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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF RELIGION, EDUCA TION, LITERA 7 URE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, VOL. XX. PILGRIM MAKES WARM REPLY TO ARTICLE OF W. L. ROGERS Says Rogers Helped to Eat The Beef And Shows Facts. Rabbit In The Brier Patch—Charges That He Wrote Insulting Letters to Davis And Barrett. Mr. Editor: I notice a two column, double header, automatic scalper in The News from W. L. Rogers, which is a sling of hot air at all the Commissioners and overseers of the good old county of Forsyth. In his article he wilfully, know ingly and falsely accused myself and Elliott of being the ark of protection and strong arm of sal vation to the defaulters. He also says all the Commissioners of the county are guilty of “helping the overseers eat the beef.” I don’t know who ate the beef in the other districts, but I do know who ate it in the 87th dis trict. As it is snowing this morning Bro. T’s rabbit got in a brier pitch on this side of the moun tai&and lost a few old papers, aikd happened to fall into mv'possession. I will give you a true* history of the “so-called” , Commissioner. w .Now Luther. von wa> appoint ed Road Commissioner in 1904, with Davis and Barrett. Was there any beef then? Yes, but it was limited. The convict cow was not giving milk then. You had a craving appetite and per sisted in running your unholy hands down in the boys’ jeans and advocated the good roads system—for the boys to get pick and shovel and hit it for 15 days in the year in the ditches, the overseer on the bank with watch and authority in hand. See article in the North Georgian, March 17, 1905. Well, that raised a howl in Canaan and somebody took to the woods. Then you resigned as Commis sioner, joined the detective force and went to reporting road hands, overseer and Commision er, and tried to divide the beef with Judge Gober. But he was not fond of beef, was he? How many times did you go to him on March 27th, 1905, to get him to go down in the boys’ jeans? Luther, show us that salty letter he wrote you. We know what was in it. How many in sulting letters did you write to Davis and Barrett? I have some of them before me now. Do you remember one dated April 5, 1905? It is a dandy. No king on his throne ever used stronger language to his subjects. Tell us about that affidavit you made before the Ordinary. Did you go to that trial? No; in the woods again. Did you succeed in going down in any of the boy ’s jeans that term? If so % how many, and how much much did you get out of your job? Well, I promised to tell you ®jc Mmllj #cotgktL who ate the beef last year. This brings us down to 1909. When I, having served the last 24 years in the capacity of either over seer or commissioner, continu ously, Judge Jones, for fun, I think, hooked Luther, Elliott and myself up together. What next? The same old howl start ed—put ’em in the ditch six days at a time with pick and shovel, overseer on bank with watch and roll calling time. Before each term of the courc Elliott and I objected to the plan and that raised no little quarrel. After about an hour’s discussion every body became satisfied and we proceeded. Everything ran pret ty slick for awhile, till along in August. There was plenty of grass, and the convict cow was giving lots of milk. There was a cave or gully, or washout, on the rood leading from Cumming to Wildcat, and the Commission ers’ attention was called to it. ,We;!?t at Camming to see about it, "and we parleyed, planned and and argued, and decided to all meet and get the overseers to take his hands on that road and fix it, which was right and fair. But what happened next? I was providentially hindered and in the absence of myself and Elliot, Luther took the responsibility to contract with another party and get hands and teams from other roads and districts, and put in his own team to suck the convict cow. But Jeff and I put her in another stall and you had to wait for the taxpayers’ beef to be I killed. Now, tell us how much pay you got for hauling piping—and other work—and hauling done on the road running by your door. Now it is up to Pilgrim and El liott. It has been up to us all the time. When we would say anything about going down in the boys’ jeans from 10 to 50 dollars we would get an agree ment out of you. But when ad vocated plows and scrapes, and modern machinery, and common sense and good judgment, the quicker and cheapest way in the least time we got a row. Now, keep cool, for there is nobody scared on this side of town. The boys on my side of the district say they are ready for us to inspect the roads. Let’s do that like men and say what roads are worked as the law di rects, and which are not worked properly. Now Luther, you say -you are in favor of good roads. Let’s see if you practice what you preach. I don’t aim to consent for you to quit your job and join GUMMING, GA. MAY t> 1910 the reporting crew. We mean for you to serve your time out, and if the roads are reported in bad condition by the Grand Jury in August, we intend to see that you walk up to the slaughter pen like a man and pay your fine to Clerk Brannon like myself and Elliott. Now, if I have misrepresented you or your plans for good roads I have not done so intentionally. I have stated it just as your acts, doings and writings presented themselves. W. C. Pilgrim. Rogers Replies to Overseer. Good morning Bro. Road Over seer. A fine morning for scalfing road overseers. If I had the pow et I would not only scalf part of the overseers, but part af the comrs. I would go after some part of you besides your scalf. Your scalt is too near your brain and judging from your piece in the North Georgian, 1 would infer your scalf is like your brain unde veloped and not of auy value. I would be proud indeed if H. V Jones would appoint course, who woald do their duty and come square down an all lazy overseer like yourself and make you work the full I5 days in a ysar or work yi?'ir road, Give