The Henry County Weekly
VOL, XXXIII
Enthusiastic Meeting Held
Monday N ight; W ater and
Lights Both Recommended
Monday night at eight o’clock,
a mass meeting of the citizens and
tax payers of McDonough was
held at the school auditorium to
discuss plans, costs, etc , for an
electric light plant and water
works system for McDonough.
The meeting was thoroughly
harmonious and everyone present
heartily approved the proposed
improvements for this rapidly
growing little city, and some even
went so far as to advocate a sew
erage system, too, if the proper
ty valnations were sufficient to al
low of the issuing of bonds at this
time.
It is safe to predict that from
such an enthusiastic and harmoni
ous beginning as that of Monday
night that there will be no harm
in voting bonds for the purpose of
erecting for McDonough, a modern
electric light and water plant and
that just as soon as the prelimina
ry steps have been taken necessa
ry to carry such an undertaking.
The following resolutions were
passed, recommending that the
Mayor and city council at once go
into a thorough investigation of
the costs, etc., for the erection of
these two much needed plants for
McDonough
To the Honorable Mayor and
Council of McDonough.
Gentlemen
At a mass meeting of citizens
and tax-payers of McDonough held
at City School Auditorium 11th
inst., a motion was made and car
ried that your honorable body be
requested to investigate the prob
able cost of an electric light plant.
Also a waterworks plant for the
town cf McDonough. Also sub
mit plans of both to a mass meet
ing of citizens to be called by your
body, as early as said investiga
tion and plans can he determined
upon by you.
And that cost of same, if any,
he paid from the city treasury.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul Turner, Chairman.
Lawrence Dnffey, Sec.
McDonough, Ga., May 12 ’OB.
Fan Season to Close at
Locust Grove Monday.
Locust Grove, Ga.—May 11, 1908
The baseball season at Locust
Grove has closed and the friends
of the school should feel highly
gratified at the enviable record es
tablished by the team. From a fi
nancial standpoint the team is in a
prosperous condition and the man
agement wishes to take occasion
to thank the “fans” of McDonough
who have attended the games and
thereby aided them to 'emerge
from the strenuousness of mone
tarv burdens free of debt.
The last games will occur Satur
day and Monday. Saturday a
double-header has been arranged
with B >ys High School, of Atlan
ta. The* admission fee to both
games will be a nominal one, 35c.
Monday Jackson comes here for
a game. The onlv game Locust
Grove has lost this season was
dropped to this team and it is ex
pected, and rightlv so, that the
game will be a la professional
tbmnghont.
Admission 25 cents.
u. D. C. Meeting.
The regular meeting of local chanter of
TT D CV will meet at home of Mrs. Jas.
Carmichael Thursday May 21, at 3 o’clock
afternoon. All meml>ers are reouested to
he present, as there is business that must
be attended to at once
Mrs. E. J. Reaean. President.
Mrs. W. B. Kelley, Recording Sec’t'y.
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Georgia Division U. I>. Official
Program for May.
CHARLES HENRY SMITH (Bill Arp)
I. Give history of the ancestry
ot Cnaries fl. oimth. Wnat cir
cumstances led to tile residence of
ms parents in Georgia?
Z. W Here was ms rirst mental
training received, and what col
lege dm he afterwards attendV
o. vv hat did he say of himself as
a boy, what was his profession as
a young man, and whom diu he
win tor his wife by this argument:
•‘When 1 told her the‘sweet old
story’ she was a brunette beauty
of sweet 10, with a strain of Indi
an blood m her veins which came
straight down from Pocahontas,
through the Randolphs of Virgin
ia, and I argueddhe case with her
this way : It that Indian maiden of
centuries ago loved John Smith,
why wouldn’t this particular In
dian maiden love Charles H.
Smith?”
4. Give circumstances under
which the nom de plume ‘-Bill
Arp” was adopted?
5. In 1801, when President Lin
coln issued his proclamation for
the dispersion of all military op
position to the Union within the
next twenty days, how did he
answer Mr. Lincoln?
0. In the War Between the States
under what General did he serve
during the first year? What was
his rank? To what command was
he afterwards transferred?
7. In 1803 where was he sent by
President Davis to assist in organ
izing a military court to try pris
oners charged with treason to the
Confederacy?
8. Upon what journey did he ac
company President Davis?
9. When he feared that the court
records would fall into the hands
of the enemy, how did he dispose
of them ?
10. Of what history was he the
author?
11. For how long a period did he
send out weekly letters through
the newspapers, and how were his
writings regarded?
12. Where did spend the latter
years of his life? Describe his
home, and the monument erected
with funds sent by the “Confed
erate Veteran.” a paper published
in Nashville, Tenn. What became
of the original “Bill Arp?”
