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Vol. 9. No. 19. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Read the new legal ads this week. Mr. D. B. Lowe of Carl, Ga., was here on business Saturday Rev. J. W. Sober filled his ap pointment at Ebenezer Sunday. Rev. F. T. Wills filled his ap pointment at Duluth Sunday. Mr. T. J. Pirkle spent Sun day with his mother on the river Mr. R. L. Bagley and family spent last Thursday with rela tives at Brandywine. Miss Meda Herring of Bran dywine is spending this week with relatives in town. Mr. R. E. Harrison spent Fri day night in the Gate City on business. Mrs. H. L. Patterson has re turned from a visit to her sons in Atlanta. Judge I. L. Oakes of Law renceville was here on business Saturday. Mr. Eddie Echols and family spent Sunday with Mr. I. H. Gil bert and family on route 3. Cols. H. L. Patterson, C. L. Harris and J. F. Echols attend ed Motion court in Marietta Saturday Dr. W. W. Puett of Rhine, Ga., spent a day or two last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Puett. Mr. J. C. Hope and wife and Mr. Ray and wife of Winder spent Sunday with Mr. J. B. Durham and family. Miss Vivian Shirley of Ocee has been spending a few days with Mr. R. E. Hope and family this week. Miss Ollie Fowler, who has been spending a few days with her parents here has returned to Gaineville. Miss Ellene Strickland, who has been attending the Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville, has returned home. There will be all day services at Bethlehem 3rd Sunday in May. Preaching in the a. m., singing in Christian Harmony in the evening. A large number of hats were sold last Saturday. Women will have anew hat to wear to May meetings, and we say let 'em have ‘em. Mr. U. G. Blanton and fam ily, and a party of friends from Atlanta, passed thru Cumming Sunday enroute to visit rela tives around Mat. Mr. Joe H. Smith, a former citizen of this county, now em ployed by the Georgia Railway & Electric Cos. of Atlanta, spent the week-end with his father, Rev. J. P. Smith, on route 4. Rev. R. H. Thompson filled his appointment at the Baptist church in town Sunday at elev en and at night. He made men tion in his sermon Sunday of the shortage of food, and stated that it would be a good thing for the people to plan to raise lots of this this year. If any of the merchants need any calendars for next year if they will call at the News office the first three days in each week we will save them some money on them. We have about 100 nice designs at about one half the price you will have to pay others for them. Mr Wiley. Majors of Rochelle attended Ordinary’s court here Monday, and was appointed administrator upon the estate of Mrs. D. P. Majors. Wiley says he has watermelon vines a running now, that crops are good, but they have had hail in his section. The Forsyth County News Mr. E. F. Smith was in At lanta on business Monday. Mr. Joe Dodd and family have moved from Atlanta to Norcross. Mr Ellis McWhorter and fam of route 3 spent Sunday with relatives in town. Mr. R. B. Burruss of route 4 spent Sunday with Mr. T. P. Burruss and family. Mr. Geo. L. Heard visited in Flowery Branch a short while Sunday. Mr. R. A. Carruth and sisters attended services at Ebenezer Sunday. Messrs John Pilgrim, Dewey Lipscomb and Guy Smith were in Atlanta Tuesday. We are glad to state that Miss Madaline Beshers, who has been seriously sick for some time, is improving. May meetings are the order of the day, and the people re port large crow'ds at every church. Monday was Court of Ordi nary, and there was a good deal of business to be tranacted by the Court. Mrs. J. A. Otwell and little daughter spent Saturday night and Sunday in Dahlonega, vis iting Mr. W. H. Jones and fam ily. Mrs. W. F. Smith, who has been spending sometime with Mr. W. J. Groover and family, has returned to her home in Belton, S. C. Cumming was full of people and automobiles last Saturday afternoon. It looks very much like Five Points in Atlanta up about the square. The Tax Equalizers, compos ed of J. F. Jordan, M. Bennett and A. W. Holbrook, with Rev. F. T. Wills as clerk, are engag e 1 to going over the tax returns this week. An adjourned term of Cher okee Superior Court, trying cases in which Judge Morris is disqualified, is being held at Canton this week. Judge Jones of Gainesville is presiding. The gentlemen appointed as a committee for Big Creek Dis trict of the Forsyth County Food Council, requests all the farmers of Big Creek District to meet them at Sharon next Saturday afternoon, May 12th at 2 p. m. Strickland & Wisdom have made 280,000 brick down at their brick yard. The kiln is now ready to burn. It will re quire about 140,000 to build their new garage. The other 140,000 will be for sale. The two fertilizer dealers in Cumming have sold about six or seven hundred tons of guano this season. They could have sold more if they had a soiled road to Buford so they could get it hauled over here. Churches desiring