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Vol. 9. No. 21.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Several from town attended
services at Haw Creek Sunday.
Mr. T J. Pirkle was in Atlan
ta on business Monday.
Note change in ad of Strick
land & Wisdom in this issue.
Miss Eula Fowler spent Mon
day in Atlanta.
The 1918 session of the
Southern Baptist Convention
will be held in Hot Springs, Ark
Rev. J. W. Gober filled his
appointment at New Hope Sun
day.
Col. H. L. Patterson was in
Atlanta attending the Supreme
Court Wednesday.
Mrs. Laura Wright and lit
tle daughter of Atlanta are
visiting Mrs. Sallie Tatum.
Mr. E. F. Smith spent Friday
and Saturday in Atlanta on bus
iness.
Mr. F. G Roberts of Cordele
spent Sunday with his family
here.
Miss Addie Rhodes is spend
ing sometime with relatives
here.
Rev. and Mrs. C. S. Hawkins
of Heardville attended services
here Sunday.
Be sure to get ready to regis
ter on June sth, if you are be
tween 21 and 31.
Mrs. W. K. Kennemore of
route 1 gave birth to triplets
last Wednesday. Unfortunate
ly, however, all three of them
died.
Otis Hurt is representing the
Gainesville Steam Laundry and
would thank you to give him a
part of vour laundry work.
Mr. J. E. Fowler and wife of
Logansville, Ga., visited rela
tives in town Sunday for a short
while.
Mr. E. K. Vandivere of near
Cumming was shaking hands
with friends here Wednesday..
—Dawsonville Advertiser.
Mr. J. M. Martin and child
ren of Carrollton spent Satur
day night and Sunday with Mr.
B. F. McAfee and family.
Mrs. G. L. Bowman and little
daughter o f Buford spent the
week-end with Mr. J. E. Kirby
and family
There was a meeting of the
Food Council at the court house
Saturday, but we have not re
ceived any preceedings of the
meeting.
We regret to learn of the ill
ness of Mrs. Darlisca McClure i
of Chestatee district, and hope 1
she will soon be restored co I
health.
Judging from the way the
people are buying potato slips ■
they expect to kill the high
cost of living by eating ‘taters’
next winter.
Seven million people have
been killed an and forty five mill
ion wounded in the great world
war now in progress. It is fear
ful to think about.
The Members of the Corn
Tomato, Canning and other
Clubs met Saturday and fixed
the prizes to be awarded. A
list of these prizes will be found
elsewhere in this paper.
We are selling a lot of nice
calendars on our rounds to see
the people, and are ready to
take your order for some of
them if you will give us an op
portunity.
Sunday papers carried the
announcement of the approach
ing marriage of Miss Lorena
Groover of Cumming, and Mr.
Cliff Vaughan of Roswell, the
wedding to take place in June.
This announcement will be read
with much interest by the
friends of the young couple.
The Forsyth County News
Mr. T. J. Driggers spent Mon
day in the Gate City on business
Messrs. V. W. Dougherty and
S. H. Allen were in Atlanta on
business Wednesday.
Rev. F. T. Wills filled his ap
pointment at Duluth Sunday.
Mr. E. G. Johnson and family
spent the week-end with rela
tives on route 5.
Sheriff Merritt spent Friday
and Saturday in Atlanta on bus
ines.
Mr. A. C. Kennemore and
family spent Monday night
with relatives in the fourteenth
Mr. J. L. Green and family
of Atlanta spent Sunday with
relatives in the county. .
Mr. R. E. Harrison and son,
Erwin, were in Atlanta Mon
day.
Mr. W. T Majors and Sheriff
Giobs of Rochelle were here
first of the week on business
Quite a number from town at
tended services at Bethlehem
Sunday.
Mrs. Clyde Reid of Canton
has been spending sometime
with relatives in town.
Little Miss Louise Tate of
route 5 is visiting Mr. Ezra
Johnson and family for a few
days.
\>r. Edgar Hyde and family of
Milton county visited Mr. Oscar
Hyde and farrilv Tuesday.
Mr. J. F. Echols of Atlanta,
who is now employed at the
training camp, was here for a
short while Tuesday.
Miss Lorena Groover, who
hns been spending sometime
with relatives at Roswell, has
returned home.
Mr. Clarence Allen and fam
ily of Gainesville spent Sunday
with Mr. M. A. Nuckolls and
family in town.
Ah! that was a-niee rain Tues
day, and we hope that it reach
ed to every nook and corner of
the county.
We regret to learn of the ill
ness of Mr. and Mrs. John Ed
mondson, and hope they will
soon be restored to health.
Lots of hats are being sold
in Cumming this month, which
goes to show that people are at
tending the May meetings.
