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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXIII 8
HAMPTON HERE MONDAY
ROCKMART WEDNESDAY
Fast Gaines Expected—Hampton
Tackles F.x— Leaguei s
Tuesday.
Tommorrow afternooon the
Hampton baseball team pitches its
tents in Atlanta for one day to
take a chance at the Athletic Club
ball team at Ponce de Leon at 4
o’clock.
Most of the teames that have
been coming to the Gate City with
the avowed intention of “doing up’
the bloomin Athletics have padded
up with a lot of high grade players
not at all native to the town that
was purporting to play and in
some instances the Athletic found
themselves matched against well
known professionals. The Hamil
ton team however, stands in need
of no such propping, for the* sim
ple reason that the town boasts of
• being the residing place of all the
fine ball players they need when
it comes to meeting the other
amateur teams of the state, and as
it has won twelve games thus far
and lost only two it cannot be de
nied that they have some ground
for their belief. One of the best
known players on the Hamp
ton team is Billy Wilson, who
placed on both the football and
baseball teams at Tech, and was a
star of first magnitude in both
branches of sport. He has hun
dreds of friends in Atlanta who
have not had an opportunity to get
a glimpse of him on the athletic
field since he left Tech, and these
will undoubtedly turn out in
scores to get another glimpse of
him in action. Bob Arnold, mana
ger of the Georgia football team
for ’O9 is also a member of the
team and is manager. He promis
es that Atlanta will see some real
baseball when his team goes aganst
the athletics.
There will be but one game be
tween Hampton and the Athletics
as on Tuesday afternoon the latter
team goes up against the Ex-Lea
guers, which latter is a mighty
strong aggregation gotten together
by Mr. Tas Short. He will have
on his team such ex-stars as Billy
Peel, Cottingham and numbers of
others who have won fame on the
diamond and who are more than
confident that they are still able
to teach the young idea how to
shoot ’em out and over. And
make no mistake they’re more
than likely to do that very thing.
They are not hasbeens just because
they have dropped out of it for a
year or two.
On Wednesday comes the Rock
mart team and that’s another
“hammer.” They have one of
the very best teams in this section
of the state ; in fact the Athletics
don’t schedule any other kind as
they don’t want the interest to
lag in any of their games.
On Thursday comes the greatest
game of all, the one with Georgia
Railway and Electric Company
team, which will be for the ama
tuer championship of the city and
state. But more of that a little
latter. Just now the thing to re
member is that the Hampton team
comes for one game only, and that
tomorrow afternoon. Thene ama
teur games that the Athletic Club
is pulling off every afternoon are
something “swell” and it will pay
any one to go out and have a look
at them. Hampton will give the
Athletics a run of it.—Sunday
Constitution.
The game resulted in a defeat of
the Hampton team on Monday by
a score ot 11 to 0.
Life without difficulties is but
death.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday September 4. 1908.
UNION WAREHOUSE PREPARED
TO TAKE CARE OF ALL COTTON-
The Farmer's Union Warehouse
Co. are now prepared to take care
of all the farmers cotton of Henry
county this fall, and have an ef
ficient set of men in charge of the
warehouse.
Tt. L. Thrasher is President, G.
W. Cathy, Cotton Buyer, W. C.
Wood, Manager and M. A. Norman
Assistant Manager.
They want all the Union men
of the county as well as all other
farmers to not fail to bring their
cotton to them.
This warehouse is a member of
Union Cotton Co., of Macon, Ga.,
which proposes to assist all the
farmers in getting the best prices
for their staple, and help them
market the cotton always to the
best advantage to the producers.
A Brilliant Opening of
McDonough’s School.
Munday morning witnessed the
opening of the McDonough’s Pub
lic schools for the year of 1908-09.
The opening was most auspici
ous, 196 pupils being enrolled on
the first day, and now the enroll
ment has been run up to 202.
A large number of visitors were
present on the opening morning,
parents, patrons and citizens, all
joining in with the teachers and
pupils in giving the school a good
“send off.”
It is expected that fully 250
pupils will be enrolled before the
end of the first month. In another
column will be found the names
of all the teachers and the grades
they will be in charge of.
Singing Convention
at Ozias.
There was a large crowd present
on the last day of the singing con
vention of the United Sacred Harp
association which held a three days
session at Ozias last Friday, Satur
day and Sunday.
The singing was very fine and
all present greatly enjoyed it from
the youngest to the oldest.
Beside the singing a sumptuous
basket dinner was served at the
noon hour in which all heartly en
tered into.
The day was*one that will long
be remembered by all present,
especially the grand old music of
this old Sacred Harp book.
M’DONOUGH 5; JACKSON 0.
One of the best games that the
local team has played this year
was on last Saturday with the
Jackson team on their grounds,
the score being sto 0 in favor of
the locals.
All our players acquitted them
selves admirably and won the
game by suprior playing over
Jackson’s strong team.
This was probably the last game
of the season for the locals. This
has been a very fine season for
them, only being defeated but
three or four times during the
entire year.
FOR SALE.
Good horse, buggy and surrey.
J. Clarence Harris.
Messrs. H. J. Copeland and J. W.
Rape have returned from New
York, Biltimore and other north
ern points where they went to
purchase the fall and winter stock
for the Copeland Mer. Co.
He who never said a harsh word
of anyone failed in his duty to
everyone.
