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The Forsyth County News
Vol. 10. No. 1.
Season’s Greetings.
We extend to the people of the county
our thanks tor the kind patronage during
the past year, which has been the most
prosperous in the history of this bank, and
wish tor all a Happy, Prosperous and
Bountiful New Year.
We stand ready, as we always have, to
help the people in every way we can, and
will be delighted to have them call on us
when in need of banking services.
Cordially Yours,
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Warren Brannon has
been quite sick for several nays.
Mr. R. E. Harrison of Cham
blee was here a day or two of
last week on business.
Mr. Ezra Johnson mn a a opt
t and < position with Mr. Heard in
the store.
Your attention is called to ad
of Strickland & Wisdom in this
issue.
Mr. P. D. Brown has moved
to the Groover house on Dah
lonega Street.
Mr. Ed Kolky of Gainesville
spent last week with relatives
in town.
Miss Meda Fowler was con
lined to her room with measles
last week.
Mrs. Ruth Hawkins is spend
ing sometime with Mr. and Mrs
M. W. Webb in Gainesville.
Mrs. M. E Eight of Buford
is visiting Mr. Sm'th Harrison
and family
Mr. Abe Wy-.lt has moved in
the house with Mrs. Sallie Ta
rim.
The semi-weekly Journal and
News for $1.15 a year. This is
a bargain in papers.
Your attention is called to ad
of E. H. McGee and Cos. in this
issue.
Misses Leona and Grace Latt
ner, who are attending school
in Chattanooga, spent the holi
days with relatives here.
Mr. Emery Phillips is work
ing for Hec McGee over at Du
luth and will be glad to have
his friends call to see him when
over there.
Mr. T. P. Bur’Tss has decided
to remain in C lit ming another
year instead of moving t.o At
lanta.
On account of the bad weath
er there has been very few poo
plein town for the past several
days.
Several of the business men
are giving you their greetings
for the New Year in this issue.
■ Look them up.
Mr. E. M. Wheeler has mov
ed to Osorfield, Ga., to make
his future home. We wish he
and his good famdy well in the
southern climes of the state.
Your attentinon is called t
our ad of daily and Sunday Con
stitution in another column. !i
you wish to take advantage of
this offer you must come or
send before the 2Gth of Jan.
Mr. Frank Light, an old For
syth county boy, and Miss Ad
die Dunnigan of Buford, were
haopily married during the hoi
idays.' Frank has many friends
here who wish him a long and
happy l^e.
Read the new legal ads this
week.
Monday was Court of Ordi
nary. Not much business be
fore the Co”rt.
JNlrs. A. 11. Fisher is le ,c> inn
at + he R !d school house this
year.
A good deal of the holiday
visiting was snowed under this
time.
Mr. F. G. Roberts of Cordele
spent the holidays with his fam
ily here.
Master Charlie Tillman Mar
tin is very ill with pneumonia
f -ver at his home in Buford.
Miss Efffe Blackstone has re
turned from a two weeks visit
in Atlanta.
Mrs. Vel Fowler and child
ren of Gainesville spent last of
the week with relatives here.
You can get the tri-weekly
Constitution and News for
$1.50 a year for the two.
There is quite an epidemic
of German measles in town a
mong the children, but it is very
mild in its attacks.
Mr. Geo. Milford of near Law
rencevdle was here last week
to attend the funeral of his sis
ter, Mrs. Sarah Ellis
Mr. S. H. Allen has been on
the sick list for several days a!
though able to be at his work
most of the time.
Mrs Ina Mae Tatum and lit
tle daughter have returned af
ter a two weeks stay with rela
tives in Atlanta.
Mr. Jim Kelley had the mis
fortune to fall and break his
hip one morning this week. We
hope he will soon be able to be
out again.
Practically all the rural pub
lic schools of the county have
opened but the attendance is
low on account of the extreme
bad weather.
