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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1909)
The Henry Countv Weekly VOL. XXXIV C PiaiiEEß ATLANTAN v YIELDS TO DEATH J Maxwell R. Perry Died Friday Morning From Heat Prostration. <• ' * Maxwell Ruins Berry, 8C years of age and one of Atlanta's oldest and wealthiest citizens, died at an early hour yesterday morning of , heat prostration at his residence, 1 47 Walton si reet. Though Mr. Berry had lived to | an old ago, he had been of a deli cate constitution all his life. On Thursday he was suffering from the intense heat considerably and that night Dr. Payne was called in and succeeded in making him com fortable for tlie night. At 6 o'clock in the morning it wasfonnd necessary to again call in a physi cian, but before he arrived Mr. Berry was dead. Two of his daughters, Mrs. Mc- Burney and Mrs. Scales, are in Baltimore and have been notified of their father’s death. Until they are heard from there will be no funeral arrangements made, Mr, Berry was'born in Lincoln connty North Carolina, on Febru ary 6, 1823. He came to McDon ough, Ga., when he was about 14 and was employed in a store. He afterwards went to Alabama, where he worked in gold mines and later went to Talladega, again taking a clerkship in a store. On account of the failure of his health he moved back to Georgia and started farming at Ormewood a suburb of Atlanta. In 1853 he came to Atlanta to engage in con tracting. He became a member of the Hayden, Healey & Berry Com pany, which afterwards became Healey & Berry, continuing in ex istence nntil the year 1883. During tha period of its exis tence this firm had charge of the building of Atlanta’s most prom inent buildings, among which were the Kimball house and the Church of tno Immaculate Conception. In 1883 he gave up the contract-1 ing business and went into real estate and investment, and it was in this pursuit tha t he built up a large fortune. His holdings in clude many large blocks of real estate and he was reputed to be worth between $700,000 and £BOO, 000. The Jacobs Pharmacy building, the Daniel Brothers building, the Alcazar theater building and other I buildings in Atlanta’s populous district were owned by him. Mr. Berry was a member of the First Methodist church and was a prominent Odd Fellow. While he was interested in public move ments, particularly those that con cerned Atlanta, he never held public office nor sought any. He is survived by four daugh ters, Mrs. E. P. Mcßurney, Mrs. H. P. Scales. Mrs. W. M. Crumbley Mrs. W. O. Wright, and his daugh ter-in law Mrs. M. R. Berry. His wife and son, M. R. Berry, Jr., are dead. The funeral services will take place this afternoon at 4.30 b’clock from the residence, on Walton street. The interment will be pri vate. The following gentlemen will act as pallbearers : R A. Hemphill, James Nutting, Will R. Wilkinson, Frank Lieb man, T. D. Meadow and E. R. Du- Bose.—Constitution, Aug. 14. Mr. W. F. Berry, one of the 6th district’s oldest and most promi nent citizens, is a brother of the late M. R. Berry, of Atlanta, who was well known in this counly, where he spent his boyhocd days. Farmers’ Union Rally September 1 On Wednesday, Sept. 1, the Far mers’ Union of Henry County will hold their annual rally at Shingle Roof Camp Ground, and this year promises to be bv far the best it the history of the Union in this connty. Some able men, who have na tional reputations as orators and leaders of the Union will be here on that day: Below is the program in full as arranged by the program commit tee appointed by President H. A. Crumbley. of Die county Union: PROGRAM Called to order at 10 o’clock by H. A. Crumbley, Pres. Song by congregason, led by W. A Bellah. Prayer, by J. W. Patterson. Song. Welcome address by Miss Motsie Crumbley. Response by W. F. McDaniel Address by J L. Lee, S tate Pres. Introduced by J. T. Hendon. Dinner 12 o’clook. 1:30 o’clock. Reassemble. Song. Bob Tatum. Intro duced by J. M. Johnson. Song. Address by R F. Duckworth, ex- State Pres. Introduced by O. W. Johnson. Address by others. Basket dinner served. Every body cordially Invited. A Joily Party On November 4th, there will be a jolly party of 15 of Henry coun ty’s bright, and popular young ladies who will go to the State Fair at Macon as the guests of the Henry County Weekly. Now don’t you want to be one of this jolly party? Only a little work on your part, and your friends will win one of these trips in your district. Somebody is going to get this Free Trip to this great Fair, why not you? This is a popular voting contest, the number of votes to bh received being from the amount of subscriptions sent in to the Weekly. On new or renewal subscriptions 100 votes will be given for each year’s subscription sent in and 200 votbs will be given for each year's subscription in arrears. In addition to the many other attract ive features at the Fair, President William H. Taft, will be there the day the Weekly has selected for tnese popular young ladies to visit the lair. Don’t delay, but send in your subscription and the name ot some young lauy iriend — tehe may be the winner.