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Vol. 12.—N0. 6.
Use This Bank
The Bank of Cumming is at your service in any matter of banking
-checking accounts, time deposits, loans, safe deposit boxes, help
with investments, helping small accounts grow into large ones etc
This is a bank with a heart. It shows consideration for customers
and takes pains to give personal attention, especially to persons in
experienced in banking methods. But this is also a bank with a
head, using sound judgement in the conduct of its affairs. Safe
ty and service are our twin watchword.
Use this bank.
BANK OF CUMMING,
STATE DEPOSITORY.
Capital $25,000.00
Surplus and Profits _525,000.00
Local and Personal
News of Interest.
Going and Coming of People
Gathered at Random For the
Readers of The News.
Court next week. Are you
ready?
Mr. R. E. Hope was in Atlan
ta on business Monday
Don’t forget to call on Gus
Bacon down on route 6 and get
some of those Rucker cotton!
seed while they last.
Just as we go to press we are'
informed that Mr. W. H. Kenne- j
more died Wednesday and will
be buried at New Hopo today,
The County Commissioners
held their regular monthly
meeting Wednesday and pass
ed on the accounts for January
work for the county.
Mr. Cole Harrison and fam
ily of Memphis, Tenn., have
been visiting his mother at
Coal Mt.
Miss Mary Robinson of route
2, and Mr. Arnold Williams of
route 6, were married Sunday,
Rev. R. H. Thompson perform
ing the ceremony. We wish
them a long, happy and pros
perous life.
Note the rounds of the Tax
Receiver in another column,
and meet him at your nearest
stop and return your taxes for
1920.
Mr. W. E. Bell, the clever
auctioneer who conducted the
‘old hoss sale’ of the American
Railway Express Cos. here last
Saturday, made such a favor
able impression with his work
that he has been engaged to con
duct all similar sales of this
company in Georgia and South
Carolina. This news will be oi
interest to his many friends
throughout this section.
Gainesville News.
The convicts are now on the
Atlanta road in sight of town.
We hope to see this road put
in traveling shape by the end of
the year so the people here can
get to a wholesale market with
out having to go in mud knee
deep over the Buford road.
Col. and Mrs. H. L. Patterson
celebrated their fiftieth wed
ding anniversary Tuesday. Al
tho seventy five years old. Col.
Patterson is in good health and
full of vim and vitality.
The Forsyth County News
Local and Personal
News of Interest.
Going and Coming of People
Gathered at Random For the
Readers of The News.
Miss Mary Patterson is spend
ing several with relatives
in Atlanta.
We regret to learn of the ill
ness of our friend, Lewis Led
better, over at Ducktown, and
hope he will soon be out again.
Note change in ad of E. H.
McGee & Cos. in this issue.
They’ve got the mules and want 1
to sell ‘em to you.
The Board of Education met
Tuesday in regular monthly ses
sion. |
Ye editor has been out sever- j
al days selling calendars for
1921, and is meeting with great
success. We will be on the
road the latter part of each
| week for sometime now, and
hope to get enough orders to
! justify us in giving our subscrib
! ers a good one this fall.
Willis Black and Paul Dover
over at Flowery Branch, have
an up-to-date garage in that
.town. They expect soon to
have the best in north Georgia.
Miss Callie Phillips, daugh
ter of Mr. Marshall Phillips,
formerly of this county, died at
the home of her mother in Bu
ford last week. She is survived
by her mother, and several
brothers and sisters in this and
adjoining counties to whom we .
extend sympathy.
Don’t fail to read the ad of
T. M. Boaz of Calhoun on anoth
er page. Mr. Boaz is a farmer
of wide experience and is try
ing to sell you a machine to
ditch and terrace your rolling
land It might be well for you
to -write him in regard to the
matter.
Claude Wheeler, and the
Census Enumerators, wish to 1
thank the people for their kind
ness to them while taking the
census They say that Forsyth
county has the most hospitable
people in the world, and we be
lieve they are right.
On account of so many legal
ads coming in after we had
printed most of our paper, we
are short on news items this
week. Will try to do better
'next week.
Sunshine In The Home, Power In The Life
CUMMING, GA, FEBRUARY 6TH, 19J0.
Local and Personal
News of Interest.
Going and Coming of People
Gathered at Random For the
Readers of The News.
Be sure to read the new legal
ads this week.
Note change in Fordson ad
of Strickland & Wisdom.
Mr. Roy Strickland and fam
ily spent a few days of this
week in Atlanta.
Mr. D. L. Phillips and family
spent Sunday with relatives at
Cuba.
Mr. S. H. Allen spent several
days last week in Atlanta and
Chamblee on business.
! Messrs J. L. Phillips and C.
jB. Otwell were in Atlanta Mon
day.
Read ad of the Gainesville
Seed & Produce Cos. in this is
sue and call on them when in
Gainesville.
Virgil Kemp is making ar
rangements to open up a sales
room in Buford and will sell the
Chevrolet car in that territory
The census enumerators have
about finished their work, some
of them have already sent in
their reports to Washington.
