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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1907)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXII TEN Victor Talking Ma= chines and Records for sale by Jno. R. Smith, flcDonough, Qa. ASK FOK CATALOG! E. ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE OR GANIZED HERE. Rev. W. C. Davis and Mr. J. B. Richards, assistant superintendents of the Georgia Anti-Saloon League, were in the city last Sunday in the interest of State prohibition. On Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock a meeting was held at the court house which was presided over by Mr. Davis, who gave an earnest and interesting talk on the work of Anti-Saloon League. He was followed by Col. Frank Reagan, who made a most excellent and timely talk. After these addreses the following officers and commit tees were elected: H. B. Neal. Pres. J. B. Dickson, Ist V. ” Col. Frank Reagan, 2nd” ” Rev. L. G. Bowden, 3rd ” ” A. m. Stewart, Seety. & Treas. Committee on Agitation. J. B. Dickson, Chirman. G. W. Camp, J. C. Daniel, A. N. Brown, A. F. Bunn, Joel Bankston, W. B. Ingram R. L. Johnson. Committee on Legislation.] ' Frank Reagan, Chairman. Col. G. W. Brown, A. C. Oglesby C. M. Shields, J. A. Fouche. J. F. M. Fields, J. M. Carmichael D. J. Green. Committee on Inforcemnt of the Law. Rev. L. G. Bowden, Chairman. J. B. Brown, E. M. Copeland, Singleton Hunt, H. C. Bridges, J. W. Rape, H. W. Carmichael. The several vice presidents will select at least three prohibitionist from each militia district of the county which will be added to the committees* already appointed the perfecting a thorough county organization. The other Anti-Sa loon Leagues in the county will unite with the MCDonough League and form a union of Leagues for Henry county. New Barber Shop. Mr. Thomas N. Mosley, an old Henry county boy who for a num ber of years has been engaged in the barber business in Atlanta, has opened up a shop here below Ed Goodwin’s store He is prepared to give the best and most up-to-date service in tonsorial work and will be glad for all his friends and everybody call on him when in rie * McDonough, Georgia, Friday april 26, 1907. A most excellent and patriotic pro= gram has been prepared by the local Chapter of U. D. C’s. to do honor to the memory of the South’s fallen heroes. REV. E. S. ATKINSON TO DELIVER ADDRESS. Merchants and business men have all joined in to do honor to South’s heroic dead —All stores to be dosed 3 to 5 Friday afternoon. Much interest and enthusiasm is being manifested in the Memorial exercises to be held here this after noon at three o’clock. A }>etition to the business men and merchants was carried and a large number of them have signed it, which follows : “We, the undesigned merchants of McDonough, agree to close our stores on Friday, the 26th of April from three (3) p. m. to five (5) p. m. while the Daughters of the Confed eracy are giving an entertainment in honor of the old Confederate Soldiers of Henry County.” “Signed.” Bank of Henry County. First National Bank. H. J. Copeland Mercantile Co. H. L. Carmichael. W. B. J. Ingram Co. Weloh-Hunt Supply Co. H. C. Turner. C. Engber. B. B. Carmichael & Sons. Walker-Turner Co. T. A. Sloan <fc Co. Sowell & Russell Co. W. D. Knight. The McDonough Drug Co. D. P. Cook & Co. Ed Goodwin. Henry County Weekly. \ PROGRAM, The following is the program for the Memorial exercises to be held at the school auditorium on this, Friday afternoon at three o’clock : Music —“ Ameri ca. ” “Star Spangled Banner.” Prayer—Rev. J. E. England. Male Quartette —“Tenting on the old Camp Ground.” Reading—Miss Nolan. Song—“My old Kentucky Home.” Reading—Miss Ethel Price. Song—“ Old Black Joe.’ Solo—“ Lorena.” Address —Rev. E. S. Atkinson. Song—“Wo arc; old time Confed erates.” Prayer—Rev. J. A. Simpson. Dixie. l Do yon want a horse and buggy at a bargain?—buggy almost new. if so see WE ARE OLD-TIME CONFEDERATES WORDS liY < M’V IIP HAH BISON. Tune— ‘‘Tis Old-Time Religion.” 1. We are a band of Brothers, We are a band of Brothers, A Band of Southern Brothers, Who fought for Linerty. Cho. —We’re old-time Confederates, We’re old-time Confederates, We’re old-time Confederates, They’re good enough for me. 2. Ilavis was our President, Davis was our President, Davis was our President, He was good enough for me. Cho. —We’re old-time Confederates 1 etc. 8. Lee and Johnston our Chieftains: Bragg, Beauregard and Johnston; These wore glorious Chieftains, They were good enough for me. Cho.