The Forsyth County news. (Cumming, Ga.) 19??-current, April 20, 1917, Image 1
Vol. 9, No. 16.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. R. L. Bagley spent Tues
day in the Gate City on business
Rev. F. T. Wills filled his ap
pointment at Noixross Satur
day and Sunday.
Mr. Clay Bagby has purchas
ed a Buick six form the Cum
xning Garage.
Messrs J. V. Merritt and R.
P. Otwell was in Gainesville
on business last Friday.
Several from Cumming went
to Stone Mountain Sunday,
and report a pleasant time.
Dr. W. E. Lipscomb has pur
chased anew Ford five pasen
ger car.
Mr. T. F. Davis and family
family spent Sunday with his
father on route 5.
Mr. Toy Otwell has purchas
ed a Country Club Overland
car from C. B. & R. P. Otwell,
the Overland dealers here.
Mrs. W. R. Otwell has re
turned from an extended visit
to her daughter, Mrs. Hoyt
Brannon, in Dawsonville.
Henry Hurt has purchased
him a Ford car, and is now
ready to begin collecting taxes
this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Durham
of Dahionega spent Sunday
with Mr. J. B. Durham and fam
ily.
Miss Ollie Fowler of Gaines
ville spent Sunday wtih her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Fow
ler, in town.
Mr. J. E. Brooks spent a day
or two this week with his son.
Mr. C. H. /Brooks, at Brook
wood.
Mr. Mather Smith and family
of Coal Mountain spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Smith.
We regret to learn of the ser
ious illness of Mrs. P. D. Brown
of route 4, and hope she will
soon be restored to health.
Mr. Wiley Owens spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with
relatives and friends in Daw
son county.
Mrs. J. A. Hope and Mrs. R
L. Bagley have returned from
a visit to relatives and friends
in Athens, W inder and Atlanta
Bring your hats, of all kinds
to Lomde Denson and have
them cleaned and blocked, and
made to look like new. Satis
faction guaranteed.
We are requested to announ
ce that Rev. G. W. Forrist will
preach at Haw Creek the filth
Sunday in this month at eleven
o’clock. Everybody invited to
come out and hear him.
A great many of the farmers
of the county have planted corn
and some have planted cotton
seed. We hope that jack-ti os.
will not get this when it comes
up.
You can get the News and
daily and Sunday Constitution
for $3.95, if you live on a rural
route, provided you subscribe
before the 28th of this month.
Call to see us.
Some of the people in Gum
ming who keep pretty well up
on everything, claims that the
people ol the county have neai
ly all bought enough Hour to do
them the balance of this year.
Wish \u*r had enough to do us
for three months, anyway.
Misses Dillard adn McClure
gave their classes a little picnic
Tuesday afternoon, and the lit
tle fellows en joyed it very much
A child is a funny thing, any
how. You can’t find one that
will bring in stove wood with
out fussing, but they will play
from morning til night and nev
cr complain of feeling tired.
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Mr. W. A. Robbs has pur
chased a Buick car.
Miss Genie Mitchell o f
Gainesville spent Sunday with
relatives here.
Mr. Lint Kelley of Gaines
ville spent Sunday with his pa
rents here.
Mr. Harry Jones of Dahion
ega spent Sunday with Mr.
Lane Hayes.
Mr. V. W. Dougherty was in
the Gate City-Tuesday on bus
iness.
Rev. J. W. Gober filled his
appointment at Pleasant Grove
Sunday.
Mrs. John Black of Dawson
county spent last Friday with
Dr. J. A. Otwell and family.
Mr. F. G. Roberts of Cordele
spent the week-end with his
family in town.
Ur. W. W. Pirkle and family
visited relatives at Ileardville
Sunday.
Mr. Frank Williams of Big
Creek district was up Sunday,
riding in his new' Ford car.
Mr. Taylor Pirkle and family
.'pent'Sunday with’his mother
on route 1.
Mr. W. N. Poole and family
| spent Sunday with relatives and
friends around Pinkneyville.
Miss Mardelle Dougherty
spent tiie week-end with her
aunt Miss J. Cynthia Reid on
route 6.
Mr. Ernest Tidwell, who has
been at work down at La-
Grange, Ga., has returned
home,
Mr. .J. B. Patterson and two
sons, and Mr. R. E. Harrison
wore in Pendergrass and Jeff or
son last Saturday on business.
