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The Forsyth County News
Vol. 9 No. 35.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Rev. F. T. Wills filled his ap
pointment at Norcross Sunday.
Several have been in this
week and renewed up. Thanks
The Board of Education held
quite a lengthy meeting last
Wednesday.
So many visitors around Cum
ming during court week, we
can not name them all.
g flifr. P, ffl. Settle and family
of Norcross spent the week-end
with relatives here.
Mr. R. W. Shadburn of Bu
ford is here this week attend
ing court.
Master Edwards Hughes of
Atlanta is visiting relatives here
and at Cuba.
The horse swappers were
here by a pretty good majority
this week.
Mrs. Light of Buford is vis
iting her mother, Mrs. Sallie
Tatum.
Mr. G. L. Bowman of Buford
spent the last of the week with
relatives.
There w ill he a singing at Rc
anoke Sundry at 2;30, kher;-
b >iv invited.
A large crowd from Cum
ming went to Lumpkin camp
meeting Sunday.
There was no praching at the
church here Sunday on account
of so many attending the camp
meeting at Lumpkin.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Fincher,
who have been visiting relatives
here and in the county, have re
turned to their home in Atlanta.
Friday was Justice Court day
here, but there seems to be very
little business to be looked af
ter by this court.
Quite a number of the schools
of the county closed last Friday
and most of the others will
close this week.
Quite a number from town
attended the Quarterly meeting
at Pleasant Grove last Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr. K. A. Kemp and wife
have returned to Cumming and
will make their home with Mr.
C. T. Kmp.
The masons have finished the
brick work on the new garage,)
and the wood work of the build
ing is progressing rapidly.
Allen & Harrison have 150
bushels of Appier seed oats on
the road and will be here in a
few days. Call and get some
for seed. The price is right.
Mr. John Ed Kirby, who join
ed the navy some weeks ago
and has been at home awaiting
the call of the department, was
called to report in Atlanta on
Monday of this week.
Mrs. Alice Mashburn, who re
cently purchased the Nichols
house in Cumming, is having
some nice improvements made
on the property, in the way of
building a brick wall in front of
same.
Mr. Grady Allen, who joined
the U. S. Navy recently, is at
home for a few days on a fur
lough. He likes the Navy fine
and will return the last of the
week to his duties.
The brick work on the new
Methodist church has been com
pleted, and carpenters are busy
finishing up the inside of the
building. They hope to have it
completed in time to hold ser
vice there Sunday week.
We-are requested to say to
the public that the protracted
meeting will begin at the Bap
tist church om-Friday night of
this week instead of on the Ist
Sunday night. Rev. Chas. T.
Brown, an old Forsyth county
boy will assist in the meeing.
Mr. E .E. Brannon is here this
week meeting his old friends.
Crops are beginning to need
rain pretty badly.
Rev. V. V. Braddy is engaged
in a meeting at Chalcedonia.
Mr. Tom Martin of route 1
is spending awhile ip Athens.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sams of
Berkley, Va., are visiting Mr. A
J. Sams and family on route 2.
Mr. G. A. Bacon and wife of
route 6 are spending a few days
with Mrs. M. M. Lipscomb.
Mrs. Mary Evans and child
ren of Monroe, Ga., are visiting
relatives around Coal Mt.
Miss Pearl Forrist spent a
few days last week with rela
tives in Hall county.
Mrs. Annie McArthur of Whit
field County, is visiting Mr. A.
N. Pilgrim and family on route
one .
Mr. J. M. Day of Maryville,
Tenn., accompanied by his son,
is spending a few days with rel
ativs near Haw Creek.
E. W. Mashburn will pay
SI.OO per bushel for green
beans strung and broke up.
Give him a call.
Don t forget that schooi be
gins next Monday, and start
the children in the first day so
they can keep up with their
classes.
Charlie Hendrix is teaching
a singing school over at Friend
ship this week. He says he ex
pects there will be 100 scholars
before the class is over.
We are requested to announ
ce that there will be a singing
at Bethlehem next Sunday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock. Every
body invited to come.
We are requested to announ
ce that Rev. Paul Stokes will
preach at Piney Grove Satur
day night. Everybody invited
to go out and hear him.
