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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
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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?