There were 13,195 bales of
cotton ginned in the county up
to Jan. 16, as compared to
10,813 up to the same time last
year, showing an increase of
2,882 bales.
; While in Duluth Monday we
! were pleased to find that Steve
Poole and the Bagwell boys, al
so Will Jones, were doing well
in business there. They are old
Forsyth county boys, ahd we
like to hear of their success.
Famp Edwards and Homer
Wright have bough! out the
s‘i ck of goo *s < ' Mr. C. A Tur
ner at" Suwanee and now have
a large stock. These boys were
born and raised in this county,
‘and we are glad to know that
they are doing well.
FOUND—One set of car tools
south of Cumming owner can
get same by calling on R. L.
Martin down in Bells District
and describing same and pay
ing for this ad.
See new ad of Ross Carruth
in this issue. Ross is a little
sink with tonsilitis but will have
-our wcjk done if you’ll bring
i it to him.
What The People
Are Saying Lately
Items Gathered Here and There
Freni Different Readers of
The News.
*
Ed McGinnus: I will he in the
race for Tax Receiver, and will
appreciate the vote of the peo
ple.
John Wood: My announcement
will appear soon for Solicitor
General.
John Dorsey: Why, o<"course,
I will be a candidate for Solici
tor of the Blue Ridge Circuit.
Claude Wheeler: No, sir, I will
not be in politics this year. . Tt
costs too much money to run
for office in Forsyth county.
Ye Editor: The Constitution
has renewed that good offer,
and you can get the News and
daily and Sunday for $6.6.3 if
you take it by March 10th.
The Law Breakers: We are
wondering what that man Blair
is gwine to do with us at court.
Paul Jones: I am sending you
check for SI.OO for your paper.
You are getting up a pretty
goodun over there.
John Rudasill: My job plant
just keeps me going all the time
Getting sight of work to do.
The Merchants: We must have
some of those calendars you
are selling so cheap. Come a
round to see us.
Roy Otwell: We sell ,5 Ul a
and Cleveland MotorcyClv’ _ ou.
do not guarantee the life dj'the
rider.
The Rural Carriers: The roads
got a little better, but it
went and rained on them again
Scip Maddox: I am going to
send up a check for that paper
and the daily and Sunday.
The Farmers: We are busy
now making preparations for
another crop.
Mother and Infant Dies.
Mrs. Dovie Rider, thirty
years of age, and her little in
fant, died at their home near
Silver City one day last week,
and they were both buried in
the same casket at Concord,
Rev. G. W. Forrist conducting
the funeral services.
Mrs. Rider is survived by her
husband and one little boy, to
whom we extend sympathy
Mr. P. A. Sullivan.
Died at his home near Long
street one day last week and his
remains were laid to rest at Al
pharetta, Rev. B. A. Phillips
conducting the funeral services
Mr. Sullivan was seventy six
years of age, and is survived by
several children, and a host of
other relatives and friends to
whom we extend sympathy.
For Service.
I will keep my registered Du
roc Male Hog for service this
season. Fee $2.50, payable in
advance. '"Miff®
J. M. Thornton, Cumming,
Ga, route 5.
Editor Forsyth County News:
Please give us space to thank
our neighbors and all the kind
friends that gave their willing
heln in our bereavement,. May
ihey be the recipients of God’s
richest blessings. To one and
all of them we extend our
thanks.
The children of P. A. Sullivan
Mr Roy Otwell was in Gaines
ville a day or two last week.
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS
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The undersigned Officers and Directors of the Farmers & Mer
chants Bank respectfully l solicit your patronage of this Bank, as
suring you of fair and impartial treatment whether your account
be large or small.
We are prepared to serve you in a satisfactory manner and ren
der you any service possible consistent with sound banking. .
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
Capital _ $25,000.00
Surplus and Profits $26,000.00
OFFICERS: M. W. Webb, President; G. W. Heard, Joel Webb
and J. A. Otwell, Vice-Pres; R. E. Hope, Cashier; Olen Merritt
Asst., Cashier.
DIRECTORS: G. W. Heard, R. L. Bagley, J. A. Otwell,- A. J.
Green, W. A. Robbs, N. D. Black, Roy Strickland, R. B. Burruss,
M. W. Webb, R. E. Hope, Joel Webb.
Tax Receiver’s Notice.
I will be at the following
places on the dates stated for
the .purpose of receiving tax re
turns for the year 1920.
Chattahoochee District
S J McGee, Feb. 9,8, a. m.
E C Johnson, store, 9, a. jn,
M'-fit' .Thompson* TO'am. " *
Orrs store, Noon.
Rich Brice store, 2 p. m.
New Bridge District
G W Olivett, Night.
Court Ground, Feb. 10, a m.
Jason Crow? 9 a. m.
B H Brown, place, 10, a. m.
N R Brogdon, Noon.
Chestatee District
Jones store, 2 p. m.
