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The Henn Countv Weekly
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VOL. XXXIII
Sketch of Sandy Ridge Dist.
I Sandy Ridge District is one of
the largest districts of the county
in area, and is situated in tlioeast
ern to south eastern part ot the
county, taking McDonough as the
central point. The District is the
767 G. M. Mr. A. C. Norman, the
genial and popular prince merchant
of Ola, is Justice of the Peace ol
the district and presides over all
the legal allairs of that “state.
The regular court days are the 2nd
Fridays in each month.
THE SCHOOLS
Sandy IJidge School
Sandy Ridge School, or Pine Hill,
as known by some people, was es
tablished about two years ago, by
consolidating the schools cf Mt.
Bethel and Sardis, and is located
about half way between these two
places, not far from the court
ground of this district. There are
three large and commodious rooms
iu the school building, and every
thing was made modern and thor
oughly up-to-date in construction
of the building. The next term of
the school begins next Monday
with the same able crops of teach
ers, Prof. W. V.; Beene, princi
pal, and Miss Beene as assistant.
There was an enrollment of about
75 pupils last term, and an average
of attendance of about 60.
The present trustees of the
school are T. A. Barham, J. W.
Bledsoe and J. D. Carter.
New Hope School.
New Hope school is situated at
New Hope Church in the western
part of the district. This one of
the first of the school district to
adopt local taxation for the school
district. The School is a splendid
one in every way. The building
is amply large to comfortably ac
commodate every child in tlie
district. The furniture and fur
nishing are thoroughly modern,
the seats all being patent desks
and a specially fine system of black
boards for the school. Miss Trella
Castellaiv, of Locust Grove, is the
teacher, of the School.. The next
session begins on next Monday.
The trustees are, G. G. LeGninn,
T. H. Suaw and Ollie Mason.
THE CHURCHES
New Hope Methodist Church
New Hope Methodist Church
was established in 1835, the pro
perty being deeded by Elizabeth
Allen, to Calvin Trussell, David
Grant, Joseph Wolf, James Finley,
and David Nolley as trustees.
The first house was a log one and
was used as a house of worship
for some 15 years or more, when a
frame structure was erected, this
builbing remaining as house of
worship when the present hand
some and commodious ediface was
built. For many years prior to
the civil war there was an annual
Camp meeting held at this church,
but since that time the camp meet
ings have been discontinued.
There are about 125 members of
the church at the present time.
The church isia the Locust Grove
Circuit, Rev. A. F. Ward, of Locust
Grove, being pastor this year.
The regular preaching days are the
4th Sundays and Saturdays before.
G. G. LeGuinn is Supt. of the S.
S., wliich is held every Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock except the
4th Sunday when it is held just
before the preaching services at 10
A. M. The trustees are R. R. Caw
thon. W. J. St. John, J. S. Rape
and G. G. LeGuinn.
The Stewards are, G. G. LeGuinn
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S. A. Tolleson, W. T. Kelley aiul
P. C. Shaw.
Mt. ltetliel Methodist Churc h.
Mt. Bethel Methodist Church is
on the northern side of this dis
trict and is one of the older
churches of the county, the church
being organized sometime in the
early Thirties. There have been
three church buildings erected
since the organization of the
church, the last and present one
being erected about 18 years ago.
In 1833 the first deed was made
a log house was built which re
mained the house of worship un
til 1848 when a frame structure
was erected. There are now about
100 members of the church.* The
trustees of the church are, J. B.
Grant, J. S. Hunt, J. W. Bailey,
W. A Hooten and W. L. Wynn.
The Stewards are J. W. Jackson,
V. T. Bailey, W. L. Wynn, F. B.
Strawn and L. R. Ricks.
V. T. Bailey is Supt. of the S. S.
whicli is held every Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock except the 2nd
Sunday when it is held at 10 o’clock.
The regular preaching days for the
church are the 2nd Sunday and
Saturday before in each month.
B. F. Grant is secretary of the
church. The church is on the
Locust Grove w T ork and Rev. A. F.
Ward, of Locust Grove, is the pre
sent pastor.
Sardis Baptist Church.
Sardis Baptist Church is one of
the oldest Baptist churches in the
county, having been organized in
1823. The church is in the extreme
edge of the county being near the
Butts county line. It has a large
and active membership. There
are now about 225 members. The
deacons are, J. J. Thompson, Wm.
Stroud, T. A. Barham, T. J. Lewis
and John Thompson. Rev. Z. E.
B iri-on, of Atwater, Ga. is the pres
ent pastor. The regular meeting
days of the church are the first
Sundays and Saturdays before.
Harvie Maddox is Supt. of the S.
S. which is held every Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o’clock except the
first Sundays when it is held at 10
o’clock, A. M. In another column
will be found the annual report of
the secretary which gives more
data about this church than comes
under this sketch.
Mt Uethel Church (Col.)
Mt. Bethel Baptist Church col
ored was established about 20 years
ago. Rev. E. L. Wilder, of Flo
villa, is pastor—preaching days
fourth Sunday in each month.
