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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1907)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXII PROF. HAM AGAIN HEADS LOCUST GROVE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. He Will Begin his Second Year’s Work on the 2nd Day of Sep tember==Outlook for School Most Flattering. - Prof. O. E. Ham, who for a nnm -1361* of years was the leading factor in the local educational world, and who a year ago took charge of the Locust Grove Grammar School, < will begin his second year’s work at Locust Grove on Monday, Sept. 2nd. Prof. Ham needs no introduc tion to the people of Henry coun ty, or even to the public of this part of Middle Georgia, for his name placed in a school catalogue or in connection with a school as sures the success of that school so long as lie is associated with it, hut the Weekly wants to call the attention of its readers to some of the strides forward in educational lines made by Locust Grove, a town of only 500 inhabitants. The Grammar School has a corps of five experienced teachers who ably preside over the several de partments of the school. The school building is modern in its construction and the entire equipment is the latest and best to be had, thus making an ideal physical school plant where every convenience and comfort for the best work is given both to teachers and pupils. There are two dormitories for the school, one for the boys and one for the girls, both of them be ing under the personal supervision of Prof. Ham. Prof. Ham and his able corps of teachers confidently expect a con siderable increase in the enroll ment of the school the coming year, the total enrollment probably reaching 200 pupils. But the Grammar School is not all of the educational work done in Locust Grove. The Locust Grove Institute, un der the efficient management of Prof. Claud Grey, is one of the best high schools and preparatory colleges in the state. The two schools taken together represent a school plant costing $50,000, and the past year had a total enrollment of 325 pupils, the pupils coming from 70 counties in t e state, as well as five different states and Cuba furnishing student material for these schools. Of the 325 pupils enrolled. 175 were board ing pupils. The students were di vided about equally between the two schools last term. The people of Locust Grove show a very progressive spirit along' educational lines and they expect to make their town an ed ucational center for this part of the state, and they are now mak ing rapid strides in that direction with most sanguine hopes of an early realization of this most com mendable ambition to make their town second to none as an educa tional center. Prof. Ham has been very busy for several weeks in planning out the work for the coming year and when the school opens he will have perfected a line of work for his 8 school that will redound to the good of every pupil in after years who attends this school during the ensuing school year. Both the Grammar School and the Institute will open on Sept. 2nd, and both now have pßospects of the best year in the history of the respective schools. PROF. GREEN HERE; READY FOR SCHOOL. Is delighted with McDon ough and Hospitality of Her Peuple. Prof. W. D. Green, the New superintendent of the McDonough City School, has arrived from his home at .Tesnp to assume control of this work here. Prof. Green is a cultured and af fable gentleman ynd has had a va ried and long experience as a teacher having been at Jessup for the i>ast several years. He is a graduate of the Univer sity at Nashville, Tenn., and of the State Normal School at Athens ann the Peabody Normal. He is a profound scholar, affable, courteous and dignified and the Weekly bespeaks for him one of the best schools under his manage ment in the history of the .Mc- Donough public schools. The school will open on the first Monday in September. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McKibben and children, of Vaughn, were in the city yesterday on the way to McDonough, whei;e they will spend a week with relatives.—Griffin News. McDonough, Georgia, Friday august 23, 1907. - Locust Grove Grammar School, where Prof. O. E. Ham, Will Begin his 29th Year’s Work on Sept. 2nd. Baptists to Begin Protracted Services September Ist. The annual series of services at the McDonough Baptist church will begin on Sunday night, Sept. 1, Rev. E. S. Atkinson, pastor, preaching the opening sermon. He will be assisted by Rev. (). .T. Copeland, of Gainesville, who is an able and earnest preacher and well known in many parts of the the slate. Everyone is cordially invited to these services which Will continue throughout the first week in Sep tember. Camp meeting begins tonight. Gus. Mitcham Buys Hamp ton Livery Business. Mr. A. B. Mitcham, who for a number of years has. been one of the leading business men of Love joy and who the first of the year moved to Hampton, has bought the livery business