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The Forsyth County News.
Published every Wednesday at Cununing, Ga.
By J. B. Patterson.
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....Entered at the Post Office at Cumming, Ga.,
August 10th, 1910, as mail matter of the second
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Cumming, Ga, .November Bth, 1918
Somewhere in France.
Dear father and family: Will write you all today
This leaves me feeling fine as usual. Here’s hop
ing this will find you all the same and enjoying
yourselves to the highest. I am not doing very
much now. We have just come back from the
front. Was up near—. Guess you have been read
ing about the drive in that sector. I saw Hen Tal
lant up there but did not get to talk to him any—
just spoke to him. He is in some M G Cos. He and
a Bryant boy are the only ones I have seen from
our county. It is raining here now. We have a
lot of rain over here. How is your crop? Guess
you are all busy gathering now aren’t you? I’ve
just gotten back from the Y. The ladies served
chocolate tea and cookies which were highly ap
preciated by the boys. We can get, chocolate and
tobacco there. There were two men and a lady
gave an entertainment at the Y and it sure was
interesting. How is all the people over there? I
guess they are having a good time as this is a
lively time of year. Of course people are very
busy too. Tell Charlie I am enjoying myself over
here. Would like to be there to go hunting with
him, but will be satisfied with hunting Huns un
til they are all rounded op. Tell the folks hollo
for me, and give them my best wishes. W ;th love
as ever, Cliff Creamer.
Somewhere in Fran -.e.
Dear mother and all: Will try to write you a few
lines to let you hear from me. I am well and feel
ing fine. 1 hope and trust these f w lines will find
you all the same. Mama, I am getting as fat as a
pig. I weigh more now than I ever did, so you see
I am getting plenty to eat and you can buy cigar
ettes and tobacco over here for about half of the
cost over there. Believe me they sure do have
strange ways over here. All their wagons just
have two wheels & they hitch one horse in front
of the other, and most all the people wear wood
en shoes. Say, mama, 1 will give you some idea
of where I am at. 1 am at a small town called 1 e
loche Ideated nin* miles frorri Lemans, so you can
take a map and get some idea if where I am. So
With love and best wishes to one and all I will
close for this time. As ever your loving son,
Millard Williams.
Somewhere iin France.
Dear father and all: Will write you all a few
lines this afternoon. How are you all getting a
long by this time? Sure hope you all are well. 1
am well and enjoying life fine. 1 never felt bet
ter in all my life. 1 haven’t been the least bit sick
since I landed in England. I have’t got much
news to write. I haven’t been anywhere since 1
got here only around the camp. 1 went down to
town on a pass once. We are in about a mile of
town.. There w.-.s one thing that happened n my
way over here that 1 haven t told you about. The
ship was torpedoed hut not anybody hurt. Ihe
got off on the submarine chasers and everybody
landed safe. It was hustling times on that old
boat for awhile. We went down the ropes on to
those chasers like a martin going to his guord.
This happened the 7th of September. 1 guess you
read it in the paper. 1 thought once 1 wouldn’t
write anything about it, hut I decided 1 would
tell you all about it. The ship did not sink. It run
on to land allright and we got our equipment last
week. Every man got off wi th just what he had
on. I happened to have on a full suit and I fared
fine. I have plenty of good clothes. I have a wool
sweater and wool underwear and plenty of wool
.ar in n
socks. You saw my overcoat before I left (’amp
Gordon. So 1 think 1 am fixed up in number 1
shape for winter. I don't know how long 1 will
stay here. A good while l guess. 1 hey are begin
ning to put us to work a little along now. Well.
Avery said tell the family hello for him. He and 1
are still together. We sleep side by side every
night. Jessie J Martin is still with us too. 1 believe
army life is good for him. He reads his testament
every day. He don't seem like the same boy. I’ll
stop for this time and write again soon. ! ell ev
erybody hello for me and tell them to write me.
Good-bye. Love to all <J as - A. Milford.
Somewhere in France.
Dear homefolks: Will write you all a few lines
to let you know I am all o k and hope this will
find you all the same. I guess that you all went to
Holbrooks to day did you not? 1 sure would like
to have been there to day or any other day but
some day before long I will be there 1 don’t think
I will miss but one. Say, was Glenn up there . 1
would like to see him. I think I could tell him lots
of things that he don’t know. I am sure if 1 could
see him he would stay where he is for he is in a
good place and that other place he is talking a
bout going is not so good as he thinks it is. lon
tell him not to do like I did. He is too young to
work at that. He can waitanother year or two be
fore he Is oid enough to work at that. Say did you
all go to Friendship any this week? I . uess that
fodder is about ready to pull now is it not? How
does cotton look by now Has that forward cotton
planted begin to open yet? I don’t guess it has. I
guess that I will get back home in time to pick
some of the ‘cracked’ cotton if you don’t get done
before Xmas, for I w ill be at home by that time.
