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THE NORTH GEORGIAN
VOL. XX V 111.
Home Circle Column.
Pleasant Evening Reveries —A Column Dedi
cated to Tired Mothers as They Join the
Home Circle at Evening Tide.
GO TO CHURCH MOVEMENT.
Go to church thut you may win in the great battle of life,
The greatest battlefield on which a man ever fought is
within himself. The greatest defeats are there and the might
iest victories, Victory on the field of one’s own heart means
victory elsowhere. The greatest mastery is self mastery.
Every true man, every true woman, recognizes this. Sin
first stole our self-master}’away. It must be charged and
flanked and gripped. What the particular enemy is each in
dividual knows, openly or secretly. What is it, O, woman
backbiting, gossip, mischief making, selfishness? You, O,
man—blasphemy, temper, appetite, passion?
Have you gone down to defeat again and again—see your
colors drag at the very time you should have been most ea:
ily the triumphant victor? That’s good. Then you know the
weak point in your line. That’s where the hottest conflict is
to be fought. There’s the key to the whole situation. You’ll
hat e to mass your batteries there. Temptation to dishonesty ?
bight it, “Are those goods all wop;?” said a woman to a
little shopkeeper. “They were, Madam, before the revivals
at our church. They are not now.” Uncleanliness, cow
ardice and discouragement are the soldier’s weakest points,
bind out that point and defend it with all your strength. Vic
tory consists in holding on a moment longer.
If you want to conquer your great vice you must go to
church. • It is in church and church alone that you will find
the weapons with which to successfully wage the fight. The
Go to Church movement is sweeping onw'ard. It is irresist
ible. Join it now. Do not delay. Go to church next Sun
day. oi. v\illvdui- neighbors there. Yc-- will he sdad
to see them, They will be glad to see you.
Mothers sometimes forget that the active and receptive
styge of childhood in the nursery is never surpassed nt a lat
er period. The little on? is taking impressions every moment,
acquiring gentle habits or the opposite, picking up words
and sentences, surprising his elders by the facility with which
he learns what hey would rather he would not know. In
the baby’s home the foundation is laid for the good or bad
msnners of the mature man.
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Why should you go out to tea and praise your neighbor’s
■muffins, when yoa have forgotten to tell mother how good
hers were? Wh.f should you announce how much Mr. Wil
son over the way knows, when father is a great deal better
informed man, and it has never entered your little head to
whisper quietly to him how much you appreciate his wis
dom ? You keep your ability to discover faults for the home
while the eye that should look for virtues is closed tightly
until you go out.
We should strive to make ourselves such members of the
household band that our absence is like the loss of sunshine
from a summer day. We can do it if we enter the right spirit
of home. The idea seems to exist among us that to be po
lite to each other in the family circle is foolish and like “put
ting on airs.” We must rid ourselves of this notion and act
on the principle that whatever helps to make our intercourse
pleasanter with those outside the family circle should be
brought into use there.
Profanity never did any man the least good’ No man is
the richer, the happier, or wiser for it. It commends no one
to any society. It is disgusting to the refined ! abominable
to the good; insuiting to those with whom we associate ; de
grading to the mind ; unprofitable, needless and injurious in
society. Young man, don’t be prolane.
Home is where mother lives. And whether you be prince
or peasant, one of the sweetest spots on earth is the abode
of your mother.
GUMMING. GA SEPT. 7 HR7
Grand Jury Presentment*
Georgia, Forsyth County.
We, the Grand Jurors, select
ed, chosen and sworn for the
August Term, 1917, of the Su
perior Court of said county, beg
leave to submit the following as
our general presentments
Ist. We recommend that jurors
and bailiffs be paid $2.00 per
day for their services during
the year 1918.
2nd We find the public build
ings of the county in good con
dition.
3rd. We recommend that the
Ordinary build a lattice bridge
across Settendown creek known
as the Burnt bridge place.
4th. We have examined the
Paupers’ Home and find two
female inmates in the home and
two out, their upkeep being
paid by the'keeper. We find
them well cared for and the
home in good condition.
sth. We recommend that the
Ordinary pay R. K. Heard
SBO.OO in excesss of his contract
for the year 1917 for keeping
the home.
6th. We have examined the var
ious dockets of the Justices of
the Peace andNotaries Public
of the county, and find them cor
rctly kept, except in some plac
es cases not disposed of are not
explained. And some have fail
ed to index their cases. We rec
ommend that they make them
clear.
7th. We find the books of the
Ordinary, Sheriff and Clerk cor
rectly and neatly kept.
&U We recommend that +v,o
office of the farm demonsirator
be discontinued.
9th. We find the road in every
single district in the county in
bad condition, and we present
to the Court every single Com
missioner in the county for fail
ure to do their duty, present
ing each Commissioner sepa
rately, namely, Barkers Dis
trict, J. W. Hughes, I. T. Harris
and R. K. Heard Road Com
missioners; In Bells District,
Sam Jones, Ed McGinnus and
Wash Thomas Road Commiss
ioners; In Big Creek District,
W. T. Bagley, C. H. Brooks and
Carlton Green Road Commiss
ioners; In Coal Mountain Dis
trict, J. S, Hughes, L. W. Wof
ford and J. L. Norrell Road
Commissioners; In Chestatee
District, A. J. Sims, J. H. Wat
j son and A.J. McClure Road
Commissione’’?; In Rolands
District, L. Z. Burruss, D. J. Ben
nett and Lee Tatum, Road Com
missioners; In Settendown Dis
jtrict, J. H. Tallant, J. P. Ban
jister and J. C, Stephens Road
Commissioners; In New Bridge
District, M M. Martin, Erskin
Waldrip and Jeff Woodliff
Road Commissioners; In Chat
tahoochee District, John Rice,
C. W. Thornton and Ed Dover
Road Commissioners; In Cum
‘ ming District, J. N. Davis, JFi F.
