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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1910)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXV FIRE FIEND FLARES FORTH. Flames Destroy Buildings of McDo nough Drug Company, National Bank, Dr. Lifsey’s Office and Pressing Club. MONDAY NIGHT’S FIRE ONE OF THE MOST DISASTROUS IN TOWN’S HISTORY Miss Wentzell Also Loses by Fire Saturday Night. McDonough Citizens Do Noble Work as Bucket Brigade Fire Department. Fire was seen to blaze forth from the Seace Pressing Club, in the second story of the McDon ough Drug Company building, Monday night at 9:30 o’clock. Though * quick response was made by our citizens to the fire alarm of discharging pistols and ringing bells, the flames, had made such rapid progress that the en tire building was soon totally de stroyed. This was occupied on the ground floor by the McDon ough Drug Company and the post office, and on the upper floor by the dental offices of Dr. T. A. Lif sey, and John Seace’s Pressing *Club. Nofic of 1 10 contents of this building VA . o saved. » The adjoining building, owned by the First National Bank and oc cupied by i-his Lank and J. o. Rodgers bv.yjy business, was also totally wrecked by the fire, but the confer/s were saved, with the exception / the bank fixtures. Seeing no hope for the two buildings named, the fire fighting ettizens directed their valiant en ergies and ready wits; to saving the other buildings in the block. Their heroic efforts succeeded so well that even the oilier two buildings wli'? wads Joining the bank build n/s walls were not burned. These were occupied by J. H, Jeffares and W. B. J. In gram Company. By desperate 'efforts cf the bucket and blanket brigade, the wooden buildings occupied by Edd Goodwin’s stables were kepi from burning, and so carrying the fire into the residences across the street. Similar splendid work was done on T. J. Patterson’s store and Rape & Stanseil’s shops. The origin of the fire was in the pressing club, but the exact cause is unknown. The losses are approximately as follows: Mrs. Annie M. Noian, guardian of Annie Lemon, who owned the two-story building occupied L v the McDonough Drug Company, the postoffice, Dr. Lifsey and John Sease, loss estimated at $5,000.00; insurance, $4,000.00. The McDonough Drug Company, loss of stock, soda fount, etc., about $8,000.00, insurance $5,000. Dr. J. G. Smith, medical and scientific instruments; loss of $l - no insurance. Judge Paul Turner, postoffice fixtures and furniture, loss $300.00, no insurance. 8 John Seace, fifteen or twenty suits of clothing, loss not estimated, tools, etc.. SIOO.OO, no insurance. The First National Bank; loss, building and furniture and fixtures, $2,000, no insurance. J. S. Rodgers; loss nominal. J. H. Jeffares; loss nominal. The W. B. J. Ingram Company; loss, consististing of damage to goods., in removing same from building; in damage to shoes alone, $600.00; other damage esti mated at $500.00; probabiy cov ered by insurance. THE TOWN: A number of fin? enterprises, temporarily disabled and halted in their pursuits, but to rise again, phoenix-like from the ashes, stronger and to prosper more than ever. The psot-office, temporarily es tablished in the concrete building next door to T. J. Patterson’s store, are today moving into the second story of the Masonic building, but they willl occupy their old location, as soon as it is .rebuilt. The First National Bank will temporarily open its doom's in the ■ building from which the post office \ is moving and will immediately ! proceed to rebuild. The McDonough Drug Company j will probably occupy the "-no ’• - cation, in a new building v hich j Mrs. Noian will begin at once to i erect. J. S. Rodgers is as yet undecid ed as to his fuowe location. • Dr. T. A. Lifsey is temporarily established in the rear of the Hor ton Drug Company.* The postoxdeo drtt fe o j safes and the National Bank’s vaults, preserved all their books and papers intact. Miss Wentzell’s Store Burned. The fire alarm called the citizens forth to fight afire in Miss Blanche Wentzell’s Millinery store at 9.30 o’clock Saturday night. Though the exact way the fire started is unknown, it was first discovered blazing forth tn the rear part of the building, and so was very difficult to fight. While the excellent work of the old reliable volunteer fire fighters succeeded in preserving the build- I ing, the millinery stock was a com plete loss, that which was not de stroyed being made worthless by the smoke and water. Miss Wentzell’s loss is about j $2,500.00 with but $600.00 insur i ance. McDonough, Georgia, Friday December 2, \yi<>- WARDEN W. A. REEVES EXPRESSES THANKS McMullen District Ladies' Kind ness is remsmbsred by Convicts.. . Editor of The Weekly: Allow me in your columns to thank sincerely Hie good ladies 01 McMullen’s District,for their count ers acts of kindness to us and our charge of road-workers, while we were at work in that community. On behalf of the entire camp, to each of whom these generous acts of thoughtfulness brought much cheer and good feeling, I desire to express our gratitude. And we remember, too, each of you and the material expression which each of you gave of your kindhearted feeling for us; and give below the list of names and articles given. Mrs. Luther Fargason, potato pie. Mrs. E. R. Stewart, chicken pie. Mrs. Geo. Moss, potato pie. Mr. England, chicken pie. Mrs. Liles, jelly. Mrs. Sim Smith potato pie. Mrs. Will Turner, potato pie. Mrs. J. Green, potato pie. Mrs. J. Moss, peach pie. Mrs. Green Wilkerson, potato pie. Mrs. Threat, potato pie. Mrs. Lester, potato pie. Mrs. George Owens, fried chick en. Mrs. Jim Green, chicken pie. Mrs. Jeff Green, potato pie and fried chicken. Yours gratefully, W. A. Reeves, Warden Henry Co. Chaingang. BAPTIST CHURCH HAS SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY Last Sunday at the McDonough Paotist church was in the nature of Sunday School Day. The regular eleven o’clock scr m'o woo ereached bv the , r . G. W. Andrews. He is the State Sunday School Evangelist of the Georgia Baptist Convention, and his sermon was one of force and • Onr, -.'