The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXIII
A Sketch of Beersheba Dist.
Beersheba District is in the east
ern part of the county, extending
along South river from where
Cotton river flows into the South
almost to Island Slioals, near the
Butts county line and is between
McMullen and Sandy Ridge Dis
tricts. It is quite long but is not
so wide except on its eastern boun
dry on the ri\%er.
Beersheba is the 638 G. M. N.
B. Lane is Justice of the Peace and
I. N. Smith is N. P. and ex-officio
J. P. The regular Court days are
the second Saturdays in each
month.
This is one of the finest farming
sections of the county, and while
tlie crops are short this year, yet
they are by far the best the editor
of the Weekly has seen in his tra
vels over the county the past sev
eral weeks. Lee Patterson has a
small field of Cotton that will
make a bale to the acre, but this
is by far the best cotton we have
seen any where this year. The
average is far this in the
district but still their crops are
much better than most other parts
of the county.
THE CHURCHES
Fairview Presbyterian Church
Fair view Presbyterian Church
was organized about 12 years with
only 13 members and since that
time its membership has steadily
increased until its present member
ship is about 60. The building is
a splendid one and the church has
been quite prosperous since its or
ganization. Rev. R. L. Bell, of
South Carolina, was the organizer
of this church and for some time
was its first honored and able
pastor. He was succeeded by Rev.
L. .T. Echols, them Rev. R. R. Cald
well, who was succeeded by Rev-
Tom McDill, of Tuennessee, the
present able and consecrated pas
tor. The regular services cf the
church are held on the first and
third Sunday in each month. Mr.
F. M. Chestnutt is S. S. Sapt.
which is held every Sunday morn
ing.
The officers of the church are;
Dr. J. C. Woods, F. M. Chestnutt
and S. P. Hooten, elders.
Olin Adair and J. R, Hooten
deacons.
J. W. Adair and S. P. Hooten
are trustees of the church property.
Snapping Shoals Methodist Church
Snapping Shoals M. E. Church
South is one of the old Churches
of the county being organized
about 75 years ago by the pioneer
citizens of that part of the county.
The present church building is one
of the oldest houses of worship in
the county, it being the third
house since organization. The
Church is now on the Salem cir
cuit and has about 70 members.
Rev. S. H. Dimon is pastor. The
regular services of the church are
held on the first Sunday in each
month. H. A. DeLoach is S. *S.
Supt. Sunday School is held every
Sunday afternoon at. 3 o’clock.
The officers of the church are :
W. T. Stroud, H. A. DeLoach Rnd
J. A. Presson, Trustees.
J. A. Persons and J. A. Stone Stew
ards.
THE SCHOOLS
Rock Spring School.
Rock Spring School is located
near Fairview church. The pres
ent house was built about 4 years
ago and is a large and commodious
school building, containing two
rooms for class work, one 24x30
12
and the other 24x40. The past
year Mrs. Lucy McDonald was prin
cipal and Miss Blanche Bowers was
assistant teacher of the school.
There is an enrollment of about
90 pupils who attend the school.
The next term of the school will
begin about first of November
with the same able and efficient,
teachers that w T ere in charge last
term.
The trustees of the school are ;
W. C. Woods, S. P. Hooten and
and R. T. Lamm us.
South Itiver School.
South River, or Beersheba school
is located at Beersheba near the
center of the district, and is one of
the old schools of the county. The
present house was completed two
or three years ago and is a splen
did and well arranged school build
ing. There were about 40 pupils
attended during the lust term.
Miss Hope Thrasher, of McDon
ough, was in charge of the school,
who gave entire satisfaction.
Miss Bertha Bowers, of Newman,
has been selected as the next teach
er of the school. The next term
will begin first Monday in Novem
ber. J. B. Joyner, W. E. Gilmore
and H. H. Joyner the trustees of
the school.
Kiverdale School
This is one of the new schools
of the county that was built when
the districts were formed under
the present school law. The school
was established three years ago,
and has two splendid recitation
rooms and it is well arranged to
furnish the most comfort and
give best results to the work of
the students. There were about
10 pupils in attendance at last term
which was most admirably presided
over by Miss May Holder. The
next term will begin first Sunday
in November. The teacher for the
next term has not yet been select
ed.
L. R Ricks, and J. A. Upchurch
are the trustees of the school.
The Farmers’ Union
Beersheba No. 690 has 34 mem
berr and meets every Saturday af
ternoon before 2nd and 4th Sun
days at Beersheba academy. The
officers are: Oliver Jones, presi
dent, T J Cathy, vice president,
M W Hooten, Sec-Treas, W N
Gilmore, chaplain, W T Spinks,
conductor, C S Sellars, Door
keeper, G F Piper, sergeant-at
arms. The Local is a live and ac
tive one.
