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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1912)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXVII TAX RECEIVER WALLACE COMPLIMENTED Digest Also Shows Large Increase. Tax Receiver J. H. Wallace has made an unusually splendid show ing in his digest for 1912, which he has recently completed. The digest shows the handsome increase of $133,853.00 in Henry county’s taxable property. When we notice that nearly all the other counties in the State are showing a decrease, we learn that any in crease at all is a distinction and such an increase as Henry’s is indeed a great credit to our growth. This increase is due to the dili gence of Receiver Wallace in get ting all the taxable property on the books. Henry county is fortunate in having such an ex cellent official in this department. The ComDtroller General has acknowledge to Mr. Wallace his own appreciation for our officer’s fine work, in the following com munication: Office of Comptroller General. Atlanta, Ga. July 31, 1912. Dear Sir: Your Digest for 1912 has been received in good condi tion, and upon examination I find the same properly made up and consolidated. Accept my thanks for your very fine Digest and handsome gain in values over 1911 returns. Yours truly, Wm. A. Wright. Comptroller General. Beersheba. There will be a singing at Beer sheba school house the second Sunday. Let everybody come and bring their new books. Rev. I. G. Walker began pro tracted meeting at Sharon Sun day. Mrs. A. J. Lawson and her son, Roy, visited Mrs. Ethel Presson Saturday. Mr. Harvey Piper, of Lithonia, is visiting relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Presson re turned home Saturday, after spending a few days last week in Griffin. Mr. Bryant Fincher and his sis ter, Miss Katie, spent Saturday and Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Alice Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bryant and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Joyner. Mrs. Lizzie Gunn and daugh ter, Miss Lilia, has returned home, after spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Eva Ivy, at Starrsville. Mr. Linzie Kersey visited rela tives here last week. Mrs. Liddie Fincher and child ren are visiting her sister, Mrs. Eva Ivy. Mr. George Smith and wife dined with Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Piper Sunday. Mrs. Ethel Tye Wright and Miss Ruth Turner left Friday for St’ Simons Island for an extended stay. McDonough, Georgia, Friday august 9, 1912. MS. T. H. PARHAM IS TAKEN BY DEATH. Former McDonough Young Lady Dies At Monticello. Mrs. T. H. Parham passed away Thursday evening of last week at her home in Monticello at 6 o’clock- She had been seriously ill only a few days and everything within human power was done to save her. Mrs. Parham spent most of her childhood here. As Miss Lucy Brown she had a host of friends here, where she lived with her unci 3, Mr. J. F. M. Fields. Her parents also lived near McDon ough for many years and her brother, Mr. Ray Brown, was in recent years a resident of McDon ough. The whole town will miss and mourn her. The funeral was at the McDon ough Baptist church at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning. The Rev. Olin King conducted the services. The interment was at the McDonough cemetery. Mrs. Parham is survived by her husband and a little child 8 months old; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Brown; two sisters and six brothers. Conley Well, Mr. Editor, here I am again. I am just like bad money, always in the way. Well, I hardly know what to say in regards to the crops, for some are looking very well while others are looking worse than bad and there is plenty of grass yet, but most of our people are quitting work. The protracted meeting began at Tanners Saturday. They are having some very fine preaching. The pastor, Rev. J. M. Defore, could not be with them Saturday and Sunday on account of his little, grandchild’s getting burned Fri day and dying Saturday. The writer had the pleasure of attending the old Sacred harp singing at Forest Park last Sun day. It was simply fine. There was a large crowd present and during the noon hour for refresh ments there was plenty to eat and some to spare. We were more than glad to see some or our dear Henry county friends up there: Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Stone and Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Standfield, of near Hampton, and our Honor able Jack Brown, of McDonough, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Green Mitchell, of near Hampton. We were very much pleased to have them come up in this beat. Come again. Miss Cleo Young, of Gwinnette county, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Oma Stephens, for two weeks. Mr. L. T. Lane had for his guests for three days last week two of his brothers from Douglas county. Prof. Jim White, of Atlanta, is teaching a fifteen days singing school at Ellenwood. The protracted meeting closed at Anvil Block last Thursday night. They had a right good meeting. Mr. Ben Walden, of near Stock bridge, is up here now thrashing out the little crops of wheat for the people. MR. 0. A. TINGLE TAKEN BY DEATH. Prominent Citizen cf Tussahaw District Passed Away Friday. Mr. O. A. Tingle died at his home in Tussahaw district Friday morning at 3 o’clock. He had been ill for about a week. Mr. Tingle was 38 years of age and was one of the county’s best citizens. He was popular among a large number of friends and will be missed by many. The funeral and interment oc cured Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at Beersheba, the Rev. Dan Henderson officiating. Mr. Tingle is survived by his wife and two children, Horace ana Lucv. Hopewell. Here I come just tickled over having finished work; Nothing to do but visit and go to big meeting. And going to meeting is a good thing, if we go for the good of it, but if we don’t go for the good there is in it, we never get any thing good out of it. We get what we go after. The ice cream supper Saturday night at Mr. Bob Gilbert’s was enjoyed by a large crowd of little boys, the oldest being just 15 years old and the youngest just one and a half years old. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lewis spent Saturday night with the lauer’s mother, Mrs. Bob Gilbert. Say, Happy Happenings, I sure ly do hope some one will answer your questions, for I would like to know who Cain’s wife was. I think myself our paper would be much better if we would write more on subjects and not so much visiting. I heard lots of people >i ’ cut is the reason there is so much visiting, just to get in tir names in the paper. Don’t forget the meeting begins at this place Saturday before the third Sunday in "this month. Woodstown. Misses Ruth and Madge and Messrs. Walter Cowan, of Pace, were the guests of Miss Larne and Robert Lummus Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Clark Fincher and children, of Cave Springs, are the guests of her sister, Mrs. Tom Rosser. Mr. J. L. Woods and son, Clin ton, of Monticello, were the guests of W. C. Woods and family last week. Miss Harper, the charming guest of Mrs. John Adair, has re turned to her home in Texas. Misses and Lillie May Stewart have returned home from a pleas ant visit with friends at Stark. Miss Hope Thrasher, of McDon ough, is visiting relatives at Woodstown. Me, and Mrs. W. M. Stephens made a business trip to Atlanta one day last week. Mrs. Ellen Kelly who has bef n visit ng her sister, Mrs. Raleigh Gilbert, of Hapeville, returned to her home at Ellenwood. EXECUTIVE UGiViiViITTEE ASSESSES CANDIDATES. County Committee Met August Ist And Provided For Ex penses of Election For The 21st. The Democratic Executive Com mittee of Henry Cc'-nty met at the court house at McDonough on Thursday, August 1, 1912, and the following members were pres ent: T. J. Brown, G. G. LeGuinn, J. W. Rountree, W. B. Carmichael, W. M. Harris, C. V. Williams, J. D. Carter. J. H. Austin, O. B. Tur pin, C. C. Fargarson. After attending to other busi ness, they assessed the candi dates as follows: Candidates for Congress Each $20.00. Candidates for Solicitor Gen eral Each $15.00. Candidates for Representative Each SIO.OO. Candidates for County Com missioner Each SIO.OO. . All assessments must be paid by August 12, 1912, at 4 o’clock, P. M., in order for the candidates to get their names on the ticket. Same must be paid to C. C. Far garson, Secretary and Treasurer, or may be placed to his credit at the Farmers and Merchants Bank, McDonough, for the candidates’ convenience. T. J. Brown, Chairman. C. C. Fargarson, Secretary and Treasurer. MEMORIAL IS PLANNED FOR DR. S. A. KNAPP. A living, useful memorial will be erected in honor of the late Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, of the United States Department of Agri culture. founder of the Farm Dem onstration Work. The Knapp Memorial Committee has de cided to raise $150,000 with which to purchase and equip a farm and erect a building in connection with the Greater Peabody College for Teachers, in Nashville, Tennessee. The General Education Board of New York has recently appropria ted $250,000 to endow the Seaman A. Knapp School of Country Life. The memorial building for the purposes of this school will be lo cated on the campus of the Peabody College, and wiil con tain a life-sized statue of the South’s great benefactor and friend. The farm will be located within ten or twelve miles of Nashville, and will be conducted in accordance with the Demon stration methods. Pure-bred seed and animals will be developed. The best devices and implements will be used. Crop rotations wili be worked out for different south ern conditions. Demonstration agents, county superintendents of education and other workers will make this farm a rallying point, in order to carry back to their States the benefits of the work done there. Corn Club boys and Canning Club girls will also make occasional trips to this agricultural Mecca for inspiration and instruct ion The pure-bred products of the Knapp Farm will be offered as prizes to the boys and girls who do the best work. The Knapp Memorial Commit tee consists of the following mem bers: MR. G. W MORRIS SEEKS COMMISSIONER S OFFICE. Excellent Citizen of Jurshy Knob District Announces In This Issue of Tiie Weekly. Mr. G. W. Morris announces his candidacy for the office pf Commissioner of Roads and Reve nues in this issue of The Weekly. He is one of Henry county’s best and most widely known,, citi zens. He*has spent most£ofLhis life farmingiand has’been unusual ly successfully at that. But his labors have not been confined to farming, for he has shown his rare business ability in other lines, though still sticking to the farm and claiming the fine title of farm er alone. Mr. Morris represents that'high standard of citizenship which Jal ways stands for the*best, believes in it, and will strive and fightjfor the best in its highest sense,-[for the people s material a"d moral good. He would make an excellent of ficial and hismanyfriendsthrough out the county will him* a large vote. Chancellor David C. Bar row, Athens, Georgia. Dr. S. P. Brooks, Waco, Texas. Gov. G. W. Donaghey, Lit tle Rock, Arkansas. Hon. J. E. Ransdale, Lake Providence, Louisiana. Hon. John Fields,Oklahoma Citv, Oaklahoma. Prof. J. F. Duggar, Auburn, Alabama. Mr. Lem Banks, Memphis, Tennessee. Supt. W. M. Holloway, Tal lahassee, Florida. Hon. C. S. Barrett, Union City, Georgia. Hon A. F. I .ever, Lexington, South Carolina. Mr. Clarence Poe, Raleigh, North Carolina. Gov. Wm. H. Mann. Rich mond, Virginia. Mr. O. B. Martin, Washing ton, D. C. Dr. Barrow of Georgia is chair man, Mr. Poe of North Carolina, Secretary, and Mr. Mirtin Treas urer. This Committee has employed a Financial Agent, who has open ed headquarters in the Southern Building in Washington, and has already began to raise the $150,000. This agent is Mr. Thomas A. Early, who has been director of the Corn Club work in Tennessee. The plan of the Committee was presented last week to the Teach ers’Summer School at the Uni versityof Virginia. At the first pre sentation more than SI,OOO was sub scribed, and hundreds of teachers volunteered to aid the Committee in their schools and communities. State comnfitte s have been or ganized in all the Southern States, and the work of raising 'the memorial funds will be pushed with all possible speed. Mrs. R. H. Hankinson returned Saturday from an * xt .Tided visit to relatives in and near Balti more. $i A Year