Rev. R. H. Thompson filled
his appointment at the Baptist
hurdi in town Sunday at elev
r ) ar.d at night.
Rev. Harris of Gainesville
was her a day or two last week
and id k, and preacmid at the
court house Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. W. F. Smith of Belton,
S. €., is spending a few days
with her sister, Mrs. W. J.
Groover and other relatives
here and in the county.
Call on Clay Bagby, Flowery
Branch, Ga., route 2 for hogs
and cattle; also for lumber of
all kinds. He will cut it to
measure for you.
Will Bell has resigned his po
sition with the American Land
Cos. of Greensboro N. C. and has
accepted a position with the
m, rum beg dpi rage as salesman
for the Bum.!: and Dodge Cars, j
The way the farmres arei
plowing now is a sight. Old
Maude is catching it from sun
up to dark, but they will soon
catch up with their work and
the stock will not have such a
hard time.
It will be gratifying news to
the churches in the Cumming
circuit to know that New Mope
has been put back fn this work.
The pastor will go up Sunday
and make plans for the mcet-
ings days. ___
Mrs. John Lee died at her
home one and one half miles
south of Cumming last Friday
night, and her remains were
interred at Haw Creek Satur
day. We extend sympathy to
her bereaved husband, and
other relatives.
The little fourteen-month
old infant of Mr. and Mrs.
Garrett, died at their home on
route 3 Tuesday morning, and
its littie body was laid to rest
at Friendship Tuesday after
noon. We extend sympathy to
the bereaved parents.
Suntihme in The Home, Power In The Life.
A PROGRAM FOR RURAL
TEACHERS.
The Georgia Educational As
sedation which meets in Macon
?,.;iy 3rd, 4th and sth, has as
one of its departments the D.e
--v iment of Rural and Agricul
tur.'d Education. The meeting
of this department which is on
Friday, May sth, *s in charge of
Prof. H. H. Stone President of
the Newton County Board. The
following is the program of this
important meeting ,at which
each teacher of a rural schol
in Georgia ought to be present.
DeparLiieni Of Rural An.fi Ag
ricultural Education.
Prof. Harry H. Stone, Chair
man, Sept. Newton .County
Schools.
The Teaching y>f Sewing in
Georgia Rural Schools—
Miss Lora B. Able, Direc'/r
of Domestic Arts Department,
Ga. Normal and Industrial Col
lege, M illedgeville.
T h e One-Teacher Rural
School: How to interest the
Mothers—Miss Elizabeth Holt,
Principal Calloway School, Har
lem.
Hov.- to interest the Patrons—
Miss Gene M. Baldwin, Princi
pal Hithem School, Madison.
The Rural High School—lts
Work and How to interest the
Community In It
M. G. Carpenter, Suptt.Gillis
Springs Indus. School, Covena
Some Approximate Ideals for
Georgia Rural Schools—
Dr. Howard Odum, Prof. Ed
Sociology an cl Rural Education,
University of Georgia*
Sta-c-rrseKt of Ownership,' Man
panes', etc. of the Forsyth
County News, published week
ly at Cumming, Ga., as requir
od by A.ct of Congress of Aug.
?A, 1912.
Name of Editor, Managing Edi
tor. Business Manager, Owner
and Publisher, J. B. Paterson,
Gumming Ga.
Mortgagees, Farmers & Mer
chants Bank, Cumming, Ga.,
Mergenthaler Linotype Cos.,
New York, N. Y.
J. B. Patterson.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this ‘ind day of April, 1917.
H. S. Brooks, C. S. C.
My Commission expires Dec. 31
1920..
Notice.
I have an up-to-date mill and
am ready to grind your corn.
Will grind every Friday.
I will also pay you the cash
for your butter, eggs, chickens
produce of all kinds, and will
pay von the top of the market
for your coses.
W. L. Chadwick,
Cumming, Ga., R 1.
NOTICE.
The Forsyth County Agricul
'u r e Association, including
Boys Corn and Pig Clubs and
Girls Canning Club, will meet
at Cumming, Saturday May
19 at ten o’clock A. M.
All are requested to be pres
ent.
Jesse Bales. President
AP Day Singing.
Union singing No 2 v ill m el
with Salem church on the fifth
Sunday in this month. All good
singers are cordially invited to
come and bring your books and
I " : m have some good singing.
