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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XIJ.
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Laugh and grow fat.
Oh, you iittie red bug!
1916 nearly half gone.
Bumper blackberry crop.
Singing at Oakland next Sun
day.
“General Green” is giving the
farmers a little tussle.
Miss Ether Cagle and MiSs Pearl
Blasingame of Atlanta were the
week-end guests of Mrs. W. G.
Thom non.
Mr. Henry Gunter and family of
South Georgia formerly 'Of Mc-
Donough, spent several days with
relatives here last week.
Sheriff W. A, Ward and Mr. S.
E. Coker attended the all-day ser
vice at Mt. Zion church Sunday.
Plans are on foot to erect a
new house of worship at Pliila
delohia church in the near future.
Prof. W. E. Mitchell, who was
principal of Union Graded School
the past term, has moved Ills fam
ily to Kennesaw, Ga., where he
will engage in teaching.
Messrs. A. C. Norman, 0. L.
Thompson and A. J. Upchurch at
tendsd the all-day singing at Riv
erdale Sunday.
Rev. R, B. Harrison of Bethany,
wbo was recently called to the
pastorate of Teamon church, lias
also recently been called as pas
tor of the church at Sunny Side.
In the death of Mr. J. T. Sowell
Henry county has lost one of her
best citizens. The writer of this
article knew Tom Sowell in his
young manhood days when he
begun his start in the business
world: as a farmer on the red hills
of old Tussahaw, and the success
he made in the business and com
mercial world, is a living monu
ment to his memory, and he w ill be
sadly missed bv his friends and
loved ones. Peace to his ashes.
We to chronicle the
death of Mrs. Cicero Daniel which
occurred‘at her home in Tussa
haw district last Saturday. She
was 77 years of age and is sur
vived by several children and a
large number of relatives. She
leaves two brothers: Mr. W. A.
Turner of McMullen’s district, and
Mr. J. B, Turner of Macon; one
sister: Mrs. H. L. Dunn of McDon
ough. Her husband preceded
her to the grave about twelve
months ago. Her remains wei>
laid to rest in the cemetery at
Philadelphia church Sunday after
noon, being followed to her last
resting place bv a large conrours
of friends and relatives. The fu
neral services were conducted by
her pastor, Rev. J. J. Copeland of
Locust Grove, and Rev. H. S.
Smith of McDonough.
Card of Thanks.
-We want to thank our neigh
bors and friends for their kind
ness showm to us in the sickness
and death of our beloved mother.
We cannot express our gratitude
in words to them, but may our
Heavenly Father bless each one
with His richest blessings. And
we also want to thank Dr. E. G.
Colvin for his untiring faithful
ness to alleviate her psin and suf
fering. Also Dr. J. A. Combs,
who faithfully administered unto
her. May God’s choicest bless
ings rest with each one, is our
prayer. MRS. G. R. WILSON,
Miss Dollie Daniel,
Mr. L. H. Daniel,
Mr, L. C. Daniel,
Mr. E. Daniel.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
“A Kentucky Belle" at
Flippen School, June 30
The Vo tin j People's Missionary
Society will present “A Kentucky
Belle” Friday evening, June 30, at
8 o’clock, at Flippen school house.
Proceeds to go for benefit of Flip
pen church. Admission, 10 and
15 cents.
CAST OF CHARACTERS : '
Miss Muriah Douglas a maiden Udv
with aristocratic tendencies
- . Willie Mae Glass
Isabel Douglas, niece of Miss Douglas,
with democratic tendencies
- - Willie Ronntree
Marie Van Harlenger, friend of Isabel
May Glass
Col. Win. McMtllen, suitor to Isabel
Canuler Dailey
Dr. Blake, a middle aged practitioner
George Palmer
Miss Madden a trained nurse
Carrie Riley
John Cason Gordon, alias Jack Cason, a
wealthy student of sociology
- - - Hugh Fannin
Mrs- Gordon, sister of John Cnshn Gui
don - - ■ Lara Fields
Miss Gordop, sister of John Cason Gor
don ----- Leslie Pair
Cindy, negro maid - - Harp Nash
Henry, negro boy, engaged to Cindy
- . . .11. S. Pless
Four Telephone Linemen.
Hospital Memorial.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Wesley Memorial Hospital will ob
serve the 2t3th anniversary of the
birth of John Wesley on June 28th
vith a linen shower for the hos
pital.
It, is the desire of the Missionary
Society of the McDonough Metho
list church that ull ladies of the
church cooperate and help make it
a great success. All donations
will pleuse be sent to the home ot
Mrs. B. E. Horton on the appoint
ed day.
It is preferred that the linen l»e
nail white. Below is printed a
list of the article-# needed by the
lospital and the dimentions of
ame:
Spreads 72x90, sheets 72x99, pil
low cases 36x42. bath towels, face
towels, tea towels, dresser scarfs
r >, washstand scarfs 24x30, ta
ble covers 20x36 and 36x36, table
cloths 2x2 1-2 and 2x4 yards, cash.
