The Forsyth County news. (Cumming, Ga.) 19??-current, July 13, 1917, Image 1

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The Forsyth County News Vol. 9, No. 28. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Col. J. P. Fowler was up from Atlanta for a short time Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kirby spent the week-end in Atlanta. Mrs. Warren Brannon has re Turned form a visit to relatives (in Commerce. Mr. Mac Puett was ; in the Gate City on übsiness a day or two last week. Mrs. Sallie Tatum is spending a few days with her son, Mr. Lee Tatum, near Hopewell. Mr. Ezra Samples of Homer, Ga., spent Sunday with his fath er, Mr. J. L. Samples, on route 6 Mrs. D. B. Vernon and child ren have returned from a visit to relatives in Atlanta. Rev. J. W. Gober filled his ap pointment here Sunday at elev en and at night. Rev. F. T. Wills filled his ap pointment at Norcross Satur day and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Allen spent Sunday and Monday in Atlanta. Messi’s Steve Poole and Hay nie Brooks spent Sunday in At lanta. Mr. G. L. Heard and famdy spent Sunday with Mr. W. W. Heard and family at Mat Mr. A. W Pruitt and family relatives spent Sunday with Mr W. W. Heard and family at Mat Mr. Major Nuckolls and fern ily have returned from a visit to relatives in South Georgia. Mrs. Lee Mullinax and little son, Eugene, of Birmingham, Ala., are visiting relatives in the county. Mr. W. A. Sigman has re turned for Lexington where he went to repair the large trucks of Merritt & Smith. Mrs. Pearl King and children of Decatur are visiting Mr. W. B. Bagwell and family near Big Creek. Watch the News for program of the next Correspondents meeting to be held on the thii and Saturday in August. . Miss Genie Mitchell of Gaines ville is spending sometime with Misses Fannie and Susan Harri son. ~ , We regret to learn that Mrs. F T Wills is very sick, and trust she will soon' be restored to health. Messrs J. B. Patterson and K. E. Harrison spent Thursday and Friday in Dawsonville, Dahlon ega and Gainesville on business Lieut. J. F. Echols of the Ar my Training Camp in Atlamta spent Saturday night and Sun day with his father here. Mr. R. C. Goolsby of Atlanta was a visitor to relatives and friends here the last oithe week. , On account of printing the names and numbers of the boys who are subject to draft we will have to omit our editorial column this week and next. Rev. J. T. Bell will preach at Shady Grove on Saturday night befoi'e the fourth Sunday in Ju ly. Everybody invited to come out and hear him. Mrs. E. C. Riden and Miss Mit Hanie were called Tuesday to the bedside of their brother, Mr. Jack Hanie, who is very low at his home in Commerce. More than half of the boys subject to registration will be found in this issue, with the number by which they will be drawn. We will print the re mainder of the names next wp°k. ' ’ We are requested to an nounce that Rev. J. T. Bell will preach at Haw Creek on the 3rd Sunday night in July. Every body invited to go out and heai The little infant of Mr. and Mrs. Josh Sewell died at their home on route 2 Sunday and its little body was laid to rest m Mt Pisgah cemetery Monday, Rev. C. A. Wallis conducting the funeral services. The News extends sympathy to the bereav ed parents. We are requested to announ ce that there will be all-day at Pleasant Grove next Sunday. Profs. Smith wick jand Hendrix and ohter good leaders will be there. Everybody invited to at tend, and bring their books. They will use the Christian Har mony in the afternoon. The Gumming post office will I close at 7 o’clock, p. m. on and after July 15th. Miss Maude Barrett enter tained a few" of her friends at her home last Friday night. Mr. J. V. Merritt, our “Sport ing Editok”, will attend the Georgia Press Association at Thomasville next week. Dr. R. L. Hunter of Fair mount is here this week doing dental work. He will remain over until Saturday. Mrs. J. L. Phillips has return ed from Atlanta where she has been at the bedside of her mece Miss Nellie Edwards. Rev. G. R. Brown of Clermont will preach at Salem (Forsyth County) on the 4th Sunday in July, at 11 a. m. Some portions of toe coun ty have been blessed with good showers while others are as dry as a bone. Miss Cassie Brannon, who has accepted a position at Wood bury, Ga., has our thanks for subscription to the News. We have several obituaries and memorials in our office for publication. We’ll print them just as quick as we can. Be patient. Mr. D. B. Vernon sold several bushels of beans from his gar den last week. Dalton is a good worker and an excellent gar dener. Mr. J. K. Giles of the State College of Agriculture will ad-j dress the people here on Satur day, July 21st, at 11 a. m. Ev erybody come out aiid hear him The crops in the county are in good shape so far as grass is con cerned. The prospects look brighter, and we hope a good crop will be made. Mr. Olen Merritt and family, and Mrs. W T. Merritt and Miss Ollie Merritt spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S.Pirkie on route 3. We are requested to state that the meeting of he Disrict Conference, Marietta District, has been changed from July 20th to July 18th. The meeting will be held at Blue Ridge. Miss Ellene Strickland, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Mashburn, Messrs Vincent Merritt, Kirby Kemp and Roy Otwell. