The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, June 16, 1911, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextSTARTLING FACTS ABOUT NEGLECTING The 1000 Georgia Feeble-Mind ed Children and Women. New York neglected the 3 Jukes Children. They now number 800, -Tid have cost largely over $1,250.- 090. NKOLECTKD. Breed disease, death, high taxes, 1. Care—a terrible burden to a poor family. 2. Homes —often broken up by them. 3. Neighbors—worried by their idiotic acts. 4. Child —suffers from neglect, often cruelty. WHEN GRO\VN. r, Steal or beg for a living. 0. Cruel sometimes, even be coming murderers. 7. Venereal diseases scattered among men I\NOOEXT WIVES SUFFER. Parents of ever-increasing li ke-mimled families. COST. 9. Expensive trials and prison. it). Lost—time of witnesses, lawyers, and others. 11. Destroyed—va 1 uahle proper ty and lives. 12 SOULS LOST. Where are they? Wliat shall we 4c ? Fn every village often the butt of laughter, or hid way. Like 34 States let Georgia give 400 of her young a manual school training. Urge the legislature to firotectGeorgia by protecting these Ih-T most, pitiful and dangerous citi zens. Riverdale and Cross Roads. (Too Late for Last Week.) We are having some very fine weather now and farmers are irhking the best of it by murder *. ;rass. • rish potatoes, beans, cabbage, ■ltd English peas are all the go down here, and Mr. Editor, you h'-tyc a special invitation to come »nd dine with us. We will do car best to make you have the ln- st of times, i would offer fried hicken but there are not many ihound here, and what are here -;re no larger than vour fist. A large crowd attended preach ir g at Sharon church Sunday. V/Jhy don’t you people around hare attend Sunday school that v> ly. Why, sometimes there are c - more than 12 or 15 there. Miss Cora Bryans entertained a f -'v of lit • friends recently. We > e glad to note that Miss Minnie Upchurch is some better, but sorry Elia! her father is not any better. V hope to hear that he will be b tier soon. i' !rs. Bessie Lyric a is on the sick A, 7rt a hope for her a speedy recovery. r. Grady Rosser, of near Lo t Grove, spent the weekend w ill hi; asin, Reggie Rosser. ; Ir. Ella *t Meadows, of Newton, visited relatives n ~r here for the ena Well, 1.. less i o rter close my v t and i a you u* od-bye till we in -et again. Sard ; s. bliss Mason, of Jackson, i. visit : friends *.nd relatives IrWe thi week. ) Ir. To Wiisoi and family -pent Sunday with Mr. Clint C nvan and better half. • would 7ke to correct a mistake i .idt 7ie Weekly awhile back. ; ;.i v, . n.id nbouu 140 scholars enrolled at this place and we only have about 100. Boys and girls, came to Sunday school and let’s see if we can’t have 140 scholars. Mr. J. I). Hays and family spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Sal lie Hays. Mr. Eugene Bledsoe and sister, Miss Ethel, and Miss Ruby Jack son attended Sunday school at this place Monday afternoon. Mr. Lon Cowan and wife visited the latter’s parents near Island Shoals, Saturday night and Sun day. Mr. Howard Hays and three young ladies were out riding Sun day afternoon. He seems to be very popular among the young ladies. Mr. J. T. Allums dined with his sister, Mrs. Nora Hunt, Sunday. Bicycles seem to be all the talk, the walk, and rage in this settle ment. 1 saw six riding Sunday, but guess they were enjoying themselves. There was quite a large crowd at prayer meeting last night. It was held at Mr. O. P. Stroud’s. Parrot. Flippen. Rev. Hugh Steele, formerly of Flippen, but now of Knoxville, Tenn., was among his many friends here Wednesday. Mr. J. R. Price, Sr., has gone to Indian Springs, where he will stay two or three weeks for his health. Miss Oza Johnson and Miss Myr tice Fields spent Thursday night in Tunis with relatives. Mrs. Gus Branan, who has been sick, is now' convalescing. Miss Rachel Rowan, of Locust Grove, visited Mrs. G. H. Bailey one day last week. Mr. H. E. Guyton and family spent several days last w'eek w'ith Mr. and Mrs. John Sweeney. Miss Evelyn Pendley, of McDon ough, returned home Monday after a few days visit with friends here. Mrs. J. I). McCullough spent the week end with friends and rela tives here. Mr. J. W. Roundtree made a business trip to Stockbridge Fri day morning. Misses Lois and Florrie Owen, of Tunis, were the guests of Miss Myrtiee Fields Wednesday. Mr. J. F, Moseley, of this place, has gone to Stockbridge where Dr. Hightower will give him hy dropathy treatment for typhoid j fever. Mrs. G. H. Bailey and sister, Miss Maggie Lee Dailey, visited | their sister, Mrs. Wyatt Rowan, near Mt. Carmel, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Oscar Miller made a busi ness trip to Atlanta Friday. Mrs. Mary Nash, of Locust Grove, was the guest of Mrs. W. H. Burch, : Jr., last Thursday. Mrs. Bettie Rutledge, of Carroll i county, visited Mrs. B, O. Fields ; last Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Charlie Hinton, of near Flat Rock, spent Thursday night with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Roundtree. ■ Miss Dennis Fields and little sis ter. Cora, visited their aunt, Mrs. Clarence Harris, of McDonough, Wednesday. Mr. Sterling Price was among the social visitors here Friday. j Mrs. Virgie Burch and children were the guests of Mrs. W. H. Burch, Sr., Thursday. Miss Willie Roundtree spent the The Logical Wav to do combined writing and adding is on """" a combined writing and adding machine Remington /Writes Here \ Typewriter I f/^ lt ij^\ Hcre jOfJ. with Wahl Adding and Subtract- I vV\ T~1 ifiV ing Attachment is the only general I ' jl> ijj ■ji writing machine which adds. It is ill! the only adding and subtracting /'ll li '7/4 / machine which writes. It is the vi; Pi!»