The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXIV
HENRY COUNTY'S
SPLENDID HIGHWAY
Ordinary Harris Talks of
Great Auio Endur
ance Contest
“One of the best stretches on the
Albany-Fitzgerald- At lar\t a route
in the Ga. Automobile Good Road
Association’s contests in the Henry
county link of 7 miles between
Clayton and Spalding counties.”
This is how Ordinary A. G. Har
ris, of Henry county, expressed
himself yesterday while on a visit
to Atlanta.
Mr. Harris, who has taken an en
thusiastic interest in the contest
ever since the first pathfinder tour
of the Constitution passed through
Henry, is extremely anxious to
place his county in competition
for the best stretch of continuous
highway.
Seven Miles of Good Hoad.
“Between Lovejoy, on the Clay
ton county side, and Sunnyside, on
the Spalding county side,” said Mr.
Harris, “you will find 7 miles of as
good road as there is in the state,
barring of course, the larger and
wealthier counties.
“There are few formidable grad
es, and no water course at all in
the highway which makes this
county a link in the contest.
“It is just straight, smooth run
ning on hard-packed red clay* lar
gely free of ruts ond holes and ab
solutely free of water courses.”
Mr. Harris expressed great inter
est in sentiment in the other coun
ties and declared that the contests
inaugurated by The Constitution
would mean a great deal in the
wav o? permanent highways
throughout the state. —Tuesday s
Constitution.
Barn Burns In Ham
pton District
Early Snnday morning Mr. Tom
Glowers, who resides near Mt.
Pleasant church, discovered lire
in his barn, which was totally de
stroyed with 4000 bundles of fod
der. He saved his wheat and sorufe
other things form the fire. The
origin of the fire is unknown He
had no insurance.
JUDGE STSICHJra GOES TO CAL.
Griilin will grieve at losing one
of her most prominent Citizens
t-hisf morning in the departure of
Hon. .Tudson M. Strickland to take
up his residence in Los Angeles,
California. Mr. Strickland is a
seion of one of the best represen
tative families in this section, and
has boon prominent in the politi
cal and business circles of the State
for a number of years. Ho is a
lawyer and financier of great abil
ity and is simply seeking a wider
field for his talents in the great
and growing West. He will be
greately missed by his man
friends, though they rejoice in
the confidence (that he will speedi
ly make his mark in his new 1 home.
—Griffin News.
Fine Shepherd Dog Lost
At the Shingle Roof Comp
ground at the old Soldier's reun
ion. yellow and white shepherd
dog lost there Finder please re
turn and be liberably rewarded by
Mrs. M. F. Bowden,
4 Miles East McDonough, Ga.
Foley’s Kidney Pills cure backache,
rheumatism, kidney, bladder and urinary
troubles. Do not risk having Bright's
disease or diabetes. For sale at Horton
Drug Co.
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WHY THE NEWSPAPER?
Because It is the Best and
Only Correct Way.
If a member of your family died
would you print the resolutions
on a billboard?
If your wife entertained, would
you send it to the theatre man?
If you were going to enlarge
your business, would you adver
tise it in a hotel register?
If vuii were going to have a wed
ding in your family, would you
get out a handbill?
You would send such items to a
newspaper, wouldn't you?
Then why don’t you put your
advertisements in a newspaper?
Every man who uses a billboard
is adding to nature-faking.
Every dollar spent in a theatre
program, in a register, in a direc
tory or in a billboard is a legiti
mate dollar taken away from the
newspaper of your town.
The newspaper built your town.
Why not help to build up the
newspapet ?
There is no better advertise
ment in the world for a town than
a good newspaper. A newspaper
is the barometer of the town’s in
dustries. Show us a good news
paper full of advertisements, and
we will show you a town full of
live merchants.
Billboards are an eye-sore, hand
bills are a nuisance : theatre pro
grams are worthless ; hotel regis
ters, from an advertising stand
point, are ridiculous.
Newspapers are town builders,
town-advertisers, fortune-makers,
news disseminators, sermon de
liverers, prosperity forecasters.
They are a necessity ; not a lux
ury. They must be maintained.
Without them we would retro
grade to the medieval days.
Don’t patronizo them from a
charitable standpoint, Patron
ize them because they deliver
their goods—that is, if they are
the right kind.
Cut out the foolishness, and
work for the upbuilding your
newspaper; wisely suggests an
exchange.
Five Farms For Rent
In Dekalb county from one to five
years, within one to three hours
drive to Atlanta.
T. L. McCurry, 720 Empire Bldg.
Box 208, Atlanta, Ga.
An Aged Lady Dead.
Mrs. Amanda Babb, who was per
haps the oldest person living in
that vicinity, died Wednesday
afternoon at the home of her dau
ghter Mrs. J. A. N. Camp, near
Jonesboro.
Mrs. Babb was in her ninety
fourth year and was well known
throughout Clayton county. She
had been in feeble health for sev
eral yeers and her death had been
expected for some time, but the
blow fell none the less heavily upon
those relatives-ard friends who
held her in closest and tenderest
afi’ection.