Rock Spring Local is a small one
and they have been considering
dissolving the local, the members
to go to the other locals nearest to
each of the members.
S P Hooten has the only ginnery
within the district and does quite
a lot of the ginning of the cotton
crop of the district.
S P Hooten, W E Gilmore, I N
Smith, and Mrs. Dora Fincher, sup
ply the local trade from their stor
es, the latter being a millinery
store.
R C Hearn runs a repair and
blacksmith shop for S P Hooten
and does a splendid class of work.
The negroes have three churches
in the district, Mt. Carmel Baptist,
Rock Springs Baptist church and
Rock Springs Methodist church.
They have two schools in thedis
trict and they are law abiding and
thrifty.
Among those composing the cit
izenry of the district are: H B
Patierson, W F Miller, J F Hoot-.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday stiPTUMiKiu jo. igos.
THE STATE ELEGTIOfj El EXT
WEDNESDAY.
Next Wednesday, Oct. 7th, oc
curs the regular state election in
which all the state house officers
from governor down and the coun
ty officers are elected.
' There are no contests to the reg
ular Democratic ticket except to
Hon. Jos. 31. Brown for governor,
Hon. Yancy Carter, an independ
ant, opposing him.
There should be rolled up in old
Henry county snch an overwhelm
ing majority for the regular Demo
cratic nominees thst will forever
silence independentism to the reg
ular nominees of the white prima
ry system.
Prominent Moves Away.
Mr. and Mrs J. Q. Nolan have
moved to Atlanta where they will
reside in future.
This move was made necessary
by Mr. Nolan’s business arrange
ments. He has entered tte real
estate business in the Gate City
and it is confidently predicted by
his hosts of home friends that he
will make of his new fields of labor
a complete success. It is with sin
cere regret on the part of every
one of his hosts of home friends
that they give he and his most
excellent wife up as citizens of
this grand old county. He is one
of the state’s able and brilliant or
ators whose eloqnence is applaud
ed wherever he has ever been be
fore an audience. Much success
to you, Jack.
McVicker-Castellaw,
Invitations have been issued to
ot DU*ts Annie Mae
McVicker and Mr. Andy Curl
Castellawq the wedding to be a
quiet home affair at Locust Grove
on Wednesday evening, October
the sixteenth
Preserve the district sketches.
en, John H Berry, G V Jenkins,
Will Sims, Howard Hays, Eddie
Jenkins, John Bryants, E J Turn
er, J M Duke, J B Mayo, M M
Mills, Lee Patterson, H M Bryans,
W L Spinks, R O Moate, T J
Crawford, L O Joyner, L M Joyn
er, J T Cathy, Olin Cathy, T J
Cannon, W T Allen, W J Allen, C
M Craig, J F Crawford, D B Mor
gan, Bob Hays, C H Mills. S A
Austin, J W Wilkinson, W L
Wynn, L A Hooten, J M Strawn,
J C Hanes, Rev. E C Cowan, D D
Baty, M W Hooten, W H Austin,
Oliver Jones, F B Strawn, A B
Strawn, W N Austin, Marble
Stone, A T Polk. W D Lane, Bill
Caps, Homer Turner, H S Piper,
B F Hearn, J H Martin, R C Hearn
G W Cawthon, L D Cawthon, J W
Jackson, Mr Jenkins, Jess Jef
fares, Char. Jeffares, J F Adair,
R W Dickerson, N B Lane, J A
Presson, J H Stroud, John Bailey,
Tom Martin, J C McDonald, W J
Taylor, Neal McDonald, H H
Forbes, W T Stroud, S T McDon
ald, R A Bowden. I N Smith, R H
Fisher, T J Stewart, Rufus Finch
er, J A McDonald, Joe Morris. W
H Presson, W L Presson, J W
Adair, L F Bailey, Bob Austin, C
H Stroud, W W Piper, W N Gil
more, G F Piper, H' H Joyner, J B
Joyner, J M Hamlin, J J Spinks,
P A Allen, E A Allen, D A Rosser,
T H Rosser, O G Rosser, Green
Joyner, Inman Daves, J B Joyner,
J H Austin, Will Lane, C S Sel
lars, S F Rosser, L Joyner, M Tay
lor, Jack Hunt, Jet Turner, L W
Turner, W E Gilmore, J M Rivers,
Demp Rivers.
aUX, tz—
85th SESSION OF FLINT RIVER
ASS N HELD HERE THIS WEEK.
