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THE CLEVELAND COURIER
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
XIX, No 84.1
KIMSEY NEWS.
Mr. Marvin Allen and Mrs. M.
C. Allen visited the family of Mr.
W. C. Densmore Sunday.
Mr. - G. E. Allen spent a fiew
hours with his uncle, Mr. W. J.
Allen, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Austin of Buford passed
through this section last Sunday
and stopped a while with G. E
Allen. Mr. Austin passed through
here several years ago “broke” and
Mr. Allen.gave him a“!ift”and he
has not forgotton it.
Mrs. F. A. Mcafee sdent Satur—
day in Cleveland.
Miss Madalene Castleberry spent
Sunday with Miss Mary Hood.
Several from this section went
up to Mt. Pleasenl Sunday.
Mrs. G. E. Allen and little son
spent Sunday w uth the family of
Mr. W. A. Nix.
CENTERSIDE.
Because of so much rain farmers
are not yet dons planting.
Mr. Henry Alexander gave the
young people a singing Sunday
night.
Mr. Ben Trotter went to Gaines¬
ville last week on buisness.
Mr. Calvin Hulsey’s baby is some
better at this writing.
There will be an all-day singing
at Centergrove the third Sunday
in June. Remember the day and
come and hear some good singing.
Small grain is looking good in
this part.
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Autry were
f ^
Ask Roe White who the boys
were did so much shooting near
his house Sunday evening.
Bring Your Chickens and Eggs.
Now is the time to buy your
mid-summer hats. Every hat go¬
ing cheap, big line just arrived.
We have the
most complete line of childrens
hats we have had this season.
Prices from 25^ to $a.oo, also boy
hats from 2 to 10 yrs. Childrens
white dresses from 75^ t0 $3-5°’
middy blouses, lawn waists, silk
waists. Serge skirts in black and
Navy. Also black satin and white
satin skirts.
Headquarters for the California
Perfume Company. We handle a
complste line of toilet articles.
Buy Thrift stamps and Liberty
Bonds. Help your country win
the war.
CI.KVKI.AND MII.I.INKRY CO.
Cleveland, - - Georgia.
Blue Ridge Dots.
Mr. Charlie Turner after a few
months absence is home from Ohio.
The box supper at Blue Ridge
Saturday night brought $18.00.
There will be a box supper at
Pisgah Saturday night.
Rev. H. M. Edwards and Mr.
G. E. Allen spent Sunday after¬
noon with us.
Mesdames T. J. and G. B.
Winkler spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. B. J. Beach who is yet
quite ill.
Mrs. M. C. Allen and son,
Marvin, spent Sunday with Mr.
W. C. Densmore’s family near
Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Davidson of
Cleveland were visiting the city of
the dead at Mt. Pleasant Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Lougene Taylor was visit¬
ing Miss Mary Allen Sunday.
The peach crop in this vicinity
seetns to be coming short, as they
are dropping off the trees very fast.
Leaf Leaflets.
Rev. James Alley of Texas
preached a good old time bible ser¬
mon at Macedonia Saturday night
which was greatly appreciated by
his hearers.
Rev. Stanton Nicholson deliver¬
ed a fine sermon at Macedonia last
Sunday. Much good was accoin
plishep.
Mr. E. T. Irvin went to Atlanta
in his car last Saturday, accom¬
panied by Mr. John Brewster.
The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Vir¬
gil Nelms died last Saturday and
was buried at Macedonia Sunday
evening. Mr. Enoch Brownlow
conducting the burial services. The
bereaved family have our sincere
love and sympathy.
Mr. Jesse Wright and wife of
near Cleveland were visiting his
father, Saturday night and Sun¬
day.
Mr. Tom Warwick and family
visited his father, Mr. D. N. War¬
wick of Cleveland, Saturday night.
Lightning killed Mr. J. K. Ken
imer’s milch cow one day last
week.
Mr. W. II. Thompson ann farni
ly visited Mr. C. T. Allison of
Gainesville Saturday evening.
Mr. Ed Elrod of Habersham
spent Friday night with his broth¬
er, Mr. Lee Elrod.
Mr. George Palmer and family
of Cornelia were visiting Mrs.
