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VOL. XX VIII.
Xjoc al and personal.
Old winter dies hard.
Next Sunday is Easter.
Mrs. M. C. Jackson is visiting
relatives in Atlanta.
See advertisement of L J. Ellis
in another column.
Mrs. J- L. Phillips has returned
from a visit to Atlanta.
Mr. Macon Durham, of Wind-
visiting home folks here.
Mr. C. P. Vaughan, of Ros
well, was a visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. S. P. Porter 'and children
visited relatives at Ducktown
several days of last week.
Mr. Roy Gilstrap spent first of
the week with home folks in Al
pharetta.
Rev. J. W. Gober filled his ap
pointment at Ebenezer Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Major Nuckolls
visited in Gainesville Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Mashburn is spend
ing the week with relatives in
Atlanta and Norcross.
Mrs. H. H. Summerour, of
Warsaw, is visiting her daught
er, Mrs. Marcus Mashburn.
Mr. John Fisher, of Atlanta,
visited his father, Esq. J. L
Fisher, Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. R. H. Thompson filled his
appointment at the Baptist
church Sunday and at night.
Mrs. Wesley Mashburn has re
turned from a week’s visit to rel
atives in Atlanta.
Susan Harrison has re
turned from a week’s visit in At
lanta and Gainesville.
fa, v *
France Merritt, rdfte 4 has
our thanks fora couple loads of
wood on subscription.
Mrs. R. T. Shadburn and chil
dren have returned from a visit
to Atlanta.
Messrs. Harmon Edmondson
and Clarence White, of Buford,
were visitors here Tuesday.
Mrs. W. J. Dodd and son, Joe,
Jr. , of Atlanta, spent part of last
week with relatives here.
Mr. G W. Heard and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mash
burn spent Sunday at Stone Mt
The best shoe on the market
today at anywhere near the price
is the famous Walk-Over Shoe.
See G. W. JHeard.
Miss Marie Boling, who has
been visiting Miss Winnie Sea
bolt, has returned to her home in
Banks county.
Call on C. J. Brannon & Cos.
for your telephone batteries and
save money. They handle the
Red Seal—best made.
Mr. and Mrs. Vester Buice and
little daughter, of route 3, were
the week end guests of Col. A H.
Fisher and family,
Mr. C. T. Kemp, Miss Mollie
Kemp and Mr. Kirby Kemp spent
the week end with relatives in
Atlanta.
Don’t forget my sample shoes
—3OO pairs just received—and
they will be sold at wholesale
cost. G. W. Heard.
j
1 Mr. Leroy Edmondson and Mr.
'Clifford Humphries, of Atlanta,
(were visiting here Friday of last
'week.
Mr. and Mrs. John McGinnis,
of route 3, were the week-end
guests of Mr. W, W. Reid and
family.
Just received a large shipment
of the famous Walk-Over Shoes,
the best shoe for the money man
factured. Have all sizes and the
prices can’t be duplicated else
where. C. W. Heard.
THE NORTH OEOKOIAN
A little son of Mr. G- W, Will
banks has pneumonia.
Mr. Jesse Robbs has returned
from a visit in Milton county.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Pirkleand
children spent Sunday with rela
tives near Coal Mountain.
Mrs. Sarah Martin, of Silver
City, has been the guest this
week of Mr. and Mrs. H. Taylor
Pirkle.
C. J. Brannon & Cos. have just
received a lot of telephone bat
teries, —the very best—and can
save you money. Call and get
what you need.
Three hundred pairs of sam
ple shoes, all styles and sizes, to
be closed out at wholesale cost.
Call and see them,
G. W. Heard.
Missess Hallie McClure, Anne
L Dillard. Edna Henderson and
Stella Douglass spent from Fri
day till Monday in Norcross.
Mr. and Mrs. Olen Merritt,
Miss Eula Fowler, Mr. Thomas
Driggers and Mr. R. T. Shadburn
spent Sunday at Stone Mountain
Mr. Wiley Majors, an old For
syth county bov, now of Rochelle
Ga., was visiting relatives near
Haw Creek several days of last
week.
Shoes for the old man, shoes
for the old woman, for the
young man, shoes for the young
woman, and shoes for the chil
dren, to be found in the 300 sam
ple pairs just received. Prices
at wholesale cost.
G. W. Heard.
Mr. S. J. Smith, farm demon
strator, was in town Tuesday,
He, had. us place his qn:
our mailing list fora year,and
will probably have something to
say to our readers every week or
two.
