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Vol. 12.—N0. 4.
Co-Operation.
Co-operation with ail our customers, regardless of
the size of their accounts, is what this bank aims at
and it is this'sort of helpful service that we will
continue to give our customers.
If your name is not on our books, you are cord
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ially invited to open an account with us. We will
do our utmost to make your dealings with us both
pleasant and profitable.
Bank Of Gumming,
STATE DEPOSITORY
Capital $25,000.C0
Surplus and Profits $25,000.00
OFFICERS
Sam Tate, President, Maynard Mashburn Vice Pres. K. A. Kemp, Cashier
T. J. Pirkle, Vice Pres., N. H. Chadwick, AssT Cash.
DIRECTORS
G. W. Heard, C. C. Pirkle, S. H Allen, L. H. Burgess Dr J H. Hockenhull.
Sam Tate W. K. Kennemore Maynard Mashburn
T. J. Pirkle Dr. Marcus Mashburn K. A. Kemu
Local and Personal
News of Interest.
Going and Coming of People
Gathered at Random For the
Reader* of The New*.
Miss Susan Harrison spent a
day or two of this week in At
lanta on business.
Mr. Roy Otwell was in Gaies
ville Sunday on a visit to Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Bennett
Mr. B. F. Bennett of Gaines
ville was here on business Mon
day.
Mr. E. L. Bradford was in
Buford a day or two last week
looking after cars which he had
shipped.
Mr. Charlie Redd has pur
chased a large truck and will
do hauling between Cumming
and Buford, and also other
hauling for the people.
Read ad of the Dooley Mat
tress Works of Gainesville in
this issue. Mr. Dooley was
here this week and says he can
make anew bed out of an old
one. It’s worth trying, anyway
Miss Pearl Forrist, one of our
correspondents, slipped away
from us and got married just
before Xmas. It was a surprise
to us when we learned if this
wedding last week. She was
married to Mr. Larmon Smith,
and we wish them a long and
happy life.
Don't forget that after next
Wednesday it will be too late to
get the News and daily and Sun
day Constitution for $6.63. Get
your order to us by that time
and we will fill it for you, but
don’t ask us the next day to do,
so for we can’t.
We are requested to announ
ce that there will be a box sup
per at Ducktowh school house
Saturday night. All the boys
are invited to come and bring
the cash and the girls to bring
boxes. A good time is ahead
for those who attend.
Our town got about ou'T’of
kerosene oil again this week.
The roads between Cumming
and Buford on the other side
of the river has gotten so bad
that the Standard Oil Cos. does
not furnish us oil and gasoline
in winter. We would like to
see old Gwinnett come across
and soil this road as we have
done on this side.
The Forsyth County News
Local and Personal
News of Interest.
Going and Coming of People
Gathered at Random For the
Readers of The News.
Mrs. W. J. Groover, who has
been quite sick, is improving.
Mr. R. 6. Burrdss is very sick
at his home on route 4. We trust
he will soon be out again.
Mrs. T. P. Burruss and Miss
Katherine Shirley spent Satur
day in Gainesville shopping.
Miss Robie Seabolt, who is
'teaching in Milton county,
spent the week-end with her
mother here.
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Sewell of
Montezuma are visiting rela
tives in the county for a few
days
If you want a self starter for
your Ford call at Strickland &
Wisdom’s garage and they’ll
fix you up.
Mr. W. P. Stephens has mov
ed back to his farm at Cuba. He
could not stand the pressure of
city life, and went back to the
farm.
Messrs Roy Otwell and Thur
man Shadburn of the Cum
ming Buick Company, have fit
ted up a nice service station in
the building formerly occupied
by W. A. Sigman. They will be
glad to have their friends call
on them when in need of any
thing in their line.
Be careful about getting
‘tanked’ in Cumming. We only
call attention to this matter in
order to keep some unfortunate
man from being arrested and
fined by the Mayor and Coun
cil. The marshall is op the job
all the time and has instruc
tions to arrest those who are
disordery or intoxicated.
Your attention is directed to
the half page ad of Mr. E. L.
Bradford, dealer for the Chevro
let care in this county. This
is a good car and Mr. Bradford
is making many sales in this
territory.
The little Jack
who now lives near Al
bany, died one day last week
and its body was brought to
Mars Hill in this county for fu
neral and interment. We ex
tend sympathy to Mr. and Mrs.
Fowler in the loss of their darl
ing baby.
Sunshine in The Home, Power in The Life
GUMMING, GA., JANUARY
Local and Personal
News of Interest.
Going and Coming of People
Gathered at Random For the
Readers of The News.
'Rev. F. C. Owen filled his ap
pointment Sunday
We are glad to say that Mrs.
J. H. Pruitt, who has been quite
sick, is improving rapidly.