Miss Turner’s Recital.
Mrs. Alice Turner has returned
from Gainesville, where she went
to attend the graduating recital of
her niece, Miss Mary Lucy Turner
from the Brenau school of oratory.
Miss Turner gave the play, “Es
meralda” written hv Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett aiid dramatized
by YVillia Gillette, her impersona
tions of the different characters
being very fine. She received quite
an ovation from her schoolmates
and friends.
Miss Turner is the only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Turner,
of Gainesville, and is a charming
and cultured young woman and
has a great many friends and rel
atives in Atlanta. The Gainesville
Eagle says of the recital:
“To impersonate the many char
acters without overdoing, required
ability, skill and hard work. Miss
Turner met the enemy and they
were hers.
She was splendid as Mrs. Rogers ;
she was perfectly natural and sin
cere asNorah Desmond, and she
was not far from being the real
Dave Hardy. Miss Turner, truly,
merited the ovation her sorority
and friends accorded her.
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NOTICE.
I am located at Snapping Shoals,
prepared to do any sort of general
practice or surgery. Have con
nection with all the phones and
will answer all calls promptly.
Best of service guaranteed.
Respectfully.
Jno. H. Randle, M. D.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday may is, 1908.
COMMENCEMENT
McDonugh Public School,
May 24, 25, 26.
The Annual Commencement of
the McDonough Public School will
begin at 11 :00 A. M. Sunday May
the 24th with a sermon by Rev.
Luke G. Johnson, Pastor First
Methodist Church, Athens, Ga.
Special music will be furnished by
the combined choirs of the town
The Expression and Music Dep
artments will givt- a recital Mon
day evening, May 25, beginning
promptly at eight o’clock.
Graduation Exercises Tuesday
evening, May 26, beginning at
eight o’clock. Dr. E. J. Forrester,
Mircer University will deliver the
address.
All these exercises will take
place in the school auditorium and
no charges will be made for ad
mission.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
Very respetcfully,
W. D. Green, Superintendent.
Wanted—To buy some nice, fat
beef cattle. J. H. Jefferes.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jefferas,
have another son at their home,
who arrived first of the week.
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Commencement Exercises
Locust Grove Institute.
PROGRAM.
Sunday, May 17, 11 a. m.
Commencement Sermon
Rev. L. R. Hogan, Bessie Tift Col
lege, Forsyth, Ga.
Sunday, May 17, 8 p. m.
Missionary Sermon
Rev. L. R. Hogan
Mcndav, May 18, 10 a. m.
Champion debate between Liter
ary Societies.
Monday, May 18, 8 p. m.
Oratorical Contest
Tuesday, May 19, 10 a. m.
Graduating Exercises
Tuesday, May 19, 8 p. m.
Concert
Wednesday. May 20, 10 a. m.
Meeting of Alumni Association
Address by Prof. Carl W. Steed,
Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
Wednesday, May 20, 8 p. m.
Entertainment by Mercer Uni
versity Glee Club, under auspi
ces of Alumni Association
On Wednesday, May 20, there
will be a re-union of former pupils
of the school at which all former
pupils are urgently requested to
attend.
u. D. C’s.
On the afternoon of May 13th a call
meeting of theofficers of the caapter was
held at resilience of Mrs. Jas. Carmichael.
It was decided to have an appropriate
service in honor of President Davis’ birth
day on June 3rd. At that time the cross
es of those veterans who were absent on
Memorial Day, will be delivered; and -we
earnestly beg them to lie at the school
auditorium on that afternoon to receive
their crosses, as the rules are rather strict
in regard to delivering crosses.
We also earnestly desire all the ladies
'■ who are interested in the erection of the
I monument to our Henry county Confed
erate dead, to meet with us on that ..ay
I and organize clubs in each district; for
I the purpose of getting up the funds for
I the monument.
This is not a McDonough enterprise,
| but a Henry county matter, for the brave
! men who died in defence ol our Southland
went from ALL OVER Henry county.
Will the ladies who can and /trill, come
und meet with us on June 3rd from each
precinctV
Below will be found the names of those
Indies appointed on committees for ar
i ranging for program, June 3rd.
PROGRAM
i Miss Lizzie Nolan, Miss Agnes Dunn,
Mrs. James Wall. Mrs. McCurry.
ARRANGEMENT
I Mrs. Farrar, Mrs. T. A. Sloan.
Mrs. Tom Patterson Mrs. Homer Turner.
The committees are requested to meet
as early as possible and arrange forexer-
I cises: and it is also desired that the pro
gram be short.