Rev. J- H. Roberts, a well
known minister and farmer, aged
about 55 years, died at his home
near old Bethel last Sunday, and
was carried to Sugar Hill for bur
ial Monday. He is survived by
his wife and three children, to
whom The North Georgian ex
tends sympathy.
I wish to thank my friends and
customers for their patronage in
the past and announce that I
have opened a barber shop in the
building partly occupied by the
Cumming Garage and earnestly
solicit your patronage.
Phone 89.
W. J. Mashburn.
G. W. Heard has just received
300 pairs sample shoes, men’s
women’s and childrens’ which he
will sell at wholesale. In fact,
some of these shoes will be sold
for less than they can be bought
for in the open market.
Bring your Ford to Strickland
& Wisdom Garage when in need
of repair. Being Ford agents,
we are naturally interested in
your Eord, and by working on
Ford cars exclusively, can give
more and better service
money.—adv.
Fifteen Wanted Job.
A civil service examination for
a rural route carrier to serve For
syth county patrons was held in
Buford Saturday by Examiner 0.
C. Ellis. The purpose of the
examination was to fill a vacancy
now existing and also to make
up a list of carriers for future
vacancies. The applicants num
bered fifteen, and alhwere from
Forsyth. Examiner Ellis stated
that the class as a whole was one
of the best that had ever come
before him seeking positions of
a like character. —Buford Adver
tiser.
GUMMING, GA APRIL* H 1917
Notice,
The postoffice department is
anxious to bring the producer
and consumer in closer touch with
each other through the medium
of the parcel post system, in or
der to reduce the cost of living
to the consumer at the same time
fording the producer a ready
market for his poultry, vegeta
bles, etc.
To this end you are requested
to furnish this office your name
and kind of produce you have for
sale and the time it will be ready
for market, then I will send your
name to the postmaster in Atlan
ta, Ga., which will be distributed
to the patrons of that office
’through the letter carriers.
Please furnish th ! s informa
tion not later than April 8.
A. G. Hockenhull,
Postmaster.
Cumming, Ga.
New Telephone Directory.
Farmer Line subscribers are
requested to call for new edition
of the Cumming Telephone Di
rectory. J, E. PUETT.
Manager.
Card of Thanks.
Father and children wishes to
thank their many friends for
their kindness shown to us thru
out t£e sickness and death of
our wife and mother, Mrs. G. M.
Stone.
G. M. Stone and Children.
ROUTE 1.
These pretty days sure does
look like spring has come at last
Should the weather remain good
another week the farmers will
begin tilling the soil.
Those visiting at Mr. G. W.
Byers’ Sunday were Mr. Joe By
ers and wife, Mr. Homer Byers
and family and Mr. Alex Byers.
Mr. J. P. Chadwick and family
visited Mr. Mark Heard and wife
Sunday.
-Mr. S- C. Williams and family
spent Sunday at Mr. G. W Beav
ers.
Mr. Raymon Roper and daught
er, Nettie, spent Sunday with
relatives at Cuba.
Mr. Jack Wingo and family
visited Mr. W. L. Chadwick Sun
day.
Mrs. Dougherty spent Fri
day visit her daughter, Mrs. Guy
Pirkle.
Little Miss Ollie Williams spent
last week at her grand father’s,
Mr. G. W. Beavers.
Mrs. Maggie Heard spent one
night iast week at Mr. J.P.Chad
wick’s.
Messrs. J. H. and J. M. Pirkle
of Nocross, spent one night last
week at Mr. A.G.Pirkle’s.
Success to all.
Country Boy.
BRANDYWINE.
The farmers are glad to see
the sun again.
Miss Nellie Jones visited Miss
Essie Bagley Tuesday p.m.
Those visiting at Mr. J.E Bag
well’s Sunday were £Mr. V. B.
Bagley and family and Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Bagwell and children.
Rayshell, the little son of Mr.
Elder Bagley, is better at this
writing.
Mr. Theron Webb spent the
day Sunday at Mr. Elder Bagly’s
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McFarland
and little son spent Thursday
night at Rev.L.H. Burgess’s.
Mr. and Mrs. D.M.Nallyand
little son, Everette. spent last
Tuesday with former’s brother,
Mr. C.V.Nally, at Alpharetta.
Mr, G- M. Stone and family
visited relatives in Atlanta Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J.E Kilgore and
family spent the day Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McFarland
Mr. and Mrs. H. L Webb vis
ited their daughter, Mrs. Buren
Bagwell, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs.R.C. Martin spent
the day Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Morris.
