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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXVII
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Held Under the Auspice; cf
Georgia State College of Agriculture
AT
Locust Grove, Georgia
THURSDAY, JULY 18th, 1912.
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Programme.
Session 10 A. M:
Invocation.
Introductory Remarks Hon. T. J. Upchurch, Chairman.
“Live Stock Production” Prof. J. L. Bishop,
Instructor in Animal Husbandry, State College of Agriculture.
“Insects and Plant Diseases” Prof. J. W. Firor,
Instructor in Horticulture, State College of Agriculture.
“The Value of Boys’ Corn Clubs” • Prof. J. K. Giles,
District Agent in School Extension, State College of Agriculture.
A representative of the State Department of Education will be on hand if possible and speak on
“School Improvement Work.”
Miss McVicker, County Canning Club Agent, will give a canning demonstration in the afternoon.
Every effort has been put forth to make this meeting of incalculable benefit to the Georgia
farmer. The speakers on the programme are experts in their special lines, and are thoroughly inter
ested in the development of the farm community. Every farmer is requested to be present on this
occasion. Women and children are cordially invited. Come and take part in the meeting. Questions
on the subjects discussed are solicited. Remember the Corn Club feature of the programme and bring
your boy . ANDREW M. SOULE,
Director of Farmers’ Institute.
T. J. UPCHURCH, GUY W. FIROR,
Chairman. Secretary of Extension Department.
THE WEEKLY WILL
ATTEND PRESS CONVENTION.
No Paper Will Appear Next
Week, to Let Editor Off
to Convention.
That hard-worked and underfed
lot of men, the weekly editors of
Georgia, will get together and
swap sympathy next week.
The Georgia Weekly Press As
sociation meets at Dublin ou next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
the 15th, 16th and 17th instant.
Dublin has entertained the asso
ciation before, and she was in
deed a royal and winning host. A
return to the splendid city is an
ticipated with much pleasure.
The Weekly Editor is on the
program for an address on The
Country Weekly’s Return on the
Investment, and How to Increase
It —a question he knows precious
little about, let us whisper to you.
An otherwise excellent and en
tertaining program has been pro
vided and a profitable time will
no doubt be spent by the editors.
As a relaxation from this men
tal excitation, many members of
the association will go on a spe
cial train from Dublin to Tybee
Island, to enjoy the ocean breezes
for a while.
Rex.
It is not long until the protract
ed meetings will start; and the
people are not going to be ready
for them, I don’t think.
Mrs. Mose Stephenson was the
week-end guest of her brother,
Mr. Bob McCowan, in Atlanta.
Mr. R. E. Kyle made a business
trip to Atlanta last Wednesday.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday july 12, 1912.
Misses Vera and Kate White and
brother, Mr. Tom White, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Powell Saturday night and Sun
day.
Good gracious! What a big old
time I had on the Fourth of July.
A large crowd picnicked at Mr. R.
E Kyle’s. We had fifteen gallons
of ice lemonade and ten and a
half gallons of cold ice cream,
and besides that several large bas
kets of dinner. We all just ate
all day long, I think, and enjoyed
it fine. It is an annual picnic.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Patillo
have moved back to Rex from
Atlanta. Mr. Patillo will occupy
his time running a sand pump.
Bonnie.
Conley.
Well, Mr. Editor, here I come,
slightly disfigured, but still in the
ring. I suppose the waste basket
is not yet full, so I will try to help
fill it. ’
The most of the people around
here had a glorious Fourth again.
Some went to the fish-fry at Mr.
Leßoy Clark’s; some to the sing
ings at Mt. Zion and Forest Grove,
but I stayed at home and sowed
peas.
The crops of this section are
very sorry. It looks as if there
will not be much made.
Mr. L. T. Lane and wife went
over in Campbell county last
Sunday visiting the latter’s sister,
Mrs. Sels, and they say every
thing is looking fine here by the
side of what they saw on their
trip.
Rev. J. M. Defore filled his reg
ular appointment at Tanner’s last
Saturday and Sunday, and
preached two very fine sermons.
Mrs. W. M. Stephens visited her
daughter, Mrs. J. M. Aveiy, last
Monday.
Miss Luella Burks, of Jones
boro, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. L.
M. Stephens for a week.
Mr. J. M. Avery and wife visited
the former’s sister, Mrs. J. G,
Campbell, last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alt' Clark visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. James last
Sunday.
Mr. Bose Tanner, of Conley,
was seen going east Sunday in a
hurry. There must be a pretty
girl out that way.
Mrs. M. V. Morris and son, Arch,
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Camp
bell the Fourth.
There will be preaching at Ce
dar Grove next Sunday by the
pastor, Rev. Charley McDaniel.
Mr. Carl Roberts and little
brother, Theron, were visitors of
Mr. A. J. Cash and family last
Saturday night and Sunday.
On the 26th of July the old
soidiers will have their annual
reunion at Forest Park. All the
old comrades are invited to at
tend. I tJnk that everybody
should do all they could for their
pleasure that day, for the dear old
veterans are getting scarce.
