Newspaper Page Text
The Henry i ounty Weekly
VOL. XXXV
Mr. Will Burch Dies.
Mr. Will Burch a prominent
young farmer of this county died
at his home at Flippen last Mon-
Monday morning at 3 o’clock.
Mr. Burch had been in failing
health for a year or more and the
end was iorseen for sometime
but was none the less a grievous
shock to family and friends to see
his life terminated just in the
promising period of young man
hood.
He was well known and liked
by many people of this county and
adjoining counties whose comfort
he had looked after for several
years past as one of the genial
managers of the “Hotel” at Shingle
Roof Camp ground.
He is survived by his wife and
three little sons who have the
sincere sympathy of a host of
friends in their sad bereavement.
The funeral and interment oc
curred at the Methodist church at
Flippen by the pastor, Rev. J. E.
England of McDonough.
Card Of Thanks.
We desire to extend our heart
felt thanks to the many friends
who were so kind in lending us a
helping hand, and for tfieir sweet
tender sympathies extended to us
in the sad death of our loving
husband and father. May Heavens
richest blessings ever be theirs is
the wishes of
Mrs. Minnie Clark and Children.
Rule No. 12 of Primary.
“No person at the approaching
primary shall be declared the no
minee of the party for any of the
offices named if it is made to ap
pear that he has used money, or
other thing of value, to employ
workers at the polls or in advance
of the primary; or that he enga
ged in buying votes to procure
his nomination.
This provision shall apply even
where such improper use of
money or other thing of value or
buying of votes is done by the
friends of such candidate, with
his knowledge.”
A Pleasant Party.
A pleasure party visited Atlanta
Tuesday to take in the many
sights of the Gate City historic
and gala. The party composed
fylrs. Green Copeland, chaperone,
Misses Bessie Bowden, Maud and
Li'a Woodward, Sallie and Mamie
Woodward, of McDonough and
their cousins of Florida, Misses
Florence and Willie Woodward
and Mr. Claud Woodward. The
day was greatly enjoyed.
Henry County in 25,000 Column
The last government cotton re
port from Washington places
Henry county in the 25,000 bales
column of the state for last year.
The prospect at present may not
reach it this year, but the other
crops and prices w ill balance up
the loss and in all probability ex
ceed the shortage of the county’s
cotton crop.
Misses Ida Lou Harper and Rosa
Turner, of McDonough, have been
the admired guests of Miss Fannie
May Harper for several days. —
Jonesboro Enterprise.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday july >o iqio.
Elmer Norman Hurt In Automo
bile Accident.
Elmer Norman, son of Mr. A. C.
Norman, was knocked from his
bicycle and painfully though not
seriously hurt by Mr. J. D. Du
pree’s car Wednesday afternoon
in front of the McDonough garage.
Neither Mr. Dupree or yoyng
Norman saw the other before the
accident occurred.
Dr. Smith was called and found
that no bones had been broken
and the boy is resting very well.
List of Letters.
Remaining Undelivered Fom l'he Post
Office at McDonough, Ga., For the
Period Ending July, IK 1910.
S. E. Dailey, P. M.
Misses Mary Woodward, Mes
dames: Sara T. Dupree, Matilda
Duffie, Minnie Swann, Messrs;
Kenney Garner, J. D. O’Rear.
SEVENTY YEARS AGO.
An Old Newspaper A Curiosity.
Mr. John Henry Gilbert hands
us a very old newspaper which he
possesses.
It is a copy of “NeWs and Plan
ters’ Gazette,” of “Washington,
(Wilkes County, Ga.,) September
17, 1840.”
It bears the name of D. G. Catli
ing, Editor, and M. J. Kappel,
Printer, in the upper right and
left hand corner respectively of
the first page. It is Volume
XXVI, which would place the date
of its beginning back to about
1814.
The subscription price is $3.00
in advance, or $3.50 at end of first
six months.
At that time the campaign for
the Presidency between Vanßuren
and Harrison was at its height.
This paper publishes the “anti-
Vanßuren Ticket,” headed by
William H. Harrison. It does not
give Vanßuren ticket.
It contains a long letter from
the Congressman at that time,
Walter T. Colquitt, in which he
answers in the negative an in
quiry directed to him as to wheth
er Congress had the constitutional
right to abolish slavery.
