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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 . r * J. , t' : ***** 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.