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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXV
MISS ANNIE P. JONES
WINS GRAND PIANO
The Weekly’s Contest Came to a
Whirlwind Finish Friday.
MISS LEE WILKINS SECURES THE DIAMOND
RING, MISS ANNA McKIBBEN THE SEW
ING MACHINE, AND MISS LUCY
MOORE THE BICYCLE.
Standing of the Winning Candidates.
Miss Annie Pearl Jones, Hampton 1,112,025
Miss Lee Wilkins, McDonough, Route 3 844,070
Miss Anna McKibben, Locust Grove, Route 2 610,400
Miss Lucy Moore, McDonough, Route 5 525,525
Little Miss Annie Pearl Jones, of Hampton, has won the
Grand Prize in hhe Henry County Weekly’s voting contest, and the
beautiful piano is hers. Her total vote reached the high mark of
1,112,025 votes.
The winners of the Second, Third and Fourth prizes, with the
number of votes received by each are given in the standing above.
Friday evening at 7 o’clock the contest reached its close, and a
grand climax it was.
Throughout the whole period of the Contest, the young ladies
worked like beavers and, long before the end, had assured the suc
cess of the Contest far beyond our anticipations. But, if they had
worked before, their efforts today at the close seemed almost beyond
belief.
Subscriptions had been flowing into The Weekiy office in a
steady stream for several weeks before the close, but on Friday came
the flood which simply overwhelmed us.
Miss Jones worked well and hard throughout the Con
test and the first prize is hardly adequate reward for such excellent
efforts.
And the other contestants —each of them made efforts worthy of
several pianos. And those who dropped out earlier in the race are
not forgotten either.
The Weekly has been building this year on the efforts and labor
of each of you, and from our hearts we thank you with the highest
appreciation.
And the losers must not de discouraged, for they have gained
even though they have lost. Do you not read in history how some
of the world’s best characters, some of its greatest benefactors, have
counted far more defeats in their lives than victories? But all the
defeats were valuable, in that they produced a character which at
last counted for a successful life in the highest sense. Failure is
often profitable to us, we must never shirk a duty or privilege for
fear of it.
The ring was delivered this evening to the winner.
The other prizes are subject to the order of the winners, and The
Weekly shall be pleased to serve the winners in helping them ship
or carry them to their homes.
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McDonough, Georgia. Friday December 23, \ 9 w.
Bethany Locals.
Hurrah for Santa Claus! Christ
mas bells and wedding bells are
ringing. Guess everybody is ex
pecting a good time Christmas.
Although some hearts will be
made glad and some sad, let every
one try to speak some cheering
word to the sad and suffering.
Mr. J. P. Rodgers has moved
back to his old home place and
Mr. Cliff Culpepper has moved to
the place where Mr. Rodgers lived.
Mr. Harvey Farrer will move to
his father’s old home near Daniels.
Mr. R. C. Crumbley, our carrier on
R. F. D. 1. will move where Mr.
Farrar lived. Mr. George Hop
kins will move into the house va
cated by Prof. W. O. Johnson,
who has moved to Reidsville, Ga.
We regret to lose Messrs. Farrar
and Johnson, and gladly welcome
Messrs. Crumley and Hopkins into
our settlement.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Allen, of
South Georgia, are visiting friends
and relatives here a few days.
They will make their future home
in Atlanta.
Messrs. Oliver Thompson and
Arthur Dukes made a business
trip to the Gate City last week.
Mr. Dukes will make his home
Another yeai there. We regret
to loose him here, but hope him
much success in his new work.
Miss Lizzie Craig, Messrs. Rufus
Rodgers and Sam Rosser are at
home from L. G. I. for the Christ
mas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Goss visited
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moseley, of
Ozias, last Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Elon Mason and Vera
Stroud were the guests of Miss
Kate Stallworth Saturday and Sun
day.
Misses Ollie Rosser and Mae
Mon Davis were the guests of
Mrs. C. J. Dickson a few days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Olin Cathey, of
Barnesville, will spend the Christ
mas holidays with friends and rel
atives here.
Mr. T. H. Stallworth made a bus
iness trip to Jackson Tuesday.
There will be services at Beth
any Saturday and Sunday and
and Sunday night. Let every
body come to each service, for
we are expecting to hear some
thing Good.
DR. HORTON WELL
AND COMING HOME
Dr. B. E. Horton,, who has been
in delicate health for several
months and who has been spend
ing the last few weeks with his
brother in south Georgia, resting
and recuperating, is now fully re
covered has returned home.
Dr. Horton’s many friends here
are glad that he is well again and
welcome him home.
Fine Mules.
I shall have a fine car of mules
on hand next week. Come to see
me and get your mules right at
right prices.
tf. Joe J. Smith.
For Sale
A good Georgia-raised mare. Ad
dress or call to see
J. A. Combs,
1-6, 2. Locust Grove, Ga.
HAMPTON
HAPPENINGS.
BY GKO. H. 1).
MALA IKK.