—Any lady over 14 years old cun enter this contest and one lrom each dis trict will get atrip—the one re ceiving the largest number of votes in each one of the fourteen militia districts of the county—and the young lady who receives the lar gest number of votes in the entire county will get a free trip and the one next to that, lady in tha t dis trict will get a free trip—in all 15 Free Trips will be given. Don’t wait for some one else to enter, but enter at once. Ask young friends to subscribe or re new tlieir subscriptions to The Weekly and give their votes’to you v Mr. W. S- Henley Dead Mr. w. S. Henley, one of the aged citizens of near Locust Grove died Wednesday afternoon at 6 oclock. The funeral and interment was held at Indian Creek church on Thursday. judere w. T Dickens has been at tending court at Jackson this week McDonough, Georgia, Friday august 20, iqoq. TO BUILD ACROSS TGWALIGA RIVER Spalding and Hersry Counties to ! Boar Expense Jointly Contract Awarded County Commissioners Drake. Bur fie Id and Hammond of Spalding county and Ordinary A. G. Harris of Henry county all met Tuesday at Heflin’s mill to consider the various bids for the in otion ot a , bridge across Towaliga river unit ing the two counties The eon tract was awarded to Anstin Brm of Atlanta where bid was the low est, $900.00. The bridge is to he located eight miles northest of Griffin and tin miles southwest, ot McDonough. It is to be built, of steel with stone piers with a wood floor on plans drawn by Solomon Norercss of At lanta. The bridge is to be finished by Dee. Ist, and each county will pay half of the cost —Griffin News Cotton Begins to Open* The first signs of the “fleecy staple” have arrivt d aid soi mow all will he astire with this marvel ous product that enters the marts of trade of every port in the worl J. Mr. H. B. Rosser, of Bethany, community was the first to bring in an open boll Monday end on Wednesday Mr. Cliff Wise brought in one from his farm near Mt. Cai rn el. Both men are excellent farmers and are usually “first” with any thing grows on the farm. Attention R. A. M. The Tenth Triennial Assembly of tho General Grand Council. Royal and Select Masters, of the United States of America, and tlie Thirty-fourth Triennial Convoca tion of the General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons, of the United States of America, will be held in Savanali, Ga , Nov. S-I'J, 1909. This is one of the most impor tant conventions ever held in Georgia, as it brings the most rep resentative men of the country to our state, the principal officers of every Grand Council and Chaptei and there is one of each ir: every state besides the territories anri island possessions, being mem bers of the general Grand bod ies. The Grand Council and Grand Chapter of Georgia are the hosts for the occasion. Committees are already at work preparing the en tertainment for their guests which will be in the hospitable manner peculiar to Georgia and Sayannah and they hope that the Council of every Subordinate Council and Chapter with their ladies will at tend this meeting. Any information as to railroad fares, hotel rates or other accom modations can bo furnished by Mr. J. C. Postell, Chairman Executive committee, National Building, Savannah, Ga. Mrs. J. H. Kimbell Dead Mrs. John K. Kimbell died very suddenly at the home of her son, Mr. J. O. Kimbell, one mile west of McDonough on last Thursday night at 11 o’clock from heart fail ure. She was a most excellent lady and her sudden death saddened many hearts wherever she was known. She was about 61 years old. She is survived by her husband and several children. The fnneral and interment was held here Saturday morning at 10 oclock, Rev. J. E .England officiat ing- MACON GETS READY FOR COMING i AIR Extensive Preparation Are Being Made for Annual Exhibition in Central City--Big Country Show Is Arranged. Macon, Ga.. Aug. l7.—Although the Georgia State fair is some time'distant, the merchants of the city arc now rapidly becoming in terested in the extensive propara tions that arc made, and in a few d;.ys they will be called open In make arrangements to decorate their shop windows ami buildings. The fair association has already arranged to decorate the exhibit buildings and the main entrances of the grounds and a coiitract for the work will be a warded by Sec retary R. W. Jemison this week. Mr. Jemison is very anxious for all the merchants of the city to show an interest in trimming up their places before the fair opens and if Cherry, Third, Mulberry and Second streets are prepared in this way a splendid showing will bo made. This morning Secretary Jemison received a few interesting letters from Secretary R. 11. Plant, of the Macon Fanciers’ association, which states that there will be several hundred out of town birds on exhibit in the poultry building. Dining the last fair this exhibit, was almost solely made