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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1911)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XX.XVI HAIL TO HAMPTON, HENRY’S METROPOLIS Figures of 1910 Census for Henry County’s Towns Are Given Out. Hampton Has Population of 1903, McDonough 882, Locust Grove 716. . * The long hoped for announcement of the 1910 census figures for McDonough and our neighbor towns came Monday afternoon. Mr. Censusman makes McDonough possess 882 souls, an increase of 27.67 per cent over our population of 683 of the census of 1900. Hampton has a population of 1093, an increase of 133.54 per cent over the 1900 figures of 468. Locust Grove has grown to 716 from 240 of 1900, an increase of 198.33 per cent. The figures for Stockbridge town, in some unexplained way, were not announced with the others. McDonough is like other small places, such as Griffin and Macon and Augusta, who ci mplained at the census figures for them, and we must say “me too.” “We did think we wuz bigger than we are,” but you know we’ve been living near Atlanta and Gritfin, and have imbibed some big ideas. We are not going to do anything about it. We are not even going to give the government any advice about the matter or make any threats against it, except that we’re going to try a democratic administration the next time and attempt to keep it in office long enough to take our next census. Then we are going to keep quiet and grow like blazes. And Hampton, how she has grown! Who’d a thought it! We knew she was growing, and sordid she, for she herself sometimes told us so; but she has been so much busier growing than blowing that we must now plead surprise. There’s one more thing we mean to do we forgot to mention above. We intend to secure an injunction to keep Hampton from bragging. Not that we mind it, but then it will spoil her. But truly HanYpton is a town of which Henry should be proud. We salute you, our sister city. We hope for you continued and yet greater growth. Don’t look back, for we’re coming. Locust Grove “ain’t stood still” either. She has grown rapidly and the past ten years has shown such a difference in this town, both in numbers and improvements, that it is almost another town. She is surely still growing, and we know that her fine citizenry and business energy insures an even larger town for the future. Stockbridge must have grown so fast that they have not finished counting yet, for her name failed to apper in published list; though a later list does give the population of Stockbridge Militia District as 1,592 as against 1,483 of 1900. Ere the next census time, we expect to have even other incor porated towns in which Uncle Sam must count the noses. PROFESSOR DUFFEY RESIGNS. The County Board of Education met at McDonough Wednesday. They were notified of the resig nation of Professor Lawrence Duf fey as County School Commission er, effective the Ist of June. This was not wholly unexpect ed, as Professor Dufffey was elect ed principal of the Sixth District Agricultural School at Barnesville some months ago, and he had in formed his friends that he expect ed to accept. He has made one of the best commissioners, if not the best, in Georgia, and under his regime, with the wise supervision of an able county board, our schools have grown and improved into one of the most flourishing and advanced anywhere. Professor Duffey will carry our very best wishes for his abundant success and contentment, with our regret at giving up him and his excellent family. This vacancy will have to be filled by the county board, and we have heard rumors of several prospective applicants. We understand that an examina 8 tion will be held and the board will elect from those who qualify in the examination. The board consists of Messrs. T. J. Brown, Chairman, J. T. Lum mus, J. D. Bowen, J. M. Tarpley, E. F. Adams. . CARD OF THANKS. I desire, through the columns of The Weekly, to express m> sin cere appreciation and thanks to all who so kindly contributed to the fund collected for me in the misfortune of the loss of my mule. The sum of $110.82 was col lected and was applied to the pay ment of the mortgage against the mule. Again thanking each of you and wishing you all good blessings, I ! am, Yours gratefully, Jesse Mayo. Messrs. Carl and Wyman Sloan’ j of Ga. Tech and University school for boys respectively, will spend , the next week end with their pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Sloan. McDonough, Georgia. Friday april 28, mi. MCDONOUGH HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS. We seem to live a new life as we greet each other on these fresh spring mornings, when na ture has put on her new dress of green, and we mingle with our dear associates. But in this life we have trials and temptations, although we can easily pass over these rough places, if we try. The school boys and girls are real busy now, especially the gifted artists. A few of the girls are busily engaged in making “red carnations” for concert evening in commencement. Hope they will be more successful than they were on last Monday evening. Miss Annie Lemon went up to Atlanta last Saturday to see Emma Buntyn at The Grand. Miss Ludie V. Bond was the guest of out-of-town friends the past week end. School was suspended on Wednesday, Memorial Day, and Friday, to let the teachers attend the State Convention in Macon, A few pupils are being kept from school this week on account of mumps. Two of our former schoolmates were visitors to our school last Thursday. Singing at Flippen Methodist Church. V 4 There will be a great singing at the Flippen Methodist church on the afternoon of the first Sunday in May, the 7th of the month. It will begin at 2.30 o’clock. Mr. A. G. Combs and Miss Combs, his daughter, will lead the