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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLIV.
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WINBURN CONGRATULATES
TOLLESON ON HIS PRIZE
President of Central Sends
Henry County Boy Letter
in Regard to Securing Com
pany’s Shorthorn Bull.
• ——————
President Winburn, of the Cen
tral of Georgia Railway, has writ
fen.a letter to H. M. Tolleson, ad
vising him of his good fortune m
winning the Central’s shorthorn
bull. Mr. Winburn’s letter which
is of interest, follows:
December 24, 1917.
Mr. H. M. Tolleson,
McDonough, Ga.
Dear Sir:
We have formal advice from
Mr. J. K. Giles, State Agent in
Boys Club work, that you were
the winner of the shorthorn bull
offered by this Company as a prize
for the Calf Club contest in Henry
county and 1 desire to congratu
late you, not only upon having
won this valuable prize, but upon
your ability as a stock raiser which
is proven by the fact that under
your care your calf made more
economical gains in weight and a
better showing in the contest than
the calves which were fed by the
other boys in your county.
For the Central of Georgia Rail
way I take pleasure in advising
that we are glad to give you this
bull as a rtwvard for your efforts,
and trust that with what you
learned in the Calf Club contest
*nl with this bull for a start you
may become a successful and
prosperous stock raiser.
We note as a result of giving
bulls as prizes in former years, an
active interest is being taken in
the raising of better cattle in most
of the counties where the Bovs
Club winners received bulls, and
we trust such may be the case in
your community. Mr. J. F. Jack
son, our Agricultural Agent, wall
arrange to have the bull delivered
to you as early as it is possible to
do so, and will write you concern
ing the matter.
Yours sincerely,
W. A. Win burn.
Tim Bowden at
Camp Gordon.
Commenting upon the arriya!
of Timon Bowden*at Camp Gor
don, under the above heading
Morgan Blake, sport writer of the
Atlanta Journal, says:
“Old Tim Bowden, ex Universi
ty of Georgia player, ex-Cracker
and last year a member of the
Mobile Gulls, is the latest arrival
at Camp Gordon, from the realms
of baseball. Tim got in today and
has been assigned to his company.
Tim is a great fellow, and pop
ular with all who have ever known
him. He is one of the most grace
ful ball players in the game, a
splendid fielder, and at times he
has nifty batting spurts. But his
lack of consistency with the stick
has kept him from sticking in the
big tent."
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
* HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY *
My Castles in Spain «£
My Castles in Spain ! How often I fain would have gone
to possess them, but the press of life’s duties has held me at
home, and so I must view them afar, their spires, and their
glittering domes.
What pleasure they give at the close of the day, no mat
ter how worried I’ve been, if I just slip away to behold them,
for they’re where they can always be seen.
There’s the Castle of'Childhood which rises so fair, built
of childish fancies, towering up in the air, and the Castle of
Youth built of rose-colored dreams of the days yet to come.
How brightly it gleams! How the breath of its gardens
comes wafting to me o’er the years that have passed, 'till it
seems I can see the blossoms themselves in this garden so
rare. Then there are Castles of Oother Days, equally fair.
They are not to be purchased, these Castles of mine,
whose glittering turrets so brilliantly shine. The can not be
deeded, for I must confess I’ve not any title to - what I pos
sess. Yet I know they’re my own, my dear Castels in Spain,
for they’re builded of fancies and dreams of my brain.
„ —Uncle Reuben in Albany Herald.
Income Tax Man
To Be In McDonough
It will require a'Small army of
men to take the income tax returns
of persons subject to the new law.
Collector of Internal Revenue
A. O Blalock announced that 35
officers will start from his head
quarters on January Ist, and on
January 2nd every one of them
will be on the job in the county
assigned him, to meet the people
and help them to make out their
income tax returns. The officer
assigned to Henry county is due to
arrive here oa Feb. 4th and to re
main until Feb. 16th, both elates
inclusive. He wili have his office
in McDoriough in the Court House
where h 6 may be found every day
of the dates stated.
It will be well for every unmar
ried person whose net income for
1917 is SI,OOO or ova r, and every
I married person living with wife or
I husband whose net income for
! 1917 is $2,000 or over, to call on
the income tax man and learn
whether or not they have any tax
to pay. Collector Blalock said
“The person subject to tax
who doesn’t make return in the
time prescribed is going to regret
it. The Government will get af
ter all income tax slackers.”
“There’s hardiy a business man,
merchant or professional man
who won’t have to make return
of income. Earners, as a class,
will have to pay the tax, The
safe thing to do is for every per
son who had a total income of
SI,OOO or $2,000, as the case may
be, and who is not sure about
what deductions the law allows
him, to play it safe by calling on
the income tax man.