Say, has Roscoe II gone to the camps yet, or is he
still driving that Inter-State. Give my love to all
the folks back there. Say, you have read of three
years in Arkansas I think it was here for I know
I have seen some of the pictures over here that
was in that book. J will close for this time. Hop
ing to hear from you all soon. Yur son,
Abner C. Tallant.
Somewhere in France.
Dear homefolks: How are you all? I am all o k,
and hope you all are the same. I guess you all
are at work. I am just laying around for today
for it is Sunday and all w r e do is just lay around
I have never felt better in my life than I do now
Old Russ is as big as a mule. He and I are still
together. Cues we will stay together and hope to
come back home soon. We are allright so you all
need not worry about us. You all have a fine din
ner Xmas day for me for I’ll be there. We have
not got any mail yet but guess it got mixed up. I
haven’t much time to write before dinner. I am
sending Orene anti Ada some cards. How is Char
lie and Hack and Hoke? Has Charlie got to go
ing to see the girls yet, ha ha? Well, 1 guess my
dogs are as big as old Bell by this time. Us boys
sure do have a big time, for I can’t hardly write
now for they just keep me tickled to death. I’d
love to be at home today and ride about some for
I am where I can’t ride now. When I get home 1
want to swing that big turner plow. It is dinner
so I will close. Arp Spence.
Somewhere in France.
Dear mother: I now take pleasure in writing you
few lines to let you know that I am still well and
1 hope this will find you all the same way. I am
sending you and Fannie a souvenier. I bought
them last night. They cost both together 5 francs
which is eqpal to about 85 or 90 cents in America
money. They are no much but they were the nic
est I could get. We got paid off last night. We got
2 months pay. I may send home some I don’t
know yet. If I send any home 1 will write you so
you ca nbe looking for it. Don’t worry about me
for I am having as good time as any 1 could ex
pect, and I want you all to have just as good a
time as you can and you tell Sal and Jacob for
them not to count out any money for me out of
their cotton. I want them to use it all. I believe I
will be there to make a cotton crop next year and
any of you all use what money I left at home
that need it. Guess I hed better dose for this time
Don’t wory you and papa, and all the balance
t deer up and be in good heart for I am counting
on coming back to you all and then we will enjoy
life again. Hoping to hear from you all before
long, and with love and best wishes to you all, i
am, your soldier boy, Minor Carnes.
Somewhere in France.
Dear mama and Sis: In answer to yours received
last night and of course always glad to hear
from you all and to know all were well. It had
been sometime since I had heard from you all. 1
reckon Lila don’t write any oftener than she did
when I was there, so I wont look for more than
2 or 3 letters a year from her, but it is ill o k so I
hear from them and know they are o k. Sorry to
hear of Grady’s luck. Hope he wont have to go
any further, but I guess he will, and what they
told.you about Howard they will forget that
when time comes. Hope he will get, to stay with
you all. Guess they will both be over here before
long. I want to know what Grady’s address is. I
knew Grady would have a nice time in Knoxville
We are having plenty of rain here now. Guess
my Hud knows something of service by now. I
want him to make the best of it he can. How did
he come to have to go to New York. I am havng
a good time yet and enjoying good health Dont
think it will be long until we can all come home. I
had better close as I have several more to write.
Answer soon. With love and pryaers to all, your
son, I- A. Green.
Somewhere in France.
Dear mother: Guess you think strange of me not
writing before now but you know in moving a
round we are inconvenient to our V M G A at
times. I am back from the front now for a rest.
Don’t know how long I will be here though. I am
having a nice time. 1 never was in as good health
I don’t think, as at present. I think I am in the
Company 1 stay with. I am in the Machine Gun
Cos. 60 U S Infantry. I sure do like my Company.
Guess you have noticed how we are licking the
Dutch. Just how long they can stand up to it we
can’t tell. Mother. Ia manxiousio hear from the
dear old homefolks. It has been sometime since
[ heard. I had a letter from Ernest the other day
telling me the family was fine. Mother, dear.
news is scarce. Nothing that would interest you.