wine for sacramental purposes had bet ter go to the Ordinary and get a permit to secure it. Under the provisions of the new pro hibition la\v their failure to do so renders tlTem guilty of a mis demeanor. There will be Ordination ser vices at Haw Creek on Friday before the third Sunday in May One minister and deacons are to be ordained. All sister churches, both deacons and pas tor, are cordially invited to be present and take part in the or dination. Call on Mike Wilbanks and get you a set of up-to-date bug gy harness at a reasonable price. Sunshine In The Home, Power In The Life. Raising Sweet Potatoes. Washington, D. C., Seed to plant an acre of Irish pota toes cost about S4O dollars this spring. Seed sweet pota toes will not cost more than $4 per acre where vine cuttings taken from early-set plants are used. The yield of sweet po tatoes per acre is usually great er than that of Irish potatoes and as four thev are as nutri tious. Sweet potatoes may be grown throughout the Southern States and of course, in co 'tain other sections. Specialists in the U. S. Department of Agricul ture are urging an increased acreage of this crop wherever it can be easily grown. Sweet potatoes, it is pointed out, are the South’s chief insru ment for a quick and effective increase of the food supply Seed is plentiful; last year’s crop was the second largest ev er produced. By means of vine cuttings it is possible to plant almost unlimited areas of this crop and at the same time con serve the present supply. That is, a farmer who wishes to plant 10 acres will bed seed enough say 8 to 10 bushels to get slips for one acre. Vine cuttings from this acre would plant man y more acres, plantings being possible until the first of Au gust in the lower South. This system, now widely used in the South, enables the utilization of land from which early po tatoes, cabbage, and other truck crops have been taken. Sw'eet potatoes are not ex pensive to grow. The main lim iting factor to the production of vast quantities by his plan is labor. Yields from fields set with vine cuttings are as large as from plants grown from slips This method has the further ad vantage of preventing the trans fer of diseases which are car ried on the tubers. The South dosen’t need to learn how r to grow sweet pota toes, the specialists point out. Farmers know how to produce large yields of this crop. But the farmers must be impressed with the necessity of increasing his acreage of this crop, and then, wdien harvest comes, to prevent the enormous loss from improper handling and storing The best way to keep sweet po tatoes is to store them in w'ell ventilated storage houses,' not “dugouts.” Storage houses should be made ready as soon as possible. In Farmers’ Bulle Lin 548, “Storing and Market ing Sweet Potatoes,” instruc tions for building such houses and for converting old and un occupied buildings are given. Velvet Beans. You will find velvet beans for sale at Allen & Harrison’s' ware house and at M. J. Hoop ers residence. This is the early variety that in 100 days. Some of these beans were planted in June last year on very poor land . and matured by Oct. These beans are most recom mended by the government in this great need for food stuff. Every farmer should have some on his farm.. We are selling them at actual cost to us, at $2.50 per bushel. Hooper Gin and Seed Cos. For Service. One Registered Duroc .Jersey Male Hog. I will charge $2.50 for his services to insure. J. M. Tollison News and Jeff or Magazine for $1.25. CUMMING, GA., MAY 11TH, 1917. 1 sth Sunday Singing. The sth Sunday Central Sing ing met with Mt Tabor church April 22, 1917. Opening song by Pres. A. W. Harris, prayer by Rev. C. E. Sexton. The President appointed a Committee as follows to ar- range leaders for the day: John Martin, J. S. Staton, J. T. Lamb and J. W. Hughes. The follow ing led the class two pieces, Lester Harris, Janies Corn, Prof C. O. Hendrix and W. P. Harris Recess ten minutes, singing call ed to order by Pres, who led class two pieces. The follow ing led the class two pieces; W. W. Heard, William Corn, C. E. Sexton, L. E. Moore and Lee Pruitt, Pres. A. W. Harris led the class one piece. Ad journed for dinner one hour and fifteen minutes, singing call ed to order by Pres, A. W. Har ris who led the class two pieces C O. Hendrix led the class three pieces. The following led the class two pieces. Brannon, Carter Jones, M. D. Harris and C. E. Sexton. Intermission fif teen minutes, singing called to order by Pres, who led the class one piece, then the following led the class two pieces; Prof. C. O. Hendrix, L E. Moore, Linton Wallis and James Corn, Prof. G. 0. Hendrix led the class three pieces, then Pres. A W. Harris led the clas one piece Organist for the day W. L. Cox Lester Harris, Dura Pruitt and C. O. Hendrix. The next sth Sunday Central Union Singing will be held with Concord church J'My 'iath 1917 A. W. Harris Pres. J. W. Hughes, Sec’y CORINTH. Well the first Sunday in May has