The High Fall Singing Con
vention at Bethany
Church Sept. 18, 19
The High Falls Musical Conven
tion will hold its annual session at
Bethany church 4 miles east of
McDonough on Friday and Satur
day Sept, lfstli and 19th.
The convention is composed of
the counties of Butts, Jasper and
Henry, and every church, Sunday
School, or singing class in this
county is entitled to send delegates
and if not a member already, can
therefore become a member of the
convention. This is Henry county’s
time, and every singing leader in
the county should see to it that
his class is represented at tins
session.
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Dangerous Dogs
There is a number of worthless
and vicious dogs, that are constant
ly strolling about the streets of
McDonough to such an extent, that
it has become dangerous for
children to even pass along the
streets. Children have recently
been attacted and bitten by dogs
and no steps have been taken to
prevent a repetition of it.
We suggest that the people of
our town present an earnest ap
peal to the city council, and de
mand a rigid ordinance passed
compelling owners of dogs to keep
them in such a manner, that it
will insure safty to the general
public.
The large number of worthless
dogs that roam over the town, at
night is almost a public nuisance
as well as dangerous and we be
lieve the time has arrived when
our town should take some action
in regard to this matter. Our
neighboring towns St-ockbridge,
Jackson and other places have
passed an ordinance in regard to
this matter, and why not our town
take the matter in hands.
The welfare and safty of our
school children and the general
public demands it at once.
“Citizen.”
No Co-operative Creamery
At a meeting of a number of
farmers who had put themselves
down for a co operative creamery
to be situated at McDonough one
day last week they decided not to
establish this enterprise at this
place at the present time.
The creamery plant proposed
would have cost $5,000 and would
have been owned by 60 men or
more and each stock holder would
have centralized all their milk
here to be put on the market.
Some were in favor of the cream
ery while others were opposed to
it, so all of them decided to drop
the enterprise at the present time
at least.
Mrs. Rowland Dead.
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Rowland, wife
of Mr. W. E. Rowland, of tlippen,
died at the Presbyterian hospital
in Atlanta on last Saturday morn
ing after an illness of several weekß,
she having been at the hospital
about a week.
She was a most excellent woman
and from early life had been a de
voted and consistent christen.
She was a member of Flippen
Methodist church. She was about
39 years old and had been mar
ried about 19 years. She was a
Miss Day before her marriage, she
being the second wife of Mr. Row
land.
The funeral and interment oc
curred at the Flippen Methodist
church Sunday morning at 10
o,clock, Rev. J. E. England official
ing.
A Few Reasons Why tlie Justly Celebrated
Mitchell Wagon
IS THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD ALL OVER THE WORLD, •
FOR nearly sixty years Henry Mitchell superintended the
construction ot the MITCHELL WAGON. His
motto always was “The Best.” The rnsult ot his efforts has
been the establishment ot a wagon complete and perlect,
and the high standard so gained will be always maintained
by the Company.
The process ot wagon building is an art which can only
be attained by long years ot practical experience and busi
ness application and care in every detail is one of the essen
tial features of a successtul wagon that perlect satisfaction
may be guaranteed to every purchaser; this guaranty is giv
en to every purchaser ot the Mitchell, and a well deserved
pride is felt in the ownership ot a Mitchell Wagon, because
a man knows when he has one ot these wagons he gets his
money.’s worth and can depend on the wagon doing his work
always and under all circumstances. It has theretore come
to be known and recognized as the monarch of the road.
Thousands of Testimonials can be produced to show the
high esteem in which the Mitchell Wagon is held, but we
have not the space to print them, and only give you a tew
ot the leading reasons to prove the superiority of our wagon.
BECAUSE —Competent men are employed whose whole
duty it is to inspect stock and select the best, everything that
is not up to the highest grade being rejected. The stock is
cut at the proper season of the year and piled under sheds
until thoroughly seasoned betore using.
BECAUSE —The different parts are formed by machines
of the latest patterns, many of them being ot peculiar device
designed by Mitchell & Lewis Co. These parts are then
put together by skilled workmen who have been educated in
the business.
BECAUSE —The Thimble Skeins are made lrom our
own patterns, and are much heavier than any others in use.
They tit the arm ot the axle like a kid glove on a lady’s hand.
BECAUSE —The Hubs Are Dodge Mortised, which
makes a stronger wheel than any other kind. The boxes are
pressed into the hubs without the use of either hammer or
wedges.
BECAUSE —The wagons are more completely and thor
oughly ironed than any other.
BECAUSE— The Patent Box Allows the reach to
pass through between the hind axle and bolster, without
weakening either. This is used only on the Mitchell Wagon
BECAUSE —Any Farmer or Teamster Buying a Mitchell
Wagon gets more tor his money and will be better satisfied
than with any other wagon.
BECAUSE —The Mitchell Wagon is the Strongest, must
durable, best finished, best proportioned and Lightest Run
ning Wagon.
NOW—It }ou want a wagon at all, you want the best..
You cannot afford to buy anything else. Remember that
first-class stock and good labor cost more than poor stock
and cheap labor, and don’t buy a wagon simply because it is
cheap, it wili cost you more in the end. ,
AND— Buy your wagon and harness now at rea
sonable prices.
PHONE 25. Yours truly,
H. J. COPELAND MER- CO-
McDONOUCH, CEORCIA.
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