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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1916)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XU. Thar’s More in the Man Than Thar Is in the I and Bv SIDNEY LAMER (s <lm-*y L-mii'r, considered the greatest .Southern poet since Poe, was li trn . di. in. <Ja , February 3, 1842. He served in the Confederate Army and after the war engaged in literary work For a time he was lecturer in English lit* nture at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He died of consumption on September 7, 1881.) I knowed a man, which he lived in Jones, Which Jones is a county of red hills and stones, And he lived pretty much by gittin’ of loans, And his mules was nuthin’ but skin and bones. A ui his hogs was flat as his cornbread pones, And he had ’bout a thousand acres o' land. 'j us man —which his name vms also Jones— A swore that he'd leave them old red hills and stones For he couldn’t make nuthin’ but yellerish cotton, Apd little o' THAT; and his fences were rotten. A;at what little corn he had,HIT was boughten, And dinged ef a livin’ was in the land. Aad the longer he swore the madder he got, And he riz and he walked to the stable lot, Aad he hollered to Tom to come thar and hitch Fur to emigrate somewhat whar laud was rich, And to quit raisin’ cock-burrs, thistles and jich, And a wastin’ ther time on the cussed land. .So him and Tom they hisched up the mules, Pertestin’ that folks was mighty big fools That ’ud stay in Georgy ther lifetime out, , Jest scratchin’ a livin’ when all of ’em mought Git places in Texas whar cotton would sprout By the time you could plant it in the land. And he driv by a house wnar a man named Brown Was a livin’ not fur from the edge o’ town, And he bantered Brown fur to buy his place, And said that bein’ as money was skace, And bein’ as Sheriffs was hard to face, Two dollars an acre would git the land. They closed at a dollar and iifty cents, And Jones he bought him a waggin and tents, And loaded his corn, and his wimmin, and truck, And moved to Texas, which it tuck His entire pile, with the best of luck, To git thar and git him a little land. But Brown moved out on the old Jones farm, And he rolled up his breeches and bared his arm, And he picked all the rocks from off’n the groun', And he rooted it up and he plowed it down, Then he sowed his porn and wheat in the land. Five years glid by, and Brown one day (Which he’d got so fat that*he wouldn’t weigh). Was a settin’ down, sorter lazily, To the bulliest dinner you ever see, When one o’ the children jumped on hi,s knee And says, ‘Wan's Jones, which you bought his land.” And thar was Jones, standin’ out at the fence, And he hadn’t a waggin, nor mules, nor tents, Fur he had left Texas afoot and cum To Georgy to see if he couldn’t git sum Employment, and he was a lookin' as hum- Ble as ef he had never owned any land. But Brown he axed him in, and he sot Him down to his vittles smokin’ hot, And when he had filled hisself and the floor Brown looked at him sharp and riz and swore That “Whether men’s land was rich or poor Thar was more in the Man than thar was in the Land.” More Heavy Rains. Decidedly the heaviest rain yet fell in this section Sunday night, the downfall lasting a solid hour and a ciuarter. Everything around town was completely overflowed, more washouts and damages per haps never being known here. From the eastern portion of the county come the worst reports, small streams being highest on record, with much destruction. The Rodgers bridge over Beth any branch, 20 or 25 feet high, thought to be absolutely out of reach, was completely wrecked. Johnson Hill bridge was swept aw ay and the fill considerably damaged. The bridges in Mr. W. A. Craig’s bottoms and across Tussahaw cn < were both destroyed, while the dam at Wynn’s mill repairs upon which had just been com pleted from previous damages, was again swept away. Two or three rural route car riers were unable to make their full rounds. Both Lowe’s and Thrasher’s fish ponds broke, the cement pool of Mr. Lowe being undermined on one corner and collapsing. Altogether it is the wettest A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. Rate Meeting. The State Deuartment of Agri culture expresses particular grati fication over the fact that farmers all over Georgia are exhibiting such strong interest in the hear ing to be, in August 17, before the State Railroad Commission, on the