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The Henry County Weekly
VOL, XXXVIII.
HENRY COUNTY FAIR
WAS HELD IN 1849.
Interesting Account Found In Weekly Files.
Many Names of Families Still
Familiar Are Prize Winners.
EVEN THEN 96 BUSHELS CORN WERE MADE ON ONE ACRE'
We reproduce the following in
teresting article from The Week
ly’s files:
Jonesboro, Ga., June 8, 1907.
Looking over a file of old papers,
The Milledgeville Rocorder, I come
across a report of a fair held by
the Henry County Agricultural
Society in McDonough Nov. 15,
1849.
Thinking that after more than
half a century had passed since
the holding of this fair that the
people “of Henry County”, old
and young, would like to read
over what the people of old Henry
were doing more than half a cen
tury ago, I cheerfully send the
editor of the Henry County Week
ly the old paper that he may pub
lish it. I met two old people of
Henry county a short time ago
who attended this fair and they
asked me to have the report of
the fair published in the Henry
County Weekly. Perhaps there
are others living.in Henry County
that attended the fair.
J. Albert Johnson,
Jonesboro, Ga.
McDonough, Ga., Nov. 15th, 1849.
Mr. Editor:- The Fair of the
Henry County Agricultural Society
came off today, and it was by no
means uninteresting, and what
added very much to the interest,
was the presence of the ladies;
and it was not merely their pres
ence, but as you will see by the
premiums awarded them, that the
ladies of Henry county are doing
their part to encourage the Soci
ety in carrying out the objects for
which it was instituted, viz: the
promotion of agriculture and in
dustry. The quantity of stock ex
hibited was small, but the horses
and mules would have compared
with the stock exhibited at the
Southern Agr.cultural Association,
and we defy any of our sister
counties to exhibit better reports
of the-products ef their land.
The following are the premiums
awarded:
On best acre of bottom land.
Corn $4.00 to Isaac Welden,96 1-2
bushels.
2nd best acre of bottom land
$2.00 to Daniel Graften. 87 3-4
bushels.
3rd best acre of bottom land
Corn Honor to A. W. Walker, 65
bushels.
4th best acre of bottom land
•Corn Honor to Geo. P. Combs, 63
bushels.
On best acre of upland Corn
$5.00 to Johu T. Bently, 80 1-4
bushels.
2nd best acre of upland Corn
$3,00 to J.B. Turner, 72 1-2 bushels.
3rd best acre upland Corn Honor
to Win. Beck, 57 bushels.
4th best acre upland Corn Honor
to J. G. Credille, 54 bushels.
Best acre Wheat $3.00 .o Wm.
Berry, 16 1-4 bushels.
2nd best acre Wheat $2.00 to
Wm. Beck, 15 1-4 bushels.
Ord best acre Wheat Honor to
A. W. Walker, 131-2 bushels.
4th best acre Wheat Honor to
Wm. Beck, 1312 bushels,
j On best acre Oats $2 00 to F. E.
Manson, 35 1-2 bushels.
2nd best acre Oats SI.OO to G. P.
Combs, 21 bushels.
3rd best acre Oats Honor to J.
G. Credille, 1456 lbs. weighed in
the sheaf.
On best acre Sweet Potatoes
$1 00 to Wm. Beck, 288 3-4 bushels.
2nd best acre Sweet Potatoes
$0.50 to Wm. Berry, 133 bushels
in half acre.
I On best colt under 12 months
old $2.00 to Henry C. Merritt.
On best colt over 12 months and
under three years old $3 00 to
John Bryant.
2nd best colt over 12 monlhs
and under three yrs old $2.00 to
John Bryant.
3rd best colt over 12 months
and under three years old Honor
to John South.
4th best colt over 12 months
and under three years old Honor
to John T. Bently.
Best mule under 12 months old
$2.00 to James B. Turner.
2nd best mule under 12 months
old SI.OO to James G. Credille.
1 F r -it mule over 12 months old
$2.00 to J. B. Turner.
2nd best mule over 12 months
old $1 00 to J. G. Credille.
Best 10 yds. domestic carpeting
SI.OO to Miss Mary Jackson.
Best 7 yds. Saxon wool Jeans
$2 00 to Mrs. H. Varner.
