Funding for the digitization of this title was provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a project of the Georgia Public Library Service.
About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1910)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXV FEW MORE HOURS IN GREAT CLUB OFFER Contestants Straining Every Nerve on Last Lap of the 50,000 Vote Club Offer for Rich Prizes of The Weekly—Time Limit, 8 O’clock, Saturday P. M. Standing of Candidates Today. Miss Lucy Moore, McDonough, Route 5 446,255 Miss Anna McKibben, Locust Grove, Route 2_ 422,800 Miss Annie Pearl Jones, Hampton 406,425 Miss Lee Wilkins, McDonough, Route 3 351,970 Miss Lillie Craig, McDonough, Route 1, Box I 136,075 Miss Trellis Lane, McDonough, Route 4 128,075 Miss Byrd Mitchell, Hampton, Route 2____„_ 110,725 Miss Elon Mason, McDonough, Route 6 90,275 Mr. Boce Elliott, McDonough 21,725 Miss Fannie Crumbley. McDonough, Route 7 13,189 “Work for the night is coming.” That’s a grand old sentiment in a grand old hymn. And we trust that the readers of The Weekly will pardon us, if we, for the pur pose of illustration, apply it to this big contest. Because, you see it fits so elegantly into vhat has been preached for the last two weeks, regarding this great club offer. Saturday evening at 8 o’clock it will have ended. That’s right, “work for the night is com ing.” Saturday evening at 8 o’clock inin., the greatest opportunity of the contest will be at an end. If you haven’t completed your club you still have time to accomplish that ver> desirable feat. Get Business in Weekly Office. The next step is get your sub scription to The Weekly office by 8 o’clock Saturday P. M. You won’t want to miss any votes, just because you didn’t have them in The Weekly’s office by eight o’clock. So it will pay you to SALE DAY SEES SOME BIG DEALS. Henderson and Cleveland Properties are Sold. A number of people came to McDonough, Tuesday to attend the several important sales of real estate, though the severe weather prevented all but those particularly interested from leav ing their homes. The largest sale was that of the W. D. Henderson estate. One tract of 755 acres was bid in by Mr. Joe Henderson, one of the heirs, at $25.00 per acre. The other, a tract of 80 acres com prising the home place, was sold to Mr. Z. T. Peebles at $17.00 per acre. Then a quantity of McDonough dirt also changed owners. Most of this was property of the W. M. Cleveland estate, eight city lots in all; the greater bulk of the land of this estate having been sold some time ago. The old Moseley Cleveland home place was cried off to Mr. B. H. Welch for the sum of $1,301.00. Mr, Sanford Hootefi bought one of the corner lots for S2BO. The other six lots were sold to the following persons: 8 look after this a little more closely than you do your ordinary corres pondence with this department. If you are in doubt, the contest department will take the last op portunity to again explain that a two, three, or four vear subscrip tion may be counted in the club, so you have $20.00 or SIO.OO on subscriptions. Now then, the greatest offer to be made during this contest is near to a close. Have you im proved the opportunity? How many clubs have you secured? You still have a few hours after reading this, and if you have a club that isn’t complete, make it so be fore Saturday evening 8 o’clock. Prizes on Display. The Piano and Sewing Machine have arrived and will be placed on display the first of next week. The Diamond Ring is now on display at P. B. Cheek’s Jewelry store, where it may be seen by calling on him. The bicycle will arrive and be on display in a few days. Two lots to Mr. Charley Tur ner, at SIOO.OO and $150.00. Two lots to Mr. J. F. Bowden, at $155.00 and $l5O respectively. Two lots to Mr. Joe J. Smith, at $140.00 and SIOO.OO. The business lot on the depot street in the rear of B. B. Carmi chael & Sons’ store, was sold by Asa Lemon, as administrator, to D. J. Green for $175.00. The lands of the R. C. Patillo estate, in Shakerag district, were sold in two tracts of 62 1-2 acres each: one to Mr. John Evans, for $800.00; and the other to Mr. Ben Walden for SBOO.OO. Box Supper at Union Graded School. There will be a box supper at Union Graded School on Saturday night, Dec. 17, 1910. Ladies please bring boxes well filled, and gen tlemen come prepared to buy same. We will entertain you with an excellent lecture and a good supper. Every one i s in vited. The proceeds go toward buying blackboards, etc. Committee on Invitation. Miss Minnie Harper visited At lanta Monday. McDonough, Georgia, Friday December 9, 1910. MR. A. M. STEWART ELECTED MAYOR. Councilmen Also Chosen in Last Wednesday's Election. . k U I McDonough’s election tor Mayor and Councilmen last Wednesday attracted more interest from our citizens than usual, and a larger vote than usual was polled, the number being 116. The following were the success ful candidates: For Mayor; A. M. Stewart. For Councilmen; A. N. Brown Will Welch, J. B. Dickson, W. b! J. Ingram, C. J. Turner, J. F. M. Fields. The following gentlemen gave the successful ones a close r^ce;, For Mayor; T. J. Brown. For Councilmen; G. G. Weems, W. R. Green, H. M. Turner, Paul Turner, Howard Carmichael, D. T. Carmichael, Ed Goodwin, H. C. Hightower, J. T. Weems, T. J. Patterson, and H. T. Rape. Mrs. Mary Rape Reaches End of aLohg Life. Mrs. Mary Rape passed away at the home of her son, Mr. S. P. Rape, last Wednesday night. The funeral and interment will be to day at Philadelphia church. , Mrs. Rape had lived a long and useful life and was nearly 75 years of age. She was a noble Christian lady and had well served her day in the rearing of a family of chil dren who are among our county's best men and women. She is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Frank Davis and Miss Martha Rape; and her four sons, Messrs. J. W. Rape, J. A. Rape, S. P. Rape, and A. A. Rape. Locust Grove Knights of Pythias Elect Officers. The Locust Grove Knights o f Pythias, Lodge No. 252, held