The Woman's Club
Whs delightfully entertniued Tues
day afternoon hy Mrs. Farrar, Mrs.
Ed Copeland and Mrs. Patterson,
at the home of the former. The
subject ‘"Georgia” was still the
topic of study, and each member
answered the roll cal! with a short
history of some county of Georgia.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Asa L mon, with
Mrs. Fouche as joint hostess.
The members of the club wish to
extend their heartiest thanks to
Mr. Gilmore for the gavel with
which he pie sen ted them at their
last meeting :
Program for duly 4-5 :
Music —Vic tr ola.
Parliamentary Law —Mrs. E. M.
Copeland,
Yazoo Land Fraud, John Mil
legde and James Jackson, J7!»5-}b]4
Mrs. R. H. Hankinson.
Mnoic —Vicfr la.
Reading, Selection from Uncle
Remus —Mrs. T A. Slouj), Sr.
Answer roll-call with counties in
Georgia.
Roberts-Brogden.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Brogden of
Suwanee, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Stevie, to Mr.
William Quillian Roberts, which
was quietly solemnized Thursday
morning, June 15, at their resi
dence. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts left
immedintely for points East, and
will be at home to their friends
after July 1, at Suwanee. —Atlan-
ta Journal.
Mrs. Roberts, as Miss Stevie
Brogden, has visited McDonough
a number of times, as the guest of
Mrs. Will Peace, and has many
friends here who will be interest
ed in the announcement of her
wedding. x
McDonough, Georgia, Friday, june 23. im
First Cotton Blooms
Reach The Weekly
The season's first cotton blooms
reported tqr Henry county reach-
The Weekly office last Monday
morning, June 19. Mr. W. H. 11.
Barham, the hustling first-bale
farmer of Sandy Ridge district,
and Fred Wise, one of his excel
lent colored tenants, found two
blooms each on the above date.
Tuesday morning Mr. John
Brown, Locust Grove’s popular
postmaster and progressive farm
er, phoned The Weekly of his
discovery of an open bloom Sun
day.
Considering the retarded condi
tions this is earlier than
expected, and - 'others will
rapidly foljow, as the recent
growing weather has .put new life
into the crops and nearly all the
farmers have fine prospects.
Forbes-McKinnon.
The wedding of Miss Lillian Mc-
Kinnon and Dr, Marcellus M. For
bes was an event of Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock, faking place
at the Jackson Hill Baptist church,
the Rev. F. C. McConnell officiat
ing.
Mrs. E. C. Beuchler, of An
thony, Fla., and Mrs, W. T. Moyers,
of Atlanta, were matrons of hon
or; Mr. L. O. Forbes, of Chatta
nooga, Tenn , best and Dr.
Robert E. L. Tolbert, grpoipsman*.
Tlje usher's were Mr. T. JVlcKkv
non, Mr. L. C. Forces.,. TlL X. S*
McKinnon, and
The wedding march was played by
Fred J. Hunter, and Miss Ethel
Milligan rendered a beautiful solo
preceding the ceremony.
The bride wore a beautiful trav
eling suit of blue taffeta, with
accessories to match, and her
flowers were valley lilies and
bride’s roses. The matrons of j
honor wore lingerie gowns of
pink and white and carried bou
quets of pink and white sweet*
peas.
The above from Sunday’s At
lanta Journal will be read with
pleasure by the many Henry coun
ty friends of Mr. Forbes.
Does the Shoe Fit You?
y Similar to 23rd Psalm.
1. My wife is my boss I shall
not deny.
2. She maketh me lie down be
hind the bed when swell company
comes and- she leadeth me up
broad street.
3. She restoreth my pocket
book after she hath spent all its
contents on hobble skirts and the
atre tickets, and she leadeth me
up the main aisle at church for
her new hat’s sake.
4. Ye-a though I walk more
than half the night through dark
ness with crying baby, 1 will not
rest; for she is behind me. Her
broom stick and her hat pin they
do everything but comfort me.
5. She prepareth a cold snack
for me, then maketh a bee line for
an aid society. She anointeth my
iiead with the rolling pin occasion
ally. My arms runneth over with
bundles before she is hall done
her shopping.
6. Surely her dressmaker’s and
| milliner’s bills shall follow me all
the days of my life; and I will
dwell in the house of my wife
forever.
For Sale —Pianos and Organs.
Famous Kimball sold under guar
-1 antse. Post card Rt. 3 Box 24 Mc
■ Dono, will reach me. D. A. Nolan.
A Good Woman
Goes to Her Reward
The death of Mrs. Cicero Daniel
occurred at the old family resi
dence in Tussahaw district last
Saturday, June 17, 1916, in the
78th year of her age.