2nd best 7 yds. Saxon wool
Jeans SI.OO to Mrs. Wm. Beck.
3rd best 7 yds. Saxon wool
Jeans Honor to Mrs. Mary Hail.
Best common wool cover lid
$2.00 to Miss Martha Merritt.
2nd best common wool cover lid
SI.OO to Miss Martha Merritt.
3rd best common wool cover lid
Honor to Miss Martha Merritt.
Best 7 yards common Jeans
$2.00 to Miss Mary Jackson.
2nd best 7 yards common Jeans
SI.OO to Mrs. J. T. Bently.
3rd best 7 yards common Jeans
SI.OO to Mrs. D. Nelly.
Best double wove counterpane
SI.OO to Miss A. Shearer.
2nd best double wove counter
pane $0 50 to Miss A. Shearer.
Best bed quilt $2.00 to Mrs.
Mary Hail.
2nd best bed quilt $1.50 to Miss
M. Sandifcr.
3rd best bed quilt Honor to Miss
M. A. Smith.
Best piece muslin Needle-w ark
$1.50 to Mrs. T. G. H jaley.
2nd best piece muslin needle
work $0.50 to Miss M. Berry.
Best crewel needle-work $2.00
to Mrs. T. G. Healey.
2nd best crewel needle-work
SI.OO to Miss M. Nolly.
3rd best crewel needle-work
Honor to Mrs. A. Woodward.
Best 7 yards cotton goods for
ladies wear SI.OO to Mrs. J. T.
Bently.
2nd best 7 yards cotton goods
for ladies wear $0.50 to Mrs. Mary
i Hail.
McDonough, Georgia. Friday December 5.1913
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Given
Thanksgiving Dinner.
Some time back our children
decided to give u.s a surprise on
Thanksgivsng day. Early Thurs
day morning they began to come
and they brought well filled bas
kets and we all partook of the
good things they brought.
In the afternoon we gathered
together and Mr. L. R. Ricks gave
us a talk and also Mr. J. S. Hunt.
We then had some songs.
We truly enjoyed each and
every one that came. Nothing
that they could have done would
have been appreciated so much as
this home coming.
Those present w r ere Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bledsoe,
Mr. Fred Jackson, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Jeffares, and Mr. and Mrs.
L. R Ricks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jackson.
McDonough has fire
OF SMALL PROPORTIONS.
Ten Bales of Cotton Damaged In
Henry County Supply Com
pany's Warehouse Saturday.
Fire was discovered in the ware
house of the Henry County Sup
ply Company Saturday evening at
6.20 o’clock.
The fire department soon re
sponded to the alarm and soon ex
tinguished the blaze. Ten bales
of cotton had to be removed from
the warehouse and all were damag
ed in varying degrees.
The fire was inside a bale of
cotton which had been placed in
the warehouse during Saturday
afternoon, It did not reveal itself
until after Saturday’s closing, and
then it had burned downward
through the bale and had burned
a hole in the heavy floor, before it
was discovered from the outside.
It was excellent work which put
such a quick conclusion to the fire
and prevented the loss of the en
tire warehouse and its contents,
and probably other adjacent build
ings.
The committee noticed a beauti
ful rug by Mr. Wm. Markham,
upon which they recommend a
premium, which was awarded,
$1.50; also a bead bag by Mrs. T.
G. Healy, upon which they recom
mend a premium of one dollar;
also recommend ail honor to Mrs
Mary A. Smith, for a neat hand
bag and purse; also an honor to
Mrs. A. Woodward, for a beautiful
specimen of wax work.
According to a resolution of the ,
Society, those who contend for
premium on a crop, are required j
to accompany their report with j
their manner of cultivation, but
many of the reports were not
handed over to the Executive
committee, and I cannot therefore
send them to you at this time; but
I will endeaver to give you an op
portunity of printing them at the
earliest convenience.
On motion, the Society proceed
ed to the election of officers for
the ensuing year. Whereupon
James B. Turner was elected Pre
sident, John A. Smith Vice Pre
sident, and Wm. Markham Treas
urer and Secretary.
John C, Smith, Sec’y.
SCHOOL NEWS TROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY OF HENRY.
