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Vol. 9. No. 51.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Next Tuesday is Xmas day.
Shop early and late.
Local news is as scarce e.s
warm weather this week.
Mi. A. E. Hall of Abba is vis
iting relatives in the county
Mr. J. E. Brooks was quite
sick last of the week, but is
■ much better.
Miss Mary Patterson has re
turned from a visit to relatives
in Atlanta.
We wil piant a paper next
week carrying the legal ads but
we will miss the week after.
Mr. Sam Gravitt of route 4,
has moved to Cordele. We wish
him well in his new home.
Mr. R. E. Harrison of Cham
Idee spent Saturdav night and
Sunday with his family here.
Mr. Carl Day has moved to
Abba, Ga. We wish him eu..d
,'uck down there.
Mr. Mack Paiterson of Ran
ger is spending a few days with
his father, Mr. Dan Patterson.
Mr. Prank Groover of Atlan
ta is agi >st of his pan ris here
this week.
Mr. Jesse Robbs of Camp
Wheeler was a visitor to rela
tives here Sunday.
Mr. John Pilgrim of Cham
blee spent Saturday night and
Sunday with relatives here.
Mr. Ed Kelley of Gainesville
spent Saturday night and Sun
day with homefo'lks.
Messrs Jap Kelley and John
Strickland were ih Gainesville
Saturday.
Mr. Warren Brannon of Camp
Sheridan, Mot? ornery, Ala., is
here on a visit to his wife and
his parents. ;
Rev. R. H. Thompson fillect
his appointment at the Baptist
church in town Sunday at elev
en o’clock.
Mr. T. R. Williams and claugn
ter of route 4 have-been on a
visit, to Mr. Frank Williams at
Smyrna.
The rural carriers have beer,
fording the snow on their ra
pped ive routes for several
days now. ,
We regret to learn of tne ill
ness of Dr. Thad Bramblett of
Coal Mountain' and trust that
he will soon recovei.
Make a special effort to rear,
Billy Sunday’s sermon on the
Second Coming of Christ, de
livered Nov. 30th.
Dr. Grady Banister who re
cently enlisted in the Medina.
Corps in New York, was mj
town a few days ago. j
The financial statement at
the Farmers & Merchants Bank
appears in the paper this issue.
This bank is a strong institution
and worthy of your patronage.
The local board is busy with
the questionaires sent out 'r> the
boys who have registered. Cols.
Patterson, Harris aand bowlei
are assisting in the work.
There were 4,693 baes of cot
ton ginned in Forsyth county
this year, as compared to 667 3
up to the same time last year
a decrease of 880 bales.
A great many fine porkers
have been killed around Gum
ming during this cold spell. It
has about come to the plat e
where a man has to raise his
meat or do without.
Your attention is called i > fi
nancial statement of the Bank
of Cumming to be found in an
other column. This Bank is in
a prosperous condition and ap
preciates your patronage.
Miss Nettie Lewis Groover
entertained a number of her
friends Saturday eve ring in cel
ebrucion of her sixteenth birth
day. ,
The Forsyth Cdunty News
Mr. Louis Wisdom of Gaines -
ville was in town Friday.
Mr. Mark Heard of route 4
moved to Cordele last week.
Here’s wishing him success.
Mr. Virgil Bettis arc family
will* move to the Tom Graham
place on route 4 in a few dava.
i Call on W. A. Thai ley for X
j mas goods. Apples, eran.g-sr,
candies, nuts and anyth ng you
j need in that line.
Esq. Han Pruitt has accent e.i
a position with Geo. W; Heard
and will enter upon his duties
there January Ist.
Rev. C. T. Brown and family
have moved to town occupying
the Bob Hope house on Canton
Street.
Mrs. J. B. Wallace, who has
bf on at the bedside of her moth
sesveral weeks, has returned
home.
Four children of Mr. Geo. W.
Pruitt of route 3 were bitten by
a dog Sunday, but the latest re
port coming to us is that it was
not a mad dog.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fincher
and firs. Josie Fincher and
daughter Vvy.iurp recent vis
itors ,to relatives in and near
town. v
The remainder of our quota
left Wednesday for the 'camp.
