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The Forsyth County News
Published every Wednesday at
dimming, Ga. by J B Patterson
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•ninK Gu. Aug- 10th, aB mail matter i
he second class.
Officia Organ frorsyth Cos
Cumming, Ga., Aug. 31, 1917.
Dog days will soon be over.
New cotton is on the market
in South Georgia.
Fodder pulling time is about
on the people.
John, get your books. School
opens next Monday.
judge Speer holds that the
draft law is constitutional.
The federal child labor law
will become effective Sept. Ist.
The Texas legislatur has vo
ted to impeach Gov. Ferguson.
A Georgia Products dinner
will be served in Baltimore in
November.
Germany is going to get a
licking. You can put that in
your pipe and smoke it.
The government has pu sweet
potatoes on the bill of fare for
the soldier boys.
The price of cotton is a drap
ping a little. We don’t like this
much.
The United States will test
areial roadster invented by R. H
Harris, with a view of putting
them into war service.
The government has cut the
price of coal considerably.
Good.
The Barrow Times of Winder
has been changed to a semi
weekly. Bro. Flanigan is get
ting out a good paper.
If the U. S. Senate puts a tax
on profits of over four thousand
dollars a year on newspapers,
it will not effect us one bit.
The anti-draft meeting which
was called to meet in Macon
last week, was called off, on ac
count of Watson receiving
threatening letters.
The federal trade commiss
ion is after the book print pa
per trust for charging such an
enormous price for their pro
ducts.
Three suits totalling $55,000-
00 have been entered against
the Atlanta & West Point Rail
road for injuries in auto acci
dents.
They are having a big shake
up in the detective department
down at Macon. They now,
doubtless, need a “stain roll
er” convention in that city.
If the people would quit
having rice showers at the high
muck-a-de-muck weddings, it
would help conserve the food
of the country.
About five thousand men have
volunteered in Georgia for ser
vice in the great world war.
This state ranks second in the
southern states in volunteers.
The district appeal board are
turning down the claims of
those engaged in agriculture
who seek discharge from draft,
unless they put up a mighty big
showing. _
A little rain right at this
time would be beneficial to the
crops.
The United States Senate is
still at work on the war tax
measure.
A presbyterian church has
been organized over at Duluth
with several charter members.
Brooks county furnished her
quota of 202 men out of 602 call
ed for examination.
Mrs. Sarah A. Hemphill of
Athens celebrated her 100 birth
day on Aug. 28th.
The production of food stuff
in Georgia has increased thirty
per cent in 1917.
Cherokee county has certifi
ed 113 men for army service,
and only have to have 23 more
to secure their quota.
We do not envy Bro. Hoover,
but would like mighty well to
have control of the food for a
few days.
The old soldiers over in
Gwinnett county held a reunion
last Thursday and had a great
time.
Plans have been completed
with the railroads for moving
the Georgia troops to Camp
Gordon,
The world war is costing Un
cle Sam twenty four million do
lars a day. We couldn’t stand
this preassure half a second.
It is rumored that Judge
Thompson will resign at Ordi
nary of Milton county before
the end of the year.
Under new rulings of the pro
vost marshal general County
School Commissioners are ex
empt from war service.
Not a married man has been
certified for service from For
syth county. The board can
get our quota without it.
The Alpharetta Free Press
didn’t reach us until Sunday,
which reminds us that we have
some trouble with deliveries at
that place too.
An old bible is said to have
been found that shows the
line age of James M. Smith. It
ought by all means to be
brought into court.
Marvin Underwood of Geor
gia has resigned as Assistant
Attorney General of the United
States to become chief counsel
for the S. A. L. Ry Cos.
The Charleston Navy yard
will need about one million dol
lars worth of supplies every
ninety days. Atanta people
can bid on this material.
The jitney bus association of
Atlanta says they will trans
port persons to and from Camp
Gordon if the city will build
the roads so they can make the
trips with ease.
5 per cent of the soldiers will
report at the camps on Sept.
3rd; 40 per cent Sept. 19th, and
40 per cent on Oct. 3rd. The
remaining fifteeen per cent will
report when called for.
F. E. Coffee has resigned as
Atlanta manager of the Wes
tern Newspaper Union and en
tered the advertising field with
Fred Lewis. This will make a
strong combination of advertis
ing experts.
You should be interested in
those Wash Suits for children
and Muslin Underwear for la
dies Edmondson & Pirkle are
offering at such wonderful bar
gains. Avail yourself of this op
portunity while it lasts. |
CENTERVILLE
Several from around hre at
tended camp-meeting at Lump
kin Sunday.
Mr. Mitchel Sams and family
visited Mrs. Linnie Tallant Sat
urday night.
Mr. Homer Sams wife of Va.
are spending a while with Mr.
A. J. Sams and family.
Rev. T. P. Tribble and family
spent the week-end at Mr. W.
N. Tribble’s.
Mr. J. L. Chadwick and fam
ily have returned from a visit
to Bartow county.
Mr. Marvin Cobb and family
visited at Mr. A. J. Slams’ Sun
day.
Mr. H. O. Durham and son of
Savannah vi&ited at Henry
Carne’s Sunday.
Mrs. J. A. Tallant and son,
Thomas, visited at Mr. Edd Tal
lants at Canton Sunday.
