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VOL. XX VI IT.
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Clean up.
Paint up.
Swat the fly.
Swat him again.
Next week is clean up week,
Miss Grace Heard is reported
quite sick at this writing.
Mr. J. B. Patterson spent Mon
day and Tuesday in Atlanta.
Mr. Thos. Driggers spent from
Saturday until Monday in Atlan
ta.
Messrs. R. E. Hope and R. T.
Shadburn were in Atlanta Satur
day. •
Mrs. Sallie Tatum has returned
from an extended visit to rela
tives in Atlanta and Buford.
Rev. J. W. Gober filled bis ap
pointment here Sunday at 11
o’clock and at night.
Mrs. Jasper Kelly and children
and Mrs. J. G. Kemp are visiting
relatives in Sycamore, Ga.
Mrs. Ross Carruth and chil
dren are visiting, her father on
route 8.
Col. J. P. Fowler and Dr. W.
E. .Lipscomb had business in At
. lanta Tuesday afternoon'.
Mr. J. Brown, of near Sugar
Hill, is the guest this week of Mr.
J. S. Harrison and family.
Mrs. J. A. Hope and Mrs. R.L.
Bagley are visiting relatives in
Atlanta and Winder.
Supt. Kennemore thinks he
will be able to pay the teachers
next Saturday.
The best shoe on the market
today at anywhere near the price
is the famous WaljKflver Shoe.
See G. W. batteries £
They handle
M—best made.
tall on C.
for your telept;get my serante sh
save money. The/ handle the
Red Seal—best made.
Don’t forget my sample shoes
—3OO pairs just received—and
they will be sold at wholesale
cost. G. W. Heard.
Mrs. Alice Mashburn has re
tarned from a visit to relatives m
Atlanta andNorcross.
It is rumored there is to be a
wedding in Cumming real soon—
possibly next Sunday.
Mr. Jno. L. Phillips, Mr. Roy
Otwell. Mr. W. G. Pilgrim and
son, were in Atlanta Tuesday.
Notice change in the adver
tisement. of Farmers & Mer
chants Bank.
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
pie shoes, all styles and sizes, to
be closed out at wholesale cost.
Call and see them,
G. W. Heard.
Mrs. Heard, mother of Mr. G.
L. Heard, has leturned from an
extended visit to relatives in
Canton.
Mrs. Phoebe Edmondson, of
Buford, who has been visiting
Mrs. John Edmondson, has re
turned home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Merritt had
as their Easter dinner guests Sun
day Misses Susan and Fannie
Harrisfln and Mardelle Estes.
Mrs. R. E. Hope visited her
sister, Mrs. T. Shirley, near Al
pharetta, several days of last
week. Her niece, Miss Mamie
Lee Shirley, returned home with
her and has entered school here.
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
(BMr. M. W. Webb, of Cumming,
was here Tuesday and Wednes
day on business.—Milton County
News.
Mr. H. P. Mayfield, of the up
per edge of the county, was in
town one day last week, and call
ed around and had us move up
his subscription a notch. Mr.
Mayfield has been a constant sub
scriber since the paper was first
established—more than 20 years
—and expects to continue as long
as he livee.
Shoes for the old man, shoes
for the old woman, shoes 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.
Puett has been busy
for a day or two delivering the
new edition of the Cumming Tel
ephone Directory. It carries the
names and ringing numbers of
the subscribers of the Cumming
Exchange. The Company de
sires that subscribers refer to the
Directory and secure the correct
number before asking for con
nection. Call by number, in
stead of name, and you will se
cure more efficient
service.
... 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
uf repair. Being Ford agents,
th\' a ! \ naturally interested in
I G. w . ,tream‘hoP ju<!s?^n
1 Gy .>
yfovT cars exclusively, can give
more and better service for less
money. —adv.
Card of Thanks.
I wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their good and
loving help and kind attention
during the sickness and death of
our companion and father- Also
Dr. Brice and Dr Hunt for their
kind help. • May the kind Heav
enly Father ever watch over and
protect each and all of them is
our sincere desire.