petition of the railroads for in creases in rates. “This department has heard from many sections, said Commis sioner Price, “and it looks as if the farmers will be properly rep resented before the commission. This department will do every thing within its power to resist rate increase, particularly on products of the farm and those articles of merchandise which the farmers freely use. But in this effort we need help, all the help we can get. I feel confident now that it wiil be forthcoming, and that Georgia farmers will be strongly represented before the Commission when the hearing is called.” summer season within the memo ry of the “oldest inhabitant,” with bad washes and great damage to crops, bridges, etc. Awful reports come from the mountains of North and South Carolina, where many lives are lost and millions of dollars worth of property swept away in mills and factories. McDonough, Georgia, Friday. july 21. urn : OBSERVER : Dog days next. Oh ! you weather prophet. Plant rutabaga turnips. Lost —Lots of dry dirt. Wanted enthusiasm in one Governor’s race. Found That nobody knows anything about the weather. Mr. Jack Jenkins of Baxley is the guest of n#latives and friends near Bethany. * Mr. W. J. Pendley attended a big all-day singing in Pike county last Sunday. Mr. Tom Thomas of Atlanta i, made a business' trip to McDon ough last Saturday. Mr. Boykin Newman spent the - # week-end with relatives and friends near Jonesboro. The Flippen school will give the play, “Kentucky Belle” at Union Grove school house near Bethany on the night of Jtfly 29. Prof. S. E. Coker left Sunday for Warm Spiings, where he goes to teach a twenty days’ singing school at that place, before re turning home. The recent high water washed out the middle pillar of the steel bridge at Island Shoals, and the bridge was broken in twain in the middle, which is a considerable loss to Henry and Newton coun ties. : v * * -• "r- Mr. B. W. Nail who ha’s been in declining health for some months is no better, but gradually contin ues to grow worse. Uncle Burl has a host of friends who sympa thize with him in his affliction. Mr. Joseph Murphey, a brother of Mrs. Horner V. Adamson, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Georgia Buptis. Hospital in Atlanta, is now out of danger and on the road to recovery. Mr. Sam Gardner, a young man of near Lucust Grove, whp was thrown from his buggy, by a run away mule, about three weeks ago m McDonough and painfully injured, is slowly recovering from the effects of the injury he re ceived. Revival services are in progress at Timberridge church this week. The pastor, Rev. M. C. Liddell, is being assisted by Rev. Mr. Hemp hill and the services will continue tor several days. Brother Liddell assisted in a meeting at Stock bridge last week, the singing be ing conducted by S. E. Coker of McDpnough. The friends of Mr. Pink Cope land, a former citizen of this coun ty, will regret to hear of his death which occurred at his home in Texas on June 27th. He was a brother of Mr. J. A. Copeland oi McDonough. He was 74 years of age and is survived by his wife and several children, and a large number of friends and relatives. Uncle David Morgan, who re sides at the old Nelson place near McDonough, is an example that is worthy of imitation to all young men on the farm. He has sold over 150 bushels of potatoes of la ; t year’s crop at $1 per bushel; nevef goes to the city without something to seli; has an orchard that furnishes ripe fruit from May Oakland Dedicated. On last Sunday Oakland Baptist Church, which is located four miles west of town on the upper Hampton road, was dedicated, Dr. John G. Harrison of Mercer Uni versity preaching the dedication sermon. Rev. J. M. Gilmore, the present pastor, helped to organize this church about three v airs an •, eleven members constituting the church; and since their organiza tion the membership lias increased to about thirty-five; the splendid church building is indeed cr dit able to that community and stands as a monument to their loyalty and sacrifice. In the morning a large con course of people filled the build* ing and listened to an able sonnon on the work of the church and place in the world, by Dr. Harri son, after which Rev. Robert Har rison of Bethany delivered the keys of the church to the deacons, Messrs. 