me a chance and I'll hit you square between the eyes for 15 days in a year. Any fool knows it is day when it is not night, so a days work is from sun up till sun down, but if you would lay aside that laay half day notion and shew a manly desire for good roads I would let you otf with 15 days per year of Bor 10 hours each. Poor little selfish lazy over seer, talking about giving one half days work per year to the public for good roads. Such a lazy trifling and-good-for nothing overseer is not worthy of a path to travel much less a good broad public road. 1 don’t know who I’m shooting at nnd care lees I believe in standing flat footed for the right and doing somothing if you have the power. Come out from ambush overseer be a man, face me like a soldier, light your battle like a hero and don’t be blowing off your little pop j gun back in the bushes like a coward. vour name to your pieces and if your name is as ugly and sorry as I judge you are I will ask Roos evelt to suggest you one. Over seer. you ‘say there has been no time suitable to work the roads. I never saw a better time. You have had sunny weather, cloudy weather, wet and dry weather, and still you growl and say no weather to work. If the Lord gives you different weather, you will have to do different praying and stop your growling about the weather. If the Lord were to hand you a free pass to heaven you would growl and be too lazy to make the trip unless you could do it in half day. Mr overseer listen 1 You talk about your state officers, your big road course etc, but my advice to you is work your road well or keep in the bushes, I have already given you fair warning in my other piece and I expect to carry it out to a letter, if Pilgrim and Elliott don’t keep me chained I cannot do or act alone but they cannot keep me from expressing my op:n ions. I think it would be wise for you as an overseer to tat something that will cause you to talk with some sense and also lake something to work the laziness out of you Yes I wear King Quality shoes. A wise man usnally wears the best. I eat fish and beef when I can get them, have plenty bacon and some to sell, am fat and saucy, chained aud ready for business. Loose me and watch mo go after these lazy, stingy half day overseers. Bro. overseer if I am untied this sum mer, good rods will make peace on first inspection and if you have to be ordered back, growling jump ing fences nor taking to the bush es will not save you. I’m not blowing as you may suppose. Pil- grim & Elliott saved your fine April Ist. and they may save it this summer but I guess not as Pilg-im has already told me it we had to send any overseer back over his road this summer, he would stand by me in imposing a fine Three cheers for Pilgrim and you will find Elliott there too. If we fine an overseer he will certainly pay his fine and work his road be sides. If I can get Pilgrim <fe EHiti to stand by me, you will see a sign board every mile, two sign boards and every fork and 4 at every cross roads and our roads clear of rocks We were to inspect our roads Ap r . ist, but deferred on occonnt ot negl'gent overseers. We put an other notice in the papers to work at once and still but few roads worked. I notified Pilgrim Aprd w I lli to inspect tuem and lie still put it off. I’m going to inspect in a few days if I have to go alone The Alternative system wos on us first of 1909. The people wou and not have it so we still have the ole system and no roads. You are going to do better work or have the Alternative system in a sliori time, Mr overseer you order me to stay at home and keep my mouth shut till time to look over your road and if not found in lawful / condition send you back. lam getting tired asking overseer to work their roads and jetting them do as they please. I’ll say once more for the benefit of the over seers that I’m not going to lick my calf over this summer till some fines are paid. Pilgrim & Eiliott may humor you more but I assure you I am down and ;ut of the begging and humoring business. I am keeping N. A. Morris posted on our roads and furnishing him clippings from our papers on the road question. As ever. W, L. Rogers. So called road oomr. Notice of Review Course. On Monday May 23, I ex pect to begin a review- course for those who wish to pass the next examination arid those who would like to become very thorough in the seventh grade. The course will be full of good things and nothing you* need will be left off. It will 1 continue for twenty days and” end just in time for the ex amination. My terms are $3.00 for the full course. Nearly thirty have already arranged for the course, you cannot afford to miss it. T P Tribble. ROUTE 7 Looks like spring has come again. Rev Shields preached at Mid way Saturday, and Rev Singletoa> Sunday. The singing at Mr M L Holbrook; Sunday night was fine. Messrs Elliott, Guthrie and Smith are sawing at Mr J T H*— drix’s. Messrs R O Harrison and Elliott 1 Castleberry visited at Mr D W Boling’s Sunday. Mr Erlie Bennett and sister Othell were the guests of M L Hol brook and family Saturday night. SingiDg at Midway every first Sunday eviening, Everybody cone out and lets have a good sinking Mr Charlie Hendrix ie pr-'-ident, and sure knows how to sin '. Mr Tommy Ezzird is visiting home folks. There will be a singing at Shiloh e Snnd.tv afternoon. Mr Arp Hooper was the guest of Mr Miles Elliott or route o Sat urday night. Miss Pauline Dodd entered school at Cumming Monday. Mrs Ida Wills, of Cumm’ng.. spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs J S Han sard. MrTyra Sewell and family, of Heardville, visited M r R P Thomp son and family Saturday night and Sunday. Clever W W Jones was in onr burg Monday taking the census. Mrs Nannie Wood and Mr Joho Webb visited Mr Henry Webb and family Saturday night, Mr Jule Watson and family vis ited Mrs Hardin and family Sun— day. Jay Biref. An interesting revival is in progress at the Baptist church in town, conducted by Revs., E B Gill, W J I) Upshaw and Solomon, NO* IS