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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1910)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXV Mr. W. W. Clark Killed by Train. In Vvotding a Freight Train He wan Struck by Passenger Engine or the Columbus Train. Last Saturday evening Mr. W. W. Clark, a prominent farmer of near Ellenwood, was struck and instantly killed by the south bound Georgia Midland at the Ellenwood depot. Mr. Clark had driven to the station to meet his sister who was coming to visit him, and stepped on the main line in get ting out of the way of a freight train, mistaking, it is supposed, the noise of the approaching train for the freight he had just avoided. He was thrown for about forty feet and died instantly. Mr. Clark was about 61 years old and has long been prominent and influential in his community and county. He is survived by his wife and three sons and three daughters. Messrs. John and Dave Clark, of Atlanta, and Alt Clark, at home; and Mrs. Lula Simpson, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Ed Cowan, of this county and Miss Leake Clark, The funeral and interment oc curred at Bethel church Sunday afternoon, the services being con ducted by Bro. B. F. Dodson, as sisted by Rev. W. 0. Butler, of Stockbridge. Flynt to Speak Here Saturday the 16th. Hon. J. J. Flynt will address the people of Henry county in the in terest of his candidacy for con gress, at the court house at Mc- Donough at 2:30 o’clock, Saturday July 16th. All candidates are in vited to meet me at that place at that time in joint discussion. I will gladly divide time. Everybody is cordially invited come. I promise to say something of interest to them. Tabernacle Meeting at Oak Hi!!. The Oak Hill Tabernacle meet ing will be held July 15-24. The workers who will have charge of these services are: Rev. C. M. Dunnaway, J. L. Brasher and Kamp Sewell. All are cordially invited to at tend. T. W. Hicks. McDonough Garries Hampton a Game. TheTMcDonough baseball boys made Hampton a present of a game Wednesday afternoon on the Hampton ground. McDon ough played good ball but let the other team make two extra runs, the score being 7 to 5. Batteries: Hawkins and Adams for Hampton : Norman and Bow den, McDonough. Methodist Meeting Begins Sun day. The religious work for the sum mer will be continued at the Me thodist church begining next Sun day. Rev. J. E. England, the pastor, will be assisted by Rev. John Hen dricks, of Newnan, who is remem bered very pleasantly here as a famous revivalist singer. Mr. Arthur Bowden made a trip to Macon Tuesday. McDonough, Georgia, Friday july 15 1910. EDITOR GLESSNER DIES AT GRIFFIN. Griffin, Ga. July 11.—Douglass Glessner, editor of the Griffin Daily News and Sun, was found dead in his apartments in the News and Sun building this morn ing, when a physician who had been attending him entered. Mr. Glessner had been under the care of a physician for more than a week, but his death was entirely unexpected. Announcement was made Sunday that he was get ting along well and would shortly be out. He was one of the best known newspaper men of Georgia, and his sudden death came as a great shock to his hosts of friends. Mr. Glessner, who was an Ohio an by birth, moved to Georgia about 30 years ago. He began the publication of a newspaper in this city and has continued to edit the paper fc r three decades. He was one of the best-known newspaper editors of the state, and had always taken a promi nent part in politics. He was 55 years of age. He is survived by a brother in Ohio and by one sis ter, Mrs. Thomas White of Grif fin. You Negroes Ought to Stop Stealing. It is mysteriously strange to me how it is that the white people here and all over this county are offering you from 75 cents io $1.50 per day for ordinary labor and are begging you to work, and you had rather idle the days away and slip around and steal from them some trifling, in most cases, and then have to be made to work from one to five years without any pay whatever. My indignation was aroused worse than ever, when on Tues day morning, Sheriff Sowell ar rived at the Henry county jail with the two negroes who evidently stole Mr. D. P. Dook’s horse and buggy. There is one thing you must consider, those of our race who are law-abiding citizens are measured by the evils you do, and not measured by the good we are trying to do. It is strange you have wandered so far