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-• Local Happenings
Fraternal Lodge No 37 F. & A.M.
Regular communications of Fraternal
Lodge Xo. 37 F & .V M in,et Ist and ad
Flrday nights in each month. AH duly
qualified brethren fraternally and cor
aially invited to meet with us.
J. E. Hootkn, VV. m.
W. A. HARPEU, Sec,
Hey! Christimas.
Visit the Variety Store for your
Xmas goods.
Mrs. Joel Bankston spent Mon
day in Atlanta.
Highest market price for hides
at Thompson’s Shop.
Mrs. E. M. Smith was a visitor
to Atlanta Thursday.
A fresh supply of stick and fancy
Candies at the Variety Store.
Highest market price paid for
scrap cotton. John Rodgers.
Mrs. Hugh Turner visited in
Atlanta several days last week.
One lot nice lace curtains 75c
pair. McDonough Trading Co.
Wanted —100 Imad co'lards —
need them. G. W. Cavenaugh.
Miss Annie Lemon has been
visiting friends in Atlanta this
week.
Mr. Parham Smith of Atlanta
was the guest of relatives here
Friday.
Mrs. E. D. Tolleson and Miss
Lucile Tolleson spent Saturday in
Atlanta.
Speer examines your eyes free,
and furnishes you with the best
glasses.
Farm lands for sale, rent or
lease. C. D. McDonald, McDon
ough, Ga.
Have just received a new supply
Dynamite, Fuse and Caps. W. B.
J. Ingram.
500 yards 12 1-2 and 15c. Qual
ity Suitings 10c yd. McDonough
Trading Co.
Misses Bertha Bunn and Edith
Ellington were shopping in At
lanta Saturday.
Mrs. Cora Hill of Bullochville
visited her daughter, Mrs. Alex
Brown, last week.
Mrs. Charles T. Zachry is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Clifford
Mayson, in Atlanta.
Mesdaines R. A. Sloan, A. K.
Brown and Cora Hill spent last
Thursday in Atlanta.
Our people have learned that
Speer’s glasses are the best, and
he saves them money.
Miss Annie G. Thompson has
returned home, after a visit to
her aunt, Mrs. Clifford Mayson, in
Atlanta.
Mrs. Charles Welch has return
ed to her home in Atlanta, after
a visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joel Bankston.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Hancock ar
rived Monday from their wedding
trip, and are at home to their
friends at Mr. and Mrs. E. D. 10l
leson’s.
Miss Kathleen Walker has re
turned to Tier home in Griffin,
after a vis t to her sisters, Mes
dames Asa Lemon and Talmadge
Carmichael.
Mrs. Fred Walker entertained
at a delightful party Tuesday af
ternoon. After an enjoyable
game of rook, a salad course with
tea was served.
Mr. and Mrs. R. 1.. Turner re
turned home Friday from Atlanta,
where Mr. Turner had been at St.
Joseph’s Infirmary with a broken
limb. His many friends are glad
to see him at his desk in the First
National Bank again.
All hands m ound for Christmas!
Mrs. S. W. Farrar spent Mon
day in Atlanta.
3 Bananas for 5 cents sold at
the Variety Store.
Highest market price paid for
scrap cotton. John Rodgers.
Lme hire vVoiks of ail kinds
for Xmas. Copelana-Turner Mrc.
Co.
Will pay highest market pr'ee
for scrap cotton and peas. Olin
K mbell.
Will be absent from my office
after December 22d to January 1.
O. L. Adams.
Get nice pair lace curtains for
75 cents while they last. McDon
ough Trading Co.
The first quarterly conference
of the Methodist church will be
held here Dec. 24.
Only 10 cents yard for nice 12
1-2 and 15c Quality Suitings at
McDonough Trading Co.
Mrs. Jim Fields of McDonough
was the guest of Mrs. Olin King
Sunday.—Jackson Progress.
Hon. John T. Oglesby has re
turned from Borden Wheeler,
where he spent a month or two.
Miss Carrie Lucy Dailey of At
lanta spent the week-end with
her sister, Mrs. Annie Whitehaad.
See us for Xmas Testaments
and Bibles —nothing more appro
priate. Copeland - Turner Mrc.
Co.
Tax Collector Wallace is the
busiest man in the county just
now —everybody rushing to get
in before the books close.
It delights our delivery boys to
make trips to yout house. They
are on the alert to be prompt.
Call us often and let us till your
orders. Copeland - Turner Mrc.
Co.
Already the mails are heavy,
and although the “rush” is ; t
yet on, Postmaster Scott predicts
the largest Christmas busines
this year in the history of the Me
Do no ugh postoffice.
Mr. Eugene Henley of Broken
Bowl Oklahoma, spent the past
week with hi> cousin, Mr. C. V.
Henley, of Locust Grove. Mr.
Henley is a prosperous farmer,
and reports cotton and other
crops good in his section tiiis
year.
Mr. T. J. Stewart, one of Beer
sheba’s excellent citizens, dropped
in to subrcriDe for The Weekly a
few days ago, and incinentaliy in
forms us that he has never slept
a single night away from home
where he has lived continuously
thirty-five years. Next.
Stolen —one bale of cotton
from Sworance Watson on my
place in Sandy Ridge Wednesday
night, Dec. 6. $25 reward or any
information to convince
B. F. Grant.
Still another instance that
advertising pays corrms to the
Copeland Turner Mer. Co. A small
loci! in a recent issue of The
Weekly brought them an order
from Dothan, Alabama, for two
boxes of Yates apples. First come
first served.