I George Stovall, 4 p. m.
Sol J Smith, Night.
Court Ground, Feb. 11, 8 a. m.
Hamby Patterson, 10, a. m.
A J Julian, Noon
W M Porter, 3, p m
Roy Westbrook, store, 4, p. m.
Braxton Hope, Night.
L M Jones store, Feb. 12, 9am
iMarve Bell place, 10, a. m.
Stripland store, 11, a m.
A A Clark, Noon
C E Castleberry, 1, p. m.
L L Crow, 2 P m.
Mrs. Laura Parks, 3 p. m.
Ben C. Fowler, Night.
Will Hammonds, Feb. 13, 9am
i Montgomery store, 10 a. m.
A J Smith, Noon
I Bart Smith, 3, p. m.
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Please meet me promptly at
the places named above and
have a list of your property
itemized, also dwelling houses
as the law requires them to be
given in seperate
Return all property held on
Jan. Ist.
J. C. Williams, R. T. R.
Notice.
All parties connected with
the Mat Switch Board directly
or indirectly who is not paying
exchange must make arrange
ment at once or you can not got
service here. The Switch Board
is just here for operation and
is not my property. The sub
scribers expects me to treat all
alike so if you don’t pay don’t
call and save the trouble of be
ing embarrassed by being turn
ed down.
The above does not apply to
any one who pays at any other
place.
C. A. Milford.
Georgia, Foreyth County.
To all whom it may concern:
Mrs. M. A. Ramsey administra
tor upon the estate of John W.
Ramsey, late of said county, de
ceased, having filed her petition
for discharge, this is to cite all
persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to snow cause, if any
they can, granting
of this discharge at the raguMr
term of the Court of Ordinary
of said county to be hctld on the
first Monday in March 1920.
Given under my hand and of
ficial signature, this 3rd day of
February 1920.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
To all whom it may concern :
Mrs. Amanda Delong having
made application for 12 months
support for herself and six
minor children out of the estate
of Geo. D. Delong and ap
praisers duly appointed to set
apart the same having filed
their return, all persons con
cerned are hereby required to
show cause before the Court of
Ordinary of said county on the
first Monday in March 1920,
why said application should not
be granted.
Given upder my hand and of
ficial signature, this 3rd day of
February 1920.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
| To all whom it may concern:
Mrs. Louisa Willard having
made application for 12 months
support for herself and one
minor child out of the estate oi
J. H. Willard and appraisers
duly appointed to set apart the
same having filed their return,
all persons concerned are here
by required to show cause be
fore the Court of Ordinary of
said county on the first Monday
in March 1920, why said appli
cation should not be granted
Given under my hand and of
ficial signature, this 3rd day of
February 1920.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
To all whom it may concern:*
L. W. Wofford, Guardian upon
the estate of J. Thad Bramblett
having filed his petition for dis
charge, this is to cite all persons
concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any tiny
can, against the granting of
this discharge at the regular
term of the Court of Ordinary
of said county to be held on the
first Monday in March 1920.
Given under my hand and of
ficial signature, this 3rd, day of
February 1920.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Rev. F. C. Owen filled his ap
pointment at New Hope Sunday
SI.OO Per Year.
Georgia, Forsyth County
To all whom it may concern :
N. G. Deaton administrator up
on the estate of J. T. Majors,
late of said county, deceased,
having filed his petition for dis
charge, this is to cite all per
sons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any
they can, against the granting
UTtniVftisctiarge at tire fegular 1
term of the Court ofcOrdW
of said county to be held on tne
first Monday in March 1920.
Given under my hand and of
ficial signature, this 3rd, day of
February 1920.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Georgia, Forsyth County:
To all whom it may concern:
C. A. Milford administrator up
on the estate of S. J. Harris,
late of said county, deceased,
having filed his petition for dis
charge, this is to cite all per
sons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any
they can, against the granting
of this discharge at the regular
term of the Court of Ordinary
of said county to be held on the
first Monday in March 1920.
Given under my hand aid of
ficial signature, tins 3rd, day of
February 1920.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary,
Georgia, Forsyth County:
To all whom it may con-ern:
J. T. Hendrix administrator up
on the estate of Charley O Hen
drix, late of said county, de
ceased, having filed his pe ition
for discharge, this is to ci e all
persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any
they can, against the granting
of this discharge at the re ,ular
term of the Court of Ord nary
of said county to be held o i the
first Monday in March 1920.
Given under my hand aid of
ficial signature, this 3rd, day of
February 1920.
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Ordinaticci Service.
Friday before the third Sun
day three or four deacons will
be ordained at Cross I oads
church . All sister churches in
the community are invit and to
attend
G. W. Forrist, Pastor.
Rev. C. T. Brown has been
quite sick for several days with
flu, and did not fill his appoint
ment here Sunday. We trust
he will soon be out again.
For Service.
I will keep my male yearling
this year, fee sl. All owing me
on last year please call and pay
me. Reuben McGinnus, route 2