Mrs. Roxie A. Roberts
and Children.
FROM DULUTH
There was a nice program car
ried out at the Methodist church
in town for Easter.
Miss Grace Moore is visiting
relatives in Lula this week/
Mrs. Sylvia Hill, of South Ga.,
has been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McGee
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bagwell
visited across the river Sunday
p. m.
Miss Louie Cruse is agaain able
to be out, after a lingering ill
ness.
Mr. Clint Lowe spent Sunday
at Stone Mountain.
Mr. Cliff Hill visited ftfr. J. W.
McGee Saturday night.
The gypsies have been here
trading.
Mr. J. G- Taylor has got his
Overland going again.
Much is being said about the
war. Some few of our boys
signed up for the fight
Several hens'died here Satur
day and Sunday. Easter was the
occasion. Subscriber.
Insomnia.
Indigestion nearly ilwajs disturbs the
sleep more or less, and is often the cause
of insomnia. Eat a 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. -
GUMMING. GAI
Clean-up Week in
Cumming,
April 17-23
Next week will be clean up
week in Cumming. Every one
realizes the need of this great
work—and every one is urged to
co-operate in making Cumming a
cleaner, more wholesome place
to live.
Clean up your premises, get
rid of the trash and destroy the
breeding places of the fly, there
by helping to prevent future
sickness.
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.
LONGSTREET.
Rev. James 1. Holbrook filled
his appointments at Longstreet
Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Ollie and Estelle Ram
sey spent? last week with their
sister, Mrs. Beavers, near Canton
Messrs. W. Y. Pool and wife,
Tom Pool, wife and little son,
spent Sunday at Mrs. Henrietta
RnHHk 5 it ' l '
Mr. add Mrs. Ernest Samples
and little son, and Miss Maude
Phillips were visiting at Mr. How
ell Phillips Sunday.
Mr. Oscar Ramsey and family
visited relatives at Union Hill
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. Charlie Phillips, wife and
son spent Sunday at Mr. Marvin
Cobb’s.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter
spent Sunday at Dr. J. T. Hunt
er’s.
Little Miss Ruth Cobb spent
Saturday night at Mr. Charlie
Phillips’
Mr. Henry Green lost a fine
young cow last week.
Mr. Robert Puckett, of near
Roswell, is visiting relatives here
Mr. and Mrs. Sim Puckett
spent Sunday night at Mr. Lewis
Dimsdale’s.
Master Welborn Cobb spent
last week at Birmingham with
his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Reuben Pursell.
Miss Estelle Holbrook and Mr.
A. W. Holbrook were visiting at
Mr. 0. P. Bennett’s Sunday af
ternoon.
The Misses Beavers were
guests of the Misses Ramsev Sun
day.
There will be a meeting of the
second division of the Sunday
schools of Cherokee county at
Holbrook campground next Sun
day, April 15th.
L. H.
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,
Mayor. .
Claud Groover,
Clerk.
GEORGIAN
I\PBIL- 1 ; 1 1917.
Glean ufi
This iA is Hot Premises.
all filth anc r
lutes aboufjbod time to clean up
feeding grefl trash that accumu
carefully I'/ftKur ?n and
out on the Vys s 'fakxvesacmld be
ed on gallsLif thin places, it will
add humus? o* the soil and mate
rially inciiase the yield of the
crop, and jp ill make home more
sanitary'~lA* r *V > vmg the germ
beds and place for flies.
Chicken mouses, hog pens and
privies should be thoroughly
cleaned ./ and ’washed with
lime. Use'air slaked lime freely
all through the summer and it
will reducwjthe number of house
flies.
This w(Pk can be done while
the land is |too*wet to work. The
stable man ire may be cut up fine
while it is training and thus save
time whe r the ground gets dry
enough tc cultivate. The ma
nure, if pi Ad up in heaps, should
be well trjSmped to keep it from
heating to \> much, and should not
lie very k ■ g in heap before it is
carried to [he field. If from any
cause it br,;omes necessary for it
to lie in i bap longer than JO or
12 days. [ should be examined,
if very im jeh wafqier than blood
heat, it should be-watered by
making b-pies from the top of the
heap with/ r hoe handle and pour
ing waterj m them.