Mr. Ephrain Buice and Miss
• ‘hlourise Anglin wehe happi'y
married Tuesday afternoon, W
P. Blackstock performing the
ceremony.
Mrs. Mattie Mullinax and
children, who have been visit
ing relatives in the county, have
returned to their home in Ath
ens.
Mrs. T. B. Wall, and Mrs. J.
A. Collins of Davisboro, have
been spnding a few days with
their parents, Rev. and Mrs. J.
W. Gober.
The ladies of the M dhodist
church are selling dinners and
lunches at the Mashburn hotel
this week, and are realizing a
good sum for the work on the
church.
Cols. L. E. Wisdom of Gaines
ville, Howll Brooke of Canton,
J. P. Brooke of Alpharetta, J.
V. Poole and Geo. F. Gober of
Atlanta, If. B.,Moss and Fred
Morris of Marietta and E. C.
Brannon of Dawsonville, are
among the visiting attorneys
here this week.
E. W. C. Leads Prayer Service
The Girls Eight Week Club
rendered an interesting Psalm
at the prayer meeting Wednes
day evening, Aug. 22nd. The
program was as follows:
Song, Day is dying in the West
Prayer.
Song, Come Thou Almighty
King.
Scripture reading, Psalm 24.
By Miss Georgia Hayes.
Song, Psalm 23. By Club.
Recitation, Psalm 100. By
Miss Ophie Smith.'
Recitative, Psalm 121. By
Miss Robbie Seabolt.
Responsive reading, Psalm 19
By Club.
Sunshine in The home, Rower in The Life.
CUMMING, GA., AUGUST 31. 1917.
PROGRAM
Forsyth County Sunday School
Convention, BapC.it Churrii at
Cumming, Ga., Thursday, Fri
day Sept. 13tf and 14th, 1917.
FIRST SESSION.
Thursday Morning, Sept. 13th.
10:00 Hymn No. 274, “Come
Thou Almighty King.”
10:05 Scripture Reading and
Prayer: By Rev. J. W. Gober.
10:15 Co-operation in the Sun
day School. (Two 15 minutes
talks.)
I. Co-operation between the
the Superintendent and Teach
ers. By Mr. J. T. Leckie.
2. Securing the Co-operation
of the pupils. By Mr. A. C.
Kennemore.
10:45 -The Challenge of the
Teen-Age. By Mr. B. F. Spe
row, Secordary Division Super
intendent of the Georgia Sun
day School Association.
11:15 Song
11:20 Qualifications of Success
ful Sunday School Teachers and
Officers. By D. W. Sims Gene
ral Secretary of the Georgia
Sunday School Association.
12:00 Adjourn.
Dinner on the ground. Come
and bring a basket.
SECOND SESSION
Thu sday Afternoon.
1:45 Hymn No. 329 “Love Di
vine.”
1:50 Scripture Reading and
Prayer. By Mr. E. S. Sherrill.
2:00 Reports of County Offi
cers:
President—Mr. T. F. Davis
Secretary-Treasurer—Mr.
E. F. Smith
Elementary Superintend
ent —Miss Mary Patterson.
Presidnt Division No. 1—
Mr. T. J. Pirkle,
President Division No. 2
Mr. J. T. Leckie.
President Division No. 3
Mr. E. S. Sherrill.
President Division No. 4
Mr. J. C. Buice.
2:15 The Program and Session
By Mr. D. W. Sims.
2:45 Song.
2:50 What to do Between
Class Sessions with Teen-Age
Boys and Girls. By. Mr. B. F.
Sperow.
3:20 Conference and Ques
tions Answered.
3:45 Adjourn.
THIRD SESSION.
Friday Morning, Sept. 14th.
10:00 Hymn No. 278. “How
Firm a Foundation.”
10:05 Scripture Reading and
Prayer. By Rev. F. T. Wills
10:15 Evangelism in the Sun
day School. By Judge H. L. Pat
terson.
10:45 The Sunday Session of
the Teen-Age Class. By Mr. B.
F. Sperow.
11:15 Song.
11:20 Results of Co-operation
in the Sunday School Work. By
Mr. D. W. Sims.
11:50 Freewill offering for the
support of the work.
12:00 Announcement and ap
pointment of committees.
12:10 Adjourn.
Dinner on the ground.
FOURTH SESSION.
