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i'iie i senry County Weekly
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Enterprise.
Oakland Sketches.
Well, Mr. Editor, as 1 have been
going heels over head into the
waste basket, I will try again.
Mr. J. T. Fields made a business
trip to Atlanta one day last week.
Mrs. R. 0. Tarpley and daugh
ter and Miss Janie Mays were the
guests of Mrs. R. 0. Barnett Mon
day.
Misses Letha and Burnett Sor
row were the guests of Miss Green
Fields one day last week.
The Birthday dinner at Elder
Henderson’s was highly enjoyed
by all present.
Mrs. J. H. Moss and children
visited relatives at this place last
week.
Mr. Homner Patterson went to
Atlanta one day last week.
Miss Nellie Kate Callaway, of
McDonough, was the guest of
Miss Minnie Fields Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Bright, of
Liberty Hili, was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Barnett Sunday.
Thevpound party given by Mr.
and Mv. Oxiord Barnett Saturday
night was enjoyed by a large
crowd. 1
FOR SALE. —Oak posts, sills,
and plank. H. J. Turner, Mc-
Donough, Ga. tf.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday February 23. 1912 PAGES
Visiting Headquarters.
Well, Mr. Editor, as no one has
anything to sav of our smart set
and card parties and so on, 1
thought I would drop you a few
lines, as I think we would attract
the attention of some of the readers
anyway; but I shall not write up
the parties I know about, for they
were dancing parties. We have
no card parties, but lately 1 often
hear of dances around and I wont
say which I think the most absurd.
It’s the pot calling the kettle black
either way.
Town people have the cards
and country people the dances
and it reminds one of the great
rally the old king was having
when the hand writing appeared
on the wall and, if that should
happen today as it did then, some
of us would be as miserable as
that king was and as ignorant. We
could find plenty of things that
would employ our minds better
than cards or dances and a whole
lot more things that are going on
today.
It seems that every one wants
to get ahead of the other and if
some were snatched suddenly in
to judgment, they would wish
everybody were ahead of them.
Is that you, reader?
We know that God does all
things well, and makes every soul
responsible for its sin, but that
does’nt leave the fathers and
mothers guiltless for raising their
children for cards and dances, and
! actually teaching them the story
big 1 “and little you” and teaching
them that all these foolish things
in high society and allowing them
to go on and on until they think
absolutely nothing of their soul’s
I welfare. Why? Because we use
i our religion last, if at all in train
| ing our children. Pardon me for
so long a letter and if I see this in
print I will write again and, if ’ I
don’t see it in print, I will say
surely the Editor is out at an en
tertainment and forgot to print it,
or the cap fits him and he did’nt
want to print it.
Church Member.
Greenwood.
Seems now like we are going
to have a few days fair weather.
Mr. Will Lawson and son Har
mon called on Mr. Barton near
Pleasant Hill Sunday.
Mr. Arthur Sowell and sisters,
Ella, Lois, and Mattie May, passed
through here Saturday on their
, way to Mr. Wells’ at Luella.
Mr. R. R. Roan and wife attend
ed preaching at Luella Sunday.
Raymond Roan and sister Ethel
visited Homer and Kate Morris
Sunday.
Frank Lawson called on Har
vard Copeland Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Morris visited
Mrs. W. E. Copeland Sunday.
Mr. Elijah Lester and wife visit
ed Mrs. W. E. Copeland Sunday.
Mr. J. C. Morris and wife visited
his brother, Rosco, Sunday.
Mr. R. E. Martin, of Hampton,
was a visitor here Sunday.
Mr. Paul Mays and wife visited
Mrs. Will Lawson Sunday.
Mrs. H. P. Oglesby and children
spent Sunday in Atlanta.
Old newspapers for sale at this
office.
TO ENCAMP ON
HALLOWED SPOT.
Veterans to Camp Where Davis
Said Farewell to Troops.
Fifteen thousand Confederate
veterans will sleep in tents, and
probaly 1f.0,000 visitors will pass
over the same spot, at the reunion
encampment at Macon in May, on
which Jefferson Davis, Ins eyes
dimmed with age and his back
bent with labor and sorrow, re
veiewed his soldiers for the last
time in October, 1387. And the
visitors to Macon will pass the
same house from which, standing
on a poarch President Davis made
his last farewell address to his
grizzled heroes on this earth. For
it was at the state fair in Macon in
this year that President Davis
bade farewell to his devoted fol
lowing, waving with feeble hands
a tattered and torn Confederate
flag.
The largest crowd in the history
of Macon visited the city upon
this occasion, it being estimated at
50,000. Heading the procession,
which wended its way up historic
Mulberry street, upon thisoccas : on
were such distinguished states
men and soldiers as Gen. John B.
Gordon, the idol of Georgia;
General Cook, General La Fayette
Me Laws, General C. M. Wiley, one
of the prominent figures in the
coming reunion and Govenor
Watts, of Alabama, Gen. Colquitt,
afterwards governor and United
| States senator, was with President
i Davis at the Marsh J. Johnston
residence and received the pro
cession.
It was the intention at the time
of this happening that owing to
his feeble condition, President
Davis would not be called upon
for a speech, and with this in view
Senator Colquitt was called upon.
But such was the enthusiasm and
idolatry shown that Davis respond
ed and in a few broken words he
thanked his worshippers for
the demonstration. With the
president upon the balcony of this
residence were Mrs. Davis, Mrs.
