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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXV
TOLLEBON-TURNER WEDDING
TO BE BRILLIANT EVENT.
Two Popular Young People of
McDonough to Marry
in October.
“Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Tolleson
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Elon, and Mr. Henry
Marvin Turner, the wedding to
take place in October.”
The above announcement, ap
pearing in Sunday’s papers, was
the occasion of showers of con
gratulations and good wishes for
the happy couple by their many
friends.
The bride-to-be is one of our
town’s most charming young la
dies and combines a personal
beauty with a most attractive per
sonality in such a manner as
makes her a favorite in a large
circle of friends, each of whom
wishes her all joys and long life.
Mr. Turner is a son of the late
W. G. Turner and is one of Mc-
Donough’s most enterprising
young business men, being inter
ested in the McDonough Drug
Company. He numbers his
friends by the score and is popu
lar as well throughout state,
being a prominent secret order
man.
His hosts of friends are con
gratulating him on his good for
tune.
The wedding will be a brilliant
church affair, to occur at the Mc-
Donough Baptist church on the
evening of Wednesday, October
|l9, 1910.
List of Letters.
Remaining Undelivered Fom The Post
Office at McDonough, Ga., For the
Period Ending Sept. 5, 1910.
S. E. Dailey, P. M,
Misses: Moore, Beula.
Mesdames: Fincher, Lizzie;
•Miles, Marthie; Turner, Inez; Tur
ner, Louise.
Messrs: Penn and Watson; Rice,
H. B.
Card of Thanks.
I hereby for myself and family
thank the people for their kind
ness and help during my daugh
ter, Leila’s, illness, and for their
sympathy shown us in every
way.
Surely everything was done
that could be done by loving
hands that might relieve the suf
fering sick one and assuage the
grief of the family, for which
please accept our sincere grati
tude.
D. W. Scott.
Mrs. A. P. Fields, of Birming
ham, Ala., and little daughter,
Elizabeth, after attending camp
meeting, visited the family of Mr.
J. F. M. Fields and returned home
Saturday.
Rev. R. C. Cleckler returned
Wednesday from Shingle Roof
camp meeting, where he had been
assisting in the services.—Jackson
Argus.
Mr. Woodfin Combs, of Locust
Grove, was a visitor to our city
Sunday.
Judge and Mrs. E. J. Reagan
visited the former’s sister, Mrs. A,
J. Smith, in Conyers, the first of
the week.
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Convention Nominates Bartlett.
The Convention of the 6th Con
gressional District met at Indian
Spring Wednesday and nominated
the Hon. C. L. Bartlett as the Dem
ocratic nominee to succeed himself
as our next congressman.
A large delegation from each of
the ten counties and many visitors
were present.
Bartlett was in complete control
and the vote oh every question
stood 14 to 12. The method of
nominating in the future was
changed from the present county
unit plan to the plan of a plurality
vote of the whole district, and the
membership of the executive com
mittee was increased from 20 to
26, giving Bibb county four addi
tional members, Monroe county
two, and each of the others the
same number as heretofore.
The following attended as dele
gates from this county: Messrs.
C. C. Fargason, J. H. Wallace, V.
L. Crumbley, G. W. Crumbley, M.
B. Hinton, G. G. LeGuinn, and
Frank Reagan.
B. H Welch Sells First Bale.
Fifteen rents cotton! That’s
what McDonough’s first bale of
the new crop brought.
Late Tuesday afternoon a wag
on, drawn by a pair of fine mules,
was seen to cross the public
square, bearing the new bale of
cotton, Mr. Blanton Welch, and
one of his negro tenants.
The cotton graded a s a 6,
weighed 4G2 pounds, and Judge G.
G. Weems, as auctioneer, cried it
off to the highest bidder, Mr. J. F.
M. Fields at 15 cents a pound.
Mr. Welch is one of our coun
ty’s best farmers and best citizens
and one of the early kind, like his
cotton.
Mr. Paul England severed his
connection with The Weekly on
the Ist instant and is now work
ing for Uncle Sam at the post
office.
Miss Fanny Cheatham and Mrs.
J. D. Lang, of Dawson, have been
the guests of Mrs. J. A. Fouche,
the past week.
Mr. Benton Neal has gone to
Locust Grove to resume his stud
ies in the Locust Grove Institute.
The friends of Miss Bessie Bow
den will regret to learn that she is
again ill, having suffered a relapse
after having almost fully recovered
from a severe attack of typhoid
fever.