Friday Afternoon
1 :45 Hymn No. 297. “Hark!
Ten Thousand.”
I:SQ Scripture Reading and
Prayer. By J. C. Buice.
2:00 The Sunday School That
Meets Its Opportunity. By Mr D
W. Sims.
2:30 The Needs of the Teen-
Age. By Mr. B. F. Sperow.
3 :00 Song.
3:05 Conference. Conducted
by Mr. D. W. SSims.
3:30 Reports of Committees
and Election of Officers.
. Forsyth Superior Cuort.
The regular term of Forsyth
Superior Court Was convened on
Monday morning, Judge N. A.
Morris presiding, and Solicitor
Clay and his assistant, Col C.
L. Harris, looking after the in
terest of the State.
Mr.— Tilebaum, who has
been appointed Reporter for
this circuit to succeed Harold
Hawkins, who has resigned to
accept a position as Clerk to
Judge Jenkins of the Court of
Appeals, was here to take down
the testimony.
The Grand Jury organized
by electing P. D. Brown as Fore
man, and after the charge by,
the Court they retired to their
rooms and began the work of in
vestigating the criminal part cf
the court business
The following are serving as
traverse jurors:
Panel No. 1.
1. Claud H. Brooks
2. W. Taylor Fowler
3. Thos. H. Estes.
4. Thos. J: Henderson
5. Wm B. Bagw ell
6. Henry W. Orr
7. Ira V. Ragley
8. Geo. A. Gazaway
9. William J. Buice
10. Thos. D. Green
11. Bennie H. Henderson
12. James H. Mathis
Panel No. 2.
13. Henry G. Cox
14. Joseph H. Hayes
15. Janes M* Rider
16. James W. Hamby
17. Ed L. Jones
18. T.jJ, Pilcher
19. JV S. Hall
£o. A). W. Tallant
21. Si. A. Hemrick
22. Jot n W. Hawkins
23. Claud L. Brown
24. Luther J. Westbrook
Panel No. 3.
25. W. H. Montgomery
26. James T. Brannon
27. Wm. P. McFarland
28. Alex L. Fowler
29. Ed D. Dover
30. T. W. Barron
31. Monroe D. Harris
32. John H. Castleberry
33. Jos. M. Thornton
34. Jos. L. Satterfield
35. William A. Tumlin
36. Andrew H. Stewart
3:45 Adjourn.
NOTICE—The meeting indi
cated by this program is an in
terdenominational meeting and
every worker in every white
Sunday School in Forsyth Coun
ty is urgently requested to at
tend. The Forsyth County Sun
day School Association is auxi
liary to the Georgia Sunday
School Association, whieh is a
co-operative effort on the part
of all denominations to improve
Sunday School conditions and
Sunday School workers. It ad
vocates the latest and best meth
ods of Sunday School work and
stands only for those interests
that are common to Sunday
Schools of all denominations.
The plans and methods sugges
ted by this Association are prac
ticable for all Sunday Schools,
as they do not touch on Church
doctrines. The work is by way
of suggestion, not by authority;
therefore, it helps many, it hin
ders none. The object is help
ful and brotherly co-operation,
not organic union. The officers
of the Association are leading
Christian business men of all
evangelical denominations.
T. F. DAVIS
County President.
E. F. Smith,
County Secretary.
37 Certified for Service
The local board passed on
exemption claims Friday and
Saturday, and after giving due
consideration to those who filed
claims, they have certified 37
men for army service. They
have passed on 275 claims, leav
ing 143 claims yet to pass upon
of those who have been exam
ined by the local physician.
Those certified for service
are as follows :-
William Roscoe Echols
Boyd James
Rufus Bryant
Candler B. Hawkins
Watson Green Vaughan
George Brice Goolsby
John Henry Burruss
Rufus H. G. Duspain
Emmett Grover Hamby
John Henry Blanton
Robert Monroe Bennett
Edward Hampton Martin
Roy Neese Wingo
Robert Lee Callahan,
James F. Boyd
Homer Virgil Tatum
Frank Hulsey
James Wm Hardin
Benj. A. Stnone
Bryant E. Nuckolls
Samuel Linton Wallace
Marcus Linton Holbrook
Clarence A. Bennett
Ottis R. Mashburn
Ben Mitchell Tallant
Stone Rice
Perry Newton Edwards
Lynn Bryant
John Wesley Tallant
Harris Wm Moore
Henry Lee Hamby
Jesse Ervin Robbs
William Alfred Jett
Lemuel Cliff Creamer.
