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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXII
MRS. SMITH KILLED
BY TRAIN AT HAMPTON
STREET CROSSING.
Baby in Her Arms Escapes
With Slight Injuries.
On last Saturday afternoon
shortly after 4 o'clock Mrs. Eliza
beth Smith, one of McDonough s
oldest and most highly esteemed
old ladies, was killed by train No.
15 at the Hampton street crossing
ns she was crossing the tracks of
the Southern railway.
Mrs. Smith resided with her
brother, Mr. A. Dickson, who
lives just west of the railroad on
the Hampton road, and she was
crossing the railroad from her
home on her way to Mrs. Ed Cok
er's home, with Mrs. Coker’s little
15 months old child in her arms,
and in some way failed to see the
train from Brunswick approach
ing. The train was about an hour
and a half late, and at tho time she
was crossing the track no train
was due.
The engineer applied the emer
gency brakes but the steep down
grade kept the ponderous machine
moving until the entire train had
passed over the crossing.
Mrs. Smith had almost got across
the tracks, the right shoulder be
ing struck by the steam cylinder.
Her right arm and shoulder were
badly broken, with some slight
bruises on the face. The little
child in her arms was thrown vio
lently to the ground but its injur
ies were not so serious as at first
thought. The child is now' get
ting on very well and in a short
time will be entirely well again.
Mrs. Smith was a must excellent
woman and her tragic death on
Saturdav afternoon occasioned
much bitter sorrow and poignant
grief to her many friends in Mc-
Donough. She was 72 years old
and is survived by one son, Mr.
Win. F. Smith, of near Lnella, and
many other relatives in the County.
The funeral and interment was
held at Locust Grove on Sunday
afternoon, Rev. C. V. Weathers
officiating.
Mrs. Fannin Dead.
Mrs. Susie Fannin, the -wife of
Mr. Joe C. Fannin, died at her
home at 12 o’clock on Tuesday,.
Nov. 12th, two miles northeast of
McDonough, after an ilines of two
weeks.
She was a most excellent and
highly esteemed woman and from
early life had lived a consistent
and devoted Christian life. She
was a member of Flippen Method
ist church. She was 38 years old.
She was Miss Susie Selfridge be
fore her marriage. She is sur
vived by her husband and many
relatives in this county.
The funeral services were con
ducted l>v Rev. J. E. England on
Wednesdav, and the interment
was in the old family burying
ground rear Salem church.
Letter from Coffee County
Two hundred miles Southeast ol
McDonough, in Coffee county,
town of Broxton. saws whizzing a'
two largo mills and whistles blow
ing, turn ln g out seventy-five
thousand feet of lumber per day,
with shingles, laths and a good
country for some things.
I saw a sweet potato yesterdav
that weighed 9 1-2 pounds; a col
lard that was six feet high ; cut tail
millet eighteen feet high.
I went out ten miles northeast,
passed four settlements only with
good houses all painted with light
ning rods on them. One of those
places sold two years back for
*I,OOO, now tho owner refuses
$15,000.
I went into the penetentiary
here. Saw a man from Henry
county there. Heard him preach :
the prisoners led tlie song service.
I have married five eouples, and
buried six people since I left Hen
ry. By the way, » eon] le from
your town got married here last
Sunday(don't tell ii)
I v.ill come up soon. —N. No.
McDonough, qeorqia, Friday November 22, 1007.
8
Mail Carrier Finds Lost
Purse
Tuesday morning as Mr. J. J.
Fisher, the popular rural carrier
on Route 7, was going out on his
regular daily drive near the old
Lemon place, jnst outside the town
limits, lie saw something showing
in the mud that attracted bis at
tention, and when he got out of
his buggy and investigated it he
found it to be a purse containing
over a hundred dollars
The purse belonged to' Henry
Childs, who had lost it on Nov. 7th
and contained $lO5.
Charley Brooks, a young white
boy, whs arrested on Nov. Bth by
Sheriif Sowell as having found the
money and.aml refused to give it
up. He was released on $l5O bond.
His friends will be glad to know
that he has been exonerated from
the charge of suspicion by the
parse being found.
Henry Childs, colored, who lost
the money, resides near Turner’s
chnrch and is an industrious and
hard working negro, and to show
his appreciation to Mr. Fisher for
finding the money, gave him $5.00
and left town with the remainder,
about the happiest man in McDon
ough for a long time.
Ginning Notice.
After this week we will go to gin
davs.
Tuesdays and Fridays until fur
ther notice.
Very Respot ,
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By M. A. Norman, Mgr. Gin Dept.
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FOR MEN, YOUNG MEN AND BOYS.
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AT STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Rev E. S. Atkinson, Messrs. H.
•I. Coneland and John Low left
Tuesday for Valdosta, where they
j go to attend the State Baptist Cori
j vention which will remain in ses
! sion several days.
Ex-Gov. W. J. Northern will
preside over this session of the
Georgia Baptists and it is expected
to be one of the biggest, gatherings
and most interesting in the history
! of this denomination.
I
WANTED MEN—Who can give
good references, to travel for the
Luther Publishing Co. Commis
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PHILLIPPI.
Christmas is nearly here.
Mrs. Collins has a tine school of
fifty-six pupils, at this place.
Brother W, A. King, of Locust
Grove, was unanimously chosen as
pastor for this chnrch Saturday.
We feel grateful that we have
such a man as he is. We think he
is tlio right man in.the right place.
Misses Wright and Lawrence, of
Locust Grove, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Miss Bessie Ingram.
Brother Kenney filled the ap
pointment for Bro. King, Sunday
on account of a serious accident he
received Saturday.
Miss Eva Rav spent Sunday
with Miss Della Childs.
Rev. J. E. England
Off to Conference.
Rev. J. E. England left Monday
afternoon for Roekmart where he
spe t two days with his son, and
from there he went to Cartersville,
where the North Georgia Confer
ence convened on Wednesday.
Rev. Mr. England’s work here
during the past year has been very
satisfactory and the churches of
his circuit arc all highly pleased
with him und it is expected that
he will be returned here for an
other year.
Farm For Sale.
I will sell at auction to the high
est bidder for cash at the court
house in McDonough, on the first
Tuesday in December 1907, my
home place, if not sold privately
before. Contains 50 acres; about
32 in cultivation; f> in original
woods; 5 in pino; remainder in
pasture ; 4-room dwelling and plen
ty of outbuildings. Situated four
miles east of McDonough, joining
Union Graded School, with one of
the best, schools in Henry county.
Object of selling, going into other
business.
D. T. Mayo.
Wanted—to buy some
white peas.
H. J. Copeland Mer. Co.
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Well, Mr. Editor, as I have no
seen anything from this place in
the paper, I thought I would write
a few dots
The farmers of this place are
about through gathering their
crops.
I think it is time we farmers
were sowing our wheat and oats.
We ought to sow more grain and
plan* less cotton.
Mr. S. P. Crowell pays he expects
that it would he best for that Tier
son who took his anvil away from
the shop to bring it back and put
it where he got it, as ho does not
want any further trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gunn and
family spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Miller and family.
Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Bailey are
visiting their parents at this place
this week.
Miss Lucy Ricks spent Saturday
and Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Hooten, of near Boerslieba.
I will be away from my office
every Friday from Oct. 15th to
April Ist to assist in the teaching
of the Southern Dental College.
Respectfully,
T. A. Lifsev.
$1 A YEAR
