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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXIII
CITIZENS MASS MEETING
At School Auditorium
Friday Night; Free
School" object of
Meeting; Every
body urged to
to go Out.
Tonight (Friday) Oct. 16th, there
will be a mass meeting of the
citizens McDonough, for the pur
pose of discussing the free school
matter for the city of McDonough.
Every patron of the school, each
citizen and ail interested in the up
building of the school system at
McDonough is urgently requested
to be present at this meeting.
Don’t fail to go ; School auditor
ing, Friday night, Oct. 16th, at 7.30
o’clock.
Union Graded Scoool to
Open Oct. 19th.
School opens at Union Graded School
Oct. 19. We urge all patrons to put their
children in first day. It is most impor
tant that your child gets an even chance
with his class mate. Now you have had
your children out of school for 5 months,
some of you only got 2 or !5 months last
year. How would you like to be turned
loose in this world of greed and sharp
competition with about 2 months’ school
ing a year? That man tip yonder who is
making a slave of you on 8 cents’ cotton
will put the yoke on your boy.
The principal will handle the first grade
again this year Put them all in the first
day. Miss Essie Rosser will be first as
sistant. She is well equipped ; she is am
bitious; has diploma from Locust Grove
Institute; two years at Bessie Tift Col
lege; had summer course at University of
Georgia. All honor to the teachers who
are not afraid to invest of their time and
means in these excellent summer schools.
The writer will spend next week inves
tigating the work of the Atlanta schools;
object lessons are the best we ever get.
We would be glad to see all the young
men and women in our district attend
school. We will have farming class all
the year.
We will teach book keeping to all who
desire to study that.
Dont forget that we open school Oct. 19,
come all at the opening.
The public school or free school begins
first Monday in Nov The state makes
you a present of a free school, will you
have it, or will you let your children
grow up in ignorance and become serfs to
the educated.
DISTRICT MEETING.
The District Meeting of the
Woman's Home Mission Society of
the Griffin District convened at
Stockbridge, September 25-27, and
was a source of profit and pleasure
to all present.
The representation from the dis
trict was good and the local at
tendance was all that could be ex
pected regardless of the inclement
weather.
A number of the leading women
in the Home Mission work of the
North Georgia Conference were
in attendance, among whom were
Mrs. J. H. Eakes, of Griffin, Mrs.
Luke Johnson, of Athens, Mrs.
Rufus H. Brown, of Augusta, Mrs.
W. B. Higgenbothem, of West
Point, Mrs. Rufus King, of Gaines
ville, Mrs. McEachern, of Atlanta.
All of these ladies contributed
largely to the success of the meet
ing. The discussions on different
phases of the work were most
helpful, and both visitors and del
egates joined in with enthusiasm.
The occasion will be long re
membered in Stockbridge, and we
trust the good results will ever
remain.
The Woman’s Home Mission So
cietv of Stockbridge observed lrst
week as the week of prayer. Ser
vices were held several after
noons at the residence of Mrs. W.
W. Milam, subject for the week
being “Resene Work in the Broad
est Sense.” After the devotional
exercises, quite a number of the
ladies took part in the work of the
Sewing Circle that had been ar
ranged for the occasion, and in
that wav a neat snm was realized
as an offering for the home mis
sion rescue work.
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U. C. CARROLL DIED
At his home near Bethel church
in the northern part of the coun
ty early Tuesday morning after a
lingering illness of several months
He was one of that part of the
county’s prominent and stable cit
izens. He was about 64 years old
and was a consistent member of
Bethel church. He is survived
by bis wife and one son, Air. John
Carroll.
The funeral and interment oc
curred at Bethel church on Wed
nesday morning at 11 o’clock,
Revs. W. B. Sams and W. C. Dod
son officiating.
INITIAL FOOT BALL GAME SATURDAY.
Locust Grove Ga., Oct. 15. (Special).
Locust Grove is to have the initial game
of her regular football schedule Saturday
the 17 th.
The Grant Park Athletics, of Atlanta,
will be the opposing team. The local is
in good condition and a victory is the on
ly thing that will content them. The
line up of the Locust Grove team will be:
Minter, Center.
Underwood. J., right guard.
Underwood, W. and Cates left guard.
Martin and Granade, left tackle.
Cates and Martin, right tackle.
Chapman, left end.
Smith, right end.
Howell, left half. ■
Underwood, J. C. and Tharpe, fullback
Bowden, right half.
Brown, quarter.
Cliff Wise’s Home Burns.
The residence of Mr. Cliff Wise,
who resides near Mfc. Carmel, was
burned on Wednesdav afternoon
about 1 o’clock, the tire originat
ing from a defective stove flue.
The house was a total loss and
was valued at $750. with S3OO. in
surance. The household goods
were saved' with the exception of
the dining room and kitchen ef
fete. He had $l5O. insurance on
furniture.
Well Known Hotel Keeper Uses and
Recommends < hamberlain’s
Colie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy.
