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rrrrrrrrrrrrr Vol. 9. No. 40. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Be sure to read the new legal ads ths week. Several from Cumming went to Camp Gordon Sunday. Rev. F. T. Wills filled his ap pointment at Duluth Sunday. Col. H. L. Patterson was in Canton on business Tuesday. Hon. G. F. Gober of Atlanta was here on business Monday. Mrs. J. E. Kirby continues to be quite sick, we are sorry to state. Mr. R. E. Harrison spent the last of the week in Chamblee en business. Mrs. E. J. Tatum and little daughter spent the first of the week in Atlanta. Messrs S. H. Allen and T. J. Pirkle were in Atlanta on bus iness Wednesday. Esq. J. Han Pruitt has accept ed a position with Mr. C. B. Ot well in his store. Miss Madge Brooks is visit ing her sister, Mrs. I. D. Buice in Suwanee this week. We are printing eight pages this week to take care of our advertisers and readers. New pupils continue to enter school here. All who wish to come are cordially invited. Last Friday was Justice Court day, but there was not very much business to transact. The Board of Education held an important meeting Tuesday, and transacted some business. We regret to learn of the ill ness of the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Shadburn. We regret to learn of the ill ness of the little child of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Whitmire. A slight frost was reported in low places Monday morning, but it didn’t get the cotton. Your attention is called to the new ad of Edmondson & Pir kle to be found in this issue. Four estates are to be sold the first Tuesday in November. See the ads in another column. Plasterers have arrived and are putting the finishing touch es on the new church building. Esq. W. S. Davenport, who has been confined to his room for several weeks, is able to be out again. Henry Hurt has sold his 4d to David Lochamy, and will en deavor to collect the taxes in a walk. Merritt & Smith have bought some new trucks and are ex; pectir.g them to arrive in a few days. A good many of the boys who have been at work at Camp Gor don are now at home gathering their crops. * Mn. T. W. Harrison spent a few days last week with her son, Mr. Frank Harrison, near Chamblee. Mrs. H. N. Kirby left last week for Climax. Ga., where she has accepted a school for another year. The rtfads got pretty bad in places during the wet spell last week, and some work was done on them. Sunshine in The Nome, Power In The Life. Col. C. L. Harris was in Win der on business Wednesday. Mr. C. B. Otwell left Tues day for Knoxville to buy fall goods. ' Mr. Isham D. Buice and fam ily of Suwanee spent Monday night with Mr. J. E. Brooks and family. Mr Oscar Hyde, who has been with C. B. Otwell for sometime has accepted a position with Mike Wilbanks. Mr. Henry Wolfe came over from Lexington and spent a few days with his family the last of the week. Several have paid for their paper during the past few days which is an indication that the times are gettng better. Lots of drummers have been here this week. Seeing so man y of them out is an indication jthat business is gettng better. Mr. J. G. Puett is making im provements on the McAfee res idence. It will be occupied by Mr. J. L. Johnson when com pleted. | Mr. W. J. Mashburn has ac cepted a position as ambulance driver for Harry G. Poole in ! Atlanta. We wish him well in his new field. Miss Lena Dover and Mr. L. R. Nix w<_ o happily married ( last Sunday, Rev. V K Vaughan performing the cei’emony. Con gratulations. Mr. C. L. Gober, wife ana daughter of Varnell Station spent a few days this week with his parents, Rev. and Mrs J. W. Gober. I Only two bales of cotton sold in Cumming so far this season. The crop is very slow in open ing, but will be coming in in a few more days. Mr. Sam Porter has sold his home in West End to Mr. J. T. Hendrix. Mr. Hendrix will move his children here to at tend school. We are requested to announ ce that Rev. J. W. Thomas will preach at Antioch next Sunday at eleven o’clock. Everybody invited to go out and hear him Miss Hannah Vaughan and Mr. David Gazzaway were hap pily married Sunday, Septem ber 16th, Esq., E. J. McGinnis performing the ceremony. We wish them a long and happy life. Mrs. F. T. Wills was carried to Atlanta for an operation on Tuesday morning. Her many friends trust she will stand the operation and be restored to good health. j Mr. Byran Williams was ex •dbiting the largest apple we have ever seen Monday. It weighed a pound and 4 ounces, | four ofthem would be as many s as we would care to eat at one time. Mr. C. H. Lackey of Milton county has moved to town, oc cupying the house vacated by Vel Fowler. He is associated with Mr. Sam Porter in the blacksmith shcp. CUMMING, GA., OCTOBER STH, 1917 More Cerified For Service The district board for the Northern dstrict of Georgia have certified the following names for military service from Forsyth county, . ** The date for their time to re port at the camp had not been given by the state authorities up to Wednesday night. Marvin N. Wallace Carl W. Hendrix Martin V. Gilbert John Emory Turner William J. Lawson Riley C. Millwood William Gordie Turner Clark Jackson McKerley Oscar Crain Arnold Jacob Hubbard James Edward Buice Lewis Wm. Pruitt James Newton Payne Heard Orr. Geoi-ge Samples Asberry Fately Grogan Hunter Grady Brady Guy Braswell Gilbert Lummus Reeves Virgil Martin Garrett Samuel David Grindel Solomon Robert Carnes Ermry Spec** Hamby A Correction. In our issue of last week we had the name of Walter Floyd as one of the boys who had fail ed to appear for military ser vice. Mr. Floyd’s name had been certified by the district board for military duty through an er ror. He had been examined by the board here and exempted