The prayers and best wishes of
our people go with them. We
will print a list, of their names
in a later issue.
Mr. Jack Montgomery of
Camp Wheeler is spend up:; the
week with ids parents en route
7. Jack is,looking well .<1
armv life seems to agree with
him.
The ladie of the town ‘pound
ed’ Rev. C. T. Brown and fam
ily Wednesday night with lots
of good things to eat. Let us
all hope that this is the only
kind of ‘pounding’ Pro. Brown
will get during his stay with usi
Card of inanks.
1 wish to thank my friend-,
who were so kind to help me
during the sicknes and death
of my dear husband, Mr J. L.
Bond. 1 also thank Dr. CKweli
for his faithful service and med
ical aid for all was don- that
loving hands could do, but the
Lord said ‘come up higher and
take thy rest, where no sorrow,
pain nor death never ? >mc s a
gain.. I thank all who helped
me in my troubles. May the
Lord bless all is my praver.
Mrs. M. L. Bond.
NOTICE.
I have a nice bunch of pigs
for sale that will do to take a
way Dec. 24, .and two fine brood
sows for sale. They are dandies.
Taylor Pirkle.
Bagwell Herring.
Miss Violet Bagwell and Mr.
Cecil B. Herring were happily
united Sunday afternoon at the
home of the bride’s parents.
Rev. R. A. Roper performed
the ceremony in the presence of
many relatives and friends The"
bride was wearing a grey suit.
Miss Med a Herring was brides
maid and Mr. Ben Stone best
man. After the ceremony a
nice table was set which va < -
enjoyed by all present.
Miss Bagwell was the charm
ig daughter of Mr. G. W. Bag
well. while Mr. Herring is one
of Forsyth’s most promising
young men, a son o! Mr. V. . G.
Herring.
The young couple have many
friencls who wish them a long,
happy ar.d prosperous life.
A Cur l.
Sunshine inThe Home, Povvfir in The Life.
Important to Registrants.
You must answer f ll l ques
tions possible before a mb, mg
to us for help. I make this state
moot bc.cause it will be abso
lutely impossible for Judge Ptd
terson, Mr. Harris and myself
to help you answer all the ques
tions set out in the querries in
the time allowed by the govern
ment. We wont be able to han
dle one-fourth of the papers un
loss you prepare all the an
swers possible before coming .to
us. You can answer such ques
tion as apffiy to your dependent
the amount necessary for their
maintenance, the amount (ap
nroximatelv) of what you make
during the year, etc. Do this
in order that we may give assis
tar.ee where needed to all. I am
willing to work day and night
almost, and I know Judge Pat
terson and Mr. Harris are will
ing to do-all in their power, but
I urge that you do as above di
rected in order that r, me may
be left “in the cold”, so to
speak, without any help what
ever.
I have been appointed legal
adviser and want to be all the
help possible, and Judge Pat
terson and Mr Harris have kind
ly -vmscute-' to tender t 1 eir ser
vices that you may have the
: roper assistance in filling out
th- quostionaires, so a- as iv
qu< sted, not H at the wo-k may
be h'ghter on up but
that you may help your neigh
b >r.
You wih fin i us ip the J. P.
office in the court hr use. Our
hours will be from ‘early to |
‘late’. I would advice, howev
er, that you not wait until the
last day to call to see fhs if you!
are unab-le to complete the ques
tiens yourself.
Jarrett P. Fowler.
D M Redd, et al. Vs. Miss Nao
mi Bedel, Ora Pilgrim, Gertrude
Roper and Otto Roper.
Application for sale and par
tition of a tract of land contain
ing 81 acres, more or less, con
sisting of lots 626, 627 and one i
acre to include the orchard on!
671 in the 3rd dist and Ist sec-J
tion in Forsyth county, Ga.
In Forsyth Superior Court.