The funeral and interment ce
curfed at the family burial ground
on the old home place near Jones
boro, now occupied by Mr. Babb,
son of the deceased.
Mrs. Babb was the mother of
Mrs. M. E. Berry, of McDonough
and she and Mr. Berry attended
the funeral, returning home last
Friday afternoon.
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Bees Laxative Cough Syrup moves the
bowels gently, hut freely,and at the same
time it heals irritation of the throat and
in that way stops the cough.
Sold by Horton Drug Co.
Z. D. Ward, Ga.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday September 3, iqoq.
The McDonough Public
School Opens.
The McDonough Public School
opened last Monday morning with
an enrollment of ore hundred and
ninety pupils, Quite a number ut
new pupils have entered since the
openingand it is expected that the
attendance will be considerably
over two hundred by tlie end of
week.
We are glad to welcome a larger
number than usuhl of non-resident
pupils to our High School depart
ment, Our High School is an ac
credited school of the State Utii
versity and ranks with tlio best
institutions of iG kind in the state.
J. J. Gossett Dieo Sudden
ly Monday
Mr. John J. Gossett, one of
Stockbridge’s prominent ci d lead
ing citizens died suddenly while at
work at Sfeockbridge on Monday
afternoon at 1:30 o’clock.
Mr. Gossett* was a member of the
town council of Strok bridge and
was one of the acme me mlers of
that body. Howes a member of
both the finance and sanitary com
mittees. He was about 70 years
old.
He was Snpt. of the Piesbyter
ian Sunday School ai d w as a zeal
ous and faithful member of the
church. Almost his last werk was
that of having some material plac
ed on the grounds for the new
Presbyterian elmrch at Stock
bridge which is being erected at
that place.
He is survived by 4 sons, John,
Jeff and Howard Gossett, At
lanta, and Newt Gossett; five
daughters, Mrs. T. C. Kelley, Mrs,
J. T. Bellah, Mrs. Ab Bailey and
Misses Lois and Carrie Gossett, all
of this county.
The funeral was held Tuesday
morning at Stockbridge and the
interment was at the Dodson cem
etery in the family lot.
Aged Mother Passes
Away
Mrs. Phronie Craig died Sunday
morning at 9 o’clock at her home
near Bethany. She was about 70
years old.
She is survived by six sons: J.
A. Craig, J. C. Craig, T. A. Craig,
Homer Craig, Walt Craig, Harvie
Craig and two daughters. Misses
Mattie and Annie Craig.
The funeral and interment oc
curred at Philadelphia Monday
morning at 10 !30 o’clock, Rev. J.
E. England, officiating.
*
Mrs. Mary Handcock Dead
Mrs. Mary Hancock, aged 70
years; died Wednesday night at
her daughter's residence, Mrs.
Shaw, 45 Chastain street. The
body was removed to the under
taking establishment of Groenbnrg
Bond and Bloomfield from where
it will he taken to R< x, Ga., for
funeral services and interment
Friday morning.—Atlanta Journal
She resided in the northern part
of this county and was on t visit
to her t daughter in Atlanta when
she was stricken with paralysis.
The funeral and interment was
held at Bethel church, near her
old homo Friday.
Mrs. John Bryant Dead
Mrs. John Bryant died at her
home near P»ul church last Friday
night after a lingering illness f rom
Cancer. She was 38 years old.
The funeral and interment was
held at the Bernhard bnrying
ground, near her home on Sunday.
Farmers’ Union Ware
house Co. In Larger
Quarters
Workmen are busy this week
in making flic i fiice space of the
Farmers’ Union Warehouse Co.
larger.
They will be in the store rooms
rocettly vacated by the W. B. J.
Ingram Co. all the weighing will
be done in the new quarters, leav
ing the entire space in the Ware
house for the storing of cotton,
etc., and im.ddition will have room
for something like 250 bales ovi r
llow from the warehouse.
The cotton will all be unloaded
on the east side of Iho old Ingram
Co- store next to the court house
and to the rear of this building a
pint form has hoeii built to take
eare of quite a lot of cotton.
The Farmers Union people will
carry a large stock of farm ini pie- '
xnents, supplies and heavy groce
ries in the front part of the build
ing not occupied by the office.
Those who w ill be there to serve
the public will he Mr. W. C. Woods
manager; Mr. M. A. Norman, cot
tonjwoiglier and assistant manager,
anc Mr. J. R. Cathy, bookkeeper,
Mr G. W. Cathy will have an office
in the Imildingand will buy cotton,
for another firm, Smyth & Sims.ol
Atlanta,
The Farmer’s Union of Henry
County have a splendid warehouse j
system for their use at McDonohgl)
and it will be in charge of capable |
and efficient men.