Mr. Hoyt Brannon and fam
ily of Dawsonville spent Satur
day night and Sunday with rel-
a \es in town.
Rev. R. H. Thompson filled
his appointment at the Baptist
church in town Sunday at 11
and at night.
Lots of Drummers are com
ing to town these days and all
report scarcity of things good
to eat.
Messrs Egbert Tatum and
Harley Vaughan of Atlanta
spent a day~or two last week in
Cumming on business.
We are requested to announ
ce that Rev. J. W. Gober will
not preach Sunday at eleven,
but will fill the pulpit at the Bap
tist church Sunday night.
The entertainment which was
to have been given by the young
people Friday night has been
postponed. It will be given at a
later dace,
Mr. Chris McAfee had the mis
fortune to get his leg broke while
working with a hay press Tues
day, We hope he will soon be a
ble to be ou again.
Them any friends of Mr. J.
R Echols will be pained to learn
that he suffered another stroke
of apoplexy Monday. It will
be gratifying news to them,
however, to know that he is
Imuch improved.
Sunshine In The Home, Power In The Life.
Details of Registration.
Atlanta, May 18.—Herewith
is released for the first time the
official information on the man
ner of military registration, and
giving the matter for publica
tion to this bureau to day Adjt.
Gen. Van Holt Nash, supervisor
of registration for the state,
solicits the co-operation of the
county papers of the state in
giving the information as wide
publicity as possible, as a pa
triotic act.
The complete list’ of questions
to be asked in the registration,
the form of the registration
card and full instructions on
how to answer the questions,
all of which is presented here
with, is matter which every
man in the state, within the
age requirements, should fully
acquaint himself with and un
derstand before the day to be
set aside for registration.
Publication is given of the
registration certificate, which
each man within the ages will
receive as a matter of import
ant information.
The regulation governing the
registration of sick people, or
people who expect to be away
from the home county on the
date of registration are both of
particular importance, espec
ially so the latter, and on this
the state board is desirous that
the people of the state make cer
tain to acquaint themselves be
fore registration day.
Letters of instruction have
already been sent by the adju
tant general to the sheriff, coun
ty clerk and ordinary of each
county—who, with a physician
to be appointed will compose
the county board—and where
there is not a clear understand
ing of what is to be done in con
nection with the registration,
the members of the county
board should be called upon
for explanation. That board
will receive volunteers of aid
for taking the registration, and
in each county the board has
been requested to hold a meet
ing of the entire registration
force the day before registra
tion begins, to make clear and
specific the instructions for
handling the work.
The official matter given out
by Gen. Nash today is as fol
lows :
Absentees and Sick People.
Ad.jt, Gen, Nash Friday re
ceived a telegram from Wash
ington stating that it has been
found advisable to change the
provisions whereby a person
is sick or who expects to be ab
sent from his home on registra
tion day may make arrange
ments for his registration. The
change made, however, is only
as to the time when such a per
son shall attend to the mation
for registration, report to the
city vision was that such a per
son should, on the sixth day af
ter the president’s proclama
tion for registration, report 1o
the city clerk where his city is
of more than 30,000 population
or to the county clerk for in
structions as to how they may
register.
The telegram from Washing
ton provides that such persons
need not wait until the sixth
day after the president’s proc
lamation, but may report at
once direct to such city or coun
ty clerk.
The telegram further instructs
the adjutant general to direct
such city and county clerks to
obtain registration cards, cer
tificates and placards of instruc
tion from the registration
CUMMING, GA., MAY 25TH, 1917.
s2o,o(KL£or Hospital.
The Baptist Sunday Schools
of Georgia, on the first Sunday
in June, will endeavor to raise
$20,000.00 for the Georgia Bap
tist Hospital. This sum will be
necessary to make possible the
large amount of charity work,
which the Hospital is being
called upon to do.
1. During the four years of its
operation more than five hund
red people have been given free
Hospital and medical treatment
2. More than- one thousand
people have received free sur
gical and medical treatment
while paying a very small part
of the actual hospital expenses.
3. More than one hundred or
phan children have been given
both medical and hospital treat
ment free.
4. More than fifty crippled
and deformed children have
been cared for in the Crippled
and Deformed Children’s Ward
Many of these have been en
abled to walk. '
5. Free patients have come to
this Hospital from almost every
county in the state. There is
no other institution of this kind
where service to the poor has
been more widely distributed
throughout the State.