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Vaughan in Roswell. Mr. Alex Vaughan spent Sat urday night and Sunday with his father, Mr. W. H. Vaughan, at Buckhead. We regret to learn that Mr. Vaughan is still very low. There will be an old-time singing at Frogtown next Sun day afternoon, using the old Christian Harmony. Everybody be sure to come and don’t for get your books. Miss Eda Pruitt and Mr. Mar vin Lamb were happily married Sunday afternoon, Esq. Silas Pruitt performing the cere mony. We wish them a long, happy and prosperous life. The ladies of the town secur ed donations and presented Sheriff Merritt with a fine Stet son hat, and his deputies, Brady and Bennett with a necktie and four handkerchiefs each, for ther good wdrk in arresting the “blind tiger” automobiles pass- ing thru Cumming. In our advertisement last waolc of the Gulf Refining Cos. we stated the distance between the points made by their gas was 21 miles per gallon, when it should have read 23 miles. We make this correction gladly, and trust an error like this will not creep in again. A Post Office Inspector was here this week, checking up the books of the post offie. He told the postmaster that Cumming had the best looking crowd of rural carriers he had ever seen, which leads some to believe that he ought to consult an eye specialist. The many friends here of Miss Nellie Edwards of Atlanta will be pained to learn of her death which occured at her home Saturday night. She was the daughter of Mr. Clayton Ed wards formerly of this county, and the family have the deep est sympathy of their many friends here. Sunshine in The hor/'l Power in The Life. '•jolA i lan, t,(r\ CUMMING, GA., ji, dred j3TH, 1917. Sunday School Convention Of the Chattahoochee Assop ciation to be held with the.] church at Salem, Forsyth coun-, ty, July 28 and 29. Saturday.—9:3o to 9:45 aJ m., devotional service, led by J*. j B. Driskell. ,( 9:45 to 10:30: “Is the Sun-, day school Essential to the E> > vangelization of a Community' and the development of the Church?” Led by M. M. Riley' 1 J. W. White, and G. W. Forrest 10:30 to 11:00: “Who is, I responsible for its Mainten ance?” Led by J. L. Reed, W. C. Tiicrnton, and E. M. Holland 11.00 to 11.30, reports from schools and vice-presidents. 11.30, sermon by J. M. Hay-' more.; adjourned for dinner. 2.V.9 io 2.30 p. m., name the officers and their duties in a well organized Sunday school; led by T. H. Robertson, B. M. Stallworth, and J. F. Carter. 2.45 to 3.15, “What is an A—l Sunday school?” Led by W. M. Johnson. 3.15 to 4.00, general discuss ion by the convention; adjourn Sunday morning—9.3o to 10. 00—Song and praise service, led by Thomas Crow. lO.'oO to 11.15, B. Y. P. U. Work. 11.15 to 11.30, song and praise service by the convention 11.30, sermon by L. L. Ben nett. 2.D0 to 3.00, W. M. U., led by Mi-a. C. 11. Prior. 3.00 to 4.00, song and praise service led by Ernest Lyle, W. T. Crow, H. V. Johnson, W. M. Roberts, Jason Crow and others Card cf Thanks. We wish to thank the friends and doctors for their kindness and faithful attention during the sickness and death of our dear son and brother. May God’s richest blessings rest ufion each and every one. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Tatum and family. Two Car Loads Tin Cans. Having received a couple of cars of Tin Cans for Canning purposes, this method is taken of notifying the people that they can secure same at cost, with freight added, F . O. B. Gainesville: No. 2 solder-top cans, at $4.50 per hundred ; and No. 3 solder-top cans at $5.50 per hundred ; Cash with order. Will charge extra 20c per hund red for crating. All .wagon or ders that call at Gainesville there will be no charge for crat ing. You will please mail or ders to J. F. Carter, Chairman, Hall County Food Council, Gainesville, Ga. Sheriff’s Sale. Will be sold before the court house deor in the town of Cum ming in said county, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in August, 1917, lot of land number 1206 in the sec ond district and first section in said county, containing forty acres more or less, most of said lot being cleared and having been in cultivation. Levied up on as the property of the defend ant under and by virtue of a fifa issued from the Justice Court of the 1348th district, G. M. of Fulton county, in favor of T. L. Collins against Thomas Strickland, the defendant. Levy made by H. W. Bagley, L. C., and notice in writing thereof given the defendant in fifa who is in possession and control