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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1915)
The Henry County Weekly FRANK REAGAN, khitok. Entered at the postoffice at McDon ough, Qa , as second-class mail matter. Advertising Hates furnished on appli cation. Official Organ of Henry County. M DONOUGH, GA., DEC. 17, 1915 Too much Middleman. The curse of the American farm er is the rapidly increasing, ex panding and perpetuating of mid dleman. No matter what the farmer raises or produces, or what price the ultimate consumer pays, the middleman and his cohorts and satellites get the bulk of it. When apples were rotting on the ground in many sections of the country last summer because the could not get a price sufficient to pay for marketing them the people of the cities were paying a nickel for thred little runts. If fair sized they were two for a nickel, and in many cases five cents each. Why can’t the farmers of this county baud together in some kind of an organization and do their own marketing without the .assistance of these grasping and devouring middlemen? Surely some method could be devised whereby their crops could be marketed jointly and in bulk and thus save the tremendous shrink .age that now goes into the pock ets of a horde of useless-go-be tweens. Orange growers in Florida have such an organization and are get ding better prices for their fruit ;and with less trouble. In Chicago there are a number of men who have purchased fruit and truck land in Alabama. They ihave formed an organization for rmutual advantage and protection •and one man disposes of all their \products direct to the retailers, realizing good prices on every commodity. There *e enough farmers in this cou to form a large and gjowerfu organization. Agents tcouldb* oointed in large cities ai d shi its made direct. The s< rvice mmerous middlemen w >uld i pensed with and the nr re a ofits would go into ,p eke 1 le farmers. i'h* g year promises to be o < at prosperity to the A m j i *ople. V I * the bulk of the farm e s i to a bunch of blood s j ches in disguise of n Eastman Times- J i. 1 JO sis on Three Acres. shipping from this •c ek of a car load of s >es, comes to our no ti J crop of these useful '.V . Poore raised this crop r O icres of his farm in I county. This three a ot much land, so he t i would experiment v es on it. seven sacks of guano o , planting in sweet po t the result is that he b the city Monday six b ~se loads of them, and ti nount again Tuesday, t >* e loads making about -4 Jli s. And he says that he h i ii hered a bit more than h f i ip. —Gainesville Herald. Local Overflow Fresh Dill Pickles at 15c per dozen. W. (). Welch. —Adv. , Miss Oza Johnson, of Fiippen, I was in town Tuesday. Mrs. A. W Turner is confined to her bed from an attack of la gripoe. Will pa highest price for scrap cotton, .1. S. Rodgers. Adv—l 2 24.2. Mr. Jim Ingram, of Jenkinsburg, spent Tuesday here with his brother. Mr. W. B. J. Ingram. Mrs. Id us Woodruff of Stock bridge was in town Saturday to see her sister, Mrs. R. W. Dick erson. Misses May Thrasher and Es ther Hooten spent last week end with Mrs. Idus Woodruff at Stock bridge. Mr. Harry Greer and his friend, Mr. Bob Bean, of Atlanta, motor ed down Sunday and spent the day with Mrs. W. J. Greer. We can furnish you all fruits you need Christmas, Oranges, Ap ples, Bananas, Raisins, Nuts, Tan gerines, Grapes, Cocoanuts and Grape Fruit. Adv. —McDonough Trading Co. Mr. Marvin Turner’s friends are sympathizing with him in his se vere suffering from an attack of his old trouble from his eyes. Miss Nell Fargason, who has been a guest in the home of Mr. Luther Fargason. her uncle, has returned to her home in Atlanta. Mrs. Ida Alexander has rented the residence next to that of Mr. A. N. Brown, and is moving into it this week from her country place. Mr. V. A. Harper and Messrs. Levin and Geiger motored over from Covington an spent Sup day with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Harper. Renewals solicited for all stand ard Magazines. Many attractive clubbing offers you should see. —Call or write me. Will appreciate your business. Laurie M. Ca venaugh.—Adv. Misses lone and Ethel Price, of the Sixth district, were in town Tuesday, Miss Ethel leaving on the afternoon train for Atlanta, where she will visit Mr. and Mrs. Will Price at their appartment in West End. The many Henry county friends of Mr. Otis. Cowan, of Marietta, are congratulating him on his marriage to Miss Willie Grace Waters on the 7th instant in Ma rietta. He is a brother of Rev. E. C. Cowan, of this ccunty. Mrs. T. J. Patterson has return ed from Atlanta, where she went to see her sister, Mrs. John Brown of Locust Grove, who is at an infirmary, where she under went last Friday an operation. She is improving, and will return home in a few weeks. Rev. Jonas Barclay will during Christmas week move his family to Barnwell, S. C. He is now packing and shipping his furni ture, in order that it may reach Barnwell by the time his family arrives. The people, regardless of denomination, regret to see this charming family leave. We can furnish you Oranges at 15c, 20c. 25c, 30, per. dozen.