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Forsyth County N.ev,*
Vol. 9. No. 29.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Note change in ad of Strick
land & Wisdom in this ssuo.
Mr. L. Edmondson of Atlan
ta has been here on business a
few days.
Mr. T. P. Burruss and family
have returned from a visit to
relatives in Atlanta.
Mr. J. E. Kirby and family
spent the last of the week with
relatives in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Virg'l Bettis re
port the arrival of a little boy
at their home.
Mr. Claude Brooks of route 3
visited his father, Mr. J.E.
Broks, in town Saturday.
Mrs. M. M. Lipscomb spent
a few days last week on her
farm at Coal Mountain.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Mash
burn of route 4 spent the week
end with relatives in town. j
Rev. F. T. Wills filled his ap-|
pointment at Duluth Saturday
and Sunday.
Rev. J. W. Gober filled his ap'
pointment at Pleasant Grove on
route 1, Sunday.
Mr. Roy Otwell was in the 1
Gate City on business one day
last week.
Mr. Ed Merritt and family
spent the latter part of last
week with Mr. Eon Durham
and family in Dahlonega.
We regret to learn that Mr.
Roy Bettis of route 1 has fever
but trust that he will soon be
out again.
Don’t forget the speaking at
the court house next Saturday.
Let every one try to make their
arrangements to be here.
Mrs. W. R. Otwell is spend
ing a few days with Mr. Hoyt
Brannon and family in Daw
sonville.
Mr. E. L. Tatum of Atlanta
will be in Cumming on August
3rd and 4th to buy mules. See
his ad on last page.
Rev. R. H. Thompson filled
his appointment at the Baptist
church here Sunday at eleven
and at night.
Mr. Joe A. Benson of Ty Ty,
Ga., has been spending some
time with relatives here and in
the county.
The rain last Thursday night
was pretty general all over the
county. The farmers needed it
and are feeling much better.
Rev. R. A. Edmondson and
children have been spending a
few days with Mr. John Ed
mondson and family.
Mr. M. W. Webb and family
spent Sunday in Dawsonville as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt
Brannon.
Rush Woodliff of near Silver
Shoals has two cows with young
calves for sale at areasonable
price. Go see him.
Mr. Ben Hughes and family
and Mr. John Edwards of At
lanta spent Sunday with Mr. J.
L. Phillips and other relatives
in town.
Mr. S. J. Smith, our county
farm demonstrator, has been
on a trip out west, and says the
people are certainly farming
in that section this year.
Mr. W. E. Henderson of Gain
esville has been spending sever
al days with relatives in the
county, and called to see us Fri
day.
A large number of the mem
bers of Cumming order of the
Woodmen of the World attend
ed the annual meeting of the or
der in Atlanta last Thursday.
Any improvements in the pa
per this week is due to the ab
sence of “Sport”, who is atten
ding the Georgia Weekly Press
Association at Thomasville.
We are requested ta announce
that Rev V. V. Braddy will
prea h at Friendship on the Ist
Sunday in August at 3 o’clock,
p. m. Everybody invited to go
out and hear him.
Mr. Claude W. Kemp of Syc
amore has been visiting his mo
ther near town for several days
Claude is well pleased with the
country in South Georgia, but
like every other person who has
lived in this county, likes to re
turn and see our people.
A great many of the. public
of the county began oh
Monday morning, and the at
tendance was very good consid;
faring- the fact that the farmers]
not through work yet. : |
Col. C. L. Harris is attending
Cobb Superior Court this week
Col. H. L. Patterson was in
Atlanta on business Tuesday.
I Mr. Claude Martin, who has
been spending sometime in So.
[Georgia, has returned home.
Master Paul Mullinax of Ath
j ens is visiting relatives in the
county.
| See Harrison, Tollison, route
2, for anything you need in the
lumber and cattle line.
Mrs Kate Mann, who has been
spending sometime with rela
tives in the county, has return
ed to Atlanta.
Mrs. E. J. Tatum and little
daughter of Atlanta are visit
ing Mr. J. E. Kirby and farnliy.
