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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLI.
Harris Sutton Sentenced
To Hang January 12th
Promply at the appointed hour
Tuesday morning the special term
ot Henry Superior Court conven
ed and was organized by Judge
Searcy and Solicitor Owen.
The last October grand jury was
sworn in, and Judge Searcy’s ex
cellent charge bearing directly
upon the case under taiai was per
haps never surpassed in a Henry
court house, so clearly did in im
press the importance ot suprem
acy in law in every detail. The
trial jury was selected from the
first fourteen names called, and
upon the return of a true bill the
case was under way by noon.
Very little argument was sub
mitted by the attorneys after the
evidence was all in, the jury re
tiring and returning in about ten
minutes with a verdict of guilty.
The defendant declined to make
any statement, when he was sen
tenced by Judge Searcy to hang
on December 12 and carri* d by
Sheriff Ward to remain in the
Fulton jaii until that date.
Thus our citizens are to be con
gratulated upon the quiet, legal
disposition of a terrible affair.
Mr. John Rountree
Dies Suddenly at Flippen
The sudden death of Mr. John
Rountree at Flippen on Thursday
morning of last week was a shock
to his friends throughout Henry
county. His health had been fail
ing some time, and he had started
that morning to McDonough to
consult a physician, when he sud
denly sank to the floor with heart
disease and expired before those
around him could render any as
sistance.
Mr. Rountree was about seventy
two years old and one of Henry
county’s best known citizens, and
his death marks the passing of
one more of her honored Confed
erate veterans.
His remains were laid to rest in
the Flippen cemetery Fridav mor
ning, in the presence of a large
gathering of friends and relatives,
Revs. H. S. Smith and W. F. Car
michael officiating.
Seed Cotton Wanted.
When time comes to sell seed
cotton carry your remnants to R.
C. Brown, Locust Grove. He is
in the market and pays highest
prices.
T. A. SLOAN & CO. T. A. SLOAN & CO.
WE WISH to thank our many
friends for their liberal patronage this
year, and we wish you one and all
a verv merry Christmas and a most
prosperous New Year,
Your friends,
T. A. SLOAN & CO.
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A Weekly Newspapvr Devoted to the interests of McDonough and Henry County.
McDONOUHH, GLOkGIA, FtfJDvY. DECEMBER 2 \ [V. 6
: OBSERVER :
Merry Christmas.
Have you done vour best?
Eggs too high for eggnog.
The newspapers are talking
peace. Amen.
Here’s hoping that 1917 will
drive all gloom away.
Mr. Bill Thurston, who has been
with Stansell & Rape this year,
has moved liis family to Flippen
to reside.
Mr. T. H. Stallworth of Beth a y
is one among a large number
who is feasting on fresh m* at,
having killed a 13 months-old pig
that tipped the beam at 418
pounds.
Rev. J. A. Jackson was the re
cipient recently of a nice little
shipment of genu in-.- South Geor
gia syrup, presented to him by a
little niece of his.
We regret to note the death of
Lon Sowell, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Sowell, which occur
ed recently at their home in South
Georgia. He was a grown young
man and had a host of friends and
relatives in this -county who re
gret to hear of lis death.
Mr. Bee Joiner of Fitzgerald
purchased a Henry county mule
and a Henry county buggy before
returning home, which speaks
well for the live business interest
of McDonough. He drovodhrough
c } ;■ ' ‘ V
the country on his return home,
being accompanied by Mr. Olin
Cathy of Bethany.
On last Sunday afternoon at
the residence of Rev. R. B. Har
rison near Bethany, Mr. Howard
Wilkerson and Miss Lillian Sowell
were united in marriage, Rev. R.
B. Harrison performin'? the cere
mony. The groom is one of Tus
sahaw’s best young men and the
bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Sowell, and we join
their many friends in extending
best wishes.
Christmas is here with its sacred
memories and recollections. It is
the time of great rejoicing. On
Christmas eve the lowly Nazarene
was born, and Christmas is the
Nazarene festival. He was a car
penter’s son; He walked with the
toilers in the long ago; He not
only preached fraternalism, but
practiced it in his daily life; fie
healed the sick; He fed the hun
gry; He lifted up the fallen and
Towaliga News.