One of the largest gatherings in his=
torv of Association; more than
iso messengers at Ass’n.
ASSOCIATION ADJOURNED THURSDAY
Woman’s Missionary Union of Association met here
on Wednesday at Methodist church. Next. As
sociation to be held at Jonesboro Tuesday
After 4th Sunday in Sept. 1909. Some
very able sermons during association.
All McDonough has been athrong
with the Baptist hosts this week,
-who have been in attendance of
the 85th session of the Flint River
Assotiation of the church, all the
town irrespective of denomina
tions has acted host for the repre
sentatives of the Association,
which includes in its membership
41 churches located in the counties
of Henry. Clayton. Fayette, Pike
and Spalding.
There has been here than
150 messengers in attendance, be
sides many visitors from the sur
rounding country and from other
towns
The association opened Tuesday
morning by electing Dr. N. B.
Drewery, of Griffin, moderator and
Rev. G. W. Wood, clerk.
Rev. G. W. Garner, of Griffin,
preached on Monday night. The
introductory sermon was delivered
by Dr. W. U. Kendrick Tuesday
morning. Dr. R. R. Acree, of
Grittin, paster of the first church
at that place, ably filled the pulpit
on Tuesday night. ‘Wednesday
morning Dr. J. J. Bennett preach
ed an able sermon at 11 o’clock,
and in the evening at 7.30 o’clock,
Rev. Lemuel Hooten delivered the
doctrinal sermon.
Jonesboro was selected for the
place of holding the BC)th session of
this association which will convene
on Tuesday after the 4th Sunday
in Sept. 1909.
The Woman’s Missionary Union
of the Flint River Association con
vened here on Wednesday morning
Mrs. J. P. Nichols, president of
the Union, presiding, the meeting
being held at the Methodist church
A large number of delegates were
present and a very interesting
meeting was held.
The people of McDonough 'have
been greatly edified this week by
this gathering of the Baptists
and all hope to have 'this associa
tion meet with them again at no
far distant year.
A basket dinner was spread each
day for the visitors and guests of
the town and the Association.
LAND FOR SALE
Two farms on the Macon and
Birmingham Railroad, near Macon.
1. 218 Acres in Crawford Coun
ty, one-fourth mile from Depot at
Moran
2. 390 acres, more or less, in
Monroe county, a mile and a half
from the Depot at Dyas
Less than fifteen dollars per
acre will buy either or both.
Term: Third or half cash ; balance
one and two years, at eight per
cent.
Apply to FRANK REAGAN, Mc-
Donough, Georgia, or ROBERT L.
BERNER, 707 American National
Bank Building, Macon, Georgia.
PAGES
Negro Killed in South
ern Part of County
Saturday Night-
On last Saturday night a negro
went to a tenant lionse on Mr
Tom Kimbell’s place near Jenkins
burg, just in this county, an«BT
raised a “rough house” with »a»~
of Mr. Kimbell’s tenants, wiu
called upon him for help.
Mr. Kimbell went to the house ■
of Will Wright and a negro name*. 5
Moore was there, who tried tt*d©.
violence to Mr. Kimbell who t/iedi
to shoot him, his gun being dis
charged, which frightened the
gro who retreated out of the baak
door. Mr. Kimbell then wont
of the front door and met Will
Wright with a pistol in one hand
and a hammer in the other. He -
commanded the negro to stop,
who did not do so, wherenpow he
opened fire upon him, shooting
him in the abdomen with a shot
gun. The negro lived until one
o’clock Sunday morning and in
statement before be died he ex
honorated Mr. Kimbell from all
blame of the killing, saying that
he shot in selfdefense.
The verdict of the coroner’s jnry
w T as that Mr. Kimbell whs justifi
able in shooting the negro Wright _
HIGHER TAX RATES
$12.00 on Thousand This;
Year.
Mr. Scab Harkness, the popular
tax collector of Henry county, v»»
here on Wednesday to begin hi»-
ronnd of collecting the state an «t.
county taxes for this year. The
rate for this year is slightly high
er than last, being $12,00 on the
$1,000.00 against $ll.OO for last
year.
The cause of this increase is
brought about by reason of the
large amount of repairs to be
made on the bridges of the coun
ty. A number of the big bridges
of the county are to be rebifilt andL
many others are to be repaired
-5% per annum paid onr
time deposits; paid semi
annually.
Turner Bros., Bankers^
Miss Belle McKibben, one of the
bright young ladies of Phillippi
community, has been the guest of
Mies Luella McKibben this week..
Miss Madeline Matthews, anti
Miss Leila Reynolds, of
were two attractive visitors in
Donongh on Monday.
$1 A YEA tt.