This paper contains an official
notice calling for a vote of the
people of the State on the ques
tion of holding biennial instead of
annual sessions of the Legislature.
There is.also an advertisement
bearing at its head a picture of a
running negro, w T ith a stick over
his shoulder having a bundle sus
pended from the end of the stick.
It is an advertisement for the
owner of a runaway slave, who
was being held by the Sheriff to
await the owner. A number of
negroes are advertised for sale.
There is nearly a column edito
rial on “Civil War,” which begins
with this sentence:
“The administration Journals, in
various parts of the country, pre
tend to be in great fear, but a civil
war should be commenced by the
Whigs, in case their candidate for
the Prestdency should be defeated
in the present contest.”
And this was twenty years be
fore such a war actually came.
The paper is indeed interesting
|n many respects.
FOR SALE. —I have plenty of
Pears for canning and preserving
at 60 cents per bushel.
J. B. Grant.
McDonough, Ga.
Methodist Meeting Closed Mon
day night.
The final service Monday night
at the Methodist church brought
to a close a series of meetings that
had lasted 31 days, going the
round of the three churches of
the town.
The people of McDonough have
duringthe past month heard many
thoughtful, earnest and appealing
sermons and much soulful sing
ing and it is hoped that much
good has been done.
The meetings at each of the
churches in its turn were well at
tended, and the congregations
gave earnest attention throughout
the whole time, although but little
results as to members gained has
been shown.
Rev. J. E. England, the pastor
was assisted in the song service
by Mr. John Hendricks whose
touching songs stirred the hearts
of all who had the pleasure of
hearing him.
(Communicated.)
W. J. Speer Continues to Receive
Strong Endorsements for Re-
Election to Office of Treasurer
Perhaps no man seeking office
was ever given more unanimous
support from the Press of the State
than is being accorded Hon, W. J.
Speer, who is asking the voters of
Georgia to put him in charge of
affairs, at the State Treasurer’s
office.
This gentleman served the State
in this capacity for twenty years
to the complete and entire satis
faction to ail,
If the Press of Georgia is really
powerful, indications are that Mr.
Speer will be returned to the office
of State Treasurer, for from every
section of the State comes Press
endorsements and commendations
Here are a few of the many
comments gleaned from Georgia
papers.
From Clinch County News:
Hon. W. J. Speer, candidate for
State Treasurer, enjoys looking
back upon a clean, spotless and
uncriticised twenty year record in
public office, which to us is the
strongest, most forceful argument
that can be brought to bear touch
ing his competency and his wor
thiness. We are as willing for
him to serve us now as we were
when, he, as a Confederate sol
dier, took up his gun, went to the
front, and bared his breast to the
enemy, in defense of our property
and our homes.
From Cleveland Courier:
Mr. W. J. Speer, candidate for
State Treasurer. He filled the
office for many years, and if an
excellent record in the discharge
of official duties is what the peo
pie want in an official, then this
old Confederate Veteran most as
suredly merits your ballot.
From the Lumpkin Independent:
Hon. W. J. Speer has large ex
perience in the 'administration of
the ofiiee of State Treasurer, and
has proven himself a capable, vigi
lant and el’ficent custodian of the
State’s resources, and the people
of Georgia could do no better
than to elect him to the position
again.
FOR SALE—An Iron Gray Pony
Perfect Qualities. Cash or Credit
T. A. Lfsey.
Methodist Meeting Begins At
Flippen.
Rev. J. E. England will begin
protracted services at the Flippen
Methodist church tomorrow (Sat
urday), and will continue through
out the following week.
FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.
If we are to have better homes
and better farms we must have
better schools for the children.
The subject of public education is
of profound importance every
where! Nowhere does it have a
more direct relation to home life
than on the farm.
Schools in the agriculture dis
tricts ought to be for the educa
tion of farmers’ sons and daugh
ters. In the essential things the
school schedule should be the
same as in the city schools, but
it ought to deal more directly with
the practical affairs of everyday
life. There should be for the
boys a course of manual training
teaching them how to use their
hands and their eyes, how to use
tools, how to drive a nail, build a
fence or shingle a house.
