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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXIX.
For Over Seventy Years,
Through War and Peace,
Brothers Have Together.
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The above picture and the fol
lowing article appeared in Sun
day’s Atlanta Constitution, under
McDonough date line.
The accompanying picture rep
resents a state of facts probably
without a parallel in the whole
county.
All the brothers in the family,
four in number, known in Henry
county as the Nail brothers, enlist
ed in the same company of the
Confederate army, went through
the war between the states to
gether. came out unhurt and still
live in the county of their birth,
nearly sixty years after the war’s
close.
All were born in Henry county,
enlisted in Henry county and
joined Company H, Twenty-sev
enth Georgia regiment. Colquitt’s
brigade, at Camp Stephens near
Griffin.
They were in all the great bat
tles of the war in Virginia and
Maryland, and also in the battle of
Olustee, in Florida, and in the last
battle of the war. at Bentonville,
N. C.
Robert J. Nail is the eldest uf
the brothers and was born Sept
tember 29, 1835. He was in
charge of the baggage of Col
quitt’s brigrade when that com
mand surrendered at Lexington,
N. C. He was twice wounded,
once at Seven Pines and again at
Petersburg.
Locust Grove.
Mr. aud Mrs. Claud Gray and
family spent Sunday with the lat
ter’s mother at Indian Spring.
Mrs. R. C. Brown, Misses Allie
Mahone and Margaret Mahone
spent the week-end in Atlanta at
tending Grand Opera.
Miss Mamie Lou Upchurch spent
the week-end in Atlanta.
A party from Locust Grove at
tending Grand Opera Saturday
included Misses Marion Donovan,
Carrie Lee Combs, Lorena Combs,
Lula Gilliard, and Messrs. Mc-
Knight, Harris Brown, and Howell
Gardner.
Mrs. John S. Brown and Mrs.
J. L. Gardner were chaperones.
Misses. Prim, Sulu Wilburn, and
and Helen Smith, of L. G. 1., at
tended Grand Opera Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Combs
spent Sunda\ with Dr. and Mrs.
Ellis near Woodstowm.
T. J. Nail was born Februray 19
1839. Hetellsof how he often had to
travel by day and throw up
breastworks by night. In the
battle of Seven Pines he fought
all day, firing so continiouly that
he was using his fourth gun at
night. He was wounded twice in
the right arm at Cold Arbor. He
was again wounded and captured
near Raleigh N. C., in April, 1865
but escaped and was placed in the i
Raleigh hopital. There he was a- 1
gain captured by Sherman’s army
and was there paroled on May 12.
B. W. Nail was bornlDecember
31, 1841. He was not absent a
day without leave and had but
twenty days’furlough during the
war. He was part of the ambul
ance corps at Petersburg and was
one of a squard of eight who suc
ceeded in capturing an entire fed
eral regiment of 1,700 men.
R. W. Nail was born October 14,
1844. He was wounded in the
left wrist by a piece of shell, but
his hand was disabled for only a
few day.
The four brothers are among
Henry county’s best citizen. They
were noted for their strict integ
rity and high sense of honor.
They are very queit and retiring,
do not indulge in the use of pro
fane language and lead, a sober
and moral life. Having reared
excellent families, they are them
selves still strong and active.
Notice of Meeting
The Womans Missionary Society
of the Baptsit church will meet
twice each month instad of once
each month as formerly. The
meetings will be held on Mondays
after the second and fourth Sun
days in each month.
The meeting next Monday after
noon will be held at 3:30 o’clock.
Each membr of the Society is
earnestly requested to attend
these meetings-
Mrs. R. O. Jackson,
Pres. W. M’ S
Mrs. Julia McDonald and Mis.
S. W. Farrar left Tuesday for Car
rollton, to attend the meeting of
the Presbvterial Union of the
ladies’ missionary societies.
Mr. Timon Bowden, of Macon,
' spent the week-end here with his
I parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bow
, den.
LAND FOR SALE—C. D. Mc
■ Donald, McDonough, Ga. tf adv.
