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DAUGHTERS OF '
CONFEDERACY S PROGRAM
(facts In Georgia Higtory To Be
Study Far March.
The Georgia division, United
Daughters of tt e Confederacy, de
cided to observe Georgia day, Feb.
12, 1911, as Flag day for the bene
fit of the Franci- Bartow memorial
fund at Rabun :ap school. Pro
gram committee, Mrs. Herbert M.
Franklin, Tennille. Ga.; Mrs. J. A.
Bryan, Talbotton, Ga. Mailing de
partment, Miss Louise ivev, Ten
r.ile, Ga.
Facts about G* argia.from Geor
gia Historical an 1 Industrial, De
partment of Agr ulture, 1901.
1. In 1792 a n.mberof benevo
lent gentlemen - >f London con
ceived th idea o; founding a home
for the poor of ireat Britain and
•a place of refuge of the Salzburg
ers and other persecuted sects of
the continent of Europe. It was
to be a model colony in which both
slavery and n ;.i would be pro
hibited.
2. James Ed ard Oglethorpe,
a gentleman of g: eat benevolence,
marked ability and experience in
military affairs, <eing selected by
the trustees to take charge of the
new colony, set -ail from England
m November. 17 2, with 116 emi
grants.
3. On February 12th the col
onists arrived, and on the 20th was
•commenced the first the
«ew city, which Oglethorpe called
Savannah. Tom chichi, chief of
the Yam a. raw's, i ;n in e d i a t e 1 y
sought or alliance with Oglethorpe,
who mad' a treaty with him, as he
4id also with the Creeks, Museo
gees and even with the Cherokees
of the mountaiiis and the ('hoe
law on tii" i on: i s <>f the Gulf < :
Mexico. Ogleth arpe [j u rchased
from the Indians the titles to the
lands, where he founded his set
tlements, and -o long as he re
mained in Georgia peace prevailed
between the red ma n and the
white.
4. In 1802 Gt rgia ceded to the
federal government all her lands
west of the Chattahoochee, em
bracing n o a r : y 100,000 s q n a r -
miles of territory, the greater part
of the present state -, of Alabama
and Mississippi. Thus G e orgi a.
like Virginia, is a "Mother of
States.”
5. In April 1776, Georgia ir
dructed her delegates in congress
'<in vote ; or independence. The
signers o* the ,4. claration on the
part of Georgia /ere Button Gwin
nett. Lyman Ha d and George Wal
ton.
6. One of the most important
events in the hi.- 1 wry of Georgia |s
the invention the cotton gin by
Eh Whitney, in 1794. (Relate the
circumstances. >
7. The first i- teamship that ever
«r .' J the Athrrne ocean, thoug:.
bail 5. New k was owned in
S; :and .’CM that por
ste k ;i on its \ oyage to Liverpool
m 10. it was named •Savannah.’
Ii die war between the
states Georgia : ..ruished ninety
tkwr re<. i nenE . ,J thirty-sixjbal
*a!lions, ‘inbra* g every arm oi
the service. blood of he;
hom wa: ireeh >ui *d cut on ev
wy battlefield t; m Eenri sylvan a
fa the Missis.su i, and from the
Uliic to the gu ..nd if we include
the thousands • o hod emigrated
fx» the states of the “Father
at Waters,” i every combat
throughout the bounds of the
trims - Mississif department o:
the southern infederacv. Or:
Georgia’s soil were tough:
th i great battle-, of Chica
ipouga, Resea. New Hope
church (a sene- of engagements
ffom May 25 to :ne 4),Kennesaw
mour.tain, Pea tree creek, tw
fibre: bottles at Atlanta July i_
to 28), Jonesboro and numerous
smaller engagements and skir
mishes. Sherman’s march to the
sea, when almost the entire mili
tary force of the state was absent
in Virginia or Tennessee, scattered
ruthless destruction along its path
and the final disastrous close of
the long continued war wrecked
the hopes and fortunes of her peo
ple.
9. When the United States be
came involved in war with Spam,'
Georgia furnished three regiments
for the Spanish-American war,and
a fourth one,“Ray’s Immunes,” was
made up almost entirely of Geor
gians.
10. Georgia containing in its
greatest length from north to
south, 320 miles and nearly 4 1-2
degrees of latitude, has great va
riety of soil, climate and produc
tions. There are nine belts of cli
mate in the United States, and
Georgia lias eight. The surface of
northeast Georgia varies from
1,000 to S,(XX) feet above the level
of the sea. The mountain section
of Georgia is noted for its charm
ing valleys, Cedar, Texas, Broon
town and Varis valleys are among
the most noted in northwest Geor
gia, while the fame of Nacoochee,
in the Northeast section, has been
proclaimed in song and story.