Let every superintendent and
teacher interest the pupils in
working the plan which has
been sent to the schools, and
the $20,000.00 will be easily
secured.
boards or from tf e mayor, and
be prepared to register such
persons irr.mcdlHtely afte'ffthc
proclamation. The attention
of such clerks is also directed to
paragraphs thirty one and sixty
one of the tentative regulations
which are in the hands of sher
iffs and mayors. Further in
structions are to the effect that
where a great number of per
sons are expected to report in
this manner, arrangements
should be made to provide plac
es and clerical force sufficient
to accommodate such persons.
Registration Card.
The registration card which
every man within the age limit
will be required to sign contains
the following questions to be an
swered:
1. Name in full. Age in years.
2. Home address.
3. Date of birth.
4. Are you (1) a natural
born citizen, (2) a naturalized
citizen, (3) an alien, (4) or
have you declared your inten
tion (specify which) ?
5. Where were you born?
6. If not a citizen of what
country are you a citizen or
subject?
7. What is your present trade,
occupation or office?
8. By whom employed ?
Where employed?
9. Have you a father, mother,
wife, child under 12, or a sister
or brother under 12, solely de
pendent on you for support
(specify which) ?
12. Do you claim exemption
from draft (specify grounds) ?
On the reverse side of the
card the registrar fills out the
following descriptive report up
on the person registering.
Tall, medium or short (speci
fy which) ? Slender, medium or
stout (specify which) ? Color of
eyes? Color of hair? Bald?
Has person lost arm, leg, hand,
foot, or both eyes, or is he other
wise disabled (specify)?—Ma
con Daily Telegraph.
News and Jeff or Magazine
for $1.25.
Registrars for Districts.
The Board of Registrars of
the county composed of H. S.
Brooks, Clerk, W. J. Tidwell,
Ordinary, W. T. Merritt, Sher
iff and Dr VV. E. Lipscomb Phy
sician, have appointed the fol
lowing Registrars in each dis
trict in the county.
Barkers District 878.
R. T. Hurt.
Bells District, 1276.
W. W. Jones.
Big Creek District, 795.
J. C. Buice, Chief Reg. and
V. V. Braddy, Assistant
Chattahoochee, 885.
R. M. Montgomery.
Chestatee, 841.
W. C. Tumlin, Chief Reg. and
W. E. Bell, Assistant
Coal Mountain, 1437
John P Smith.
Cumming, 879.
Judge Patterson, Chief Reg.
R. L. Bagley and C. L. Harris,
assistants
Ducktown, 1727.
J. S. Hawkins.
Hightower, 835.
Paul R. Pruitt.
New Bridge, 1599.
W. T. Crow.
Rolands, 1351.
D. J. Bennett.
Settendown, 1413,
John R. Bramblett.
Vickery, 880.
H. L. Wills, Chief Reg. and
E. L. Brannon, Assistant
Atlanta Swept By Flames.
Despite the efforts of the
Fire department of Atlanta,
Newnan, Marietta, Decatur and
East Point, to extinguish the
flames and stop destruction, a
large portion of the city of At
lanta along Jackson street, was
destroyed by fire Monday.
After using every effort to
stop the spread of the flames,
and being met with failure on
every hand, Mayor Candler or
dered the department to dy
namite several houses in order
to leave open space between
the burning buildings and those
not caught.
The fire broke out early Mon
day morning and was not check
ed until 5 o’clock Tuesday
morning.
It is estimated that more than
one thousand houses were des-
troyed valued r t more than
one million dollars
All of the militia available
was brought into service to pre
vent looting and other trouble.
It was reported in Cumming
Monday afternoon that the
Grady hospital had been burn
ed, but it was later found that it
was a mistake.
Thousands of people in the
city have been made homeless
by the flames, but Atlanta will
come on and do her part toward
taking care of these unfortu
nate people as she has always
done.
The thanks of the people of
the city should be tendered to
the brave firemen and all who
took part in fighting the flames,
and, of coure, it will be done.
Notice.
Will now take cotton notes
for guano at 20c per pound.
We will hold open as long as
we can, but subject to being
closed at any time.
All wishing to give cotton
notes come at once.
Yours,
L. T. Ledbetter.
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.
DEATHS.
Mrs. Glen Thomas died at
the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. O. Barrett Tues
day at eleven o’clock; and her
remains were laid to rest in
Cumming cemetery today
(Wednesday), after funeral
services conducted by Rev. J.
W. Gober and G. W. Forrist.
Mrs. Thomas was about
eighteen years of age, and is
survived by her husband and
one little child.
Mrs. Evaline Worley died at
the home of her son, Mr. R. R.
Worley Monday night, and her
remains were laid to rest at
Zion Hill Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Worley was about 65
years of age, and is survived by
several children and a number
of other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Boles died at the
home of her son,, Mr. J. H.
Boles, one day last week, and
her remains w'ere laid to rest
at Sharon.