To Ora Pilgrim, a non resident
of this state, and Gertrude Ro
per, whose whereabouts is un
known :
You. and each of you. willj
take notice that application j
will be made the Court at the:
next regular term to be held < r.
the third Monday in Febrv.ry,
1918, for the appointment of 3
Commissioners, and for an or
der of partition of th above
stated tract of land and the sale
of the same for such purpose,
in which tract each of you as
children of Nancy Rope dec’d
are entitled to one thirtieth
“Service of this noth'-' is to be
matte upon you by the publica
tion of the same twice a month
for two months in the F >rsyth
County News, the rubi- • Ga
zette in which the legal adver
tisers >*ts of said countv are
prbJisVd by order of tin- Court
Witness, the Hon. N. A. Morris
Judge of said court. I) 'C. i-*tb,
1917.
IT. S Broous. Clerk.
Sth Sunday Sing' ig.
The sth Sunday Control Un
ion Sini; ing will he held with
Oak Grove church the sth Sun
day in December, 1917. Ever
ybody come out and bring son;?
!books and w ell filled baskets.
A. W. Harris, Pres.
•J. W. Hughes, Secretary.
CUMMING, GA., DECEMBER 21ST, 1917.
I Letters to Santa Claus. F
Dear Santa Claus: I want ou
to please bring me s- doll; - or
3 doll dresses, cap and
some fruit, nuts and tar.dy,
Bring Robert E. something * I
be pleased with that if 1 gel no
more. Y.,ov friend,
lvrhigen Hopt y .
Dear Santa Claus: We are two
i little girls 8 and :) years oi l,
and have never wrote you be
fore,. I (V/ilrta) 'yard you to
bring me a big sleeping doll and
a pocket book, candy, apyes,
jand oranges. I (Glayds> went
I you to briny me a sleeping doll
I too and a vm pa.r of gloves,
i candy, orr.iw, nuts of nil kind
Don’t forget B >ly Lc-uise and
Blanche. They want you to
bring them someth ng pretty.
Wish you a merry Xmas.
Gladys & Wilma Coguy.
MIDWAY.
Gee, >vha tahout this being
rough weather for picking
cracked cotton bolls? *
Mr. Roy Puckett amt wife
wore visitors at Mrs. Fannie
Hansard’s Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. Miles Lance visited in
Gumming Saturday night, the
guest of Mr. -J. T. Hendrix and
family. * m Jjjyj
Mrs. Harriet Hooper is spend
ing a few days in Gumming.
There were four new casep of
German measles at Mrs. ill ary
Filings last 'ye.eV 1M _, ,h * \
Mr. Howell Hansard andfeiss
I Bell Hughes were married Run
j day We wish them much flap
pings?.
Mrs. John Densmore died on
last Wednesday and was bur
ied at Midway Thursday. The
bereaved have our sympathy.
Miss Della Strickland is spend
ing a few' days at Mr. E A.
•Strickland's.
Mr. Otis Hammond spent
1 Sundav with Joe Boling.
J. B.
To My Friends Customers:
1 have just received a full
car load of young mules from
two to five years old w-’ghing
from 700 to 1100 pounds. Now
I believe I can sell v m. mules
now much cheaper than •• u
can buy them Inter. I alsi can
fill your wants in lap robes and
auto robes from the lowest
price to the best there is.
Come and roe my J. G. Smith
buggies. Thuy will please you
in every particular. A b-g line
of 4fagon and buggy ha. m ss.
A big lot of beet pulp, e >tton
seed hulls, shorts, flour, &<.
Yours for Business,
G. W. WILBANKS.
Notice to Teachers & Patrons
The Board of Education will
hear at our next meeting Dm.
31st, the excuses of these pa
rents or guardians who have
not complied with the f ompul
sory School Law. Should ex
cuses not be given us that day
the'Board will have to comply
with the law in regard to this
matter.
The teachers wil 1 be all %ved
to teach the full term together
if they so desire. There must
be at least three and one half
months taught duiing the win
ter term.
A. C. Fume move, Snp*t.
Important
All parties who owe Mr. L.
j Foster Hunt for blacksmithing
! will please to call at my office
j and sette the same at once. Do
|rot overlook this matter,
i Jarrett P. Fowler.
BRANDYWINE.