Mrs. E. J. Reagan, Pres.
Mrs. VV. B. Kelley, Sec'ty.
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Hampton’s New Methodist Church, which will be
Dedicated on next Sunday, May 17th, 1908.
Hampton’s Handsome
New Methodist Church
to be Dedicated Sunday.
The people of Hampton and vi
cinity are loudly anticipating the
dedicatory service to he held there
next Sunday May 17th, when tlie
handsome and elegant new Meth
odist church will he dedicated.
Bishop Warren A. Candler will
deliver the dedicatory sermon, as
sisted by the beloved pastor, Rev.
T. J. Masliburn, and they will be
assisted in this service by a line
program of music by the choir and
members of the church.
Everybody is cordially invited
to attend these services at Hamil
ton next Sunday, when this hand
some new church will he dedicated
to Christ and the work for His
kingdom.
A basket dinner will be served
on the ground.
Engagements Announced.
Turnipseed-Chapman.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Turnipseed, of
Hampton, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Annie Myrtiee, to Mr.
Jesst; Lee Chapman, the marriage to take
place in June.
Ham-Combs.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Ham announce the
engagement of their daughter, Rosa, to j
Mr. Ennis Stewart Combs, the wedding
to take place at their home in Locust j
Grove, Ga., June 10.
Brannan-Britt.
Mrs. S. J. Brannan, of Stockbridge,
announces the engagement of her daugh
ter, Miss Sarah Jennie, to Mr. Henry
Britt, of Atlanta, the wedding to occur
at her home on June 10th.
Gen. Joe Wheeler Chap
ter U. D. C’s to Entertain.
Mrs. J. C. Walden will give a
lawn party at her home at Stock
bridge on Saturday afternoon from
4 to 6 o’clock and Saturday even
ing from 7 to 11 o’clock, May 16th.
This party is given under the
auspices of the U. D. C’s for the
library. Ice cream will he served.
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend.
LISTEN CHILDREN!
Once upon a time there were
lots of little men and little women
who made their hats full of nickels
all selling papers. Now there is a
heaping pile of Memorial papers
and any of yon anywhere anyhow 7
can sell them and keep half of the
money. Now that's fine. Come see.
Notice to Public.
The public is hereby notified not
to hire Emory Miller, colored, or
any of his people, as he has a con
tract with me for this year to cul
tivate a two-horse crop on halves,
the crop rented being on Miss N.
A. Morris’ place. This May 1, ’OB.
J. D. Stanfell,
Flippen, Ga.
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Big Barbecue arid
Picnic at New Hope.
On last Saturday at New Hope
school house fully 270 people as
sembled for the annual picnic at
the close of the school at that,
place.
Thi 1 term just closed was one of
the most successful in the school s
history, and has been under the
able and efficient, management of
Missßnth Jinks, who has made of
the school one of the leading ones
of Henry county.
The pupils, patrons and friends
of the school all joined hands and
made of this picnic a memorable
occasion, such that it will long re
main a happy memory to every
one present.
A feature that was much en
joyed was the barbecue, served in
connection with the basket dinner.
Len Ponder Dead
at Hampton Home.
Mr. Len Ponder died last night
about 9 :80 o’clock, after a week’s
illness with pneumonia. Mr. Pond
er was just 22 years of age. He is
survived by two sisters, Miss Jes
sie and Miss Gnssie Ponder, and
three brothers, Mr. Walker Pon
der and Master Harvv and Hoie
Ponder.
The interment was at Berea cem
etery this afternoon at 4 o’clock.
Funeral services will he conduc
ted by Rev. F. L. Adams, of Atlan
ta.—Atlanta Journal.
A Clean Campaign.
Under the above heading, The
Watchman says the following of
the Hon. O. 11. B Bloodworth:
Honorable O. H B. Bloodworth,
of Forsyth, Ga., is impressing the
public generally by tiie high
plane on which he is conducting
bis campaign for a scat in congress
to succeed Hon. ( has L. Bartlett.
Mr. Bloodworth lias occupied
several positions of hot or and trust
and lias never been defeated for
any place th which he aspired. For
twelve vears be has (con Solicitor*
General of the Flint circuit and be,
oonld have easily bier elected
again to that office had be not de
clined to enter the race.
On recent visits within tf *
bounds of the Sixth Congressional
District we beard a great manv
sav they were going to vote
Mr. Bloodworth because they bad
known him intimatclv smee child
hood and knew him to bo an ufv
rigbt Christian ventloman who
wonld serve faithfully the inter
ests of the people.
Mr. T. J. Lewis, one of the high
ly esteemed citizens on route no. 1
was a visitor in* McDonough last
Thursday.
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