•V'T- l, ,-1.1 ‘ ly to the Sunday school cause. . Llr. Andrews incue .u* address to Sunday • School officers and teachers on Sunday School work. He considered the I;;test meth ods of work and his address was indeed profitable to his interested ig ” . ’r.ih/. .... ’ em phasized with maps and charts. All the nice things for Xmas fruit cake. Copeland-Tumer Me/c. Co. Dr. T. A. Lifsey went to Atlan ta Tuesday and bought a new set of instruments. His office fix tures are on the way from De troit. Meanwhile his work goes on in Horten Drug Store. Miss Wentzell is temporarily out of business, but intends as early as arrangements can be made, again to open up and conduct her usual modern and beautiful store of everything desirable in the mil linery line. The damage to the building and adjoining buildings was but nom inal. VOTE SEEKEks aRE AT WORK IN EARNEST During Renwnim- Time of CLsF Offer Candi dates Will Work Hard for Fci; * V AaV.e Piizcs Offered by The Weekly t*>.< Jnib t * iscriptions Standing of Candidates Today. Miss Annie Pearl Jones, Hampton 346,425 Miss Anna McKibben, Locust Grove, Route 2 312,800 Miss Lee Wilkins, McDonough, Route 3 310,970 Miss Lucy Moore, McDonough, Route 5 304,455 Miss Lillie Craig, McDonough, Route 1, Box I 73,475 Miss Trellis Lane, McDonough, Route 4 6-1,075 Miss Byrd Mitchell, Hampton, Route 2 50,725 Miss Elon Mason, McDonough, Route 6 23,275 Mr. Boce Elliott, McDonough r 21,725 Miss Fannie Crumbley, McDonough, Route 7 13,189 Miss Gertrude Crumbley, McDonough, Route 7 8.750 Miss Mattie Morgan, McDonough, Route 4 8,C50 The knowledge that one has a number of votes stored away is really a comforting thought when business becomes dull for a day or two, but the spirit manifested by the mojority of candidates in dicates that there are from this time on, to be no more dull days. Everyone will be made to count fot all it is worth during the 50,000 club offer. Wise candidates have seemingly come to the full and proper appreciation that the time is growing shorter; that opportu nities are becoming more limited because of the fact that the field is being pretty thoroughly worked and that the candidate who keeps going every minute is the one who has the better chance to bump into a new subscriber, having in mind always that subscriptions count double between now and Dec. 10th. Bit a few weeks remain in tb-s contest, and though the time may seem ample to many, those already ir. the race know just what work Is inquired to start and kebp the m!1 rolling. They are not insen- L'.-bio the’fact that they have L j _ .thev •mow one prospective subscriber ■o -70 unsolicited because they in tend “seeing him later.” Early in the campaign they hum that it usually happened that while they were resting secure in the belie that Mr. So-and-So would surely “help them out,” when they act candidate had either been prom ised or given the subscription. And after they had come in con tact with several cases of this kind they began to get a little “panicky,” however, it all resum ed in their in jecting a. little more energy in the campaign and from that Fme on things began to come more smoothly. Secret of Success No man need to be a wonderful financial success to know how suc cess is accomplished. He may Mrs. J. L. Hooten and young son, John, of Atlanta, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hooten. Remember the sale of all dry goods at cost at W. B. J. Ingram Co., beginning next Monday, the sth instant and lasting ten days. PAG £6 A Year look all about him and read the secret. It L; written in the action of his neighbors, in their personal habits, their methods of thought and even in the crisp, snappy tone which is used in every day trans action. The strong, virile rugged characters do not stand much on ceremony. They usually make up their minds what they are gong after and stand not on the order of their going. They go. They go with such, vigor and dash tb; t all sorts of obstacles are swept aside and their victory seems over whelming to the weaker spirits. The Survival of the Fittest. Thus far in the race you have shown that you are worthy to stand out among the few who have the personality and grit to accom plish big things. You have shown that you are a success in life. Ilial you been a failure or a person of mediocre aoilny, you would have never survived iRe hard hustling of the preceding weeks of litis great kv n ci die worthy,” and no . . win or 1 , your showing has been one to be proud o/ ana one ’that your ene mies US Weil US yOuP iftrUlUS Will be forced to admire. You can’t all win. There are four prices and tin re will be tour winners. But eve y contestant in Lie race Will be winner in many ways. You will have won the res pect and admiration of every resi dent m liemy county who nas watched this trial of strength and who cannot uo other than aumit that the ladies in this race who fought it out to the last ditch and never cried “enough,” or never acknowledged that they were beaten, or possessors of all the re quisites which go to make up die successful men and women of modern times. Your connection with and showing in this heat of friendly competitors struggle can but add to your prestige in your chosen community. Mrs. S. W. Farrar and her three youngest sons went out 1 ast week for a visit of several days to Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Owen at Kelleys town.