Blue Bird.
SAFETY FIRST.
Cumming has a speed law. It
has been on the books of the
council for sometime and is ad
vertised by posted signs. This
speed law is now of force and
effect and will be more strictly
enforced in the future. This is
merely to give notice to motor
ists, and all who fail to observe
it may expect to make a liberal
donation to the street fund,
Marcus Mashburn,
Mai or.
Claud Groover,
Clerk.
BETHLEHEM.
Mrs. Ada Buice and Miss Lucy
Buice spent one night last week
with Mr. E.S. Garrett and family.
Mr. E. A. Strickland and family
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Pendley.
Mr. T. D. Green and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Martha
Bettis
Mr. E.F. Hawkins'and family
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
R, 0. Harrison,
Miss Minnie Lou Hawkins and
brother, Burress, were the guests
of Miss Myrtle and Cecil Castle
berry Saturday night and Sunday
Mrs. J.W.Mangum and daught
er, Essie, spent Friday night
with Mrs. Lou Armstrong.
Miss Minnie Day was the guest
of Miss Mattie Day Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs. J. F. Elliott spent Friday
p.m. with Mrs, E.S Garrett.
Mr. Walter Green of Atlanta,
was in this part Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Essie Mangum was the
guest of Misses Lu'y and Belle
Henderson Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hamby
spent Friday night vjth Mr. and
Mrs. - Charlie Ptr^p c&acst. camp
ground.
Subscriber, I have been look
ing for you to come over in our
burg for several days.
Several from this part went to
campground to the entertain
ment and reported a nice time.
Dutch Girl.
ROUTE 7
Rev. F. R. Smith filled his reg
ular appointment at Midway Sun
day and Sunday night.
Misses Orine Syence and Myre
Goolsby were the guests of Misses
Clarice and Lois Fowler Sunday
evening.
Mr. Harrison Wills and family
visited at Mr. W. Y Pool’s Sun
day.
Mr. Joe Boling and sister Celia,
visited at Mr. J. S. Hall’s Friday
nigh £.
Most everybody around here
went to the campground and took
in the entertainment Fridaynight
Miss Alice Boling visited Miss
Mae Phillips Friday night.
Mr. Fulton Roper and wife and
Mrs.*Maud Holcomb and children
visited at Rev. R. A. Roper’s
Sunday,
Mrs. Mary Boling is right sick,
but we hope she will soon be well
again. /
Mr. J, T. Hendrix is almost
done planting corn.
Mr. Willie Martin and family
of Atlanta, visited at Mr. R. P.
Thompson’s Sunday.
Mr. E. S. Bennett and family
visited at Mr. R.O.Garrett’s Sun
day.
Several from here attended the
singing at Providence Sunday.
We are sorry to say that Mrs.
John Dinsmore is not any better.
Ned.
Insomnia.
Indigestion nearly ilwajs disturbs tte
sleep more or less., and is often the cause
of insomnia. Kata light supper with
little if any meat, and no milk ; also take
one of Chamberlain’ Tablets immedi
ately after supper, and see if you do not
rest much better. Obtainable every
where.—Adv,
ROUTE 7
A Few News Briefs and Pithy
Paragraphs.
Written for the North Georgian
by David Dawdon.
“And ye shall hear of wars'
and rumors of wars, but the end
is not yet ”
We are again blessed with
balmy spring weather, for which
we are thankful.
It is reported that there was a
very large crowd at the school
entertainment at Holbrook camp
ground last Friday night.
We are told that Mr. Julius
Hendrix is done planting corn.
Also Mr. J. W. Ramsey, as well
as the writer, has some corn
planted.
Mr. and Mrs. Sames Fitch, of
near Freemansville, were guests
of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Goss, last Sat
urday night.
Mr. Jesse Carter, of Atlanta,
has been visiting relatives in this
section, returning last Monday.
Mr. Ed H. Ramsey is in shape
to cut hair, also to you,
having purchased up-to-date clip
pers, etc. If you want first-class
work, see him.
Please bear in mind, as you go
along, that the North Georgian
is among the foremost of the
weeklies of the state, and de
serves your paid up support and
co-operation.
Mr. Joe Green, who went to
Atlanta, has moved back and is
now living at the 0. P. Bennett
place,
A man’s wife’s garden is a
great help in these perilous times
of high prices and such.
The littJe son of Mr. and Mrs.
Newt Bearden had the misfor
tune to have its shoulder thrown
out of place one day last week.
