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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXVII
MR. A. F. LEMON KILLED
IN MOTOR ACCIDENT.
Popular McDonough Man Fatal
ly Hurt Near Sunny Side
Monday Night.
"Sha Lemon is dead!” Some of
us were waked with this shocking
statement shortly after midnight
Tuesday morning. And all Mc-
Donough later awoke in mourning
as they heard the sad news.
Mr. Lemon and Mr. Robertson
were returning in the former’s
car trom Griffin, where tney had
attended the Elks’ meeting, about
10 o’clock Monday night.
There was a dense fog which
made it difficult to distinguish the
road bed. This is believed to have
caused the accident; as they ap
proached the curve at the railroad
crossing just north of Sunny Side,
the car failed to follow the curve
and turned over into a ditch.
Mr. Lemon’s injuries were sole
ly about the head and, with Mr.
Robertson’s help, he was able to
stand and get back in the car.
He was sitting there when
friends coming from Hampton
found him and hurried him to the
Griffin hospital. He died there
about 1 o’clock Tuesday morning,
concussion of the brain being the
cause.
Mr. Robertson was badly bruised
but not seriously hurt.
The remains were brought to
McDonough on Tuesday morning’s
train. The funeral was at the the
residence Wednesday morning at
1(3 o’clock, being conducted by the
Rev. Olin Ling, assisted by the
Rev. W. W. Arnold and the Rev.
Jonas Barclay. The Griffin Lodge
of Elks furnished the honorary
escort. The interment was in the
McDonough cemetery.
The death of ’Sha Lemon, as
everybody affectionately called
him, is a personal loss to every
body in McDonough and to scores
of people throughout the county
and state.
He was a genuine friend to ev
erybody and everybody was his
friend. Hundreds could testify
how, on many occassions and of
ten at a sacrifice of time and
means, his kindly deeds and fa
vors have been bestowed as free
ly as his own open and genial na
ture.
His knowledge of an automobile
and its parts was that of a genius
and it was eyer at the service of
his fellows.
The countless friends genuinely
mourn his loss with the bereaved
ones.
Mr. Lemon was about 23 years
or age.
He is survived by his wife, a lit
tle daughter, Irvin Eudora, just
eleven months old, one sister, Miss
Annie Lemon, and one brother
Mr. Asa A. Lemon.
Mr. Hankinson has bought the
the old Cleveland place, and ex
pects sometime to improve it for
a home. We are pleased to have
him and his charming wife as citi
zens.
The friends of Mrs. O. O. Tolle
son sympathize with her in the
death of her brother, Mr. A. L.
Coe, who died at Dothan, Ala.,
last week. She was too ill to at
tend the funeral.
McDonough, Georgia. Friday decehber 6, 1912.
Mrs. Mary Lou Cathy.
Our beloved Christian sister and
co-worker, passed to her heavenly
rest on Oct. 18th 1912 at the St.
Joseph’s Infirmary, Atlanta Ga.
“To know her was but to love
her.” The sad removal of this
happy and useful life is one of the
mysteries of the Providence of
God for which we have no solu
tion, but we receive the loss with
faith that it was premitted by a
love that never fails and a wisdom
that does not err.
We miss her in our church, we
miss her in our society, and we
miss her in the home, for her
bright face, and hearty cordial
greetings was always an inspira
tion.
She was a great believer in
prayer and her heart was sorely
burdended for the unsaved in
McDonough.
May her earnest prayer for
them in her last moments at home
be the prayer of each of our
hearts until our town is saved for
Christ.
Whereas, God, in His Provi
dence, has called our sister from
us,
Be it resolved:
1. That we, the members of the
W. M. S. of McDonough Baptist
Church, do hereby express our
profouned sorrow at the loss of
our beloved sister and the sweet
Christian fellowship and love
which characterized all her associ
ations with us.
2. That we assure the family of
our deceased sister of our love
and deepest sympathy for them
in their great breavement. “She
is gone, but not lost! just gone
before where Jesus and the angels
dwell. Resting in peace, her pain
and suffering o’er.”
3. That a page be set apart in
the records of this society on
which these resolutions shall be
recorded, and that a copy be sent
to the family and to the Henry
County Weekly.
Resp. submitted.
Miss Lila M. Copeland.
Mrs. D. T. Carmichael.