come and gone. Who is sat isfied with their record, is it right or is it wrong? Remem ber that you will have to meet it in Judgment, so w-e ought to be careful how we live for there is every evidence that the Lord is not pleased with something by the way that things looks just now. This begins to look like the beginning of sorrow, don’t you think so? Well I attended divine servi ces Sunday at Beaver Ruin and sure did hear a good sermon by Rev. L. H. Burgess from the text “Thou shalt know here after” John 13-7. Well don’t forget that next Saturday and Sunday are reg ular meeting days at this place and let all the members come Saturday, and don’t forget the singing Sunday afternoon in the Christian Harmony and bring along your books. We are ex pecting A. W. Harris to be with us. Let us make the day a joy 'ful one. Also Rev. E. A. Coch ran has promised to be with us Well the sick in this part is some better. Those visiting at J. W. Thom as’ Sunday were Mrs. A. L. Han sard and Mrs. Lessey Hansard and children. Mr. and Mrs. Litler HanSard and little daughter visited at Mr Wiley Cooks Saturday night and Sunday. A good many from around here attended services at Beth el Sunday and report a good time. Well there is nothing to hin der us all from having a good time when led by the good Spirit so let us be like Martha, let us cheese that good part that will not be taken from us 1 still remain “A Subscriber. Mr*. G. W. Ellis Goes To Her Reward. j On Monday morning, at her home on Route 2, about two I miles from Jefferson, occurred | the death of Mrs. G W. Ellis. She had been in ill health for several years, but her death came suddenly from heart fail ure, caused from complication of troubles. Mrs. Ellis was .the daughter ! of the late Colonel Bishop, one of the most prominent citizens of Dawson county. She was about 50 years of age, was well educated, refined, and a wom an of intellectual attainments. In every relation of life, she in spired affection, trust and con sideration, and her manly sons will profit by the wisdom of her precepts and the beneficent effects of her example. She leaves a husband, four sons, the eldest of whom is a member of the 1917 graduating class of Martin Institute. Also a brother, Mr. H. C. Bishop of Gainesville, and three sisters, Mrs. C. L. Bryson of Jefferson, Mrs. Webb of Atlanta, and Miss Leila Bishop, a teacher ir. the Maysville High School. The remains of Mrs. Ellis were laid to rest in Woodbine cemetery on Tuesday morning. —Jackson Herald. Mrs. Ellis was a former res ident of this county, and has many friends here who will re gret to learn of her death. PLEASANT VIEW. Sunday was Communion day at this place, a large crowd was present. At 10 o’clock we had a mighty good Sunday school at 11 Rev. J. J. Dempsey preach ed a fine sermon to a large con gregation. In the afternoon the singing was jusc fine in both old and new books. Most all the sister churches w r ere represent ed by good singers and all seem ed to enjoy the day fine. Dr. and Mrs. Gilstrap report the arrival of a little girl at their home; Also Mr. and Mrs Doll Glover report a little girl at their home. Mrs. Doll Glover is real sick at this writing, also Mrs. Lou Gibson is sick. Mr. J. L. Bonds is in very feeble health at this writing We hope for all a speedy recov er. E. L. Bagwmll and family visited relatives and friends at Chamblee and near Doraville last Sunday was a week ago. Mr. S. M. Stripland and fam ily of Chamblee was at meeting here Sunday. The people were glad to see them. Rev. Braddy filled his ap pointment at Concord Saturday and Sunday. I was expecting to write up a couple of weddings this week but they failed to come off. Well if old “Pat” had been a German Sunday he vcould have got me sure, but we had a little chat and off he went. I like “Pat” alright. Most everybody is done plant ing cotton seed in this part but not many done planting corn. Mr. John Phillips and family of Bethlehem spent Sunday with Mr. Milton Phillips and family. 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. If you want jitney business done call on R. E. Harrison. He will haul you at a reasonable price. In Memory of Mr*. P. D. Brown Mrs. Addie R. Brown, wife of P. D. Brown died Saturday morning at 5 o’clock Apr. 21st 1917 at the age of 65 years. Just as the dawn of morn ap peared our dear mothers soul was added to the heavenly band. She had been a great sufferer a number of years and more especially for the past year. She often spoke of death and what a happy going away it would be. All the care and love that physicians and anx ious ones could device for her comfort was brought about but He w-ho rules the universe said “come up higher” and the suff erers spirit took its flight, Smooth the locks of silver hair, on our mothers’ brow- with tenderest care, gather the robe in final fold, around the form so still and cold, lay on her bosom pure as snow, the fairest sweet est flowers that grow, kiss her and leave her our hearts de