Davis Haynes and Miss Winnie
Davis, his daughters; Colonel
Johnston, Ben. C. Smith and
others; in the enthusiasm of the
moment men jumped the high
iron fence around the yard, while
mothers held babes in their arms
to kiss the hand ot the hero.
The review of his troops took
place 12 o’clock, and in the pad
dock, as well as outside the track
at the state fair grounds, open
space was packed to its utmost
capacity.
This day has gone down in his
tv>ry as Memory’s Day. All of the
stores in Macon were closed in
o-bservance of the event and
merchant prince and poverty
stricken men vied with eacii other
to do homage to the president of
the Confederacy.
Ciiy Pressing Club.
Is now open in the par of
Moseley and Love’s Barber Shoo.
First class Pressing, Dyeing, and
French Dry Cleaning. Hats, and
Ladie s Coat Suits, and Kid Gloves.
Clothes sent for and delivered
promptly. tf.
WANTED. —Agent to sell the
best light made. Apply to The
Weekly.
Happy Happenings.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Callaway
have returned home, after an ex
tended trip to Dothan, Ala., and
Florida, to the joy of their manj
friends, and have moved to Hamp
ton to make their home for the
rest of the year.
Many around here expect to
plow up the soil this year, for
they have purchased some young
mules,
Mr. and Mrs. Chat Dorsey were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Dorsey Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Barnett made a
business trip to Griffin one day
last week.
Well, the farmers were well
helped this time last week but the
snow and rain have put them
back again for a while. Cheer
up, old farmers.
Mr. and Mrs. George Barnett
are all smiles over a new visitor,
a little girl.
We are glad to note that Mr.
Henry Stanfield is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. I). L. McLendon
visited relatives in Hampton Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards
have returned home from a visit
with relatives in Lovejoy.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stanfield
visited Mr. and Mrs. Harvie
Barnett, of Lovejoy, Tuesday
night.
! Mrs. Mvrt Sims is visiting Mrs.
J. H. Wallace.
Miss Lillian Stanfied was the
guest of Mrs. Rhodie Wallace
Friday night.
Mr. N. J. Banks is having a new
room built to his residence.
Mr. Will Canady entertained at
a big dance last Friday night in
honor of Miss "’ora Hand, of Mc-
Donough. There were several
from this place who attended.
Pearl.
Luella News.
Mrs. Head, of College Park, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. P.
Brown this week.
Miss Cornelia Everett spent
Saturday night with Miss Vessie
Standard.
.Dr. and Mrs. Nelms went to
Hampton last Saturday.
Mr. Arnold Goodman, of near
Hampton, spent Saturday night
with his sister, Mrs. D. G. Neal.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Brown are
all the smiles; it’s a boy.
Mrs. J. M. Standard is on the
sick list this week. We hope she
will soon be well.
Miss Gladys Miller, of Sunny
Side, spent Saturday night with
her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. T. Barham.
Miss Emma Lou Henlv spent
Friday night with Miss Sweet
Patrick.
Mrs. C. C. Goodman, of near
Hampton, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. B. F. Thompson.
Miss Lucile Weems was in our
town a little Saturday.
Mr. Keller Steele anl Miss
Helen Griffin went to Locust
Grove Sunday.
School Girl.
Ellenwood Locals.
Mr Bob Kelley died 1 ?st Sand iy
night and was buried r i uesday at
Bethel. He leaves a wilt to
mourn his loss.
Mr. McVicker went to Atlanta
one day last week.
The girls are making good use
of leap year; they are all doing
their best to get off, but they
can’t hem the old bachelors up.
Mr. J. S. Bond went to Atlanta
last Thursday.
There is a little girl visiting Mr.
and Mrs. John Morris and she
came to stay.
Mr. B. F. Morris, of Jackson
ville, Fla., got hurt last Sunday
and died Wednesday morning at
3 o’clock. They brought him to
Conley and he was buried Friday
at Cedar Grove. He leaves a wife
and two children.
Little Miss Samantha Waggoner
spent Friday night with Lizzie
Shettlesworth.
Mr. Green Callaway is a daily
visitor at Ellenwood. lie’s all
smiles, he’s grandpa.
Mrs. Will Bowden and children
visited Mrs. H. C. Bond last Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Bond, of At
lanta, visited relatives at Ellen
wood last Sunday.
, Mr. and Mrs. Coe Bond visited
| his sister, Mrs. W. 0. Matthews,
j at Oak Shade, who is very sick.
The young folks, of Ellenwood,
had a singing at the school house
last Sunday night.
Peggie.
Rex.
We have had one pretty Sunday
in this year and that was the third.
Mr. Katie Burks returned Mon
day morning from spending a few
days in Atlanta.
Mrs. George Gunter and child
ren, from Atlanta, spent this week
with home folks.
Mrs. Will King visited Mrs. E.
E. Milam last Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Barr spent Friday in
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Linton Powell
visited relatives at Dutchtown
Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. J, H. Heflin were
called to the bedside of his father
at Locust Grove for several days
this week.
Mrs. Aurelia Hale and little
daughter, Ethel, from Atlanta,
spent Saturday with Mrs. Emory
Barr.
The sick are some better this
week.
Rev. Lincoln will Preach at Rex
fourth Sunday night of this month.
Let’s give him a crowd.
Mr. Joe Estes, of Atlanta, one
of Rex’s old merchants, was here
Sunday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Mose Stephenson.
Mr. J. C. Allen, from Atlanta,
spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Allen.
Everybody was very much
shocked to hear of the death of
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Martin’s son
last Saturday. He leaves friends
and relatives to mourn his death.
Bonnie.
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