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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1907)
The i lenry County Weekly VOL. XXXII M’nniuniicil A Growin s PITY Man y Rare f pfb. mro UUNUbSn Gem Little b! | 1 and Varied hi I (Ml Ullllltd. A short Sketch of McDonough’s many Varied interests, and a glimpse at her Furure Greatness and Glory when she fully realizes and appre= • dates her many resources. For a number of years McDon ough has been on the onward march of progress, and prosperity has been evident on every hand. True, that this progress has been of a gradual and very substantial nature and that is just why we want to write this article. If an individual, a community or a town suddenly acquire some thing that lifts them far above their present or former sphere, there is a universal response, but when a steady growth and devel opment is in progress all the time there are a large majority who fail to see that any progress has been made. „ This thing is true of McDonough and we want to call the attention of the people of McDonough to a few of her many advantages and resources and let them compare this town with anyone the same size or even larger, and let them see for themselves if McDon ough does not possesss many more excellent opportunities than even the most sanguine and optimistic of her citizens realize and appre ciate. The town is situated on the highest point between Atlanta and Macon, and at the same time it is not in a rugged and almost in accessible section but is the center of a large ai-ea that is comparative ly level and from every part of the county the public roads thread a fine farming section. The high altitude, the pure wa ter, the fine farming section and a lot of other natural advantages make this an ideal location for a beautiful and progressive little city, and many people are fast realizing its superior qualities and have in many substantial ways showed their confidence in the town. There is not a town its size in the state that has better banking facilities. There are two strong and safe banks here that handle all the business done in this sec tion as thoroughly and well as the best equipped banks in the large cities. There are some of the livest and best arranged mercantile estab lishments here that is to be found in middle Georgia and they carry and handle a class of goods that are excelled only by the large firms in/the big cities of the state. The churches of the town are modern and in every way in keep ing with the progressive sfrkit of the town. In the public schools of the town McDonough has a building and equipment that is indeed a credit to the town. The building is thoroughly modern in design and all the equipments are the latest and best to be had. An en l ollment of about 225 and steadily growing, is the report that comes from the school the second month of this term. Prof. Green and his able corps of assistants have done a splendid work in the organiza tion of the school for the present year, which will doubtless lead to McDonough, Georgia, Friday October iB, 1907. 12 J a far better and broader sphere of work in the local educational field. Here are some of the varied in terests of the town. The Banks. The Banks ot Henry County lias been established for about 11 years and has grown to be one of the strong and stable financial institu tions in Middle Georgia. In its officers and business man agers are included some of the best and safest, men of the county and surrounding counties. The ease with which they handle their business is a matter of pardonable pride to all who have dealings with this bank. Mr. F. S. Ether idge, president; Mr. J. B. Dickson, cashier ; Mr. Ralph Turner, assist ant cashier. The First National, which open ed its doors on Nov. 6, 1905, a lit tle less than two years ago, has been a phenotmnal success from the first day’s business up to the present time. After running only 10 months this bank went into its present beautiful and commodious banking building with a mflrble front and with furniture and fixtures the best and latest that the officers could find. The bank has one of the latest and best vaults—in fact every part and feature of the bank is thoroughly up-to-date. Mr. T. A Sloan is president, Mr. A. M. Stewart, cashier, and Mr. R. O. Benton, of Monticello, vice president, and Mr. H. J. Tur ner, assistant cashier. McDonough and Henry county are indeed fortunate in having two such strong and well conduct ed banking institutions, with a corps of officers that are efficient, courteous, and in every way fitted for the work of conducting strong and stable financial institutions. McDonough as A Cotton Market. The facilities offered the farm ers of Henry county here for hand ling and storing their cotton are the best of uny place in Middle Georgia. There are four large warehous es, with a most efficient and ac commodating corps of men in charge of them. Green & Tarpley have two large warehouses —one at the depot and the other near the business center ; the Planters’ Warehouse & Lum ber Co., and the Farmers Union Warehouse. Then there are nine different firms that have buyers always on the ground where the highest prices are