“I take pleasure in saying that I have
kept Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in my family medicine
chest for about fifteen years, and have al
ways had satisfactory results from its use.
I have administered it to a great many
traveling men who were suffering from
troubles for which it is recommended,
and have never failed to relieve them”
says J. C. Jenkins, of Glasgow, Ky. This
remedy is for sale by Horton Drug Co.
Teachers Institute Meeting
A Teachers’ Institute Meeting
will he held at McDonough, City
School commencing 9.30 o’clock
Saturday Oct. 31st 1908. All teach
ers employed in the Public Schools
of Henry Connty are required by
law to attend this meeting.
A representation from the trus
tees and patrons at this meeting is
earnestly desired.
The Program will be largely of
a business nature. Let all interest
ed in school work attend this meet
ing. Plans will be formulated
that will insure a successful year’s
work for the children of the county
with cp-operation of all.
* By order County Board of Edu
cation.
Lawrence Duffey
Co. S. Com.
Oct. 7th 1908. 4t.
NOTICE
The Public School term of Henry
County will begin Monday Nov.
2nd 1908, and Continues seven (7)
scholastic weeks, closing on Friday
Dec. 18th 1908 for the holidays re
suming Monday Jan. 4th 1909 and
continuing seventeen (17) scholas
tic weeks. Agregating 6 Mos. or
120 days for 1908-1909.
order County Board of Edu
cation
Lawrence Daffey
Co. S. Com.
Oct. 7th 1908. 4t.
Court comes next week. hile
here drop in and pay ns what you
owe on the 'WEEKLY.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday October 16. igoß.
Family Reunion
n
There was an appointment made
a year ago to meet at the home of
Brother I. P. Rosser on the 23rd
day of September to hold a family
reunion of his and Mrs. Bettie Mc-
Garity, it being their birth days.
So at an early hour the friends
and relatives of each of these good
families, began to arrive. Mrs.
McGarity had many friends to
meet her in the annual family re
union. Mr. David Wilson and
wife were the oldest ones present,
and as usual she put forth to make
them all have a pleasant day.
When we arrived at the home of
Brother Rosser’s we saw at once
that preperations bad been made
for the occasion, and him and liis
good wife besides themselves, for
the comfort of all present.
There is four of these brothers
and they were all present with
their families. It was enough to
make one forget some of the ills of
life, to see these friends meet and
greet each other. Mr. and Mrs
W. M. Rosser, of Locust Grove,
came over to enjoy the day with
their nephews and their friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kimbell, of
Butts County, enjoyed the day
with them, and to add largely to
occasion. Mr. Cy McKibben, of
McDonough, was one of the
guests, with that general spirit min
gling with his many friends. I
could not ask space to mention all
present. The number reaching
about the one hundred mark.
There were quite a number of
young people present, giving us
some good music.
When all had gathered Bro. Ros
ser made a welcome address, after
which no one could of felt other
wise than perfectly welcome. Then
in a few moments Bro. Rosser in
vited all out in the yard where
there was a long table built and
filled to almost over flowing with
the best of things to eat and when
all had satisfiieu the natural ap
petite there was an abundance
left.
Then after resting a while we
engaged in devotional exercises by
reading a scripture lesson and
having some good talks by a num
ber of the friends, and offering of
thanks for the providential care
over us in the past. Very soon
then the writer of this sketch and
onr better half was on our way
home discussing the pleasant oc
cassion.
On the day before this there was
a reunion at the'home of Brother
P. A. Allen being his birth dayand
that of Sister .1. M. Patterson,
Brother Patterson and wife were
present on this occasion and report
ed having a good time, (would of
been glad to have been with you)
We neyer would of known onr
natural birth day, if we had not
been taught it. We would not of
known who our father and mother
was, had we not been taught who
they was. We may have a spiri
tual birthday and date itourselves
that would make us have two birth
days, we will date but once if we
have only the natural birth day
we will die twice first the corporial
death, second the exclusion from
the presence of the Lord forever,
which is the second deat h. Rev.
21:8 when the time shall come may
we all reunite with him who gives
us all of our birth days,
J. A. Jackson.
Birthday Celebration.
XV. M. Rosser and L. D. Caw
thon will celebrate their birth
days at Miss Fannie Cawthon’s at
Sandy Ridge, on the 18th day of
Oct. All relatives and friends are
invited to come and bring well
filled baskets, and help make the
day enjoyable for all.
NOTICE!
We are forced to call the
attention of our subscrib
ers to the fact that all sub
scriptions more than 12
months in arrears must be
paid, and paid at once. We
desire to keep you on our
list, but we cannot and
abide the postal rule.
BROWN’S INCREASING
MAJORITY.
Complete, though not official re
turns by counties for the state*
election of last Wednesday give
Jos. M. Brown, Democratic candi
date for governor, a total vote ot
113,555, and that of his opponent,
William Yancey Carter, 12,412,
making Mr. Brown’s majority 101,
143, the greatest over given a can
didate for governor of Georgia.