Mr Joel Webb, who has been
real sick for two w 7 eeks is get
ting better.
Mr. John Ed Kirby spent a
, day or two of last week in At
lanta on business.
The rains of last week have
put the roads in a muddy con
dition, and some of them are
full of holes.
Rev. C. T. Brown filled his
appointment at the Baptist
church in town Sunday at elev
en and at night.
Rev. J. A. Chandler and fam
ily of Alpharetta spent Sunday
night with Rev. and Mrs. F. C.
Owen.
The Cumming Oil Mill is do
ing a good business. In fact,
they can not grind meal and
hulls as fast as they have calls
for them.
Mr. C. B. Otwell has purchas
ed a Buick Six of the Cumming
Buick Cos. The Buick is a jim
dandy car and the company is
selling a good many of them.
We regret to learn that Mr.
John A. Kelley of route 3is
very sick. We hope he will
soon be restored to his unual
good health.
Your attention is called to
the ad of the Goodyear Tire in
this issue. This is said to be a
mighty good tire and you will
do well to call for them at the
garages.
Dr. W. E. Lipscomb and fam
ily and Dr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hockenhull wil leave the last of!
Hhe week for a two months'
I stay at Tulane University,'
where the two doctors will take
a special course in medicine.
Messrs Morris and Waddell
of the Medicine Companies
they represent have been in
structed by their companies to
cease selling stuff on a credit
and they will follow these in
structions. See their ad where
f hey pronose to take barter on
their sales.
What The Peiple
Are Saying Lately
Items Gathered Hr*nd There
From Different Readers of
The News. _
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John Bruton: Why don’t you
charge more for the News and
daily and Sunday? The paper
is worth more than you ask for
it.
Miss Leilia Bishop: I enclose
ck. for SI.OO for the News. I
am glad you advanced the price
The paper is worth it.
Roy Strickland: If you want a
selfstarter for that Ford call a
round and we’ll fix you up.
Everybody: Give us that offer
of the News and Daily and Sun
day Constitution at $6.63.
Wiley Majors :I sold two car
loads of hogs in Cumming on
this trip.
John Ed Kirby: I believe that
the Dort is the best car made.
Thad Burruss: That .trade be
tween me and Robert Tatum
got busted up someway.
Joe Patterson: If you want the
News and Daily and Sunday
Constitution for $6.63 you must
come by next Wednesday as the
time is up then. i
John Jones: I come into get
your paper a year. Here’s the
money.
C. E. Sexton: I wantfto t&ke
your paper. My wife|a*j
.wants to read it.
me/that
old News down on route 3,
here’s the money.
Ratio Mathis: Put me down for
the News and daily and Sun
day at $6.63.
Homer White: I want the News
and Tri-Weekly. Send them on
route 2.
Elbert Godfrey :Seems like I
owe you some on the paper.
Here’s the money, send it right
on.
Rud Robbs :Yes, 1 want that
News and daily and Sunday of
fer. It’s a good one.
Claude Groover: I’ll take the
daily and Sunday and your pa
per.
Reeves Wallis: Here’s the mon
ey for the News and Tri-Week
ly. The paper is worth a dollar.
Ed Martin: I’ve done renewed
for the News and want the
daily and.Sunday.
Haynie Brooks: I want some of
them letter heads like you have
at the News office.
Roy Strickland: If you want
that Ford fixed up with a self
starter I can do the work.
Cliff Holbrook: I am down
with the blues because I do not
get my News. Please change
to Alpharetta, route 5.
A Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank our neigh
bors each and every one of
them who so kindly assisted us
during the sickness and death
of our darling baby and also
Drs. Lipscomb and Mashburn
I for their service and kind atten
tion.
May God bless them all is
our prayer.
Homer Byers and family.
Mr. M. W. Webb of Gaines
ville attended a meeting of the
Directors of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank here Wednes
day.
Some Bank Facts
The Farmers & Merchants Bank was organized 12 years ago be
cause of a real need of such an institution.
The rapid growth of this bank from the very date of its organina
tion has justified the wisdom and forethought of those who organ
ized it. ._„, ' M TANARUS: • ■ •
If in our 12 years of service to the people of Forsyth county we
have helped to lighten their burdens and proven ourselves a friend
in need, we feel our work has not been in vain.
We are better prepared to sen e you in 1920 than ever before.
When you need us don’t hesitate to call on us.
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
New Officers Elected Town Of Cumming
By F. & M. Bank.
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Officer* Chosen for Ensuing
Year and Dividend Declared
, By Banfc Here.
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At a meeting of th’e
,Directors vof thp Farmers 4 ger
chants Bank held Wednesday,
the following officers were elec
ted for the ensuing year:
M. W. Webb President, Joel
Webb, G. W. fleard and J. A
Otwell Vice-Presidents, R. E.
