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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXVIII.
McDonough means to
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By Tremendous Majority McDonough
District Voted For Free Schools
Tuesday, March 4th.
171 BALLOTS FOR AND 24
AGAINST LOCAL TAXATION.
Messrs. T. J. Brown, W. D. Nielson. And R. 0.
Jackson Were Elected Trustees.
Free Schools by local taxation for McDonough School district
are now a fact. Now McDonough has passed a mile stone in its
growth.
The election for free schools held Tuesday resulted in a vote of
171 to 24 in favor of the free schools. As the law in such cases
requires that merely two-third of those voting shall be sufficient to
establish such schools, a vote of only 48 would have been sufficient.
The heavy vote for the proposition shows that the people of Mc-
Donough were more nearly unanimous on this question than they
have ever been before in an election.
The McDonough Board of Trade, having set the ball in motion,
continued to push it along, gathering momentum as it rolled toward
a splendid victory. Many of this body’s members worked long and
in harmony to bring about this consummation so essential to McDon
ough’s growth and continued prosperity.
Messrs. T. J. Drown, W. D. Nelson, and R. O. Jackson were elec
ed trustees of the new system. These gentlemen are the trustees
of the present city public schools and have labored diligently and
successfully in the management of its affairs. They were the wise
choice for the place and will now make McDonough on the map
louder and longer than ever before by giving us a school system un
surpassed.
McDonough’s move is made, men of McDonough must
KEEP IT MOVING.
MR. J. C. ADAMS GIVES
HIS PLEASING LECTURE.
Small Audience Enjoyed Him At
School Auditorium Friday
Night, February 28th.
Mr. J. C. Adams, of Griffin, de
livered his lecture at the McDon
ough High School Auditorium Fri
day night. The subject of his lec
ture was, “The Ups and Downs of
a Boy.”
The lecture was an effort brief
but thoughtful and entertaining at
the same time.
He told some things on the boy
but, on the whole, his address was
a plea for the boy, so the boys can
forgive him for telling on them.
Everything connected with the
affair was pleasing and large,—ex
cept the audience. That was very
disappointing.
We trust he will some time re
peat and face a full house.
Christian Church
Coming to McDonough.
There is a movement now being
discussed to establish a Christian
church in McDonough.
Mr. Seab Harkness, a commun
icant of that faith, has the matter
in charge and arrangements are
being made to have able ministers
here, on each fifth Sunday this
year to preach, and to have a re
vival of a week or ten days this
summer.
They hope to have their own
house of worship before the end
of the year.
We welcome such goodly orders
to our city and trust that they
will not fail to come.
Mr. T. M. McConnell made a
business trip to Roswell Monday.
“Refused”
But while the man who “stops
his paper” is simply a gump who
can hurt no one but himself, the
dead-beat does hurt, because he
repudiates his honest debts, and,
in so doing, resorts to the most
contemptible form of swindling.
An exchange deals with one of
this class as follows:
“ ‘Refuse Notice.’ Every editor
has received them. The postmas
ter sends them to the editor. For
instance, there is a man by the
name of. we’ll say John Brine, who
refused to take his paper out of
the postoffice. He did not want it
any longer, and we wondered
what was the matter. Upon inves
tigation of our subscription book
we found that John was short
about $5.70. He had stopped the
paper as a matter of economy to
us. A few evenings ago we went
to church and John’s melodious
voice rang out loud and clear in
that soul-stirring song, ‘Jesus Paid
It All.’ We might have been mis
taken, but his earnestness impress
ed us. The next day we sent him
a receipt in full, begging his par
don for not knowing he had made
arrangements for his liabilities in
that manner.” —Exchange.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Craig Lose
Infant Son.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Craig’s in
fant son died at their home in Lo
cust Grove district Thursday of
last week at noon.
He was but 17 months of age,
but during these brief months he
h»d been the light and joy of the
home and leaves it desolate and
sad indeed.
The funeral and interment were
at Philadelphia Friday afternoon
at 2 o’clock, the Rev, I. G. W'alker
officiating.
McDonough, Georgia. Friday harch 1913
MOVE. FREE SCHOOLS ARE VOTED.
LOCUST GROVE INSTITUTE
PLAYS MERCER MARCH 14.
Coach Gray Has A Fine Team
And Expects Fine Season.
Game at Locust Grove.
The baseball team of Locu'Sv 1
Grove Institute will play its first
game next Friday, the 14th instant.
The opposing team will be Mercer
University and the scene of the
conflict will be the Locust Grove
diamond, at 3 o’clock, P. M.
Professor Ernest Gray is the
coach and he has a fine collection
of players and has, by persistent
and intelligent efforts, brought
them into excellent condition.
They confidently expect to land
at or near the top in the race
amoug the College teams for this
season.
The Western Division
S. S. A. Meeting.
Do you notice what takes place
from time to time in and around
Hampton? Yon can't keep a good
thing down neither can you, for a
long time, keep it hid. The good
people of this town rise up as one
man and say we will do so and so.
The Sunday School interest of
our town is growing at bounds
and there is a religious feeling
which is gradually calling for a
revival in our town. Also there
is on foot a series of Sunday after
noon singings to be held at the
Methodist church.