Mr. Editor: if* your engine
freezes again just step out in
town, wave down a booze wag
on, and get enough to pour all
over it* andd they tel! me it'll
sure go.
I will tell, you for fear you
did not see it: it snowed last
week.
• Mr. W. T. Nalley h; s the sym
pathy of a host of friends in
the death of his good wife.
Mr. W.W. Bale* has been
epnfie.ed to his room f )>• the last
week. He is sufierng much ol
rh-mmaikni
Mr. McWhorter, who bar
been in south Georgia iss mov
ing to our community. Wc are
glad to have him with us.
Mr. Henry Jones ol Camp
Wheeler spent the w-.-ek e and
v/rh horn-folks.
Mr. Geo W Ezzard will com
go to i.a vencevillt to sp-nd
the winter with his son. Dr. W
P Ezzard.
Mrs, Ida Headers and her
bfothci-in-!a v, Ed Meadors it
Texas are acre 'or a visit to icl
at'ves and friends. They ire <
Texas a /■ < and name.
Wi l a gentleman .-eU v. his
key? Will a gentleman drink
whiskey?
This kind of weather is al
most death to Sunday schools.
Just as soon as it gels better
they should be resumed. A good
Sunday, school is dreaded ve /
much by old sat.an.
W.bqt ,ar< ,vou going to do with
the money you have made ihis
year? Are you going to buy a
home or make Henry Fore' /
If you have a good cow to sell
you are in nearly as good luck
as a man used to be when he
found a gold mine on his piace.
You hear a great deal being
said now about the n oney
that can be made raising pigs
at the present prices, and most
all who are talking have never
raised any pigs in their lives.!
If feed was as cheap now as it ]
was a few years ago ar.d pigs
as high as they are now then
you could make money out oi
therp- Someone must raise
them bid don’t begin with the
idea that you are going to get
rich unless you are an expert
in the business.
What would the people think
of a preacher if he should car
ry a few gallons of corn liquor
along with him to make a little
extra money while he was pre
aching?
There cid Remus stories
should be read to the children
and it would do no harm for
the old folks to read them. Jo
el Chandler Harris knew much
of the life habits of the negro
and this aided him in writhe
these stories.
I was glad to notice that thc
British captured the famous old
city of‘Jerusalem. It had beer
in the hands of the Turks so
long doubtless they thought
they would never lose it
Georgia, Forsyth County.
To all whom it may concern:
C. D. Morton, guardian upon
the estate of Floy and Lois Mor
ton, having filed his p dition
for discharge, this is to cite al’
poisons concerned kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any
they can, against the granting
. ' this discharge at the regu
lar term of the Court of Ordina
ry of said county to be held on
the first Monday in January,
1918. Given under my hand
and official signature, this 3rd
uay of December, 1917.
\V. J. Tidwell. Ordinary.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Bank of Gumming
Located at Cumming, Ga.
At the close of business Dec. 15, 1917.
Resources.
Demand loans 4,080.00
Time loans 118,1.86.89
Overdrafts unsecured 974.00
Banking House 6,500.00
Furniture & Fixtures 2,095.09
Other real estate 2,575.00
Due from banks and bank
ers in this state 19,053.02
Due front banks and bankers
in other states?. 511.52
Currency • 6.971.00
Gold 425.00
Silver, nickels etc. (16.05
Cash items 1,327.03
Advances on cotton 31,603.00
Total 194,987.55
Be fore me came S. 11. Allen Cashier of Bank of ( umming,
who being duly sworn say.-, that the above and foregoing
statement i3 a true condition of said’ Bank, as shown by the
files in said bank. S. 11. Allen.
Sworn to and subscribed beiore me, this 18th day of Dec 1917
K. A. Kemp, C N P, Forsyth County, Georgia.
ST ATEMENT of the condition of the
3Farnm*o Sc Uterrijanta Hank
Located at Cumming, Ga.,
At The Close of Business Dec., 15, 1917.