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety will meet Friday after
noon with Mrs. W. N. Pool. The
president urges every member
to be present as this is a meet
ing for the installation of of
ficers for the year, as well as
getting final reports for the
year just pas°ed.
We w ill go over our books be
fore another issue and cut off
all subscriptions that are a year
or more behind. We are forced
to do this because we are not fi
nanciallv able to carry them
any longer. It requires just 3
times the amount of capital to
run a paper aas it did two years
ago w'hen we were printing the
paper for 50c, and every one
owing us ought to be willing to
pay for it.
Sunshine in The Home, Power in
The Board of Educat ion held
an important m 'eting Tuesday
Mr. Wesley Hawkins is re
ported on the sick list.
Mrs. Alman Hockenbull was
very sick last week.
Mr. Barney Wallis has moved
to the Gramling house.
Xmas parsed off very quietly
in Gumming.
Mr. Thad Pickett of Atlanta
spent a, r ew days with Mr JR.
Echols and family Xmas.
Mr. and Mrs.J . E. Puett vis
ited relatives in Noreross a few
of the holidays.
Mr. Claude Kemp <>' Syca
more, Ga., spent a few days
here during Xmas.
Several of the soldier boys
come home and spent a few of
the holidays with homefolks.
Misss Cassie Brannon of Wood
bury spent the holidays with
her parents here.
Mrs. J. P. Fowler and child
ren visited relatives in Buford
a few days last week.
Mrs. H. N. Kirby, who is teach
ing in south Georga, was a visit
or here during the holidays.
Mises Katharine and Am -
nettet Merritt spent the holi
days with relatives in Atlanta.
Mrs. J. F. Echols 'and little
son of Atlanta are visiting Mr.
J. R Echols and family.
Mr. A. C . Benson and famii;
will likely locate at Fitzgerald
to make their future home.
School opened last Wednes
day morning, but dismissed un
til Monday on account of the
bad weather.
Mr. Roy Strickland and fam
ily ajtened the wedding of Hr
Alton Chatham and Miss Net
tie Rogers during the holiday s.
Mrs. Hoyt Brannon of Daw
sonville spent the holidays as a
guests of her mother, Mrs. W.
R. Otweil.
Mr. Dilmus Tidwell and fam
ily and Mr. Fred Tidwell and
family visited their parents a
day or two of Xmas.
Mr. Otis Mashburn, who has
been quite sick at Camp Wheel
er,has been on a visit to his pa
rents on route 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Owen
of near Oakwood were visitors
to Mr, W. J. Groover and fam
ily Xmas.
The rural carriers got a day
off New Years Day, but they
had plenty of parcels post to
keep them going Xmas day.
Several nice porkers were kill
ed during the holidays, v hich
added some to the nap mess of
the vuletide.
Misses Clara and Imogene A!
lon hate returned to the G. N.
& I. College a; Miledgoville, at
ter spending the holiday., with
homefolks.
The attorneys are kept very
busy filling out the questiormair
es for the soldier boys, and do
not have but little time to le
vote to their practise.
Rev. John P. Smith and fam
ily will move to Hazlehurst ..t
an early date. We regret to
have them leave us but wish
them well in their new he me.
Messrs In Waldrip and Ro’
ston Smith were in to take ad
vantage of our clubbing rate
this week, as well as many otl
ers. We thank them all.
There were 5,387 bales of col
ton ginned in the county up 1
December 13th 1917, as com
pared to 6,472 up to iLc s or :
time in 1916, showing a d<
crease of 1,085 bales.
r Mr. and Mrs. J D. P.ov
of East Point spent the holi
days with Mr. and Mrs. B. (
Fowler of route 1. Mr. Fieri :
has bought the Claude Bensoe
farm, and rented same to Mi
W. T. 0 Bryant for next y car.
CUMMING, GA., JANUARY 11TH, 1918.
WEDDINGS.
Miss Cera .'.lilier and Mr Ab
bott Guthrie nere married Dev.