Jane Palmer Saturday evening.
Mr, Wiley Warwick and family
of Cleveland attended preaching
at Macedonia Sunday.
Mr. Frank Wofford' m&de a
business trip to Cornelia lastThurs
day.
Rev. James Alley preached at
Macedonia next Sunday evening
at 3 130 P, M. Everybody come
out and bear a gospel sermon.
R. W. Garner preached at Mr.
Ed Skelton’s last Sunday evening
Grandma Skelton, as her health
being so she can’t attend church.
There is more Catarrh In this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years It was sup¬
posed to be Incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional con¬
ditions and therefore requires constitu¬
tional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Medi¬
cine, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thro the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re¬
gard is offered for any case that Hall’s
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
ir J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 76c. consUpatlon.
HaH’B Family Fills tor
Tesnatee News.
After being absent for several
weeks we now come again with
Tesnatee News.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Allen spent
last Sunday with the family of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Reid on Tesnatee.
Mr. W. J. Oakes was investigat¬
ing in this part last Sunday.
Mr. J. G. Thomas of Hoods
Chapel was visiting here Sunday.
Mrs. Myra Hunt has returned
home from a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Aurora Dockery of Lumpkin
county.
Mr. James Bowman of Helen
spent last Sunday in this part
amongst friends.
Miss Addie Thomas, who has
been spending several weeks in
Cleveland with Misses Jessie Mae
and Minnie Oakes, has returned
home.
INSURANCE.
Fire, Life, Sick, Accident and
all other kinds of protection are
sold by
Cleveland Insurance Agency.
A. G. Maxwell, Mgr.
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA, MAY 17, 1918.
LEAF R. F. D. No. I.
We have beeen having some fine
weather for farming. Most of the
farmers of this section are done
planting.
The Sunday School at Blue
Creek is getting along fine. We
are glad to see so many folks com¬
ing out. Everybody come out
next Sunday morning, as want to
plan for a Sunday School rally the
fifth Sunday in June. Rev. C. O
English will preach on that day at
11 o’clock a. m. We want to
have some exercises and also some
good singing.
Several from this part attended
the commencement at Cleveland
last week.
Mrs. J. P. Cooley happened to
the misfortune of falling out of the
wagon on Friday night of com¬
mencement at Cleveland, hurting
herself seriously. She is unable to
walk on account of the shock.
Air. Dewey Stovall and sisters
attended commencement at Helen
Friday night. On returning home
they broke an axle of their car.
Afr. J. H. Shelnut gave a sing¬
ing Sunday afternoon. There
was a good crowd present and all
had a good time.
The Sunday School at Oakes
Chapel is progressing nicely.
NOTICE
I have three good mules and two
horses that I will close out at below
what they are worth. *t.
F. G. Jones.’
Reply To Underwood. #«
In last week’sCourier we noticed
an article entit!ed“Underwoodism”
The Underwood part of the word
does not disturb us in the least, for
we consider it as common as any
name that begins with a capital
letter, but the “ism” part sounds so
conceited that we think it deserves
a few words in reply.
We were not present when the
vote was taken to stop the anti¬
liquor society (so-called)from hold¬
ing its meetings in the church
house, and of course we do not
Atlanta and Georgia’s fnobleii)
The Stockholders of the Georgia Railway and Power Company
want to co-operate with the citizens of Atlanta and Northern Georgia
in building up the manufacturing interests.
Every town in Northern Georgia would be benefitted by having
a plentiful supply of electric power to offer to manufacturers, and serve
to its residents.
Owing to extraordinary demands caused by (lie war, the entire
output of electricity produced by the Company is now in use, and the
government and many industries are demanding electric power as a
substitute for high priced coal.
The Georgia Railway and Power Company has been progressive
and has rapidly extended its service to the smaller towns,rural districts,
and its programme of additions and extensions had only begun.
Without ample electric service for lights,for driving machinery
or for operating interurban railways,it will be impossible for Northern
Georgia to attract factories or enjoy t[ie comforts of living which follow
the electric service. Marble quarries,gins,pumping plants,cotton mills,
hosiery mills and many other industries,are waiting for our service and
we are anxious to give it, but—
During the past twelve months the cost of material and labor used
by the Company has increased to such an extent that during the year
1917 the Company’s operations showed a loss of $466,782.24.
