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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1908)
The .Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXIII 10 EASTER MILLINERY. For the same reason that nature makes the flowers, Factories make nillinery goods. Do you not like better ths birds that wear bright plumage, and do you not wish a bright, new hat for Easter? If so our Millinery Department is full of these goods. Come to us and we will please you. Don’t buy until you are fully satisfied. It stands to reason that the more you do of any one thing the more proficient you get, the more economies you effect. That is why our clothing is better. If you have not bought your Easter suit come and see our line End be satified you are a well dressed man. Our stock of shirts, collars and ties and notions is of high class merchandise. Come to see us for your Easter shopping. McDONOUCH, CA. -?!*£- ?vxiS. Sullivan, of Locust Grove, Dies at Mc- Donough. Mrs. E. L. Sullivan, of Locust Grove, who came here for a visit to friends and relatives first of last week, was taken critically ill last Friday at the home of Mr. .T. B. Dickson, and grew rapidly worse and died at 4:30 o’clock Sunday morning. While her death was quite sud den, yet for several months she had been in failing health, and in a measure, her friends wmre pre pared for her passing away, yet a sad wave of poignant grief swept over the town when it was known that this good woman was no more. She was about 73 years old and had been a member of the Baptist church since early life. She is survived by one son, Mr. J. W. Sullivan, of Atlanta, and one brother, -Mr. John K. Kimbell, of this place, and one sister, MrS. Sallie McDaniel, of Locust .Grove. The funeral and interment was held at Indian Creek Baptist church at Locust Grove, Monday. At the same time and place occur red the funeral of Mrs. J. L. Moore, of Locust Grove, Rev. Mr. Farmer officiating at this double funeral service. Tired mothers, worn out by the peevish, cross baby have found Cascasweet a boon and a blessing. , Cascasweet is for babies and child ren, and is especially good for the ills so common in cold weather. Uook for the ingredients printed on the bottle. Contains no harm ful drugs. Sold by Horton Drug Co. McDonough, Georgia, Friday april 17, 190 s. CoL Wise to Speak Here on Next Monday. J. W. Wise, candidate for solicitor gen eral, will address the voters of Henry county next Monday, the 20th inst, at the noon recess of court. Every body invited. Col. Strickland to Speak Here April 28. Col. J. M. Strickland, of Griffin, candi date for solicitor general, will address the voters of Henry county at the courthouse in McDonough on Tuesday, April 28th, at the poon recess of court. Every body in vited to attend the speaking. L. G. I. Plays Again Saturday. Saturday afternoon at 3.30 on the local grounds Locust Grove will engage in a baseball melee with the Olympia Club of Atlanta. The record of the visiting team this season is a good one. They have defeated such teams as Marist College, Boys High School, G. M. A., Peacock, and others of equal caliber. The Locust GroVe aggregation has played six games and the sting of defeat is yet to he felt, so it will be Greek meets Greek and the game promises to be the most hot ly contested pulled off on the local ground this season. MISS MARY WILLIAMS DEAD. Miss Mary Williams, a highly es teemed and well known lady of Locust Grove, died at her home on last Saturday. She was abont 60 years old. The funeral and inter ment was held on Sunday. Miss Anna Johnson Meets Tragic Death Near Flippen. Last Friday afternoon about 4 o’clock as Miss Anna Johnson and her brother, Mr. L. J. Johnson, of Flippen, were en route from their home to the home of their brother at Tunis, their horse became sud denly unmanageable and she at tempted to jump from the buggy and was thrown violently to the ground on her head, the fall being so violent as to crush the skull, and she was dead before assistance