2Glh Judge 'i id well performing
the ceremony.
Miss Cora Hulsey and Vy.
Worley Samples were unit, q in
marriage i: Esq. Han Fnitl re'
cently.
Miss Velvi. Lee and Mr. Guy i
Gilbert took tin- marriage vov ■
before Esq. J. H. Pruitt on Dccj
19tb.
Rev. J. W. Thomas perform-!
ed the ceremony that n> :dej
Miss rqlly Hansard .vd 1 ur-j
man camples huHv.vl and
.••jfo on PSfcenu.er 2i, i.
Miss,Be l Hu.'lu .. a i Ji !
Howell ripnsard were lia;.; . i
married on the. linh, ii;*\ r J
T. \> id:, c re
mouy.
Esq. Silas Pruitt untied i :!
Bera Bottoms and Mr Lii .r
Groover in marriage on Hoc.
301 h.
MiSS SiiiifC' \V list 11 C:: i. I 11’
Alfred Cox w< re
2hrd by Er i. Silas ! ,ai,, •.
Rev. \ .
Prof. Five! -la i aw. . : .
Nona Hall in tht holy bm f
wecllocK o January ; . i ...
We wish all these young < >u
ples a long, i py and pros- u
ous life.
Mr. R •
Gusta-Gu v e:e happily i. .tr
riecl Deiis : tii, Lwq. ,j. L. I
roll perl >r tho cor.v v .
Miss E3;c_. w.rtin and air. A
bijah Crr.u were uoiiedin mar
riage 'Doi.. 29th by Esq. Jesse
Norrell.
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Added to Pension Foil.
The IVHov. ing names have
been added to the pension roll
in ties county, and will get a
pension this year:
Elizabeth Dodd,
Sarah MeDougald.
> T-.y A. Holbrook,
Ruth C. Hawkins.
Groover —v rceman.
A pretty wedding of New f
Year’s day was that of hi . la,
rie Lottie Freeman and Mr F.i
C. Groover which was soleirniz .
od at the home of the bri le‘s
parents i.,r, and Mrs. J. i iroej
man on west Tenth Street, th -j
Rev. Ed -iii Hemphill official-
The bride was lovely in a gown •
of wisteria panne velvet with
hat to match, and she wore a 1
corsa r, of white roses.
Only a few intimate frier, is,
and relatives witnessed the cer-j
oniony. I
Mr. and Mrs. Groover will
be at home with the bride’s pa
rents, Dr. and Mrs. J. F Free
man. —Atlanta Journal.
Mr. William Day is erecting
a dwelling on Talnot St.
Mr. D. B Vernon and family
have moved to the Lawton Bar
rett house on Dahlonega St.
Mr. Git3 Bacon and family
of route 0 spent the holidays
with Mrs. M. M. Lip Womb.
Mr. Arnett Hawkins of Mat
spent cue day last week with
his brother .here.
Mrs. S. T. Hill of Gainesville
visited h drier,. Mr-. Roy 01-1
v/ell during the holidays.
Mr. J. T. B'uekst.'ne has been
on 1! e sic;; ii. I for several days
but h- ah’ • ; o be out yga'n.
Mrs. h A. Bums and little j
son have ' mi visiting Mr W.j
v. Tate a. id t'amliy during the
holiday?.
The > : T and his deputies
destroyed about 300 gallons of
beer near n Xmas week, and
of couni this Caused Xmas to
is a lift!-' dull ./i.h l me of the
brethren.
To Our Friends
And Patrons
We wish to express to you
our sincere appreciation for
your business for the past year
and assure you that we shall
extend to you in the future ev
ery accommodation and court
ed ■ consistent with Sound Banking
Respectfully,
BANK OF GUMMING.
School Notice.
T il 1 1 further notice the Board
f Edu< ation of Forsyth county
ill meet on the first Tuesday
. nob month for the year 1918
We urge that the trustees and
ntrens soe that their school
; oil re,; ore in good condition.