Mr. Jim PuHiu has presented
himself with a handsome 5-pas
senger Dodge. Lookout, girls!
V
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hammock
were hosts to several friends re
cently in honor of their .-on, Mr.
Elmo Hammock, of Barnvxville
and his friend, Mr. Giib ;t.
Miss Janice Patrick has return
ed from a Visit ;to Mrs. Wade Pur
ifoy at Midway,
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Patrick spent
Sunday with the latter’s sister,
Mrs. Jim Brown, of Locust Grove.
Mesdamos L, W. Pullin, G. G.
Patrick, J. S. Berlin, and J. K.
Parham Aent to Griffin this week
and did their Cirri tin as .shopping .
Mrs. W. S. Henley has been on
the sick-list this week.
Our college hov and iris nr
expected home for the holidays.
Eyerybo iy is expecting a good
time at the Christmas tree at
Ringgold church December 23,
at 7:30 p. m.
Little James Weldon is quite
sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. D. E. Clements of McDon
ough is staying with her little
granddaughter, Eleanor Patrick,
during her sickness.
Messrs. Lee Collins and Jess
Heiflin have purchased new
Fords.
Mr. and Patrick wish
to express fMrr tnairks and ap
predation to all who have so
kindly assisted them during the
past six weeks’ illness of them lit
tie daughter, Eleanor.
Clements and William Patrick
have returned from a visit to their
aunt, Mrs. B. F. Collins, of Mc-
Donough.
Notice to Teachers and
Trustees.
The rural schools of this countv
will open the spring term on Tues
day, January 2, 1917. That will
give the teachers Sunday to re
main at home, and on Monday
they can return and be ready for
business on Tuesday. We wish
for each pupil, teacher, and patron
a very happy Xmas.
Respectfully,
J. T. HORTON.
commanded His followers to do
good and love one another. In
the alow of th 2 Yule Tide, let us
| resolve to make the future more
j glorious than the past and think
of those who are unfortunate in
.life, and remember the orphans,
'in homes for the friendless, and
remember the poor. Do some
thing for the fellow that is down
and out. Brighten some corner.
Make happy some downcast heart.
This is the divine injunction of
the One whose birth we cele
brate. It was a sacred message
two thousand years ago and is
just as sacred today. And the
sincere Cnristmas wish of Ob
server is a merry Christmas to
our good editor and his office
force, and each correspondent
and every subscriber and reader
of The Weekiv; and that when the
hour of sunset comes there will
be no shadows, but only dawn of
the morning eternal, with its light
and love and music, and a call to
everlasting happiness in the house
of life, not made with hands, eter
! nal in the heavens.
T. A. SLOAN & CO. T. A. SLOAN & CO.
Mount Bt ihcl.
Ool'?t*«t via of all *1 o hiizcarilH,
fold enough to fret- e t.he Itz/urds.
So many fine porkers packed
awav —sureiv inis community will
not have to buy meat next year.
Miss Rosticn Sione ot McDon
oti .u is visiting r4a vts here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hanes and
fa i\ wen enjoying a ride in
M i new Maxwell Sunday after
n< •<>,!.
Mr. Carl Lunsford ha 1 the mis
fortune to lose i fine young colt
S ' in day night.
Rev. E. C. Cowan is moving his
frailly to Sparks m South Georgia
this week. We sincerely regret
th- t this estimable family is leav
ing us. Our best wishes follow
th n, and may peace and pros
•k. i*\, atlt nd them in their new
home.
Have you noticed that nearly
ev<M\ me exceed little children
and even some iittle children when
Christmas is mentioned will say,
“Oh, 1 just dread it,” “1 wish it
were not coming, or else it had
passed,” “I will be glad when it’s
ov■ r,” etc. Something is wrong
somewhere. What is it?
Nero, the old white horse be
longing to F. B.Strawn, died Sun
day. To a stranger he might have
been just an old white horse, but
to the family who had known and
loved him so long and whom he
had served so faithfully, and t >
the little children who fed him at
the door food from the table such
as they ate themselves, he was a
treasure. When we consider Ne
ro and horses such as he who give
to their masters their very best
service, unquestionably, taking ev
erything in simple bust, we blush
for mankind. We are glad the
loss is ours and that he died at
home with his folks. Peace to
Nero’s memory.
