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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1907)
File Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXI I AN INSPIRING SIGHT! Indeed Sufficient to Kindle the Highest Ambition of Every Young Farmer Who Tills Old Georgia Soil. one of the -prettiest sights to be seen in Henry county, or in Geor gia (or even south of Mason and Dixon’s Line) is now on daily exhi bition just ten miles north of Mc- Donough, via White House. It is a sight sufficient to kindle the very highest ambition of every young man in Georgia. It is a sight that richly sustains the old saying : “I plow deep while sluggards sleep.” It is a sight that puts to route the most ultra pessimist on Southern possibilities. It is a sight that era ses every fear, removes every doubt and makes possible the fact that this Sunny Southland of ours is one of the greatest producing agricultu countries on earth. It is a sight fully demonstrates the fact that small farms and intelligent cultiva tion will lead to success and to wealth. It is a sight, that will in spire every ambitious young man to renewed energy and opens the way to grand and unprecedented possibilities on the farm. It is a sight tlwt gives to every young man a demonstrative assurance of fame and fortune to those who will apply themselves to the farm. Slavery—war—and then recon struction—has been a great imped iment. to our Southland. But all is gone. And now the' young ambi tious white man of the south has come to the rescue of the older man. The young man is to the front. Give him time, and he will remove every obstacle. He will solve every problem and make the way clear and easy for the build ing up of our Southern homes. The young man has dignified labor by laboring himself. The young man has placed labor upon such a plane of respectability that only slug gards can shrink from it. Now for the story : Mr. Edar Owen of Delta Grove, or Kelleytown, one of the most progressive young farmers in Geor gia, has seven acres in upland corn that every young farmer in Henry county ought to see. He has one tract of four acres and one of three. The four acre tract is a piece of very poor land and has possibly been cleared for seventy-five years. Practically no attention has been paid to this land until last year. Mr. Owen has now growing four acres of corn on this fnece of land that under favorable circumstances is good for six hundred bushels. The other three acres is land not so old and the corn is a good deal thicker on the ground. The two pieces of corn consisisting of seven acres looks good at this time for one thousand bushels. My estimate is predicated upon past experience. For sevei-al years I was located right in the heart of the great Missouri Valley, and one hundred bushels per acre was of common occurrence, And for sev eral years I was located on the great North Canadian. I had per sonal supervision over that vast tract of bottom land running through Oklahoma Territory. I have therb seen one hundred and twenty-five bushels gathered from one acre. The corn growing on Mr. Owen's land is at this time thirty-five per cent better than the corn in the Missouri Valley or Ok lahoma. To those who might be lieve that I have drawn upon my imagination, I would advise to drive over and see the corn. It will do you good to look at it. Captain KAlley also lives at this 8 place. He is a grand <dd war vet eran and has for seevral years cap tured the one hundred dollar State Fair premium for the best corn He is Something of a farmer him self. He has now growing by the roadside near his house just thirty acres in corn that will yield him between twelve and fourteen hun dred bushels. It is a pretty sight, and the old warrior is justly proud of his achievements. But when he looks around and finds that he lias been out-classed by the coming young man, Mr. Owen, he immedi ately goes to the house, gets him a chair, a drink (of cool water) a pal metto fan, and takes his seat under the favorite old oak tree—and there he cools his fevered brow, gives himself time to pleasantly meditate over the past, and as he views the rapid step of the young man of the South, he wonders what will hap pen next. It so happens that Capt. Kelley is the father-in-law of Mr. Owen. The rivalry between them is both pleasant and profitable ; but they do say that the old man is using his Palmetto more frequently than ever before. There are other first class far mers whom I'hope to give a sketch of in some future communication. I am most respectfully, J. T. Oglesby. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE OF LOCUST GROVE CHURCH. The 3rd, Quarterly Conference, of Locust Grove, charge will be held at Philadelphia, on next Sun day and Monday, July 21 and 22 Dr. J. T. Daves will preach on Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. and on Monday at 11 a. m. dinner will be served at the church on Monday. The business session of the Quar terly Conference will be held Mon day afternoon. All are cordially invited to at tend all the exercises of the meet ing. It is hoped that all the official members of the charge will attend. Respectfully, 7-16-’O7. C. V. Weathers LSTTLE LEILA BOWDEN DIES AT JENKINSBUBG, Little Leila Bowden, the nine year-old daughter of Mr, and Mrs W. B. Bowden, died at her parents home at Jenkinsburg Sunday after noon at 5 o’clock after an illness of several weeks with typhoid fever. The funeral and interment was at Philadelphia church, near then old home at 3 o’clock Monday af ternoon, Rev. L. G. Bowden, offi icating. MR, AND MRS. PATTERSON ENTERTAIN THE YOUNGER SET. On last Monday evening the younger set was delightfully en tertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J Patterson. During the evening sherburt and wafers were served. \ Those present were : Miss Azile Maxwell, of Atlanta ; Misses Ruth and Nina Turner, Irwin McDonald, Hattie Sue Lowe, Rosa Lee Brown, Lucile Tolleson, Donia Bankston, Lemmie Sims, of Atlanta ; Messrs. Carl and Adam Sloan, Munroe and Malcolm Hutton, of Savannah ; Ray and Cecil McGill, of Dawson ; Em erson Ham, Paul Turner, Ben Bank ston, Talmadge Thompson, Gordon Dickson, Alex Brown, Alf Fouehe, Boce Elliott, Hugh Kelley, Hewin Turner. Bert Patterson. McDonough, Georgia, Friday july iq, 190-. MISS REAGAN CHAMINGLY ENTERTAINS IN HONOR OF VISITORS. On Monday evening the hospita ble and lovely home of Judge and Mrs. E. .T. Reagan was the scene of one of the most delightful social affairs of the mid-summer season. The occasion was a reception given by Miss Lucy Reagan in honor of her guests, Misses Stanfield and Ingram, and the other visitors in McDonough. Those present on this delightful occasion were: Misses Jane Stanfield, Annie D. Ingram, Blake Bunn, Nina Wall, Eva Harris, Rubie Walker, Annie G. Thompson, Eddie Claude Mc- Donald, Bertha Dickson, Agnes Dunn, Jettie Bunn, Lillian Daniel, Eloise Long, Edith White, and May Simpson; Messrs. Dee Tolleson Dave Wall, Benton Thompson, Roy Turner, John Hightower, Tom Wall, Fred Walker, Jamie Hooten, Charlie Coan, Elbert. Parr, Otis Tolleson, Eugene McMiebael, Hor ace Hooten, Oscar Jackson, Frank Nolan, Marvin Turner, and R. L. Johnson. MT. CARMEL. Miss Tennie Alls visited Miss Dennis Fields Sunday. Mr. Tom Foster filled his regu lar appointment Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. C. Patrick filled his reg ular appointment here Saturday and Sunday. Quito a number from here en joyed a fish fry at Flint river last Thursday. Miss Lee Wilkins is spending this week in Hampton, theguestof Miss Lois Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Green Mitchell vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fields Sun day afternoon. Quite a number from here at tended Sunday School at Liberty Hill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. McMullen were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Mays Sunday. t Mr. Jesse McMullen aiid coasin, Miss Mae McMullen, were the guests of Miss Tennie Alls Saturday night. J. P. and P. M. Martin left Mon day for Brooks, where will spend some time with friends and rela tives. Mrs. Janie Wise and daughter,- Miss Minnie, were the guests of Mrs. Green Mitchel last Wednes day. Messrs. E. Foster, A. Z. Mitchell, P. M. Martin and Lon Kennedy at tended the singing at County Line Sunday. Little Carrie, Lizzie and Warner Davis, of Hampton, are spending this week with their aunt, Mrs. B. Massey. Misses Ella and Sallie .’Mitchell and Nannie Martin visited 4 -Lucie Tom” and “Aunt Sallie” Turner last Thursday. BLACK EYES. For the lowest prices on Mouldings, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Building Materials of all kinds, including Lime, Cement, Brick etc., write for estimates and figures to Middle Georgia Lumber & Mfg. Co., Jack son, Ga. Successors to !i. F. Gilmore. 