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Ihe Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXVI 8
HAMPTON HAPPENINGS.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hawkins
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Price, of Locust Grove.
Miss Pearle Adams left Saturday
to spen*d.some time with her sister,
Mrs. R. E. Babb, in Florence, S. C.
Before her return home, she will
visit relatives in Gainesville and
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Chapman and
daughter, Miss Lizzie, of Anniston,
Ala., spent Sunday and Monday
with Mrs. J. E. Lyons.
Col. W. E. Smith, of Manchester,
was here Sunday. Col. Smith is
an old McDonough boy, but a short
while ago moved to Manchester to
hang out his “shingle.”
For next 30 days I will sell any
of my Jewelry at half price in or
der to make room for my spring
line. Mrs. J. E. Lyons,
3-10, 3. Hampton, Ga.
Dr. J. C. Solomon, of Atlanta,
was here Thursday, working in
the interest of the Anti-Saloon
League of Georgia. Dr. Solomon
thinks the prohibition wave during
the coming year will clean out ev
ery near beer saloon in the state;
he further believes that there will
be an effort made by the better
people of our dearly beloved state
to see that the prohibition laws
are enforced. Dr. Solomon is a
forceful speaker and an untiring
worker; he believes he is working
.on the greatest problem that has
ever confronted a civilized nation,
—temperance.
Mrs. J. R. Nolan, Mrs. J. C. Bur
nette,and Master Eugene Burnette,
spent Sunday here with Mrs. J. E.
Lyons.
Mr. Ed. Goodwin of McDonough,
was here Monday on business.
M iss Amber Turner spent Mon
day in Atlanta.
Mr. R. E. Henderson attended
court in Jonesboro Monday.
Creighton Turner left Monday to
enter University School for Boys
at Stone Mountain.
Mrs. A. J. Henderson, Mrs. W.
A. Wilson and daughter, Martha,
left Sunday night to spend some
time in Miami, Florida, with Mrs.
P. A. Henderson.
Miss Irene *Moore spent Wednes
day in Atlanta.
Mr. Lon Carnes, of Jonesboro,
was here Tuesday to see his sister,
Mrs. W. J. Harris.
Mrs. Rebecca Trego, under the
.auspices of the W. C. T. U., lec
tured at the School Auditorium
Tuesday evening. Her subject
was temperance, which was pre
sented in a manner that would
convince you that temperance is
the guiding star to a better com
munity. The stereopticon views
proved to be very interesting, as
well as instructive.
Now is a good time for you to
do a portion of your spring sew
ing. I have the prettiest line of
embroidery ever shown in Hamp
ton, prices are right too.
Mrs. J. E. Lyons/
Miss Willie Ponder has received
her first shipment of spring hats.
Mr. R. L. Harris returned to At-
By Geo. S. Malaier.
lanta Wednesday, after spending j
several days here with his parents.i
Col. E. M. Smith, of McDonough, j
was here Friday on legal business. 1
Mr. H. L. Fields has just re
turned from a business trip to |
Lithonia.
Mr. Chas. Hand, of McDonough,
is spending a$ few days with Mr.
Hand’s brother, Mr. H. H. Hand.
Mr. C. L. Hammock went down
to Griffin Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fields, of
Macon, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Fields.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Chunn and
son, Master Adair, of Griffin, were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Moore Sunday afternoon.
Mr. R. H. Moore, Sr., is spend
ing some time with his daughter,
Mrs. J. W. Derrick, of Atlanta.
Mr. Joe Henderson, of Luella,
was here for a short while Mon
day.
Mrs. C. D. Turnipseed and Mrs.
R. H. Turnipseed visited relatives
in Griffin Monday.
Mr. A. M. Henderson has just pur
chased a Stevens-Duryea Road
ster. It is one of the prettiest cars
to be found in the South. Mr.
Henderson had the car built after
hss own ideas, in fact, made the
plans for the car according to his
taste.
Death of Mr. John D. Callaway.
Mr. John D. Callaway died in
his 68th year at his home near Mt.
Carmel Church, Henry county, on
the 23d day of February. He had
always lived in Llenry county, was
a good citizen, a devout member
of the Methodist church. He al
ways took a great interest in
church work, and worked for the
good of his fellow man.