from your nativity in Africa, which is your mother-land and where your broth ers are, no stealing exists, you have learned to steal since your immigration. Now this is the white man’s country. He has ruled, he is rul ing, he is going to rule. But be it understood, he is surely our friend and from the way you act you im press him that you are his enemy. There is a way you can deal with the white man to gain his friendship and favors. When you say he is treating you unjust, it is you, not 'he. Can lie hand- cuff 4 chain-gang or work you without paying you? This is answered constitutionally. The majority of us negroes are tryiog to make honest living, trying to obey the laws, and when the ignorant and don’t- care class of us commits these dirty crimes it makes our path the harder. So I earnestly appeal to you law-breakers in the name of the good white people of this community, stop your stealing and other crimes, and let us ne groes have a good, honest and law-abiding community. J. A. SEACE. Mr. Cooks Horse and Buggy Stolen Sunday. Two Nejfroes Get Away with Team But Are Now Behind the Bars. Sunday morning Mr. Will Cook, who lives near Whitehouse, drove into town and hitched his horse on a back street, and returning a short while afterwards found that both horse and buggy had disap peared. After searching about town and failing to learn any thing about the missing team, he notified Sheriff A. C. Sowell of his loss and work was at once begun to notify surrounding towns to be on tht look out. Sheriff Sowell was soon on the trail, finding several persons who had seen a couple of negroes driv ing a horse like the one described, but the work of tracing them was cut short Monday evening by a message from Greenville stating that the sheriff there had picked up the couple of suspects. Sheriff Sowell and Mr. D. P. Cook, of this city, at once hurried away to Greenville and luesday morning brought in the negro boys each about seventeen years old who had committed the theft. The horse and buggy, which they had not had time to dispose of was brought back all right. From New York Sun. PHONES ON SOUTHERN FARMS. Nineteen Cities Helped Build lineal Tines Hast Near. In the last year nineteen cities in the South, through their cham bers of commerce or through some organization of the merchants and business men, have taken practi cal steps to induce farmers to build telephone lines and connect with their towns. Funds have been raised to as sist the farmer in a financial way and according to Progress, the result has been even more suc cessful and gratifying than was expected. Farmers in Georgia and Ala bama are now selling their cotton and other produce by telephone at higher prices than they former ly obtained when they first drove to town and ran the risk of find ing conditions unfavorable. The plan under which farmers secure universal telephone serv ice and connection with the com prehensive Bell system contem plates that a group of farmers band together in a co-operatve organization, build the line and purchase the equipment. This re quires a small cash expenditure, but the farmers own the tele phones, wires and other material. The line is connected with the Bell system, a flat charge being made for service. This monthly charge is very low and when di vided among the fanners on the line is seldom more than 50 cents a month. The fact that all the tel ephones are on the line is an ad vantage rather than an objection in rural districts. It enables a farmer in an emergency to call every one of his neighbors to his assistance without loss of time. WANTED —Reliable, energetic salesman to handle an article that is in demand in all households. Compensation is made thoroughly satisfactory. Address A. M. HOOTEN, Griffin, Ga. Society Happenings. Misses Tolleson and Fouche Entertain. Misses Bess Fouche and Elon Tolleson entertained for Miss Lucy Reagan and her visitors at the home of Miss Tolleson last Friday morning. “42” was played and a salad course and grape juice were ser ved. Those invited were; Misses Lucy Reagan. Louise Haygood, Annie Quillian, Jane Stanfield, Annie Smith, Leola Dorsey, Eilene Neal, Ruth Rape, Eunice, Emma, and Louise Arnold, Mrs. Alex Brown, Mrs. A. A. Lemon, Mrs. A. F. Lemon, Mrs. Roy Turner, Mrs. Edwin Arnold, Misses Clara Bright, Lily Coan, Beulah'Atkinson, Agnes and Helen Dunn, Ruth Turner, Annie G. Thompson, Laurie Ben ning, Lena Price, Eunice Tarpley, Annie