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The Forsyth County News
Vol. 10. No. 31.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Read the new legal ads this
week.
Col. J. P. Fowler attended
Dawson Superior Court Monday
Tuesday was legal sales day.
No property sold.
Monday was Court of Ordi
nary. Not much business be
fore the Court.
Mr S. H. Allen and daughters
Clara Mae and Imogene spent
the week-end in Atlanta.
Rev. J. W. Gober filled his
appointment at Ebenezer Sun
day.
Mr. E. F. Smith spent a few
days last week in Atlanta on
business.
Mr. Jim Morgan of near Cor
dele spent last week with rela
tives around Coal Mountain.
Mrs. Ina Mae Tatum and lit
tle daughter are visiting rela
tives in Atlanta for several days
Only two weeks from next
Monday until court. 'Get ready
to tell 'em where you bought it.
Mrs. Lou Rhodes of Murray
v;))e is visiti ic, her s>• n, .Mr L and
Rhodes, on route 6.
Mr. Oda Orr, who has been
at work Lexington, is spending
a few days with homefolks.
Mr. Virgil Kemp spent sever
al days last week in South Geor
gia on a pleasure trip.
Mr. Clarence Harrison of
Sycamore spent a day or two of
this week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Harrison.
Misses Lillie Hendrix and
Edith Ingram, who are teach
ing school at Longwtret spent"
the week-end with homefolks.
Mr. W. L. Majors and family
have moved to town occupying
the Col. A. H. Fisher house on
Eastern Heights. \
Misses Katharine and Anto
nette Merritt are visiting rela
tives at Logansville for several
days. i
Remember the Forsyth Coun
ty Sunday School Convention
the 15th and 16th at the Baptist
church, and try to be on hand.
Mrs. Vel Fowler and children
have been spending several
days with Mr. and Mrs. Abe
Wyatt.
Rev. C. T. Brown filled his
appointment at the Baptist
church in town Sunday at elev
en and at night.
Col. and Mrs. J. P. Fowler
and children of Atlanta spent
from Saturday until Tuesday
with Mr. J. E. Kirby and family
Mr. Bill Blackstone left Sat
urday for Atlanta to enter the
navy. He will be stationed at
the training school at Charles
ton, S. C.
Mr. George Glover has
bought the Ed Rhodes farm on
route 6. We understand that
Mr. Rhodes will move to Mor
gan county.
The many friends of Mrs. J.
L. Kirby will be glad to learn
that she is gradually improving
after an operation at the Geor
gia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta.
Mr. J. L. Johnson is at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. C.
O. Wheeler on route 5 Mr. I. S."
Hendrix is acting as janitor at
the court house during his ab
sence.
Thei*e is to be some improve
ments made on the David Walk
er house near the News office
soon. We are mighty glad to
know this as it is very badly
needed.
Mr. G. V. Bagby of near Beth,
el has purchased a one hundred
ton silo for his farm on the river
This will be 'he first ora lo be (
placed in the county 30 far as
we are informed I
The Hightower Baptist As
sociation met with Friendship
church Tuesday morning.
Tuesday was return day for
the August term of court. Not
many cases filed.
Quite a number attended the
teachers examination here Fri
day and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Berry Fdwauls
and Mrs. W. B. Hughes of At
lanta are visiting relatives h->re
Mr. M. M. Cox of Marietta is
visiting relatives here and in the
1 county.
Rev. H. T. Ingram spent the
first of the week with Mr. Geo.
W. Ingram and family.
Miss Ollie Fowler is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Pruitt, near Bir
mingham, Ga.
Several of the boys stationed
at the camps spent the week
end with homefolks.
Mrs. W. R. Otwell is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Hoyt Bran
non, in Dawsonville.
Mrs. E. H. Tollison and little
daughter of Plainfield, are vis
iting Mr. Olen Merritt and fam
ily. I
Mrs. Geo. L. Jones, who has
been in Eatonton and Gaines
ville for several weeks, is with
her sister, Mrs. J. B. Patterson.
Mr. Nesbit Strickland left
Sunday to enter the navy. He
will be stationed at Charleston
training school. I
The Board of Education held
their regular monthly meeting
Tuesday, transacting some im
portant business
Mr. Z. T. Collins of Donalson
vi'le is spending a few days
with relatives here and in the
county.