of said lot, and returned to me for advertisement and sale. This 2nd day of July 1917. W. T. Merritt, Sheriff. Notice All persons are warned not to hire, feed or harbor myson, Will Day ; who is under twenty one years of age. He is hired for the present to Richard Bar rett, and all other persons are warned not to hinder him in any way. This July 3rd, 1917. Mat Day. Resolutions. witimpiV as our Sheriff, Mr. W. lanleviecl 1 ,' 11 8,1,1 ‘ l,s deputies, . r „ 1 ,P. Brady, and J. C. juof 3 execute h^’nor of cor>| fro the Just* firsl whiskey ever I jMid Districficially in Camming| Coity, in favoghly commendable er>& Cos. agh ianr “ er aro striving , ■ /ill duty in uphold- U- oo n J 1 and suppressing his 23rd dl curse 0 r our coun _ ' W. T. M$ ibe it resolved: Gorgia, ForsyH ans Missionary ?o all whom it } IZ ° f our hear . . „ , nd of our pray A. Otwell admi\ j ne guidance vthe estate of W :e of said country thank them wing filed his peti^ one - , ifge- this is to c^^ fji concerned, ki litors, to show rf these resolu tjy can, agaffo °u our records, a his and pre s r ~ oi them. aof th . e Jrs. C. L. Harris, Mrs. R. L. Bagiev, Mrs. H. A. Kelley, Comm. NOTICE The sth Sunday Central Union Singing will be held with Concord church the sth Sunday in July. Everybody come and bring your song books and well-filled baskets. A. W. Harris Pres. J. W. Hughes, Sec’y PLEASANT VIEW. Several from here attended divine services at Cross Plains last Sunday and report a good meeting. Some from here went to the singing Sunday at Sharon and report a large crowd and a fine singing. AJVps,. J. TANARUS, Brannon is on the tv .uM\thi‘; week. f'iWCrrrid of Mr. L. M. Gib son is not improving much Well the time is most here for our protracted meetings to begin. I want to say I hope we will see many souls saved this summer. Now the Lord has something for every one of his children to do and we ought to do it let it be much or little. Young Christians what are you going to do this summer? Are you going to do what the Lord requires of you? I think you will for I know you can see plain ly that the Lords needs you in his service at the present time. You can’t tell what great good you might do in causing others to be saved if you would do your duty Let nothing get in your way this summer to keep you from enjoying religion, but do some thing for the Lord and he will wonderfully bless you. Well Pat you and some of the other correspondents failed to attend our meeting and I want to say you missed it all be cause Joe told the boys how to get a wife without even name ing marrying to them and we had a nice time all the way round. Yes we got a treat but sorry to say Hill Billey was the only one to be sweetened. He took candy while all the rest took cream. Some from here attended di vine services at Brookwod Sun day night and report a good sermon preached by Rev. C. E. Bagley. Hill Billey. Georgia, Forsyth County. To all whom it may concern: W. P. Blackstock administrator upon the estate of Fletcher Bag ley late of said county, deceas ed, has in due form applied to me for leave to sell the lands be longing to the estate of said de ceased, and said application will be heard at the regular term of Court of Ordinary for said county to be held on the first Monday in August 1917. Given under my hand and of ficial signature, this 10th day of July 1917. W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary. Edmondson & Pirkle have on hand a line of canning outfits 1 and tin cans now. Call and see jthem. On Five Committes. Col. J. P. Fowler, represen tative from Forsyth county, was a lucky player on the check j board of committee appoint ments of the House He was appointed on Gen ■ral Judiciary No. 1, Special Ju diciary, Mines and Mining and the Georgia School for the Deaf He was named vice-chairman of the Journals Committee, an other important committee of the House. John Holder made a good move on the board when he played this game. Drainage Court in Session The Big Creek Drainage Court composed of the Ordinary and Clerk of the Court was in ses sion Tuesday hearing the legal points in the drainage matter. Judge I. L. Oaks of Lawrence ville and Col. H. L. Patterson of Gumming are at work on the proposition for the boys, and it is now believed that Big Creek will soon be ditched. When thy get this ditch cut we are a gwine to move the corn belt to Georgia. Work Started on Garage. The ground is being graded for the purpose of moving Toy Otwell’s residence to the corner in front of the North Georgian office. When this is done the new garage of Strickland & Wisdom will be erected on the lot made vacant by this resi dence and will adjoin the build ing of the Farmers and Mer chants Bank. This will be a wonderful im provement for Cumming and will add greatly to the appear ance of the town. Notice To Patrons of Schools The time for electing trus tees of the diiTv-rent school dis tricts was set by the Board of Education to be