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The Henry County Weekly
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VOL. XXXIX.
ELEVEN WIN CASH
GIVEN BY THE WEEKLY.
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Three Cash Prizes of Thirty Dollars Divided Be
tween Nine Correspondents. Two Town
Correspondents Wins $12.50
Cash Prizes Are Offered For 1914-
The following were the winners
of the Cash Prizes offered by The
Weekly to correspondents during
the year 1913:.
First Prize, $15.00 in cash, by
Miss Alma Culpepper, Miss Eva
Fields, Mrs. Lillian Lester, Mrs
P. R. Martin, and ME J: M. Avery.
Second Prize, SIO.OO in cash, by
Miss Della Carter.
Third Prize, SSOO in cash, by
Miss Annie May Milam, Miss Mary
Walden, and Mr. W. L. Presson.
Under the rules, the first and
second prizes were lumped to
gether and equally divided be
tgeen the winners ot the two
prizes.
The five winners of the first
prize sent a news letter for every
issue of the paper for 1913.
Mrs. John S. Brown, of Locust
Grove, won the first prize of $7.50
offered to town correspondents;
and Miss Artie Bellah, of Stock
MISS WITSIE OGLESBY
WEDS MR. W. 0. MOSELEY.
popular McDonough Couple Sur
prised Their Friends On the
16th of December.
Miss Florence Oglesby and Mr.
W O. Moseley were married at
the home of the bride in McDon
ough ®fl Tuesday afternoon. Dec
ember 16. 1913. at 3.30 o clock
The Rev. A. C. Elliott performed
the ceremony.
.This wedding unites two of Mc-
Donough’s most popular young
people and came as a happy sur
prise to thfeir friends: P
Mrs. Moseley is a daughter of
Mr. E. Oglesby and is a young
lady of many accomplishments and
of rare personal charm. She
spent practically all her life in Mc-
Donough, where she has hosts o
friends, whose best wishes attend
her in this happy event.
Mr. Moseley is also a native of
Henry county and is one of Mc-
Donough’s most capable and pop
lar young, business men. His
many friends are congratulating
him on his good fortune.
Mr. and Mrs. Moseley are at
home to their friends at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Crumbley.
Mr. W. J. Kimbell Dead.
The many friends of Uncle
Billie Kimbell, of Butts County,
will regret to learn of his death,
which occurred several weeks ago
at the home of his daughter in
Jackson.
He had a host of friends in this
countv. He was the father of
M rs John Duke, of this county,
and leaves an aged companion
and several children to mourn
his death.
Hie remains were laid to rest ai
Macedonia church in Buits County
bridge won the second prize of
$5.00. There were no other con
testants for these prizes.
For 1914 the prizes will be as
follows:
To general corresond nts:
Fist P; ize, $7 50 in cash.
Second Pr z \ $5.00 in cash.
Third Prize, $2 50 in cash.
To town correspondents:
First Prize, $5.00 in cash.
Second Prize, $2.50 i cash.
In every othei respect than the
amount of the pr zes, the rules are
the same for 1914 as they were
for 1913.
The Weekly has had the finest
corps of correspondents of any
weekly newspaper in Georgia, and
we owe our very successful year
largely to their work in furnishing
the news from eyery section of
the county.
We wish we could give a prize
to every one of them.
MR. SAM OUFFEY
DIES IN BUTTS COUNTY.
Former McDonough Man and
Excellent Citizen Died On the
15th of December.
Mr. S. F. Duffey died at tbs
home of his daughter, Mrs. Lin
Baraev in Butts county, Monday
night, December 15,1913.
He had been ill for several
months and gradually grew worse
until the. end.
Mr. Duffey would have been 65
years of age on the 22d instant
and was an excellent gentleman of
the old school. He was a man of
uprightness of life and kindly in
personality.
He lived at McDonough for a
short time and moved away only
a few months before his dqath-
He had lived jn Henry county
most of his life.
Mr. Duffey had a host of friends
in McDonough and Henry county,
who join with the bereaved family,
in mourning his death.
The funeral and interment were
at Philadelphia church on Wednes
day afternoon, the 17th of Decem
ber, at 2 o’clock. The Rev. I. G.
Walker conducted the services.
Mr* Duffey is survived by his
wife: six daughters; Mrs. Martha
Crowder, Mrs. Lizzie Harper, Mrs.