He leaves a wife and six children,
W. P. Callaway of Forsyth, Walter
Callaway of East Point,T. O. Calla
way of Henry county, Mrs. R. L.
Wise of East Point, Mrs. Lon Kim
ball of McDonough, and M r s. Tin
dall West, of Henry county, to
mourn his loss, besides a host of
warm friends.
The funeral and interment were
conducted by Rev. J. E. England
at Mt. Carmel Friday, Feb. 24th.
Captain W. P. Adair Dead.
Captain W. P. Adair, who up to
about one and one half years ago
was a citizen of Hampton, died at
his home in Dalton, Ga.on the 23d
of February. He was 72 years old
and had led a useful .life. He was
a consistent Mason; contributed
liberally to all worthy causes and
by his happy and congenial dis-1
position made friends easily. He
leaves a wife and many relatives
! to mourn his loss.
His remains were brought to
Hampton on Friday morning the
24th of February and interred at
Berea Cemetery in the afternoon.
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
J. J. Farmer.
Mrs. Joel Bankston, Sr., is re
covering from several days of se
vere illness.
McDONOUGh, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MARCH 3, 1911.
Daughters of Confederacy Meet.
The Daughters of the Confed
eracy met in regular session Thurs
day afternoon at the residence of
the President, Mrs. S. W. Farrar.
There was a good attendance.
The business was transacted, some
reading on Georgia, and the meet
ing adjourned.
The ladies wt re invited to re
main and play “42,” which <|ame
was enjoyed for an hour, after
which delicious ami dainty refresh
ments were served.
Miss Tarpley Hostess.
Miss Eunice Tarpley was the
charming hostess to some of her
friends on Wednesday afternon.
“42” was enjoyed at four tables,
Mrs. Asa Lemon and Miss Leola
Dorsey having top score.
After the game, the guests were
served to a salad course and iced
tea, by Misses Ida Lou Tarpley
and Rosa Lee Brown.
Mesdames B. E. Horton and
Jamie Hooten also assisted the
hostess.
The others present were: Misses
Cora Betts, May Woodward, Hall,
Laura Smith, Edythe White, Eliz
abeth Nolan, Ruth Walker, Ellene
Neal, Leola Dorsey, Annie G.
Thompson, Lucy Reagan, Ruth
Rape, Beula Atkinson; Mesdames
A. A. Lemon, H. M. Turner, and
Alex Brown.
Miss Lucy Reagan, Hostess.
Miss Lucy Reagan entertained a
few friends last Saturday evening,
as a compliment to her guest, Miss
Louise Haygood, of Decatur.
Music, conversation, cards and
dominoes were enjoyed for some
time and then the guests were in
vited to the dining room. There
the table was attractive in its dec
oration of yellow and white. The
Mats were of yellow and the cen
ter was jonquils. A salad course
and bonbons were served.
Miss Thompson Entertains.
Miss Annie G. Thompson enter
tained at two tables of dominoes
Monday afternoon. .
“42” was enjoyed for some time,
Miss Lucy Reagan scoring the
highest.
Then the guests were invited to
the dining room. The table was
beautiful in its color scheme of
red and white, the lighted tapers
having red shades and the center
piece jonquils and a large red
star.
The guests were * were seated
and served to a salad course, iced
tea and bonbons.
Those present were Misses Nina
Wall, Blake Bunn, Agnes Dunn,
Beula Atkinson, Ellene Neal, Ruth
Walker, and Lucy Reagan.
Daughters' Rummage Sale Today
The McDonough U. D. C. are
raising funds to beautify the Big
Spring Place and make a park of it.
To-day, Friday, they are having
a rummage sale in the Court House
basement, the proceeds to go to
the park fund.
All who have donations to make,
! old articles, etc., for this sale, will
please send them to the Court
House basement ai any time after
18:30 o’clock to-day, Friday.
SOCIETY.
McDonough High School
Ha ppenings
We seem to see spring approach
ing once again. Hope that Jack
Frost will not visit us again any
time soon, neither would we wel
come winter.
Among the week-end guests in
Atlanta were Prof. E. I). Gunby,
Misses Hall and Beyer.
