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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXII
EVERYTHING READY
FOR THE BIG SINGING
Prospects for a Large Attendance
and Interesting Occasion for
Lover of Good Music.
Next Sunday is the time for the
all-day singing at the court house
in McDonough, and from reports
of numbers who have stated their
purpose to attend, both from a dis
tance and near by, the indications
are that it will be a most interest
ing and profitable occasion to lov
ers of good singing.
The benefits to be derived from
the interest and improvement in
church, Sunday school and other
music, generally aroused by these
occasions, are to be commanded,
and everybody is cordially invited
to be present and do all they can
in the accomplishment of good in
this direction.
A number of prominent singing
peoide from surrounding towns
have written that they will be on
hand, and of course their presence
will add much to the occasion.
In this connection, it is especial
ly requested that everybody who
can do so, bring the old Sacred
Harp books they possibly can as it
is desired to make this a special
feature of the singing.
Dinner will be spread for the
public in the large new Farmer's
Union Warehouse, and for this it
is urgently requested that nobody
neglect to prepare a good basket
of provisions.
It is especially hoped that town
people will give this feature liber
al attention and nobody leave
home as it is not only less trouble
but better every way for all to be
together than to entertain visitors
in private homes. (It is so well
known that our country friends
never neglect the all-important
basket, of course it is useless to re
mind them.)
Now everybody come, enjoy it,
and help make the all-day singing
an occasion of much good.
FARMERS UNION
HOLDING COTTON
The Farmers Union of Henry
county are doing all they can to
hold cotton and otherwise benefit
the agricultural interests of our
section during the present tempo
rary depression in prices.
In this connection. Mr. W. C.
Woods, the Union trades agent for
Henry county, during the past
week had a personal consultation
with the bankers and merchants of
our city, and received the uniform
encouraging assurance that they
would stand by the farmers in
their worthy efforts to obtain just
prices for their products—further
pledging whatever money mav be
at their command in holding as
much of the present cotton crop as
possible.
This is indeed encouraging to
the laudable efforts of the farmers,
who have the best wishes of all
for triumphant success.
That this, by continuance of
united effort, will be the final re
sult there can be no doubt.
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Cuts, Sores. Burns
&. Rheumatism
10 McDonough, Georgia, Friday septmbeer 27, 1907.
McDonough Best Cotton
Market in Middle Ga.
McDonough, which for a number
of years has held rank with the
best cotton points in Middle Geor
gia, has this year advanced a few
steps further, and now doubtless
has one of the best cotton markets
in this part of the state.
There are nine cotton buyers in
the town this season, representing
some of the oldest and strongest
cotton firms in the South.
There are three of the local firms
buying this season, H. ,T. Copeland
Mercantile Co. ; D. J. Green, and
the Sowell-Russel Co.
The other buyers are: H. B.
Neal, for McFadden & Co ; J. D.
Dupree, for Inman, Akers & In
man ; John R. Pair, for John E.
Cay &Co; O. H. Duncan, for In
man & Co ; J. C. Harris, for J. B.
Holst &Co ; E. W. Landers, for
Maddox-Rucker Banking Co.
Flint River Baptist Ass’n
Meets Here Next Year.
Messrs. E. M. Copeland and A.
N. Brown, Rev. E. S. Atkinson
Mrs. E. V. Crookshank and Miss’
Lila Copeland attended the Flint
River Baptist association at Mid
way Tuesday and Wednesday and
all report a fine meeting of this
gathering of the Baptist churches.
This association will meet with
the McDonough Baptist church
next September.
The local Baptist church and
city are glad to know that this
large association will convene in
McDonough in annual session in
1908.
FINE POTATO CROP.
Messrs. J. F. and B. N. Willing
ham, of near Stockbridge, come
forward as the champion potato
farmers in Henry county so far
this year.
On 2-3 of an acre they have al
ready sold SBO.OO worth of pota
toes, besides having all they want
ed for home use.
Mr. Willingham has had the
same variety of potatoes for 40
years. It is the oldfashioned yam
potato.
He has had potatoes for a year,
now having some of last year’s
crop on hand, still sound and in
fine condition.