The Company had already begun the construction of additional
dams to produce the increased electricity needed to meet the war con¬
ditions. These undertakings must be curtailed until the Company’s net
earnings produce the money necessary to pay the interest on their cost.
The Company has filed a petition witli the Railroad Commission of
Georgia for increased rates and fares. The increase is necessary to
enable the Company to continue its policy of good service and continuep
extension of its usefulness.
In more than 500 cases applications for increased revenue have been
granted to public utility corporations in the United States and Canada.
President Wilson has expressed himself on the subject as being in
favor of reasonable increases in rates to meet increased expenses.
Every citizen in North Georgia is interested in this question and
it is the wish of the officers of the Company^that every citizen should
be fully advised of the facts. Any inquiries will be promptly answered.
GEORGIA RAILWAY & POWER CO.
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the motive that each had in
for voting thus, but we are
that every member pres¬
including some anti-liquor
members themselves voted
holding the meetings in the
building, with the excep¬
of one.
Air. Underwood concedes that
church is an independent or¬
Why, then, should he
critically condemn the acts of
members of a church that he
no connection with whatever.
think it is’ another case of
in where he has no busi¬
Some people are noted for
Mr. Underwood questions
motives of the members of this
for voting as they did.
Suppose we question his motive for
making this uncalled-for and per¬
nicious attack upon those members
who were attending to their own
business. Did Air. Underwood
make this attack from a sincere
motive of a moral and religious
sense of duty, or was it for the pur¬
pose of attaining some notoriety?
In either event he is only heaping
coal to the ilatnes of an already dis¬
rupted church and community. If
Mr. Underwood is such an avowed
enemy of “the devil” (whiskey)
we suggest that he begin his work
of reforming churches a little near¬
er home. Perhaps the church of
which he is a member has some
whiskey sympathizers. Why don’t
lie-jump on them with both hands
and feet? Is it possible Air. Un¬
derwood lias a little tinge of this
moral cowardice which he accuses
Others of having.
Now, understand we are not tak¬
ing sides with whiskey, quite the
but we think any church
has the right to corfduct its own
affairs without outside interference,
when they do it from
pious motives, as we believe that,
least the majority of these men
We will state in defense of
church that we believe, as a
it is as free from the manu¬
and use of whiskey as any
in the county, either Bap¬
or Methodist, aud their sym¬
are as much against whiskey
to their motive of debarring the
society from holding
meetings in the church build-
we have not questioned them,
do we consider that we or
else have the right to do so.
we are sure that they can
a good and sufficient reason
will justify them in the sight
their Lord, if not acceptable to
Uirderwood.
FRANK TURNER.
Nix Supports Church
And Flays Anti-Liquor Club.
After reading an article in last
of the Courier 1 feel it a duty
well as a pleasure to reply, as 1
a member of that church. I,
one,leave it to Mr. Underwood’s
of what he was writing
being so hasty in his condem¬
We all kn >w that a wise
always waits until he knows
position before he begins his
What he said about
chtirchmembers at Tesnatee I
no Christian or gentleman
have said until • he under¬
the circumstances.
1 state to the public that the
of Tesnatee church do not
uphold whiskey by any means
whatever. When we voted the
club out of the church
it was by a vote of all against one ;
member voted to hold the
in the church.
Our church, like all others, was
for public worship only,
I don’t mean Baptists only,
for all good people are welcome,
more than welcome.
I will state right here that a man
not have to join the anti¬
whiskey club to do his duty, if so,
I am a slacker,and we will be com¬
pelled to say that our forefathers
had failed in their duty and strayed
from the path that leads to immor¬
tal glory, and I say frankly, and
with regret, that our forefathers
were so far ahead of us in regard to
that I can’t afford to
ourselves with them. I
know whether it is because
put more faith in anti-whiskey
than the church or not. It
like some people think that
they are against whiskey they
do anything they want to and
saved. 1 am bitterly opposed to
I want that plainly
But come on and have
tilings common, the Bible says.
whiskey all the evil that we have
fight ? If it is, fight it and do
but fight whiskey, but if it
an equal, fight it some. Lying
dishonesty are doing as much
as whiskey, and no one says
against it.