up with Bibb county birds, but this year it will be different. The fair asso ciation has been asked to make the building a little more snug by adding beards to- prevent drafts. It'will also be necessary to build some additional coops. The National Fireworks Manu facturing association has asked Secretary Jemison for a photo of Governor Brown, so that set pieces can be arranged which, when touched off, will show a picture of the governor. A profile is wanted and any one who has one to span will confer a favor upon the asso ciation by communicating with the local secretary. A Taft set piece has already been arranged, and one of the copies will be used when the president reaches Macon on the morning of November 4. The association at present is be ing flooded with letters from troupes or individuals who want, to sign up for street attractions. Several novel and new acts will he secured for this department of the fair. Camp Meeting Begins Today The annnal Camp meeting al Shingle roof Camp ground will be gin today and continue for a week Already the tents are nearly all filled with those who will attend these meetings and a large num ber of daily visitors are expected | as in the past. Much fine preaching and u rich | spirtual harvest is anticipated by all, Rev. J. E. England, the pastor, has secured several of the strong preachers of the district to assist him. They are: Chas. O. Jones, of Griffin ; Rev. M. L. Harris, of Flovilla; Rev. R. B. O. England, of Thomastor- ; and Rev. M. B. Sams, of Stockbridge, and proba bly several others. Little One Gone The little 18 months old girl of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Goodwin died Wednesday night about 8 oclock, after a short illness. The fnneral was held Thursday morning at 11 oclock at their home and the interment was in theceme tary here. Rev. w. w. Arnold, offi ciating. PAGES *' a YEAR Promenade Party. On Wednesday eveni.;.' Mips Lucy Reagan entertained nt a pretty Promenad* party in honor of Miss Julia Thomjson, of Cov ington, Ga., and Miss Lovie Reed, I Murfrees 1 ,Kuo, Term, The lawn was illuminated \\ it.h Japanese lantei ns strung in grace ful designs among the trees. A conversation card handed to each guest gave ever , one a chanti to exchange ideas with everyone else ' which delightful puss Duo kept the hundrtU or mor, tall > ts busy searching for the jh :-:t talk partners, refieslud at vari ,s stages of the hunt by delich us punch. Those invited wore: Misses Julia Thompson, Less louche, Lovio Reed, Nina Wall, Blake Bunn, Ruby Walker, Ruth Walk er, Hattie Sue Low ; Clauue hues, Maude Sims, and Lemmio Sims, Atlanta ; Irwin McDonald, Annie (4. Thompson, Ruth Turner, Eu nice Arnold, Emma Arnold, Elon Tolleson, Jet,tie Bunn, Clara Bright. Ethel Sowell, Eva Harris. Leola Dorsev; Mary and Estelle Hightower, Stock bridge, Fay Cal loway, Rex: Lizzie Nolan, Lucy Brown, Eloise Harrell, Eunice Tarpley, Lucile Hendricks, Alla B Carmichael, Nona Turner, Agnes Dunn, E/.zelh Shields, Ei leen Neal. Messrs. Dee Tolleson, Otis Tolleson, Lamar Tigner, Dave Wall, John Hightower, Carl Bland, Curl Sloan, Ralph Turner, Asa Lemon, Hughie Turner, Tom Tolleson, Robt. Thompson, Fouehe Lemon, Tom Wall, Fred Kelley, (). R. Nolan. Benton Thompson, Marvin Turner, Oscar Jackson, Talmadge Thompson, Bowden, Hiram Cook, Raymond Cathy, Hovuud "Pallium, W. A. Brown, Ben Buukston, Adam Sloan, Alex Brown ; W . E. Parr, Locust Grove; Henry Woodward, John Lowe, Walter Ingram, Frank Better; John Reynolds, Atlanta, Morrison Settles, Jackson, Fred Ball, Jackson. Mr. m d Mrs. Roy Turner, Mr. and Mrs. R L. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fouclie, Mr. and Mrs. . F, Wall, Mr. and Mr*. Will Green, Mr. and Mrs. George Green, Judge and Mrs, Dicken, Dr and Mrs. A. E Scott. Punch was served beneath s- v eral of the large trees by pretty little Misses Lucile Tdlesou, Ora Hi ad, Louisa Am >hl, Aiinio Lem on, and Lucy Helen Turner. Bright Young Lite Ended • Not for a long time i_uSßUch uu." veisui unit poignant grief swept over ihia iuvwi as on Saturday afternoon when if v\a.s aiinoui ecu that the death angel had plucked" uno ol tlietowu’s purest andswc t est Young ladies, Misfc Annie A*. Varner, who passed to tiie realms above at 7 o’clock Saturday after noon after a brief iluiess from lev er. Miss Varner had just passed her 19th birth day and'trom childhood had been one of the town’s favi r.- tes, whmn to know was to love In r. She is survived by lo r fond par ents, and several biotbi rs and Ha ters. The last sad riles over Miss Var ner were held at the cemetery Monday morning at 10 o'clock, Revs. w. w. Arnold and J. E. Eng land officiating. A very large concourse of friends and relatives followed the remains to their last resting place and one of the largest floral offerings e-»er seen here were placed upon the casket, testifying the high esteem and love in which she was held by all who knew her. Young Cow For Sale Good young cow with young calf for sale—Call on J. H. Harper, Rt. T. McDonough, Ga.