always paid for the flee cy staple. The market at McDon ough this season has averaged about l-8c higher than any other town in this part of the state. The merchants and business men of McDonough realize that the best market possible is what the progressive farmers of old Hen ry deserve and ns a result they are amply repaid, for all who come here to trade get more and better goods for the same money than anywhere else in Middle Georgia. The Business Firms of McDonough. Below we give a summary of the business firms of McDonough : B. B. Carmichael & Sons, for 2(> years have conducted a successful business here. They now carry a large furniture and general house hold furnishing line of goods, hard ware, wagons and buggies, and an up-to-date undertaking business. Howard L. Carmichael, not so old a business, but carries a first class line of furniture and general household furnishings no gives special attention to a thoroughly up-to-date undertaking business. The H. J. Copeland Mercantile Co., who for more than a quarter of a century have conducted the largest general merchandise and supply business. All their lines represent considerably the largest sphere in the local business world. W. B. J. Ingram Co., are another large firm that carry a complete line of merchandise and general supply business. # Sowell & Russell Co.—“ The Star Store”—are another firm that fill the wants of everyone who wears high class goods. They also carry a general supply line. T. A. Sloan & Co., “The Racket Store,” handle a full and complete line of dry-goods, millinery, no tions, etc., who for 17 years have done business in this town. The Walker-Turner Co., are an other drygoods and clothing firm and they carry the largest line of the kind in the town and also an up-to-date millinery line. Welch-Hunt Supply Co., run a big general merchandise and sup ply business, and after a few months will make a specialty cjf staple and fancy groceries. D. P. Cook & Co., a firm of hust ling young men, carry a splendid line of general merchandise and farm supplies. Edd Goodwin has a big store room filled cliock full of goods of a general merchandise line and cloth ing. A £i C. Engl.or, “The Chicago Bar gain House”, makes a. specialty of clothing, shoes, hntf , etc. T .1. Patterson and J. 11. Jef farcs, J. H. Varner, and J. L. At kinson & Son, all carrv fancy gro ceries, and the goods u.e.uillly han dled in stores of this kind. McDonough now has two first class drug stores. The McDon ough Drug Co., and the Horton Drug Co. Both of them ure thor oughly first class, the latter being the latest addition to the local bus iness interest-' John L. Rogers is agent for the Norman Buggy Co., of Covington and he carries a good line of these vehicles all the time. The veteran merchant, of Mc- Donough is Mr. C. A. Turner, who has been actively in bnsines in Mc- Donough for 42 years, and still handles a line of general merchan dise. For several years lie has been county treasurer and in con sequence of his official duties does not give his entire time to the store as formerly. To Be Continued Next Week. New assortment of crock ery and enameled ware to please. Copeland Mercantile Co. When a man sees a woman wear ing white stockings he can’t help feeling there are worse things than being blind. A girl thinks a man is madly in love with her if he says her baby sister has a sweet disposition. A man has to have a big income to have any of it left to spend on himself after he gets married, Buggy Robes of the lat est touch,-get your choice quick. Copeland Mercantile Co. When a girl proposes to a man he is so afraid people might suspect it that he *>rete:/.L> he Cil it. PAGES DIES SIiEBEKLY WHILE m VISIT TO RELATiNES Mr. Bryan, of Oglethorpe, | County, came to spend Sunday with Bro ther-in-law. ) FOUND DEAD IN BED EARLY SUNDAY A. M. Mr. James Mack C. Bryan, of Philomath, Oglethorpe county, came down from Atlanta on last Saturday afternoon to spend Sun day with his brother-in-law, Mr. J. C. Daniel, and early Sunday morning Mr. Daniel went to his room to awaken him for breakfast, and found that he had lapsed into the sleep that knows no waking until the resurrection morn. About 11 o’clock Saturday night Mr. Bryan retired and was in the best of heal tli Hn<l sometime be tween that time and 6 o’clock Sun day morning he bad died of heart failure. He was one of Oglethorpe’s most prominent and influential citizens. He was the superintendent of the art and educational department of the state fair in Atlanta, and while in Atlanta decided to make a short visit to his relatives in McDon ough. He was a prominent and influ ential member of the Presbyterian church of his home county. He was about 75 years old, and is survived by his wife and seven children. The body was sent to his home on the 10:30 o'clock train on Sun day morning, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Daniel, and Mr. Howard Carmichael, the latter re turning home from Atlanta, The si nearest sympathy is ten dere.t Ids loved ones in their sad bereavement in the sndden death of Mr. Bryan, by everyone in Mc- Donough, and to bis relatives in this county. New shipment of Rugs just received. $1 A YEAR
