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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.
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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.
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DIES SIiEBEKLY WHILE
m VISIT TO RELATiNES
Mr. Bryan, of Oglethorpe,
| County, came to spend
Sunday with Bro
ther-in-law.
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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