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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXIV
Corner Stone Laying For
New Masonic Temple
'Wednesday, Sept.'22nd.
Grand Master Tiros. H.
Jeff ares, to be present
besides others of the
Grand Officers.
EXERCISES HI 3:33 P. M.
The work is rapidly be
ing pushed to comple
tion. Corner stone lay
ing to put new impetus
into the woik. The in
side work now under
way. Large store rooms
to be occupied by Sow
ell & Knight as soon as
finished.
It is with especial pride to every
citizen of McDonough to note the
progress of the work on the new
Masonic building, and particular
ly giatifying to every member of
Fraternal Lodge and the entire
masonic body of this county.
The corner stdne to to this mag
nificent new temple will be laid on
Wednesday Sept. 22, with fittting
and impressive ceremonies, Grand
Master Thos H. Jeffares officiat
ing at these exercises
There will be no. postponement
this time as the corner stone is
new here and the date lias been
fixed so as to secure as many of
the grand oilicers as possible for
the occasion.
Every Mason and the general
public invited to be present at
these exercises at it :30 o’clock
Wednesday, Sept. 22nd.
C. B. Tidwell Victim
ot Auto Action.
Las.t Friday’s Constitution
brought the tragic news of the
death of a former McDonoughite
in an auto accident in Atlanta ou
Thursday night near Brookwood,
Mr. Charles B. Tidwell, son of
the late W. R. Tidwell, of Mc-
Donough, while driving his large
machine out Peachtree road, ran
into a streetcar and from that
the car ran into a telephone pole
which overturned the car injuring
the entire party of eight people in
it, and Mr. Tidwell’s skull was
broken, and about 2:30 Friday
morning he died at Grady llos
pital. His bride of two weeks
sustained painful injuries as well
us the others in the car, but none
serious.
The funeral was held in Atlanta
on Saturday morning.
MRS. 3. H. WELSH DEAD.
Mrs. Itnra Welch wife of Mrs. B
H. welch died at uer home here on
Monday afternoon after an illness
of about 3 weeks from typhoid
fever.
She was a most excellent woman
and from early life had been a con
sistent member of Sardis Baptist
church.
She was 38 years old. She was
a daughter of Mr. John Hunt. She
is survived by her husband 3 sons
and one daughter.
The funeral services were held
from the Baptist church here Tues
day afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev.
J. A.Simpson and Rev. J. E. Eng
and, officiating.
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BAPTISTS COMING
i
i
i Flint River Association to
j Meet at the Jonesboro
Baptist Church Sept.
| 28, 20, 30.
The 36th session of the Fli.nt
; River Association of Baptist
j Churches will be held in Jones
boro Baptist church on Tuesday
after the fourth Sunday—the 28th
inst.—and continuing for three
days.
The Flint River Association in
cludes forty-one churches located
in Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Spal
ding and Pike counties and its
sessions are usually attended by
about 150 delegates, pastors and
oilicers, representing the various
Baptist bodies forming the associ
ation
All Jonesboro is pleased over
tlie prospect of entertaining this
large gathering of Baptists, and
it is safe to predict that the entire
tpwn and vicinity will unite in ex
tending to the visitors the most
abundant and delightful hospital
ity.
Rev. S. R. C. Adams, the faith
fnl and efficient pastor of the
Jonesboro Baptist church, who
will be the official host during
the session is busy reserving ac
comodations for delegates to the
association and will appreciate a
statement from each home as to
how many, if any, guests can be
entertained during the session,—
Jonesboro Enterprise.
FARM FOR SALE
One of the most desirable farms
in Henry county for sale, 8 miles
northeast of McDonough in Love
district, for further information
.cali on J. M. CHA FIN,
SFDNo. 7, McDonough, Ga.
TRAIN KILLS AGED CITIZEN OF
REX.
Mr. Luke Livington, one of the
old and highly esteemed citizens of
Rex was instantly Lille d, cn wed
nesday afternoon about 4 o'clock
by a through north hound freight
just above the depot at Rex.
ne started to cross the tracks
just as the train was passing and
was struck by the left bard side of
the pilot being knocked some dis
tance by theimpact. His skull was
crushed, back broken and legs
crushed.
He was 65 years old and was one
of that sections prominent-citizens
lie is survived by his wife, 4 sons
and 2 daughters.
The funeral and interment was
held at Stoekhridge Thursday aft
ernoon at 3.30 o'clock, the iuneral
being in charge of the Masons ot
which he was a prominent and
much beloved member. Rev. M. B.
Sams officiating.
Sweepmg reductions
made on Wagons, both
one and two horse. We
handle the “Mitchell” and
“Thornhill” these are
Standard first class wag
ons. Nothing on the mar
ket to excel them. Our
prices are under the mar
ket. It will pay you to
see us quick.
Copeland Mer. Co.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday September ■<>, 1909.