—We’re old-time Confederates, etc. 4. We follow'd Stonewall Jackson, We follow'd Stonewall Jackson, We follow’d Stonewall Jackson, He was grand enough for me. Cho. —We’re old-time Confederates, etc. 5. We fought wit h Hood and Gordon, With Longstreet, Polk and Cleborne, With Ewell, Hill and Hardee; They were good enough for me. Cho. —We’re old-time Confederates, etc. 6. We rode with Stewart, Hampton, With Pit/, Lee, Duke and Morgan, With Forest and Joe Wheeler: They were good enough fur me. Cho. —We’re old-time Confederates, etc. 7. We wore ourselves out fighting, We wore ourselves out fighting, We wore ourselves out fighting, For Southern Liberty. Clio.—We’re old-time Confederates, etc. b. Now our country’s united, Now our country’s united. Now our country’s united, It’s good enough for me. Cho. —We’re old-time •Confederates, et( • ft. We must all meet in Heaven, We must all meet in Heaven, We must all meet in Heaven, To ri juice eternally. If yon stroke a. oat's back proper ly. she’ll come back. Some way with the cr.stoner that we soil a SUMMERS buggy he will come back. E. E. CuriLic’.Kui C: S r-= Buck High, who assaulted Little Laura Daniel, and Charlie Allen, who killed another negro at saw mill camp, to hang;. EXECUTION TO OCCUR IN PRIVATE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY THE 29th. Mondav the superior court re convened and since then the crim inal docket lias kept the court very busily engaged. caws Lave been disposed of that had created much interest. The case of Buck High charged with rape, was taken up Tuesday morning and in just one hour and fifteen minutes the sentence of death was passed upon him. The courthouse was cleared of all spec ulators except the trial jurors, court officers and the witnesses in the case. The trial was a very quiet one, demonstration of any kind being shown, through one of the largest crowds ever wit nessed in the town was present. After a deliberation of less than fifteen minutes the jury returned a verdict of guilty and Judge. Rea gan immediately sentenced High to be hanged in private on Wednes day May 29th. Many other cases of more or less prominence have been tried this week, the most important one : The state vs. Tom George, mis demeanor ; not guilty. The state vs. Charlie Barker, kidnapping; settled on payment of costs. ► The state vs. Wade Henry, as sault with intent to rape ; guilty of assault. The stat * vs. Charlie Jinks, mur der ; guilty, life sentence. The'state vs. John Brace, carry ing concealed weapons; guilty, 12 months sentence. The state vs. Tom Maynard, Bi son ; mistrial. The stase vs. Alex Sutton, selling liquor ; plea of guilty, fine 12 mos. or *3OO. The state vs. Martha Jones, s 11- ing liquor ; fine 6 mos. or *SO. The state vs. Charlie Allen, imir- WOTICE- Beginning May Ist I will close my office every afternoon at three o'clock instead of five as heretofore on account of business interests in Atlanta. Respectfully. It T. A. LIFSEY. PAGES Si A YEAR w der; guilty sentenced to bang Wednesday, May 29th. The state vs. Alonzo Lee, forgery gnilfy 12 months or SJT>. The state vs. Buck High, rap■>; senteneed to hang May 29th. The state vs. Charlie, murder; guilty life sentence given. Thfl state vs. Z. D. Ward, selling whiskey ; guilty 12 mos. or SSOO. The state vs. Bud Lovett, mur der ; guilty life sentence. Court will last through Friday and probably all the week. Buck High, who is under sentence for rape, was carried back to At lanta Wednesday night for safe keeping to await day of execution. MRS, ADAMS ENTERTAWS IN HONOR MISS RAGSDALE. An occasion of a rare and high!/ pleasing nature in tie- local social world was the domino party, given by Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Adams as their delightful home on last .Sat urday evening in honor of Miss Ragsdale, of Atlanta. The affair was one in which every feature of the evening's entertain ment was most happily and pleas antly carried out. Progressive domino was played and it was the lovely and charming guest of hon or who “progressed” most during the evening and was a ward, d the prize, a lovely box of candy. Those present and sharing in the pleasure of the evening were : Misses Redona Ragsdale, Florence Carmichael, Bertha Dickson, Cora Betts, Lillian Daniel, Annie Lon Copeland, Lilah Copeland, Lucy Brown, .Tettie Bunn, Agnes Dunn, t'orrie Bridges, Nettie Bess Fouche, Eddie Claud McDonald, Lonella Mo- Kibhen, Annie Nolan, Lottie V. 11a: tin, Blanche Wentzell, Leila Scott, Mary Underwood, Margaret Tally, Miss Durham, and Mrs Green Copeland. Messrs. \\ ill Walker, Marvin Turner, .Tames Hooter), Harry Dunn, Ralph Tiinu r, R. L. .John son. (.‘burly Coan, Elbert Parr, Ras Dickerson, H-, irv Woodward, Do iYlk-smi. Fred Kelly. O-ear hack v Eugene McMichaei, \\. A. E:ov,n.