In addition there ought to be
some teaching of the first princi
ples of agriculture. Children
should be taught why crops grow,
why fertilizing a piece of ground
increases the yield, why drouth
destroys the crops, how moisture
and fertility can best be preserved.
These things should be taught
to the girls as well, and in addi
tion to this should be taught some
thing about keeping a house eco
nomically, getting the best results
from your food supplies, saving
your labor, organizing your house
hold as men organize, or are sup
posed to organize, their business.
Everv farmer and every far
mer’s wife should take an interest
in school matters in their district.
Schools are not created to find a
place for some girl who does not
want to keep house and has no
other way to make a living. The
schools are for the children, and
Tn selecting a teacher select one
that can do the children the most
good.
Then the schoolhouse ought to
be something different from the
schoolhouses we know generally.
It need not be expensive but it
ought to be a thing of beauty. It
ought to be a model in its way
from which the teacher can ex
pound the principles of architect
ure.
Most of our barns and tool
houses and ice houses and stables
are hideous. Many of our homes
are ugly and we do not know
why; but a little knowledge will
change many places now unsatis
factory into most attractive homes.
We do not get beauty by the sac
rifice of utility, but through beauty
we raise utility (o the highest
power.
Schoolhouse and churches are
public building and most of them
are ugly. They could be made
beautiful even in simplicity, and
they ought to stand as an object,
teaching the coming generation
how to build homes and barns and
bridges and fences. —Home and
Farm.
A full line of Legal Blanks at
Bank of Locust Grove.
PAGES $i A Year.
GEORGIA BAPTISTS WILL MEET
AT BLUE RIDGE AUG. 7-27.
Annual Gathering Among the
Hills, Lakes and Trees of
That Place—Railroads Offer
Reduced Rates.
The Georgia Baptist assembly
will be held on its assembly
grounds at Blue Ridge, Ga., right
on the top of the mountains, the
highest point in the State, on the
L. &N. Railroad, a hundred miles
above Atlanta, from August 7 to
21. The assembly grounds con
sist of some 300 acres, beautifully
shaded and well watered. There
are a large number of bold free
stone springs gushing from the
mountain and one of the best min
eral springs in the State. The
grounds present a most delightful
treat of artistic design; the beauti
ful Streets and driveways are un
surpassed. On the grounds we
have a large auditorium, commo
dious restaurant, bath houses, etc.
Here one is delighted to find a
beautiful lake of fine cool water
of some ten acres for bathing and
swimming. One of the most de
sirable features of the whole event
will be the social features. Here
we meet many of the most charm
ing Christian people of Georgia,
men and women of education, cul
ture and consecration. For the
most part, tenting on the hills, we
come to mingle with these good
people. The program, in charge
of State School Commissioner M.
L. Brittain, is a most attractive
one. It consists of lectures, ad
dresses and sermons by many of
the most eminent men of the
South.
There will be popular entertain
ments, a debate between the Mer
cer Literary Society and entertain
ments by the young ladies of Bes
sie Tift, Shorter and Southern Fe
male Colleges. There will be chil*
dren’s entertainments. There will
be special days for the laymen’s
movement, B. Y. P. U. and Wo
men’s Missionary Union. Among
the main features will be the Sun
day School work by Andrews and
Lake, Bible work by Drs. Forres
ter and Ragsdale, and many other
attractive features not on the pro
gram. Reduced rates on all rail
roads. Accommodations can he
had at hotels and boarding houses,
but most people will tent on the
grounds. Tents can be rented at
nominal cost and board secured at
nearby restaurants.
Reunion 30th Ga. Regiment.
The annual reunion of the Thir
tieth Georgia Regiment will be
held at Forest Park, Clayton coun
ty, Ga., on Friday, July 29th, 1910.
Survivors of the regiment arc
earnestly requested to attend and
aid in making the meeting a suc
cess. Train will leave Atlanta for
Forest Park at 7:50 a. m.
R. S. Ozburn, Pres.
A. P. Adamson, Sec.
Prof. Gunby Here.
Prof. E. D. Gunby, principal of
the McDonough High School for
the coming term, was in the city
Wednesday.
Prof. Gunby met a large num
ber of citizens and many favorable
comments have been heard as a
result of his meeting and talking
with his future patrons.