reached her. Mr. Johnson was thrown from the buggy too, hut he received only slight injury. The tragic death of this beautiful and popular young woman came as a bolt from a clear sky. She was well known in McDonough where she resided during the greater part of last year, and by her many admirable traits of char acter she won the universal esteem of every one with whom she was associated. She was the second daughter of Rev. T. J. Johnson, of Flippen, and was about 2Z years old. She is sur vived by her father add several brothers and sisters. Miss Mattie Johnson, of the Sowell-Russell Co., McDonough, being her oldest sister. The funeral and, interment was held from the Methodist church at Flipiien Sunday morning at 10 o’clock, Rev. England, pastor of the deceased,officiating in a very beautiful and impressive manner. RE.jroi_VE;D That we never sleep,imt/j' CANT CATCH US OfAPP/jVC. . IF You HAVE //ICHT CLOTHE AND "1 Ben CLOTHES You cant wear i buster 1) T au.the time. we can ~. c- " FIT You OUT IN TRE NICEST laS fcr LP An raiment tor. Less than others WHO DCNT KNOW THEIR BtlS/N" fi _ Tess.We have made: a study or \ X J%IT/AND WC ARE ALWAYS jfv 'wM/^WAKt lx. * ’i, jlsj .Copyright i 906 bytme buster brown cd. chi'c.acO No.fu WATCHING THE MARKET WITH BOTH EYES ALL OF THE TIME FOR YEAR-5 HAS MADE U-5 ABLE TO GET THE RIGHT STUFF FOR THI-5 COMMUNI TY. Goo D-5 HAVE NOT BEEN -GOLD To US; WE HAVE BOUGHT THEM. WE OWN THEM CHEAP; WE SELL THEM REASONABLY. WE ARE ONE FIRM THAT MAKE-5 A PROFIT ON OUR GCODS. DON'T YOU WANT To DEAL WITH A -SToRIi THAT MAKE-5 A PROFIT AND 1-5 WIDE AWAKE? AND WILL GIVE YOU A-SQUARE DEAL. LOCUST GROVE, CA. One of the largest congregations ever assembled at Flippen attended the funeral of Miss Joonson, at testing the purity and popularity of this most excellent young woman. The Weekly extends sincere sym pathy to the bereaved family and her hosts of friends. Missionary Tea. All members of the Juvenile Missionary, Society of the Meth odist church are urgently request ed to be present at the missionary tea at the home of our lady man ager, Miss Emmie Clements, April 18th, 3 :30 to 5 :30 p. m. Helen Dunn, Pres. George Manley, Sec. MRS, WILLIS MOORE DEAD. Mrs, Willis Mpore, one of Locust Grove’s most loved and highly es teemed ladies, died at her home on last Sunday. The funeral and interment was held from the Baptist church at Locust Grove on Monday at the same time with that of Mrs. Sul livan, Rev. Farmer, officiating. MAGAZINES FREE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN! I have at my home 1,000 Maga zines to be given away to the pu pils of the various schools of the county. Call for them at my home. Paul Turner. I will exchange mules. A. B. Mitcham, Hampton, Ga. tf PAGES Civic Improvement Club, The ladies of Stockbridge will organize a Civic Improvement Club at Stockbridge on Friday evening, the meeting to occur at the school house at 7 :30 o’clock. Everybody is cordially invited to attend and the candidates of the county are urged to all be present. There are to be several addresses from candidates and others. Remember the time and place, and don’t fail to go. Editor Searcy Endor ses Blood worth for Congress. Mr. W. E. H. Searcy, who has for a long time been the official stenographer of the Flint Circuit, of which Hon. O. H. B. Bloodworth is Solicitor General, thus speaks of Mr. Bloodworth in an editorial in his paper, “The Middle Georgia Farmer “Hon. O. H, B. Bloodworth An nounces for Congress. We have been closely associated with Col. Bloodworth for the past twelve years, and have never seen him do a wrongful or sinful act. That is saying a great deal, but we believe a good man should hear a word of approval sometimes and not wait until he is dead to send flowers to bedeck his bier. Col. Bloodworth is a fine lawyer, a graduate of the State University and is capable of representing the District in Congress. See his an nouncement elsewhere in this paper.” Sirs. A. R. Scott is visiting in Atlanta this week. $i A YEAR