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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1913)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXVIII. hL.i-v-s SUNDAY SCHOOLS HAVE GREAT MEET. Twenty-four of County’s Thirty-seven Sunday Schools Are Represented. STATE PAPER CALLS OUR STORY “INSPIRING FACTS.” The Henry County Sunday School Association held its regular annual convention at the McDon ongh Baptist church Saturday and Sunday. And a most excellent and en thusiastic meeting it was. Forty delegates were present represent ing 24 out of the 37 Sunday Schools in the county. It was perhaps the biggest and best ever held in the county and ranks high in the state. So good and full of helpful things was the program that we cannot begin to name every feat ure of the feast of things spiritual. President T. J. Horton was present and presiding. The Rev. LIST OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS REPRESENTED AND THEIR SUPERINTENDENTS. Btthel - Ci. C. Clark Riverdale - _W. N. Gilmore Mt. Zion - M. C. White Stockdridge, M. E J. W. Hightower PhOadelphia - J. T. Rawls Flat Rock G. F. Crumbley Flippen J- B. Rowan Mt Carmel. - B. C. Bright McDonough, Baptist O. 0. Tollesson McDonough, Presbyterian Frank Reagan Salem C. T. Elliott Bethany --- J- H. Rape Locust Grove, M. E R- C. Brown Mt Vernon H. J. Gardner Stockbridge, Presbyterian.__ H. P. Hawkins Daniel J- G. Jinks Progress E- H. Foster Delta Grove V. C. Crumbley Hampton, M. E W. M. Harris Oakland _ J- D. Welch McDonough, M. E J- S. Hunt Pleasant Hill G. C. Alexander Timberridge J- J* Knight Locust Grove, Baptist J- J Walker Number of Sunday Schools in the County 37 Number of Sunday Schools Reprepresented 24 Number of Delegates Reporting 40 OFFICERS 1913-14 President W. W. Milam, Stockbridge Secretary Treasurer 0. 0. Tolleson, McDonough President Northern Division S. K. Austin, Rex President Eastern Division Judge R. 0. Jackson, McDonough President Southern Division A. G. Combs, Locust Grove President Western Division Smith Davis, Hampton EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Prof. T. J. Horton, Hampton Prof. Claude Gray, {Locust Grove E. M. Copeland, McDonough M. C. White, Rex J. D. McCullough Stockbridge The County’s Sunday School history for the past year is in deed a most encouraging one. Under the heading, “Inspiring Facts,” the Georgia Sunday School News says this of our county: “Henry county also reached the Banner Standard some weeks ago, but pictures of the County Officers * could not be secured earlier than this issue, so that they are shown J. M. Gilmore and the Rev. Jonas Barclay, McDonough pastors, glad ly aided in the success of the meet ing by accepting prominent places on the program. Mr. D. W. Sims, the State Secre tary, assumed the greator burden of the speaking and was heard by all with pleasure and profit. Messrs. J. W. Patterson, U. R. Hinton, George Alexander, W. W. Milam, and J. S. Hunt were the Henry county laymen who had parts on the program. Below we give a list < f the schools represented, with the name of the superintendent of each, and also th. names of the officers elected: herewith. In discussing how Henry County Sunday School Association reached the Banner Standard it is impossible to say who did the work. The/ have a splendid bunch of County Officers in Henry county, and they have worked together heroically to reach the Banner Standard.” Henry is the second Banner county in Georgia. McDonough, Georgia. Friday july is, 1913. ANNUAL CELEBRATION ON FIRST OF AUGUST. Good Singing and a Large Crowd Is Expected to Gather At Shingleroof. » m 11 The annua! celebration of the Henry County Sunday Schools will be held at Shingleroof Camp ground on Friday, August Ist. The program will be along the usual lines, and will be fully up to the high standard heretofore set for such occasions. The singing of the various schools of the County will be a feature ai d all the schools of the county are urged to send their best singers. All Sacred Harp singers are invited to come and bring their books. Everybody is invited to come and enjoy the services of the day. MRS. W. S. DAVIS HEARS DEATHS SUMMONS. One of Hampton’s Most Esteem- Women Died Friday Night. '"Mrs. W. S. Davis died Friday night at midnight at her home in Hampton. Mrs. Davis was 47 years of age and had lived a happy and