Observer, I have never said
“Dvde” either city or country in
any of my local items. I like dudes
and dudines too as to looks, pro
vided they are not extremists and
that their hearts are clean. Most
of my life has been spent in the
country, though 1 have lived in a
country town and have also made
my home in i large city for some
time. I have been privileged to
see life from different standpoints.
1 have grown sick of the old song
sung by city and country alike un
til every one knows the tune by
heart: “The country is the place
to raise your children,” “Oh ! the
happy and care-free life of the
com try,” “The farmer is such an
old idiot; if he would only rai e
everything he eats at home and a
surplus besides (so the town could
get it cheap) raise more hogs
and grow more feed - stuffs,
raise more live-stock” etc.
As tho’ he had only to say
as in the fairy story, “Table be
covered,” and presto ! there ap
pears an abundance of viands fit
for gods. I believe the farmer
should do all these things, but if
he does, life in the country will
not be the care-free existence of
song and story. And unless he
has some capital he is apt still to
be pictured as an awkward, un-
couth specimen, and his sons and
daughters as country “Rubes” and j
rustic country maids. And people
of refinement feel resentful.
Being a four-minute record, I
might be able to exoress my con
victions and explain myself more
fully, .but The Weekly only oro
vide.s me two-minute space.
Thanks.
Henry County Weekly:
The members of this chapter j
wish, through the columns of your
paper, to extend their thanks for
the liberal contributions.given to.
preserve the Varner-Mclntosh
Memorial at Indian Springs, Ga.
Sincerely.
Wm. Mclntosh Chapter D. A. R.,
Mrs. P. W. Nolan, Cor. Sec.
Dciightfu! Recital at
School Auditorium
Fn liv a delightful re
cital was given at tho school au
ditorium by the music and expres
sion teachers ot the Cochran high
school, Miss Ruth Dicks, of Macon
and Mss Nina Wall, of McDon
ough. This was in the nature of
an intellectual treat, ax vn II is the
great pleasure, it afforded their
friends socially. A large audience
greeted the en** Rainers and
voiced their approval by h arty
applause. This was Miss Dicks’
and Miss Wall’s initial appearance
before a Cochran audience.
Their selections et vtuvd a wide
range nd were rendered in a very
pleasing manner, and the occasion
was one yvorthly to be recorded.
Prof. R. M. Monts anti the trus
tees of the school are to be con
gratulated in securing such able
and talented teachers, and their
pupils no doubt will make rapid
advancement under their instrue
t ion.—Coc hra n Journal.
Locust Grove.
Our little city is still in the land
of the living. Our people are
preparing for Christmas, and ex
pect to have a merry time.
The L G. 1. boys and girls have
got their spirits aroused by
practice of songs and yells. Each
one of both societies say they are
going to win. The tale will he
told on the twenty-first night of
this month. Everybody invited
to come and holler for the w inner
when a-debate; will be held be
tween the, societies.
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We are glad to see Miss Pace
out again, after being sick a few
days.
It was stated in the chapel a few
days ago that Prof. Ernest Gray
would he hack at Locust Grove
in time to tell the students good
bye. He is now in Atlanta, where
he has been in the Piedmont
sanitarium part of .the time.
The first basket hall game of
L, G. I. was played here on Mon
day, Dec. 9, with Sixth District A.
and M., Barnseville. The score
was 15 to 4 in favor of Locust
Grove, and the same team sched
uled a game with the latter on the
18th. These games are between
the girls.
We have a brand new dentist at
Locust Grove, Dr. Chaney lo
cated opposite Dr. Crawford’s
office.
Rev. J. J. Copeland has been
tranferred to Flovilla, Rev. Mr.
Byrd succeeding him here.
Miss Willie Mae Elkins spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Laney. in Locust Grove recently
and is now in South Georgia for
a few days.
The Locust Grove Drug Co. is a
fine place to hear beautiful graf
onola music.
Everybody in especially invited
to come to the debate and get a
sample of the L. G. I. spirit.
Studens.
Revival at Flippen.
Services at the Flippen Metho
dist church next Saturday have
been postponed. There will be
services Sunday, morning and
evening. Revival services will
: begin Wednesday evening, De
cember 2-7, preaching done by
Rev. C. M. Dunaway,
j W. P. CARMICHAEL, Pastor.
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