a n enthusiastic meeting last Tuesday evening and elected their officers for the ensuing year, as follows: Prof. J. B. Turner, Chancellor Commander; Prof. W. A. Adam son, Vice Chancellor Commander; Prof. Paul Cousins, Prelate; Mr. James Hubbard, Keeper o f Rec ords and Seals; Mr. E. S. Combs, Master of Finances; Mr. W. L. Arnett, Master of Exchequer; Mr. C. W. Coan, Master of Work; Mr. A. B. Combs, Inner Guard; Mr. L. L. Pitts, Outer Guard; Mr. O. F. Watson, Master of Arms; Prof. W. A. Adamson. This Lodge is in a flourishing condition and all its officers are excellent men, under whose ad ministration the members antici pate another successful year. Card of Thanks. Even in the midst of the disas ter of the flames, I find much pleasure in thinking of the one accord and desperate labor with which the noble people of Mc- Donough fought the fire and so saved the Jeff ares store, of my property, and so many other per son’s possessions with it, and I wish, through this medium, to thank one and all of you. Yours with thanks, Mrs. Annie M. Nolan, Guardian of Annie E Lemon. Mr. C. W. Walker spent Mon day in Atlanta. REBUILDING AND NEW BUILDING TOO McDonough Grows on in Spite of Fires. WORK ABOUT TO BEGIN TO REPLACE BURNED BUILDINGS AND ALREADY BEGUN ON ANOTHER NEW ONE The ruins of the burned brick building which had been th 6 home of the McDonough Drug Company, the postoffice, etc., had not ceased to smoke when men were put to work clearihg away the debris and sorting out the good brick from the bad, in preparation for rebuild ing. ( Mrs. Annie M. Nolan will at once begin the building of a new brick building on the old site, stronger and better than the old, probably two stories high and protected by a fire wall. The First National Bank will also begin at once to build itself a new and beautiful home on the former location. Then an entirely new structure is arising on Macon street, just in the rear of the Horton Drug Com pany’s store. The old brick build ing which formerly stood there and was used once by Messrs. Lemon Brothers as a Garage has been razed to the ground and work has been begun by this en terprising and public spirited firm JUDGE REAGAN HONORED IN HENRY AND BUTTS Henry County Officials MukeC'ft and Butts Bar and Citizens Pass Resolutions. As he retires from office, Judge E. J. Reagan is receiving many kindnesses from those with whom his official duties have thrown him for the past 13 years. Messrs. J. A. Fouche and A. C. Sowell, Clerk of Superior Court, and sheriff respectively, have pre sented him with a beautiful gold headed umbrella as a token of their esteem and affection. At the adjourned term of Butts Superior Court last week the citi zens and bar passed the following resolutions: Citizens Resolutions Whereas, our friend, E. J. Rea gan, who has served Georgia as judge of the superior court of the Flint circuit for thirteen years, and that he has seen proper to volun tarily retire from the bench, the time has arrived for his honor to bid us, as judge, for the last time good-bye; be it Resolved, by citizens assembled, 1. That in his retiring as judge we have lost an impartial, faithful and efficient official. 2. That his sincere and wise counsel and the impartial meting out of justice, tempered with mercy to all, will exercise an influence for good many years to come. 3. That as evidence of the es teem and appreciation that is held by the people of Butts, thus pub licly expressed, we ask that these resolutions be spread upon a sep arate page of the minute book of the Clerk of Superior Court and PAGES on a two-story brick structure. This building will be completed between the Ist and 15th day of January next, and will cause sev eral business changes in our city. Messrs. T. N. Moseley and W. B. Wilson will occupy the main por tion of the lower floor as a new dry goods and grocery firm. Both these gentlemen are well known citizens of our town, whom we are glad to welcome as additions to our business concerns. Messrs. Loyd hand and Otis Love will occupy a portion of the first floor of the new building with their barber shop. The second story of the Lemon building will be fitted up with handsome offices. The removal of Mr. Loyd Hand will not leave his present place vacant, but Messrs W. F. Hand and Charley Hand will occupy that place with a first-class fancy gro cery, candy, and cigar store. so watch McDonough GROW. help McDonough grow. that same be published in our county papers and a copy be fur. nished Judge Reagan. Resolutions of Bar The Jackson Bar Association be ing called to order, Hon. Y. A Wright, president, in the chair, the following resolutions were offered: Resolved, That the retiring of Hon. E. J. Reagan, judge of the superior courts of the Flint circuit, who has ably presided for the last thirteen years, the Jackson Bar Association hereby express their regrets at losing the services of a judge just, able, conscientious and upright, a judge who was always fearless in the discharge of the office, yet who knew how and did temper justice with mercy, where mercy was due. His personal re lations with the members of the bar were that of a kind friend and it is with sincere regret that we see him retire from office. In his return to the bar and the practice of law he has the best wishes for his success and prosperity from the members of this association and it will be a source of pleasure to each of us to know of his suc cess in any field of endeavor which opportunity may offer him. We here and now confidently predicts if honest work and merit shall be taken into account in the judidicial affairs of our beloved state that, Judge Reagan will be called to a higher station and a broader field in expounding and interpreting the laws of the land. The above resolutions were unanimously adopted, and it was ordered that same be spread upon the minutes of the superior court of Butts county and that same be furnished the county papers and a copy to Judge E. J. Reagan. Y. A. Wright, Nov. 22, 1910. President $i A Year
