmets will be awarded as follows : One helmet to the man mak ing the greatest number of sales. One helmet to the lady making the greatest number of sales. One helmet to the man oelling the largest amount of bonds (in dollars.) , One helmet to the lady selling the largest amount of bonds (in dollars.) Note : Should the man or la dy making the greatest number of sales also be the party selling the largest amount in dollars, the second holm it will go to the person selling the second largest amount of bonds (in. dollars.) In no eveut will one person le awarded two helmets. One helmet :to the girl selling the greatest number ot bonds. One helmet to the boy selling the greatest number of bonds. The helmets assigned to this county will be received sometime this week and will be immedi ately put on exhibition. Local Happenings Col. T. S. Turner, or Marion county was in our city a few days this week. Pave Hennegar of Tatesville, was here this week. Mrs. R. A. . Campbell and daughter, Miss Esther, and Mrs. Mollie Cope and daughter, Miss Wilcie, were shopping in Tulla honia Saturday. . - . Miss Gertrude Campbell of Sewanee, is spending the week with Miss Sarah Campbell here. Mrs. G. B. Alder who with her husband, Dr. G. B. Alder, has been spending several months in New Orleans has re turned home. The doctor will arrive in the city in about three weeks. Heskel Flippo of Wartrace spent the week end here with his sister, Mrs. H. 0. Arnold. Fresh Fish at Tidmans Saturday -Mr. and Mrs John Scruggs passed through the city Monday enroute to their home at Alta mont after a visit to Chatta nooga. . Martin Oonry left, this week for Birmingham where he h is accept el a position'v'-f0 We add to bur list of subscrib ers this week the nane of Elmer Bobo at Nashville through the courtesy of his father, L. E. Bobo of this place. Miss Helen Kirk was in Nash ville last week visiting friends. Louie Hasseler, of the New York Stores, is again at the store after two weeks spent in the eastern markets where he was buying spring and summer stock. Clement McOurdy is at home after two years in the United States Navy. Clement made four trips across the Atlantic and visited England, Italy and France. Ha is looking fine, and is anxiously awaiting the arrival of an outfit of civilian 'duds which he has ordered. W. S. Pearl and wife of Har riman, are spending a few days with relatives here. They will probably locate at Palmer. Mrs. Will Lovelace and daugh ter, Mrs. Lee Goodman and daughters attended quarterly conference at the Methodist church jt Coalmont Sunday. Mrs. Lizzie Holt and Miss Belle Morton were shopping in Tullahoma recently. Mrs. Alf White of New York is the guest of Mrs. Dade White this week." v Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shetters of Monteagle were here Wed nesday. Mrs. Phil Douglas leaves to day to join her husband in Chi cago. . . ' . News has reached the family that Private Emmett Woodlee, of the A. E. F., is enroute home. Dr. Douglas Hayes spent the first of the week in Nashville, Col..Nick Carter left here, to daj for Douglas, Ariz., where h? will join his command. Isham Perry Dead. lsham H. Perry was born Oct. 5th, 1840, died April 21, 1919, age 78 years six months and. fif teen days. He was an old Confederate sol dier, he served 4 years in the civil war. He was the father of five children. Henry Perry the oldest is dead. He is survived by his wife and ' four children, "" Mrs. Mary King, Mrs. Ephriam Moon, Mrs. Euretha Moon, and x Isaac F. Perry. Wanted. WANTED Chestnut Oak Tan Bark. Write UNION TANNING COMPANY, Chattanooga. Tenn. Card of Thanks. Mrs. Isham H. Perry and chil dren wishes to thank their many friends ami neighbors" for the kindness shown them during the ' sickness and death of the devo te4 husband and father, lalianr l! "PerrylMrs; Rildy Perry V!" Mrs. Mary Kin i tr 'Mrs. Ephriam Moore Mrs. Euretha Moore Isaac Perry, a For Sale. Fine young Jersey milch cows at reasonable prices. For fur ther information write Mont Glovier, Monteagle, Tenn. For Sale. One good mine Mule. Also a good runabout car. Apply to Dr. O. W. Hembree, Iracy Oily, Tennessee. . Aeroplanes Pass Over. Four aeroplanes passed over Tracy City about 10 o'clock Tues day morning. These are the first which have passed over this vil lage in a long time. Two passed over the north end of town and two went over just below Dutch town. They were a part of the aero circus which was staged in Chattanooga on the 21st and were enroute to Nashville. The time between Chattanooga and Nashville was to have been one hour and forty minutes. Quite a number of Tracy City people saw the planes pass over and a lot of others heard the whirring noise but didn't think to look up. It is estimated that the air ships were about 1,500 feet up at this point. Fresh Fish at Tid man's Saturday.