They are not only fine potato
raisers but they raise plenty of all
kinds of food products to furnish
the farm and a surplus besides.
Mr. Willingham raised 300 bush
els of peas last vear and sold them
from $1.50 to $2.15 per bushel, f. o.
b. Stockbridge.
These and many other like pros
perous farmers are making old
Henry one of the finest agricultur
al counties in the state.
NOTICE.
All parties indebted to me on
Notes or Accounts are requested to
settle same by Oct. 15th. so as to
enable me in meeting my obligations
2t W. D. NELSON.
ANOTHER PROMINENT
CITIZEN PASSES TO
THE GREAT BEYOND
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McDonough has again been call
ed upon to mourn the loss of an
other one of her prominent and
highly esteemed citizens. Mr. S. C.
Stewart, passing to the Great Be
yond on last Saturday morning at
a private-sanitarium in Atlanta af
ter an illness of about four weeks.
He was taken dangerously sick at
his home here and after he had
been sick for several days it was
seen that the only hope for liis re
covery was a surgical operation.
He was carried to Atlanta and for
several days after the- operation it
was hoped that he would soon re
cover, but despite all that loving
hands and medical skill could do, lie
passed away at 4 o'clock on last
Saturday morning.
He had been a prominent and
successful farmer in the eastern
part of the county for many years.
But about two years ago he retired
from active work on the farm and
moved to McDonough, where he
was a model and much beloved cit
izen. He was 56 years old. He is
survived by his wife, one son, A.
M. Stewart, the popular cashier of
the First National Bank of this city
and one daughter, Mrs. Maxwell,
of Atlanta.
The funeral and interment was
at Bethany on Sunday about noon.
FOOTBALL GAME AT
LOCUST GROVE SEPT. 28
Locust Grove Instigate will meet
the Boys’ High School, of Atlanta,
Saturday, Sept. 28th, in a game of
football.
This will be the first game of the
season and promises to one of the
most interesting.
The institute boys have been
working hard and will make a fine
showing in this, their first game.
The Boys’ High school also have
a fast team.
The game will begin at 3.30 at
Locust Grove Athletic field.
W. L. Arnett, Manager.
FOR RENT.
A good 3-horse farms for rent
3% miles of McDonough, good
dwelling with good out-houses.
For full particulars see
H. W. Camichael, or
John Pritchett.
Fourth Quarterly Meeting.
These important services are to
be held at Noah's Ark Sept. 27-29.
The first sermon will be preach
ed on Friday night 27th, by Rev.
J. E. England, once pastor of No
ah’s Ark.
Dr. J. T. Daves will preach Sat
urday, 11 a. m., and will hold
Quarterly Conference after dinner.
There will be dinner on the
ground for all Saturdav.
Rev. C. V. Weathers, of Locust
Grove, will preach Saturday night.
He and Bro. England will re
main with us through Sunday and
Sunday night to do the preaching.
The people in this whole section
are cordially invited to attend these
services.
This is the last meeting of this
sort before the Annual Conference.
Let us work and pray that it be the
best. J. M. Sewell.
Stockbridge, Ga., Sept. 17, 1907.
Mr. Harold Mallett, of Jackson
was the guest of friends in McDon
ough Thursday.
CHARLES ALLEN TO BE
HANGED HERE SATURDAY.
Charles Allen, a negro, who whs
found guilty of the murder of Ben
Ritchie, another negro, at the
April term of Henry superior
court, and who was sentenced to
he hanged on May 29, willl he ex
ecuted in private in the jail yard
in McDonough on tomorrow, Sat
urday Sept. 28th.
On Monday Col. R. O. Jackson,
made an application to the prison
commissrpn to have his sentence
commuted to life imprisonment
but the commission refused to
recommend the appplication for
commutation, and this means Al
len must hang here tomorrow.
It will he remembered that Al
len killed Ritchie at a saw mill
cam]) near Luella nearly two years
ago, the two negroes falling out
over a bottle of whiskey.
Sardis Local Adopts Reso
lutions.