McDONOUGH, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MAY 8, 1914
MR. DAVID CATHY*
WRITES OF MEXICO.
Former Henry County Boy. Now
In U. S. Army, Sends Weekly
Long Letter.
We have the following letter
from Mr. David Cathy, which will
be read with interest by his Mc-
Donough ;nd Henry County
friends:
Dear Mr. Editor:
Will you kindly allow an old cor
j respondent asm ill space in your
I paper to tell the good old home
folk a few facts about out trouble
. in Mexico.
1 know the good people of dear
,o’d Henrv county would be glad
i to know a few straight facts about
the insult which was given to our
great nation by a general in com
and of the federalist political part
in Tampico, Mexico. He lit rally
j refused to valuta old glorv as or
dered by one of our naval officers
and it got on his toes, just as it
would any man who loves his
country. That is what all this
stir-up is about.
We ahe getting ready every day
to go, but do not know yet whether
we shall go or not. Neither do
our officers know. But you can
rest assured that Uncle Sam’s boys
are always ready to move on very
short notice.
War has not been declared yet.
All the newspaper correspond
ents are being paid to fill the col
umns of the great newspapers of
our land, but 1 am not getting amp j
thing for this and don’t want any- |
thing. lam only telling a few
things that are really true.
Everybody in the ne.ghborhood
of McDonough knows me and all
know that I am not an author of:
any kind. But I always could
shoot spuirrels pretty well, and I
think that, if I had it to do, I could j
pick off a Mexican nine shots out
of every ten.
I have all my equipment ready
to move. I have packed all my
blue uniforms av ay and we are
now answering all calls in fields un
iform, which is campaign hats and
olive drab uniform.
I heard my captain tell another:
captain the other day that he
didn’t have anything against
Mexico, and I’m somewhat on the
same ticket. 1 would like to see
Mexico but not badly enough to
go to war with it. I have seen
much of this old \yprld and I don’t
think I could miss very much by
never seeing Mexico.
1 think our noble President has
been, mighty cool headed about
the matter, because Congress and
the Senate have both given him
a free hand to u;e the land and
naval forces as he sees fit and he
seems to be very brave-minded.
What do we want with Mexico?
It is not civilized in many parts
and there is no extremely valuable
country there. It is tw r o-thirds
mountains. But if we have to go
down there we shall have it, unless
they lick us, and I don’t think
many of Uncle Sam’s boys have
cold feet.
Now, Mr. Editor, I don’t want
to take up too much space, so I
hope nobody has fallen asleep
reading this 'ittle piece of written
by an old pal who will never for
get dear old Henry county and its
people.
Henry David Cathy
Fort Terry, New York.
133 d Regiment, Company C.
JUDGE DANIEL MADE
ELOQUENT N
Our Genial and Brilliant Judge
Made Memorial Addresses at
Barnesville and Monroe.
Judge Daniel c iptivated Barnes
ville in his memorial address on
Monday, April the 27th, and Mon
roe on the preceeding Friday.
The Walton news says this of
his address at Monroe:
1 “Rev. W. P. King, pastor of the
First Methodist church in a happy
manner introduced Judge Robert
T. Daniei, of Griffin the orator of
i the day.
“Judge Daniel is one of the
south’s most eloquent speakers
and needs no introduction to our
people, having a state-wide repu
tation. On this occasion he sur
passed himself, delivering one of
the most forceful and masterly
memorial addresses ever delivered
in Monroe. In this speech he en
tirely vindicated the South in her
attitude in the war between the
1 states, using not mere sentimen
talities in his speech, but logical
reasoning.
“He paid beautiful and fitting
tributes to ‘the boys who wore
the gray,’ and also to the brave
women of the 60’s.”
And the Barnesville News-Ga
zette speaks of him as follows:
“Judge Robert f. Daniel deliv
ered the annual Memorial address
at Barnesville Monday. He was
accompanied to Barnesville by
Mrs. Daniel. An excellent pro
gram was arranged by the Barnes
ville Daughters of the Confederac /
for the celebration of Memorial
day and Judge Dani J delivered a
splendid oration.