Brick is being laid on the
new church building, and we
hope it will soon be finished.
Mr. Ross Carruth has accepted
a position as fireman on the
Southern Railroao.
Mr. T. J. Pirkle and daugh
ter, Miss Ruth, spent Tuesday
in Atlanta.
j Some from town attended the
Union Meeting at Pleasant
View the last of the week.
Mr. G. W. Heard hos just re
ceived a car of the famous Ken
tucky bugies and will sell you
one of 'em at a reasonable price
All parties interested in clean
ing off the cemetery at Bethle
hem are requested to meet Mon
day, July 23, for that purpose.
Mr. Robert Bruce, who has
been visiting relatives in and
around Coal Mt., has return
ed to his home at Fitzgerald.
Ground is being graded for
the erection of the new garage
to be built by Strickland & Wis
dorn.
Mr. J. S. Harrison has been
in Athens for several days stud
ying cotton grading, prepara
tory to buying cotton this fall.
Mr. Miles Elliott and family
of Atlanta have been spending
sometime with relatives on Rt.
seven.
The many friends of Mr. Bry
an Williams are pleased to see
him out again after an illness of
j several weeks with fever.
The rain last Thursday night
brought a pretty good crowd to
town on Friday, and every one
seemed in better spirits than in
some time.
Mr. Albert Bacon and fami
ly of Birmingham, Ala., and Mr
Ed Bacon of Moultrie, are vis
iting their mother, Mrs. Laura
Bacon on route 6.
We are requested to announce
that protracted services will he
gin at Pleasant View on Friday
night before the first Sunday
in August.
We are requested to announce
that Rev. J. W. H. Robinson
will preach at the residence of
Mr. M. W. Brooks next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. Every
body invited to hear him.
There will be a singing at Bea
ver Ruin next Sunday after
noon at 2 o’clock. Some good
leaders will be there and every
one is invited to come and bring
their books.
Sheriff Merritt and his dep
uties are capturing the whiskey
automobiles a going and com
ing, and should have the co-op
eration of the people in their ef
forts to enforce the law.
Mr. J. M. Fowler went tur
tle catching one day last week
and caught tw-enty three. He
claims that it was no day for
catching turtles either. What
if it had been?
Several dots have been crowd
ed out this week on account of
the editor having to run the pa
per without help. We will try
to avoid this in the future, and
get everything in that reaches
the office for publication.
The ladies of the Methodist
church will sell ice cream in
the court house park next Sat
urday afternoon, July 21, from
5 to 8 o’clock, the proceeds to
go toward furnishing the new
Methodist church. The public
is cordially invited.
Mr. W. D. Chatham, 72 years
of age, an old soldier and a
good citizen, died at his home
on route 7 last Thursday and
his remains were laid to rest at
Bethlehem Friday, Rev. R. A.
I Roper conducting the services.
I We extend sympathy to the be
jreaved family.
Sunshine ir The Home, Power in The Life.
CUMMING, GA., JULY 20TH, 1917.
i Ordination of Bro. G. A. Pal
mer to the full work of the
M-n’stry.
Concord, June 29th. 1917.
Ist. Bro. S. J. Smith acted as
mouth-piece for the church,
who pres? ilcd Bro. Palmer ti
the presov cry.
2nd. Bro. .). P. Fir.i'h examin
ed cand' late, after winch the
candidate gave his Christian ex
perienc? in a brief way.
3rd. Ordination prayer by Bro
J. B. Kelley, after which the
laying on of hands by the pres-
bytery.
4th. Charge delivered by Bro.
G. W. Forrist.
sth. Bro. C. E. Sexton deliv
ered candidate back to church
Gth A motion carried that Bros
G. W. Forrist and J. P. Sr-d'h
prepare and deliver credentials
to B• •. G. A. Palmer.
Presbytery as follows: Or
dained ministers, V. V. Braddy,
J. B. Kelley, J. J. Banister, G.
W. Forrist, J. I. Forrist, C. E.
Sexton and J.P. Smith.