Mr. Toy Otwell is sole owner
of the Cumming Drug Store
now, having purchased the in
terest of his brother, Roy Ot
well. j
Mr. Joe Glover has purchas
ed the J. L. Bond place. Mrs.
Bond has moved to Alabama
to make her home with her
brother
Mr. Rich Patterson of Camp
Gordon, who has been sick with
measles at the home of his fath
er on route 4, was able to return
to camp last week.
The Jury Revisors are busily
engaged this week revising the
jury box. When this work is
completed a jury for the Aug
ust teim will be drawn.
Mrs. Margaret Martin, Mr.
Emery Martin, Mrs. Robinson
and Lucile Robinson of Gaines
ville are visiting relatives on
route 6.
We have received a letter
from Hon. A. H. Woodliff sta
ting that he would b*e a candi
date for the state senate and
that his announcement would
appear soon.
Mr. L. R. Howard of William
son is visiting in the county. He
informs us that they have been
very dry in his section and that
cotton will not make more than
half a crop.
Mr. Roy Otwell left Saturday
for Atanta to take up his train
ing in the navy. He will be
sent to the Charleston training
school this week. Mrs. Otwell
will make her home with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ben
nett, in Gainesville.
The friends of Mr. C. J. Har
bin of near Shady Grove are
very anxious for him to make
the race for the state senate
from this county. Mr. Harbin
I is a good man, has had legisla
! tive experience, and we would
be glad to have him enter the
I race. _,
Sunshine In The Mo me, Power In The Life
CUMMING, GA., AUGUST 9TH, 1918
LETTERS FROM THE BOYS “OVER THERE.”
Somewhere in France.
June 11th, 1918.
Dear Papa :-
I have arrived somewhere in
France. Believe me it surely
has been a worrysome ride. I
was assigned to a Company yes
terday morning. Roscoe Echols
and myself are in the same Com
pany. He is the only one in the
Company that I know. Hope
we will get to stay together. I
am getting along fine, but 1 am
a lot too far from hornet It
makes me blue to think of m P
got along much better with my
ride on the ocean than I was ex
pepting. I wasn’t sick but 36
hours. Don’t think I would
have got sick then but a storm
came over and made the boat
rock and real. As soon as the
storm was over and the sea got
calm I got allright.
Papa this country is real
good scenery. I haven’t seen
any wooden buildings since I
left U. S. A. It seems to be a
good farming country. They
raise small grain and hay most
ly I want you all to write me
soon and all the news you can
think of Write whether any
more boys have been drafted
yet or not Will write you all
again when I get rested from
my long ride Write soon Send
me a letter on the next mail
Your son,
John H. Burruss.
Somewhere in France.
July 19*8?’
We'l, I will wrne you all a
few lines tonight to let you
know that I am well and fair
ing fine. I guess you got my
card stating that I arrived safe
ly overseas. I had a fine trip
and didn’t get sea sick at all,
and I have seen some mighty
fine country since I have been'
over here. I can’t give you my
address yet, but I am sure I can!
in a few days. This surely is a
fine place where I am at, and
I like it fine. I have a good
place to sleep and plenty to
eat. I haven’t got time to write
much more but will write again
in a few days and give you my|
address so you can write me.
Don’t worry about me for I am
well and well satisfied. I will
close for this time and write a
gair. soon. Your son,
Tom Andrews.
Somewhere in France.
July 11, 1918.
Dear Father:- v* , I 4 ;|
I will try and write you all a
letter this afternoon. lam well
as common I reckon. I arrived
all o. k. over the seas, and had
a lot of experienced life in sold-1
iering on the way over here as
well as in service on both sides.
I think this is an awful pretty
place but I could tell you more
about the country I guess if 1
could see you. I am sure I could
Well, I guess you are all done
work by this time or will be by
the time you get this, and I
guess you all will be going to
your protracted meetings, too
I will ask you all to pray for me,
too, as well as yourself, as I am
far away, but just the same not
too far to forget to pray for my
| self.