Nolan, Ruby and Ruth Wal ker, Cora Betts, Hattie Sue Lowe, Ethel Sowell. Mrs. Wright Entertains. Mrs. Ethel Tye Wright enter tained most delightfully at domi no eson Wednesday morning as compliment to her guest Miss Ruth Riley of Macon and Miss Laurie Benning the guest of Miss Ruth Turner. Boxes of candy were presented to the guests of honor. Boutons, grape juice, and an ice course were served. Those pre sent were Misses Ruth and Nena Turner, Ruth Riley, Laurie Ben ning, Nena Tye, Ruth and Ruby Walker, Eunice and Emma Arnold Bess Fouche, Lucy Reagan, Elon Tolleson, Clara Bright, Eleen Neal Agnes Dunn, Cora Betts, Hattie Sue Lowe, and Annie G. Thomp son. Bunco Party. Miss Eleen Neal entertained de lightfully Wednesday morning at a Bunco party for Misses Haygood, Smith, Stanfield and Quillian the guests of Miss Lucy Reagan. Miss Ethel Sowell won the prize a silver hat pin and presented it to Miss Smith one of the guests of honor. A lovely salad course was served. About forty guests enjoyed the occasion. Baptist Meeting Closes. The church going folks have been hearing some very able and interesting sermons during the series of meetings at the Baptist church. Rev. W. A. Arnold, the local pastor, and Rev. L. E. Roberts, of Monroe, had the meeting in charge and the church was regularly filled with appreciative congrega tions night after night and even during the busy hours of the day. Those interested in the work feel that much spiritual good has been accomplished by this meet ing. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Oglesby, of Greenwood and their guests, Miss Jennie Agan and Miss Harrie Mae Withers, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ford of Atlanta, and Messrs. George Alexander and F. A. Oglesby spent the day at Warm Springs Sunday of last week. PAGES $1 A Year- Promenade Party. Miss Lucy Reagan entertained Monday evening July 4th as com pliment to her visitors, Misses Haygood, Smith, Stanfield and Quillian. The guests were recei ved in the parlor and presented to the guests of honor. The promenade cards were used for conversation which continued uutil a late hour. Punch was ser ved on the veranda by Misses Louise Arnold and Lucile Tolleson iater an ice course was served. Those invited to meet the visit ing ladies were: Misses Ruby and Ruth Walker, Elon Tolleson. Bess Fouche, Ruth and Nena Turner, Eunice and Em ma Arnold, Annie G. Thompson, Alla B. Carmichael, Laurie Ben ning of Atlanta. Blake and Jettie Bunn, Ezell Shields, Agnes and Helen Dunn, Eunice Tarpley, Lizzie and Annie Nolan, Eleen Neal, Blanche Wentzell, Cora Betts, Leila Scott, Lena Price, Clara Bright, Leola Dorsey, Ruth Rape, Hattie Sue Low, Ethel Sowell, Annie and Janie Fields of Hamp ton, Clio Carmichael and Ezra Mor rison of Jackson, Messrs Will and Fred Walker, Benton and Tal niadge Thompson, Adam and Carl Sloan, John Hightower, Otis, Dee, and Tommie Tolleson, Eidson Smith, Tom and Dave Wall, Hughie Turner, Arthur and Ty man Bowden, Henry Woodward, Pierce Stewart, Marvin Turner, Lamar Tigner, Ralph Turner, ! Oscar Jackson, Q. R. Nolan, Ben [ Bankston, Lum and Walter In- I gram, Raymond, Cathy, Homer Fields of Hampton, Elbert Parr, Lon Pitts, Harris Brown, Walter and Jim Hubbard, of Locust Grove Morrison and Smith Settle, Victor Carmichael, Clayton Buchanan, of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Fouche Lemon, and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Brown. Salmagundi. Miss Eunice Arnold entertained the Salmagundi Club on Friday morning July Ist 42 and heart dice were enjoyed. A delicious ice course was served. About 35 en joyed Miss Arnold’s hospitality. Shriners Go to Macon. The following merry Shriners en joyed the day with their brothers of tlie Fez at Macon Tuesday r Messrs. H. L. Carmichael, E. M. Smith, Henry Amis, H. T. Rape, N. A. Glass, Marvin Turner, E. D. Tolleson, Jamie Hooten, Harris Carmichael, Taltnadge Carmichael, Raljli Turner, Arthur Bowden, Dr. J. G. Smith, Arthur Stewart, and Will Walker. They made the trip in automobiles and are so sun burned that they are miserable. List of Letters. Remaining Undelivered Fom l’he Post; Oiliceat McDonough, Ga., For the Period Ending July, 15 IWIO, S. E. Dailey, P. M. Mesdames, Lavenia McColler son, G. W. Polk, Messrs. Abner Clark, Asa Malone. R. D. Mayea, P. J. Price. Miss Carrie Lucy Daily and Mr. John Daily have returned to At lanta, after spending a few days with homefolks here.
