The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, January 28, 1916, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextLocal Happenings Fraternal Lodge No 37 F. & A.M. Regular communications of Fraternal Lodge No. !57 F ifc A M meet Ist and ;id Firday nights in each month. All duly qualified brethren fraternally and cor u laity invited to meet with r.s." J. E. Hooten, W. M. W. A. Harper, Sec, Days perceptibly longer. Mr. Harvey Fields went up to Atlanta Saturday. 7 bars Octagon Soap 25c Satur day. W. 0. Welch. Mr. J. S. Bond was down from Ellenwood Wednesday. The mule market is beginning to take on more activity. / Mayor E. M. Smith was in At lanta on business last Saturday. Mr. Clarence Harris came down from Atlanta to be at home Sun day. Mr. Howard Carmichael made a business trip to Atlanta last Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Brown were among the Saturday visitors to Atlanta. Mr. Chester Castellaw was up from Locust Grove on business Tuesday. Mrs. Annie Whitehead will be at the home of Mrs. Annie Nolan while the latter is on a visit to Florida for awhile. Miss Blanche Wentzell was call ed to Richmond, Va., last Satur day by the serious illness of her little nephew, Ernest Osgood. For Sale —Pianos and Organs. Famous Kimball sold under guar antee. Post ca r d Rt. 3 Box 24 Mc- Dono, will reach me. D. A. Nolan. Mr. Ray Pair was down from Flippen Tuesday and added his name to the list of appreciated new subscribers to The Weekly. T. A. Sloan & Co. have an in teresting advertisement of new goods in this issue of The Weekly the announcement of which as sures their customers of nice at tractions. Mrs. Annie M. Nolan and daugh ter, Miss Annie, left yesterday on a visit to relatives in Jacksonville, Fla., and before returning will go as far south as Tampa and per haps other points. Capt. J. T. Lowry, the popular Southern Railway conductor, is making a strong race for sheriff of Fulton county. The people along this end of the line would be delighted to see him pull the plum. Mr. John L. Gardner, the well known Locust Grove merchant, advertises low cash prices in our columns this week, which pur chasers will do well to read. Mr. Gardner is one of Middle Geor gia’s best business men. When you have eyetroubles you need not go to Atlanta to have thent examined and glasses fitted; just call on Speer, McDon ough, he uses the latest and most approved methods of examina tions ; the best glasses and stylish mountings. Col. Dozier Russell has been elected city attorney of Jackson, also captain of the military com pany there, which is pleasing news to his numerous Henry county friends. But few young lawyers have equaled Colonel Russell’s success since his entry into the profession, and he well deserves the honors and confidence of the leo tie among whom he has cast his lot. Next Tuesday is sale day. Not a very unusual siege of grip after all. 25 lbs. granulated sugar $1.60. W. O. Welch. Mr. Jim Scott of Conyers was in this city Friday. Miss lone Price of Flippen was in McDonough last Thursday. Mr. F, G. Dobson of Atlanta, spent Tuesday night in the city. Have you noticed the quickened stroke of the city clock? It’s better. ‘’Uncle Gus” Thrasher was a prominent passenger to Atlanta last Saturday. For Sale —Tombstones, third less in price and just as good as our competitors. Nolan Bros. Rt. 3 Box 24, McDono. 1 28 tf A change of schedule in the Columbus train from Atlanta last Sunday morning, puts Lts arrival an hour later in McDonough. /*■ Mr. Joel Bankston announces his shops for the new year in bet ter shape than ever, and places an attractive advertisement in The Weekly. The plumbers have been the most popular men in town. About thirty calls were put in at Stansell Sc Rape’s on account of “busted” pipes last week. The McDonough Trading Com pany has added a new meat mar ket to its business, under the management of Mr. Asa Oglesby. See advertisement in this*issue. Mr. Lee Hinton and wife and Mrs. Cora Fields visited the fami ily of Mr. J. F. M. Fields last Sunday evening. Mrs. Fields remained over for the week to be with her mother, Mrs. Thos. Fields. Messrs. W. W. DeLanev, W. W. Simmons, T. L. Ingram and C. H. Connally, a party of Southern Bell Telephone officials, stopped over at the Brown House Tuesday night on a motor trip from Atlanta. Parents, many school children complain of eyetroubles —gener- ally h.vperopid; if taken in time it may be remedied by convex glass es, if neglected it leads to serious consequences. Call on Speer tor free examinations. Rev. M. C. Liddell, the new pas tor of the Presbyterian church, is exepected to arrive with his fam ily today or tomorrow and will probably preach at the Baptist church Sunday. A cordial wel come awaits them in McDonough by our entire citizenry. Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Adams, of Luella, announce the en gagement of their sister, Miss Martha Anne Adams, to Mr. Epps Rowan, of the Sixth district, the ceremony to occur some time in February. Many congratulations go to the excellent couple in ad vance. Mr. John Rountree of Flippen, one of the now few who have been taking The Weekly ever since its first issue, called in last Friday to renew his subscription. Of course many changes have been made within this time. Mr. Rountree’s remembrance is duly appreciated. Hon. E. L. Rainey, member of the State Prison Commission, was a prominent visitor to McDon ough a few hours yesterday. Mr. Rainey is not only one of Geor gia's most efficient and popular officials, but is also editor of the Dawson News, a weekly paper ! with no superior in the State. Mrs. Ed Alexander of Atlanta spent last week w th her mother, Mrs. Ida Alexander. Misses Mary Ross Scott and Bess Hull of Conyers are guests of Mrs. D. W. Scott. Clerk Henry Hightower is re ceiving congratulations upon the arrival of a new baby girl. Several Communications arrived too late for this issue. To be in time, everything should be mailed Monday in order to reach the of fice Tuesday. Use our capital —build a money making business of your o mi sell ing our Sanitary Brushes. Big Profits. Exclusive Territory. North Ridge Company, Freeport, 111. Special attention is directed to the card of Capt. C. M. Speer in this issue. No one is better pre pared to serve you in his line, and it will save time expense when needing his services, rather than go off to the high priced specialists-. Money to Loan. A few thousand dollars of local money to loan on improved Hen ry county farm lands at 8 per cent interest; reasonable expense and no delay if property of un doubted value. Paul Turner, at torney at law, office in court house, McDonough, Ga. 2-12, 4 To my Friends and Cus. tomers. Being unable to dispose of my fixtures, I have decided to remain in business, and I take this occa sion to thank each of you for your business in the past and ask for your continued patronage —and can assure you that I will always give \ou the best for the money, it W. 0. Welch. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Hall’s Catarrh Cure has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five years, and has become known as the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Ho-ll’s Catarrh Cure acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex pelling the Poison from the Blood and healing the diseased portions. After you have taken Hall’s Catarrh Cure for a short time you will see a great improvement in your general health. Start taking Hall’s Catarrh Cure at once and get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Two Stores \ locust R grove trading co. I Two Stores The Cash System Stores having bought before the advance 700 barrels of Flour, 10,000 pounds Lard, 4,000 pounds Coffee. Am selling same below the market. Have left 70 tons Cotton Seed Hulls. Am closing out same at sl4 per ton. Pay cash for what you buy and save money. Prices for this week: Fancy Patent Flour $6.40; Compound Lard 10c; Good Coffee, 8 and 9 pounds, SI.OO My line of Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes is complete, having bought all the staples before the advance. Can save you money on these. I take this occasion to thank my many friends and customers tor their loyal support and patronage in the past and hope a continuation ot same. It is not my desire to lose a single customer by this change. PAY CASH and let what you owe be tor cash, then you will know just what you owe. \ ours truly, T-TTYT J* L. GARDNER Iwo btores. L g. trading co. LOCUST GROVE, GA. Pleasant Grove School As a friend and patron of Pleas ant Grove High School, 1 should like to make an expression con cerning the condition and prog ress of same. The enrollment has reached about 150 pupils. The faculty con sists of five teachers, and the dis cipline and management seem tu be almost perfect. Prof. T. J. Horton, our esteemed Principal, has the happy faculty of ruling his school by love rather than the rod. He has won the respect and love of his entire school a id com munity. The patrons feel under obligations to the trustees in se curing the services of such a good SOMETHING NEW We have opened up a new market in the Grocery Department of The McDonough Trad ing Company, and will appreciate your giving us a trial We will keep only good meats and sell at reasonable prices. Phone No. 105 at Mc- Donough Trading Company. Yours for service, McDonough Market Company, A. C. OGLESBY, Manager. To My Friends and Customers for 1916 lam better prepared to serve you than ever before. My department tor repairing and repainting automobiles is bet ter equipped than it has ever been. Recovering and building new auto and buggy tops done in the best possible manner. Also m.v general repair work and horseshoeing is kept up in first class style and everything promptly done. \ow is the time to have vonr auto overhauled and re painted while gasoline is high and the roads are had. Don’t fail to see me for the best of everything. JOEL BANKSTON, McDonough. Georgia. man to be at the head of our school. We can keep our chil dren at home and get high class instruction as the children in town get. We have a large music class which is appreciated very much by the community. Then, our corps of assistant teachers, Misses Jeffie Belk, Bessie Greer and Vida Moore, are as fine as we hope to get in the county. We think our school is one among the best in the county. We Mend Shoes, Harness, Guns and Pisto Is, Fly Screens new and old, Furni ture new and second hand, in fact anything that breaks. Mays & Rape, next door below postot'riee.