100 Years Ago

100 years ago as presented in the August 1918 editions of the Rome Tribune-Herald

One of the most complete stills ever discovered in this section was that found by Deputy U.S. Marshal Wardlaw, Deputy Collector Camp and Commissioner John C. Printup in a raid at a point about 10 miles from Rome on the Bass Ferry Road, southwest. Snowden was arrested and released on bond and a warrant has been issued for another man but he has not yet been arrested.

The still was found in a kind of cellar dug under the barn of the farm occupied by Snowden and the other man. Water for distilling was obtained from a well near the still and the smoke caused by his operations, which were all together at night, escaped through a pipe which passed out of the barn. It was covered by another pipe so constructed as to be detachable and this was removed in the daytime.

With the still, which had a capacity of 75 gallons, was found all the necessary paraphernalia, 30 gallons of syrup, four gallons of whiskey, and 1,000 gallons of beer.

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The attractive little war babies or victory babies — we will not call them peace babies — are selling rapidly and that means the funds with which to buy comforts for the wounded soldiers at the base hospital at Fort McPherson is rapidly growing. Soon the soldiers can have four reclining chairs instead of two, which will be purchased with proceeds from the sale of the attractive dolls.

Do not fail to see them. They are on exhibition in the window of the Kuttner Store. Mrs. Max Kuttner is chairman of the fund here and she will be glad to teach anyone how to make the dolls and will also appreciate orders.

Everyone is expected to buy the war babies, and those who can do so or ask to help make them.