Mrs. Daniel was a member of
one of the largest and most prom
inent families of Henry county,
where she was born and reared,
being a daughter of the late Levi
Turner. She was one of the
sweetest and most lovable of
characters, with a daily beauty
about her life which won the
hearts of all wbo knew her. She
was a consecrated Christian, be
lieving in-the fatherhood of God
and die brotherhood of man, scat
tering flowers along life’s path
way to let into the dark places
the sunshine of human sympathy
and human happiness. Hers was
a mission of love. During the
Civil War it is said of her, that
one of her delights was to gather
provisions and other mementos
of home to send and cheer the
“soldier boys”. To her influence
largely was probably due the es
tablishing of Philadelphia church,
and she was full of good works
throughout life.
Funeral services were held at
Philadelphia Sunday afternoon,
Rev. H. S. Smith and Rev. J. J.
Copeland paying beautiful tributes
to the memory of the deceased,
the remains being laid to rest be
her- husband, who preceded
*hef I*p the grave about
months ago. A large concourse
of relatives and friends gathered
in the last sad respects, and beau
tiful flowers covered the bier, be
speaking peace. w purity and im
mortality.
Besides several sons and
is survived
by tjp b/ethers, Mr. W. A. Tur
ner, of MqMtOj,e'tFp v Mr. J. B. Tur-
MaCon. ° Np sister, Mrs.
; Xlqugh.
;M Hindus Escape.
Wfun (fame-wear Being a horri
ble tragedy was nothing short of
miraculous when the auto of Dr.
J. G. Smith, with himself, little
daughter, and little Mary Weems,
turned over on the embankment
near the “Red Hill Johnson” place
last Friday,
In meeting a mule which had
“shied” at the machine, Dr. Smith
ran closer to the edge than he
was aware, when suddenly the
car plunged over the embank
ment, completely pinning the three
occupants underneath.
Fortunately the accident was
witnessed by a party of wheat
threshers near the scene, who
immediately released the victims
by raising the car.
When found that aside from
one considerable cut under the
arm pit of little Mary Weems, all
were unhurt, it was truly a source
ofcongratuiation to the entire par
ty —for indeed was the escape a
miraculous one.
Attends Funeral.
Mr. J. S. Rodgers, and daugh
ters, Misses Nannie Missie and
Mary Lou, attended the funeral of
Mr. J. A. Kimbell in Jackson, one of
the unfortunate victims of the
skating rink wreck in Atlanta.
Mr. Kimbell was a brother of Mrs.
Rodgers, and was well komvn in
McDonough,, having many friends
; here who sympathize with the
sorrowing relatives.
Congressman Wise
at Home on a Visit
Congressman J. Walter Wise of
the Sixth district was one of the
welcome callers at The News and
Sun office Tuesday. Mr. Wise is
back home on a short visit on
business. He says it is dull in
Washington now, since the party
leaders are all in St. Louis, and he
thought it was a good time to get
off for a few days.
Mr. Wise is in the best of health.
The climate in the National Capi
tal is agreeing with him, and he
likes there so well that be wants
lo remain on the job as congress
man. In this connection, Mr.
Wise says he is meeting with
much encouragement in his race
to succeed himself as representa
tive from this congressional dis
trict. His friends all over the dis
trict are standing loyally by him
and he is confident he will be re
turned to Washington.
It is not known whether Mr.
Wise will have opposition or not,
but this is not worrying his friends,
who believe that lie is entitled to
a second term and that the voters
think the same way about it. Mr.
Wrse has made an enviable record
so far and will be in a position to
render more valuable service to
his constituents in the future. —
Griffin News.
Mr. Wise was also in McDon
ough last Saturday, where he was
warmly greeted by his old home
friends, who were to>
see- him enjoying the best of
stealth,
Report of Woman’s Club.
Airs. R. H. Hankinson made the'
following interesting report at the
meeting of the State Woman’s
Club in Macon last week:
“The idea of the formation of
the McDonough Woman’s Club
was first mothered by Mrs. R. T.
Daniel of Griffin two years ago.
But it remained for Mrs. Bruce
Jones to carry out the idea and
finally to come to McDonough
from Macon and become sponsor
for our existence. Under such
splendid auspices we were usher
ed into clubdom on April 17, 1916.
“Thirty-eight charter members
were enrolled, thus placing
the treasury. However, $3 fled
from us that same hour as a fed
eration fee, and Fox’s Parliament
ary Usage was purchased at a
cost of 75c. Plans were formu
lated, however, for the giving of
a play, the proceeds of which
should serve as a financial nu
cleus.
“The club was made compre
hensive so as to include civic, edu
cational, program and social fea
tures.
“The educational committee
chose the building of a town libra
ry as their first work, and Ims al
ready secured fifty volumes cf
fiction and history.
“The program committee chose
as the work for the year the
‘Study of the South in History and
Literature.’
“The civic committee chose to
bend all efforts toward cleaning
the town and placing a coping
around the square.
“The social committee promises
a pleasing half-hour after every
meeting.
“So, owing to extreme youth,
we can report only plans rather
than results; but, as we grow old
er we hope to do credit to the
Sixth district and go forth glory
unto glory.”
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