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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXVI
McDonough High School
Happenings
Here we are once again to greet
springtime. We have bidden win
ter a last farewell.
Mr. E. D. Gunby made a busi
ness trip to the Gate City last week
end.
The Tenth Grade Geometry
class was delightfully entertained
an three afternoons last week (ex
tra session).
Miss Mae Glass, Senior of
1910-11, was a week end guest of
friends in Atlanta.
MRS. SUSAN HOPKINS
PASSES AWAY.
Mrs. Susan A. Hopkins died on
Thursday night of last week at 11
o’clock at the home of v her son,
Mr. G. W. Hopkins, in Tussahaw
district. She had been ill with
pneumonia only a few days and
her death was very unexpected.
Mrs. Hopkins was 68 years < f
age and had led a useful life and
was a woman widely loved and
admired for her many Christian
virtues.
The funeral was at Philadelphia
at 11 o’clock Saturday morning,
the Rev. W. J. Deßardeleben con
ducting the services.
She is survived by the following:
Sisters and brothers: Mrs. Nan
cy Treadwell, of Butts county;
Mrs. Julia Arwood, of Griffin: and
Mrs. L. R. Woods, of Atlanta; and
Messrs. S. F. Duffey, T. J. Duffey,
O. M. Duffey, and J. W. Duffey, of
this county; and Mr. M. P. Duffey,
of Texas.
Daughter and sons: Mrs. F. R.
Laney, of this county; and Mr.
J. D. Hopkins, of Texas; Mr. A.
C. Hopkins, of McDonough; and
W. H. Hopkins and G. W. Hopkins,
of this county.
Miss Mary Thurmond
Is Taken by Death.
Miss Mary Eleva Thurmond died
at her home in Brushy Knob Sat
urday morning at 4 o’clock, in
her 69th year.
The funeral and interment were
Saturday afternon at 2 o’clock at
Union church, the Rev. W. 0.
Butler officiating.
She was an excellent lady of
high Christian character and leaves
many prominent relatives and the
following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. S. J. Cawthon, of fthis
county; and Mrs. S. A. Peek, Mrs.
Florence Lanquest, and Mrs. J. A.
Speer, all of Atlanta, and Dr. J. B.
Thurmond, of this county; Dr. J.
P. Thurmond, of Barnesville, and
Col. T. W. Thurmond, of Griffin.
Mrs. Wright Hostess.
Mrs. Ethel Tye Wright was the
charming hostess at the first of a
series of “42” parties Thursday
afternoon of last week.
Three tables of dominoes were
entertained and ali the guests spent
a most enjoyable afternoon.
At ihe conclusion of the games
a hot in :i on was served.
It wa - me of the prettiest af
fairs Oi season.
L!s3.c try Rally at Hew Hope.
xi , . Nath Thompson will
S
Miss Ludie V. Bond has as her
guest for this week, Miss Tinsley,
of Jackson.
Mr. Tom woods, an old school
mate of ours, was visitor to our
school last week.
Miss Margaret Brown visited
Miss Lula Gailliard, of Griffin.*
Mr. John Williams was detained
from school last Thursday on a
reasonaule excuse.
Miss Ludie V. Bond was host at
a light luncheon last week.
conduct a Missionary Rally at New
Hope church on the Fourth Sat
urday and Sunday in March.
Miss Nettie Gray will speak on
Saturday afternoon at 2:80 o’clock.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds.
Everybody is invited.
Wm. De Bordeleben,
Pastor.
Card of Thanks.
We wish through The Weekly’s
columns to thank from the bottom
of our hearts the many friends and
neighbors whose attention and
ministrations to our mother in her
last illness were such a great help
to us and to her, and whose sym
pathy and cheer have been such a
comfort to us in her death.
We would also remember with
our thanks the physician and
nurse for their kind and careful
attention.
Yours Sincerely.
W. H. Hopkins and his
Brothers and Sisters.
List of Letters.
Remaining Undelivered From l'he Post
Office at McDonough, Ga., Fori he
Period Ending March 13th, 1911.
S. E. Dailey, P. M.
Messrs. Amis, Willie; Baldus(3);
i Born, W. T.; Bonier, J. M.; Cope
; land, M. J.; Clark, Evins; Drewry,
N. B.; Evins, Charlie Lee;Gleaton,
J. S.; Jackson, Lonnie; Johnson,
O. W.; Long, Arthur; Rogers, J.
C.; Smitn, Anderson; Smith, C. A.