Hope Cashier and Olen Merritt
Assistant Cashier
The following Directors were
elected: R. L. Bagley, G. W.
Heard, .A. J. Green, N. I).
Black, Joel Webb, R. B. Bur
russ, Roy E. Strickland, R. E.
Hope, W. A. Robbs, M. W.
Webb and J. A. Otw’ell.
A good dividend was declar
ed, eight per cent of which was
paid to the stockholders and the j
remainder passed up to the sur*
plus fund
The bank reports a most pros
perous year/in 1919, in fact, the
best in the history of the insti
tution.
Mrs Nalley Dead.
Mrs. Mary Adeline Nalley,
died at the home of her son in
Gwinnett county Monday night
and her remains were brought
to Concord for funeral and in
terment Wednesday, the serv
ices being conducted by Re>
G. W. Forrist. She was 77 ]
years of age. had been a mem-'
ber of the Baptist church since
•1856, and was a devoted chris
tian woman.
She is survived by seven chil
dren, a host of other relatives
and friends to whom we extend
sympathy.
$50.00 Reward.
To party who found or tak
en through mistake in change
in Gumming Dec. 23rd, SIOO.OO
Gold Certificate. Number of
same being held by owner and
Birmingham Trust & Saving
Cos. Return to owner or Editor
of the News. No questions ask
ed.
Mrs. E. L. Mullinax Route G.
Col. J. P. Fowler and family
are spending a day or two.in
Atlanta.
To Have Good Lights
Movement is On Foot To Erect
An Electric Light Plant in
City.
M. Pirkle came in to
to see if we
would if he
would put in a plant down at
his mill.
We told him, “Yes,” and he
said that if the people of the
town wanted electric lights now
was the time for them to speak
up, or else forever hereafter
hold their peace.
Mr. Pirkle intends to put in a
regular system and furnish
lights to all business houses
and residences that will patro
nize him.
He will do well with the en
terprise, we are sure, and if he
will go ahead with the work
it will be one more improve
ment for the town.
We hope he w ill succeed and
will lend our efforts to help him
do so.
Mrs. Martin Dead.
Mrs. Sarah Nix Martin, 92
years of age f died at her home
near Coal Mt. Monday t and her
remains were laid to rest at Mt
Moriah Tuesday, after funeral
service conducted by Rev. G. W
Forrist. Mrs. Martin was mar
ried to Samuel Martin about 74
years ago. She joined the Bap
jtist church 46 years ago at Mt.
iMorriah, and lived a Christian
life until death.
She is survived by seven
children and a large number of
other relatives and friends to
whom we extend sympathy.
Important Notice.
My time is almost wholly
taken up with my farming inter
eats and is worth $lO.OO per
day to me at home.
I have no State License to
practice Vetinary Medicine, bid
have given it lots of study and
have spent lots of money and
time to acquire what know
ledge I have of the diseases of
stock.
Any one calling me, I will do
the very best I can for your
stock, but please remember
what my time is worth to me at
home before calling.
H. Taylor Pirkle.
$l.OO Per Year.
Local and Personal
News of Interest.
Going and Coming of People
Gathered at Random For the
Readers of The News.
We are printing eight pages
this week to accommodate our
advertisers tMJjI readers. *
Mr. Advertiser, if yod* want
space in this paper pleaae send
copy in on Monday.
Look up ad of E. H. McGee
& Cos. in this issue. They have
a large number of good mules
ancf horses and will try to
please you
According to gin inspector, P
D. Brown, there was 12 893
bales of cotton ginned in the
county up to January Ist, as
compared to 10,519 up to Janu
ary Ist last year, showing an in
crease of 2,374 bales. The 19-
19 crop in this county will like
ly run to 13,000 bales.
M. L. & T. J. Howard have
purchased the stock of goods of
Mid Fowler at Ducktown and
will continue to do business in
that thriving place. See their
ad in another column.
We would like to see some
nice dwellings going up in Cum
ming to furnish houses for peo
ple who wish to become citi
zens of our town.
A good cotton mill would
pay well in this old town. Our
farmers raise the cotton and a
mill here would be a stimulant
to them to bring all their cotton
to this place as a market.
Your attention is called to
ad of the Carlise Seed & Plant
Cos. in this issue. They are ad
vertising cabbage and potato
plants, and you can send your
order either to Flowery Branch
or Valdosta and it will receive
their best attention.
Miss Cassie Brannon of At
lanta spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Brannon.
Mr. Wiley Majors of Pitts
was here wdth two car load
hogs last of the week, and sold
them out at auction Saturday
evening. It is said that some of
them went mighty cheap.
Miss Ua Shirley and Mr. Rob
ert Parker w’ere happily mar
ried last Sunday, Esq. E. J. Mc-
Ginnus peforming the cere
mony. We wish them a long,
happy and prosperous life.
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