The sick folks are Improving.

 Mrs. G. L. Barnwell is very sick. (Julia Ann Rowland Barnwell died2-7-1911 buried at Crossroad Baptist Church.)

 Miss Olivia Edwards attended the picnic at Nelson last Monday.

An all day singing was held at Haw Creek last Sunday.

Sale day brought to town a lot of folds and quite a large lot ofcandidates.

Cumming was well represented at the 4th of July celebration at Creightonlast Monday.

Prof. Geo. B. Wood of Savannah City Schools is visiting at hisfather-in-law's, Mr. H. Estes.

Miss Daisy Estes of St. Augustine, Fla. has been visiting relatives inand near town.

Eleven teachers were granted first grade license at the meeting of theBoard of Education last Saturday.

Mrs Hendrix and Mrs. Davidson of Atlanta are visiting relatives in andnear town.

The bridge between Forsyth and Gwinnett counties was continued and setfor trail August 30th.

The Castleberry school house near Salem Church was burned last Saturdaynight. The fire is supposed to be of an incendiary orgin.

Miss Anna Pool and sister from Milton county were in town last Friday,taking in the Teachers' Institute.

Prof. W. H. Maxwell of Alpharetta took in the Institute last Thursdayand made a fine talk to the teachers.

Cols. H. P. Bel, H. L. Patterson and Mesrs. H. L. Hawkins, L. M. Orr,J. B. Patterson and J. G. Puett attended court at Lawrenceville the firstof the week.

The boys had a debate at the court house last Thursday night. They spokevery well and gave every evidence of young orators. We may expect to hearfrom them later on.

The teachers of Forsyth county at the Institute last week elected thefollowing officers for the Teachers' Association: A. E. Booth, President;Miss Cornelia Patterson Vice-President; G. W. Coley Secretary.

Died on the 27th inst., at the home of his son near Novetta, in this county.Rev. Andrew O. Hughes, aged nearly eighty three years. Uncle Andy, as hewas familiarly called, was well known throughout the counties of Forsythand Dawson and was much loved and respected by all who knew him.

The populists will hold a picnic here the first Tuesday in August. JudgeJames K. Hines and other prominent speakers will address the people on theissues of the campaign.

Notice

Will H. Millwood who is under contract with me, having left my employwithout cause, this is to notify all persons not to employ said Millwoodunder penalty of the law. Bryant Nuckols July 2d, 1898

Picnic

The fourth of July picnic at Creighton was a complete success. The crowdwas estimated to be all the way from 3,000 to 5,000. The day was fine, andthe dinner was plentiful. Speeches were made by Messrs. T. R. McNinch, Thos.Hutchenson, A. E. Booth. Music was furnished by the Canton Cornet Band. TheDeclaration of Independence was made by Ben F. Perry, editor of the CherokeeAdvance. The contests in the afternoon, such as pole climbing, egg races,three legged race, 100 yards dash, swimming race, & c, were very interesting.Much praise is due Mr. J. H. Hardin and those associated with him on thecommittee of arrangements for the success of the occasion.

Teachers’ Institute

As we went to press last week the Institute was in full blast. The exercisesclosed last Friday and closed one of the most successful sessions in thehistory of these meetings in our county. While there were some differencesof opinion as the methods, all ended in good humor. Remarks at the closewere made by Cols. H. P. Bell, Lawrence Fisher, and Profs. A. E. Booth, G.W. Coley and Commissioner H. L Patterson. The following resolutions wereadopted.

Whereas, the Seventh Annual Institute of Forsyth county is now closing,and as we the teachers of said county, feel that it is our duty to expressour high appreciation of the work done by the County School Commissionerand Experts.

Resolved 1st, That the thanks of the teachers be and are hereby expressedfor the valuable services of Col. H. L. Patterson as a County SchoolCommissioner, not only as exemplified in the Institute, but all through hispast term of office.

Resolved 2nd, That we take this method of expressing our high appreciationof the able, practical and pains-taking instruction and method given to usby Profs. Booth and Coley, and we not only recommend them as Experts butas teachers of ability and up-to-date.

Resolved 3rd. That these resolutions be spread upon our minutes, and acopy furnished the NORTH GEORGIA BAPTIST for publication.

 From Silver City

Several from this section attended the picnic at the Franklin mines Monday. 

School opened Monday with Prof. Chapman as principal and Smith Harrisassistant; both are students from the N.G.A.C.

Paul Castleberry and sisters, Misses Lizzie and Bertie of Dahlonega, arevisiting Mr. P. Strickland’s family.  

Miss Pearl Strickland has returned from the normal school at Athens.

Rufus Lilly left last Friday for Milton county, where he goes to takecharge of his school.

Miss Mattie Hyde(Daughter of William J. Hyde) of Cumming, is visitingMiss Emma Langford.

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pruitt are spending the week in Atlanta. They expect to take in the Chatauqua at Gainesville before returning home.

Mr. Geo. Edwards left Tuesday to attend business college in Atlanta. 

I'm not quite sure why some of this is included in what appears tobe local news.

PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE

Rev. W. J. Hyde (William J.) visited Dawsonville the first of the week.

The wife of Rev. J. L. R. Barrett at Gainesville is very sick.

Greek Letter Fraternities have been abolished from Furman University,S.C.

Dr. E. R. Carswell has been called as pastor of Bainbridge church andhas accepted.

Rev. C. A. Ridley of Blue Ridge preached at Ellijay last Sunday.

Rev. R. P. Roper of Storeville is sick with fever. We hope for his speedyrecovery.

Rev. G. H. Carter has just closed a fine meeting with his church at Jackson,Ga.

Rev. Geo. R. Brown preached a fine sermon at the Baptist church in Cummingduring the Institute.

The last convention of Kentucky Baptists by a resolution sat down on Dr.Whitsitt by a vote of about 7 to 1.

Dr. Vaughan is to begin an Institute very soon in Fannin county.

Eighteen of the best preachers of that section have pledged to attend.

Rev. T. C. Buchanan, field agent for the Christian Index, has been inand around Cumming for the past week

Providence Sunday-school, Milton county, will enter the contest for thebooks at the Sunday School Convention.

A bronze portrait in bas-relief of the late Rev. Dr. Thomas Armitage has been placed in the Fifth Avenue Church, New Yord City.  

Rev. A. F. Underwood of Cleveland than whom there is no more level headedpreacher in North Georgia is avowedly opposed to alien immersion and Dr.Whitsitt.

Rev. A. C. Ward, pastor of sixth church, Atlanta, and who is well knownin North Georgia, has undergone a severe surgical operation and is now atGrady Hospital.

Prof. H. Eager has been chosen as chairman of the Faculty of Missippi(Mississippi) College, Clinton, Miss., in place of Dr. J. C. Provine, whoresigned to devote more time to study in his special department.

Last Monday Admiral Sampson completely destroyed the Spanish fleet undercommand of Admiral Cevera, taking the Admiral and 1600 soldiers as prisoners.The city of Santiago is under control of the Americans.