Henry county’s gin report
shows 1d,468 bales up to Dec. 1,
aeaics 21,592 to same date last
year, and it now seems that the
general esti a be <*! about 18,000
bales will be very nearly crrect
tor 1916, though some have guess
ed 20,000 or more, while others
placed it as icw as 15,000.
Highest marked price paid for
scrap cotton. John Rodgers.
Mr. A. J. Holloway of Flippen
killed the largest hog of the season
last Tuesday, so far as reported,
weighing 580 pounds gross and
450 net, and exactly filling a one
horse wagon body in length.
Rev. F. Oglesgy officiated at the
burial of mo: her Swann last week,
her ivmains being laid to rest in
the old Swann burial ground on
Sonin liver in Rockdale, original
ly H. :; y c unty, beside those of
her husband, who preceded
hr a number of years ago. A
very interesting description of the
quaint old burial ground is given
by Brother Oglesby.
The many friends of Mr. Jack
Brannan will be pleased to learn
t lat he has been made sargeant
i his company, after about three
months’ duty on the border. This
promotion from a private speaks
well for Mr. Brannan, and his
ability as a marksman has already
been shown while stationed at
Wa.-hLglon, D. C., and upon one
occasion acted as body guard to
President Wilson.
For Sale—Model 33 Hudson
4 passenger automobile in good
slnoe. well worth the money. 5
good tires. Jno. R. Smith, Mc-
Donough. Ga.
Thanks.
We desire to thank our friends
for the gifts contributed in the
donation party last Monday even
ing. We will not forget the kind
ness. Mr. & Mrs. H. S. Smith.
Consent Sale.
Will be sold before the court
house door in McDonough within
the legal hours of sale, on the
First Tuesday in January next,
one house and lot in rear of the
coo ed Baptist church, known as
the Ike Owen place.
Sold by agreement for settle
ment of debt. J. A. Fouche.
PUBLIC) SALE.
Will be sold to the highest bd
der for cash, on the premises at
10 o’clock Monday, Dec. 18, one
horse, one mule, 12 or 15 head of
hogs, household and kitchen fur
niture, including 3 feather beds
etc. Sale for purpose of change
in business. Dec. 7, 1916.
T. J. Williams,
Locust Grove, Ga.
L. Lee Sheppy, Bth tloor, 243,
W. Will street, New York City,
general sales manager of the larg
est concern of its kind in the
world, wants three or four men
m Henry com and several men
.11 adjoining countie , to work for
him Mjkti t 1 time or ail tiio time,
tie ottu ns son: tti >se who have h
tag or ;t uio, v7,,rit is very plens
mt ami no previona aeliiig; expe
rience is liccessar.t Work con
sists o' leaving a wonderful new
household necessity in the homes
on free trial. Tests at more ti an
30 of the loading universities and
the Government Bureau of Stand
ards show this no., article to be
f.mr times as efficient as any arti
le now in general use in this sec
tion. Aitvolejs needed in every
rural home and benefits every
member of the household, bring
ing cheer, comfort. and happiness
into th home. Not nec ssarv to
be awa ’ from home nifbts. Pav
from $1! to #ls P ar day accotding
to ability and number of homes
visited In writing Mr Shoppv.
mention whal townshins "ill be
most convenient for von to work
in ; what vonr regnbir ocennatior.
is; vonr age; married or single
how long von have lived in the
; community, what kind of a rig or
auto yon have, whether yon wish
to work spare time or steadv. how
much time von will have to devote
to the work, when von can start,
and about how nmnv horn“S are
within six mibs of von in each di
rection "phis is a splendid r npor
trinity for several men in Henrv
county and counties adjoining to
make good money, working steady
or spare time. Some of the field
men earn S3OO per month ; one
farmer earned SI,OOO working spare
time only. No investment or bond
neo ‘ssary.
Austin's 10c Store
Headquarters for Santa Claus
Something for Every One
We will have something for mother, father, sister, broth
er, and the little ones. Be sure you see our line bet ore
you buy. We have in stock nice
Clocks, Knives, Vases, Dishes, China, Bowls, Military
Sets, Water Sets, Dinner Sets, Books, Stat: mry,
Knives and Forks, Silverware, Express Wagors, .1 a
elry, Wheel Barrows, Chafing Dis’ es, Vel . inodes,
Hobby Horses, Teddy Bears, Dolls, Swin 's, Mi" rs,
Engines. Steam Engines, Electrical Toys, DMI !> ds,
Doll Trunks, Telephones, Magic Lanterns, Bath Tubs,
Go Carts, Doll Furniture, Banks, Registers, Dancing
Bears, Salad Bowls, and hundreds of other different
articles.
Be Sure to See Our Line of
v
CROCKERY
Just received a new line of crockery well worth your
time and money to look it over. Bought before the ad
vance—we can save you money on your crockery. We
have nice Dinner Sets from 18 pieces up to 30 piece®.
Be sure to pay us a visit.
Austin’s
1 Oe Store
In the Copeland Block The Red Front Store
Your Interests
Are Ours
The business of this store is based
upon service to its customers. What
ever will best promote the interest c/f our
customers will best promote our interest.
Our line of Furniture, Stoves, and
Ranges is still complete. We have had
the best furniture trade for the past four
years than we have ever had, and we at
tribute this to the fact that we SPEC
IALIZE on this and the Unde taking
business; therefore it stands to reason
that we can serve you to the very best
advantage. We extend you a cordial in
vitation to visit our store when in need
of anything in our line.
HOWARD CARMICHAEL Fliß'N CO.
The Store of Service-