( Jordan and Claude Wheeler,
! Road Commissioners; In Vick
! ery District, E. L. Brannon, Gus
i Bacon and Phillips
Road Commissioners; In Duck
town District, Noah S Hawkins,
I A. J. Lummus and Benj. Hend
erson Road Commissioners;
In Hightow'er District, A. W.
Harris, A. T. Haygood and
John Dooly Road Commission
ers.
10th We attach hereto as part
of these general presentments
a report from the Ordinary,
Tax Collctor and Treasurer of
the county.
11th. We wish to thank His
Honor Judge N. A. Morris for
his able charge to this body and
for the manner in which he con
ducts the business of the court.
We also wish to thank our able
Solicitor-General, E. H. Clay,
and his assistant C. L. Har
ris for the many courtesies
shown us during this week, and
wish to thank our Bailiff, A. J.
Sims, for his faithful discharge
of the duties.
12th. We recommend that
these presentments he publish
ed in both of the county papers
and that they be paid ten dol
lars each for publishing the
same.
Perry D. Brown, Foreman.
Arbin C. Hall, Clerk.
Report of Treasurer.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
To the Hon. Grand Jury se
lected, chosen and sworn for
the Aug. term of court 1917.
I beg to hand you herewith
the following report.
Feb. 19, 17 Overdraf at
Bank 48.65
Feb. 21, 17, Ain't rec’d
from W J Ti-.pv'!\ Ord’y 65
Max 5, Ain’t rec’d iiom
J R Bramblett, T C. 400.09
Apr. 26, Am’t rec’d from
w J r p:j 11 r\ -i. T g 19
Apr. 28, Ain’t rec’d trum
J R Bramblett, T C. 355.19
May 12, Am’t rec’d from
W T Merritt, Sheriff 1.77
Aug 27. Overdraft Bank 361.02
1126.82
Paid out on proper vouch
ers 1 '78.17
1126.82
Georgia, Forsyth County.
Personally appeared before
me D. W. Lowry, Treasurer of
said county, who being duly
sworn on oath says that the a
bove repoi’t contains all his acts
and doings as Treasurer of For
syth county since last report,
D. W. Lowry, Treasurer.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this Aug 27, 1917.
Glen N. Merritt, C. N. P.
Report of Ordinary.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
To the Grand Jurors selected,
chosen and sworn to serve at
the August term 1917, of the Su
perior Court of said county;
In compliance with law I sub
mit my report showing just and
true statement of the amount
of money received by me belon
ging to the county, and the sour
ce from which the same was de
rived and the expenditures of
the county by the issuance of or
ders as shown by claims against
the county:
Rec’d Automobile fund
for year 1916 551.58
Rec’d Automobile fund
for year 1917 902.54
Total 1454.12
Paid out on just claims to
March 15, J 917, 727.78
Bal in hand 726.34
During the year 1917 county
orders were issued on proper
claims to am’t of $10,866.81
Respectfully submitted,
W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary.
Report of Tax Colector.
Georgia, Forsyth County
To the Hon. Grand Jury chosen
ami sworn for the Aug. term,
of court:
i submit my report of special
taxes collected by me from my
last report, April Ist, 1917, as
follows
J. A. Wills, Cigarettes &
Smoking Tobacco $25.00
T. M. Fowler soda fount 5.00
J I Lathem photographer 10.00
44.00
Less my commissions 4.00
Paid State Treasurer 36.00
40.00
M W Webb, Ins. ag’t 10.00
CB & Roy Otwell auto 25.00
35.00
Less my commissions 3.50
Am’t due state 31.50
35.00
H. L. Hurt, T. C.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me Aug. 29, 1917.
W. J. Tidwell Ordinary.
Georgia, Forsyth County.
The within presentments re
ceived and read in open court,
let the same be filed spread up
the minutes and published as
recommended.
This Aug. 31, 1917.
N. A. Morris, Judge
LONGSTREET.
The meeting at Longi-trect
dose i Sunday with seven addi
tions to the church.
Dr. A. M. Pu cel!, wife and
little daughter of Oaknifm, spent
Saturday and Sun !a. at Mr. Wi 1
Pucketts.
Miss ICoil Buicc is visiting at
Mr. Fro cl Bu’ce’s.
Mr. Alfred At lbrook and fam
|y were visiting at Mr. Albert
Thompson's Sun lay
Mrs. J. S. Hall is rop .rted on
the sick list,
Mr. Henry McClure andjfamily
spentOSunday at Mr. James Rich
ards.
Mr. A. J. Holbrook is spending
i few days in Atlanta.
Mr. Henry Cox and family vis
ited at Mrs. Hannah C"::’s Sun
day-
Mr. W, E. Hancock and son,
VV, E., Jr., of Atlanta, were
guests of Dr. and Mrs. J.T. Hunt
er Friday,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Green were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pat
terson Friday.
The new church at Longstreet
will be dedicated next Sunday,
Sept. 9.
L. 11.
Bring your Ford to Strickland
& Wisdom Garage when in need
of repair. Bei?'* agents,
we are naturally interested in
your Eord, and by working on
Ford cars exclusively, can give
more and better service for less
money.—adv.
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