Mrs. H. M. Tolleson.
Committee.
MR. A. E. RODGERS
HEARS DEATH S CALL
Brother of McDonough Man
Died At Hampton
Last Week.
Mr. A. E. Rodgers died Wednes
day morning of last week at 9
o’clock at his home in Hampton.
He had been ill since the preced
ing Thursday of pneumonia.
Mr. Rodgers was nearly 2 9
years of age. He was a genial
and upright young man and had
hosts of friends who sympathize
with the bereaved wife and mourn
his going away.
He was a brother of Mr. W. J.
Rodgers, of McDonough.
The funeral and interment were
at the Hampton Baptist church
Thursday afternoon of last week
at 3 o’clock. The pastor, Rev.
Mr. King, conducted the services.
Mr. Rodgers leaves a his wife
and son four years of age, little
Traylor.
Miss Eunice Arnold is expected
home Tuesday.
SOME FINE MULES
AT COLT SHOW.
Many Were On Exhibition Here
Last Saturday. Five
Prizes Given.
The mule colt show here last
Saturday brought many people
and many mules here.
They were all fine specimens
and aroused much interest.
The following won the prizes.
First prize, $7.00, won by S. P.
Hooten; second prize, $6.00, won
by W . A . Bellah; third prize,
$5.00, won by J. D. Bowen; fourth
prize $4.00, won by J. H. Mitchell;
fifth prize, $3.50, won by Joe J.
Smith.
The following were the entries
with the ages of the colts:
Name Years Mos.
W. A. Bellah 1 6
J. D. Bowen 2 5
J. H. Mitchell 1 6
A. B. Dailey 1 8
W. H. Bryans 1 4
Roddie Ford 1 6
S. P. Hooten 1 6
Joe J. Smith 1 2 1-2
MR. T. M. BEARDEN
REACHES LIFE'S END.
Aged and Excellent Citizen
Died Wednesday of
Last Week.
Mr. T. M. Bearden died at his
home in Locust Grove district on
Wednesday afternoon of last week
at 2:30 o’clock. He had been ill
about a week..
Mr. Bearden would have been
81 years old on the 26th instant.
He was one of Henry county’s
oldest and best citizens and will
be remempered by many for his
genial nature and upright Christ
ian chracter.
The funeral and interment were
at Indian Creek church Thursday
afternoon of last week at 1 o’clock,
the Rev. I. G. Walker officiating.
Mr. Bearden is survived by his
wife: four daughters; Mrs. Annie
Griffin, Mrs. Mary Cleveland, Miss
Jennie Bearden, and Miss Agnes
Bearden: and five sons; Messrs.
Eddie Bearden, J. H. Bearden,
Carl Bearden, Tom Bearden, and
Raymond Bearden.
MRS. D. C. PRATT
CALLED BY DEATH.
Esteemed Lady of Brushy Knob
District Died Wednesday
of Last Week.
Mrs. D. C. Pratt died at her
home in Brushy Knob district
Wednesday of last week at noon.
She was 53 years of age at the
time of her death, and was an es
timable woman of many noble
Christian traits. Many friends
mourn her departure.
The funeral and interment were
at Bethel church at 11 o’clock
Friday morning, the Rev. W. O.
Butler officiating.
Mrs. Pratt is survived by her
husband and one daughter, Mrs.
Pair.
Stockbridge.
The wedding of Miss Dora Mae
Milam and Mr. Mack Alvie Carnes,
of Jonesboro, at 8:30 o’clock Wed
nesday evening, November 27, at
the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Milam, was
the most beautiful event of the
season. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. W, O. Butler in
the living room. The ribbon-bear
ers, little Misses Edith Parker and
Jimmie Tillman, formed an aisle
of white ribbon tied with roses
here and there, to an improvised
altar banked with palms and ferns,
and the beautiful white bell sus
pended from the .ceiling. The
bride was given away by her
father. Miss Annie Butler was
maid of honor and Rev. Walter
Carmichael, of Vanderbilt Univer
sity, was best man. The bride
looked beautiful in a gown of
white crepe de chine trimmed
in shadow lace and carried a
shower bouquet of brides roses and
lillies of the valley. The wedding
march was played by Miss Jewel
Tillman, assisted on the violin by
Mr. W. M. Sheats. The color
scheme and white pre
vailed throughout the house.