There is also a colored school at
this place.
The Ginneries
S. P. Crowell at Ola has a splend
id Ginnery of 3—60 saw gins, gin
ning about 1200 bales annually.
Sardis Union Gin Co., has a mod
ern plant of 4—60 saw gins, the
Lummus system, and gin some
thing like 1200 bales annually.
The New Hope gin is located
near the church of that name and
is operated by Mr. W. A. Hooten.
They have a good system that is
ample to take care of all cotton in
that section of the district.
The Norman-Tnrner Co., at Ola,
A. C. Norman, C. W. and Law
rence Turner, proprietors. B. F.
Grant, at Sandy Ridge, Joe Barnes,
at Woodstown, Rufus Fincher, at
Island Shoals (also rnns mill) W.
H. Maddox at Peeksville and W.
T. Kelley of near New Hope, have
splendid country stores that sup
ply the local trade of the district.
Dr. H. C. Ellis, of Woodstown,
is one of the leading young physi-
mcdonouoh. Georgia, Friday October 30. iqoß.
eia 11s of the county and has a fine
practice through out this entire
r:a rt of the county.
Mr. Thomas H. Stullsworth,
hern on Feb. 5, 1821, in Jones Co.,
isvne of the oldest nu n ot the
county. He moved to this county
in 1855. He married Miss Nancy J.
Stallworth in 1854 —She died in
1877. They had horn to them 14
children, eight of wlu m aro now
living. He was a brave Confeder
ate Soldier. For Several months
he has been very f< eble. Ilis son,
Mr. T. H Stalwartb, Jr. lias two
of the finest pigs ever seen. They
are just 16 months old and will net
500 pounds each
Norman-Tnrner Co , at Ola.
have a large repair shop which is
in charge of Clever C. T. Terry
who does the greater part of re
pair work of that section-
I. P. Fincher has a splendid re
pair shop at, Woodstown and does
the work for that section of the
district.
A. C. Norman, at Ola, is erecting
a handsome new home, which will
soon be completed. There is an
evidence of genuine prosperity on
almost every farm of the entire
district as is shown by the many
substantial improvemeets being
made.
Among the other older men of
the district are, M. W. Dickerson,
A. A. Gallman, G W Jenkins,
J. N. M ason, 11. C. Perry, T. W. Rape, 8.
C. Smith, T. M. Shaw, J. J. Thompson.
W. J. Wheeler, Lewis Shaw, W. J. St.
John.
Among the younger men of the
district are ; Thomas Austin, W G
Austin, W H Bledsoe, J W Bledsoe
W H H Barham, T A Barham, J L
Britt, R E Biggers, V T Bailey, J
W Bailey, W A Barnes, JHT Bar
nes, J W Brownlow, T E Crowell,
J B Cowan, L M Cowan, M B Cow
an. F J Cowan, W G Cowan, E T
Carter, H L Carter. Alex Carter,
J D Carter, T J Carter, S P Crow
ell,*J W Crowell, I J Cirdell, G
Cawthon, M W Dickerson, C D
Durham, J T Doby, G E Evans, W
Evans, Dr H C Ellis, J P Fincher,
A M Force, W L Greene, TII Gunn
B F Grant, J H Garner, M H Hunt,
W T Haynes, .T H Haynes, W M
Hardy, N E Haynes, M P Holder,
W F Hilley, L R Harper, J J Hoot
en, Thos Holder, H II Jenkins, W
O Jenkins, G E Jinkins, O J Jenk
ins, J C Jinks, J M Jeffares, W T
Kelly, E A Kelly, Flax Knight, W
T Laseter, R W Lee, W F Lewis,
T J Lewis, O Mason, D E Mason,
Otis Mason, L H Mason, A J Mason
C H Mills, L A Miller, W F Miller,
A J Miller, W H Miller, O P Moss,
W II Maddox, W H Maddox, Jr.,
J T Martin, J W Martin, T A Mar
tin, E G Martin, D N Merideth, J
W Morgan, Jack Nail, A CNorman
E C Peek, O C Piper, H O Perry, J
J Rivers, R C Rape, T W Rf)pe, T
H Stalls worth, Jr, A P Simpson,
W T Smith, J L Savage, W S
Stroud, O P Stroud, T H Shaw, Sr,
T H Shaw-, Jr, J A Shaw, T EShaw
P C Shaw, E M Shaw, J A Stewart
Claud Skinner, E O Savage, Van
Thompson, J T Thomson, J N
Thompson, J E Trainor, Otis Var
ner, J T Wynn, W C Wynn, W A
Wilder, G W Wilder. L A Wilder,
M D Willard, J C Willard, W H
Wilkerson, W C Woods.
Smith —Barlor.
Miss Nena Smith and Mr. Alto
Barlor, of Anniston, Ala., were
married at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren J.
Smith,at Julia Sunday afternoon,
Rev. J. A. Simpson officiating.
The marriage was a qniet affair
only a few friends of the contract
ing parties being present.
The Weekly joins their hosts of
friends in best wishes for a long
and happy life.
