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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1912)
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. 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 Oil 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 on 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 19, 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. F. 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 dav 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 ©f 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. Avery, 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. Alf 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 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, Ca. —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 smali, 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 ol 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 F’ourth of July. The farmers of this section ate 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 HOME. Southern Express Company W4II Carry Fruit, ete.. Free Till A ,,rt,, st Fin.'. We herewith pul.ian an order >f the Southern Express Company giving free transportation for fruit and cantaloupes to the Con 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 and appreciate all such kindnesses of the express Company. ALL AGENTS SOUTHERN EX PRESS COMPANY IN GEORGIA. AUTHORITY NO. 914. Free transportation is hereby authorized od shipments of fruit and cantaloupes weighing not to exceed 150 pounds each shipment consigned to the Confederate Sol diers Home in Georgia at Atlanta, 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 " to Liberty Hill next year. On Wednesday, 28th, before the fourth Sunday in inis month, everybody who is interested in the Liberty Hill grave-yard and the members of the church are requested to come to that place 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. Gideon Banks the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Barnett are entertaining a new visitor, a little girl. Miss Otelia Wallace, who has 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, 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 h at Sunday at Indian Spring. Mr. Reuben Berry is visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Berry. $i A Year