Lavinia Barnes. Mrs. Leila Carre
ker, Mrs. George Brown, and Mrs.
Josie Craig: and one son, Mr. L. N,
Duffey.
Mr. Timon Bowden is spending
his Christmas vacation here wilh
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Bowden.
FARM LOANS.
Money to loan on farm lands.
Brown & Brown.
Mr. Pearce Stewart spent the
holidays at home with his parent*,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stewart.
McDonough, Georgia. Friday, January a. im
MISSIONARY CAMPAIGN
MEETING AT GRIFFIN.
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Prominent Ministers and Others
Will Be On Program Snuday
and Monday.
‘'Griffin, Gar, januar 1. —A meet
ing that will mean much to the
churches ot all denominations in
this section of Georgia is to be
held in the First Baptist church of
this city the coining Sunday and
Monday. This meeting is one of
the series of campaigns being con
ducted throughout the Southern
states unde« the auspices of the
United Missionary Campaign Com
miTee. Among those who are to
be here and; take part in the cam
paign are Bi-biopjC -K. Kelson, of
Ada .a; i\ v. .). S Jenkins*. Mis
sionary s' e?etai v of the North
Georgia c no , and Prof. J. T.
Henderson, secretary-'-of the lay
men's movement - f the Southern
Lap i t Convention. A special
eiim t is b< ng. made to have
j ministers and laymen from every
j town and church in all this section
,of the state to be present' v ahd
hear these noted workers. Plans,
will be discussed and ado'ped
whereby the church life of every
denomination will be enlivened
and the entire Jay membership
will be brought into more active
life. Invitations are sent out from
this place asking every person con
nected with,any church who can
come to and do so. The
meetings will come to a close
Monday night. '
MR, IKE EVERETT YIELDS
TO SUDDEN DEATH.
One of County’s Best Citi: ens
Victim of Heart Trouble M(n
day of Last Week,
Mr. I. H. Everett died suddenly
Monday night of last week at his
home in Love’s district.
Mr. Fvefett had retire.d for the
night, when he felt ill and rose.
He was njinistered tp by members
of the family ana seemed to have
obtained relief,, when he sought
his bed again* In a short time he
was heard to groan. When mem
bers of he family reach e 4 him, he
had breathed his last, -j ~f . ..
Mr. Everett was one of Henry
county's heat citizens. Of splendid
integrity and. kindly and friendly
disposition, he was a valuable as
set to a community .. He had many
friends f throughout the county,
who feel.* personal loss .in his
departure.
The funeral and interment were
at Hartsfield family burial ground.
Elder .E. Oglesby conducted the
services.
Mr. Everitt is survived by three
daughters; Mrs. Manse Glass, Mrs.
Tom Knight, and Miss Callie Eve
rett: two sisters; Mrs. S. G. Sel
fridge, and Miss Delia Everett: and
one brother, Dr. Sam Everett, of
Almon.
Card of Thanks.
Msy God bless every one who
was so kind and sympathetic
throJgh the sickness and death of
our precious mother, Mrs. Harriet
A. Karkness, is the prayer of her
children.
Nrs. Annie Whitehead apent
Wednesday in Atlanta.
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Mr. J, A. Fouche spent the
week-end at Dawson.
Mrs. D. J. Green who has been
seriously ill, is .improving.
1 Misses Annie and Alice Ingram
are visiting relatives at Lovejoy.
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Mr^-Andrew Walker spent the
holidays with his. .parents near
Griffin.
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May Atkinson, of At
tlanta, was at home during the
h01 % 5 .-
Mr. R. A. Sloan left Monday for
a three weeks visit to her mother
at Buiiochvilie.
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Misses Mary and Myrtle Cook,
of CollegpPark, are the guests of
H. E. Horton.
Fi)k?ahe,.of Atlanta, spent
with hie parents, Mr.
and MrsyJ. At Fouche.
Mr. DozierßukSell, of the Univer
sity -i).f Georgia.at Athens, spent
ihe holidays at hqme here.
Mr., and. Mr,. Jgmeis: Stroud an
nounce Hit* tnrth of o, spn on Sun
day, the 28th o. December.
Mr. and Mrs. ,D. T. Carmichael
and children spent the week-end
with Jier parents near Grilfin.
