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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXIII
Prominent Men Will
Speak.
•Locust Grove, Jan. 31. A meet
ing of special significance to the
Baptists of Georgia is planned to
held here March 3 to 5. This meet;
ing was first announced for Febru
ary 4 to 6. but has been postponed
for a month.
The program will present many
of the prominent Baptist educators
of the state.
Dr. J. R. Jester, secretary Bap
tist Educational Board ; Dr. J. J.
Bennett, secretary of the State
Mission Board ; Dr. S. Y. Jameson,
president of Mercer University;
Dr. C. H. S. Jackson, president of
Bessie Tift College ; Dr. T. P. Bell,
editor of The Christian Index, and
many other leaders in the denomi
national life will have places on
the program.
Locoust Grove is expecting a
large attendance and is making ex
tensive preparations for the enter
tainment of all who may come.
It is generally known that the
denomination is now engaged in
raising $300,000 as endowment for
Mercer University, It is thought
that this amount may be raised by
March 1.
Honor Roll.
The following pupils in the 7th
and Btli grade of Locust Grov©
Grammar School have made an
average of 05% and above for the
month of January.
Misses Irwin McDonald, Nora
Smith, Ruth Woodward, Dina
Mae Milam, Bessie Ingram, Alice
Hinton, Allie Laney, Lizzie Craig,
Isolem Byars. Messrs. Edgar Mor
gan, Harvey Turner, Charlie Pat
terson, Tlios. Parham, Emmerson
Ham, Robert Harrison.
1908. ) 1908.
A New Year GreetinG!
For 25 years our Business has in=
creased both in volume and profits,
for which we want to thank each
and every customer, hoping to care
for vour wants even better in the
future. And from this day, we are
going sell all
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UNDERTAKERS’ GOODS
at Cost, pius 10% for handling and
from $3.00 to $6.00 per trip for team
and driver, owing to distance,
Embalming dione when wanted, without any
charge whatever, by the very best method,
BEING LICENSED EMBALMERS,
with 10 years actual experience.
We pledge ourselves not to have any pretended
nurses, or agents to look after the sick bed for the
sake of a funeral, nor expect any friend to come to
us except it be the w ish of a family. Every bill in
this line is open to the purchaser for prices.
AH calls promptly answered day or night, re=
gardless of distance or weather.
Thanking you for past favors, and a continuance
of same, we are, Yours truly,
B B Carmichael & Sons
McDonough, Georgia, Friday February 7, 1908.
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Locust Grove Minstrels
Here Tonight.
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Friday evening at seven thirty in
the school auditorium all lovers of
mirth and merriment will have an
opportunity to satisfy their desire.
The Locust Grove Institute Min
striel composed solely of local tal
ent will give an entertainment and
the performance promises to be
punctuated with novel and funny
jokes, up to date and catchy coon
songs and a court scene in negro
dialect which is amusing and ridi
culous to say the least, there will
be also other features.
Admission for adults 25 cents
children 15 cents. Come out and
enjoy an hour and a half of fun
unalloyed and continuous.
McDonough Still Grows.
Air. D. T. Carmichael has sold
the old McDonald home on Atlanta
Street to Dr. T. A. Lifsey, and Col.
E. A. Stephens has daughtMr. Car
michael’s home on Keys Ferry
street.
Mr. Carmichael will at once be
gin the erection of a home near to
Dr. Lifsey’s andjpushthe work rap
idly to completion.
Mr. Green Brannan has purchased
the lot next lo Dr. Lifsey’s and
will erect a handsome home their
in the near future.
Watch McDonough grow !
Cloth All Wool a.n<l Paint All I’aint.
iscneaper than shoddy cloth or shoddy
paint. The L, &M. is Zinc Metal made
into Oxide of Zinc combined with White
Lead, and then made into paint with pure
Linseed Oil in thousand gallon grindings
and mixings. Wears long actual cost
only $.20 per gallon.
L. & M. Paint Agents.
Mr. Henry Sanders Dies at
Stockbridge.
Mr. Henry Sanders died at his
home at Stockbridge Monday mor
ning at 5 o’clock after a short ill
ness from pneumonia.
Mr. Sanders was one of that part
of the County’s highly respected
and splended citizens. He was 62
years old, and is survived by his
wife and several children.
The funeral and interment was
held at old Concord on Tuesday,
Rev. M. B. Sams officiating.
Negro Freezes to Death.
On last Saturday morning Bine
Jones, a negro, left his home, and
on Monday afternoon, he was found
in a pasture close to Mr. Shaw’s
home in Sandy Ridge district.