The younger set were most de
lightfully entertained Friday eve
ning by Miss Rosalie Brown, and
Saturday evening by Miss Thrash
er. Among the guests were Misses
Tolleson, Tarpley, Bankston, Glass,
Tolleson, Brown, Ingram, Russell
and T h r a s h e r, V a n Deventers;
Messrs. Williams, Welch, Russell,
Turner, Elliott, Bowden, Kelly,
Smith, Tarpley, Fouche, Bright.
The children’s U. I). C. had a
call meeting on Monday afternoon.
Business of importance was con
sidered.
“UNCLE MART*’ SOWELL SUM
MONED TO HIGHEST COURT.
One of Henry County's Best Men
Rests From a Useful Life's
Labor's.
• Mr. M. V. Sowell breathed his
last at his home in Tussahaw dis
trict Monday evening at 7 o’clock.
He had been very ill for many
weeks, but only last week he
seemed to be so much better that
It was believed by his loved ones
that he would recover. But a few
days ago all hope was given up
and it was seen that the end was
near.
Mr. Sowell was 74 years of age,
and any county and any community
would be proud of such a citizen,
and blessed by his life. Truly he
was a good man.
For many years he was Justice
of the Peace of Tussahaw district,
and,with his docket underhisarm,
he was a familiar figure in McDon
ough at each term of the Superior
Court. We know that now, as he
appears before the great white
throne, and submits the docket of
his deeds to that Supreme and
holy Tribunal, the report will be:
“neatly and correctly kept.”
Our excellent Sheriff, Mr. A. C.
Sowell, was one of his sons. He
leaves also his wife, one daughter,
Mrs. L. A. Laney, and three other
sons, Messrs. William Sowell, J. T.
Sowell, and A. F. Sowell. Two
daughters and one son preceded
him to the great beyond.
The funeral and interment were
at Philadelphia church at 11 o’clock
Wednesday morning in the pres-j
ence of a vast crowd of friends j
and relatives.
Our heartfelt sympathy goes out
to the bereaved ones.
Bethany Locals.
Here we come, but Oh! that j
dreadful waste basket <ve may
hit.
Quite a large crowd attended
preaching here Saturday, Sunday
and Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson,
of McDonough, were the guests of
Mr. L. H. Thompson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moseley, of
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The seniors of M. H. S. were
very much delighted on Monday
morning, when the news came that
the class pins were here.
Mrs. Hankinson, the assistant
high school teacher was very ill
Monday morning, but we were
glad to see her back in the after
noon.
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Our library is progressing rapid
ly. Many new books have been
added in the past few days. We
hope to have quite a number by
the end of the term.
There is to be a play given in
the school auditorium by talent of
the town Friday evening, the pro
ceeds of which will go toward im
proving the stage scenery.
Mrs. J. S. Bond is expected to
be the guest of her daughter, Miss
Ludie V., for the next week.
Ozias, spent the week end with
their daughter, Mrs. T. M. Goss.
Mr. John Hays was a visitor at
Covington Sunday.
Mrs. J. C. Culpeper and child
ren spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bow
den, of McDonough.
Mr. Sam Rosser, of L. G. 1.,
spent the week end with home
folks.
Miss Bertha Rodgers, of McDon
ough, was the guest of Miss Kaie
Stallsworth Sunday.
Miss Ophelia Banks, one of the
teachers of Union Graded High
school, visited her parents at Lo
cust GroVe last week.
Mrs. Cora Rosser and son of
McDonough, visited her sister,
Mrs. J. C. Dickson, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Goss visited
Mrs. Tom Rawls recently.
Among those from here who
attended the funeral of Mr. Alton
Sowell at Cordele, were: Mrs.
Walter Whitaker and Messrs. Tom
and Odus Sowell.
NO SERVICES AT
TIMBER RIDGE.
New Church Being Erected There
and Services will be at
Turner's.
The-Rev. J. A. Simpson, pastor
of the Timber Ridge Presbyterian
church, requests us to announce
that there will be no services there
next Sunday, the sth instant. The
services will be at Turner’s Meth
odist church instead, where Mr.
Simpson will preach.
By the kindness of Turner’s
membership, the regular worship
of the Timberridge congregation
on each first Sunday in the month
will be at Turner’s, until the new
building at Timberridge is corn
completed.
This church at Timberridge is
; not great in number of members,
but is active and zealous, and is
now erecting an excellent new
house of worship, to take the
place of the old structure.