Miss Sarah Mays and Miss Lillian
Davis served punch in the library.
Misses Green Livingston and
Laura May Davis and Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. McCullough assisted in re
cieving the guests. A delicious sal
ad course and chocolate and cake
were served. Mr. and Mrs.
Carnes will be at home to their
friends at the pretty home which
Mr. Carnes has built for his bride
near Jonesboro. The presents
were numerous and elegant.
Misses Sarah McWilliams and
Grace Butler also assisted in the
Milam wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Power are
rejocing over the birth of a little
daughter, Mary Elizabeth.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bond Shields
and son, Joseph, Jr., spent the
week end here.
Misses Green Livingston and
Sarah Mays were the guests to
tea with Misses Annie and Grace
Butler last Sunday evening.
Rev. W. O. Butler and Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Milam were guests to
tea with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mc-
Cullough last Sunday evening.
Messrs. A. H. Swann, Horace
Hawkins, Bob Berry, and Josh
Berry dined with Mr. Will Berry
Monday and the same party hunt
ed together in the afternoon.
The Joe Wheeler Chapter U.
D. C. will meet with Mrs. J. C.
Walden Wednesday afternoon,
Dec. 11th at 2:30 o’clock.
The children of the Confederacy
will meet with Mrs. A. H. Swann
Saturday afternoon Dec. 7th, at
three o’clock. A good attendance
is desired.
Mr. Walter Cook, Jr., of Colum
bus, spent Monday in our city.
Misses Agnes and Helen Dunn
witnessed the play, “The Trail of
the Lonesome Pine” in Atlanta
Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Patterson left last
week for Jacksonville, Ala., to
visit her son, who has been quite
sick.
Mr. H. L. Dunn’s many friends
are glad to see him able to be out
again, after an illness of several
days.
MISS LINNIE WILSON
TO WED MR. STANTON „
Popular and Charming Hamton
Girl's Engagement Is
Announced.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W. P.\
Wilson, of Hampton, announced
the "engagement of their daughter,..
Miss Linnie, to Mr. Thomas D .
Stanton, of Social Circle.
Miss Wilson is a charming and
popular young lady of Hampton,
and her many beautiful traits of
character and winsome manner
have made her a favorite in her
home town and wherever she has
ever visited. Her triends through
out the state are extending their
heartiest good wishes.
Mr. Stanton is a popular and
prominent young business man of
Social Circle, with hosts of friends
who are congratulating him om
his rare good fortune.
The marriage will occur in Jan
uary.
Big Meeting Of The
Western Division Planned.
The Western Divisi«n of the
Henry County Sunday School
Association, stretching from Luella
across to Hampton, and with Mr-
Smith Davis as president, is plan
ning a big Sunday School meet
ing for Sunday, Dec. 15, at Mt
Carmel Church.
Prof. Wilbur Colvin and Mr,.
Hightower of Jonesboro and other ~
speakers interested in the Sunday
School cause will be on the pro
gram. Prof. Travis and Messrs
Barnett and Riley and others will
have charge of the music for the
day. The prpgram will be an
nounced next week.
An all day meeting is planned
with dinner on the grounds and
a pleasant occasion for everybody.
Each Sunday School in the terri
tory is urged to send its Super
intendent and two others as del
egates, and as many others as
possible to get the benefit of the
instruction and enthusiasm in this,
the greatest work open to the
layman.
The district comprises the fol
lowing schools and possibly others :
Hampton Baptist,Berea, and Meth
odist; Mt. Carmel; Mt. Pleasant"
Oakland; Liberty Hill; Luella; and.
Rocky Creek.
A similar meeting for the North
ern Division will be held at Stock
bridge next Sunday, a program of
which was announced last week.
These, with another similar meet
ing held in the Southern District
and properly reported, would
make old Henry the second Ban
ner Sunday School County in the
state. Don’t you think this arr.
honor worth working for?
The public are invited to all of
these meetings.
Miss Ethel Sowell is still in At
lanta.
Mr. P. W. Pullen is very ill. His
many friends hope for his early
recovery.
Miss Clyde O’Neal, of Columbus ~
was the attractive week end guest,
of Miss Ruth Turner.
Mr. Tom Wall, of Lavonia,.
spent the week end here with his
parents.
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