Is it because more of us are prac¬
this and we don’t feel our¬
worthy to fight it, or is it be¬
we have never heard it
and have come to believe it
no harm/
I say put all things down that is
in the sight of God, and
we will be doing what a
will do. Whiskey is an
and a bad one, and is causing
country a lot of trouble. It is
11s to have to fight Ger¬
No, it has done so much I
it had caused the war, but
was lying and dishonesty if I atn
mistaken. Germany would say
thing and then not do it—I guess
kaiser was drunk, so whiskey
it at last, so it might be all
for us to join the anti-whiskey
and then we can lie and do
we want to and the devil
stick to us,and the Lord might
“Well done .thou good and
servant, thou hast been
over a few things. I will
you ruler over many.” Will
kind of doctrine do? I don’t
so. Be ye temperate in all
That you may know what
of men some members of the
club are whose hearts
troubled because Tesnatee
voted them out, we want to
that some lie, some are boot¬
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leggers.and some have hauled whis¬
key along the public road less than
two years ago. Some of the anti¬
whiskey club are good men, but
they are in mighty bad company.
We hate above all things a wolf
in sheep’s clothing.
“Love thy neighbor as thyself.”
1 know it to be a fact that there
is one dozen lies to every spoonful
of whiskey in our community. I
think we need a club to put down
lying worse than a whiskey club,
because we have more of it in our
part ol the country. The devil is
not asleep and I don’t think he has
slept any in this community in six
months. Hie Bible tells 11s that vve
shall be tempted but not above
what vve can bear. The devil
stood in Christ s face and tempted
him but He said, “Get thee behind
me, satan,’ and that is what we
say- to-day.
Now, in conclusion, will say that
il some ol us don’t get on a new
line of living we are just as sure of
hell as a martin is its goard.
Strait is the road and narrow is
the gate and few there he that find
it. I wish the people in our com¬
munity would be like the two hun¬
dred pound woman who was going
to get married to a small man. She
decided to sit on his lap (he day
before the wedding, so she sat
down and being well satisfied she
iorgot herself tor some time, so
finally she looked down and said,
“darling, are you tired?” Him,
kindly lying back, said, “I was
tired but I am paralyzed now.” I
want the people in our community
to put their foot on the devil and
not only make him tired, but para
bze him. Do right and do our
fellow men right, If a man is doing
wrong, to him wr-ieve'n and h^iT^vvhiskey,'
go tell him he is doing
wrong and you are interested in
h,m and wnru him to do better,and
you might be the instigation of
saving a poor soul from hell. Then
what have you gained? The worth
of ten thousand worlds like this.
One kind word or deed is worth all
the harsh means you can do. Be
bold as a lion, harmless as a dove,
wise as :l serpent. Then you
will be working f or God. The
devil is a roaring lion wandering
to and fro seeking whom he may
devour, and his followers are walk¬
ing in his footprints.
'Hie Christian should not become
discouraged for the Bible says, “If
Cod be for us, who can be against
11 s ^ bis should be consoling to
those that walk uprightly.
With best wishes to all,
BRANNON NIX.
Above we publish two art
written by members of Tesi
church in reply to an article a P |
mg in our issue for last week
the pen of Col. T. F. Underw
and now that our readers are
aware of the attitude each of 1
writers assume for or against v
key, it is not likely that we
deem it advisable to give spa
a further discussion of this sut
for it is not likely the anti-whi
people will care to say anytl
as before they organized
doubtless fully anticipated op
tion to an anti-liquor club. I
ever, as the best interests ol
community is paramount ir
mind, we hope that when
storm clouds have been cle
from the darkened skies by the
gentle winds of good will
love, that the sunshir
honesty and sobi
find a sweet resting place
upon unselfishness, burr
and neighborly esteem, gi
glorious essences of gem
imbedded in the
the soul and made mani
the flesh, peacefully
resting in the mind
of every person in 1
