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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1916)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XLI. J. Walter Wise. /■ far as has been gone no op p sition has developed to the can didacy of J. Walter Wise for re el ction to Congress, for his sec ond term in the House of Repre sentatives. The Telegraph hopes tnere vviii be no other entrant and that the Fayetteville man shall go b >ck unopposed. There are sev eral reasons for our taking this view of it. In the first place, it is Democratic doctrine of the gen erally binding even though mi tt ritten sort that any man who has done fairly well in his first term shall be given another be fore having to come out into the lists and defend his title against ambitious aspiratants for his Diace. Mr. Wise has had but one term — he is now asking for his second one. In the next place it is time that the Sixth district, in most respects tir most important Congressional district in the State, should get away from the sectionalism that has made so many of its Congres sional fights in the past so bitter and so unrelenting. Mr. Wise has made a pretty good Congress man for the short time he has been there, judging him by his service to the entire district, and after all that is what is wanted. He conies from the northernmost county in the district, and Macon is farthest south, yet his service to Macon, for instance, has been faithful and unremitting. His for river appropriations, affecting but this one county in his district, his aid in securing the appropriation for the $150,000 annex to the federal building, were freely tendered and effectively rendered. He had little reason to expect anything from Macon, because this city lin ed up solidly against him in times past, and he might have naturally put it down in the list of political liabilities that might not be recon ciled no matter what he might do. This has made little difference, however, for he has attended strictly to the business of the dis trict as a whole. And it is not too much to hope that Macon has by this time lost a good deal of her provincialism. Word form Washington is to the effect that he is developing as a committee Congressman—where the real work is done —and has passed up the picturesque self-ad vertising that comes from contin uous activity on the floor of the lower chamber. In other words, that he is developing into a useful, working Congressman, eager to look out for the interests of all its constituents, and, as he has come to know his way around, a man who is demonstrating some ability. He has at least, shown enough to justify his claim to a second 1 term; and The Telegraph hopes l he will get it without opposition, because he should not be put to the trouble and expense of anoth er fight at this time. We haven’t had sufficient community of inter est in the Sixth district at any time —and its beginning to be about time that we developed some of it. —Macon Telegraph. FORD OWNERS. The Wavne lite Transformer gives good steady bright light regardless of the speed of your engine. Price $3.50. For information write A. L. FOUCHE, 35 E. Pavillion st., Atlanta, Ga. A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. Lincoln’s Proposal. Abraham Lincoln’s offer of mar riage was a very curious one, and, singularly enough, it has but re cently come to light. Numerous as his biographers have been, and closely as they have gleaned for new facts and materials, it was left for the latest one, Mr. Jesse Welk of Greencastle, to dis cover this unique and character istic production of Mr. Lincoln’s almost untutored mind. The let ter is one of several written, pre sumably, to the lady he afterward married. Addressed to “My Dear Mary,” it reads as follows: You must know that I cannot see you or think of you with en tire indifference; and yet, it mav be that you are mistaken in regard to what my real feelings toward you are. If I knew that you were not, I should not trouble you with this letter. Perhaps any other man would know enough without further information, but I consid er it my peculiar right to plead ignorance and your bounden duty to allow the plea. I want in all cases to do right, and most par- ticularly so in all cases with wo man. I want at this particular i time more than anything else to do right with vou, and if I knew it would be doing right, as I rath er suspect it would, to let you i alone, I would do it. And for the i purpose of making the. matter as 1 plain as possible I now say you | can drop the subject, dismiss your thoughts—if you ever had any — from me forever, and leave thi§ letter unanswered without calling : forth one accusing murmur from me. And I will even go further and say if it will add anything to your comfort and peace of mind to do so, it