Deacons: B. F. Pirkle, S. J.
Smith, J B. Smith, R. M. Ham
by, W.B. Pruitt, W. A. Linger
felt, AV. H. Banister and J. I.
Sewell.
V. V. Braddy, Mod.
J. W. Hughes, Clerk.
BRANDYWINE.
What would you do about it
if you were Pres, of the U.S. ?
The News to route 1 was tor
peuoed week before last. This
is four times our route has fail
ed to get its papers this year.
I would have been glad to
be at the meeting but circum
stances forbade my going but
I hope to be there next time.
Mrs. Bessie Martin is quite
sick at this writing. We hope
she will soon be well again.
Mr. and Mrs. Mila Singleton
of Gainesville were guests of
the latters brother, Mr. L. M
James, the second Sunday in
this month.
Do you fall out with your
neighbor or preacher because
he favors the prosecution of the
war? You would think it mean
of them iftliey were to get of
fended at you for thinking it
all wrong.
About two per cent of the
people go to all day singings
fo rthe purpose of singing and
about five per cent go for the
purpose of hearing, and the oth
er 93 per cent go for various
reasons.
Rev. E. M. Stanton, who was
on the Alpharetta work nine
years ago, will conduct a tent
meeting at Midway beginning
the stl< Sunday in July and con
tinuing perhaps ten days or
two weeks.
I’d like to know what the ed
itor of the Constitution would
kick if Hoke Smih and Tom
Hardwick were dead. He ap
pears to like Hardwick because
he did, and Smith because he
didn’t..
The gentlemen who run the
soft drink stands at Cumming
deserve the thanks of all good
citizens for keeping their
doors closed at the singing.
That old idea that it is an ac
commodation to the people to
have a chance o buy something
to quench their thirst is simply
a snare of the devil to lead us
into temptation.
Mr. Geo. W. Ezzard went to
Rome last week with his neph
ew, John Louis Brannon who
was here on a visit. He will go
from there to Dalton for a vis
it with his son, Prof. Henry Ez
zard.
-Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank our neigh
bors and friends for their kind
ness shown us during the sick
ness and death of our dear fa
ther. May God’ richest bless
ings rest upon each and every
one is our prayer.
M. A. Chatham and Family.
Notice To Patrons of Schools
The time for electing trus
tees of the different school dis
tricts was set by the Board of
Education to be on Aug. 10th,
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 r~t".
for trustees.
r aucance in price#'"
we believe, ’ Su Pt.
jSccond Quarterly Report of Far
mers Co-Op. Fire Insurance Cos.
Gainesville, Ga., June 26, 1917
The Finance Committee of
the Board of Directors met in
regular session in the office of
the Secretary-Treasurer , all
members being present.
On motion the Board approv
ed the Sec.-'freas. report.
Report Fire Loss E. L. Clark.
Georgia-Hall County.
Mr. Jesse L. Thompson, Pres,
of Hall-Forsyth Cos. Division of
the Farmers Co-Operative Fire
Insurance Cos. of Georgia :-
Sir:—
As director of the Quiliians
district, G. M., of the Hall and
Forsyth Cos. division of the Far
mers Co-Operative Fire Insu
rance Cos. of Georgia, and being
charged with adjusting fire loss
es in said district, I find that Mr
E. L. Clark, a membe rof said
division, has sustained a loss
by lire covered in policy No.
17,095, that was issued to him
the 30th day of March, 1917,
and that he is the owner of said
property lost or damaged by
fire in said policy was described
as follows:
One tenant house IY> miles
north of home place, made of
wood, roof of wood, 3 finished
rooms, 3 verandas, No 5 on said
policy.
The said loss occurred on the
10th day of May, 1917, and the
said property was in said poli
cy for $l5O. 1 certify that I
have thoroughly investigated
said loss, and I recommend that
said loss be adjusted at $l5O,
and I certify that it is not more
than one-half of cash value of
the property at the time the
loss occurred, and I recommend
that the above amount be paid
Mr. E. L. Clark in full payment
of said loss.
Witness my hand this 14th
day of May, 1917.
