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Forsyth County News Vol. 11. No. 20. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Rear ad of S. G. Cross in an other column and go see him if in need of goods. Miss Alline Jones of Dahlon ega spent last week with rela tives in town. Miss Mary Patterson has re turned from a visit to relatives in Atlanta. Oscar Tollison, formerly of Gumming, now of Eastman, is back in the United States, and will likely be discharged soon. Rev. C. T. Brown preached excellent sermons at the Bap tist church in town Sunday at eleven and at night. Will Bell of route 4, inform ed us here one day last wesk that there were 25 Ford owners in a radius of one mile of his home. Now bpat it. Mr. Jesse L. Martin of Cor dele is spending a few days up in old Forsyth wdth relatives. He likes south Georgia very w 7 ell, but can’t stay away long. Mr. John D. Wilbanks, who has been in France with the army, has received a discharge and is at home with his parents on route 1. *. Jesse Norrell says to tell the people he will be in Cumming •Co-dtor: wTArevtafr t •'v.. > the week, but he is busy in his crop and will not be here any days that will do to work. The price of cotton is going up ail along, and may reach forty cents yet. We don’t care how high it goes, as we believe the times are more prosperous now than ever before for farmers. Mr. A. W. Harris has bought the Walker Heard place up at Mat trom John Norrell. He pur chased the place for a home | and rr-il he close to his store, j Quite an excellent banquet) was given the Centenary com mittee by Col. and Mrs. C. L. ( Harris Friday night, and every | one present enjoyed the occa sion very much. Dr Marcus Mashburn of Val! 1 as been i rending a few, days with his mother here. Mrs. ] Mashburn is r.ith her at Warsaw. There will be a singing at Mt Pisgah r ext Sunday before and after preaching. Bring both old and new nooks and well lillec baskets, and enjoy the day. Ev crybodv invited. The many friends of _ Virgd Gravitt. who has been with the army in France, will be glad to know that he has landed safe ly j;} jjew Y ork and will likely be at home soon. Mr. John McWhorter of Ro- : chcllc was up to see his father a day or two last, of the week. He is looking well, and seemeu glad to be back on our red hub for a few days. _ If there are any signs in the moon there will be a couple of weddings pulled off m Cum ming pretty soon. Dan F. Mart: ' w-er on route 2 has some fine pigs * or ;^ u ': Now ready for delivery. Call u.-d get one. Sunshine in The Up*.de, Power ir The Life Rev. F. T. Wills filled his ap pointment at Duluth Sunday. Mrs. T. J. Pirkle spent the week end with relatives in At lanta. Judge Tidwell was in Atlan ta Friday on business for the county. Mrs. Alice Mashburn has re turned from a visit to her son at Valdosta. Ford cars are as hard to get now as a good dinner at a res taurant, and that’s saying a right smart, Bud. Rev. F. C. Owens preached at New Hope Sunday morning and at Ebenezer in the after noon. Mrs. Meda Maddox of Alpha rqtta is spending a few days in Cumming with her mother, Mrs B. L. Fowler. Quite a number from town went to Gainesville Friday af ternoon to witness the ’Birth of a Nation” performance, and re port a good time. Henry Hurt has received an other car load of that famous William Tell flour, and wants you to come and get some of it jand have good bread. Old Heard Orr came home ! . U'ridtsy lowhrng -ur. -fart p p p-W Jas you please. He is mighty I glad to get back home and be with his kindred and friends in Cumming. Those who attended the Southern Baptist Convention in Atlanta last of the week report a large crowd and many fine discussions of tliebible by the eminent preachers in attend ance. Perry Pirkle’s friends are as glad to see him back from the army as he is to get back. He has the appeai-ance of being well fed, and says he would not take anything for the experi ence he has received during his stay in the army. Mr. Ben Tallant, son of Mr. W. C. Tallant of route 7, has ar rived from overseas, looking ex tra well, and feeling good as you please. He is very glad to be at home, and his friends arc all glad to see him. The many friends of Mr. C. H. Whitt of Mat, will deeply sympathize with him in the death of his five year old daugh ter, Ruth, which occurred Fri day. Her little body was laid to rest at Pleasant Grove Satur day, Rev. F. C. Owen conduct ing the funeral service. All the boys returning from France say that if America had not entered the war England and France would have been j defeated by new. Those coun tries give America the praise for the victory, and should do so, as our boys done the work. j We understand that anew ' circuit will be made in north I Georgia at the coming session of the legislature to be known |as the ‘Kennesaw Mountain Circuit.’ It is to be cornnosed of (the counties of Cobb, Cherokee ! Milton and Bartow. Dawson, j Towns and Union will be put |in the Blue Ridge Circuit on &f --! count of Cobb, IViilton and Ghci jukee being taken away i.um it. CUMMING, C 4., MAY 23RD, 1919. It rained Tuesday morning and the towas full of peo ple in the af moon. Mr. E. F. "mith v ; in Bu ford' a day or two this week, shipping oiN ur the Oil Mill. Mr.' and Mi .J. D. Black vis ited relatives in Dahlonega Sun day. Mrs. N. E. Tlorman of Gaines ville is now chief operator at the telephone exchange. w E. D. Vaughan of route 3, has 2 or 3 g< cd Fords for sale reasonable. Call to see him. We undev-i md that Berry Bramblett ha arrived home from the arm and is with his father on roiue 1. Mr. A. G. IfOckenhull and family spent the week end with relatives in Atlanta and Ros well. . The committee for the Conte nary movement raised about $1400.00 last Sunday. This did pretty well fp> one day’s work. Mrs. A. B. < ouch and child ren of Locust Grove are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mis. V. . M. Tate, on mute 5. An effort was made to rob the Merchants and Farmers Bank at Duluth one last week.' but the burg' J were scared j away