Now 1 want to call your attention
to one of the finest Sunday School
programs which is possible to be
had in Georgia I may say: We
hold our second meeting at the
Methodist Church on March 30th.
Brother W. D. Sims, State Treas
urer and Manager, will be with
us. Prof. Wilber Colvin, now of
Acworth, will be with us. Prof.
E. L. Ray, of Locust Grove, Prof.
A. S. Wallis, of Butler, and many
of our local Superintendents and
teachers will be represented.
The singing for the day will be
conducted entirely by Prof. Claude
Bottoms. Now beat this program
if you can? It will be good enough
for everybody to hear. Dinner
will be served on the ground and
you are cordially invited to at
tend.
Let the Chairmen of the other
divisions and as many Superinten
dents as possible be present. Also
begin to arrange for other meet
ings in your divisions.
Let’s make Henry County not
only second place in name but in
service. As Brother Davis and I
go from school to school in our
division we are gratified to see so
much interest manifested in the
Sunday School work.
We had a real treat at the Sun
day School out at Oakland last
Sunday. They have a live set of
workers and singers out there
and we bid them God’s speed.
Mem of God, let’s stand firm
and at His command march for
ward.
Remember our meeting at
Hampton .and begin to arrange to
be with us on March 30th, the
date of same.
Respectfully,
T. J. Horton, Chairmen of Coun
ty S. S. A.
COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION
IS NOW BEING ORGANIZED.
Fair Committee of Board of Trade Provides Plans
For The Association. Nembership Fee
Is Only One Dollar.
PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE FOR A GOOD MEMBERSHIP.
The County Fair Committee of
McDonough Board of Trade have
made tentative plans for the Coun
ty Fair next fall.
The plan is to organize a Coun
ty Fair Association. The Associa
tion will arrange and manage the
fair.
All citizen are eligible to mem
bership. The membership fee is
only one Dollar per year.
As soon as the has been an en
rollment of a sufficient number of
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APPLICATION.
To Mr. O. O. Tolleson or Mr. J. B. Brown, McDonough, Georgia.
Please enroll me as a member of the Henry County Fair Associa
tion. I agree to pay the annual membership fee of one Dollar (1.00 >
as long as lam a member. Said fee is payable on demand and not
later than October Ist of each year.
Name
Post Office
Militia District Route No.
Master Olin Hand
Finds Double Egg.
Master Olin Hand now holds
the record for a freak hen egg.
Last week he found an egg,
slightly smaller than the average
size, which one of his favorite
hens had laid.
After a day or two, he decided
to fry it.
On breaking the egg open, he
found its contents like those of an
ordinary egg, but in addition it
contained a second egg about the
size of a blue bird egg.
Can anybody match this?
LOCUST GROVE DESIRES
VOTE ON FREE SCHOOLS.
Long Petition Was Field Monday
And March 29th Set For
Election Date.
Locust Grove district will vote
on free schools on Saturday, the
29th instant.
Monday a number of that thriv
ing city’s most public spirited citi
zens came to McDonough and
filed with Ordinary Harris a long
petition asking an order for ari
election. The petition bore the
names of about one hundred
voters of that district.
Judge Harris passed an order
calling the election for Saturday,
March 29, 1913.
Locust Grove is making great
strides now in her growth and its
citizens see that free schools are
essential to her further future
progress. In consequence many
of the most loyal of its people are
turning every stone to secure this
blessing.
All the present reports promise
success for their efforts.
Who Next?
SI.OO A YEAR
members, a meeting of the mem
bers will be held and a permanent
organization completed.
The members constituting ?the
association will have the direction
of the fair and the method of
using the funds arising from the
membership fees.
All who will become members
should at once fill out and send
the application printed below
either to Mr. O. 0. Tolleson or Mr.
J. B. Brown, McDonough, Geor
gia.
MISS LUCILE McKIBBEN
WEDS MR. WAINWRIGHT.
Charming Locust Grove Girl And
Wrightsville Divine Join For
tunes Wednesday.
We copy below the Locust
Grove Gazette’s account of the
marriage of Miss Lucile McKibben
to the Rev. Eustis Wainwright.
Mrs. Wainwright is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McKibben
and is a charming young lady with
many friends throughout the
county and state, who are wishing
her well.
The Gazette’s account follows:
“The marriage of Miss Lucile
McKibben to Rev. Eustis Wain
vright, of Wrightsyille, was sol
emnized Wednesday afternoon at
3 o’clock at New Hope Methodist
church.
The bride was gowned in a
costly tailored suit, and carried a
bouquet of daffodils.
Rev. Wainwright’s brother
acted as best man and Miss Mabel
McKibben as maid of honor. Miss
Cleo Adams played the wedding
march. The urhers were Messrs.
Charlie McKibben and P. C. Shaw.
Miss Irene McKibben was brides
maid. A large number were pres
ent.
A wedding dinner was served
immediately after the ceremony
at the home of the bride’s par
ents.
The Rev. L. L. Landrum offici
ated, being assisted by Rev. W.
G. Deßardeleben, of Fayetteville.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Turner and
daughter visited her father, Mr.
Dave George, in Brushy Knob dis
trict Sunday.
• Mr. H. C. Elliott, of Whitehouse,
was in our city Tuesday.