on Aug, 10t!I, between 1 and 3 o'clock.” I kindly ask the patrons of each school district to meet at their respective school houses and elect the most suitable men for trustees. Respectfully yours, A. C. Kennemore, Supt. COAL MOUNTAIN. Rev. J. I. Forrest preached at this place Sunday night, preach ing an interesting sermon. Well we had that correspond ance meeting Wednesday after noon. There were 9 present. We sure did have a nice time I only wish all the correspond ance could have been there. All those that were not there just missed their ice cream. We thank our kind editor so much for his kindness he shown to ward us. See how many of you can be at Pleasant View next Saturday afternoon, we are go ing to arrange a program, so lets all try to be there and help and lets have ajollygoodtime. Misses Pearl and Maude For rest visited at Mrs. Carrie Mar tins last Saturday night. Miss Annie Heard visited Miss Ellen M. Barron Sunday night. Remember the Sunday school at this place every Sunday af ternoon-at 3 o’clock. We sure are having a large crowul to at tend our Sunday school. We are having the best Sunday school we have had in three years, there are them ost old people attending that has in 4 years. Say, “Hill Billey” I guess you sill know how to cook. Well “Old Dutch Girl” how did you enjoy our meeting? I guess you liked it fine, I know I did. Blue Eyes. Lumber For Sale. I have about twenty thous and feet of pine lumber from four to tw r elve inches wide, all 1 inch thick. Will sell on yard or deivered. See me at once. M. V. Hawkins, Heardville, Ga. That was a glorous rain that fell o" Cumming and other parts of the county Friday after I noon. Wish the dry sections I could get one like it. 75c per year. BETHEL. Hey! am sorry I couldn’t at tend the meeting the Ith, but hope you all had a nice time and that i ll be there next time. On account of sickness Rev. W. H. Warren failed to fill his appointment here Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. I'. Bagby spent Sunday with relatives in Flowery Branch. Mr. C. F. Orr and family vis ited at Mr. Lee Floyd’s Sunday Mr. John Rice and family spent Saturday night with Mr. Leonard Boyd and family. Mr. Bryan Williams and sis ter, Miss Ferris, was guest of Mrs. F. T. Williams Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Orr spent Saturday night with Mr. B. J. Light and family. Mr. L. J. Westbrook, wife and little daughter, spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Benj- Thompson. Miss Grace Buice is on a visit to her grand-parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Driskell visited Mrs. J. 11. Roberts Sun day afternoon. Miss Moena Darricot was guest of the Misses Nuckolls Sunday. Mr. J. 11. Houser and family motored to Dawsonville Sunday and spent the day with relatives Success to the News. Wyolene. BEAVER RUIN Rev. E. A. Cochran and two nieces, maude and Annie Belle Dawson, spent Monday night of last week at C. O. Wheeler’s. Mr. Lewis Hamby of near Sil ver City spent part of last week with his son, Thompson Hamby Mr. Phillip Mayfield visited at C. O. Wheelers recently. W’as sorry I could not be with you at the correspondents meet ing, but hope you had a fine time. Would to had a "piece'of that candy. 1 The crops are very kiuch in need of rain. . fl , Miss Ruth Johnson ming was a guest of her cousin Miss Grace Wheeler Saturday and Sunday. Miss Daisy Lee Wheeler is home after spending sometime with Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Pilgrim also her grand-parents in Cum ming. Mrs. Ada Gravitt and child ren spent Saturday and Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Tate. • Mr. Issoe Samples of near Haw Creek spent Saturday night at Mr. N. S. Gravitts. Miss Ruby Stapp of Cuba is visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. J. Ellis Rev. M. M. Mullinax preach ed an interesting sermon at Beaver Ruin Saturday night. ALPHARETTA ROUTE 1 Mr. Logan Davis is visiting homefolks. Master George Myers of At lanta visited his cousin, George Goswick last week. Mr. Will Bruce and family spent Saturday night at Mr. Bill Chester’s. Mr. Jim Goswick and family spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. Carl Spence’s. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Treada way visited at Mr. Jim Sewell’s Sunday. Mr. Frank Chester and fami ly spent Sunday with his broth er, Bill Chester. Master George Goswick is on the sick list this week. Mr. Jim Sewell and family spent one night last week at Carl Spence’s. Geo. W. Heard says he is ov erstocked on fruit jars and rub bers and wll sell 'em right to get them out of his way. Call and see him at once. G. W. Heard is overstocked on clothing. He’ll give you a special bargain in a suit if you will go see him before they are all gone. Hamp Echols of Ducktown wants to buy a lot of good young mules weighing from 950 to 1200 pounds. If you have one that fills this bill take it to him and get the money for it.