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Vol. 11. No. 21.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Next Tuesday is legal sales
day. No property to be sold.
Quite a number from town
attended May meeting at Sha
ron Sunday.
* Mr. Virgil Kemp has been or
a trip to south Georgia for sev
eral days.
Mrs. C. O. Hendrix and child
ren are making their home with
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hendrix.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Echols
of Atlanta spent the week end
with rela:ives in town.
Mr. Willis Rogers has accept
ed a position in the Farmers &
Merchants Bank.
Only five weeks from next
Sunday until the big June sing
ing. Have you got your Ford
ready?
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Mr. Haynie brooks, Misses
Edith Ingram, Madge Brooks
and Ollie Buice were in Gaines
ville Tuesday.
Quite a number of Odd Fel
lows from this couftty are atten
ding the annual meeting in At
lanta this week.
Rbad bonds is about all you
hear talked these days among
our citizens. Some are in favor
and some against them.
Read the new ad of Strick
land & Wisdom in this issue. If
you need a good tractor cail to
Next*Monday is Court of Or
dinary end there is a good de’al
of business to cojnc before the
Court.
Note change -in ad of W. H.
Hamond in thisassue, and call
on him when in need of any
thing in his line.
Mr. Toy Otwell has purchas
ed Jlaj or Nuck’olTs home on
Canton street, and will move to
it in a few clays.
Rev. C. T. Brown filled his
appointment at Fairview in
Franklin county Saturday and
Sunday.
Rev. F. C. Oven filled his ap
pointrnent at th M. E. church
in town Sunday at eleven and
at night.
We arc requested to ray that
there will be a s.aging at Beth
lehem next Sunday evening m
the Christian Harmony. Every
body invited to attend.
Be sure to go to church next
Sunday. It is to be a big day
with our Baptist brethren and
we hope a large crowd will be
present.
William Orr’s many friends
are glad to see him back from
France looking so well. He ar
rived last week, and is with nr
parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1. r.
Orr, on route 3.
The weather is dry enough
for the farmers to work, and it
is very dull in town these clays.
They have plenty of grass to
kill, and will stick to it when
the weather will permit.
The school at Locust Grove
has closed for this term, ano
Truman Allen, tVillis Rogei
and Edwin Lipscomb have ar
rived home to spend the vaca
tion months.
Sunshine in The Home, Power in The Life
Mr. Geo. L. Heard has return
ed from a two week’s stay on
his farm around Hightower.
Chopping cotton is the order
of the day with the farmers and
farmerettes.
We are up with our job print
ing, and too poor to loaf. Send
us an order and keep us busy.
Mr. Geo. L. Merritt spent sev
era days in Atlanta last week
on business.
Mr. F. G. Roberts of Cordele
spent the •week end with his
family here.
Mr. Ernest Wilbanks spent a
few days last week with his fa
ther at Cordele.
Mrs. Thesius Settle is the first
to reprot a mess of green beans
from the garden this season.
Ebenezer church, the small
est in membership in the Gum
ming circuit, went over their
quota in the Centenary drive.
Mr. Berry Bramblett, who is
stationed at Fort McPherson,
spent a few days furlough with
his father on route 2 last week.
Gant, and Mrs. F. M. Johnson
of Atlanta spent the last of the
weex witn L/r. J. H. Hockenhull
and other relatives here.
’ Thejnany friends of Mr. Vir
gj&pdrwLi# vvho has been vpw*
the army' in France, are glad
to see him home again, if? is
'looking well and prcucl to be
back home.
.We are printing on Wednes
day this week on a-count of a
holiday with the carriers Fri
day. Next week we will print
on oitr usual day, Thursday.
Frank Scruggs and Montie
Goolsby, two trusties, escaped
from the convict camp Sun
from the convict camp Sun
day night.
The many friends of Robert
M. Bennett and Oscar Crane,
who have been in France, will
be glad to learn that they haw
landed safely in New York, and
will soon be home.
Mr. John Robbs pulled out
last Frida'- l‘ r a few days stay
in South Georgia, lie vent to;
see about buying a farm, and
will do so if he can find a good
bargain.
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Mr. Marshall Grover and lam
ily of Roswell spent Sunday
with Mr. W. J. Groover, i! cer
tainly seemed like old times to
see Marshall singing in the
choir.
