The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, August 02, 1907, Image 1
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXII A GRAET DAY PLANNED BY THE OLD VETERANS Prominent Speakers have been se cured—Blackman and Williams, of Atlanta, to speak in morn ing; LeVert to speak in afternoon. AUG. Bth TO BE MEMORABLE DAY. U. D. C’s., of McDonough and Stock bridge to render a fine program along with the one prepared by the old Veterans. On next Thursday at Shingle Roof camp ground will be held the annual reunion of the Confederate Veterans’ Association of Henry county. There is much interest and en thusiasm being manifested, not on ly by the old veterans, but by everyone in the county, and it is safe to predict for this reunion one of the largest and most enthusias tic gatherings ever held in the county. A number of prominent speakers have been invited ail of whom have accepted. Hon. B. M. Blackburn, one of Atlanta’s most prominent citizens, a man who has for a num ber of years been prominent in the newspaper and political world, and Col. Eb. T. Williams, of Atlanta, a leading member of the legal pro fession of the Cate city, will make addresses in the morning. Col. O. P. LeVer't, of Atlanta, will address the old Confederate Veterans in the afternoon. He is an old Confederate soldier and it is said that his tribute of the Confed eracy is one of the most magnificent tributes ever paid to the men who wore the gray. His address stirs all the recollections of the past, full of tender pathos, and is a eulogy of inspiration that touches and breathes forth a rich halo of patri otic fervor such as has never been heard from any other man. He so completely sways the audience with his patriotic eloquence that the people who hear him catch his en thusiasm and you seem to be car ried back to the stormy days of the sixties and again go over those stormy war days of grim and re lentless carnage and suffering. The ladies of the two chapers of the United Daughters of the Con federacy, have arranged a beauti ful program of songs, recitations and other things that will add much to tlie interest and true Southern patriotism of the day. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. It will he a day you will long regret if you miss any features of the dav, at the Confederate Vet erans annual association at Shin gle Roof on next Thursday, Aug. 8. The Middle Ga., Lumber Sc Flfg. Co. at Jackson, Ga. will fill promptly all or ders at Lowest Prices— Big stock of all kinds Building IViaterial on hand. 3t 8 GRIFFIi TO SOCIAL CIRCLE BY ELECTRIC RAILWAY. APPLICATION MADE FOR CiiAR TER FUR INTERURBAN LINE, It now seems practically certain that the proposed line of railway between Griffin and Social Circle, passing through the eastern sec tion of Newton county, will be con structed within the next twelve months. The distance is about seventy miles. Plans for the building of this road, which will be known as the Middle Georgia In term-ban railway, have been definitely announced, and a charter applied for. The peti tioners named in the application for charter are Charles F. Howe, Milledgevilte; William F. Smith, Flovilla ; Charles F. Preston, Law rence V. Roberts Ralph E. Watson, Charles F. Roberts, Atlanta; Rob ert V. Smith, Flovilla, and Steph en D. Smith, Jackson. As set forth in the petition, the railway will run from Griffin through Jackson and Mansfield to Social Circle, passing through the counties of Spalding, Butts, Jasper, Newton and Walton, with branch branches to Flovilla and Montice’lo. The capital stock of the corporation is placed at $200,000 in common stock. The principal office will be in Atlanta, The proposed line will be seventy miles in lenght, about one half of which takes up the old roadbeds between Griffin and Monticello and Social Circle. The petitioners state that they intend without delay to secure sub scriptions to the capital stock and to construct, equip, maintain and operate said railroad—Griffin News. Why go to Atlanta or Macon for Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Lime, Cement or other Building Material when you can buy cheaper from the niddle Ga. Lumber Sc flfg. Co. at Jackson. Ga. Want to Buy 100 flules. B. C. WARD, 3t Stockbridge. Ga. McDonough, Georgia, Friday august 2, 1907. FARMERS UNION ADOPT RESOLUTIONS FAVORING GETTER RURAL SCHOOLS At the recent state convention of the Farmers Union in Atlanta, the following resolution favoring bet ter schools was unanimously adopt ed. Wo are glad to print the reso tion in full: KrpoH on llurnl Schools, The report of - the committee on “the improvement of rural schools" was as follows: “Mr. President and Gentlemen : The time at the disposal of this committee and the conditions un der which they must do their work precludes the possibility of such thorough investigation and study of the subject as its importance de mands, and as must be given to it if its conclusions and recommenda tions arc to carry with them the weight and influence that they should. We, therefore, suggest that a committee on this subject he made a permanent one, and that its membership ho appointed at the meeting preceding that, at which their report is to he made, so that they may he able to give to the subject that thorough study and investigation that it deserves and should have. “In this connection we desire to emphasize, with all the force and earnestness that can he put into language, our opposition to any re duction. from any cause, of that part of the annual appropriation for education that, is to he to rural schools. 4 the cause of education in this state is to suffer by legislation now pending, we say let the loss fall upon the least needy and those most able to hear it—the institutions of higher learning. The public schools of Georgia are the foundation of our educational sys tem and are of more vital impor tance to a large number than is the TQ THE CONFEDERATE VERERANS AND CITIZENS OF HENRY CO, There will lie a reunion of the j Confederate Veterans’ Associations: at Shingle Roof Camp Ground on August the Bth. Prominent speakers have been | secured for the occasion. The pro-, gram of the day will be full and en tertaining. Hon. O. P. LoVert, of Atlanta, a gallant Confederate soldier, who , fought in that bloody struggle from i ’6l to ’65, will be one of the princi ple speakers. Mr. LeVert’s eulogy jof the private Confederate soldier is said by such men as General Ev ans, ex-Goveihior Terrell and others to be one of the best speeches that j was ever delivered on the Confed ! erate soldier. The name of an I other prominent speaker will be an nounced nexi week. The Daughters of the Confedera cy of Henry county will take an active part in the exercises of the ! day and will do all in their power to entertain the large crowd that will be present. Col. Tip Harrison, of Atlanta, will be present and will entertain every one in his happy style with songs and recitations. The people of Henry county are earnestly requested to turn out in full force and do honor to the old I Confederate soldier and the cause he represents. It is earnestly de : sired that every Confederate soldier | and also the widows of Confederate i j soldiers be present on this occasion ! Come with well tilled baskets and let us all join in making it an en joyable occasion. 