I am carrying that testament
that Rev. C. A. Wallace gave
me in my shirt pockets, and I
read a chapter every day and
sometimes two a day. I hope
and trust that I’ll get to see you
all again some day, and I be
lieve I will too, for I am willing
I and faithful to do my part, and
my might, for my country and
for self. Well write me all the
news. * j
Your loving son,
S.L. Wallace.
Somewhere in France.
July 11, 1918.
•'ear Broiler :-
I am well and hope you all
are the same. Say, did you all
get that present that I sent you
from New Jersey? Well lam
sleepy and tired. The sun sets
jsPlere about 9:30 o’clock and
;he days are long and the nignts
short. So I will have to close
for this time, so good bye,
Your loving brother,
S. L. Wallace.
Letter From Heard Orr.
July 7th, 1918.
Dear mother:
I received your interesting let
ter yesterday and I sure was
glad to receive it. It was one
month and twelve days coming
over here. The date was May
24th lam well and feeling
very good. Today has been a
mighty fine Sunday here. I
have had a good time today rest
ing out under the shades read
ing my testament and papers.
The papers are printed in Lon
don but they are not like the
papers from Atlanta. I sure
would like to see some more pa
pers from home. I got two For
syth County News from you a
fei)v days ago. I think I read
almost; every word in them and
sent them to Garrett and Orr.
I know they will be glad to see
them as well as myself. They
are at some town a few (Kilo
meters) miles from here.
I guess you and all the home
folks ar getting on fine. I hope
so. I sure would like to have
been at the church and heard
Bro. Brown preach to day.
I guess it will be several
months before I will get back
home again. Will be back
when it is all over, and believe
me I am rady to go back to the
states when we get the Kiser. I
haven’t been at the front yet,'
but I hear plenty of big guns
all the time, and see lots of
fights in the air. J. can’t write
much about the war here 1
will tell you all about it when I
get back. Tell all the folks
around home especially the
girls hello for me. I will stop
for this time and will write
again next week, expecting to
hear from you soon and some pa
pers too.
Your son,
Heard Orr.
Somewhere in France.
Dear Homefolks:
We are both well as common
hope you all are well. This cer
tainly was a fine trip over. Lots
of the boys got seasick but I
diden’t. Mania we have seen
some beautiful county over here
am going on father to-mor- (
row. If you all see some of this
blotted out it is something that
they do not want to send. Tell
the people over there that I said
not to waste anything that is
good to eat for we do not get
any too much to eat. We are
just about 6 or 7 thousand miles
from home.
Tell those good people over
thee to pray for us that we will
gain the victory and get to come
back home safe snd sound.
Lots of love to everybody.
From your son and brothr,
Toy McAfee.
PROGRAM.
Forsyth County Sunday
School Convention Baptist
Church, Cumming, Ga., Thurs
day and Friday, August 15th
and 16th, 1918.
First Session.
[Thursday Morning, Aug. 15th.
10:00 Prayer and praise Ser
vice. Led by Rev. C T Brown
10:15 The Sunday School as a
Community Asset. By Judge
F&tterson.
i0:45 Teacher Training—Qftes
tion One. By Frof. F’loyd
Field, Atlanta, Ga., Teacher
Teacher F. O. B. Bible Class
St. Paul Methodist Sunday
School.
11:15: Song.
11 :20 The Sunday School Cab
inet and Its Work. By Miss
Daisy Magee, Elementary
Superintendent Georgia Sun
day School Association.
12:00 Dinner o n
the ground. Come and bring
a . ?tket.
Second Session.
Thursday afternoon.
1:45 Prayer and Praise Ser
vice. Conducted by Rev. J. 1
W. Gober.
2 :00 The Organized Bible class
The answer. By Prof. Floyd
Field.
2:30 Reports of County officers
President—-Mr. T. F.
Davis
Secretary—Mr. E . F .
Smith.
Elementary Superintend
ent —Miss Mary Patterson.
President .Division No.
Mr. T. J. Pirkle.
President Division No. 2
—Mr. J. T. Leckie.
President Division No. 3
—Mr.E.S. Sherrill.
2:45 Song
2 :50 Four Gates By Miss Daisy
Magee
3 :25 Question and answer Per
iod.
4:00 Adjourn.
Third Session.
