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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1911)
Fhe Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXVI 8 MRS. MARY E. COPELAND PASSES AWAY. Aged Member of Prominant Family of This County Dies At Hampton Friday Night. Mr. Mary E. Copeland died at her home in Hampton Friday night at 11 o’cock. Old age was the cause of her death, she being 85 at the time of her death. Mrs. Copeland was born in Laurens, S. C., and her parents moved to Georgia when she was quite young. She was married to Mr. Elihu Copeland, of Henry county, in 1854 and has lived here, with the exception of five years spent in Coweta county. She joined the Baptist Church in 1854 and never missed a service when health would permit and dearly loved her church. The remains were carried to McDonough Sunday morning and funeral services were conducted by Elder E. Oglesby at 10 o’clock at the McDonough Baptist Church. The interment was in the Mc- Donough cemetery. She is survived by two daugh ters and four sons as follows: Mrs. M. A. Farris, of McDonough, Miss Lizzie Copeland, of Hampton, Mr. Samuel B. Copeland, of Decatur Ga., Mr. Willaim Copeland, of Whitesburg. Messrs. John F. and Luther J. Copeland, of Hampton, also a number of grand-children. She was also an aunt of Meesrs. H. J. Copeland and W. G. CoDe land, of McDonough. Hampton High School Opens Sept. 4th. Hampton High School will open Monday September 4th. Prof. C. C. Gilbert, Principal. Assistants: Mr. A. B. Rhodes, Mrs. A. M. Brown, Miss Lillian Biggers and Mrs. C. C. Gilbert. Miss Lil Pen nington will have charge of music and expression department. A Commercial course has been add ed to the school and young men and women wishing to take a commercial course should avail themselves of the opportunity, thereby elimnating the expense of leaving home. Owen-Simpson. Miss Florrie Owen and Mr. C. J. Simpson were united in mar riage at Flippen Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Rowden pronounced the words that made them one. Mrs. Simpson is the daughter of Rev. George* W. Owen, of Flippen district, and is a popular and charming young lady, with a wide circle of friends who wish her life’s best blessings. Mr. Simpson is the agent of the telegraph company st Flippen and is genial and competent man in the business and social world. His many friends are congratulating him upon winning such an at tractive bride. Rawls-McGarity. Miss Allie Rawls and Mr. Joe McGarity were married Sunday afternoon at the residence of Rev. J. A. Jackson near Bethany, the latter performing the ceremony. The bride is daughter of Mr. McDonough, Georgia, Friday September i, 1911. J. H. Rawls, of Tussahaw district and is a bright and attractive young lady with many friends throughout the county whose best wishes she has in the happy event. Mr. McGarity is a son of Mr. Mit McGarily, of McMullen’s dis trict, and is one of the county’s most clever and capable farmers. His many friends are congraulat ing him on his good fortune. McDonough Has Much Inventive Talent. Two of McDonough’s young men have become inventors of useful things, which they are about to have patented and put on the market. Mr. David Wall has originated a contrivance to register the out put of a typewriter by registering the number of words written au tomatically, without any other ef fort on the operator’s part than the usual work of operating the typewriter. It is a very ingenuous arrangement and should prove useful as well. Mr. Ben Bankston has invented a pair of tools which remove the tire and replace the same on an automobile in a marvelously short time. With these two simple im plements in his tool box, the auto mobilist no longer need have such a dread of punctures, as he can repair them very quickly with this new invention. We hope that these two inven tors will reap a fortune from their brain products and incidentally bring some fame to their native town in so doing. Mrs. Anne Bonner Called by Death. Mrs. Anne Bonner passed away at her home in Rockdale county Monday morning at 7 o’clock. She was 82 years of age when she died. Mrs. Bonner was the widow of the late John Bonner and posses sed many friends in this and Rock dale county, who will sorrow to hear of her death. The funeral and interment were at the family burial ground in Rockdale county Tuesday morning, the Rev. A. C. Elliott officiating. Moved But Still Pressing. I wish to state to my many friends and customers that I have had to remove from my former location in the Farmers Union Building, and am now located in the servant house in the rear of the place formerly occupied by Mr. Wade Turner on depot street. I shall call on the people in town regularly for their work and shall appreciate a continuance of the fine trade which the good white people of McDonough have given me. Let me do your pressing, cleaning,dyeing and repairing. Old clothes made to look like new With thanks for your kindness I am Yours respectfully, J. P. Powell. Miss Nell Hendrix, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. H. S. Williams, returned to her home at Waverly Hall Thursday. MCDONOUGH HAS THE BUILDING HABIT, McDonough Continues to Grow Very Rapidly and New Build ings Continue to go up Almost Daily. Mr. Ed goodwill has broken ground and begun to lay brick on a fine new brick stable building immediately in the rear of Lemon Brothers' garage. As soon as this is completed so as to allow him to vacate his present Iviery stable, Mr. Goodwin will pull down the wooden stable buildings next door to the Ingram building and erect a brick build ing for store purposes in its place. Mr. J. V. Upchurch has ordered the material for a large new brick store building to go up im mediately to the east of Mr. Goodwin’s new stables just begun. The Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank have almost completed their new bank building next door to Mr. T. J. Patterson’s store. The old First National Bank location is practically completed, and work will begin in a few days on making a modern bank build ing of the present location of the Horton Drug Company to be oc cupied by the First National Bank. The Walker- Bowden Company and The Variety Store have mov ed into the new building erected in place of the