The lai; wet spring makes it
necessary 1 for the farmer to have
his plans r ell mapped out and all
wet weatt er work out of the way
so he cav+ push the preparation
for and j anting of his crop as
rapidly a# possible.
Don’t Neglect to clean up for
it pays iimbetter health and more
food. ft
_ SMITH,
-PUTE 7
A Briefs and Pithy
° r . Paragraphs.
Written for the North Georgian
by'David Dawdon.
We hope everybody had a hap
py Easter.
The egg hunts were too num
erous to mention.
We were blessed with both sun
shine and showers on Easter.
Mr. John Beavers was an East
er visitor at Mr. W. Ramsey’s.
Mr. W. D. Sullivan and family
visited relatives in Alpharetta
last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. J. W. Ramsey has some
land planted that has not been in
cultivation in fifty years.
News items are hard to get,
conseauently our sheet is short
this week.
If you know any news deserv
ing of print, please tell us about
it.
The farmers are going to be
quite late getting their crops
planted- But we notice one thing
we are g'ad to see, and that is
that the farmers are putting
their undivided attention to plant
ing food crops.
Misses (ftllie and Estelle Ram
sey spent last week with their
uncle, Mr. Milt Beavers.
The Misses Beavers were
guests of Misses Pauline, Ollie
and Estelle'Kamsey during East
er.
Mrs. P. A. Sullivan of Alpha
retta, has a sewing machine that
has been in use twenty two years
and is now using the same needle
that was in the machine when
bought. The machine was bought
second hand and there has been
only *2.00 paid out on it fbr re
pairs.
Mrs. Guy Smith is visiting in
Atlanta.
Read the article “Fallacy of all
Cotton,’’ These figures were
prepared by Mr. Bradford Khapp
of Washington, D. C.
PLEASANT VIEW.
Well, it just keeps raining, but
we must not get out ol heart—it
will stop at the proper time.
Measles have been the order of
the uay in this part, but glad to
i r.ay’ we are about through with
hoplfe had a fitie Sunday school
g u Are Sunday afternoon, and we
will continue good every
ment'at °' ir part are beUer '
Sunday filled Ws
Rev. G. W. For’rist wllhJrS!"
here next Sunday night. If yoiK l
want to hear a good sermon be '
on hand, as Bro. Forrist is a.very
able preacher.
Remember the old book sing
ing here next Sunday afternoon.
Everybody invited to come and
bring both old and new books.
It rained out visiting Sunday
morning and all went to Sunday
school in the afternoon.
Mrs. Fagans, who has been
visiting in Atlanta, has returned
home.
Don’tthinkhard of Bob White for
being absent two'weeks, he has
been busy waiting on the measles
Well, I hope if I get to go to
the Sunday School Convention I
will see all the correspondents
there
The war is not what I am look
ing for, and I want to say to the
young men that are in sin, did
you know that you may soon
have to go to the battle fields and
face the great guns? Then do
you not feel like it is time you
were making peace with God
while you have time? for if you
have to go and do get killed, it
will be entirely too late. May
God bless you. and help you to
think of these things and may
the good fathers and mothers
eve’x PS mii
men that are in sin, for we plain
ly see the great need of earnest
prayer to God. Let us remem
ber his promise that whatever w T e
ask in his name that will he do.
Then let us have strong faith in
him who has all power to rule the
whole nation, and who can bring
peace.
With best wishes to all, I am
Bob White.
ROANOKE NEWS
Mr. Robert Reid and family
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Rev. J. W. Thomas and
family.