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We, the members of Sardis Local
Union No. 152, Henry county, con
demn the estimate put on the cot
ton crop, which we think is a great
injustice to the farmers of Geor
gia.
Wo estimate the crop at about
60 per cent. We hope that the
Farmers Union throughout the
cotton belt will hold for the mini
mum price, 15 cents, set by the
National Convention at Little
Rock, Ark.
From good authority we can’t
make over one million three hun
dred thousand bales.
Committee,
W. C. Woods.
J. C. Jinks,
B. V. Wilson.
OLA NOTES.
Cotton picking has taken the
day now.
We all were glad to see the rain
Saturday.
The people of this section at
tended the service at Bethany Sun
day afternoon.
Wonder who it was triedto drive
with tree and all, Sunday.
Andrea Craig was among Ola's
fairest Sunday.
Mr. Enoch Anston, one of New
Hope’s charming young lawyers
was in Ola Sunday.
Mr. Otis Mason, of this section
has discovered how to save beef in
summer for winter is to rub salt in
the meat before killing it. Good
old boy. We hope you much suc
cess accomplishing better things
in the future.
Carl Crowell and Lige Allin
went to the reunion Sunday. Re
ported a nice time.
LAND FOR SALE.
By agreement of the heirs, will
be sold before the court
house door in McDonough, between
the legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday in November, to the
highest bidder for cash, the fol
lowing property, to-wit:
Fifty acres of land, known as
the old Henry Norman place, at
Philadelphia chnrch, Tussahaw
district, Henry county.
M. A. NORMAN, Agt.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Copelard
have returned to their borne at
Jackson after week's visit |to rela
tives and friends in this city.
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HAMPTON DOTS.
Mrs. J. T. Lewis, of Wool soy,
was the guest of Mrs. Lum Fields
last Tuesday. ■
Mi-s. R. P. Minter and little
daughter visited her father, Judge
J. W. Derrick, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Moore are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. J. R.
Rutherford, at Pendergras, Ga.
Miss Katie Thaxton, who Ims
been visiting in Atlanta, has re
turned home to the delight of her
many friends.
The many friends of Mrs. Eliza
beth Hughes are glad to know
that she is rapidly recovering
from her recent illness.
Miss Irene Moore has returned
to Bessie Tift, Forsyth, to resume
her studies.
•
Mrs. Pugh, of Macon, is visiting
lieu- parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Mitcham.
Miss Lucile Daniel, of Palmetto,
who has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Dr. CarmichaeHhas returned
home.
Miss Fannie Arnold has gone to
Forsyth to attend Bessie Tift col
lege-
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Adair left
last week for Dalton, where they
will make their home.
The Henderson M’fg. Co. will
soon have their yarn mill complet
ed in connection with the knitting
mill. They will then send the cot
ton back to the farmers as ready
made clothing.
Mr. W. S. Davis has bought the
handsome residence of Mr. O. T.
Hennessee, known as the W. W.
Tnrnipseed place. Mr. Hennessee
will move to Atlanta.
Mr. John Hatch, from Boston,
Mass., has been here for some
time installing the machinery for
the new yarn mill of the Hender
son Mf’g. Co.
Miss Willie Smith, of Atlanta,
has been the much admired guest
of Miss Ann Fields for the jiast
week.
The cotton mill has just com
pleted a lot of improvements and
are making a very fine grade of
yarn, finding ready sale for the
output of the mill.
The many friends of Dr. R J.
Arnold sympathize with hnn in
the death of his father, which oc
curred at Athens on 20th inst.
NOTICE.
To the members of the Bnttg
county division of The Mutual
Life Industrial Association of Ga.
The 7th and Bth assessments
bearing date Sept. 10, have been
mailed to your address. These
assessments must he paid at my
office, Jackson, Ga., within thirty
(30) days from date of notice. Non
payment forfeits your insurance.
I was well and personally acquaint
ed with the deceased members,
whose names appear on assess
ment card. Their families are
worthy and each of us should
make prompt payment. Add 10c
if vou send check.
Members in good standing today
955.
Jas. F. Carmichael,
Sept. 10, 1907. | Sdc. and Treas.
$i A YEAR
