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Forfe/t w^s 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? [ 1 "*3 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. • 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.