PROSPERITY OF
- M’OQNOUBH,
The beautiful countyseat
of Henry County-One
of the leading coun
ties in the great
State of Ca.
Henry Comity is one of the we
althiest counties in Georgia-rich
in farming lands producing cotton
and corn and fine stock and fat
hogs and lastly but net leastly the
very best people the sun ever
shone on.
MaDonongh Mas about doubled
itself in population in the last
three or four years.
The assessed value of Henry
County would exceed $13,000,000.if
the full value were giMii in ns it
is the taxable property is about
$3,250,0.00. One of these -days
something is going to be done in
the county, where: s the larded
lords will have to sit up and take
notice. Lands that could not bo
bought for less than S3O 00 per aero
are given in at the minimum tax
rate SO.OO per acre and I am told
that some lands are held at SIOO.OO
an acre.
McDonough has a population of
between 1500 and 2000 of as nice
people as exist in the face of the
earth, generous, public spirited
and hospitable, proud of their
little city’s progress and of the in
telligence and morality of its citi
zens. i-
There have been over fifty
houses built in the past two years
within the corporate limits. The
magnificent Masonic temple and
the handsome and spacious big
warehouse of Green and Tarpley
containing a cotton wareboue,
wholesale grocery iloor and also
Turner and Turner’s private bank,
would be a credit to any town.
One side of the square has put
in plate glass fronts.
The commercial rating of Mc-
Donough is first class with her
three banks, McDonough has every
facility for handling the finances,
Hon. Ernest Smith, ex Repre
sentative and ex Mayor is building
a SIO,OOO residence. Col Smith is
one of the most successful mem
bers of the bar.
I am sorry that I did not get to
speak to Mr. Paul Turner, who
has been admitted to the bar with
in the last three years ar.d who
has been Judge of the County
Court. I saw him flashing around
in lus automobile.
The Chesterfield of .McDonough
and the oldest and courflit st me li
ber of the bar is the Hon. George
Whitfield Bryant, w ho represent! d
He nr 5 County in Lower House in
1871 and the Sena te 1876-9 w*as ad
mitted to the bar in 1868. Is of
English ancestry horn iu Twiggs
Co in 1810. Has lived in McDon
ough since 1867.
It is always a pleasure to meet
Henry County people because they
are so polite and treat strangers
so hospitably.
I had the pleasure of meeting
the Ordinary? Judge Absalom G.
Harris,who was born in Merri
wetherCo, March 15 1847 whose
father was a great Methodist.
Judge Harris defeated Judge
Weems, who had held this office
for a long term of years. Judge
Harris belonged to the State troops
and had the distinction of taking
part in the capture of the Yankee
general Stoneman in the Civil
war. Has lived in Henry County
since he was five years old. He
farmed for several years also has
bien a merchant and always has
been one of Henry County’s best
citizens.
Mr. .J. A. Fonehe Clerk of the
Superior Court, was the Editor of
the Henry County Weekly the last
time I was here and had inst been
elected Clerk though had hot
taken charge of the office. He
was born in Tolbert Co Gti., May
6, 1854. His father was postmaster
at Culloden for a long time. Mr.
Fouehe lias lived in Henry Co.
since 1885, From 1891 he edited
the Henry County Weekly up to
three years ago. There is not a
more popular man in Henry County
than the present Clerk.
H m. W. D Tarpley McDonough’s
distinguished Mayor of Green and
Tarpley. Mr. Tarpley opened bis
eyes in this wicked world forty five
years ago in Henry County in
which Ccunty he was educated,
Has been in the ware house bus
iness eight years, his partner Mr.
D J. Green twenty years.
This is the swellest ware house
in McDonough, building and
ground cost $3 000. This is the
most convneintly arranged and ar
! tistic building in McDonough. I
| found the Mayor in bis beautiful
I office handling the “almighty
dollar” I found a« mighty nice
| Mayor when I did find and a Mayor
I that takes great pride in the do
i velopment of bis town.
Green and Tarpley will handle
j wholesale groceries a floor cover-
I ing a large area is being rapidly
I fitted so McDonough can boast of
i a big wholesale grocery house.
| This firm weighs about 6000 bales
1 of cotton a season bandies from 60
Ito 55 carloads of seed yearly. Also
b and 1 e from 17 to 1800 tons
of fertilizers a season Also the firm
handles about half the cotton
brought to town. Receipts of Mc-
Donough from 12 to 13000 bales
annually. This is one of the best
eotton markets in middle Georgia.
Messrs. Green and Tarpley were
their own architects in building
their new house every part of it
constructed for comfort and con
venience. You will find this
pretty office in the left of the main
entrance which leads into the
wholesale grocery department in
the left of which the wagons load
up.
The municipal tax rate is 6 mills
Mr. J. C. Harris, Mayor protein
H. J. Turner, Sec and Treas, of the
Council.