Mesdames Bryans, A. C.; Hays,
Sudie; Henson, Angie; Hodges,
Charlie; Mueifins, Dollie; Penn, P.
J.; Tarpley, Mattie.
Misses Bailey, Annie Lee; Bu
ford, Ola; Kinrick, Pinkey Lue;
Solomon, Essie L.; Wirtt, Georgie.
PRESSING HIS SUIT.
That is what the young man is
doing. We can aid him by press
ing the suit he wears on that mis
sion. We also clean, dye, and
repair all kinds of clothing. We
are still located in the Farmers
Union Building, at the rear of Mr.
Hand’s harder shop. Let us do
your work. We will call for it.
Thanking you for past favors,
we are
Your grateful servants,
Powell & Winn,
4-7, 4 McDonough, Georgia.
An ounce of forethought is
worth a pound of wish-you-had.
Eventually —yes. John R. Smith’s
; Machine Shop —the littie-farther
to but nearer-back place to have
your .work done.
Phone 7j, McDonough, Qa.
McDonough, Georgia. Friday march 17,1911.
PRESBYTERIANS HAVE
MISSIONARY TEA.
Friday Evening's Event Was
Enjoyed by many Guests.
The Twelfth Annual Missinary
Tea of the Ladies' Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian church
was given last Friday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Sloan.
At 7.80 o’clock the guests began
to arrive and were received at the
threshhold by the two charming
daugters of the home, little Misses
Annie Ola and Ethel Miriam Sloan,
and conducted into the beautiful
interior of the handsome new res
idence. Here palms and other
potted flowers and plants added
to the attractiveness of the taste
fully and beautifully arranged
home.
Mrs. Ethel Tye Wright served
punch to the guests during th e
evening.
The following program had
been arranged by the committee
and was thoroughly enjoyed by
every guest as a genuine treat:
Song: “Holy, Holy, Lord God !
Almighty;” by the guests.
Prayer: by the Rev.J. A. Simp
son.
Recitation: “The Ladies’ Aid
will Do the Rest;” by Miss Annie
Ola Sloan.
Vocal Solo: by Miss Annie G.
Thompson.
Paper: “How the Women at
Kioto Helped;” by Miss Lucy
Reagan,
Vocal Solo: by Miss Annie L.
Nolan.
History of the Society’s Work:
by the Rev. J. A. Simpson.
This history showed a wonder
ful work on the ladies’ part and
the raising of considerable funds
for the missionary and other caus
es.
The many guests left praising
the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs.
Sloan and the society’s work and
wishing to both many more pros
perous years.
The Prisoner s Sabbath School.
Editor The Henry County Weekly:
Please allow us a little space in
your paper. We, the convicts of
Henry County who are Sunday
school workers and who are hold
ing religious services in the camps,
will highly appreciate and thank
any person who will kindly pre
sent to us song books and Bibles
for the occasion, and God will
bless the cheerful giver, and all
who assists us. Respectfully,
John Combs,
Arthur McElroy,
John Long,
Will Bailey,
Harry Cox,
Robert Stafford,
Pastor.
To Correspondents.
Hereafter each week we shall
publish a list of those news letters
which reached us on time, but
could not be published. We shall
merely give the numbers, and
each person can judge whether
his or her number is there by ref
erence to the number on the lower
left hand corner of the back of
his envelopes.
The letters received in time this
, week and not published were:
Numbers 8, 19, 21, 20, an r i 42.
STOCKBRIDGE NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Gossett, of
Atlanta, were the guests of Mrs.
Hardy Askew Sunday.
Mr. Newton Askew is at home
again.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Heath, of At
lanta, were the week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shields.
The attractive new home of Mrs.
Livingston is completed, and the
family expect to move in next
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McCullough
will occupy the home of Mr. W.
W. Ward here.
Miss Ruth Clark was the de
lightful hostess to the young peo
ple of Stocdbridge Monday even
Mr. Tymon Bowden came home
from the University for the last
week end.
Mrs. A. A. Lemon spent the last i
week end with her parents, near
Griffin.
Mrs. Weaver spent last week
with relatives at Stone Mountain.