Hampton Public School
. Opens Sept. 6. #
The Hampton Public School will
1 open Sept. 6th, with practically
the same corps of teachers that
have been in charge for the past
two years, only one change having
been made and that in the 6th and
7th rooms. Miss Floy Smith from
Laganville, Ga. , will have charge
of this room.
The Hamilton School a few years
ago was a school of only two or
three teachers, but within the past
three or four years it has grown
until now the faculty includes six
teachers and the seventh will be
added just as soon as accommoda
tions can be madeforan expression
teacher.
The teachers and the work they
will do are as follows :
J.'L. Chapman, Principal', Hamil
ton, Ga., High School work.
Miss Floy Smith, Loganvillo, Ga
Sixth and Seventh G ales.
Miss Estelle Woodward, Griffin,
Ga., Fourth and Fifth Grades.
Miss Emma Wicks, Covington,!
Ga., Second and Third Grades.
Miss Lillian Riggers, Mansfield,
Ga., First Grade.
Miss Nina H-Vrris, Jackson, Ga.
Department of Music.
Fine Prospects for 6tu
Dist. A. & M. College.
Messrs, Laurence Duffey and
B. B Carmichael went down to
Barnesville Wednesday to attend
the opening of the Sixth Dist. A
&M. College. They were accom
panied by Masters. Boyd Carmi
chael ard and Dawson Moss, of
McDonough, and Mr, Newt Askew
of Stockbridge, who go to enter
the school.
Owing to work and other delays
quite a number of other boys were
detaini d from gr ing with these
lint in a short time will go. at
least a dozen or fiftet n will be in
the school from this county.
Prof. M. B. Dennis, principal of
the school, was here lrst week for
several davs and was greatly en
conragpd bv the interest and en
thusiasm manifested by the peo
dle cf old Henry in thisschoo 1 .
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A Grand Rally.
Wednesday annual rtlly of the
Farmer’s Union of Henry County
held at the Camp ground was by
far one of the best ever held in tho
history of the Union in this
county
A large crowd was present and
despite the hot dry weather Jne
crowd was kept under the stand by
the many interesting facts presen
ted by the several speeches made.
All the speakers were ] roii.t tx
eept J. L. Lee that had been previ
ously announced in the Weekly.
W. F. McDaniel, R. F Dnck
worth and Bob Tatum made
speeches that every citizen ip the
county would ht.\e profited ty
having heaid.
The introductory remarks of
those selected for that duty were
all timely, but tlio one deserving
special mention was weld m ad
dress of Miss Lucy Belle McKibben
who most charmingly welcomed
all on that occasion to the, annual
rally.
All were happy over their stay
at the Farmers Union rally Ht
Shingle roof this year and the
Union of the county was htlped
much by the many good speeches
made.
Beil F. Griffith, of Arkansas will
be here at the County Union meet
ing which has been post-poned
from Friday the 10th to Tuesday
Sept, 11th. Every Union man is
urged to be present at this meet
ing.
First Bales Coming In.
Monday, Aug. 30, the fii sf halo
of this year’s cotton crop was
brought In by Mr. Cliff Wise, who
resides near Mt. Carmel.
It was bought by the Planter's
Warehouse and Lumber Co. for
1 5%e per pound. The bale weigh
ed 481 pounds and classed good
middling,
Mr. John Morrow, who lives
just south of town, brought in
the second hale on Tuesday morn
ing.
Many peopledelude thwinselves by say
ing “It will wear away” when they notice
symptons of kidney and hladdei trouble.
This is a mistake. Take Foley's Kidney
Pillsand stop the drain on the vitality
They cure backache, rheumatism, kidney
and bladder trouble and make every trace
of pain, weakness and urinary trouble
disappear. Sold by Ilorton Drug Co.
Stockbridge Gets Hrst
Bale.
The first bale of cotton to be
sold at .Stockbridge this season
was brought lit by Mr. D. I'.
Shields on Sept, 1, and was
bought by Mr. J. T. Bond at la%
cents per pound.
A remedy that simply gives temporary re
lief is not tlie right mm dy to cure Blips.
You must use son . thing that will not
only allay inflanlniation on the surface,
Tmt that will promptly act on uli purls
affected. Mali/'in, the great Pile remedy
does this. It is conveniently applied by
means of a tube with nozzle attachment.
Bold by Horton lb ug Co.
Z. I). Waul, SlockL:idge. Ua
New Barber Shop.
Mr. Herman A. Mays lias opened
up it new barber shop in corner of
the Far me i s Union Warehouse
I Co’s, building wheie ihey lm\e
i just moved out of. He invites bis
many frier ds to call < nthim when
1 in.tlie city. He will in the near
future put in halli tubs ai d oilier
up-to-date ft atures.
Health and Beauty Aid
Cosmetics and lotions will not clear
! your compleetion of pimples and blotches
' like Foley s Orino Lsxotive, for indigest
1 ion stomach and liver trouble and habi
tual constipation? Cltanses the system
j and is plea-ant to take. Bold by Horton
I Drug Do.
$i A YEAR
