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The Henry Count/ Weekly
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HON. J. F. WALL REACHES
END OF USEFUL LIFE.
Oldest McConoug Lawyer Died
Suddenly in His Office Fri
day Afternoon.
The Hon. J. F. Wall died sud
denly in his office in the court
house Friday afternoon at 2
o’clock.
He and his son, Mr. Tom Wall
were in the office together. Col.
Wall rose to leave the room and
had his hand on the door knob
when he uttered a low cry and
fell backward on the floor. Dr.
Tye was called and reached Col.
Wall’s side almost at once but life
was extinct when the doctor came.
The sad and sudden event was
a great shock to our whole city
and the county as well. Even
that day, as well as for several
days, he had been apparently in
excellent health. He had been in
good spirits and cheerfully jesting
and talking with his friends about
the court house.
Col Wall was 63 years of age
and had been an active and prac
ticing attorney for about 38 years.
At the time of his death lie was
the oldest lawyer in the county in
point of years.
Beginning without even the or
difnary educational advantages, he
became, by loyalty and application
to his chosen profession, one of
the safest counsellors and ablest
advocates at the bar of the State.
The fact that he was intensely
human, in the higher and more ap
pealing sense of the term, added
to his power and effectiveness as
an advocate. With all the tre
mendous mental energy of his
being, he believed in human liber
ty and human rights. He was al
ways thoroughly convinced of the
justness of his client’s cause and
being so, he was ever loyal to his
client in the prosecution or de
fense of that cause to the very
last recourse.
He loved the law and was intol
erant of anything which tended
in the least to lower its dignity or
soil its sacredness.
And, crowning the ardor and
ability of the advocate and accent
uating and mellowing them into a
pleasing prospect, was the honored'
the man. An honest man always,
he was just as surely an honest
lawyer. All who entrusted tkeit
affairs to h s h inds at the s;me
tune gave to him a heir care for
such .nans, for he was as dm gent
u.i . c.uvi'u. tor tn.'m as were the
ci . the msr V; .-i.
■ i n’uS on. i>i lae moat i dense
ly .. voted . » til- a. ne that we
ev • a . .V . hi--- hme was
a sa b i : -t in ils lift.
W ;Lh sal ::i * . > .on to ; ii on hr
p . .d th j uostinted contribu
t. >u oi iia every member n
Ca r ;i i ■. ■ r, it .i.isaivvays
l>t i■ ■ r . in 'ne life anu
c ■». e.'i oi til*.- to wn.
I : was n>. oaa.nge ii it such a
m i aad c >aaii ■ a friends. He
h 1 them every whet a and every
w e. * they mourn the departure
• : a friend of rare value.
The funeral services were held
at the McDonough Methodist
church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. The Rev. J. M. Gilmore
and the Rev. H. S. Smith conduct
ed the services. The latter
preached a brief and eloquent ser
mon, tilled with Christian cheer
McDonough, Georgia, fliday February 12, 1915.
MR. WILLIAM MITCHELL
HEARS DEATH S CALL.
Aged nnd Excellent Mt. Carmel
Citizen died Saturday
Morning.
Mr. William Mitchell died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. G. W.
Pritchett, near Mt. Carmel, Satur
day morning at 9 o’clock.
Mr. Pritchell was 75 years of
age and was one of Henry coun
ty’s best citizens. He was a man
of upright life and strict integrity.
In his personality he was a lov
able man and had many friends
wherever his acquaintance ex
tended.
The funeral and interment were
at Mt. Carmel Sunday morning at
11 o’clock. Rew Mr. Towns and
the Rev. Dan Henderson conduct
ed the services.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by four
daughters: Mis. J. S. Floyd, Mrs.
G. W. Pritchett, Mrs. J. W. Foster,
and Mrs. A. W. Hood: and four
sons; Mr. Will M. Mitchell, Mr. G.
E. Mitchell, Mr. Jack Mitchell, and
Mr. J. G. Mitchell.
Conley.
After a long silence, I have
come knocking at your doer again.
I think thht, if the farmer wall
plant plenty of corn, wheat, and
oats and raise his own meat and
not plant much cotton, only enough
to buy a little salt to season his
peas with, tor you can hear old
people talk about eating peas
cooked in s ilt and water during
the War Between the States and
none perished then, and I am sure
none will perish now, if all wiil
serve God ana quit talking- hard
times so much, for we are all hav
ing a good time, if we look at it
right and on the bright side 'rat if
we keep looking for trouble, we
will surely keep finding it.
Little Miss Margie James has
been right sick tor the past few
days. We hope she will soon re
cover.
