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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1917)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XLIU. HENRY COUNTY FAIR NOV. 14-15-16, 191 T Wednesday—Agricultural Day. Thursday—Educational Day. Friday—Home Coming Day. Premiums to be offered for the following entries: FARMING. 1 Largest and best individual farm exhibit, Ist and 2d prizes. 2 Best yield 5 acres corn, with sworn statement as to yield, ac cording to corn club specifications, Ist prize for upland, Ist prize for bottom, open to all —entries must have exhibit. 3 Best individual exhibit for grain and feedstuff, Ist and 2d prizes 4 Best 5 stalks cotton (long or short staple) Ist and 2d prizes 5 Best peck velvet beans, sworn staten >nt yield per acre, Ist and 2d prizes. \ 6 Best pk peanuts, sworn statement yield pr a, Ist and 2d prizes 7 Best “ shelled peas “ “ “\ 8 “ bushel wheat “ ' “ “ “ 10 “ 10 stalks ribbon cane, Ist prize 11 “ 10 stalks sorgnum, “ 12 Largest pumpkin, Ist prize 13 Best exhibit of baled hay, Ist prize 14 “ “ Country cured meats, Ist prize 15 “ Bull beef type, age considered, Ist and 2d prizes 16 “ Beef type cow, “ 17 “ “ Heifer, 1 year old 18 “ Milch cow, Ist and 2d prizes 19 “ Boar, 1 year up, Ist and 2d prizes 20 “ Brood sow, 21 “ Gilt, Ist prize 22 “ Litter pigs, age and number considered, Ist and 2d prizes 23 “ Pen chickens, Ist prize 24 “ Cockerel, “ 25 “ Hen, EDUCATION. 1 Best Boys Corn Club exhibit, including, yield, quality, profit, ex hibit and report, Ist and 2d prizes 2 Best pig enrolled in Boys Pig Club. Ist and 2d prizes 3 “ Calf enrolled in Boys or Girls Calf Club, Ist and 21 prizes 4 “ Canning exhibit, largest varieties, open to all, Ist prize 5 “ Individual display of fancy work, Ist prize 6 “ “ Art exhibit, Ist prize 7 “ School exhibit, Ist and 2d prizes ATHLETICS. 1 100 yds Dash, boys under 14 years, Ist prize 2 100 “ Boys 14 and up, “ 3 Sack race, Ist prize 4 Potato race, 5 Wheelbarrow race, Ist prize MISCELLANEOUS. 1 Laigest family present, Ist prize 2 Best team mules, Ist prize 3 “ Individual mule, We intend to offer nice prizes for all of the above entries, with additional premiums which will be secured’ from time to time, and publish the full amounts to be awarded in due season. Begin NOW to plan your exhibit, and remember —THIS IS A HENRY COUNTY FAIR. Beafairbooster. The Committee. McDonough school news by JIM FRANK WALL Our chapel exercises have been interesting of late. Bro. Gilmore, on “bird day,” gave an instructive and eye opening talk on “our feathered friends.” Bro. Liddell, who was once chief musician of the Tennessee militia, gave us a number of bugle calls on the “tooter,” as he called it; and Bro. Smith brought us a beautiful Eas ter lesson. We adopted the plan of one grade’s furnishing the singing for a week, the tenth grade having served thruout the past week. The fourth grade pjupils have gathered a collection of frog eggs and are watching them thru the different stages of development. The eleventh grade has begun m A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. work on the graduation exercises. Those with special parts are work ing on them and practice on the songs is also under way. We shall start to work on the play right away. We have at last secured a ball ground, on the Tomlinson place over near Jonesboro crossing. The school and town teams have gone in together and McDonough will see some ball games once more. The school team has al ready been practicing on the new field and has accepted Jackson’s challenge for a game today (Fri day.) Our track team began work on the Ihirtiefh, preparatory to enter ing the meet to be held by Tech on May 4, 5. This meet is open to all the schools in the State ap pearing