Misses Trellis and .Pauline In
gram are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Ingram at Fayetteville.
Mr. and, Mrs. Hunt Ridgeway,
of Jackson, were here Sunday as
guests of Mr. a#d .Mrs. E- M- Cope
land. „ \ ..
Messrs. Ralph and A. CL. Dunn,
of Bullochville, weravin our city
Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. R, A.
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Sloan. ,
Miss Sarah Hooten and Mr.
Hornbuckle, of Atlanta, spent Fri
day here with Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Tarpley. . . ...
Mrs. W. R. Green is spending
soma time with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J, A. McDonald, at Snap
ping Shoais.
Miss Helen Harris was the guesi
of Miss Nadine Harper at Jones
boro for several days during
Christian,we?k„. .
. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelley and
little MisgiFcaucis* of Atlanta, were
the, week-end aueMf. of Mr. and
Mr* . •
Mr. and Mrs. Walter .Cook, Jr.,
and Miss. Agnes Dunn have return
ed from a visit to Mr. Cook’s fce-,
Jatives at Cusseta.
Mr. A. hi Bowden, of Social Cir
cle, is spending the Christmas holi*,
days at home with his parents,,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F Bowdea.
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Miss Maude Woodward, of At
lanta, spent the Christmas .holi
days here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. W. Woodv ard.
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Miss Jettie Bunn, who teaches
in the school at East Point, spent
the holidays at home with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Bunn.
Misses Rosa Lee Brown, Lucile
Tolleson, and Lillie Coan have re
turned to their school duties at
Shorter College at Rome, after
spending Christmfis at home here.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Zachry Thompson,
Raleigh V., and the charming
twins, Mildred and Mary, of Car
rollton, were the guests ot rela
tives in and near McDonough dur
-1 iug Christmas week.
PARCEL POST LIMIT
- OP WCMNT RAISED.
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Twtnty Limit l«cre«Md
to Fifty Pturto to First
and Second Z»n«t.
On January 1, 1914, an import
ant change was made in the parcel
post department of the post office.
Parcels weighing as much as 56
pounds will be handled in the first
and second zones and limit weight
6f parcels will be increased from
11 to 20 pounds in the third to
eighth zones, inclusive.
Official orders from the post
master general at Washington
have been received by Postmaster
Nottingham at Macon. They are
as follows:
On and after January 1, 1914,
the limit of weigh of parcels of
fourth class mail for leliverv with
in the first and second zones shall
be increased from 20 to 50 pounds
and in the third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth zones
from 11 to 20 pounds.
The rate of postage on parcels
exceeding 4 ounces in weight in
the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
zones shall be as follows:
Third zones —Six cents for the
first pound and 2 cents for each
additional pound or fraction there
of.
Fourth Zone —Seven cents for
the first pound and 4 esnts for
each additional pound or fraction
thereof.
Fifth Zone —Eight cents for the
first pound and 6 cents for each
additional pound or fraction there*
of.
Sixth Zone —Nine cents for the
first pound and 8 cents for eacli
additional pound or traction there
of.
All regulations or parts of regu
lations in conflict herewith are
hereby rescinded.
RATES OF POSTAGE ON BOOKS.
On and after March 16, 19H,
the classification of articles mail
able under section 8 of the act of
August 24, 1912, authorising the
establishment of the parcels post
service shall be extend so as to in
clude books. The rate of postage
on books weighing 8 ounces or
less shall be 1 cent for each 2
ounces or fraction thereof and on
those weighing in exeeas of fr
ounces the regular zone rate dhatt
apply.
All regulations or parts of regu*
latipns in conflict herewith nr«
hereby rescinded.
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Carmichael Hosts.
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Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Carmichael
entertained at an elegant dining
Tuesday.
The guests were: Miss Mattie
Matthews, Mrs. Walter Cook, Jr M
Misses Ruby Walker, Alla B. Car
michael, Agnes Dunn, and Annie-
G. Thompson.
Mrs.B. E. Horton Hostess.
Mrs. B. E. Horton entertained
very pleasantly twelve ladies at
rook on Tuesday aft rnoon. This
pretty party was in honor of Mrs,
T. A. Lifsey.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P' Redwine
were the guests of Judge and Mrs.
j E. J. Reagan a few days Christmas.
II.M A YEAR