singing, assisted by Messrs. Will Combs, Aldine Combs, and Cox, of Locust Grove. Everybody is invited, and all singers are requested to bring their song books. All the leaders are well known and excellent musicians and sing ers, and a treat is in store for all who attend. Locust Grove Races to Draw Crowd. The Locust Grove Race Track Company will have a great meet on their new track near Locust Grove on Saturday, the 6th of May. Horse races of all kinds will be held and probably automobile races also. See their advertisement in this issue of The Weekly. Mrs. Oscar Walden and Child Are Dead. Mrs. Polly Walden died Monday evening at 7 o’clock at her home in Stockbridge district. Her little eight months’ old infant passed away near the same time, and mother and child were buried to gether at Noah’s Ark Tuesday af ternoon at 3 o’clock, the Rev. w. 0. Butler officiating. Mrs. Walden was a woman ad mired and loved by those who knew her and with many friends who mourn her departure. She is survived by her husband, Mr. Oscar Walden, and one son. MEMORY OF SOUTHERN SIRES IS HONORED. McDonough Celebrates Memorial Day Wednes day With Appropriate Exercises. / MR. R.O. JACKSON MAKES ELOQUENT ADDRESS. . All ages and all classes and conditions of people united in Mc- Donough in celebrating our annual memorial day on Wednesday, the 26th instant. The High School auditorium was filled to oVer-flowing with those who were willing for a brief period to lay aside all the exacting duties of business and gather to pay tribute in common to the boys of ’9l, whose heritage of heroism has made our south immortal and glorified our history, and shall illumine all our future. The whole program was rendered with spirit and talent and re ceived with interest and enthusiasm; from the fervent and peace praying invocation of the Rev. Olin King to the tender benediction of the Rev. W. w. Arnold. After the invocation, the choir sang “The Old Folks At Home” with that feeling which only a voice of the south can express. Miss Nina Wall’s reading, “A Judith Of 1864,” might have been called a reconciliation in time of war, and most skilfully did she harmonize the many conflicting incidents of the subject, with her grace and charm of expression. The rare voice of Mrs. Fouche was heard in the solo of “Home, Sweet Home,” and s veeter seemed the song sung by such a gifted one. • Messrs. Wall, Tolleson, Bowden, and Thompson received the ap plause of the whole house with an excellently sung medley. Miss Annie Ola Sloan truly gave us an insight into the character of Uncle Remus in “A Tar Baby.” The recitation of Frank L. Stanton’s, “A Georgia Volunteer ” was given with the genuine spirit of the selection by Miss Nannip Mi«jp Rodgers. Miss Annie Nolan’s sweet voice charmed the audience with a solo with a tender toucli of “Dixie” in it. In a few well chosen and well said words, Mr. T. ,1. Brown intro duced the orator of the day, Mr. R. O. Jackson. Mr. Jackson, in excellent voice and eloquent expression, stirred the veterans and the younger ones alike with a fine oration. ’ He did not forget to pay an unusually beautiful tribute to the ladies of those trying times. Then the Daughters delivered to Mr. S. P. Green the Gross of Honor and the names of others for whom crosses were on hand were read, but the persons were absent. While Miss Annie G. Thompson inspiringly played “Dixie ”, the crowd formed in line, the children bearing flowers in the lead, fol lowed by the veterans, and marched to the Confederate monument on the public square. Here the children covered the monument with the flowers, while they marched around it in a circle singing “Dixie.” So another sacred occasion made possible by the good ladies be comes history and a memory too. HAMPTON HAPPENINGS. Miss Eunice Arnold spent Sun day with her sister, Mrs. Doe, in LaGrange. Mrs. H. G. Fields and Mrs. J. L. Moore spent Friday in Atlanta. H. H. Harris, of Stone Mountain, was here Saturday and Sunday to see his parents. Among the attendants at court from here this week were: Messrs. E. R. Harris, J. L. Moore, W. M. Harris, J. M. Tarpley, W. H. Bar nett, J. F. Copeland, Harvey Pond er, and J. E. Tinley. Mr. James Henderson will with in a few days run one of the classiest autos out of the paint shop of the Hampton Buggy Com pany ever seen in Middle Georgia. Mr. Henderson has had the car painted according to his own idea*. . Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Thomas, of Griffin, were here Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Moore went down to Griffin Sunday afternoon. Hampton Products Shipped to Oregon. On Tuesday morning Hender- PAGES son Manufacturing Company ship ped a solid car of ladies’ medium weight underwear to Fleischner, Myer & Co., Portland. Oregon. This bespeaks the quality of goods made by a Hampton factory and the demand for same. The Hen derson Manufacturing Company have been manufacturing ladies’ underwear for a number of years, and have always made quality their watchword; there goods are sold in nearly every State in the Union. For the past two years they have been unable to fill ord ers received. Hampton Ahead. According to the census just published by the government, Hampton has a population of 1,093, McDonough 800, Fayetteville un der 800, and Jonesboro a little over 900. Now let every citizen of Hampton pull together and by 1920 have a population over 10,000; it may sound a little unreasonable at this time, but there is no reason why we should not reach the 10,- 000 mark by 1920. Talk for your town, work for it, speak a word of praise for it everywhere you go. let every one know that you are proud of your town. We should feel proud of our home town, not because it is our home, but accord ing to the number of inhabitants, we have the best town to be found in Georgia. $i A Year
