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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1910)
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. 8 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.