Mr. Parker and family attehded
the singing at EUenwood Sunday
evening.
Old uncle Allen Estes and wife
are both still very feeble.
Mr. Frank Moore seems to think
that winter has almost broken, for
he has gone to running up ter
races to-day and getting ready for
farming again.
and comfort and hope and por
;ray ng the eternal hope in the
one and only unchangeable One.
The interment at the McDor
ough eeii.f ery followed the serv
ices at the church.
The profusion of floral offerings
attested the large' number of
friends which he had and their
respect for his memory and lor
his loved ones.
The surviving members of the
McDonough bar acted as pail
bearers.
Col. Wall is survived by Mrs.
Wall: one daughter, Miss Nina
Wall: three sons; Mr. To n Wall;
Mr. David Wall, of Fayetteville;
and Mr. Jim Frank Wall; three sis
ters: Mrs. J. M. F. Barron, of Mil
ner; Miss Susan Wall and Miss
Mary Wall, both of Locust Grove;
and one brother: Mr. Newman
Wall, of Locust Grove.
BIRD FOUNTAINS ARE
BECOMING POPULAR
With Little Effort One Can Sur
round Home With Many Beauti
ful Little Songsters.
The pleasing essay, “The Ideal
House,” written some years ago
by Robert Louis Stevenson, re
veals his love for birds in a very
few lines, which brings to mind
the bird fountains which are
so popular nowadays with so many
people. These little fountains are
nothing mofe or less than the or
dinary porcelain basin elevated on
a pole about six feet from the
ground. Sand is then put in the
bottom of the basin after which it
is filled with water, then oec.is
.sionally throw a little bird seed
around, and there you are. This
j
done in the early spring will at
tract a number of s.veet songsters
The red bird, ttie blue jay, thrush,
woodpecker and myraids of others
will gather around these fountains
to enjoy each others’ chatter. A
lever of bird > tried this in Macon
last year and was most successful.
Stevenson’s article began with
a description of the grounds and
then to his “ideal garden.” as fol
lows:
“Nor mitgt the, ear be forgotten;
without birds, a garden is a prison
,-ard. Th me is a garden net r
Marseilles on a steep hillside,
walking by which, upon a sunny
morning, your ear will suddenly
be ravished with a burst of small
and very cheerful singing; some
score of cages being set out there
to sun their occupants This is a
heavenly surprise to any passerby;
but tb'e price paid to keep so many
ardent and winged creatures from
their liberty will make the luxury
too dear for any thoughtful pleas
ure !nv ( '-. There is rnlv one sort
of bird that 1 can tolerate caged,
though even then I thi lk it h ird,
and that is called in France the
Bee d’Argent. I once had two of
these pigmies in captivity; and in
the quit ? bare house upon a silent
street where I was then living,
their song, which was not much
louder than a bee’s, but airily
musical, kept me in a perpetual
good humor. I put the cage upon
my table when I worked, carried
it with me when I vve’nt for meals,
and kept it by m head at night;
the first thing in the morning
these maestrini would pioe up.
But these, even if you c in pirdon
their imprisonment, are for the
house. In the garden the wild
birds must plant a colony, a chorus
of the less r warbiers that sh >u d
be almost deafening; a blackbird
in the lilacs, a nighteng.de dovtn
the lane, so that vou must stroll
to hear it, and yet a little fai th, r,
tree tops populous with rooks.”
Mr. and Mrs Go don
Barnes Lose Infant Son.
Grady, the fourteen months
old son or Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Barnes died at his parents’ home
in Tussahaw distric; Friday morn
ing at 2:30 o’clock.
He was a bright little fellow
and his death takes from his par
ents’ home the source of their
greatest cheer.
The funeral and interment were
at Cork Saturday morning at 11
o’clock. The Rev. J. J. Copeland
conducted the services.
If withjpleusure you are viewing any work a man is doing,
If you like him or you love him, tell him now;
Don’t withhold your approbation till the parson m ikes oration
As he lies with snow v lillies o’er his brow; «
1 * '
For, no matter how you shout it, he won’t reallv care about it;
He won’t know how manv teardrops you have shed;
if you think some praise is due him, now’s the time to slip it to haw
For he cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead!
More than fame and more than money is the- comment kind asn>3.
surrhy
And the hearty, warm approval of a friend.
For it gives to life n savor, and it yiakes you stronger, braver,
And it gives you heart and spirit to the end;
If he earns your praise—bestow it; if you like him let him know if;
Let tlu words of true encouragement be said;
Do not wait till life is over and h?’s underneath the clover,
For he cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead!