on the accredited lists ot Georgia and Tech. McDonough, Georgia, Friday, april is, 1917 Heroic Efforts Save Boy from Drowning Bv heroic efforts of a negro man a little white boy, son of Mr Hardy Collins was saved from drowning in South river last Sat urday evening. Mrs. Collins and two children were fishing, when from some cause the boy fell in and began floating down stream. Cries of his grandmother and little sister attracted Blant Miller, a negro man living on Dr. Scott’s place, and a negro wmnan living with Dr. Fryer on the opposite side. She called Mr. Milan, living near by, and all made a frantic rush across fields and swamps. Blant reached the scene first, and had presence of mind to go below the boy, as ihe river was up and very swift. He jumped in and swam up to meet the body floating down but after catching hold of the child could not bring him out, so Mr. Milan had to go to their as sistance. After taking the boy to Dr. Fryer’s home, changing his clothing and giving a stimulant to warm him up, he went home in about two hours feeling fine. After the excitement wtdi/jver the negro was asked if he /vrjldn’i like to join the army. H<jy eplied that if his country needed him he would join and do his dut)/. The writer never saw this dar key before, but thinks he deserves a hero medal. Excellent Program. A large and appreciative audi ence assembled at (tie school audi torium last Monday night to wit ness the “Tom Thumb Wedding” presented bv the very little folks. Under the skillful management of Mrs. Whit Turner and Mrs. Rolf Sims, these little people were thoroughly trained and carried out their parts in a most realistic manner. The program was varied with vocal music and readings. Mrs. Benton Thompson of McDonough, and Mrs. Lamar Etheridge, of Jackson, charmed the audience with several beautiful vocal solos. Miss Mary Peace, of Douglasville, who was a visitor to our city, gave several readings, in dialect, all of which made a very pleasing and attractive program. This entertainment was under the auspices of the Woman’s Club. About $63.00 was the proceeds of the evening’s entertainment. Singing at Mt. Carmel. There will be a singing at Mt. Carmel church the fourth Sunday evening, April 22, beginning at 2:30 and everybody is invited to come and bring your books, and help. We are expeciing to have one of the best singings that can be had. We are inviting all the leaders that we possibly can. J. S. Barnett. Entertainment at Woodland. On Thursday evening, April 19. there will be given an entertain ment at Oakland school, consist ing of songs, recitations, mono logues, pantomimes and dialogues. Exercises will begin promptly at 7:30 o’clock. Public cordially in vited. Homer Waldrop, Prin. Home cured hams wanted. Brown House. March Honor Roll. Grade I 1 William Brown 2 Clair Bryans 3 Lilia Mae Davis 4 Terrell Davis 5 Hazel Grant 6 Louise Hunt 7 Elizabeth Nelson 8 Ernest Smith 9 Sara Smith Grade 11 1 Lila Amis 2 Priscilla Forbes 3 Janie Gardner 4 Lonnie Gilmore 5 Martha Morris 0 Mildred Patti Ho (;rude 111 1 Alice Brown 2 Fannie Elliott 3 Nellie Fisher 4 Archie McGitrit.v 5 William Upshaw Grade IV 1 Lillian Carmioheal 2 Kuth Culpepper 3 Jonnie Dickson 4 Flora Kim hell 5 Virla Pattillo t; Raymond Patterson 7 Julia Stansell 8 Leonora Weems Grade V 1 Ruby Dickson 2 Julia Elliott 3 Dovie Lee Elliott 4 Carl Mathis \ i> Mary AJioe Nelson ft Rebecca Smith 7 Mary Steele 8 Elyea Smith 9 Agnes Townsend 10 David Walker 11 Mary Weems Grade VI ] Elizabeth Barrett 2 Kenneth Cavenaagh 3 Willis Copeland 4 Louise Elliott 5 Nellie Elli f t 0 Marguerite Turner Grade Vi I 1 William Amis 2 Ethel Sloan 6 Annie F. Upshaw 4 Cleo Wynn Grade VIII ] M-irie Hightower 2 El on Nail 3 Eton Norman 4 Elon Payne 5 Lo#ve Pattillo (i