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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1909)
Rarr\enr\ber T lr\o Popular Voting Cor\testl 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. !0 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 PAGES 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