—Ejl.
Nows Briefs.
Rev. J. M. Gilmore filled his
regular appointment at Sharon
Saturday.
Burglars broke into tht corn
crib of W.*E. Whitaker one night
last week.
“Buck’ Rape attended the Bid
ders’Convention in A'lVnbi L
week.
Perry Brown, of Orchard I’ 11,
has moved his family to McDono
ugh, occupying the olcTl*?A. Sloan
residence.
Col. J. F. Wall, whose sudden
heath occured ! w
greatly missed hv the people of
McDonough, and throe i ant th"
the entire state. Col. Wall was a
clever man, true to his b ; ads, all
of whom will sadly miss him.
We cannot refrain from again
calling attention to another edi
toral in Thel Weekly, wh: -h ap
peared in the last issu \in go'
to i he Go-To-Su nday-Sehool
movement. If you failed to read
it,"hunt.up your last Weekly and
read.
On every hand now you can
hear the cry of hard times. If
-'very person would resolve to
help some one in need, th * cry of
hard times would soon cease.
The other fellow needs your care,
he is at your side, he is every
where, help him if ou can.
There is nothing more pitifu
than a life spent in tiii iki ig of
nothing but self.
The Christian Index, the official
organ of Pie Baptist denomination
if Georgia, announces the recir >-
nent of Dr. T. P. Bell, who fo
twenty years has been the S mior
Editor of The Index. Hi- ret;:- -
tnent was due to impaired ’health
Me will be greatly mins 1 from
the columns of The Index.
Here are t .vo of th • saw rgs o
the f uncus evangelist B liv S i i
lay, to-wit: “Some of the w- re
devils in the wond, have their
■names on the church re con - ’
“S'ane people are so stingy ib.it
s
save their false teeth. They sing
‘Ninety and Nine,’ instead of ,01. i
Hundred.’ so is to save the 1 per
cent, and when they give 10 cents
a ray they hum, ’Co ' •
you, till we me -t ag un.’ ”
“Observer.”
Mr. J. A. Fouche and Miss Bess
Fouche left Tuesday for a three
weeks’ visit to Florida.
Do it Now.
jL) occds
On the 25th instant at 2Tdi
q\ lock Mrs. Paul Turner will
hostess to the Daughters of Use:
Confederacy.
FOR RENT —the cottage on de
pot street, recently occupied bv
W. S. Patrick. Mrs. Annie ML.
Nolan. AdL*r_
Mr I. Mrs. M. C. Low visibec?
j-Atlanta Monday.
• ; **
! Ms. JL L. Caimicheal sperflt
Tuesday in Atm ita.
i t _
! ■ i' A. S.oau spent Tuesday."
m Uia.i ; i.
Tiie Mission Study Circle will
meet Saturday afternoon wiMp
Miss Bess Bowden.
WANTED—I want to buy 500 >
bushels s. eckle peas. —J. 01,xd
Kmibeil Adv.
•
Tip T >p b, ead C ill, us for Tip •-
Top io if bread, the bread that is
a vays fresii. Copeland I'uroev
Merc. Co.
Mr. Harry Dunn visited Atlan.te.tt.
Tuesday.
Dr. A. R. Scott spent Tuesday. •
in Atlanta.
Mr. Edmond Worriil, of Coiurrs—
bus, was in our city Monday and
Tuesday.
’Mr. J. R. Green, of Julia, was ism
our city Tuesday.
Messrs. Robert McGarity
G. E. McGarity visited AtluEfcß
Sunday.
P - si’s, id L. R iginand D. V.
B nvden made an automobile visit,
to i lanta Tuesdiv.
■. B ■ it )ii N. il, of Emory
le., j , pent Sun i iy \we with bes.
j) i ii--, Mr. and Is. 11. B. NescHIIU
J : ani Mrs. .vHoJfin Coitv:*>. s
of near Locust jr >ve, spent tis'ci.-
we ic-e.id here. L i Mrs. E.nmu-
VVTiker.
li3S A nie Ni)i 4.1 spent'Monet®.*"
i l i.ln i n.
F; Jat fish,, N irfolk Oysters...
f. ip.., Cnuou„ - and Celery fox:
Saturday. Co t ifiaucb rurocsEr
xticrc, Co,
Mrs. T. A, Sloan aid
IMrs Paul Turner Entertains.
Mrs. T. A. Sloan and Mrs. Pa«
Turner entertained very deligfcfc
fully at the former’s beauti.fi*
home Wednesday afternoon, icu.
honor of Mrs. R. L. Turner.
SI.OO A YEAS?