Henry Jewell Millwood
Buell Roper
James Doyle Ledbetter.
Some of these have claims
for exemption before the dis
trict board for the Northern
District of Georgia, yet to be
passed upon.
Keeping Sweet Potatoes
Editor: I see so n.any nice
sv'eet potato patches in Forsyth
county and hear so many com
plaints on keeping them, I
thought I might give some
points that might be helpful to
some.
To keep sweet potatoes in
good condition they must be
well matured, carefully hand
led, well dryed or cured after
being put in the house, and
kept at a uniform temperature
after they are cured.
To tell when they are ripe
cut one in the patch if they dry
quick they are ready to gather,
if watery they are two green.
If possible they should be gath
ered before heavy frost, and
ground is dry. After they are
cured properly cover with dry
chaff, pine straw or forest
leaves, deep enough to keep at
uniform temperature. There is
no econemy in hilling up in the
field, better put them in a house
where you can keep them from
rotting, and get to them to use
any time you want them.
For any information on build
ings call on me at my office on
Saturdays’,
Yours to serve,
S. J. Smith, County Agent.
Teacher’* Institute
The teachers Institute of For
syth county will be held in Cum
ming, Aug. 30, 31, and Sept.
Ist. All teachers are requested
to attend and bring as many of
your advanced pupils as will
come.
Respectfully,
A. C. Kennemore.
75c per year.
Some Gravity to This Gas
Our friend, ire Constitution,
has many reporters on their
staff, but we venture the asser
tion that Bro. Walter Cham
bers is a “star” among them
when it comes t-j dishing out
gas.
Some weeks ago the sheriff of
this county captured a fine Cad
ilac automobile, together with
about 80 gallons of whiskey.
Saturday af.crnom i is car was
dir.en to Atlanta by two dep
uty sheriffs, and was there
taken charge of by parties in
the city under bail trover pro
ceedings.
This the Constitution’s corres
pondent taks advantage of for
a sarcastic article against the
officers in this county.
They state that C. W. Garr,
loaned this car to a party for
a trip to Chattanooga. We call
the attention of this paper to the
fact that this was an error. The
party had been to the moun
tains of north Georgia and had
procured some eighty gallons
of juice and were returning to
the Gate City with it. If they
had been going to Chattanooga
this county would have been
considerably an out of the way
route.
They state that there were
three deputy sheriffs with the
car. We suppose Corbin Brady
was one of ’em, and Keeler Ben
nett the other two.
They go and say that the
party spent all their money tak
ing in the sights of the city. All
these people had been to Atlan
ta before, and knew more about
their city than Bro. Chambers
knows about the real conditions
under which the said car was
captured.
In fact, a deputy sheriff w r ho
has the nerve to try to route the
whiskey gang in Atlanta, would
have plenty of nerve to secure
a loan in that city, and any of
these men in the party could
have borrowed money with
which to come home on, if they
had wanted it. They would
have enough to call on the Sal
vation Army for the money rath
er than do without if they need
ed it.
We venture the assertion that
you could take the engine and
gasoline tank out of the fine
Cadillac car, stick Bro. Cham
bers in their stead, and run to
New York and return over the
national highway, and when it
got back, you couldn’t miss the
gas used on the trip.
This won’t work on a Ford
however, Oh, no. A Ford is
a light car and the gas would
be of too high gravity for the
Ford to stand the pressure.
DAVES CREEK
The school at this place clos
ed Saturday. The children re
ceived a nice treat.
We are sorry to report that
Miss Nona Hall is confined to
her bed with typhoid fever.
Hope for her a speedy recovery
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Hall vis
ited the formers parents, Mr.
John Hall Tuesday.
Mrs. Patsy Buice is visiting
her daughter Mrs. Berry Gil
bert.
Mrs. John Hudson and son
Willie, has returned home after
a pleasant visit to her father,
Mr. George Waters near Bir
mingham.
For Sale or Rent
I have for sale or rent a nice
home in the town of Cumming,
with good conveniences. Call
to see me.
R. E. Hope.