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The Forsyth County News Published every Wednesday at Cumming, Ga. by J B Patterson SUBSCKIPTION FBIOH One year 75c Six months 50c Three months 30c Entered at the post office at Cun •nine Ga. Aug. 10th, as mail matter ff t le second class. Official Organ Forsyth Cos Cumming, Ca , Nov. 23 1917 . A man’s wife is certainly sick when she is too sick to talk. The November term of Hall city court is in Session this week. Cotton is jumping again. Quot ed at 30 cents Tuesday. Have you contributed to the army Y. M. C. A.? Tlie city of Macon is suffering for coal and wood. December Ist has been desig nated as “tick free” day in the South. Th< will of the late James M. Smith has been found at last. It was made in 1885. Cumming buyers have bought a sight of the cotton crop this sea son. Our nation has to feed the en tire allied world for the next few years. An enthusiastic meeting of the State Farmers’ Union was held at Macon last week. The Georgia Department of Ag riculture is informed that the farmers are not sowing wheat like they should. 11. B. Smith, of Gainesville, has paid out over one hundred and twenty-three thousand dollars for cotton this season. There are about fifteen thous and Catholics in the state of Geor gia. Of this number, 266 are in the government military service. G. VV. Gatts, the Governor of Florida, has made a heavy com plaint against Camp Wheeler, and it is being investigated. There will be a lively fight in the convention in the Fourth Dis trict over the election of a Con gressman to succeed Judge Adam son. The many friends of Airs, i hos. M. Bell will be pained to learn of the death of her father. Judge Winburn, which occurred in Gainesville last week. The Clerk of the Court down in Alilton has moved into the office with the Ordinary to save coal bills. That’s what you might call “llooveming on coal." Fifteen hundred and forty-eight persons it it the. saw dust trail in the Billy Sunday meeting in three days last week. That’s converting 'em some. Our old friend, Harmon Ed mondson, has entered politics and announced lor councilman over in. Btilord. He’ll win if he does like ( all these old Forsyth county boys do tiling;. The Italians are driving the Germans back. There is said to be a coal short age of fifty million tons. That's a freezing proposition. Camp Wheeler reports 122 cases of pneumonia at the camp, and only 11 deaths. Registered men can not volun teer in the army or military ser vice after December 15th. Seven indictments against Gov. Ferguson, of Texas, have been quashed. The manufacture of automobiles will be decreased 40 per cent in the next few weeks. There have been thirty-five hundred cases of measles at Camp Wheeler, and seven deaths from complications. j. V. yoole, formerly of this county, and W. G. Loving, have formed a partnership for tlie prac tice of law in Atlanta. There were 1871 bales of cotton ginned in Forsyth county up to November Ist. How many will be ginned at the next report? Mrs. D. R. Hawkffis. widow of the late Rev. R. D. Hawkins, died at her home in Banks county last week. Henry Ford lias offered the gov ernment his entire plant at Oe troit and his 150 assembling plants if necessary to win the war. Bank clearings in Atb nta Satur day were five million in excess of the game day last. year. ilia! s what we call prosperity. The council committee of At lanta have recommended a raise of ten dollars a month in salaries of firemen and policemen. A South Georgia farmer sold a bale of sea island cqtton and the seed for $586.74. That's some dough for a bale of cotton. We ought to all stick to our doctors. They have doubtless kept some of us from changing to a warmer climate. A little boy in school upon being asked to name different kinds of sheep, replied: “Black sheep, white sheep, Mary’s little lamb and the hytfraulic rani.’’ CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our many friends for their kind help and sympathy through the sickness and death of our dear mother, .Mis. L. A. Westbrook, who de parted this life November 11, 1917. May God's richest blessing he up on you, is the prayer of her chil- dren. W. C. Westbrook, < 'atherine Westbrook, G. R. Westbrook, Mrs. L. 11. Patterson, Mrs. A. J. Sims, Airs. A. M. Jones, " s. J. 11. Westbrook, Alma Westbrook. M. 11. Westbrook. Notice. All parties indebted to me by note or account must come and settle by Dec. Ist, as I am in need if my money. T. B. Hurt. All persons due me by note or account please come and set tle by Nov. 15th, as I am going to move about that date. Thank you. J- T. Lamb. FRIENDSHIP. Most everybody in this part are making good use of this weather and not visiting much. Mr. W. P. Stephens left last week for Virginia. Messrs. Clate and Berry Ed wards of Atlanta spent Tuesday night with their father and mother. Mr. A. T. Haygood and wife spent Saturday night and Sun day with his father, Mr. Low Haygood. Mr. Claud Redd and family spent Saturday night at Mr. Lin ton Redd’s, Mr. C. E. Martin spent Satur day night with his father near Coal Mountain. Mr. Homer Chadwick spent Sunday with Mr. Walt Chadwick. Mrs. Lillie Stapps and Mrs. Carrie Sewell spent Sunday at Mr. Jep Ridings. Mrs. Myrt Tollison spent Sun day with Miss Blanche Steph ens. Mr. T. L. Redd and Miss Lil lian Bramblett are sick at this writing. Hope they will soon be well again. Mr. John Bramblett and son Max motored to Atlanta Sunday to hear Billy. Mr. Linton Wallis of Camp Wheeler passed through this part Sunday. Remember the Singing at this place next Sunday evening. PLEASANT VIEW. We had a large crowd at the Singing Sunday afternoon, but as usual nobody wanted to sing. Now we all know good singing is the life of the church and why have we got so careless about singing. The prayer meeting was good Sunday night and most all that were present promised to do all they could to make it a success every time. Most of the visiting Sunday is like the weddings that expect to come off this winter —a secret if there was any. Cotton is damaged much worse by frost than we first thought. Well, Pat, as I have a lot of clearing to do this winter and will be in the woods most of the time, I could change faces with you for a reasonable amount of money in order that you may have a nice time everywhere you go. Why haven’t you thought of this sooner? Rev. Braddy filled his appoint at Cross Roads Saturday and Sunday he reports a good meet ing. The time is about here when Satan tempts us the most during the winter there are many things to draw us away from God. Let us be careful as this is the time when everyone should be thinking in the right way. Hill Billy. GIN NOTICES. After December Ist, I will gin only on Friday of each week. B. P. ROPER. After November 24th, I will only gin on Tuesday and Friday of each week. ED F. HAWKINS. After November 24th, the gin at Coal Mountain and for two weeks following will only gin three days in the week—Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday. C. E. THOMAS, Manager. MULES! MULES! I have a carload of well-broke Tennessee mules at my barn in Duluth, Ga., forxale at a rea sonable price. 1 have associated with me Air. Sam Dodson and Air. Bob Davis, of Buford. DR. A. R. DANFORTH. If you are in need of house paints, roof paints, or lubricat ing ails of any kind, save your order until I call and see you. I can save you money in this line and give you the best goods ' to be had. - A. B. Fowler, Heardville, Ga. To My Friends IN FORSYTH COUNTY: I will be in Gainesville. Ga., after November 26th, 1917, I have purchased the B. C. Keith Grocery Store, in Merck Building, on North Bradford St., and will be pleased to serve my friends when in Gainesville. 'Phone 638. E. E. BRANNON MULES! I Just\received a car of 26 mules. I This is our third car in the past three j weeks. We claim to sell more mules than all j other dealers in the county and the i way io prove it is to ask the Freight j Agent at Duluth, they have the record ) We buy our mules in car lots. This j places us in position to sell them chea - ] per- We have some extra good mules in pairs that weigh from twenty four to twenty six hundred pounds. This class of mules are extra for re tail market, andthey are for sale or ex change. We have now forty one mules in our i barn and we can please you. Our business grows better every year j and we want the farmers to know that j we appreciate their patronage. | Yours for Business, I E. H. MCGEE & CO. j Duluth, Ga. AUTO REPAIRING Bring your Auto to me for fixing and save a lot of money. I will re pair at the following prices and do you a first-class job: Over haul motor and transmission 10.00 Overhaul motor anly 7.50 Overhaul transmission only 0.00 Cleaning carbon & grinding valves 1.50 Cl ea n ca rb o n on hj . 75 Overhaul rear axle assembly 3.25 Cverhaul rear axle only 2.50 Overhaul eh ive shaft only 1.50 ALSO TUBE VULCANIZING. . Also first-class Blacksmithmg at a price as reasonable as anywhere. Give ire a call day crn’eht ard if not pleased tel! me JAS. M. MUNDY, Coal Mt., Ga,