//// ‘i I only machine which affords the J!l maximum of labor-saving in com bined writing and adding work. Remington Typewriter Company Atlanta, Ga. 56 N. Broad St. *- week end with her sister, Mrs. Hinton, of Flat Rock. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Harris and little son, Clarence, spent Sunday at Indian Spring. Mr. L. D. Moore, of Greenwood, agent for the W. T. Ranleigh Med ical Co., was here a short while Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Long, of Progress, made a pop call here Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Burch visited relatives near Salem Saturday night and Sunday. S. K. N. Greenwood. If this dry weather continues a few more -days everything will burn up and farmers will be out of a job. Mr. W. E. Copeland had as his guests Sunday Messrs. J. H. Carr, C. H. Martin, John Copeland, R. E. Martin, Mr. Lovern, Tom Morris and family. Mr. Allen Rape and family went up to McDonough shopping Sat urday. Mr. H. P. Oglesby has a fine boy stopping over at his home. Misses Mollie and Tommy Cope land visited Mrs. W. E. Copeland Friday. Mr. Charley Criddle visited W. E. Copeland Sunday. Mrs. Lizzie Walker and sister, Jane, went up to Atlanta Shopping Saturday. Mr. H. M. Amis and family went up to McDonough Sunday. Mr. B. B. Dingier and sister, Miss Willie Bates, were the guests of Mrs. W. E. Copeland Saturday. Mr. Emmett Dorton and Miss Mattie May and Ella Lois Sowell attended preaching at Pleasant Hill Sunday. Mr. Tom Morris and family vis ited Mr. J. C. Morris a while Sun day. Mrs. J. H. Carr spent last Fri day night with her sister, Mrs. W. E. Copeland. Mr. R. R. Roan and wife called on Mr. W. E. Copeland Sunday. Lizzardsville News. Well, if everybody is as tired as 1 aril this morning, 1 know they feel like a millionaire. 1 have been threshing wheat this week and have eat at negro houses so much till 1 feel right curious at a white man’s table. They say that Messrs. David TAX RECEIVER’S REGULAR ROUNDS FOR 1911. District or Place. Hours. Day. June STOCKBRIDGE. Tuesday 13 Wednesday 21 FLIPPEN. Wednesday 14 SIXTH. Thursday 15 HAMPTON. Friday * 16 Tuesday 20 LUELLA. Morning. Monday 19 GREENWOOD. Afternoon. Monday 19 LOCUST GROVE. Thursday 22 At McDonough every Saturday until the books are closed. J. H. WALLACE, Tax Receiver, Henry County, McDonough, Ga. Cathy and Jim Forsyth are holding the championship on eating syrup and persimmons. We are glad to note that Mr. Jess Philips is improving at this writing. Mr. Jonce Elliott has been visit ing friends and relatives. Mr. Ed. Bunn was seen out feed ing his muttons last Saturday, State Senator Irby Elliott, Pres. Clint Crumbley, and Gov. Henry Steele was headed or tailed some where last Saturday, I don’t know which. Everybody be sure to rub their sides good with liniment when they get through reading this. Why is it that when a fellow marries he gets poor and never has his hair cut? For Administration. Georgia, Henry County. To whom it may concern : TJ. H. Turnipse u d, having made applica tion to me in due form to be appointed per manent Administrator upon the estate of C. D. Turnipseed, late of said county, notice is hereby given that said application will Ive heard at the regular term of the Court of Crdinary for said county, to be held on the First Monday in Ju'y. 1911. Witness my hand and official signature this ath day of June, 191 i. A. G. Harris, H 3d. 4. Ordinary. Notice of Local Legislation for City of McDonough, Ga. Notice is hereby given that at the next session of the General Assembly or Georgia the mayor and aldermen of the City of McDonough. Ga.. will apply for an amendment to. or a new charter for said City of McDonough, ami which said amendment, or new charter, among other things will ask that the limits of said City be extended in accordance with a resolu tion passed by said Mayor and Aldermen. March 6, 1911, viz.: That the center of said city be.established one-eighth (18) mile south of present center of public square, ami running from thence five eighths (5-8) of mile in every direction, thus forming a circle, one and one-quarter (l l 4 ) miles in diameter. A. M Stewart. Mayor. 6-iid. 4 J. B. Dickson, Clerk. Notice of Application lor Parole. Notice is hereby given that application will be presented to the Prison Commis sion of Georgia at the July Session, on the 4th day of July, 191.1, for the parole of Ed Stephenson, who was convicted of the offence of murder at the October Term. 1899, of Henry Superior Court, and sen tenced to life imprisonment in the Peni tentiary. This the Bth day of June, 1911. 6-23, 3. Ed Stephenson. DR. J. A. NELMS, Physician and Surgeon, LUELLA, - GEORGIA, E. J. REAGAN, Attorney at Law, McDonough, Georgia. Office in the Masonic Building. Will practice in all the courts. T. xY. ILIFSiRY. DENTIST Office Hours: . 7.3 d to 12 A. M. 1 to 5 F M. BROWN & BROWN, ATTO R NEYS-AT-LA W, McDonough. Ga. I >. A. BROWN. DKNTIST Office Hours : T.iio to I:,’ A. m. to 5 P. m. McDonough, Ga. R. O. JACKSON, Attorney-at = Law, M c noxoroH. ga. Office over Star Store.