1). C. Carmichael and E. M. Barnett in an impressive man ner, Mr. Barnett responding, after which dinner was served on the grounds. Preaching again in the afternoon by I)r. Harrison. Bro. Gilmore and the church are to be congratulated on their church building, also on the ser vices Sunday, and the good dinner which they had prepared. Their protracted meeting begun Monday and will continue for sev eral days, Bra *GflmoFer doing ;hy preaching. ♦ Convict Shot. Charlie Willingham, one of the county convicts, escaped fiom the camps near Hampton one day last week, and was severely wounded bv Guard Horton in recapturing him. Dogs were put upon Willing hum’s trail soon after he left, and when overtaken in a swamp above Mr. G. A. All’s place, he made fight upon them. It is said he also fought the guard upon his approach, who shot him in the side, before he could be captured, producing a serious wound. He was brought to McDonough and placed in jail, and is getting along reasonably well and will probably recover. Two more convicts escaped Wednesday morning while work ing on the bridge just below the Goodwin farm south cf McDon ough. Sheriff Ward was imme diately sent for, but at last ac counts neither had been heard from. to September; has plenty of home raised corn and fodder to feed his stock, and raises cotton as a sur olus crop. Can you beat it? During the months of July and August most of the country churches will hold their annual protracted meetings. Farmers and housekeepers have already begun to get their affairs in shape for the meeting. Special effort is made to lay-by the crop and have the meeting before fodder pulling time. A few chickens, just the right size to fry, are saved up; the yards are swept clean; the brass hoops on the cedar buckets shine like gold, and when they prepare for guests they are disap pointed if they do not have them. RECENT HEAVY RAINS AFFECT COTTON BELT Government Bureau Estimate Too Previous According to S ate Commissioner Price. The nr< >,t eont: nous and se v o . 1 >:•- >ut the Cotton Belt. mdi< ate that the Govern ment Estimating Bureau was a litll' pivvi -us in its recent state ment as to the prospect of the 19H cott<m crop, iys a statement just give, out In Commissioner J. D ! • of the State Depart ment or Agriculture. . “The Government told us there would be ibout 14,400,000 bales this year, and put Georgia high up on the list,” Commissioner Price said. “1 am inclined to think the Government estimate a little previous, and no doubt it has had some effect on the mar ket. While it may have looked that way at the time, recent gen eral reports to this deuartment coming from practically every section of this State, indicate great damage both to corn and cotton as the result of the continued heavy rains. “In many sections, particularly in Middle and South Georgia, the cotton plant is so large that it can | hardly be plowed again. The ef fefct of rain and wind and the soft ening of the ground, has been to ‘leave a tnMe aumiid thcsstaik, and ckuse the breaking of many of the lateral roots, ft is practically impossible to get a plow near enough to fill up these holes. In North and Northeast Georgia the heavy rams have had similar ef fect, but not to such extent, as the cotton plant is net so large. “Nevertheless, owing to this and other damage, we cannot now expect anything like what the crop once promised. As these rains were general over practi cally the entire Cotton Belt, the damage will be well distributed and not fall heavily on any one section or State. The crop re duction will be general all over the South, and the resultant en hancement in price will possibly overbalance all the rain damage. “There is further fear that the wet weather which is the life of the boll weevil will make that in sect pest much more plentiful and destructive, especially in South west Georgia, where it has just begun to get in its work. I am informed the insect increases rap idly when there is plenty of rain, and this may result in further re duction. “As tn corn, particularly on bot tom lands where the overflow has been heavy, considerable harm has been done. This is especially true where the stalk was very large. Where it was small the farmers will be able to save a large percentage of the crop. “There is no question, however, in my mind that government esti mates will have to be materially revised as the result of the recent rain damage.” FORD OWNERS. The Wavne lite Transformer gives good steady bright light regardless of the speed of your engine. 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