Walker buildings which were burned. McDonough has just begun to grow. Watch her grow. LOCUST GROVE INSTITUTE FORCED TO ENLARGE Enrollment for the Coming Year Greater than Accommodations And Enlargement to begin At Once. Locust Grove Institute opens its fall term next Tuesday, the sth instant, as will be seen by reference to its advertisement elsewhere in this issue. Professor Gray, the institution’s brainy and resourceful president, informs The Weekly that the school is sure to have the largest attendance in its history. The number of applications already on file is greater than the rooms now available for the students and makes immediate enlarge ment of the domitories imperative. This work will begin at once and be ready in a very short time. When it is completed, it will make this school the equal of any se condary school in this section of the country in accommodations, as it has heretofore been in thor oughness and efficiency. Locust Grove and Henry county are to be congratulated on possess ing such an excellent institution of learning and the institution is to be congratulated on possessing such an excellent board of trustees and president and faculty as have brought it up to the present high standard of usefulness and success. At the opening on the sth Dr. Chas. W. Daniel, of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta, will make the opening address. 26 HURT IN WRECK AT MCDONOUGH. Passenger Train 29 Split Switch Here Sunday Night. , The Southern passenger train No. 29, from Columbus, was wrecked in the yards near the McDonough depot Sunday night at 10 o’clock. The injured pass engers numbered 26, several of whom were Henry county people, the majority being Atlanta people. The cause of the accident was a split switch. The switch at the south end of the yards had been left unlocked and was thrown open by the train after the engine had passed. As the negro car left the track, followed by the first class car the former crashed into a freight car, tearing itself to pieces and demolishing one end of the freight car. A special train was made up here and proceeded with the passengers to Atlanta. It is reported that none of the injured were seriously hurt. Conductor H. N. Ward and Engineer Tom Gay were in charge of the train. Revival at Union Church. A meeting of growing interest is in progress this week at Union church, in Rockdale county. Rev. Charlie Tillman is preaching to crowded houses and great good is being done. On Sunday, Sept. 3, there will be three services with lunch at noon. Everybody invited. The music and song features are attracting the people. Come and be with us. W. 0. Butler, Pastor. Mr. Parks Wise Has First Bale. Mr. T. P. * Wise, of Lovejoy,! brought to McDonough its first bale of this season’s cotton Mon day afternoon. The bale weighed 486 pounds and was sold to Mr J. C. Harris for eleven and three fourths cents per pound. Though Mr. Wise now lives in Clayton county, Henry still claims him because of his excellent past in Henry county, and the cotton was good old Henry cotton, raised on his farm in the Sixth district. Mr. Wise knows how to farm and makes a good and paying crop every year. In Memmory of William Hampton Tarpley. Whereas, on the 16th day of May, 1911, our Heavenly father saw proper to remove from his earthly home, church and com munity, our brother in Christ, William Hampton Tarpley. Resolved, that our church has lost a valuable member, and the last of the original constituents of this church, which was consti tuted in 1855. Brother Tarpley was married to Miss Mattie Aiken, to whom were born four daughters and three sons: Mrs. Etta Elexander, deceas ed, Mrs. Lilia Bright, of McDon-) ough, Mrs. Ada Elexander. Mrs. s Clara Barnett, and Mr. Marcellous Tarpley, deceased, Linton Tarpley and J. M. Tarpley, of Hampton. Brother Tarpley was born in Oglethorpe county on the 7th day of May 1832, and united with the PAGES MISS BREWER AND MR. BANKSTON MARRY. Popular and Well Known Mc- Donough People Surprise Their Friends. Miss Mattie Brewer and Mr. James Bankston were united in marrage Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta. The wedding was a pleasent surprise to the friends of the happy couple, as only a few relatives and friends were ap prised of their intentions, when they left McDonough Tuesday morning for Atlanta. Mrs. Bankston is a charming young lady of Griffin formerly but for several years a resident of McDonough, where she has made many friends. She is a lovable young lady who will bless the new home over which she presides. Mr. Bankston is a son of the late Joel Bankston and of Mrs. Joel Bankston, and is one ©f the most interprising and capable young business men of our city. He is the proprietor of the Mc- Donough Bottting Works and en joys a large patronage for the products of the same. Army Worm Raids Henry County. The destructive army worm has j pitched his camp in Henry county and is rapidly devastating some of I our finest cotton fields. It first I appeared in Judge Paul Turner’s field Saturday and has now spread over considerable territory. The fields where the worm has traversed have lost probably half of the maturing fruit and its rapid movement, if continued, will soon complete the conquest of this county, fully entitling it to its war ike na me. Baptist church at an early age was ordained a deacon in Liberty Hill church Oct. 16th 1875. Be cause of affliction, Brother Tarpley was deprived of the opportunity of attending divine worship at his church, during the last five years of his life, but he is now at rest in the Paradise of God, where he knows no pains or sorrow, to await the coming of those he left behind. We extend to his bereaved widow, children and relatives our deepest sympathy. “In my Father’s House are many munsions; I go to prepare a place for you, that where I am there ye may be also.” Newton Barnett, J. S. Barnett, S. M. Coker, Committee. A. S. Ulm, Pastor. Miss Walker Hostess. Miss Ruby Walker entertained at dominoes last Friday afternoon for Miss Anna Riviere,the guest of Miss Lucy Reagan. Miss Walker was assisted in en tertaining by her sister, Mrs. Wil lie Turner. Iced grape juice was served be fore the game and an ice course at the conclusion. Her guests numbered seventeen. $1 A Year