Coroner E. Foster went over Tu
esday and held an inquest and the
verdict of the coroner's jury was
that Jones come to his death from
freezing, caused from getting in a
drunken stupor.
Jones w r as about 30 years old.
Another negro in the same neigh
borhood died suddenly from heart
Failure on Saturday.
A Good Woman Gone.
Mrs. Laura Jane Moss, wife of
Mr. John F. Moss, died at her home
near Salem on last Saturday after
noon at 3 o’clock after a month’s
illness.
Mrs. Moss was a most highly es
teemed woman. She was the mo
ther of ten cliildten, six of whom
survive her. She was 16years old,
and for many years she was a de
doted and consistent member of
Salem Baptist Church.
tiers was a life worthy of emu
lation, and her sweet Christian
life and deeds of kindness will live
long to bless her memory.
Thefuneial and interment held
at Salem Church Sunday afternoon
Rev. J. E. England, officiating in
the absence of her pastor.
Card of Thanks.
Editor Henry County Weekly :
Please allow me space in your
Valuable paper to express to all
friends, and relatives, my heart
felt appreciation for every kind
ness shown to my husband during
his years of sickness, and the help
ful service and sweet sympathy
expressed to the family after his
death. These deeds of kindness
shall ever be treasured in my
memory, and my prayers shall ev
er ascend for God’s blessings to
come upon all. Sincerely,
Mrs. G. P. Campbell.
JULIA NEWS NOTES.
There have been a good many cases of
measles around, here but they are still
improving a little.
Not much on wheat sowing this year.
We are sorry to hear of the death of
Mrs. John Moss which occurred at her
home near Salem last Satuday.
We are sorry to hear that Mr. Seal)
Moss's family have all l>yen down Sick,
but glad to say they are better.
Hurrah! Electric lights for McDonoug!
Mr. C. K. McKinley has invested in a
gasoline engine for his work shop.
Mr. Geary Lester at his home at Mr.
J. M. Lester’s near Locust Grove.
Grover Street and Key McCttllars were
guests of ye scribe and family last Sunday
j night.
Mr. C. It. McKinley is all smiles—a fine
boy.
Mr. Harris Stewart has been down with
measles but is better.
Mr. J. Harper, our road overseer, is
now at work on the public roads.
Mrs. Ye .Scribe and childrsn visited Miss
j Lizzie Smith Tuesday.
Prof. Cruntbley has a flourishing school
| at Fargason’s school house.
Mr. Geary Moss, who has been at work
at Mr. Johnnie Tyler’s, re covering hous
es finished up Tuesday.
We are sorry to know that Mr. Tom
Harper is about to lose his fine horse.
Mr. Johnney Daniel, who resided in
Beersheba district last year, has moved
j his family to Alabama, where '■hey will
! reside in future. Mr. Dan Knight is
1 with them.
Don’t Put Pennies
in Mail Boxes.
Postmaster of McDonough de
sires to call attention to the prac
tice of some patrons of rnral de
livery of placing louse coins in
their boxes each time they desire
to dispatch letters instead ot sup
plying themselves with postage in
advance of their needs.
This practice imposes undue
hardship on rural carriers in re
moving loose coins from boxes and
delays them on the service of their
routes.
The postmaster, therefore, ur
gently requests that patrons of ru
ral delivery provide themselves
and keep on hand a supply of
stamps consistent with and in ad
vance of their needs. It is also
very desirable that rural patrons
place in their mail boxes small de
taohable cups of wood or tin in
which to place coins, when neces
sary, in purchasing supplies of
stamps.
M'DONONGH PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Fifth Scholastic Month.
HONOR ROLL.
1. Henry Engber, Mittie Mae
McGarity, Frank Rodgers.
2 Myrtis Hunt, William Kim
bell, Nina Morrow, Mary Rodgers,
Levi Turner, Mary Turnipseed.
3. Marion Maxwell, Nellie Nor
man, Beatrice Patterson, Bertha
Phillips.
4. Willie Engber, Henry Mc-
Garity, Fannie Reese Neal, Nannie
Rodgers, Harold Sowell, Troy
Welch.
6. Eva Barrett, Sara Engber,
Eldora Grant, Bessie Sowell,
6. Boyd Carmichael, Boco El
liott, Will Pair, Orlena Welch.
7. Russ Elliott, Ruby Langston,
Lennie Thrasher, Lucile Tolleson,
Leona Welch.
8. Eva Cathy, Mary Mayo, Ben
ton Neal, Tallin Mag Woodward,
Ernest Tarpley.