MR. JOHN NAIL
CALLED BY DEATH.
Excellent and Aged Sandy Ridge
Citizen Died Thursday
of Last Week.
Mr. John Nail died at his home
in Bandy Ridge district on Thurs
day afternoon of last week at 4
o’clock.
Mr. Nail was one of Henry coun
ty’s oldest and best citizens. Up
right in his dealings and friendly
in all his relations with his fellows,
he was a citizen such as a com- 1
munity is the poorer for losing
The funeral and interment were
at New Hope Friday afternoon at
2 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Smith, of
Locust Grove, conducted the ser
vices.
He is survived by his wife: two
sons, Messrs. Wiley Nail and Jack
Nail: add one daughter, Mrs. Har
well Gunn.
Flippen.
Mrs. Cora Fields is spending
this week in Griffin.
Miss Rachel Rowan spent Sun
day nL;ht with Miss Lura Fields.
Mr. Guy Green spent Saturday
in Dames Ferry, the guest ot home
folk.
Mr. Candler Daily is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Harrnou Snow, of
Decatur.
Mr. Henrv Rowan has returned
home, after a pleasant visit to his
sister, Mrs. W. T. Nottingham, of
South Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Jord Johnson spent
Sunday in Jonesboro.
|M' pair
i* 0, HEARS DEATH S CALL.
I
Aged and Well Known Citizen
of Flippen District Died Tues
day of Last Week,
Mr. I. R. Pair d.ed at the State
Sanitarium at Milledgeville Tues
day of last week at noon.
Mr. Pair was 87 years of age
and was a familiar character to
the people of Henry county. Pos
sessing a kindly and neighborly
disposition, he had a host of
j friends who mourn his death.
With a bright mind and shrewd
; ohserver, his presence always
: added spice to any discussion.
The remains were shipped to
McDonough Wednesday afternoon
and the funeral and intermei t
1 were at the Flippen church Thurs
day morning at 10 o’clock. The
Rev. A. B. Sanders conducted the
services.
I Mr. Pair is s urved by five daugh
ters: Mrs. J. B. Rowan, Mrs. Liza
Palmer, Mrs. Ophelia Pearson,
Miss Della Pair and Miss Tommie
Pair: and four sons; Messrs. W. L.
> Pair, John R. Pair, Ray Pair, and
J. 0. Pair.
'Jjocals
Judge and Mrs. A. G. Harris and
Mrs. H. E. Cook are attending the
j Jacksoville reunion. On return
ing, they will go to Willacoochee
for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. 0. R.
Brown.
Miss Sarah Cagle and Mr. Odom
Ccig'v >.)f Atlanta, vv'cne the guests
of relatives here for the week-end.
Pleasant Hill Sunday School had
a delightful picnic at Dailey’s Mill
Saturday.
Mr. Howard Carmichael spent
Tuesday in Atlanta.
Messrs. I. M. Woodruff and John
Alexander visited Atlanta Tues
day.
Messrs. Hendley Daniel and
Hughie Turner made a bu c iness
trip to Atlanta Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Wentzell spent
Sunday in Jackson as the guest of
Mrs. Verna Wright.
Dr. Speer:
I am well pleased with the glass
es you fitted for me; I can now
read the finest of print,
adv. Mrs. J. H. Berry.
Misses Eunice and Ida Lou Tarp
ley spent the week-end in Atlauta
with Miss Ruby Langston.
Mr. Howard Carmichael has just
purchased a handsome hearse for
use in his undertaking business.
It is a beautiful grey in color and
in every respect is of the same
high standard as used in the large
cities.
FOR SALE—Good Hastings
corn in the shuck at market price.
Joe J. Smith, McDonough, Ga. tf
Adv.
Mr. R. H. Hairston spent the
week-end in Atlanta.
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FARM LOANS.
Money to loan on farm land
Brown & Brown.
Miss Hettie McCurdy spent the
week-end at her home in Stone
Mountain, and had Misses May
Tarver and Edna Earle Lindsey asj
her guests.
SI.OO A YEAR