Rev. J. L. Wyatt will preach
at Friendship the second Sun
day night in June. Everybody
invited to come out and hear
him.
The Revenue officers captur
ed 11 cars and about 1000 gal
lons of whiskey, and some men
and women, in a raid near the
Franklin Gold Mines last l'r>;
clay night. The government is j
getting in behind the whiskey
traffic, and expect to put a step
,o hauling it.
Major Nuckolls is ccramly n i
booster for the Overland .cam;
He is gong to sell ‘em in Gainer.- 1
ville, and if hustling v gel - '
fellow any sales, he wili do well
H.em.
CUMMING, GA, MAY 30TH, ISI9.
Mr. Roy Tidwell and family j
of Buford are spending this |
week with relatives in town. I
Mrs. H. L. Paterson is visiting
relatives in Atlanta for a few
days.
Mr. A. M. Day of route 5, has
four extra good pigs to sell for
cash or good note. Go buy.
Mrs. Lillian McGee of Law
recneville, sister of Mrs. Ansel
Strickland of this place, died at
her home one day last week.
Mr. Olen Merritt is attending
the Georgia Bankers’ Gonven
tion in Atlanta this week, rep
resenting the Farmers & Mer
chants Bank of this place.
The many friends of 11"w
--ard Terry will be glad to know
that he has landed safeiy in
New York and will be az heme
iroon.
The workers in the Salvation
Army drive here raised about
two hundred dollars. This did
very well, but we should
done better.
The many friends of Mr. Ncl
ly Sims of Gainesville, formerly
of Camming, will be pained to
learn of his death which occurr
ed at his home in Gainesville
Sunday.
Gumming church raised about
two thousand dollars in the Gen
tenary di ive. They pledged a lit
tie more than their* quota after
taking ofif some creditsto which
Mrs. ‘Zejke’ Henderson died
|at her home in Crakwood one
i day last week. She was a sister
| of Mr. Jim Hope of summing,
; and has a number of friends
! and relatives in tlys county,
who will regret to learn of her
i death.
Mr. E. L. Bagwell of route 6,
(Itley,) found a pocket book
containing some money on his
way to Sharon Sunday. If the
owner will call and describe the
same he will be glad to turn it
over to him.
Rev. J. W. Mangum will
preach at Corinth the first Sun
day at 2:30. Let all go out and
hear a good sermon. Rev. J. W.
Thomas will be with Rev. Man
gum at Beaver Ruin the first
Sunday in June.
Mr. C. A. Milford has anke 1
us to invite all his friends to a
big dinner at his heme next Sun
day. It is given in honor of his
son, Arthur, who has just re
turned from France. The day is
to be given to social enjoyment
and not to a picnic. Don’t bmng
dinner —ho will have a plenty.
Mrs. Henry Furr of near this,
place, at and sister Miss Ethel
Fowler of Camming, attended
the wedding of Miss Mattie
Kimsf y c f Maysville, and Mr.
Joe Porter of the U. S. Navy, at
the bride's home in Maysville.
They also accompanied the > ri
dal part yto the fort ter' 1 ome
near Clarkesvile for the recep
tion. —Banks Cos. Journal.
Sin- - - dy Grrx '
There will be all day servic
es at Shady Grove the second
Sunday in June. Sunday school
at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 11
) y Rev. M. M. Mnllinax. Din
ner on the ground. Singing in
the afternoon. Eveiybody invit
ed to come and bring their song
books, and ieVs have a fine
Something of Bnterest
to > oti-
Officers and Directors of this
Bank recognize the fact that
the interests of the Bank and
its Depositors are mutual.
Any service ~ , , _
Wlien the resources of the Pat
we can render rons and Depositors of the bank
• i increases the volume of our
business increases. It is, .there
cheerfully rendered. fore, wise and prudent for us to
assist you to increase your mon
ef and property. To this end
the most cordial relations be
tween the Officers of the Bank
and its Depositors are encour
aged.
i ARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK,
. J. R. Echols Dead,
im R. Echols, a promi
j:: ‘i .. sen of this county, died
;in Uilledgeville Sunday night,
jand his remans were brought
here for funeral and interment.