J. R. Barton, Direct
or of Quillians District, G. M.
Aproved: W. N. Edwards, Div.
Local Agent.
Approved by Jesse L. Thomp
son, President.
Sec’y Treasurer’s Report for
Second Quarter, 1917.
Bal on hand Mar 27', $247.19
Colected since that date:
Reinstatements 10.35
Notes for premiums 14.87
Premiums 180.71
Assessments 2.74
Total amount 455.80
DISBURSEMENTS
Directors salaries 10.00
Sec Treas sal, April. May
June 75.00
Agts sal Ap, May June, 150.00
Pub Ist Quar Report 12.50
Books for Agts Inciden .50
Stamps 2.00
E L Clark Fire loss 150.00
J R Barton, Director 2.00
The Herald Prtg Cos. 2.50
R II Haynes, over charge on
assessment 1.80
Total amount $406.30
Cash Bal on hand 49.50
Bills and Notes Rec. 37.57
On last report - due Nov. as
sessment 16.24
S4OO property sold before
levy of assessment and not
subject .80
Notes given for as,ments 9.40
Cash for assesments 2.74
One policy of $1650 still due
the assesment 3.30
$16.24
Amount paid up insurance,
$912,284.00
No. of policy holders 623.
No. Widow- pol. holders, 57.
Total No. of policies, 678.
On motion the Board set Au
gust 16th, 1917, as the date for
the annual meeting of the stock
holders, said meeting to be at
the court house at 10 o’clock,
a. m.
The purpose of said meeting
being the election of district di
rectors and attending to some
important business of very vi
tal interest to every stockhold
er.
This report to be published
in the three Hall and two For
syth county papers.
There being no further bus
i.a let uiCommittee adjourned
7*l ess trie ?owm Adderholdt,
t. L„ mp „.teji y o jyy
Recreta WiSr ..l.|
ORDINATION.
A presbytery composed of
the following ordained minis
ters, John T. Bell, R. H. Thomp
son, ,1 AV Thomas, V K Vaughn
11 M. Sosebee, G W Forrist, J
P Smith and J B Driskell, and
the following deacons, E. C‘
Johnson, S. Benson, C. E. Thom
as, A. H. Majors, .]. B. Smith,
AV. AV. Hill, J. H Thomas. T. P.
Thomas, S. L. Coker, C. J. Har
bin, S. J. Smith, B. F Pirkle, J.
H. AVatson, J. A. Jones, I. C.
Bennett J. B. Lamb and J. B.
Castleberry, met at Coal Mt.
Baptist church of Christ, for
thv purpose of ordaining Bro.
J. I. Forrist to the full work of
the ministry.
Organized by electing the
following officers viz: John T.
Bell, Mod., J. B. Driskell clerk,
R. H. Thompson to question
the candidate, J. AV. Thomas to
lead the ordination prayer, J.
P. Smith to give the candidate
his charge, and G. C. Light to
present the candidate back to
the church and give the church
its charge.
Presbytery called to order by
Mod., J. T. Bell.
Ist. Bro. C. E Thomas present
ed Bro J. I. Forrist to the pres
bytery in behalf of the church.
2nd. Bro. It. H. Sosebee ques
tioned the mouth-piece of the
church.
3rd. Bro. R. H. Thompson pro
ceeded to question the candi
date on his belief in the Arti
cles of Faith. Bro. Forrist an
swered to the satisfaction of
the presbytery.
Moved and second that the
presbytery proceed with the or
dination with prayer by Rev. J.
W. Thomas and the laying on
of hands. Motion carried.
The presbytery laid on their
hands after prayer by J. W.
Thomas.
41 b. Bro. J. P. Smith gave the
candidate his charge on the doc
trines of the bible, and present
ed him with the bible.
sth. Bro. G. C. Light present
ed the candidate back to the
church and gave the church its
charge in regard to its strength'
ening him as a full ordained
minister.
John T. Bell, Mod.
J. B. Driskell, Clerk.
Notice of Local Bill.