Messrs. Dee Tolleson and Lamar
Etheridge, of Jackson, were in the
city Wednesday night.
Messrs. Arthur and Timon Bow
den visited Hampton Tuesday.
Mr. Talmadge Thompson left
Monday for Atlanta, where he will
enter the Georgia Technological
School.
Sheriff A. C. Sowell and his son,
Mr. Perry Sowell, left Sunday for
Young Harris, where the latter
will attend school.
Mr. Wyman Sloan leaves soon
for Stone Mountain to enter the
University Sch 00l for Boys.
Mrs. R. N. Calloway of Locust
Grove, spent Sunday in the city
the guest of Mrs. W. T. Dickeu.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday septehber q, \qio.
MRS. BECKIE CLARK DEAD.
Mrs. Beckie Clark died at the
home of her son, Mr. John B.
Clark, in the northern part of Hen
r y county Sunday night a t 7
o’clock. She was 93 years of age
and one of the county’s oldest and
most highly esteemed ladies.
She is survived b y two sons,
Messrs. John B. and W. H. Clark,
and one daughter, Miss Nancy
Clark, all of this county.
The funeral and interment were
held at Bethel church Tuesday
morning at 11 o’clock.
Mrs. Allen and children, of near
Lawrenceville, attended camp
meeting. They are now visiting
her mother, and brother, Mr. J. F.
M. Fields.
As the watermelon season be
gins now to wane, how good thev
are! Mr. W. J. Coker’s smiling
countenance accompanied a fine
one into our sanctum Saturday.
It weighed 52 pounds and was a
beauty. Many thanks, Mr. Coker.
Next.
Messrs. J. C. Harris and Hiram
Elliott left Tuesday morning in
Mr. Harris’ automobile Willacoo
chee, in far off South Georgia for
a visit to Mr. T. A. Woodruff.
Miss Trelle Marion Carmichael,
of Atlanta, is visiting her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Car
michael.
Mrs. Bellenger, who has been
visiting Mrs. Julia McDonald for
some time, has returned to her
home in Florida.
Mr. S. M. Oglesby informs us
that little Miss Ruth Lin is some
what improved in health since her
return to her home in Apopka,
Florida, from her recent visit to
McDonough.
Messrs. Fred Walker and Tom
Tolleson spent Sunday in Atlanta.
Mr. Ed Reagan left Tuesday for
an extended visit to Tennessee.
Miss Eunice Arnold has gone to
Hampton, where she will teach
this year. Her friends will miss
her greatly.
Miss Maggie Fields, of Atlanta,
visited the family of Mr. J. F.
M. Fields after enjoying the camp
meeting. Miss Fields returned
home Thursday.
Several of our young people
will leave next week for various
colleges and schools. Miss Helen
Dunn goes to Wesleyan, Alia B.
Carmichael to Agnes Scott, Hattie
Sue Lowe to Brenau, Nena Tur
ner to Lucy Cobb, Lillie Coan to
Cox. Carl Sloan to Ga. Tech., Gor
don Dickson to Stone Mountain,
Timon Bowden to University of
Georgia, Pierce Stewart to Emory.
Mrs. Sallie McCall and little son,
C. B. McCall, have returned home
after a two weeks visit at the
home of Mr. J. F. M. Fields.
Miss Ruby Walker has been
enjoying a visit to Miss Nina Garr,
at High Falls.
Mr. Elbert Parr, of Locust
Grove, spent Sunday in the city.
The moon-light picnic which
was postponed last Friday on ac
count of rain will be given one
night this week at the camp
ground.
Society Happeniog’s
Misses Turner Entertains.
Misses Ruth and Nena Turner
were hostess at a delightful party
Wednesday evening in compliment
to their guests, Misses Cooper Ed
wards and Oline Hester.
Those enjoying Misses Turner’s
hospitality were:
Misses Hattie Sue Low, Ruth
Rape, Lena Price, Agnes Dunn,
Lucy Reagan, Emma Arnold, Alla
B. Carmichael; Messrs. Adam and
Carl Sloan, Walter Ingram, John
Hightower, Tom Tolleson. Q. R.
Nolan, Hughie Turner, Gordon
Dickson, Monroe Hutton, Tal
madge Thompson, Pierce Stewart,
Tiifton Bowden, Dee Tolleson and
Lamar Etheridge.