useful life of Christian service. She was known and loved by a wide circle of friends who join with the bereaved family in mourn ing her going away. The funeral services were held at the Hampton Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the interment was at Mt. Car mel at four o’clock. The Rev. J. E. England conducted the ser vices at both places. Mrs. Davis is survived by her husband: four daughters; Mrs. G. W. Steele, of Flint, and Miss Lois M. Davis, Miss Carrie S. Davis, and Miss Rachel Davis, all of Hampton: one son, Mr. Warner Davis, of Hampton. Notice to Correspondents. Next week there will be no issue of The Weekly put in the mails. It has long been the custom for the weekly papers to suspend publication for a week near the 4th of July. The date is selected for next week to allow the Editor to attend the convention of the Press Association at LaGrange. At the \nnual Convention last week the handsome sum of $50.07 was raised for the State and County work. Three Division Meetings were held in ihe North ern Division during the year, two in the Western, and one each in the Eastern and Southern Division. The Northern Division is the first Gold Star Division in Georgia. McDonough board of trade TAKES ON NEW LIFE. Meeting Monday Evening Decides to Stir Up Mem bers to New Activity and Do Something. SECRETARY TOLLESON TENDERS RESIGNATION TO BOARD. The'McDonough Board of Trade held its regular semi-monthly meeting in the office of the Secre tary in the Court House Monday' evening. Only a small crowd attended, but all were enthusiastic and de termined to continue the fine work of the Board. The matter of securing the National Highway was discussed, but the committee was not pre pared to report on the matter. It was determined by the mem bers present that the Board should be more active in its work for the town’s progress. To that end it was decided that the next regular meeting on the evening of Mon WEEKLY’S PIANO CONTEST CONTEST CLOSES THIS AFTERNOON. • t ■ I ■ ' V*4 * ( » *. J '> . Many Are Making Hard and Close Fight For First Place in the Race. FINAL COUNT COME* AT 3:00 O'CLOCK TODAY. The Weekly’s Popular Voting Contest comes to a close this (Friday) afternoon, at 3 o’clock. All the contestants are working heroically and the contest will probably not be decided -ntil the very hour of closing. The bonus from now is as fol lows: For every 7 new subscribers 8,000 extra votes making a total of 12,200. For every seven renewal sub scriptions we will give 6,000 extra votesknaking a total of 9,500 votes. For every seven back subscrip tions we will give 4,000 extra votes, making a total of 6,800, For every forty merchant’s cou pons, 1,000 extra votes. By studying out the above bon Name Total Gain Mrs. Lillian Lester 83,450 65,450 .] Mrs. C. W. Gardner 82,250 50,600 •] Mrs. Grady Morris 81,925 52,300 Miss Pearl Payne 61,400 40,400 Miss Leonora Roseberry 50,000 48,850 Miss Margaret Brown 47,700 41,200 Miss Annie Kate Kinbell 42,200 41,200 f Miss Lillie Craig 29,000 J 3 Miss Bertha McGarity 25,000 Miss Lucy Moore * 22,000 Miss Trellis Lane 21,000 Miss Velna Simpson 17,000 Miss Lillian Stanfield 16,000 Miss Annie Bell Ingram* 15,525 Miss Thelma Hutcheson 14,000 day, July 28th, shall be in the nature of a mass meeting in the court room at the court house. Every member present was made a committee to talk the the meeting and secure the attend ance of every other member and every citizen who cares for the progress of the town. Not only members of the Board are urged to attend this meeting, but all citizens who are interested in the town’s progress and growth are asked to come and let us make McDonough move on and up to more and better things. Remember the time, Monday, July 28th, at 8 o'clock, P. M. us offers any contestants will be able to win, as each and all have this right. The following merchants give a coupon with every one dollar in cash purchase to those who ask for them. Get your tickets when you buy your goods. No tickets given on accounts. B. B. Carmichael & Son, H. L. Carmichael Furniture Co. Copeland-Turner Mercantile Co. Henry County Supply Company. McConnell-Manley Company, McDonough Drug Company. McDonough Trading Company. W. 0. Welch. The following is the standing of the contestants at the second count, with the gain of each between the first and second count: 51.00 A YEAR