She is survived by several
children and a number of other
relatives.
The little five year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.Glover
of route 6 died one day last
week, and itt little body was
laid to rest in Pleasant View
cemetery, the funeral services
being conducted by Rev. J. J.
Dempsey.
Mr. John M. Dodd died at
his home three miles south of
town last Saturday, and his re
mains were carried to Concord
for funeral and interment Sun
day, the services being conduct
ed by Rev. E. J. Kelley.
Mr. Dodd was about seventy
three years of age, a confeder
ate veteran and will be greatly
missed by the people of his
community
Mr. Will Hope, formerly of
Cumming, died at his home in
Atlanta last Saturday.
Mr. Hope was thirty nine
years of age, and had a number
of friends in Cumming who will
be greatly pained to learn of
his death. z
We extend sympathy to all
the bereaved ones.
A Card of Thanks.
f use this as a means of an
nouncing to the public that the
health of my wife who has been
confined to her bed so long and
in a dangerous condition is
much improved and let me say
here that I wish in the first
place to thank and to praise
him who raised Lazarus from
the dead, caused the blind to
see, unstop the ears of the deaf,
caused the lame to walk and
who is able under any and all
circumstances to heal and to
cure such as he will to be sure
I want to give him the praise
and let me not forget to thank
the Drs. Geo. Brice and W. E.
Lipscomb for heir faithful ser
vice and untiring efforts to re
store her to her much wanted
health. Also I want to thank
my friends and neighbors for
their kindness and help during
I her sickness.
May God bless and reward
[them all is the desire of one
who wishes them well.
W. A. Bolton.
Pigs For Sale.
I have 9 Registered Berk
shire and Duroc pigs for sale,
ready for delivery June Ist.
(This is a good chance for the
members of the Boys’ Pig Club.
H. W. TMlison.
'Cumming, Ga., route 2.
75c per year.
Prizes to be Awarded.
The Agricultural Association
met at the court house Satur
day, and the following were de
cided to be given as prizes, with
others to be announced later:
CORN:— Best Yield.
Ist Prize $5.00
2nd Prize $2.50
Profit.
Ist Prize $5.00
2nd Prize .$2.50
Exhibit.
Ist Prize $3.00
2nd Prize $2.00
History.
Ist Prize $3.00
2nd Prize $2.00
TOMATOES: —Best Yield:
Ist Prize $5.00
2nd Prize . . $2.50
Profit.
Ist Prize $5.00
2nd Prize $2.50
Exhibit.
Ist Prize $3.00
2nd Prize .$2.00
History.
Ist Prize $3.00
2nd Prize $2.00
PIGS. —Profit.
Ist Prize $5.00
2nd Prize $2.50
History.
Ist Prize $5.00
2nd Prize .... . $2.50
POULTRY.—Best Chickens.
Ist Prize $3.00
2nd Prize $2.00
A motion was made and csCr- |
ried to have the meeting evei^
third Saturday.
We desire that all club mem
bers, teachers and be
present and meet with us. /
Jesse Bales, * cs .
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Sunday School Picnic.
On Tuesday of last week, Mr
Oscar Hydes’ Sunday School
class, consisting of about thirty
five young people and chaper
oned by Dr. and Mrs. Marcus
Mashburn picnicked at Tate.
Automobiles left Cumming at
9 o’clock, and after a very pleas ~
ant drive thru some of North
Georgia’s prettiest scenery, we
arrived at Tate about noon.
Here we were tendered the
grounds around the marble
works, and a delightful lunch
was aten down at the spring,
after which an inspection tour
of the quarries was made. Fol
lowing this was the real treat
of the trip. Mr. Sam Tate who is
President of the Georgia Mar
ble Cos. and one of the most
honpitable gentlemen we have
ever met, arranged to have his
train take the crowd up to the
quarries at Marble Hill, a dis
tance of 3 miles. This trip was
made through the valley and
up the steep mountain side, and
was a most delightful exper
ience. Mr. Tate sacrificed about
two hours of his valuable time
entertaining the crowd in a
most instructive and pleasant
manner.
After leaving Tate, the trip
home w’as made by way of Nel
son and Ball Ground stopping
at Ducktown for lunch. The
crowd reached town about
night all expressing themselves
happy over a great time.
Notice to Farmers.
The farmers of Barkers dis
trict are requested to meet the
members of the Food Council
at Mat school house Saturday
evening, May 26th at 2 o’clock.
A. E. Bond, Judge Patterson,
T. J. Pirkle, S. H. Allen, Jno. P
Smith, S. J. Smith will make
addresses.
Everybody invited to attend
especially the ladies and child
ren.