is my sincere wish that you should. Do not under stand by this that I wish to cut i your acquaintance. I mean no such thing. What 1 do wish is that our further acquaintance should depend upon yourself. If further acquaintance would con tribute nothing to your happiness lam sure it would not to mine. If you feel yourself in any degree bound to me, I am now willing to release you, provided vou wish it; while on the other hand, I am willing and even anxious to bind you faster; if I can be convinced that it will in any degree add to your happiness. This, indeed, is the whole question with me. Nothing would make me more miserable than to believe you mis erable; nothing more happy than to know you were so. In what I have now said I cannot be misun derstood; and to make myself un derstood is the only object of this letter. If it suits you best not to answer this, farewell. A long life and a merry one attend you. But if you conclude to write back, speak as Dlainly as I do. There can neither be harm nor danger in saying to me anything vou think, just in the manner you think it. Your friend, Lincoln. Sacred Harp Singing. The annual singing of the Hen ry County Sacred Harp Associa tion will be held at the Baptist church in McDonough Saturday, August 5. The singing wll begin at 9 o’clock a. m. Everybody is invited to come and bring well filled baskets. I. P. ROSSER, Chairman. McDONOUGH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1916 Rural Delivery a Boon. The rural delivery is indeed a boom to the country. Its meas ureless advantages can not be es timated, nor need the cost of maintenance be considered, for it has broadened the field of indus trial opportunity, touched as if with magic power the possibilities of human endeavor, and trans formed conditions to a degree al most marvellous. It has brought the printed page, the great educa tor of civilization, daily to the home; has brought special delive ry almost to the door; has secured good roads and maintains them by official interest and concern; it has attracted the attention of the various States to this question and obtained results; it has made farm lands more valuable and contributed to increased produc tion; it has abridged time by rapid communication, brightened all en vironment, and made ordinary dull routine interesting and at tractive; it has lessened toil by the instructive suggestions which Government experiment and in quiry affords, and has made the home a center of influence and crowns domestic life with all that makes for peace and contentment. Lambdin-Turner. Mrs. Augusta B. Lambdin an nounces the engagement of her daughter, Henrietta, to Mr. Hugh Jefferson Turner of McDonough. The marriage yv jll take place early ■i it T- • in the fall. No cards The above announcement ap pearing in last Sunday’s papers created wide interest among the people of Barnesville and a num ber of other communities through out the state. This marriage will unite two of the state’s best and most distinguished families. Miss Lambdin is one of the finest young women ever reared in Barnesville. Her natural accomplishments have been highly cultivated and withal she is modest and womanly 1o a degree which makes her worthy of the scores of friends and ad mirers which are hers. Mr. Tur ner is said to be a worthy mem ber of a distinguished middle Georgia family. —Barnesville Ga zette. Easy to Wire Money. The Western Union Telegraph Company announces that until further notice it will make tele graphic transfers of money to members of the National Guard who have been mustered into the Federal service at the Mexican bor der at one half the usual charges for such service. It is understood that in their hurried departure many of the Guards failed to reckon on the high cost at the border of some of the convenien ces and comforts which are not included in the provisions which Uucle Sam makes for his soldiers and their relatives and friends doubtless would be interested to learn of this arrangement where by much appreciated funds can be quickly transferred by telegraph at a low cost. The proposition is the more attractive from the fact that messages of affection, cheer, etc., mav be incorporated in the transfers at a small additional charge for the extra words in volved. Fine time for ? Sixth District Masons. Griffin counted it n distiiurn -'ll ed honor and |>n vih* <• Tui-Suuy to be host to the Musons of the congressional district \vh oat!: ereu in this city I'm their uuiiiii! convention. Representative citi zeus from all sections of the d. trict were lit re in lai uo numbers 1 and all were givei av. st ■rdinl welcome to the Ge r <’ity of Geoi gin, which is never h.i ..pier Ilian in entertaining the repre- 'iiiat.ve of such a noble fraternal mi 1 At 10 o’clock a n public ‘\t r cises were held in tlie 'm j. m .O tonum of the First F. pii r eh nr. h at which were pros* nt tun m\ people, including quit, a t v lad;, and about two hundred visit. : > P. V. Luther, worshipful ua-te presided over the op ning sessn in a most graceful and dignified manner. The exercises were opened wu •; a fervent prayer offered . II >. .1 A. Moore, chaplain ot tin Second Georgia regiment and l inner pn,- tor of the First Christian church following wtieh the large audience joined in singing “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name. The address of welcome on Tie half of the.oity of Gridin was ex tended in a happy mannei by W. B. Royster, secretary-manager of the local Board of Trade. The address of welcome on he half of Meridian Sun Lodge, was extended by Rev. J. A. Sammons in a forceful and impressive man ner. The response to the addresses of welcome was delivered by T I). Harkins, who graciously accepted thediospitality of the Masons and the people of Griffin in an ahft and eloquent speech. The principal speaker was Hon. Thos. H. Jeffries, past grand mas ter. Mr. Jeffries is noted for his brilliant oratory and on this occa sion he was never happier or more eloquent. Me was introduced to the audience by Col. T. J Brown, of McDonough, and Ins speech was one of the pleasing features of the opening session of the convention. At one o’clock p. m., the dele gates to the convention were guests at a barbecue prepared for them by the Masons, which was one of most enjoyable features of the day. The annual meeting of the con vention was held at the lodge room of Meridian Sun Lodge Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 3:30 o’clock, at which business matters pertaining to the workings of the order were brought up and acted upon. Reports were submitted from all the lodges in the district, which were reported to be in ex cellent Condition. At 8 o’clock third degree work was conferred by the grand mas ter and members of the convention. Members of the McDonough lodge, as well as the home lodges, partic ipated in this degree work, which was both impressive and interest ing for the Masons in general.— Griffin News. Must Have It. Brownsville, Texas, July 16. Editor Henry County Weekly. Dear Sir—Wish you would change my address from Wash ington, D. C., to Company B, First Regiment of Engineers, Browns ville, Texas, as it takes too long for it to come by Washington. I can’t do without The Weekly down here on the Rio Grande. Yours truly, Jack Branan. No matter in what direction a cloud rises now, just comes up and rains. : OL SERVER : Don t „;et “biue.” vi i .trs” plentiful. Too w et to go “fishing.” 1 ost one “layin’ by time.” ‘IF bugs” and “skeeters” busy, you weather prophets. Skido. ; >o wet to go in bathing. \\ mted some bright sunny days. o . id—that it rains on the just and on pest alike. Abbreviated skirts just the thing bn this rainy weather. nks to friend Ike Sowell for th:.t g watermelon. a o. L. Thompson went to At ; la Saturday. M W. \V. George spent the \\ ■•]< id in McDonough. Si.ord cases of watermelon ste.iling reported. ‘Uncle Billie” Jenkins, of At lam, attended the Jenkins reun ion. • , Clever Bill Patrick spent the wen<-end in McDonough. Protracted services will begin at S liern church next Sunday. Rev R. B. Harrison is conduct >ig evival services at Sunny Side this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Newman spent the week-end with relatives nf Woodbury. fhe Anti Saloon League family is having some domestic trouble, it seems. Those who attended the Jenk ins reunion near Ola last week re port a good crowd present, and it was a pleasant occasion, nearly all of the relatives being present. The singing at Salem last Sun day afternoon was attended by a good crowd. A number of lead ers were present, and a good in terest was manifested in the song service. The old Confederate veterans are fast passing away and, this being true, we believe that it would be right for every man, woman and child in the countv to go and be present at the annual reunion this year. It matters not whether the cause they fought for was right or wrong, we should honor and respect them for their loyalty to the lost cause. On Wednesday afternoon, the 19th, at the residence of Rev. J. A. Jackson, Mr. Alton Rape of Ola, and Miss Nena Crowell of McDon ough, were united in marriage, Rev. J. A. Jackson performing the ceremony. The bride is the charming and beautiful daughter of Mr. S. P. Crowell of McDon ough, and the groom is the son of SquiteJ. H. Rape of Tussahaw. He is one of Ola’s best young men, and we join their many friends in extending them best wishes. BIG BARGAIN! 100 Acres Land in 5 miles of two good railroad towns, S2O acre —The Weekly at once. Even spider webs across roads, by-ways, etc., failed to stop the rains this time. SI.OO A YHAR