A Bill, to be Entitled an Act
Authorizing the Ordinary of
Forsyth County to Levy a Spec
ial Road Tax, the Manner of
Distributing Said Funds, And
For Other Purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the state
of Georgia, and it is hereby en
acted by authority of the same
that from and after the passage
of this Act, the Ordinary of For
syth county be, and he is here
by, authorized to levy a special
road tax of not more than 25c.
on the hundred dollars, and not
less than 10 cents on the hun
dred dolars.
Section 2. Be it further enact
ed by the authority aforesaid,
That said funds arising from
said levy be and the same are to
be proportioned and used in
each militia district according
to the return of taxable proper
ty of each militia district.
Secion 3. Be it further enact
ed by the authority aforesaid,
That all laws and parts of laws
in conflict with this Act be, and
the same are hereby, repealed.
July 12th, 1917.
Union Singing No. 2.
Union Singing No. 2 will be
held w-ith Cross Roads church
on the 4th Sunday in July, the
same being caused by the other
singing being held at Concord
on the 5 th Sunday.
Everybody come, bring your
books and well filled baskets.
E. G. Chambers, Pres.
Hubert Patterson, Secretary.
Lumber For Sale.
I have about twenty thous
and feet of pine lumber from
four to twelve inches wide, all
1 inch thick. Will sell on yard
or deivered. See me at once.
M. V. Hawkins, Hear-dville, Ga.
A Glad Surprise.
The birthday dinner at Mr
and Mrs. AV. R. Stov-DV
June the 24th was a
cess it being in.’
Stovall’s birthday, i “J.“'iHfe am
children having made it up un
beknowing to him to give him a
glad surprise, all the children
and grandchildren and some of
the neighbors being present
was indeed a surprise to h‘
Four cars loaded with his whss
family drove up about nir
clock a. m., all hroinrht jm
filled baskets, and dinner ®
spread out under the lar
in the yard and was -
joyed by all who v
Also the ice cold-lg.
which was served whi
ner. There was fo>
eat dinner, all stand ho
eating and talkin,poll
ing and haviii-r
After dinner >-
ved.
Those pm
and Mrs. Jac*
four children
mont, Mr. .end
en and th> ‘
ville, Mr. a:P'°
en, Mr. and l\ c
and two ch : ’
Mr. and
and six
wood,
;f
live near
friends prose
Mrs. Ben
Mrs. Normac 1
also. Mr.-i
there and to
the table an
after din.^,
It was __
membem™
one. Ail w.V
have been there
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iiourr
—yarb.,
Georgia, Forsyth ■*
To all whom it£fw,
W. P. Blackstockjists.
upon the estate oc
ley late of said cj,--
ed, has in due fo4|s
mo for leave to sell
longing to the estate* u.
ceased, and said apj
will be heard at the i
term of Court of Ordina or
said county to be held onnhe
first Monday in August 1917.
Given under my hand and of
ficial signature, this 10th day of
July 1917.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Notice to Bridge Contractors. ,
Georgia, Forsyth County:
Will be let to the lowest bid
der, at public outcry before the
door of the court house in Cum
ming in said county, on the 18th
day of August, 1917, at 10 o’-
clock, a. m., the contract for
the building of a bridge across
Settendown creek in said Cos.,
known as Burnt Bridge, said
bridge to be a lattice bridge 72
feet in length. 13 feet in width,
and 13 feet high. Said bridge 1
to be boxed, strapped, and cov/
ered with metal roofing, and
built of lumber free from bark
shakes and other defects, in ac
cordance with plans and spec
ifications now posted in the of
fice of the undersigned in the
court house in Cumming in said
county. The pier of said bridge
to be nine feet high, 14 feet
long and 3 feet thick, to be built
of stone laid in cement or lime
mortar. If a foundation for
said pier can not be satisfacto
rily made at a depth of 4 feet£.
piles shall be driven and th®
pier erected thereon. All jSrhl
terial to be furnished ' V ‘
tractor. Payment to |
when bridge is com pi*
accepted The right fo
,hl w u, J
75c per year.