J. O. Williams, Pres.
Frank Hulsey, Sccy’t.
r; (i 8 For Sale.
20 Poland China and Berk
shire pigs for sal.-, read; f< r
delivery April 21th.
Howard Jackson,
Cumming, Ga., Rt. 5
CUMMING, GA., APRIL 20TFI, 1917.
\ ■ FOUND!
| A way to be ready for the
: world war tatc th t is today at
pur door.
LISTEN. THINK. ACT.
With the world stock of
wheat away below normal,
cheaper bread is.t i I*in sight.
. Corn is next in t cry-day use
There is still time to double our
planting and side-step the
threatened famine on flour.
Besides, it is today the duty
and the opportunity of the
'Funner of the Soi ih to do his
part in raising th food-stuffs
for the nation. We did it in the
early sixties and v e can do it
again.
Don't worry aboo* the price
Corn as such or in hogs will
1 ring as much ready money as
cotton. Maybe more, because
the boil weevil may eat up your
bottom The pr.ip-it then
won’t inti rest y.- ‘Vjy
Tin next W ’Method, j-aV is
jto ret on a ca’ed at hoyWhcn
!hb>- ; get l " nggs in 16 | the
;< nly thing tin.t-glass, W/Vink.is
v’hat v e ov.tn .pdium^
Trade witn'yhe wab & mer
j chant. In thru sTsjvAvpMe he
I will prove your best” friend,
i h-eight 'considered can du
plicate and average mail order
House offering.
isn’t it true thru, the Calks
who get rich are th. meg who
i t hink ? Think this out arid help
! make our section a Garden of
! Plenty. Then the v> xr Will hare
I . :
no terrors for you. Plant food
land feed in .d&jtible't.uantmesr,*
lend yo.u’U not regret Vy,.*
0 . IV. UIUX,
President.
| RED SEAL SHOE FACTORY.
SPOT
Farming is the order of the
day in this part.
Mr. Jack Chadwick and fam
ily visited their daughter, Mrs.
J. E. Williams Saturday night.
Mr. G. W. Sanders and fami
ly spent Sunday af Mr. H. J.
Wolfe’s...
Mr. S. C. Wilup so'ijid fami
! • .'i : dat Mr. becoirfdoavcrs’
Sa urday night.. i shod,,
Mr. J. S. Hu. the egaf family
vi-lted" at Mr.y covered olfeV.
Sunday. 'me two \
Nr. D. E. Mdid be kll wife
sp nd Sunday lA be V- E. H.
Vance’s.
Mr. T. A. Waflis and wife
spent one day last week at Mr.
A.-berry Wolfe’s.
Misses Kate and Irene Will
iams visited their grandmother
Mrs. N. E. Wolfe Saturday
night.
* Two Chums.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to return our heart
felt thanks to our friends and
neighbors for their kind and I
lender minis!ra : on in the
i
death of our dear sister and
aunt Emeline Francis which oc-|
cured April sth, IDi 7, which
was very much unexpected.
May heaven Mess and re
ward each or. • of them is our
sincere d< 'ire.
Adlino Francis,
11. B. Mason.
AH Day Singing.
’1 her ill be an all-day sing
it g at Shady Grove the 51h Sun
day in this monih. Everybody
invited to come and bring well
tilled baskets and song books.
Profs. Jan and Tom Crow
and many other good leaders
arc expected.
J. A. Phagan, Pres.
S. A. Mangum, Sect’y
Harbin—Floyd.
! The wedding of Miss Coyj
Harbin to Mr. Oscar Floyd was
ia prot y, although a very quiet
.all’air on Wednesday afternoon,
; April the 11th, taken place at
, the home of the bride’s father,/
IC. J. Harbin. The ceremony I
was performed by Rev. G. C.
'Light in the presence of only a
few relatives and friends.
The bride and groom soon [
i ! for the homuof the groom’s
, father, Mr. (’. FT. Floyd, where!
!a beautiful supper awaited
[then, and was enjoyed by all!
present.
. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd return
ed to Mr. (’. J. Harbin’s Thurs
day where they will make it
their future home.
We wish the young couple a
long and happy life.
Two Guests.
ROAD NOTICE
Georgia, Forsyth County.