Judge bartlett writes ring
ing CARD TO 6 CIST, DEM,
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Macon, Ga., Oet. 20th. 1008.
To the voters of the Sixth Con
gressional District:
The election which occurs on
Tuesday, November 3rd, is of such
vital importance, not only to the
National Democratic party, but
also’t'9 the interests of the South
and of Georgia, Unit I feel impell
ed to urge every Democrat, who
feels an interest in the success of
his party and welfare of the staff ,
to go to the polls and cast his vote
for the Democratic candidates for
Presidential electors and Congress
men
The laws of the state require
that the electors who cast the vote
of the state for President and Vice
President shall receive a majority
of tlio votes cast in the election.
Therefore, it will he put to the ex
pense of holding an extra session
of the Legislature to select the
electors. There is no doubt that
Bryan will receive a plurality of
the votes of the state, but the
apathy, indifference or over-con
ficlence of the voters may result in
failure to secure for him a majori
ty-
For years past the republicans
have taken tlio fact that at tfie
general elections the Democratic
candidates for Congress and in the
electoral college. This effort to
reduce the representation of the
South in Congress and the elector
al college has been attempted to be
carried out, and is still a standing
menace to the people of the South
from the republican majority. On
May 22nd, of the present year, in
the House of Representatives,
what is known as the Crumpacker
bill w T as passed as an amendment
to a bill requiring political parties
to give publicity to contributions
for campaign purposes. This bill
passed the house on that day,
every republican voting for if, and
it is now pending in the Senate.
This hill not only undertakes to
interfere with the representation
of the Southern States, but re
enacts the old federal election law
of reconstruction days, and goes
father, and undertakes to regulate
the primary elections for the nom
ination of Congressem in the vari
ous Districts.
The Republican platform endors
es the action of the republican
house in passing this hill, and the
republican candidate for President
states that he is in favor of the en
forcement of such legislation in
letter and in spirit.
I therefore appeal to every Dem
ocrat in the Sixth Congressional
District to go out to the polls on
the 3rd of November and cast his
vote if possible to meet the attacks
of the republican leaders in Con
gress, and to swell the majority
which the state should give to the
Democratic nominees tor President
and Vice-President.
I take this method of urging
upon you the importance of a fnil
rote, because I will be absent from
the State until election day, at the
request of the National Committee,
to render such assistance as I can
in other States.
C. L. Bartlett.
Card of Thanks.
Many thanks to the many friends
who were so kind to me during my
husbands long suffering, and even
until death came to him. I certain
ly appreciate the kindness shown
to me by every one of you all and
nmy God bless you all is rilay pray- j
6I*S
Elizabeth Pattillo.
Stockbridge, Ga.
PAGES
CiTY TO WORK CONVICTS Oil IT LIT
At the meeting ot the city
council on Monday night it
was unanimously voted to
work the convicts confined in
'he county j til on the streets
ot McDonough for the re
mainder of this vear at least.
There will be some 1 ot
there convicts and with ihem
the city council hopes to put
all the streets in first class
condition before the end ot
the year.
Next Monda\ the city will
begin this work, and for the
remainder of the year the
grading of McDonough's
streets will be in progress.
New R, F. D. Route
for Hampton.
On next Monday a new Ru
ral Free Delivery route will
be established from Hampton
which will greatly facilitate
the delivery ot the mail in
the western part of the coun
ty;
The route will come out
east and take quite a number
oft ol Route 3 from McDon
ough, and thus allow the Mc-
Donough carrier to cover
some new territory, giving
touch better service to the
people of this route.
This is the second route to
be established lrom Hampton
and will fill a long desired
service for many people in
the western part of the coun
ty*
Sunday School Rally.
The Sunday School Rally of the
schools of Henry County held Ht.
the Baptist church here on last
Sunday was a splendid occasion in
every way.
Much enthusiasm marked every
topic and subject discussed and no
doubt much good for the better
training of the young will result
from this gathering of the S. S.
workers of the county.
The next meeting will be held at
Locust Grove some time about
middle of December.
Now officers for the ensuing year
were elected, and installed, Mr. R.
C. Brown was elected the president
of the association for tho ensuing
year.
Carnes—Harris.
An approaching weddingof much
interest to many people of this
county and Clayton connty is that
of Miss Enla Carnes, of Jonesboro,
to Mr. William J. Harris, of Ham
ilton, the marriage to take place
on the afternoon of November the
11th, at the Methodist Church in
Jonesboro.
The bride-elect is one of Jones
boro’s most popular and lovely
young women and possesses many
rare and pleasing traits of charac
ter that has won for her hosts of
friends wherever she is known.
The groom to be is cue of Hamp
ton’s leading young business men
and is one of Henry County’s had
ing and prominent young citizens.
Mr. and Mrs. Harap Stroud
jnoved into the Ham bouse on
Covington street this week.
Cuttaway Reversible
Disc Harrows, Reversible
Disc plows, Gantt Grain
Drills.
Copeland Mer. Co.
$1 A YEAF