Fieri ne Tarpley 7 Lois Townsend 8 A. J. Welch 9 Mollie Whitehead Grade IX 1 Sam Dailey 2 Clarence Elliott 3 Ethel Roan 4 Millard Roan Grade X 1 Ruth Car mi chi el 2 Addle Kate Patterson 3 Ruth Upshaw 4 Marie Welch Grade XI 1 Ethelyn Farris 2 Myrtice Hunt 3 Marv L-u Rodgers 4 Leman Sims 5 Elizabeth Smith 6 Elizabeth Upshaw Card of Thanks. We wish to thank the kind friends who assisted us so much during the illness and death of our dear husband and father. We also wish to thank those who sent floral offerings. The many, many kindnesses of our friends will long be remembered by us, and may God’s richest blessings rest on each one of them is the prayer of Mrs. Mary Spalding, Nannie Spalding, Gertrude Fisher. <( : OBSERVER : ]j> 111 the last days perilous times shall come. 2 Timothy 3 —l. Be a clean up booster. Cheer up and don’t get blue. Lost —a lot of weather prophets < Don’t cross the bridge before you get to it. Some how we feel like there-' will be some way. Wanted —by the Tax Receiver, yourself and all you have. Found —that if you live in a glass house, don’t throw rocks. Wanted everybody, every where to be cheer up boosters. Prof. S. E. Coker is conducting the song services for Rev. J. E. Sammons in the revivial in Mc- Donough this week. R. M. Rose of Chattanooga, Tenn. says lie is out of the liquor traffic for good now. How we pine for the good old days when you bought potatoes by the peck, instead of the pair. The singing at Flippen last Sun day afternoon was a success, a good crowd was present, several leaders of music were on hand to conduct the singing and every body enjoyed the song service.. Prof. T. J. Horton of McDonough was chairman of the services and the good people of Flippen extend ed to all present the hearty hand of welcome. The sons of the south will re spond to the President’s call of the colors, to the defense of the nation and th j Star Spangled Ban ner. They recall the bravery and unselfish courage of their fathers, who so gallantly and gloriously followed Lee, Jackson, Wuceler, and the great captains gone be fore. The German soldiers may be a mighty brave body of men, but the old time rebel yell would just simply put them to flight, but a reunited north and south will win this conflict in the end. U. D. C. Meeting Will be held Thursday, April 19th,, at 3 p. m., at the residence of Mrs.. T. J. Brown. Song—Star Spangled Hum r. Hattie of Hall Run, <>»• First Ma nassas, July 2ist. Dtseiile this important bailie, giving names of opposing commanders and result At. this battle Jackson received his fatuous soubriquet, ‘‘Stonewall.’’ Who gave it to him? Mrs. Julian* Weems. Wilson’s ( reek, Missouri, Aug,. Ist. Lexington, Missouri, Sepr.l9. Hull’s Bluff, Vu., Oct. 21. Brief: account of these. Mis* Bess Fouche.. Music, Massa's in the Cold, CokL Ground. Mrs. J. M. Gilmore. Mrs,. J B. Newman. Tell ot tlie Trent affair, Nov. 8.. Mrs. E. J. Reagan. A talk on the Opera and music,, intrepretations from the same Op era. Miss Annie Nolan. Missouri passed Act of S 'C« s-ior.. by the Legislature at Neosho. New ton Co., Missouri, Oct. 28 1861,. C lei borne F. Jackson, Governor,. Mrs. Harris Carmichael. Kentucky passed ordinance of secession at convention held at' Russel ville, Nov. 2b. 1861. Geo. W.. , olinson, Gov. Tell of their ad mission as Confederate states. Mrs,. Adel Scott. Music. Maryland, My Maryland.. Chapter. Tell of Maryland’s loyalty and relation to the Confederate move ment. Mrs. Tom Brown. Round Table Discussion. What were the effects of the blockade at this time? Summarize the conditions at the close of first year of war. 1861. Found in “The South in Building of the Nation,” Vol. 1,2, 3. Con federate Military History, Vol. IX.. Mrs. J. F.Wall, Chapter Historian., $1.50 A YEAR?