We kindly ask you to examine
urefullv the report cards of
m-r children, at the end of the
We request ail teachers, prin
cipais, assistants and those who
ore not teaching to meet at. the
co Ml nouse on . ucurday, ean-
T. rv Thlu.'at T:3O p. m. * ;
: 1 , Boar of Education of For
r.yth county has adopted for sup
piementary books, the follow
ing :
Ilolton Curry readers nos. 1,
2,3 and 4 (including primers)
History—The Story of Old
Europe and Young Ame rica.
agriculture— Water’s Essen
tial Facts.
Introductory to Science by
Clarke.
Curry’s Literary Classic Read
crs.
A. C. Kennemore, Sup’t.
DEATHS.
Mrs. Sarah J. Lillis died at thei
home of her brother, Mr. C. A.j
Milford, during the holidays,!
and her remains were laid to*
o F est in Zion Hill cemetery,
be r. .!. L. Wvatt conductingi
the funeral. We extend sym j
to the bereaved.
I v. J. L. Moore, formerly of j
county, died at his home in
Duluth a = .v weeks ago. He
a number of friends here
who will regret to learn <•! nis
and e n i in.
Rev. W. W. West, a for ner
,Wizen of this county, died at
ib * b< me in. Roswell during the
holidays, and his remains were
’ rought to this county for fu
neral and interment. Rev.
We was a good man and his
.. ar.- friends will be pained to
learn of his death.
C or ia, Forsyth County.
, n if may concern:
n ;> r administrator up I
Mb 11. SpeneeJ
| late- of said county deceased,!
has in due form applied to me
| for leave to sell the lands be-!
; lorw'-vc to the estate of said de-i
.i and said application
; will be heard at the regular
j i C rr i of the Court of Ordinary
! of said county to be held on
the fust Monday in February,
top'. Given underm y hand
and official signature, this 9th
bay of January, 1918.
i W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
75c per year.
Election January Ist.
We knew all along that this
year would be a campaign year
but never for a moment did we
think about tire elections start
ing on the very first ciay of the
year, a day especially when
new resolutions were being
made, but you can never tell
about these Cumming politici
ans—they are likely to pull off
a stunt just any time, or at Lie
least they pulled one off on
New Years day for Mayor and
council for this year, with the
folowing result:
Mayor, Dr. Marcus Mashburn
Councilmen:
Claude Groover,
Jarrett Fowler,
Kirby Kemp,
01 en Merritt,
Thad Burruss.
The election passed off ve:y
quietly, no drinking, and not
even Hie usual ‘buttonhclmg’ of
vot.'i usually seen in a earn
i.aigii f .-o much impor mice.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
To all whom it may concern:
C. 11. Bennett, administrator
upon the estate of F. L. D. Ben
nett, late of said county dec o',
has in due form applied to me
for leave to sell 2 shares stock
in the Bank of Flowery Branch
belonging to the estate of said
deceased, and notice is hereby
giv n that said application will
be heard at the regular term
of the Court of Ordinary of
■;aid county to be held on the
first Monday in February, 1318
Given under my hand and of
fic; and signature, this 7th day of
January. 19! 8.
\\ . J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Income Tax Agent Coming.
An agent of the government
wil be in Camming from Janu
ary 21 st to 26th to assist our
people in making out income
i ix returns, andto give them all
information they may desire in
reference to this tax.
If you are a single man and
our income exceeds SIOOO a
year you are subject to the tax.
Our government, however,
shows more mercy to us old mar
vied men, and lets ns off until
( ,ur income exceeds S2OOO a
! year If you are subject to the
; tax ' all on the above dates and
get the assitance of thp agent
in making out your return.
For Sale.
I have a fine brood sow for
side at a reasonable price Call
at once to see me.
Ed C. Johnson,
Gumming, Ga., route 6.