Mr. D. j/Green is also County
Treas of Henry Co. He was horn
in Henry Co. in 1832. of good old
N. C andS. C. anccstory. Hcisa
member of the Presbyterian
church was elected of the
County June 1 in plaoe of Mr. H.
C. Turner deceased, No man in
Henry Co, has ever a more honor
able place in the opinion of the
peoplfe than Mr. D. J. Green whole
souled and public spirited as he is
Mr. Tarpley represents the water
route to heaven. There are Bap-
fists, Methodist, Presbyterian and
Primitive Baptists in the film. It
will he a worlds wonder if St,
Peter dont let some of them in.
The man who has weighed more
cotton than any man in McDon
ough is Mr. Evan E. Oglesby who
has been with the firm thirteen
3 T ears at the urgent request of his
people lie will soon he ordained as
a primitive Baptist minister.
Mr. Oglesby declares lie works
for two of the best men in McDon
ough. Green and Tarpley say
they let him go off and preach
whenever he gets ready.
McDonough has three large ware
houses.
Just above Green and Tarpley
toward town is the Planters ware
house managed by that genial
clever gentleman Mr. W. A. D.
Nelson who came here from Butts
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Co, The Planters \\ are Hons*! ntl
Lumber Co, was established mmi
in 1906
The Co, handles from 250" >t>
3000 bales of cotton a season ul j*i»
is sold all kinds of lumber to kJwii
local dealers,
Mr. Nelson was born in Butte . «.>
near Jonkinsbmg has been in M >•-
Donongh since 1908. He is i
and Treas, of the ware house vwsi
lumber Co, he is a Baptist,
and Woodman of the World,
Mr. W. IL, Kelly is manager nf
the ware bouse and .1. M. btrvn d
of the lumber dept.
The Farmers Union ware 11 >3 < 31
was bnilt two vents ago at an r ?
vestment of $10(00. Mr. W
- Wood is general manager, wa 1 r
I Atlanta the day I was there I v,
; Mr. .1. R. Cathy his popular b . . in
1 keeper.
The Farmers Union weighs
3000 bales a year and is very pop ■■a
lar«wit>h the farmers Mr. Cathy t..t #
been with them fifteen ment/u’a.
The educational advantage * V
McDonough are oxeeptinally 4 . *•
Prof W, D. Green principal o" . '•
McDonough High b’ehool is h; .c C >-
educate d having graduate d at ‘o s -
oral famous colleges and
taught successfully since bis gm C
uation he has an accompli? 1 <il
corps of teachers from the
schools in the South.
The McDonough Public scA j. - !
opened on Aug 30 with 190 pmuiku
Sept. 3 the number had reached ■.<• '*
There* are eight teachers, as !>">'-
lows W. D. Green, L. I. A. B. s f -
neipal, Miss Christine Park. 7 vi 4
s grades, Miss Julia Pope, san . r»
grades, Miss Pope is- a charm r.
middle Tennessee girl from Pula i
Giles Co, Tenn and a member ni*
one of the best families in the. I g .
The others are Miss EJybun
White, 3 and I grades, .Miss i . 1.
Smith 1 grade, Miss May W: w >i- -
ward 1 grade. Miss Edna Step Cw- ts
Expression, Miss LouDerrell Col ? -
mat, Music.
The School building is bea -
fully located. It was built a*: c%
cost of $ 10,000.
Prof Greene and corps of -
cliers have striven hard to hr: 1 g
up this school to the highest s. 1 5
dard of education and to incnliJit o
in thi! jninds of the pupils a lov • x f
learning.
IVof. Greene has started nurd - r st
of a library for the school wh i> i t
he hopes to add to. Prof. Gree r-m
had his birthplace near Bi rtr
Taylor Co Ga 1875, Graduated- vt>
tlie Ga. Normal 1900 and from ‘ 1 «
Peabody Nashville 1901 L. I. to>,-ii
A, B. at the university of Na 3 u
ville he has taught at Washing;i> :»
Wilkes, English and Mathematic* ,
also was principal of the Pubi'.im
school at Elberton and Supt of t - o
Jessup Public schools two pin j-.
He came to McDonough tw <>
years ago. His methods of tea o&■ -
ing Have won the highest, conmis'i
dation from the best, citizen:? /
McDonough. Member of the . .....
fist church.
The Brown House kept by ,
Fouolie retains its- popularity wit Ai
the travelling public.
The house is lnimfienlan?. yv
clean and the fare the very he >
and most palatable Socially i"t s
very pleasant in the evening.
Ben Griffith to speak Her o
14th.
Ben Griffith the one arm, re jd
headed man of Arkansas will
to the Farmers Union on necssx
Tuesday, Sept 14th.
Every Union man of the
is cordially invited to attend
adjourned meeting of the Farmer**?
Union.
$1 A YEAii