from service on account of be ing a married man with a fam ily, and that’s the cause for the same appearing as it did in the News. It is our desire to print the News correctly, but when er rors occur as they did in the case of Mr. Floyd we take pleasure in correcting them. Misses Eula and Ollie Fowler | of Gainesville spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks here. Messrs Lonnie Denson, Jack Montgomery and Homer Smith reported at Camp Gordon Wed nesday. Be sure to come to the school fair next Tuesday Take an in terest in the educational line help those who are trying to educate the children. Don’t forget to meet over at, the cemetery Friday and Satur-| day morning and help clean it off. This means everybody, not just a few. On account of the fact that the church building is not com pleted Rev. Gober is conduct ing a protracted meeting at the Baptist church. He is being as sisted by Rev. Sullivan of V a leska and every one is cordially invited to attend. Alex Vaughan has a good home on Atlanta Street, good bermuda pasture with running water, in fact, an up-to-date place, v, hich he wants to sell at a reasonable price and on good terms. Call to see him. Captures More Booze Sheriff Merritt and his force of deputies captured two cars Monday night, containing in the aggregate eighty galolns more or less, of genuine old fashion booze, made from corn, meal, sugar, or some other product known to mankind. The contents of the kegs, etc captured in the raid, were pour ed out on the streetsofCumming Tuesday in the presence of a good size concourse of sorrow ing friends. It was a heavy smelling variety, and furnished a scent for the town that will last for a few days. We don’t know whether this pouring out had anything to do with it or not, but the Board of Education was in session at the time and adjourned in a very few minutes thereafter. Gus Kennemore and Silas Pruitt said that it had nothing to do with it, but that the Board completed its work and ad journed. Fair Notice There will be one or two of the State School Supervisors with us at our fair next Tuesday The Literary Contest will come first on program. There will be an Athletic Contest also. Prizes will be awarded to the winner of a 100 yd dash. Best high jump. Best standing long jump Best running long jump Probably more will be added to this list on that day. We desire the schools to get here in time to have a school parade. Respectfully, Jesse Bales, Pres. S. J. Smith, County Agent. A. C. Kennemore, Supt. Notice to Teachers & Trustees. The teachers of Forsyth coun ty wil be required to use pupil’s Monthly Report Cards in their schools for the ysar 1918. Call at my office for further informa tion. I desire to meet the trustees of the different school districts in my office on next Tuesday at 1:30 p. m., for the purpose of discussing the interests of our schools for the year 1918. Respectfully, A. C. Kennemore, Sup’t. Edmondson & Pirkle have a good supply of 5 gallon cane top jacketed cans for putting syrup in; also the friction top 10 lb size syrup buckets. These both make a nice presentable package for the market and will keep it fresh and rice. Notice to Odd Fellows. The members of Frogtrwu Lodge, I. O. 0. F. are request ed to meet at the lodge room next Saturday night. Business of importance to transact. P. R. Pruitt, Sec. For Real In Cumming four nicely fur nished rooms, very reasonable For further information call 39 75c per year. To The Club Memebers Dear Club Members; October the 9th is the day set for awarding the prizes to the winners in all except the Corn Club. The Canning Club Girls will be expected to bring an ex hibit of one dozen tin cans and half dozen glass containers of such products as you wish to display in your exhibit. The Pig Club Members are required to bring your pig in a slated crate so that the judges and peo pie can get a good view of the pig. The poultry must be brought in. neat clean coops one cockerel and four pullets. All contestants are required to bring their record books com pleted and attested and tur them over to me a 9 a. m.. Your record books will be used in awarding prizes. The Corn Club boys are re quired to bring 10 select ears of corn each to exhibit but will not be required to bring their rec ord books on that day as the prizes will be awarded to that Club after all the plots are gathered. All do your best till the contest closes a few days good work means a lot. Very truly yours, S. J. Smith, County Agent. Eight More Boys to Camp Eight more of Forsyth coun ty’s boys left Wednesday for Camp Gordon to begin their military training. These boys go on the first forty per cent quota which has not y:t been supplied at the camp. There are a few more ye to be carried to the camp to complete the first forty per cent. Those reporting at the camp Wednesday were: John Henry Burruss William H. Jones Robert M. Bennett Samuel L. Wallis Ben M. Tallant Henry L. Hamby Lemuel C. Creamer James D. Ledbetter Bennett— Otwell Teh wedding of Miss Lucilo Bennett and Mr. Roy P. Otwell Otwell of Cumming, took place Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the First Baptist church. Rev. J. M. Haymore performed the ceremony. The bride was dressed in a wisteria suit with silver lace hat shoes and gl ves to match. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mr.’. B. F. Bennett and is popular am ng a wide circle of friends who will regret to see her leave Mr. Otwell is a pr< minonl drug gist f Cumming. immediately I n.ft v he ceremony Mr. and i M:_. Otwell left for a trip South [after which they will make their home in Cumming.-Gaines ville News. Fo r Sale, or will trade for smaller car, late model, five pas senger, six cylinder automobile Looks good—runs better. Ap i.L t t this office.