1 8. M. OGLEk'BY, President superstructure. Besides this, Urn >arents of those in attendance u - •>n our high schools and colleges and technical schools are, as a rule, well-to-do citizens and are far hot ter able to ma ke up any deficiency s to their children than are the poor er and poorest, who must rely wholly upon our public school for what litile education they get. “Wo concur, in the main, with all the recommendations made by the state school commissioner to the general assembly in his last an nual report, hut more especially do we approve of his comments and suggestions touching the improve ment of rural schools, such as greater care in the selection of county hoards of education and of county school superintendents and closer supervision of their work by grand juries and county hoards. Wo see no necessity for a change in the method of choosing county superintendents, hut there is need for better men in many of these places and better work in all of them. If the patrons of the schools, the school trustees, the county hoards and the grand juries will live up to their privileges and du ties, we will soon see a vast im provement all along the line. We commend the plan of a local tax, to he voluntarily voted upon them selves by the school districts, or, j better still, by counties, to supple- j merit the apportionment from the state fund and thus enable these ■ schools to he kept open for at least ' seven months a year. In all dis- \ triots and counties where this has been tried the result has been most gratifying and encouraging. “Next to the need of money for! our schools is the need of more and better teachers. We therefore give our hearty support, to all the efforts that are being made by the ! •* state and by friends of education 1 to remedy this deficiency. A stream i can rise no higher than its source 1 and a sorry teacher or superinten-1 dent is the worst blight that cun be visited upon our helpless children. We appeal to onr membership j everywhere and at all times to give ' their hearty and unstinted support 1 to all efforts looking to the better-S merit, of the agencies. Without ex-! ception, all counties whose hoards ! have chosen their Commissioners solely on account of their charac ter, scholarship, training and suc cess as educators, the result has been great improvement political pull, family and social connections and standing, nor any like consid eration, should influence ns in the selection of these officer. If such mistakes hurt only those who made them the ease would he had enough hut unfortunately the curse of it falls upon innocent and helpless children and blights their future, even projecting its evil influence into succeeding generations. “There are many more things that we would he giad to specialize in this report, hut the subject is too large and too rich in material for full treatment in a paper such as this. We heartily commend the wisdom and patriotism of this body in turning its attention to this very vital question, and thank yon 'most sincerely both for the compli | ment of our selection for the work land for The respectful attention you have given to our report. “William Bradford, “Chairman, “W. 31. McGahek, ‘J. W. Mayfield, “W. D. J. SUMXEK, FOR SALE. 55 acres land one mile north of Ola good dwelling, barn and ont houses, for terms write to W. W. Ammons, Covington, Ga. PAGES FUTURE EVENT ■CALENDER, DATES AND PLACES OF SOLE OF THE MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS TO BE HELD 111 HENRY COUNTY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. The Henry County Confederate Veter ans Association will hold their annual reunion at Shingle Hoof Can!}! ground on Thursday, August Bth. The Fa niters’ Union of Henry County will hold an Educational Rally «itr.Shingle Roof Camp ground on Saturday, Aug. 10. Sixth District Masonic Convention will meet at McDonough hy August 15th, the date to lie announced later. The (tump Meeting at Shingle Roof, be gins on Friday night before 4th Sunday in Aug. yird, and continues one week. All Day Singing to be held at the Court house in McDonough, Sunday, Sept. 29th SIXTH DIST. MA SONIC CONVEN TION CONVENES L! rn C AMO nunc. nun. 15TH. * The Masonic convention of the 6th Congressional district convenes with the McDonough Fraternal Lodge No. 37 oh Thursday, Ang. 15th. In this convention there will he 37 Lodges entitled to representa tion and it is expected that every one of them will have a reprpsen tive as well as a number of other prominent Masons of tlie state. The convention will be called to order at 10 a. in. in the court house, where a public meeting will be held, and everyone is cordially invited to attend this session. At the noon hour there will be a bas ket dinner at the Big Sping where everyone is cordially invited to at tend. At 2 :30 o’clock I.’. M. the conven tion will be called to order at the Lodge room of Fraternal Lodge No. 37, where, after the regular busi ness of the convention has been transacted, work in the first de gree will be exemplified. At 7:30 o'clock p. in. the meet ing will again be called to order for the purpose of conferring the third degree and at tending to other business that may come up before the convention. There will be several prominent speakers present whose names will be announced later. It is hoped that a full attendance of the local j lodges of the county will be pres ent, and the entire public is cor dially invited to the public meet ings. 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 6c Mfg. Co., Jack son, Ga. Successors to H. F. Gilmore. 3t $1 A YEAR