J. D. FJuice, Willis Thompson,
et. al. having applied to me for,
ir, change in the publicroad, in ;
the 795th district G. M., known!
as the Hutchins and Terry fer
ity road, said change commenc
in',g at Willis Thompsons turn
ing in right, intersecting the
| Hu! chins ferry road near the
han l lineof Jim Strickland thru
lands of Willis Thompson and
Jim Strickland; also change in
the Terry ferry road starting
where the new road intersects
the old. and running the land
.lines between Jim Strickland
fen Rob< -t Williams, intersect
dnv the old road near the land
*l!fie befwPt n U'Nn<-.' Ated par
ties, thence running the old
j road to W. J. Thompson’s mail
box, turning to left trhough the
lands of J. I). Buice and W. J.
Th nnpson ; the Commissioners
of said district having recom
mended said efiang' as one of
public utility, notice is hereby
given that said application will
be hcai’d at my office on the 17
da of May, 1917.
Given under my hand and
official signature, this 17th day
of April, 1917.
W. J. Tidwell Ordinary.
ROUTE 8.
The weather is so beautiful
tli ■ farmers are very busy fix
ing their crops.
Mrs. S. J’. Pruitt spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr. Harve
Pruitt and wife.
M '. It. H. Cox and family
spent Sunday with Mr. M. D.
Harris and family.
Misses Willie Mae and Es
tylee Gilleland spent Sunday
with Miss Dura Pruitt.
Gee! but didn’t we have a
beautiful day for the singing at
Frogtown. We sure had a big
crowd and a fine singing.
Guess there won’t be any
more Sunday school for a while
;o the singings and May meet
ings are corning on.
Miss Sarah Pruitt is on the
i'k list this writing.
Mr. ii. 1,. Byers an dfamily
\T-itecl Mr. Jerry Tollison Sat
! u 'day night.
Next Sunday is the all-day
|singing at Mt. Tabor.
Mrs. Clyde Harris is spend
, g f,■ days with her pa
! rents.
Miss Ollio Pruitt spent Sun
day uftemon with Misses Bertie
i and Hazel Harris.
Well as news is scarce I’ll
ring off.
M h es Elda and Lillie Mae
Ledbetter and Mr. Doyle Led
better of Ducktown visited at
Mr. A. T. Hay goods Saturday
night.
I\iis3 Hal! Entertains.
Miss Nona Hall was the char
rning hostess at a lawn party
given at her home on Saturday
evening April 7th, in honor of
her teacher, Mr. Arhin' Hall,
which was from six until an o’
cl^k.
The lawn war beautiful light
ed, uu! flic evening was spent
in*playing several different a
mus ng games, after which the
guest were ushered to the din
big Hihle which was spread on
the lawn where most delicious
re, shments awaited them.
i’h n “’’ter piece vas a lovely
• r ] x f nf ruses and lilacs;
The occasion was very much
enjoyed by all present.
Those present were: .Misses
Ella Mashburn, Buena Green,
Oil:■ * Buice Nona Hall tunic
l.nu Cross, Zona Buice, Phloris
All- fin, Mary Cross. Addie Ter
ry, V-oytelle Vaughan and En
nio Buice. Messrs Walter
Green, On,-is Buice, Edward
iafi c, Wai ;on Vaughan Arhin
[!’ xi Hallie Buice, Thestie Set-
1 I A mhros *Buiee Troy Buice
;i> ey Gilbert, Connie Buice,
b ilhcrt Hall and Elisha Buice.
- A Guest.
DUCKTOWN.
Gee Whiz! Isn’t this weath
■r ••) udty for farming, and be
lie' ' me the farmers are mak
ing god use of it.
Several from around here at
tended the singings at Friend
ship and the Camp ground Sun
day afternoon, and report good
singing at both places.
Ye. • •V'.u*hWj,v school *tt JR w
Harmony church is progressing
nicely with a large enrollment.
Boy's they toll md that a mar
tied man dor ' iil ; to
war, if that I ■ the case you lad
; ■ t a, hnsilin. about and
v. -m y o', are with your best
girl you hi.'! better talk busi
r s .-.nd leave off the weather
subject.
Hr. Weldon Hubbard and
M's, Misses Lora, Loma, and
In'-- '. . 'tt'd their grandparents
Sunday.
l’i -pie in and around Duck
town arc sure behind with their
crops begins to look like the
>; nic was on.