Mrs. Alex Brown is at Bulloch
ville this week, the guest of her
mother.
I
Rev. J. A. Simpson attended the
Bible Conference in Atlanta Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mrs. Sidney Farrar spent Mon
day and Tuesday in Decatur with
her sister, Mrs. Mayson.
The friends of Mrs. Chas. Zach- ;
ry regret to learn of her illness.
She is in Decatur with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Mayson.
Mr. Zachay Thompson spent
last Sunday here with his family.
Miss Blanche Wentzell has re
turned from a visit to her home at
Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, and the.
Eastern markets.
Miss Helen Dunn is at home from
Weslyan for a few days.
To Give away to any who will
haul it from my place 25 loads of
saw-dust. H. L. Stansel.
Mrs. Annie Nolan visited Atlan
ta Wednesday.
Messrs. Tom Wall, Talmadge
Carmichael, Harris Carmichael,
Ralph Turner, and Henry Wood
ward made an automobile trip to
Atlanta Tuesday night, to witness
the play at The Forsyth.
Mr. W. D. Knight has as his
guests this week his mother, Mrs.
W. J. Knight, of near Salem, and
his sister, Mrs. Fannie Orr, of At
lanta.
Messrs. Fred Sprayberry, John
Carroll, and Clark, of Ellenwood,
were in our city Tuesday.
Miss Orme, of Perry, is the guest
of Miss Burma Bankston.
Miss Ruth Turner returned
home Monday evening, after sev
eral weeks spent in visiting friends
in Gainesville, Toccoa, and Atlan
ta.
Mr. Joe J. Smith is the latest
purchaser oi an automobile.
I Lemon Brothers have sold him an
! “E. M. F. 30,” which you can read
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ing. Interesting games were en
joyed and a delicious salad course
was served. Mr. Bledsoe, th e
house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff
Davis, was the only out-of-town
guest present at the party.
Mrs. G. R. Parker, who has
been quite ill, is better.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Brannan
and little daughter, Nellie, were
the guests of Col. and Mrs. Lon
Livingston for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McWilliams
went to Atlanta Sunday to hear
the noted divine, Rev. Campbell
Morgan.
Mr. Jesse McMullen and Mr. Joe
Camp spent a lew hours with
friends here last Sunday.
about in their full page advertise
ment in this issue of The Weekly.
Messrs. E. M. Smith and J. B.
Upshaw visited Stockbricge Fri
day.
Mr. A. C. Oglesby spent Friday
in Atlanta.
Mrs..Zaehry Thompson and Miss
May Glass spent Friday and Sat
urday in Atlanta.
Mr. E. A. Stephens and little
son, Hamilton, of Atlanta, visited
our city Friday.
Mr. Frank Oglesby left Friday
for New York to buy a new stock
of goods for the Variety Store.
Sheriff A. C. Sowell spent Fri
day in Atlanta.
Mr. W. E. Combs, of Locust
Grove, visited McDonough Friday.
Rev. W. W. Arnold spent Fri
day in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith, o f
Chattanooga, Tenn., were th e
week end guests of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bailor Smith.
Mr. G. W. Cavenaugh spent
Monday in Atlanta.
Judge Paul Turner visited At
lanta Friday.
Messrs, A. M. Stewart, 11. L.
Carmichael, Will Walker, and E.
M. Smith were among our city’s
visitors to Atlanta Tuesday.
Judge E. J. Reagan made a
business trip to Macon Monday.
HAMPTON HAPPENINGS.
Mrs. J. E. Lyon spent Monday
in Atlanta purchasing Easter mil
linery.
Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Arnold went
up to Atlanta Sunday to hear the
great English evang list, Rev.
Campbell Morgan.
Mr. H. G. Fields made a busi
ness trip to Albany last Saturday.
Mr. A. J. Henderson left Friday
night to visit his son, Mr. P. A.
Henderson, in Miami, Florida, and
also to join Mrs. A. J. Henderson
and Mrs. W. A. Wilson, who have
been spending some time in
Florida.
Mrs. W. P. Wilson went up to
Atlanta Wednesday.
Col. Harl G. Bailey, of Atlanta,
| was here Sunday.
Miss Anne Melds has just re
i turned h nm- burn Murphy, N. C.,
where sin was die guest of Mrs.
J. M. May field. *
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