Mr. C. E. Sams visited A. J.
Sams recently.
Miss Fleta Bramblett was a
guest of Miss Mattie Tribble
Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. Ezra Tallant and Lin
ton Tribble and wife spent Sun
day at Waleska.
Mr. W. A. Purcell attended
the reunion at Mr. Anderson
Brown’s Saturday.
Mrs. Thad Bramblett and
children are spnding a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Linnie
Tallant.
Mrs. Caroline Tinsley is visit
ing Mr. Doc Sams.
Mr. G. W. Bramblett and fam
ily visited at Mr.— P.rambletts
Sunday.
Mr. C. L. Tribble and child
ren visited his father Sunday.
Mr. Royston Smith and fami
ily visited at Mr. Newton Smith
Sunday.
' ACT QUICKLY
Do the right thing at the
right time.
Act quickly in time of danger
In time of kidney danger,
Doan’s Kidney Pillij> are most
effective.
Plenty of convinceing evi
dence of their worth.
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Mrs. J. O. Well Maker, E.
Pike St., Lawren’eville. Ga„
says: “I was all run down and
felt very weak from a dull, con
stant pain in my back. Dizzy
spelb were frequent and dark
spots floated before my eyes.
After using Doan’s Kidney Pills
a couple of days I fee a great
deal better.. My back was
strenghtened and all symptoms
of the trouble soon went away.
Whenver I feel in need of a kid
ney remedy now. I at once use
Doan’s Kidney Pills and they
bring the same good results.
Price 60 cents at al dealers
Don’t simply ask for a kidney
remedy—get Doan’s Kidney
Pills —the same that Mrs. Well
maker uses. Cos., Buffalo, N. Y.
Rush Woodliff of near Silver
Shoals has two cows with young
•alves for sale at areasonable
price. Go see him.
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, Heardville, Ga.
Land For Sale.
I offe r for sale my home
place near Sharon church, con
taining 160 acres; about 80 a
cres in cultivation, balance in
timber and pasture. Good build
ings, etc. Will sell all or a part
at a reasonable price.
Willis Thompson,
Suwanee, Ga., route 2.
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.
Notice
Two, 2 or 3 horse farms for
rent, 2 miles of Flowery
Branch, M. L. Light, Flowery
Branch, Ga, _ fe ft. ■ I
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See the Remnant Counter at (
Edmondson & Pirkle’s. Some
special items to close out.
Call on Edmondson & Pirkle
for Tennis Oxfords. They have
a line at special price of 50c
per pair, either white or black.
For Sale or Rent.
I wish to rent my shore stand
and dwelling for 5 or 10 years.
One of the best stands in North
Georgia., for business and a
lovely home. I also have two
good two horse crops for rent.
Also one 1 hore crop. I desire
to rent standing rent or so much
cotton. If you are interested
in buying either or all of above
please see me I will make terms
to suit purchaser.
O. P. Bennett,
Gumming, Ga., route 7.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
JARRET P. FOWLER
Attomey-at-Law
CUMMING, GEORGIA
Will Practise in All Court*
Over F & M Bank
DR. J. C. GILSTRAP
Calls Attended Day or Night
Office at W. B. Bagwell Place.
Cumming, Ga., Route 3.
DR. J. L. HARRISON
Dentist
301-302 Jackson Building
Gainesville, Ga.
W. W. PIRKLE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
humming, - Georgia.
Office at Residence. Phone 88
DR. J. ROBERT SIMPSON
Specialist in Diseases of
The Eye, Ears, Nose and Throat
JO2-303-304 Jackson Building,
Gainesville, Ga.
DR. M. F. KELLEY, Dentist,
Gumming, Ga.
Office in Dougherty Hotel
All Work Guaranteed
O. W. SETTLE
Funeral Director & Embalmer
Norcross, Ga.
Day and Night ’Phone.
If you should take a look at
the shoes in G. W. Heard’s
store you wouldn’t blame him
to sell ’em cheap in order to
make room for other stocks for
the winter. Now’s the time to
act.
EDMONDSON & PIRKLE
Have on hand a full line of Canning Outfits,
Canner’s Supplies and Tin Cans. They are pre
pared to supply the Canning Club girls, or any
one else who desires to conserve and save their
surplus fruits and vegetables and put them in a
marketable package that will appeal to the pub
lic and demand a fair price.
They will assist you in securing labels for your
Cans, etc. Don’t delay securing ycur Outfit and
supply of Cans too long. Be ready to take care
of your tomatoes and other produce as they rip
en and are in the proper stage for canning. By
doing this you will have tcod of quality that will
be worth while, and wdll be easy to place on the
market.
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FORD UNIVERSAL CAR
A little extra attention to your Ford car, a
little adjusting now and then, will help to keep
it in prime condition and add to its ability to
serve you. Bring you Ford car here. Why
take any chances? Let those who know how,
those who use genuine Ford parts, take care
of your car. To be sure of getting the best
service from your Ford car let skilled Ford men
care for it. . Prompt attention assured. Touring
Car $360, Runabout $345, Sedan $645, Coupelet
$505, Town Car $595—a1l f. o. b. Detroit. On
display and for sale by
[ STRICKIAND & WISDOM, Agents
Forsyth &’J)awson Counties.