11. In Habersham county are
; found the falls of Toccoa,
and in Rabun county the
grand chasms and cataracts of
Tallulah, famed far beyond the
limits of Georgia. Toccoa creek
falls 185 feet perpendicularly over
a ledge of sandstone. The falls of
Tallulah, by four perpendicular
pitches of water of from 50 to 80
feet and a great many smaller cat
aracts, piunge down into a grand
chasm, 800 feet deep.
12. Georgia today stands sec
ond .only o • Vermont as a marble
state The demand for it extends
throughout the United States, and
shipments have been made to Ha
waii. Granite of the best grade
abounds in Georgia. ’The largest
known deposit of this useful stone
in the world is found in Dekalb
county, 14 miles east of Atlanta —
I Stone Mountain, which is 7 miles
in circumference at the base.
13. The climatic conditions in
Georgia are favorable to man and
beast. Tell of the animals, birds
and fish found in Georgia. Men
tion irticles of food which grow in
north, Georgia, middle Georgia,
south Georgia.
14. Mention twelve important
events in the world’s history in
which Georgia was first. v < The
South in History and Literature,
by Miss Rutherford A Ment io n
some of the forest trees of Geor
gia which hold chief place, anti
serve the wants of mankind pos
sibly better than any other tree in
. the worid.
‘ Oak Shade.
Misses Lilly Jones Myrtle Lou
Jones, and Mattie Leak Camp
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr. and airs. Joe Hayes, their sis
ter.
Mrs. A. C. Peterman was up here
among his old friends and neigh
bors last week, and we were glad
to see him.
Mas. W. H. E. Sprayberi y is im
proving slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. William Clark spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Spray berry.
Mr. Bennie Baker, a nephew of
Mr. W. B. Hayes, died at Lake
wood Heights, and was buried at
Rose Hill Cemetery last week. He
was a young married man, loved
by everybody.
i Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hayes, Misses
] Fannie Me. Hayes and Gertie Hayes
attended Sunday school at Mt. Zion
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McDonough, Ca.
, Funeral Director and Embalmer. ,
Day Phone No. 51. Night Phone No. 52 and 6 J.
All culls answered promptly day or night.
All embalming carefully done and according to best methods
Oar stock of metal and wood caskets and robes are unequalled.
Our services, hearses and equipment, are the best- to be had.
We furnish the best steel, briok or oement Vaults.
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V ‘ EVERYTHING IX MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES
MALLABY MACHINERY CQ., mcK?-
yesterday, and heard some beauti
ful singing. There was a large aft
tendance. Mr. George Riley, the
superintendent, knows just how
to have a big Sunday school, v'ith
his pleasant smile and encouraging
words to all.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Emmett Clark
and Dessa, Mr. Lee Morris, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Hayes and family,
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hayes
Sunday night and had some fine
music and singing.
Miss Lydia and Mr. Charlie Ad
amson and Mr. Homer Waldrop
visited Miss Florence and Mr.
Lewis Simpson last week.
We will begin school in our hew
school house tomorrow.
For Sale or Rent.
Lot; with 5-room house in Mc-
Donough. Apply to W. T. Dick
en, McDonough, Ga. tf.
For Sale.
Right new lady's bicycle, of full
size and best make. ,See or write
to the editor of The Henry County
Weekly, McDonough, Ga.
tf.
E. J. REAGAN,
Attorney at Law,
McDonough, Georgia.
Office in the Masonic Building.
Will practice in all the courts.
t. a. u fsk.y.
DENTIST
Office Hours :
7.30 to 12 a. M. I to 5 P. M.
BROWN & BROWN,
ATTORN E Y S-A T-L A W T ,
McDonough. Ga,
l>.?\. BROWN,
DENTIST
Office Hours :
7.30 to 12 a. m. to 5 P. M.
McDonough, Ga.
R. O. JACKSON,
Attorney-at-Law,
M c DONOUGH, GA.
Office over Star Store.
FOR SALE.
House and lot an Lawrenceville
street, or
House and lot on Keys Ferry
street.
One of these lots must go.
Terms. ' H. J. Turner.
DIAMONDS
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of known value and rec
ognized worth.
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20 EDCEWOOD AVE.
Atlanta, Ga.
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Many sewing machine, are made to sell regardless o{
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Our guaranty never runs out, *’■
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FOR SALE.
Genuine Appier Oats. Price on
application.
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