light, her pain is over she sleeps tonight. Her funeral was conducted from the Cumming Baptist church Sunday morning by Rev Robert Thompson. Her re mains were laid to rest in the Cumming cemetery to await the coming of Christ. Besides her husband she leaves eight children as follows Mr. W. S. Brown of Denver, Col., Mrs. E. R. Barrett of Gainesville, Mrs. Wiley Ben ! son of Flowery Branch, Mrs. N. B. Nuckolls, Mrs. F. P. Barrett Mr Berrien D., Claude L., and Miss Mamie Brown of Cumming Mfs. E. R. Barrett." - Georgia, Forsyth County. In the Court of Ordinary of said county. In re petition of S H. Allen to probate in solemn form last Will of J. I. Black de ceased. To Jas. Black, Wycliffe Black, Mrs. Dovie Doyle, Mrs. Delfie Cook, Lindsey Black, Leander Black, Mrs Ramie Burgess, Mrs Martha Burgess, and Mrs. Ma ry Helms, children of Marion F. Black deceased, of the state of Alabama, and to all the chil dren of the said Marion F Black deceased residing outside the state of Georgia, and to Marion Black and Bery Black, children of Dave M. Black deceased, of the state of Texas, and to all the children of Dave M Black deceased residing without the the state of Georgia, and to Mitchell Black of the state of Louisiana, and to Martin Math is of the state of Alabama child of Jane Mathis deceased, heirs at law of said J. I. Black of For syth county, Georgia, deceased and to all the heirs at law of said J. I. Black deceased, resid- ing without the state of Geor gia, greeting: S. H. Allen having applied as executor for probate in solemn form of the last will of J. I. Black deceased, late of said Cos. | you, and each of you, as heirs at law of said J. I. Black dec’d. are hereby notified that said ap plication will be heard before the Court of Ordinary of said county of Forsyth on the first Monday in June, 1917, at ten o’clock, a. m., and you and each of you are hereby required to be and appear at said court and file objections, if any you have to the probate of said will as prayed. This May 9, 1917. Mike Wilbanks is expecting a car of Jackson G. Smith bug gies in this week. Call and get one for cash or good note be ‘ fore they are all gone. 75c per year. Cumming School Close*. Cumming Public School clos ed Friday afternoon, after a ses siori lasting for nearly nine months. Commencement exercises were held Monday night and Tuesday night, and a large crowd attended both nights. One of the enjoyable fea tures of Monday night’s enter tainment was the play “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch.” On Tuesday night, “The Dee. con Entangled” was put on by the school pupils, and was high ly enjoyed by all who attended There was no admission fee on Monday night, but a fee of 10c for children and 20c for grown-ups was charged Tues day night. The pupils were ad mitted free. The Superintendent and teach ers wish to return their thanks to the people of Cumming and community for the attendance and good behavior, and trust that the school children will have a very, very happy vaca tion, and return to their studies in the fall feeling refreshed, and with an increased determi nation to learn more during the nxt term than they have du ring the one just closed.' A!1 Day Services at Flat Creek There will be all-day services at Flat Creek in Hall county the third Sunday in May, and we es | pecially invite New Hope and Pleasant Grove Sunday schools ' to be with us on that day as we have been informed there will be no service's aL NSW if Ope'on that day. We were sorry about the fake advertisement of a singing at Flat Creek last summer but the Sunday school didn’t have any thing to do with it and as New’ Hope and Pleasant Grove have always treated us so nice we wish to extend them a cor dial invitation to be with us. Everybody is invited to come. J. E. Propes. At Roanoke. We are requested to state the Deacons will be Ordained at Roanoke at 10 o’clock on Saturday before the 4th Sunday in May. On Sunday there will be com munion and singing. All day services. All churches and all good singers invited. Several good leaders will be present. Georgia Forsyth County: To all whom it may concern: Mrs. Roxie A. Roberts having made application to me for 12 months support tor herself and 3 minor children out of the es tate of J. H. Roberts and ap praisers duly appointed to set apart the same having filed their return, all persons con cerned are hereby required to show cause before the Court of Ordinary of said county on the first Monday in June 1917, why said application should not be granted. Given under my hand and of ficial signature, this 7th day of May 1917. W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary. Free Air. ...We have just installed a free air station for the convenience and accomodation of the auto mobile public. All auto owners whether customers of ours or not are invited to make use of I it—save your back and your j pump by using free air at the Cumming Garage. W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.