.Department Devoted to the Interest of All
The Schools in The County With News
From Them Each Week.
0. 0. TOLI.ESON, MISS FRENIS WE33,
Superintendent. Industrial Supervisor.
Sandy Ridge School.
The school at Sandy Ridge was
highly edified, by a visit of two
days from Miss Frances Webb
last week.
Lectures were given by her to
the children on Tuesday after
noon, Wednesday morning, and
Wednesday afternoon. She also
lentured to a large number of
ladies of the neighborhood Thurs
day morning.
It is to be hoi ed that her visit
to the other schools of the county
will prove as profitable as was
her visit to Sandy Ridge.
Two of the trustees surprised
the school Monday of last week
bv driving in with two new coal
burners. which greatly added to
the comfort of the school.
While there, t..e teacher sug
gested a barbecue for Thanksgiv
ing.
The gentlemen being pleased
wtih tiie suggestion, agreed to
Stockbridge.
«
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hightower,
of Atlanta, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. James Hightower Satur
day and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Orr, of At
lanta, were the guests of Mrs.
Emma Berry Sunday.
Among those who spent Thurs
day in Atlanta were Mrs. .J. H.
Askew, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lee,
and Miss Corrie Gosset.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Power and
Mrs. Parks t.ee and daughter,
Comlie, spent Thanksgiving with
Mr. and Mrs. Newt Glass.
■ Mrs. Claude Lee, Mrs. Alice
Allen, Mrs. Stringer, and Miss
Green Livingston, of Atlanta,
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. John
Walden.
Mrs. Bud Dodson and daughter,
Ef fie, were the guests of Mr. IJ.
Askow Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. Will King aid
children, of Atlanta, spent Thanks
giving with Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Terry.
Miss Manta Brown spent Satur
day in Atlanta.
Miss Ruth Clark sp nt Thursday
in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McCullough,
and Misses Corrie Gossett, Zip
porah Bellah, Sarah McWilliams,
and Sarah Mays attended the Sun
day School Association at Fiippen
Sunday.
Locust Grove.
Mrs. R C. Brown and Mrs. J. C.
Arnall spent Tuesday in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Combs have
returned to their home in Barnes
ville.
Miss Lucy Moore is the guest of
I organize a “Hunting Club” for
I Wednesday to supply game for
the festival. TheL success was
far beyond their most sanguine
hopes.
In the forenoon of Thursday,
the game was prepared and bar
becued by the hunters, and the
ladies added to the feast their
well-filled baskets.
The teachers, desiring to im
press the correct idea of Thanks
giving and the story of the Pil
grims, arranged a program which
very interestingly illustrated these
facts. Other appropriate numbers
were also rendered.
A great concourse of people
gathered to make merry and enjoy
the occasion.
The patrons and people in gen
eral of the community manifested
their untiring interest in the
school and the teachers by this
“Old Time Thanksgiving Barbe
cue.”
Miss Mattie Wilson.
Miss Eunice Pitts is at home
aga».., after a season in the milli
nery business in Newnan.
Mrs. Eugene Combs and Mrs.
'Charlie Williams went to Atlanta
to see Ben Hur played Wednesday.
Miss Hattie Wiggins and Mr,
.John Cummins were married on
Thanksgiving day at the Dormitory
of L. G. I. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. I. G. Walker.
The school in a body and a few
friends from the town were pres
ent.
The bride was beautiful in a
tailored suit of blue and hat to
match.
They left immediately after the
ceremony for Meggetts, S. C.,
where they will reside in the fu
ture
The oyster supper and bazaar
will be given at the skating rink
Monday evening at seven o’clock.
The proceeds will go to buy seats
for the Methodist Church. Prep
aration will be made for a large
crowd and everybody is cordially
invited.
Ftippen.
Mrs. Mary Nash, ot‘ McDonough,
spent Sunday here.
Mr. Crew Fields spent Thanks
giving with home folk.
Mrs. Lee Hinton is spending a
l few days this week with her
| mother, Mrs. Cora Fields.
! Mr. J. C. Nash, of McDonough,
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. John Rountree and daugh
ter, of South Georgia, are the
guests of Mrs. J. W. Rountree.
Mr. A. N. Brown spent
in Atlanta.
SI.OO A YEAR