Dr. Phillips was called
the injUrgd *
Mr. ffmtorr Jsfvk; a
small territory in which to
news, you will please excuse us
if we exttnd into other domains
in our effort to enlarge our news
sheet.
The recent heavy rains have
washed the fields very badly and
in many instances large gullies
have been cut out where former
ly it was practically level.
The lumber for the new church
house at Longstreet is all sawed
out and building operations will
begin on it when crops are laid
hy.
Mr. J. J. Goss was quite sick
for awhile last Saturday night,
with something like acute indi
gestion.
Come ahead all you writers to
the North Georgian and let us
make it one of the best weekly
newspapers in existence.
A few from here went to the
all day singing at Pravidence last
Sunday.
ROUTE 3
Mrs. R. E. Guthrie and daught
er, Mollie, are visiting Mr. Belve
Guthrie and family at Cumming.
Miss Mary Castleberry was the
guest of Estelle Bennett Sundaf.
Mr. George Holbrook had a
stroke of paralysis last Friday.
Hope for him a speedy recovery.
Mr. Jack Hodges and family
visited Mr. Allen Southard and
family Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bascomb Fowler
spent last Wednesday at A. J
Stewart’s.
Messrs. Sam Stripland and Ce
cil Jett visited at Tom Jett’s
Sunday.
''Mrs. Ollie Vaughan and chil
dren visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Williams, near Brook
wood Sunday.
Mr. Ebb Bagleyand wife visit
ed John Collins and family.
D. E. B.
Some more work is being done
on the new Methodist church.
ROANOKE NEWS
Owe no man anything, but to
love one another, for he thatlov
eth another has fulfilled the law.
For lova worketh no ill to his
neighbor, therefore love is the
fulfillment of the law.
0, what a haven of peace this
world would be if all people lov
ed their neighbor as they do them
selves as'they are commanded to
do. lam no preacher, so guess
I had better go to writing visit
ing.
Master Emmett Hansard spent
Saturday night with Buster and
Lawson Samples,
Mr. Wilt Cook and wife spent
Sunday with Mr. W.S. Hansard,
Rev. Chadwick and family vis
ited Mr. L, B Dover Saturday
night and Sunday, and preached
an excellent sermon Saturday
night.
Millie Hansard spent Saturday
night with Dollie Hansard, and
Dollie and sister, Iris, returning
with her and spending Sunday.
Mrs. Mattie V ughan, and chil
dren visited Mrs. H. D- Hansard
Sunday.
Mr. A. L. Hansard and wife
spent Sunday p.m- with their
son, Mr. W. S. Hansard.
The visitors at Rev. J. W.
Tnomas’ Sunday were M<r. Char
lie Thomas, wife and baby. Mrs.
Henry Thomas and Mrs. Ben
Thomas.
Mrs. J.W, Thomas, we are sor
ry to say, is on the sick list this
week. Hope for her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Addie Hansard spent Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. Mabel
Samples.
Miss Arzell Samples and two
sisters, Lizzie and Dellie, spent
Saturday night with their grand
pa, Mr. W. A. Samples.
Little Dollie and Iris Hansard
spent night. witb-Mrsj
Addie Hansard. . %A
hear of
i-nffiotV df - JVwara. Are
hearing of these But
Christ says this is the beginning
of sorrows He also says not to
be troubled, for all this must
come to pass, but the end is not
yet. But Christ also says and the
gospel of the kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for a
witness unto all the nations, and
then shall the end com i,
And Christ says he will send
his angels with a great sound of
a trumpent and they shall gather
together his elect from the four
winds from one end of heaven to
the other. And he also Isays
watch, for ye know what hour
your Lord doth come.
Therefore be ye also ready for
in such an hour as ye know not
the son of man cometh. I be
lieve, from the reading the the
Bible, that the end if not far off.
Kitty.
NOTICE.
The teachers, club members,
farm demonstrators and all who
will, are requeted to meet at the
court house on Saturday, April
14th.
The purpose of boys and girls
to meet is to form an organiza
tion of each club.
The purpose of teachers and
others to meet is to discuss and
devise plans for having a school
and county fair some time this
year.
The time to join the clubs has
been extended to April 14th. We
have now over one hundred mem
bers enrolled. There will be a
good speaker from Athens here
on that date.
We trust that you will encour
age this work by your presence
and co-operation.
Respectfully,
S. J. Smith.
A- C. Kennemore.
See in the adverticement of
Strickland & Wisdom.
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