3t MR. ELKINS GIVES ACCOUNT OF RECENT KILLING. LOCUST GROVE, GA., July 15, 1907. Editor Henry County Weekly, Dear Sir:— I herewith enclose you a correct statement of the killing of Coleman Street and ask you to correct same as the one given you was incorrect in many ways as to the debt between the two negroes. Coleman Street about, three months ago borrowed seven dollars from John Jenes and on June 29th, John asked him for it and Coleman proceeded to curse him out and gathered up some rocks and run John into his house telling him, lie (Street) would kill him at the first time he caught him out. Also told different parties he was going to kill him the first time lie met. him. Street being a large young man and “Uncle John” as we called him was small with con siderable age on him, and also crippled up with rheumatism car ried his gun with him for protec tion on the 4th, of July. Coleman Street went to my field where “Uncle John” was hoeing, ; for he was not able to plow, (’ule man Street began to curse him and throw rocks at him telling him lie had him then. They ran a circle of about sixty yards coming around where John's gun was, and as John ! came round, lie picked np his gun as Street threw a rock, John dodg ed his head down apd then threw up his gun and shot Street. Then Street pulled a rock out. of his pock et and started to throw at John and John shot him again. Then Street ran a small circle of about fifty feet and fell in the road and died in a few minutes, or was dead by the time I walked two hundred yards which was about, the dis tance I was from them at the time of the killing. Thinking you was entitled to a true statement and feeling that you would appreciate the facts in the 1 case and injustice to “Uncle John” I have written the above. Yon can use any part or all of this if you like. Very truly yours, J. S. Elkixs. DIRT BROKEN FOR ONION WAREHOUSE. On Mopday the dirt was broken for the large warehouse to be erect ed in McDonough by Farmers Un ion of Henry county. They have purchased the old Thrasher warehouse and the entire block of buildings Jon the north west corner of the court house square. The warehouse will be (57x13.) feet and will be immediately in the rear of Ingram & Co’s., store and Dr. Horton’s office. The building will have a storage capacity of 750 bales, besides a basement for cotton seed and cot ton seed meal and hulls. The work will bo pushed rapidly to completion and will bo finished not later than Sept 15th, in time for the reception of the first cotton of the season. LOST—On Saturday, July 13th. a pocket book containing 2 dut bills from H. J. Copeland Co., pay able to L. M. Joyner, 2 ten, 1 two and one dollar hill and some small change, between W. W. Pattersouh residence and A. C. Norman') store, on Key’s Ferry read. Find er will please return same and hi satisfactorily rewarded L M. Joiner, i R. F. D. C. McDonough, Ga PAGES FUTURE EVENT CALENDER. D'TES AND I LACES OF SOME OF THE MEETINGS AM CONVENTIONS TO BE HELD IN HENRY COUNTY IN THE NEAR*FUTURE. Musical Concert at Locust drove on Tuesday evening. July -Jit, at 8 o’clock. The Henry County Si rid; y school Cele bration at Shiny le Roof Camp ground, Friday, July idith. Sunday School Celebration at Snapping Shoals, Wednesday, July hist. The Henry County Confederate Veter ans Association will hold their annual reunion at Shingle Roof Camp ground on Thursday, August s,h. 'Hi!* Farmers' I'nion of Henry County will holdau Kdueational Rally at Shingle Itoof Camp ground on Saturday, Aug. 10. Sixth District Masonic Convention will meet at McDonough by August 15th, the date to lc announced later. The Camp Meetimr at Shingle Roof, be gins on Friday night before 4th Sunday in Aug.—gird, and continues one week, « All Day Singing to be held at the Court house in McDonough, Sunday, Sept. 29th. The South River Association will hold a S. S. Convention at Sh'ti ron church on Satnnlav and Sun day, July 20th and 21st. U. D, C. CALLED MEETING, There was a called meeting of the Charles T. Zachary Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy last Thursday afternoon at the residence of the vice-president, .Mrs. T. A. Sloan. The attendance was encouraging, showing that the members were still interested. Mrs. Sloan stated that the object of the meeting was to sub mit to the Chapter an invitation from the Confederate Veterans to attend and take part in the reunion which takes place the Bth of Aug. The ladies appreciate this honor and it was unanimously agreed that we accept the invitation. It is de sired that the Stockbridge Chapter attend and unite with us in the ex ercises. There was some discussion ot how we might increase our fund for the monument to be erected to the memory of the Confederate sol diers, who so heroicly fought and gave their lives for the cause that was so dear to their hearts. While this monument is to be erected in McDonough, it is not McDonough’s. It is for the entire county, and every Veteran, son of a veteran. vvife and daughter are urged to join in the work and help this noble un lertaking. As the time for adjournment had trrived, the meeting closed to meet n regular sessions on Thursday ifternoon the *th iit 4 o'clock. Rei\ Six ketary. The Middle Ga , Lumber 5: Hfg. Co. at Jackson, Ga. vill fill promptly ail or lers at Lowest Prices— Sig stock of al! kinds Juilding Materia! on land. 3t $i A YEAR