9. Helen Dunn, Ben Bankston.
10. Clara Bright, Alex Brown,
Raymond Cathy, Ruth Rape, Ethel
Sowell.
LIST OF DISTINGUISH STUDENTS
1. Henry Engber, Mattie Mae
McGarity, Frank Rodgers.
2. Frank Dickson, Frank Mor
row,'Nina Morrow, Mary Turnip
seed, Marvin Waters.
3. James Alexander, Mae Will
Knight, Marion Maxwell, Bertha
McGarity, Nellie Newman, Nellie
Norman, Flora Neal, Beatrice Pat
terson, Bertha Phillips, Leman
Sims, Vessie Thrasher, Flossie
Welch.
4. Susie Stallings.
5. Mary Russell.
7. Ida Lou Tarpley, Lucile Tol
leson, Leona Welch.
8. Mary Mayo.
10. Nettie Jctfares, Dozier Rus
sell .
Card of Thanks.
Editor The Weekly:
Will you kindly allow us a small
space in your valuable paper to ex
press our heart felt thanks to onr
neighbors and many friends for
their many kindnesses to us during
the sickness and sad bereavement
in onr home. We cannot express
in words onr appreciation for all
that was done for ns in this dark
hour when the wife and mother
was called from us. May God’s
richest blessings rest upon every
one of them.
J. F. Moss and Miss Maggie Moss
Mr. Seal) Harkness, the efficient
and popular tax collector of the
countv has announced for re
election. He is now serving his
first term and his work the past
year was eminently satisfactory to
all, and his announcement will he
received with pleasure by his many
friends in the county.
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Greer Writes from
Land of Flowers.
Coleman, Fla. Feb. 3d, 08.
Mr. Editor: After leaving Sa
vannah I continued my journey on
down to Jacksonville where I
spent a short time very pleasantly.
Jacksonville is a nice, hustling
city and is building up very rapid
ly. They are also preparing to
make it a cotton shipping port. A
three hundred thousand dollar
warehouse is now being built and
when completed will add much
business to the city.
From Jacksonville I made but
few stops till I reached Coleman.
There I was met by a host of good
friends who gladly welcomed me
to this wonderful little city of cab
bage, beets and tomatoes.
1 was taken immediately in a
buggy by Messrs Wicker and Wat
son through the Warm Spring
Hammock, which is one of the
most productive in Florida, and
contains about eight hundred acres
in the finest cabbage lever saw,
and five hundred acres in toma
toes, and possibly fifty or more in
beets. As the Georgia folks say,
it sure is a big garden. But I am
sorry to say the cabbage is not
bringing enough now to pay the
expense of shipping.
After spending a few days rest
ing up, we started out for Spark
last Friday. We took a drive out
in the Hat woods, carried the guns
and dogs, in search of quail and
wheiqwe wound up we had bagged
eighty-five, and decided that it
was a very good hunt. lam sure
no one ever went in tit© woods
who enjoys such sport more than
I. We expect to try them again
in a few days. While the fish are
plentiful, I will not undertake to
tell yon about the ifisn yet. But
may have something to say on
that line later.
I will leave here in a few days
and go further on down, to Tampa
and Take in the Florida state fair.
This whole country around Cole
man looks like a fair itself, with
all kinds of vegetables, with a live
acre square in cabbage stalks bend
ing with large white heads, then a
square of beets, some tomatoes,
and then, if possible, the most
beautiful of all, the orange grove,
all ladened with that delicious
golden fruit. It seems as if every
thing had been artistically arrang
ed so as to make this most beauti
ful scenery.
—II. H. Greer.
Novel Marriage Ceremony
Justice John Ilines, of Leesburg,
Lee County, performed a marriage
ceremony for a colored couple re
cently. The Lee County Journal
quotes the judge as follows :
“Stand up on your hind legs,
join hands and look pleasant. Do
you promise to take this woman
for better and for worse, never to
fuss with her if she kicks your
coon dog out of the pot of greens,
love, cherish and feed her. and
I buy her a new calico dress now
and then? Do you premise to
take this man and be to him a
true and faithful wife, never let
ting the buttons get off his shirt or
the holes come into his socks? I
pronounce you man and wife, and
what the state of Georgia and J.
M Hines. Chief Justice of the 915
district G M., Lee County, has put
together let no man put asunder.”
Mr. Wayman Whitaker, of Tns
saliaw, places his announcement in
this issue for the office of tax col
| lector of this County. Mr. Whit
aker is a splendid citizen and would
make an excellent officer if elected.
: His announcement will he received
with pleasure by his many friends
in the County.
$i A YEAR