The recent grand jury in De-
Kalb ceunty indicted the election
managers of Lithonia district on
a number of counts for being over
zealons in securing the nomination
of Hon. Hooper Alexander, for
representative. It would seem
that a reform wave, —unlocked
for—had hit the chief apostle of
reform. Mr. Sampson Morris was
the defeated candidate.
Of Interest to Mothers.
There is one subject which always in
terests the mothers of youngchlldren, and
that is how to treat their coughs and
colds, or to ward off a threatened attack
of croup. For this purpose rwe can re
commend Chamberlain'* "Gough Remedy.
It always proves beneficial. In case of
croup it should be given as soon .as the
croupy cough appears, so as to prevet the
attack. Keep it at hand ready for in
stant. use. Many mother* do so, and it
saves them much uneasiness. For sale
by Horton Drug Co.
«
Mr. C. E. Stevens, one of the
prominentyoung citizen of Fayette
ville, was a visitor in McDonough
Tuesday. He is prospecting for a
location for a mercantile business
and had been to several town in
middle Georgia. He was very
favorably impressed with this town
and it is probable that lie will
move here in the near future
and make this his future
home. McDonough would wel
come this excellent gentlemen and
his splendid family as citizens.
5% per annum paid on
time deposits; paid semi
annually.
Turner Bros., Bankers.
LAND FOR SALE
Two farms on the Macon and
Birmingham Railroad, near Macon.
1. 218 Acres in Crawford Conn
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
orie and two years, at eight per
cent.
4 Apply to FRANK REAGAN, Mc-
Donough, Georgia, or ROBERT L.
BERNER, 707 American National
Bank Building, Macon, Georgia.
Kodol Is a combination of the natural di
gestive juices and it digests all classes of
food and every kind of food, so you see it
will do the work that the itself
does. The only difference between it and
the stomach is the atom ache can get out
of order and Kodol cannot, but Kodol can
put the Btomache into good order. Buy j
Kodol today. It is guarenteed. Sold by
Horton Drug Co.
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in'America for interested reasons
or unreasoning prejudices are op
posed to the election of .Mr. Bryan,
and are spending money to com
pass his defeat ” This is applica
ble to the Democrats of Georgia
as well as to those of South Caro
lina, and it is to be hoped that they
will respond to their duty in this
emergency.
If you are a Democrat and
want the Democrat ticket elected
in this national campaign, you
ought to consider it a privilege to
contribute your mito lo tho Dem
ocratic campaigne fund. You may
be assured it is needed, and your
mite, little though it may be, will
help, and by giving it you may
hu\i) the satisfaction of feeling
that you have done you part.
Col. J. O. Adams, an old Henry
County hoy who has for a number
of years been one of the leading
and prominent citizens of Gaines
ville, wes elected one of the re
presentative of Hall county for
the next general assembly by a
large majority on last Wednesday.
He has rapidly rose in his chosen
profession since he went to Gaines
ville a few years ago, and is now
one of tho leading attorneys of this
thriving and progressive north
Georgia city. Mr. Adams’ host of
old home friends are delighted
over his successes in his adopted
connty, and all predict for him a
bright future. Henry's sons al
ways make good wherever they go.
There has never been a public
question that has been so through
ly taken up by any people as this
question of good roads, which has
been brought to the attention of
every citizen by reason of the
recent convict bill pussed by tho
extra session of the legislature.
The press of the state is nnamin
ous in its demands that the con
victs be worked on the public
roads of the state. Henry Connty
cannot afford to give up her quota
of convicts to the larger counties
without getting in return for them
some kind of remuneration. Her
only way, under the provision of
the hill, is to work her convicts on
the public roads. Let the grand
jury recommend that the roads of
this county be worked by her con
victs.
W T o agree with the Athens Cou
rier regarding the matter of “what
has money to do with the love of
a couple?” if a young man is
bright, intelligent, neat and clean
ly and, withal, a gentleman, why
shouldn’t he aspire to the hand of
any young woman—regardless of
her wealth or so-called “social po
sition.” All the hullabaloo raised
in Atlanta last week, when a hand
some and dashing young man and
bewitching and beautiful young
heiress eloped, goes to show the
power of money—the love uf mam
mon, so to speak. Thomas, the
poor but excellent young man, ia
just as respectablej as the rich
yonng girl who married him. The
matter of dollars and cents should
not have anything to do with the
matter. A man can he just as
much of a gentleman without
money as he can with it. We have
seen a great many rich people,
whom we considered quite common
and vulgar in many ways. We
long to see the day come when tbe
world will not worship at the
shrine of mammon. The latterdav
church member is appreciated
more for what is donated to the
church tlianfor his piety. Or this
account the chnrch is becoming a
social organization instead of a
temple of worship for the follows
of the meek and lowly Nazerene.
Greenesboro Herald Journal.
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