The funeral was conducted
at the Baptist church Tuesday
] at 11 o’clock, by Rev. T. T. Rv-.t
ly of Norcross, and his body
was laid to rest in the cemetery
with masonic honors.
Mr. Echo's was well-known
!.in this county, having served as
fClej-k jrt the fckifierior CoOrf uf
! the county for three terms, and
' was!a Mason of h igh an du ng',
as well as a true Christian citi
zen.
The News extends sympathy
to his bereaved wife, and child 1
ren, and other relatives.
—o —
Mrt J. H. Willerc.
A prosperous farme •• sid
ing near Coal Mountain, died
at his home last Friday, m 1 hit
remains were laid to rest the
Coal Mt. cemetery Saturday, af
ter funeral services conducted
by Rev. J. L. Wyatt.
The funeral was in charge of
the I. O. O. F., of which he had
long been a member.
Mr. Willard was about sixty
years fo age, and is survived by
his wife and a number of child
ren to whom we extend sympa
thy in this hour of bereavement
TAX NOTICE.
Tax payers living o.i or near j
the line of Forsyth county, and
having lands in Forsyth am
adjoining counties, will be re
quired to return all lands lyi■ y
in Forsyth county to the Re
ceive! of Forsyth county forth-’
payment of taxes, or return
may he made to the undern.g i
ed. Tl is will save the county ex
pen (' of investigation by tn
Board of Tax Assessors and re-,
lieve it of much work.
Respectfully,
M. Bennett, Cbm. Lrd. oi :
Tax Assessors, Forsyth County. ,
Card of Th-oiks.
We wish to express our sin- 1
cere thanks to the good people j
of Mat f-r the r kindner t ..ho*vn i
us during the sickness and the |
dark hours of the death and j
birial of our darling little girl. 1
R •... Also Dr. R. H. Brambletti
for his faithful service, and Rev i
r. 0. G a n for 1 e < l ml ttion
riche j lie-sings rest upon cv-
Mr. and Mrs. C. u. uuu.
75c. Per Year.
Big Day at Baptist Churc! .
In Gumming on the first Suu-
Iday in June. This will be known
I its an an “All Together Ser
vice” and “Denominatic ;:al
Day.” Sunday school rally at
fen o’clock and preaching by
the pastor at eleven, followed
by the observance of the Lord’s
Supper. >
It is earnestly requested that
every member of the church be
present and let us make it an
“All Together” occasion indeed
’an<l exit of gre*^,-spiritual bk-.ss*
ihg. ’ , -
takes the place af'the all
day home -coming service" w
were to have had in May. Will
not every member begin nc . lo
plan to be present if possible?
’The public cordially invited al
so. No dinner on the grounds—
tte oon •. rvice and no
special <_■ dec.hr.
' . ’. if •ivn, Past'..r.
Ror. 1 Cor lir.issioners.
The folic ving named ge itle
rnen h.i\ > uet n named by the
Ordinary to collect the road tax
and see .after the roads in < ach
of the districts named:
Barkers: C. A. Milford and R.
K. Heard.
Bells: J. 11. Robinson,
Big Creek : C. 11. Brooks ar i E.
L. Bagwell,
C" t' hooehee: J. M. Thor;.ton
tatee: W. E. Bell,
t 1 - ain: i.. W. V >f
ford,
Ctunr ing: J. 1.. Fames,
Ducktown: A. J. Lummus,
Hightower: M. D. Harris,
New Bridge: Asocry Holland,
Rolands: G. if. Wallis,
Setter,down: .1. R. Bramblett,
Vi< kerj : V. . F. Westbrook.
Horn; of these men have been
out collcctii g the commutation
fax, aid in a , <-• of the dis
tricts nearly ail have paid.
Card cf 1 hanks.
V\b wish to tha.ik our many
’riein i id n< igh! • rs, also Dr >.
Brice a* -1 Lip comb and the
dd "their kirn’,
shown us in the sickness and
death of our dear husband avid
fa ; . . J. 11. Willard. May
God bless you ad.
Mrs. J. if. Willard L Children
Poato Plants.
Porto Rico Potato Plants
date $1.75 j 1000
and. Cash \ order:
l • -. J. L. Haw k.as,
Hatley, Ga.