at Hampton. He will make many improve ments in the business, and besides the livery business, he will deal in live stock, horses, mules, etc. He will make a deserved success of the bnsiness that will do credit to himself and the demands of his town. Old Citizen Passes Away at Locust Grove. Mr. William Combs, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Locust Grove, died at his home on Saturday morning, Aug. 10th, after a lingering illness from the infirmities of old ago. He was a man who was widely and favorably known and for a long time was one of the county’s active and leading citizens. He was about 79 years old. He is survived by his wife and three sons and four daughters. The funeral and interment was at Locust Grove on Sunday after noon at 4 o’clock. One of the largest funeral pro cessions ever seen in Locnst Grove attended Mr. Combs’ funeral, thus attesting the high esteem, love and affection in which he was held by all who knew him. WANTED—Chickens ! Bring them-in to the Brown House. Andy Price Dies at Locust Grove. Mr. Andy Price, Son of Mr. .T. M. Price, one of Locust Grove’s prominent and popular young men, died at his home near Locust Grove on Saturday August 17th, after a long illness from typhoid fever. He was one of that part of the county’s most highly esteemed and valued citizens. He was about 2f> years old and had been married only a few years. He is survived by his wife and one child. The funeral and interment was at Indian Creek Baptist church at Locust Grove on Sunday afternoon at J o’clock. Mrs. Goss Passes to Great Beyond. Mrs. Tom Goss died at her home near Bethany church 4 miles east of McDonough, on Tuesday, Aug. 14th, after a lingering illness. She was a most excellent lady and was about (50 years old. She is survived by her husband. She had been sick for a long time and all that loving hands and med ical skill could do could not stay the hand of the Resistless Reaper. The funeral and interment was at Bethany church on Wednesday at 11 o’clock a. m*. He that builds on insecure foun dation will sooner or later witness a fall. Mr. W. M. Shultz, a representa tive of the Cable Piano Co., of At lanta, has been here this week in the interest of his company. .Miss Florence Carmichael has returned from Atlanta where she was a guest of honor at a house party given by Miss Redona Rags dale. Miss Luella McKibben returned Wednesday from Stockbridge where where she was guest of hon or at a house party given by Mes dames Ward. Miss Mary Alice Strange, Messrs. Frank McKibben and Edwin Strange, of Winder, and Miss Lida May McKibben of Jackson, arrived Wednesday afternoon for a visit to Miss Luella McKibben. Judge and Mrs. E. J. Reagan and their charming daughter, Miss Lucy Reagan, returned Wednes day from an extended trip to Washington, Jamestown, and oth er points of interest in the North and East. PAGES CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL LABORATORY TO BE ADDED TO M'DONOUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL, A chemical and physical labors., tory being found highly necessary for McDonough Public School, with commendable liberality onr citizens are raising the funds for its purchase bv private subscrip tion. It will lie a. most valuable addi tion to the school, and the prompt manner in which onr people ara re sponding to the call made upon them speaks in undeniable credit to their educational enthusiasm. That the required amount will he easily raised before the own ing of the fall term next month there can be no doubt, as the list, was only presented the first of this week, and already the follow ing amounts have been subscribed : Dr. D W Scott 5.00 J A Fouelie 2.50 Lawrence Duffcy 2.50 A C Sowell 5.00 E M Smith 5.00 H B Neal . 5.00 D .T Green 5.00 J B Dickson 2.00 R L Turner 1.00 .1 M, Carmichael . 1.00 .1 C Harris 1.00 John Dnproe 1.00 11 C Bridges 1.00 A N Brown 5.00 E M Copeland 1.00 Dr. J G Smith 5.00 WDTarpley 1.00 G W Cathey 1.00 H C Turner 2.00 Singleton Hunt 1.00 B H Welch 2.00 G G Weems 2.00 - H L Carmichael 1.50 R L Johnson 1.00 J F M Fields 1.00 W D Knight 1.00 Henry Woqdward .50 J T Sowell 1.00 SC McWilliams 1.00 Marvin Turner 1.00 C Engber 1.00 J B Brown I'.OO- Dr. B E Horton 5.00 N A Glass ] .00 T J Brown 1.00 Any additional subscriptions left at the office of Co. School Com., Duffcy will be properly re corded and duly appreciated. FUTURE EVENT CALENDER. DATES AND PLACES OF SOME OF THE MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS TO BE HELD IN HENRY COUNTY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. The Camp Meeting at Shingle Hoof, be gins on Friday night before 4th Sunday in Aug.—23rd, and continues one week. All Pay Singing to lx* held at the Court house in McDonough, Sunday, Sept. 29th At Hampton on Thursday November 28, an all-day singing at the school audi torium. Go to The Henry County Weekly for all kinds of Justice Court Blanks, and deeds, notes, etc. and all kinds of Job Printing, JOB WORK $i A YEAR