LOCUST GROVE LOCALS
Locust Grove Institute Opens.
Last Wednesday morning, Au
gust 31st, Locust Grove Institute
opened its 15th year, with a larger
attendance than ever before in its
history, the total enrollment being
195.
Many Seniors of class TO
were present on opening day.
Among these were Miss Ada Jack
son, of Stockbridge, Miss Ruth
Cousin, of Luthersville, Mr. Luther
Ellison, of Fairburn, Mr. Emmett
Brown, of class ’O9, Mr. Bob
Childs.
Miss Eunice Ragsdale has re
turned home from Blue Ridge,
Ga., to the delight of her many
friends.
A special feature of the opening
at L. G. I. was the lecture given
Wednesday night by Mr. Ernest
Upshaw. A large audience was
delighted by this popular lecturer.
The Locust Grove Grammar
School opened Monday with a
large attendance. Ninety pupils
were enrolled, with Prof. Will Ar
nett, a Mercer boy, as principal,
assisted by Miss Carrie Lee Combs,
of Brenau, and Miss Leone Mc-
Vicker, of Bessie Tift. The new
term will have a successful future.
An automobiling party composed
of Dr. Sheely, of Oglethorpe, his
sister, Miss Sheely, Miss Thomas,
Americus, Mr. Baldwin and Mr.
Sheely, were the guests of Miss
Lillian Price Sunday.
Miss Carrie Allen, of Lawrence
ville, is visiting Miss Leola Dorsey.
Miss Ellene Neal had as her
guests at the camp ground last
week: Misses Clolotta Stewart, of
Jonesboro, Elizabeth Neal Rogers,
of Zebulon, Dora May Milam, of
Stockbridge, Nina Wall and Lucy
Reagan, of McDonough.
Mrs. J. P. Nichols returned to
her home in Griffin Friday after
a visit of several days to her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Daniel.
Miss Nannie Stewart, of McMul
len’s District, left Monday for an
extended visit to friends and rela
tives at Douglasville, Powder
Springs, Mountain View and At
lanta.
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Mrs. R. A. Sloan Hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Sloan enter
tained the young people delight
fully on last Saturday evening.
Dancing, music and conversa
tion were enjoyed.
Those present were Misses Em
ma Arnold, Annie G. Thompson,
Lucy Reagan, Hattie Sue Low and
Nena Turner; Anna Sykes Rice, of
Atlanta, Cooper Edwards, of
Toccoa, Olive Hester, of Monroe,;
Messrs. Hughie Turner, Tom
Wall, Arthur Bowden, Q. R. No
lan, John Hightower, Tom Tolle
son, Adam and Carl Sloan, Ben
ton and Talmadge Thompson, Ed
Reagan, and Monroe Hutton.
Mrs. A. S. Odom, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. J, Upchurch, returned to her
home at Vidalia, Ga., Monday.
Misses Lillie and Nannie Hark
ins have returned home from Ma
con, after an extended visit there-
Miss Annis Combs, after spend
ing several days with her sister,
Mrs. Will Nolan, of Atlanta, re
turned home Friday.
Mrs. Margaret Combs-Shirah, pf
Macon, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. P. Co'mbs.
Miss Carrie Lee Combs’ house
party guests returned to their
homes Wednesday. They w r ere
delightfully entertained with a
round of gayeties.
Mrs. Carrie Mayo, of McDon
ough, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Upchurch.
Miss Lorena Combs is spending
a few days at Indian Spring.
Miss Esther Smith is at home to
her friends after a long absence.
She has been visiting at Blue
Ridge.
Prof. Solon B. Cousins, was
present during the opening of L.
G. I.
Miss Annie Mae Williams is
spending a while with Mrs. Ren
froe on High Street in Macon.
Miss Eva Key Bailey, of Jack
son, was the guest of Miss Lillian
Price last week.
Mrs. Marvin Harper is in the
city with her sister, Mrs. T. A.
Lifsey. Her many friends here
remember her as Miss Florence
Carmichael.
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Miss Lizzie Nolan spent several
days in Atlanta last week, the
guest-of Miss Mary Barker. Miss
Barker’s many friends here regret
to hear of the death of her sister,
Miss Minnie Rhae Barker. Miss
Nolan attended the funeral at
Rockinart during her absence
from home.
Mr. Ed Alexander, of Atlanta,
visitad our city Wednesday.
Dr. A. D. Jones, of Woodbury,
spent Sunday in McDonough.
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