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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1917)
Becrsheba. Havn’t we a lot to iearn yet? Fodder pulling season. Seems that most everyone for got to attend services at Sharon Sunday. Hot and dry weather at present. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stroud and Miss Nellie Forsyth motored to Shingleroof camp meeting Sun day afternoon. Lot of buying, selling and rent ing taking place in this commu nity just now. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Craig mo tored down from Atlanta last week after their daughter, Miss Oree Craig, who spent six weeks with relatives, Miss Pauline Joy ner returning home with her. Mr. Jess Pendly is teaching singing school at Sharon —will clpse Friday. Mr. Adell Joyner, who is now working at Silver Lake in Atlanta, spent Saturday night at home and attended camp meeting Sunday at Shingleroof, returningto Atlan ta Sunday night. W. N. Gilmore had some work done on one of his tenant houses last week which adds much to the place. Arthur Jeffares and wife, R. 0. Moate and wife, motored to Atlan ta and Stone Mountain last Thurs day. H. H. Joyner and son, Ralph, visited relatives at Locust Grove Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Iva Wright Bryans, of Barnesville, is with relatives in Henry county this week. Mr. A. C. Norman visited rela tives in and around Dublin and Barnesville last week. Next Saturday and Sunday are regular meeting days at Sharon. All invited to come. Observer, more truth than poet ry in your last week’s letter. Sunday school will be all in the afternoon at 3 o’clock at Sharon only on preaching days, which is the first Sunday in each month. Sleepy Eyes. Fair View. , Everybody going to camp meet ing. Mr. P. K. Chappell and family visited relatives near Orchard Hill Sunday. Mrs. Mary Copeland was at home Sunday with her children. Mrs. Robert Walker is staying at Indian Spring for her health. Miss Allene Gardner was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Robert Chappell last week. Mr. Louis Weems is at home with his mother, Mrs Jason Weems. Miss Alice Sanders visited Miss Mary E. Chappell Saturday. Mr. Milton Walker and family visited their daughter, Mrs. F. C. Morris Sunday. Mrs. Clifford Gwinn is on the sick list at this writing, Mrs. John Dupree and Mrs. Charles Irwin were the guests of Mrs. T. C. Morris one day last week. Violet. Thick. A teacher asked her class to write an essay on London. She was surprised to read the follow ing in one attempt: “The people of London are not ed for their stupidity.” The voung author was asked how he got that idea. “Please, miss,” was the reply, “it says in the text-books the pop ulation of London is very dense.” Phillippi News. Quite a number from around here attended camp meeting Sun day. Mrs. Rodney McKibben of East Point spent last week with Mrs. W. F. McKibben. Mrs. W. W. Cleveland, who has been very sick, is able to be up now. Mr. W. R. Childs from Porter dale spent a few days with rela tives here. Mr. J. J. Crumbley, Worthy Crumbley and Josh Mc- Kibben returning back with him Saturday. Mrs. Rodney McKibben and children of East Point spent Sat urday with Mrs. W. J. McKibben and family. Mr. G. B. Childs and family had as their happy guests Sunday, Misses Eunice and Agnes Strick land of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Childs and Mr. Claud Peek and family. Mr. Van McKibben, who is at work carpenting at Silver Lake, spent Saturday night and Sunday at home. Mr. Carl Bearden and family were the guests of Mr. W. W. Cleveland and family Sunday, Miss Jessie Cleveland visited Miss Mary Lou McKibben Sunday. Mr. R. C. Crumbley and family had as their guests Sunday, Mr. G. L. Crumbley and family. Dark Eyes. Gordon Good old summer time will soon be gone. A good many people from here attended camp meeting at Shin gleroof Sunday. Little Bart Turpin is spending a while in Atlanta with iiis sister, Mrs. H. W. Minor. Mr. J. F. Mitchell spent the week-end with relatives and friends in Atlanta. Rev. and Mrs. W. N. South and children and Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Austin dined with Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Gardner Sunday. Miss Dora Mitchell is very sick at this writing. We hope for her a hasty recovery. Little Fitz Martin of Macon is spending a while with his grand father, Mr. M. F. Martin. Boys and girls, get ready, for cotton is opening fast for you. One, Two, Three. I will be in McDonough Satur day, Sept. Ist, to buy mules. 1. N. Ragsdale. Considering his sightless condi tion, the blind tiger has remarka ble success in eluding hunters. Everybody knows that other people make mistakes. For Leave to Sell. GEORGIA- Henry County To whom it may concern: W A. J) Nelson, administrator of the estate of Liz /!»• Kim bell, deceased, having in due form made application for leave to sell the lands belonging to said estate, consisting of one house and lot in McDonough, of said county and State. Said application will be heard at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary for said county to be held on the first Mon day in September, 1917. This Bth dav of August, lbl 7. A O. HARRIS. Ordimrr. /tfff To the last drop v maxwell 4 HOUSE COFFEE i Is Perfect ; ' 0 Ask Your Grocer YOU AT THE ? Remember The Dates NOV. 14-15-16 Fill Out The Blank TODAV Mr. B. L. Hancock, Chairman Henry County Fair Ass’n. Dear Sir:- Please enter my name on record as a probable exhibitor at the Henry County Fair, to be held in McDonough in November, 1917. 1 intend to exhibit. Name R. F, D. No Town