—Ap ples, sc, 10c, and 20c per dozen, Tangerines 20c dozen, Cocoanuts 5c and 10c, each, Grape Fruit 3 for 25c large size, Nuts 20c lb, all kinds, Cranberries 2 qts. for 25c, Celery 10c a bunch, Raisins 15c a lb. McDonough Trading Co. Adv. r v r n . Copeland-Turner i L ..Mercantile C 0.., Holiday sales of useful gifts is our season's specialty. You’ll find every thing useful desired. Let us know what you wish to give, and we’ll suit you with the right gift at the right price. Here’s Just a Few Hints: Fine Silk Ties - -50 c Fine Silk Hose -------- 50c Handkerchiefs -----5 c to 50c Box-Sets of Sox, Tie, and Handkerchiefs - - - up Supporters and Suspenders : n Holiday Boxes. Ladies’ Purses and Shopping Bags. Come in and see what we have. We have many other things. Copeland-Turner Mercantile Co, Kuhns the Photographer leaves Sunday. You’ll have to hurry if you want your picture made. Sat urday will be Mr. Kuhns last day here till after Christmas Dec. 26th Kuhn he will be back for 4 days only, Special prices. See his Photo Calenders the venfcthing for Chctstmasgifts. f - • 1 Sunday School Association Meets at Mount Carmel. Mt. Carmel M. E. church, West ern Division of Henry County Sunday School Association, will meet December 19, 1915, at 10 o’clock. 10 to 10:15—Songs. 10:15 to 10.30—Devotional Ser vices, H. W. Carmichael. 10:30 to 10:50—T. A. Horton, The Parents in the School. 10:50 to 11:10 —Col. Dorsey, The Teacher. 11:10 to 11:30 —Professor Wil liams, The Sunday School. 11:30 to 12:00—W. W. Milam, Forward Movement. DINNER. 1:30 to 1:45 —Song Service. 1:45 to 2:15 —Rev. H. S. Smith, Man’s Responsibility for His In fluence on the Boy. 2:15 to 2:4s—Rev. J. M. Gil more, Everybody in the Sunday School. 2:45 to 3:15 —Rev. C. A. Nor ton, What Can I Do in the Sun day School. Adjournment. FINEST Vol? AT LOWEST PRICES We do not charge one penny more than the price *e advertise. ONE PRICE SS SSF Best Gold Crowns Woi k . . Painless Method. Skillful Ope-ators of years’ experience. We wilt pay your rait • road fate to Atlanta if your work amountM to ai much a* $ 10. One Price Cental Office, 10SV, WiCaatU ft. Cac.ff&chcll Atlanta. Ga. Automobile Club Henry County Weekly 25 FREE VOTES | Nunn; of Candidate] [Address] This coupon will count for fifty free votes when properly filled out, sent or brought to The Henry County Weekly Office. HIS TREATMENT IS REMARKABIE. Ex-Passenger Agent for North ern Pacific Discusses Former Trouble. Nearly everybody in Knoxville, especielly ruilrnad people, know Captain F. S. Patty, for twelve years district passenger agent for the Northern Pacific railroad, with local offices in Chattanooga and general offices in St. Paul Minn. On account of generally failing health Captain Patty was forced to discontinue active work and for the past few years has been making bis home in Knoxville, w here he numbers bis friends by his ao puaintances. He is a kind, genial gentleman of the old school and is beloved by all who know him. The following interesting statement was made by him in person to the Tanlac representative: ‘1 am Ii!) years eld and always en joyed good health up to about six years ago, when I suffered a ner vus breakdown and my general health gradually failed me. My principal trouble was indigestion and catarrh, but my whole system seemed to be out of shape. My con dition finally got so bad I couldn’t sleep at night and always after eat ing I would suffer so from indiges tion and heartburn that 1 felt just like there was a coal of lire in m> stomach. Mv hearing and vision were also affected I consulted [ several doctors here m Knoxville and other cities and they helped me considerably and I finally got so ] could go around, but somehow I just couldn’t feel right and could not sleep at night, which made me awfully nervous, and nothing 1 would eat seemed to agree with me. “I began reading about this Tan lac when you first came here, but did not decide to try the medicine until I talked with a friend of mine who had actually used it. He said it was the best thing he had ever taken, and that was sufficient proof for me. “1 have just finished the first hot tie and ct.me here this morning, notonlv to buy the second bottle, but to tell you just what it has done for me*. 1 began enjoying toy meals from the first few doses. My nervousness is gone and I can sleep like a child and always wake up in the morning ready for breakfast and feeling refreshed. lam very fond of onions, but was almost afraid to eat them, beeause, they al ways disagreed with me so ; I conld taste them for hours afterwards. 1 ate one for dinner the other day and it agreed with me perfectly and I felt no had after effects whatsoever. 1 tell you lam begin ing to feel like a different man and am always going to keep this Tan lac on hand. It has done me more good than anything else in the medicine line I have ever taken. 1 certainly do recommend it to my friends. It is really remarkable Tanlac is sold exclusively in Mc- Donough by the McDonough Drug Company. Taniac is sold exclusively in” Hampton by H. A. Moore.