before t) M finished their , ini' i . M t No teachei /•’Jive been elect ed for the scmol for another year. The trustevs say that it is going to be hard to get a Prin cipal on account of such a small amount of money. Miss Lillie Hendrix of Cum ming and Mr. Roscoe Echols of Atlanta were happily married last Sunday, Rev. J. M. Ander son performing the ceremony. We wish them a long, happy and prosperous life. Messrs. Arthur Milford, Em ory Hamby, Charlie McDaniel, Jesse J. Martin and Jas. Paul Vaughan, Forsyth county boys who have been in France, have landed safely in New York, to be discharged soon. Fresh from the battle fields of France, Lonnie Denson came marching home one day this week having received his dis charge from the army. All bis friends were glad to see him and he is glad to be back :n the good old county again. The State Court of App v has affirmed the Superior court of this county in the case of Ver ner Autrey convicted of shoot ing Jas. Goswdck sometime ago This means that Autrey will have to servo a sentence passed on him by Judge Morris. We are requested to say that Rev. J. R. Stone will preach the funeral of Mr. S. W. Gilleland at Zion Hill on the second Sun day in June at 11 o clock. Lv erybody invited to attend. NOTICE. Owing to, a possible error in the wording of our first adver tisement for road bonds, and at ter consultation with some Bond Brokers, I thought best to change our advertisement. It will enable us to sell our bonds to bf.tter advantage an< give the voters more time to in form themselves. W.-j. tidwell, Ordinary. Something; of interest to > ou- Officers and Directors of this Bank recognize the fact that the interests of the Bank and , its Depositors are mutual. Any service When the resources of the Pat we can render rons and Depositors of the bar k . , increases the volume of our ts always , . .... business increases. It is, there cheerfully rendered. fore, wise and prudent for us to assist you to increase your mon ey and property. To this end the most cordial relations be tween the Officers of the Bank and its Leposiiors are encour aged. FARMS & MERCHANTS BANK, o Calf Club Members. t _ been trying for the! lasc ui.: weeks to /procure good ! beef calves for ;the members! who have joined ft he Calf Club in Forsyth countly. After tho rough investigation 1 find tha these calves will) cost so muck that there would! not be muck nope of making any money out the proposition, so we will V-1 i > - 5 -~Tv. -**7 , I However, we yant to have a Dairy Calf Club] We can pro : cure Holstein grade calves,prac ! tically pure bred and looking like pure bred, 8 to 12 weeks j old for around $30.00. We will | furnish them to tjre boys on the same plan proposed for the beef calves, that (is, let the boy have the calf, git ing a note sign ed by himself and father, the calves to be kept by the lum bers until fall, brought i. t iht Fair, put up and sold at au. don The profit after paying oi. the note, going to the boy. If a bov should want to keep his < w-, he, of course, could buy it in. All those who have already ■ joined and wish to take one ol these calves please eummum cate with me or Mr. Kennemor. the County School Sup’t. at once. We can get the calves in the next thirty days. Those wk< ! would like to join will also U us have their names as sewn a possibe. t j Eugene Baker, Special Ag- Gainesville, Ga. Mrs. Sarah Heard. Mrs. Sarah Heard, seventy years of age died at her home on route 5 la3t Friday and hex remains were laid to rest at Sha | dy Grove Saturday after funer al ser ices conducted by Re.. Robinson. Mrs. Heard was a much lov ed Christian woman and will be greatly missed in the communi ty where she has spent her life in extending kind deeds to all those about her. She is survived by several children and a number of ot! - er relatives and friends to all of whom we extend sympathy. Pcato Plants. Porto Rico Potato Plants from this date $1.75 per 1000 delivered. Cash with order. Mrs. J. L. Hawkins, Hatley, C-a. Mr. T. J. Pirkle has some firm pigs for sale. Now ready for de livery. Cc.ll ar.d get one. 75c. Per Year. Big Day at Baptist Church. In Cumming on the first Sun day in June. This will be know n l as an an “All Together Ser vice’ and “Denominational ! Day.” Sunday school rally at jten o’clock and preaching by the pastor at eleven, followed j by the observance of the Lord's 1 Supper. ibis earnestly requested'>hit ipreXnt amtH'e'i is make'lit '.an , “All Together” occasion indeed I and one of great spiritual ble s ; ing. This takes the place af the all | day home coming service we were to have had in May. Will not every member begin now io ;plan to be present if possible? The public cordially invited al so. No dinner on ike grounds no aftei.oon u.vice and no special collect ir. (i a . 1 . Hr .vn, Paste . SPEAKING DATES. Col. C. L. Harris and others will speak at Silver City next 'Saturday afternoon in the inter lost of the Bond issue, at three o’clock. From there they will g; to I Mat and address the citizen*- of | Barkers distirct at 5 o'clock, j Let all ihe voters who pos-.i jbly can do so attend these m. v t | mgs, and get information on a question teat, is uppermost, in I mind? of our people at f.jg [particular time. These speakers will tell you ; all about the matter and will be I glad to answer any question in [reference to same that may be I asked by the citizenry. Binder For Sale. I have a:i excellent Binder, as good as new, that I will sell for $125.00. Anew one would cost you S2OO or more, and it will pay you to see mine. Or,iv reason for selling I have rto i.se I for it. See it at A. W. Martin’s ate 4. You iflay buy fpc ja him or write me at Fitzgerald, Ga., route 3. Emery T. Martin. _ Speaking at Ducktown! ’there will be a .speaking Gj the Road Bond issue at D k ! town next Friday night at s v ! on o’clock. Let everybody i.i the | district named go out and h v in discussed. Col. Harris an-, a | couple of other good speakers I will be there and it is an oppr -lunity for our people to have the matter fully tv? ’Mm L