I feel like we will be coming back to the U S by
ipring if not before. Write often. With lots of
love. Your son, Sam Smith.
Happy men make the best fighters. Help make
our soldiers and sailors happy bj giving to the
United War Work Fund.
Think of your own son, your own daughter a id
give to the United War Work Fund.
HAW CREEK.
There is a lot of sickness in
our part yet, but some are bet
ter.
Kev V K Vaughan failed to
attend his appointment at Shel
tonville on account of being
sick, but hope for him a rpeedy
recovery.
Mr Estes Mundy and wife vis
ited at J W Thomas Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mr Henry Pruitt’s little child
died Friday and was buried at
Haw Creek Saturday, funeral
services conducted by Rev J W
Thomas. The little child has
been sick a long time. We ex
tend sympathy to the bereaved
Mrs John Day is better at this
writing.
Mr A J Vaughan sure is get
ting a good trade this fall. Jo
dy is a hustler anyway.
Well, we are still in war with
Germany but when the kaiser
comes off his throne and clothes
himself in sackcloth and set in
ashes and repents of the crim
es he has done, then the wrath
that is against them will be ap
peased and not before. So we
hope he will soon repent that
all this trouble will soon be end
ed and that peace will be re
stored again. Now we know the
Lord has power to subdue na
tions so let us continue to call
on the Lord to guide us in the
way of truth and righteousness
and when Germany repents we
must forgive them, and we will,
though they have caused us a
lot of trouble.
Wilbur and Rufus Thomas of
Coal Mountain visited in our
burg a few minutes Sunday af
ternoon. They report a lot of
flu up there.
There was not many at Sun
day school Sunday but had a
good prayer meeting. The Lord
has promised to be with two or
three and I think that there
was that number present and
the presence of the Lord was
with us.
Sunday school and prayer
prayer meeting next Sunday at
2 o’clock. Let all who are in
terestd come and take a part
with our young men w'hile they
are with us for some of them
will sopbe-bave to ldave and
we may never have tne privil
ege of talking or praying with
them any more. I fear that the
church is like the children of
Israel w'as when Moses went
up on the mount to receive the
table of stone that had the law
on them, and wihle he was gone
the children of Israel became
tired waiting for him for him
to come back and they had Aa
ron to make them a golden calf
to worship, and when Moses
came hack they were worship
ing an idol. A Subscriber.
SHADY GROVE.
Mrs Alvus Holbrook and 2
children spent Saturday night
and Sunday with her daughter
Mrs J E Heard.
Mr and Mrs Howard Darra
cott and little daughter, Mary,
spent Friday afternoon with Mr
and Mrs B M Youngblood.
Mr Wiley Benson and child
ren spent one day last week
with Mr and Mrs S Benson.
Mr W D Heard an dfamily
3pent Sunday with Mr J E
Heard and family.
Mr J L Johnson is spending a
few days with his daughter,
Mrs C 6 Wheeler.
Mr and Mrs Winchester Ben
son spent Saturday with rela
tives in Buford.
Mrs Minor Mayfield and lit
tle son, Leon, spent one day
last week with Mr W A Couch
Mr J W Word had the mis
fortune to cut his foot one day
last week. Hope for him a spee
dy recovery.
Revs Ingram and Cochran
are expected to be with us on
our next meeting day (the 3rd
Sunday.)
Mr C J Harben spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr S Benson.
NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the
old firm of Hurt, Heard & Cos.
are requested to come at race
and settle as we are compelled
to wind up this business < * ihe
old firm.
Henry L. Hurt.
Buggies! Buggies!!
Jo My Friends and Customers:
I have on hand three carloads of baggies bought before the
heavy advance, and lam going to give mg customers the
advantage of this purchase.
Now, if you are going to buy a buggy in the next twelve
months, you had better get busy and buy one of these J. G.
Smith & Sons, Bartlesville, buggies, tor three reasons:
First. They are the best buggy on earth. Just ask any
person that has ever used one of them.
Second. Because they will be 10 to 25 dollars higher
Third. We are likely not to be able to get them at all.
This is no idle talk, but cold facts.
I also carry a full line of Harness, Bridles, Collars, Col
lars, Single and Double Lines. Having placed an order for
these goods in May . I can sell them to you cheaper than I
con buy them to day.
I also have on hand over $300.00 worth of Lap Robes ,
bought last March, and will save you money on them. Al
so a large Stock of Felt Roofing, 1, 2 and 3 ply.
Come to see me when in town.
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