Misses Annie May Atkinson and
Annie G. Thompson, and Messrs.
Will Atkinson, Alf Fouche, and
Homer Harris will spend the next
week end at Tallulah Falls.
Miss Beulah Atkinson leaves
Saturday for Greensboro and
Siloam to visit friends and rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Hays, of
Atlanta, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Bright.
TIMELY MEASURES
PROPOSED BY HARRIS.
Legislature to Enact Laws to
Cure Evils In State Printing
and in Control of Cor
porations.
Atlanta, Ga. —Senator W. J.
Harris, of Cedartown, has prepared
for introduction at the present
session of the general assembly
two measures which will be of di
rect interest to the general public.
The first proposes to abolish
the present state printing system,
which, according to evidence,
brought to the senators attention,
has cost the state thousands of
useless dollars.
It proposes to provide for the
employment by the state of an ex
pert printer whose duty shall be to
get competitive bids on all pieces
of work, large and small, and to
see that all printing contracts
made with the state are carried
out to the letter in every detail.
The other measure is designed
to provide for Goorgia a law simi
lar to the “blue sky law,” of Kanas,
It will provide that before any
stock of a domestic or foreign
coporation can be sold, the secre
tary of state must make an exami
nation of the corporation’s assets
and furnish the agents a certifi
cate of authority to sell.
In absence of any such law on
the statute law books now Geor
gians are yearly investing great
sums of money in fake enterprises.
Senator Harris believes his bill,
if passed, will keep fakers out of
the state, just like the law in Kan
sas has operated.
Pine Apple.
Mis. Mary Copeland and chil
dren are spending a few days
with Mr. J. M. Lester and family.
Mr. Elijah Lester was in At
lanta Sunday.
Mr. Claud Smith and mother
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
Maggie Rogers, near Griffin.
Locust Grove people had a fish
fry and a picnic at Combs Mill the
Fourth of July.
The farmers of this section aie
very busy killing grass.
Mr. Charles Pritchett and fam
ily spent last Wednesday with
Mr. H. L. Pelt.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berry and
sister, Miss Bettie Lester, were the
guests of Mr. Jesse Copeland and
family last Wednesday.
Merry Widow.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelley and
baby were the week end guests of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Kelley.
Miss Avey Bradfield left Tues
day to spend a week at Locust
Grove with Mrs. John S. Brown.
Miss Layinia Jones, of Atlanta,
spent Thursday night and Friday
with Miss Cora Betts.
Miss Martha Riley, of Macon
is the guest of Mrs. Ethel Tye
Wright.
Miss May Clark, of Dawson, is
the guest of Miss Nina Wall.
Messrs. Paul Turner, Gordon
Dickson, Boce Elliott, and Troy
Smith spent Sunday at Indian
j Spring.
FREE FREIGHT TO
SOLDIERS HO£E,
Southern Express Compan/
Will Carry Fruit, etc..
Free Till
Fir: a
We herewith pu-uau an order
>f the Southern Express Company
giving free transportation for
fruit and cantaloupes to the
federate Soldiers’ home in Atlan
ta.
All parties desiring thus to re
member the old soldiers need
only to observe the simple direc
tions as to weight and marking.
Of course these heroes now in
the State’s care will enjoy in-J
ippreciate all such kindnesses of
the express Company.
ALL AGENTS SOUTHERN EX
PRESS COMPANY IN GEORGIA.
AUTHORITY NO. 914.
Free transportation is hereby
mthorized od shipments of fruit
and cantaloupes weighing not to
exceed 150 pounds each shipment
consigned to the Confederate Sol
diers Home in Georgia at
Ga.
C. L. Loop, V*P
Southern Expsess Co-
This offer expires August Ist
1912.
Happy Happenings.
Well the glorious Fourth has
psssed and everybody seemed to
enjoy himself at the singing. We
had good singing and thank all
those who sang very much for
their kindness to us. We cordially
invite them to co io Liberty
Hill next year.
On Wednesday, 28th, before
the fourth Sunday in mis month,
everybody who is interested hh
the Liberty Hill grave-yard amf
the members of the church are
requested to come to that pla
and help clean off the grave-yard
and church ground. If it should
rain on that day, they are request
ed to come the day following.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wallace, of
Goggans, and Mr. and Mrs. Felix.
Surls, of Barnesville, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gideoa
Banks the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Barnett
are entertaining a new visitor, a
little girl.
Miss Otelia Wallace, who ha*
been visiting relatives, of this
place left the Fourth to stay a
while with her brother, Mr. Tom
Wallace, of Goggans. We are glad
to say she is improving very
much.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dorsey and
several others were the guests of
Mr. R. F. Stanfield and family
Sunday last.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, of
Atlanta, are visiting relatives of
this place.
Well, as news is scarce, I JwiJl
ring off. hoping our Editor a good
time on his trip and thanking him
in advance for a week’s rest.
Pearl
Mr. Tom Mose cj Sunday
at Indian Spring.
Mr. Reuben Berry is visiting hk
parents, Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Berry-
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