Misses Millie and Othila Han
sard and Lavada Samples spent
Sunaay with Mamie and Velvie
Mullinax,
Mrs. H. D. Hansard and chil
dren spent Saturday p.m. with
Mrs. Berry Samples and children
Mrs. W- A. Samples and chil
dren spent Sunday p.m. with her
mother, Mrs. A. L. Hansard,
We are glad to say Mrs. J. W.
Thomas is slowly improving.
Mr. Henry Thomas and son
spent Sunday with their grand
pa, near Coal Mountain.
Mrs. Alice Williams and Mrs.
Furman Williams spent one even
ing last week with Mrs. J. W.
Thomas,
Mrs. W.O.Samples spent Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs. J.
W Thomas.
Miss Pollie Hansard and sister
Dollie spent Saturday night with
Mrs. Arzell Samples.
Mrs. Addie Hansard spent Sat
urday a m with Mrs. H. D. Han-
sard.
Mr. Chadwick and Miss Larry
Dover were happily married Sun
day. Ido not know who mar
ried them.
Mr. Tom Fowler and wife and
little girl spent Sunday p.m, with
Rev. J. W, Thomas and family.
Bone-dry law, but it still rains
once in awhile, both water and
booze.
The samp'o\d Kittie.
BETHLEHEM.
We have enjoyed another Sun
day, and how have we all spent
it? . u .
Ambition, seasoned with wis
dom and courage, with the glory
3 f God and the good of Humani
ty as its aim. leads to real great
ness, This is the King’s highway
which is travelled by few.
Keeping a body busy doing
good things keeps it healthy and
happy, but a “busybody” de
stroys its own happiness and
that of others.
Upuouj s.u-inqpgHb Qlia^
urdafy"night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Chamblee
visited home folks in this part
Sunday.
Mr.fl tn-Strickland and daught
er. Mary Jane, spent one day last
week at Mr. E.A. Strickland’s.
Misses Lucy and Belle Hender
son were the charming guests of
Misses Ola Belle and Essie Man
gum Saturday night and Sunday.
We had a nice shower of rain
Sunday morning.
Mr. Jack Westbrooks and fam
ily visited Mr. Willie Hughes and
family Sunday p.m.
Mrs. J, W. Mangum spent Fri
day night with her sister, Mrs.
J.O.Henderson, and family.
Let your neighbors have the blossoms ;
Let your comrades wear the crown.
Never mind the little set-back,
Nor the blows that knocks you down,
You’ll be there when they're forgotten,
You’ll be glad with youth and dawn.
If you just forget your troubles.
There’s a lot of sorrow round yon,
Lots of ionesomeness and tears ;
Lots of heartaches and of wrong
Through the shadows of the years.
Miss Jane Mangum spent Sun
day night with Mr. J W. Man
gum and family and will stay
several days.
As new’s is scarce I’ll skidoo.
{ JL'' |
ROUTE 1.
Easter has come and gone.
Guess several had their pleasure
spoiled by the rain Sunday morn
ing.
The ninth of April and scarce
ly any farming done yet, besides
our country being in a state of
war. Looks a little gloomy,
doesn’t it ?
Mr. Guy Pirkle and family
spent Saturday night and Sunday
at Mr. Lee Mundy’s.
Miss Missie Chadwick spent
last week with her sister at Coal
Mountain.
Mr. J. D. Pirkle and family of
Norcross spent the latter part of
last week with relatives here.
Miss Ruby Wallis spent Satur
day night with Miss Missie Chad
wick.
Miss Edith Porter spent Sun
day p. m. with Miss Ixouie Beav
ers.
Mr. Raymon Roper and family
visited Mr. Charles Roper and
wife Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. Bill Byers and family spent
Sunday night with Mr. G. W.
Byers.
Mr. R. M. Wingo and family
spent Saturday night at Mr. G.
E. McCoy’s.
Mr. M. T. Wallis and wife
spent Sunday p.m. with relatives
at Cuba.
Mr. T. A. Wallis made a busi
ness trip to Buford one day last
week.
Hoping all the correspondents,
together with our kind editor and
readers enjoyed Easter, I am as
bver,
Country Boy.
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.
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