Resources Liabilities
Demand Loans 00 Capital Stock Paid In 25 000 00
Time Loans HO 347 60 g urpluH j,' und> H 830 43
Overdrafts secured I 3-J -0 Undivided Profits, less Our- |
Overdrafts unsecured lOM So rer * B-gpenseß, Taxes P*id
ponds and Stocks own-d by Bark f)ue Unpaid Dividends
Banking House ii 500 Of) jpdj v idu a i Deposits subject
Furniture and fixtures 2 347 26 to Check 66 2 64 4e
Other Real Estate 2 632 63 Tjme Certificates 94 lid 67
Due fronr. Banks and Bank- csilfa Payahlo
ers in this State 14 186 99
Due from Banks and Bank
ers in other States 2 592 99 *
Currency '2 435 00
Gold r 00
Silver, Nickels, etc. 315 75
cash Items ' 1 365 59
Advances on Cotton 12 534 87
Revenue Stamps 68 76
TOTAL 191 235 49 TOTAL 194 235 49
STATE OF GEORGIA, FORSYTH COUNTY.
Before me came R. E. HOPE, Cashier, of Farmers & Merchants Bank
who beirg duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a tru9
condition of said Bank, as shown by the files in said Bank.
R. E. HOPE.
Sworn to and gib3crihad before me, this 19th day of Idee. 1917.
Olen N. Merritt, C. N. P., Forsyth Cos , Ga.
In the District Court of the U S
Northern Dist of Ga. as a court
of Bankruptcy. In re:
Ash orb J. Mill:-', Bankrupt, in
Bankruptcy.
The creditors of the debtor
above named, a resident of
CY.n min". Ga., in ti e county of
Forsyth, said district are here
by notified that he was on Dec.
10, 1917 duly adjudicated bank
ri.pt, and that the first meeting
of his creditors v/ill be held at
the office of referee at Law
rencevilie,- Ga. Dec. 28, 1917.
at 10 o’clock a. m (E.T.) at
which time the said cred'tors
may attend, prove their claims
appoint a trustee, examine th<*
bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly
come bef-'i'o said meeting.
N. L. Hutchins, Referee ir:
Bankruptcy, l a,vr n,evil!e Ga
Dec. 1 1, 1917.
!r Ike District Court of t’.e U S
Northern Dist. of Ga. as a court
of Bankrupcy. In re:
Thomas Arthur < harles. Bank
rupt in Bankruptcy.
The creditors oi tne debtor
above named, a resident cf Cum
rr ine Ga.. in the county o r For
syth, said district, aie hereby
notified that he wr on Dec. 10
1917 duly adjudicated bank
rupt and that the first meeting
i, ( bis creditors will be lv* l i at
75c per year.
Liabilities.
Canitnl stuck paid in 25.000.00
Surplus Fund 15,000.00
Undivided profits les cur
rent expenses and taxes
Paid 1,068.18
Individual deposits sub
ject to check 38,809.50
Time Certificates 55,109.57
Bills payable includinng
Time Certificates, rep
resenting borrowed mon
ey 10,000.00
Total 194,987.55
the office of the referee at Law
renteville Ga., Dec. 28, 1917 at
16 o’clock, a. m (If TANARUS) at whic h
time the said creditors may at
tend prove their claims, ap
point a trustee, examine the
bankrupt, and transact such ot’n
er business as may properly
come before said meeting
N. L. Ilutchins, referee in
Bankruptcy, Lawrenceville, G i
Dec. 14 1917.
In the District Court of Ik: U S
Northern District of Ga. as a
court of Bankruptcy, in re:
Gus D. Milford, Bankrupt, in
Bankruptcy:
The creditors of the uebtor
above n arm'd, a resident ct Cum
ming, Ga in the county of For
svth, said, district, a”;? h' re by
notified that he was on Dec. 10
1917 duly adjudicated bank
rupt and that the firs' meeting
of his creditors will be h-!d at
the office of referee at Lasw
reuccviile, Ga., Dec 28, 1917 at
10 o'clock am (ET) at which
':m" the said creditors mar at
tend, prove their claims, ap
point a trustee, examine the
bankrupt and transact sue'., oth
er business as may fmmcrly
come before said mcc Ling.
N. L. Hutchins, referee in
Bankruptcy, Lawrenceville, Ga
Dec. 14, 1917.