Friday morning, Aug. 16th.
10:00 Prayer and Praise Ser
vice. Led by Rev. F. T. Wills.
10:15 Training the young peo- 1
pie for service through the
organized Secondary Divis 1
ion Class. By Miss Ruth Pir
kle.
10:45 The Soldier of To-mor
row—Question Two. By Prof
Floyd Field.
11:15 Song
11:20 The Sunday School—a
Great National Force. By
Miss Daisy Magee.
11:55 Freewill Offering for the
Support of the work.
12 :05 Announcements and Ap
pointment of Committees.
12:15 Adjourn.
Fourth Session.
Friday Afternoon.
1:45 Prayer and Praise Ser-
vice Led by Rev. E. S. Sher
rell.
2:00 Methods of Teaching By
Mr. L. J. Westbrook.
2:35 Address By Prof. Floyd
Field.
3:00 Song.
3:05 The Hub of the Wheel.
i By Miss Daisy Magee.
3 :35 Question Box.
3:50 Reports of Committee and
Election of Officers.
4:00 Adjourn.
Hon. John R. Cooper will ad
dress the citizens of Cumming
and Forsyth county, at th court
house in Cumming, on the 17th
day of August at 11 o’clock, in
the interest of his candidacy for
the United States Senate, and
every one has a cordial invita
tion to come out and hear him
discuss the issues of the cam
| P ai * n - . . „ I
75c. Per Ye*r.
j Committee Met Tuesday.
The Democratic executive
committee of the county met
Tuesday and fixed the esaess
ment of candidates for congress
at S2O each and representative
and senators $5 each. This
amount must be paid to the Sec
retary not later then 12 noon on
Augus 20th, 1918.
There being but few candi
dates it will be impossible to
pi.y the managers for holding
the flection. The members of
the committee in the (list.icls of
the county are requested to
make errangments for holding
the election and sending in the
returns the next day. Blanks
and tickets will be furnished the
committee in each district in am
pie time to hold the election.
H. L. Pattrson, i
Chm. Pro-tem.
Protracted Meeting.
At the Cumming Baptist
church will begin on Wednes
day night of next week, Aug.
14th,. There will be night ser
vices only during the remainder
of that week and this will be
irc'p<b‘d by special prayer
meetings on Monday and Tues
day nights.
The church is asked to to
pray earnestly for a genuine re
vival and the public generally
is cordially invited and urged
to attend the meeting.
Chas. T. Brown, Pastor.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
To all whom it may concern r
j Mrs. Rebecca A. Roper having
made application to me for 12
| months support out of the estate
of Chas. F. Roper and appraia
| ers duly appointed to set apart
j the same having filed their re
turn, all persons concerned are
| hereby required to show cause
1 before the Court of Ordinary
of said county on the first Mon
day in Sept 1918, why said ap
plication should not be granted.
Given under my hand and of
ficial signature, this sth day of
Aug. 1918.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
E. D. Banister of it, 8 was the
first Forsyth county boy to lose
his life on the battlefield, He was
killed in action in the batttle on
the Marne July 20lh. Ernest was
a g jod boy and we regret to hear
of his death, and extend our ten
derist sympathy to his loved
ones in their ber avement.
Ait'iur Neisler was cut by John
Dur n Tuesday, Drs. Hockenhull
and Lipscomb sewed the wound
; whieh was some 10 inches long
Mr. Neisler is resting very well.
The Tax Receiver has com
pleted his books and forwarded
one to the Comptroller General.
The taxable values of the coun
ty increased about one hundred
and twenty five thousand dol
lars over last year.
Rev. L. A. Henderson and
family of Columbus are spend
ing this month with his mother
on route 7 and other relatives
in the county. Lewis is looking
well and his friends are always
glad to see him.
Ed Johnson of route 5, has
twenty gallons of good syrup,
put up in gallon and half gal
lon bottles, which he wishes to
sell at 75 cents per gallon.
Call to see him if you want to
sw'eeten up.
Edmondson & Pirkle have
some swell canning outfits suit
able for home canning and con
serving of foods. Don’t let your
fruits and vegatables go to
( waste. If properly canned
food will keep several years
and be good. Mark you this
lit will be needed