Mr. L. C. Dorsett went up to see
the flying machines Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Chatman, of Annis
ton, Ala., will spend the holidays
here as the guest of Mrs. J. T. Mc-
Neely and Miss Marie Redwine.
Mrs. Nellie Forrest, of Madison,
will spend the holidays here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Mitcham.
Miss Lil Pennington spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Barnesville
with Miss Hill.
Mr. W. G. Mahoney and D. B.
Hull, special representatives of
the Cartercar Company, of Pon
tiac, Mich., stopped here a short
while Sunday afternoon to see
Mr. George MaLaier. They are
touring to Savannah in a Carter
car, and reported the roads awful
from Atlanta, on account of a
heavy rain Saturday night.
Miss Lillian Pennington left
Wednesday for Covington,to spend
the holidays with her parents.
Miss Linnie Wilson arrived here
Wednesday from LaGrange Fe
male College, to spend a portion
of the holidays. She will visit her
sister, Mrs. Upshaw, at Social Cir
cle early next week.
Mrs. J. L. Moore and Misses
Minnie and Sarah Moore spent
Monday in Atlanta shopping.
Miss Floy Smith left Thursday
morning for Louisville, to spend
Christmas with her parents.
Mr. F. A. Mitcham went to Love
joy Monday to purchase a lot of
mules.
Mrs. J. M. Pugh and daughter,
Marion, will arrive Sunday to
spend several days here with her
mother, Mrs. A. B. Mitcham.
There will be a Christmas tree
at the school auditorium this eve
ning. The services will be opened j
by prayer by Rev. J. J. Farmer, j
Rev. J. E. England and Rev. H. j
Jones will deliver short addresses j
on the meaning and why we j
should celebrate Christmas in a
religious way instead of with friv
olity.
A new law firm composed of
Col. Marcus McWhorter, of Atlan
ta; Col. Hartley G. Bailey, of Lo
ganville; and Col. Eidson Smith,
of McDohough, will be formed
here within the new month. All
of the members were here Sun
day looking over the field wifli
extreme care to ascertain if they
would be met with a hearty wel
come to our city. We await your
coming and wish each member of
the firm success in any line.
Wilder-Hildritch.
On Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Lilly Wilder, on
Main street, Miss Eulalee Wilder
and Mr. D. E. Hildritch were mar
ried.
Miss Wilder is the oldest daugh
ter of Mrs. Wilder and is accom
plished in music and elocution, and
has a number of friends here who
will miss her.
Mr. Hildritch is a young busi
ness man of Georgetown, S. C.,
PAGES $i A Year
'being connected with the General
Fire Extinguisher Co.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. J. E. England. Imme
diately afterthe ceremony the bride
and groom left for Georgetown.
A. P. S.
Dear Old Weekly—Your visits
continue regular, and thrice wel
come they are. You always re
mind me of old days, when my
physical and mental condition was
better than now and the stream
of life was running more smooth
ly with me than at present.
Christmas and the New Year
are coming on apace, and most of
the small people are expecting a
visit of Santa Claus, and most of
grown-ups one of a “Brownie.”
Let us hope that no one will be
disappointed by his or her ideal.
This has been a year of stay in
and do nothing with me. But
neighbors and friends have been
kind and liberal enough to con
tribute to me necessities sufficient
ly to prolong my existance, and
consequent misery up to this time,
while enemies have as always be
fore been busy plotting against
me.
I have had ample opportunities
to verify the truth of the saying
that “A friend in need is a friend
indeed. And also that “An open
foe may prove a curse, but a pre
tended friend is worse.”
In some instances I have been
forced to share the sentiment of
the poet that penned the lines
“What ifi friendship but a name,
A charm that lulls to sleep;
A shade that follows wealth or fame,
And leaves the wretch to weep.”
Two of our Peeksville neigh
bors, J. W. Mason and Cowan
Smith called on us Sunday.
Considerable land has been
broken in this section for next
year’s crop.
Anyone having a vacant house
to let on living terms to a poor
man would confer a great favor
by calling on or writing me about
same.
Wish I had a lot of Interesting
news for Weekly readers and felt
like writing, but, as such is not
the case, I reckon 1 better close
till next year. A. P. S.
Miss Moore Thanks Her Friends.
1 desire, in the columns of The
Weekly, to thank from the bottom
of my heart each and every one
of the host of friends whose kind
ness and subscriptions aided me
so liberally in the contest just
closed and gave me such a splen
did vote.
And I would not omit thanking
the Editor also, for his uniform
kindness and fairness as well as
for his liberality in sharing with
each contestant the collections
realized in this contest.
Yours gratefully,
Miss Lucy Moore,
Route 5, McDonough, Ga.
Twenty-Five Dollars Reward
For arrest and detention, with
evidence to convict any person or
persons who stole or carried away
my dog; white and black spotted
hound, answers to the name of
Beaver, with wire cut about 3
inches long on end of tail. J. H.
Stroud, Route 6, McDonough, Ga.