Mr. John Richards made a
business trip to Ball Ground
M onday.
Mr. Ron oo Evans and wife
vi. Rod his parents, Mr. and Mrs
J. H. Evans Sunday.
Everybody come to Sunday
st bool Sunday morning at 9:30
o’clock at New Harmony.
If this escapes th trash box
will come again.
Volinteer.
SIL VER CITY.
2die weather is very pleasant
and the people seem to be pleas
ant with it.
31 iss Rate and Mi. 1 ■ I•
Smith of Gainesville were here
Sunday.
Mr. Luther Satterfield and
family, also Mi:-" Jewell Wood
v sited at L. W. Hoods Sunday.
Mr. li. V. Pirkle has purchas
eil i> new Kurd. Several others
in part t.u . ‘.v*.
Mr. L. A. Jones ha sheen vis
iting at Silver City for the past
few days.
Several were out last Satur
day night at the base ball meet
in>r. Officers were elected and
a few items discussed.
The singings at Concord ami
v) lk Grove a put aside until
1 after May meetings.
Judging fro mthe way people
of this section are working food
stuffs and corn whiskey will be
cheaper some day.
75c per year.
OTHER LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Puett
spent Tuesday in Atlanta.
Mr. Sam Port- r. Jr., reports a
new boy at his home.
Hats for Ladies, Misses and
Children at B, P. Roper’s.
Messrs. Vincent and Olen Mer
ritt, Rov Otwell and I). B. Ver
non s; out Wednesday in Atlanta
Mr F. L. 1). Bennett, a high
ly respected citizen and mer
chant of (hestatee riistiict. died
suddenly at his home Wednes*
day. Heart failure is supposed to
have been the c.iu. ■ if bis death
We extend sympa’liy to the be
reaved ones.
Rev. J. W. Gober w ill not
preach hero n • t Sunday at e
leven on account of his absence
from Cumming on that day. lie
will preach Sunday night, how
ever, and evt > . one is invited
to come out and hear him.
Mr LB. Worley of route 2
had been m . sing chickens for
some time. One night last
wei k In r . a steel trap to
cat h the burglar, and when
t!o- , lief v.:d\-d into the trap
it turned out to be an owl more
than four feet long.
If you want to beautify and
' oral-- onr f .no Kdmond
( i Pirk! can help you by
■ving you and taking yoilr
i • f r the most beautiful
[ all papers you ever seen.
,du --an . o the line by calling
■ their store. They can obtain
| for you anything you may wish
; Lve this due consideration and
see the line.
The Tax Receiver will be at
; ; cilice in the court house on
Vj.rJ.' 26th, y.vttK ffl-l.'n and 80th
for the purpot * of receiving tax
i< iurtis. The books will close
on the .‘?oth, so you had better
i .ill to sue him at the time and
I 'ace stated above, and return
your property for taxation and
save double taxing,
eat.
Dr. i. C. Ci i I strap has moved
to his new home in Big Creek
cl, trict, formerly owned by Mr
Game Bagwell. Carl is getting
a vod practice, and has many
friends who will be glad to
know that he has purchased
him a home nearer the center
of his field of practice.
Asa special offer to our read
i rs who wi h to keep up with
the wor news, we will send the
News and Semi-Weekly Jour
nal both for six month for fifty
cents. Tell your neighbors a
bout this, and if you see anyone
v. ito does not take the News tell
them that this is the time of all
lime to join trie iong procession
of News readers.
The Pension money has been
received by the Ordinary, ana
he is paying it out as rapidly as
the old soldiers call for it. All
\ ho have not been paid are
earnestly requested to call at
once id get their check. Do
not delay in this matter, as it is
!he duty of the Ordinary to re
turn the money to the State
Treasurer if no paid out in ten
days.
;
Ye editor has been garden
ing this week, anti therefore
has not had time to get out and
; t up the local news for our
readers. The time has come
when a fellow will have to get
out and raise what he needs to
eat, or do without, just as he
likes. We will take ours in
work and having something to
Potato Plants By Mail.
> , Hall, Porto Rico, South
■'ii (j i •' : , Noi lon and Bunch
i am, tit li ti ed lo your door by
mail sl.do p.-rthousand, -jjond
order on vly plants will be scarce
Satisfaction guaranteed, v.
Crow &. Brogdon, Seville, C.