“The man in the field will have
forms for everybody and persons
who expect to call on him need
not trouble themselves to write
my office for forms."
FOR SALE.
Good house and lot in Locust
Grove, containing about one acre.
MRS. S. A. SMITH,
Hampton, Ga.
mcdonough. Georgia. Friday. January 4, ms.
Mr. J. C. Carmichael.
Succumbs to Death.
The death of Mr. Jim Carmich
ael occurred at the home of his
son, Mr. Drew Carmichael, a few
miles west of McDonough, on
Thursday of last .-eek, caused
from a fall on the ice Wednesday
during the big freeze, injuring his
hip and back.
Mr, Carmichael was 80 years
old last August, and had lived in
Henry county all his life. He was
a veteran of the civil war, having
served his country well, and num
erous friends regretted to hear ot
his death. Mr. Carmichael was a
member ot a large, prominent
family, and is survived by three
brothers, advanced in age, Messrs.
Joe, and Ben Carmichael,
one daughter, Mrs. H. L. Stansell,
and three sons, ~!■ , rs . Leon,
Drew and Fred Carmichael.
Interment was mode in
ough cemetery, services being
conducted by Rev. J. M Gilmore.
Good Linotype Operator
Leaving Daily News.
Mr. Wiley-a Clements, for sev
eral months the very efficient lin
otype operator on the News and
Sun, is resigning his position and
leaving Griffin today. Mr. Clem
ents has proven to be one of the
best men this newspaper has ever
had on its machine and it is with
a great deal of reluctance that we
give him up, but he has accepted
an appointment injhe government
printing office in Washington D.
C., and will report for duty about
the first of the year. He carries
with him the best wishes for the
management and can return if he
so desires whenever thefe hap
pens to be a vacancy here. —Grif-
fin News,
Mr. Clements spent the holidays
with McDonough friends, and left
last Friday to report for duty in
Washington. Wiley is an excel
lent all round printer, and The
Weekly joins his friends in con
gratulations upon this splendid
• appointment.
: OBSERVER :
Write it right. 1918.
Big demand for fire wood.
New year resolutions in order.
Maybe Mr. 801 l Weevil is frozen.
Horse Shoeing a specialty at
Thompson’s Shop.
Old Santa Claus is the same old
Santa Claus still.
Cabbage Plants. Prices right
at Thompson’s Blacksmith Shop.
Wanted —To see the man who
never make a mistake. It’s re
ported that he is dead.
Lost —A whole lot of worry in
regard Jo the war. We are all
trying to cross the bridge before
we get to it.
Found —That there is a whole
lot of good, clever, honest folks in
this old world yet, Mr. Chronic
Kicker.
Lost, Strayed or Stolen —One
heart. Finder will confer a favor
by returning same to'any young
folks.
The city of McDonough starts
out the new year with a brand
new mayor and city cduncilmen.
The Atlanta Constitution, Daily
and Sunday, 1 year only $4.50.
W. G. Thompson, Agent.
The many friends of Mr. Olin
Kimbell are glad to learn that he
is recovering from his recent se
vere accident.
If there ever was a time when
people should pray, it surely has
come. The problems of this world
are getting beyond the power of
man.
Had you noticed how fast the
old citizens of our our country are
passing away. We miss them.
!
In tin- death of Uncle “Pomp”,
Woodruff, the town of McDon
ough and Henry county will great
ly miss him. We sadly miss Un
cle “Pomp.”
Order your Cabbage Plants and
Potato Plants from me this time.
1 want your trade. Cabbage plant
headquarters at Thompson’s Shop.
The following letter speaks for
itself:
Eatonton, Ga., Dec. 24, 1917.
Mr. J. A. F’ouche;
McDonough, Ga.
Dear Sir: Find enclosed one
dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to
pay my subscription to your valu
able paper for another year.
Yours turly, J. B. CATHY.
P. S. I noticed in your paper,
Walter Thompson’s advertisement
wanting to buy people’s hides. I
guess he meant cow hides. Please
ask him if I am correct.
J. B. C.
The above letter shows that
Ben’s hart is in the right place—
paid for his paper, and if every
subscriber will follow his example
The Weekly will deeply appreci
ate same. In regard to the ad
vertisement, it’s grown cow hides,
Ben.
“Observer” came to the con-
Officers Elected,
The annual election of officers
for Fraternal Lodge, F. & A. M.,
was held at their last regular
meeting and resulted as follows :
Bailor Smith, W. M.
Jas. H. Bowden, S. W.
Frank Setzer, J W.
J. D. Hightower, Treas.
O. L. Adams, Sec’y.
E. D. Tolleson, S. D.
Jno. R. Smith, J. I).
J. J. Fisher, S. S.
W. C. Dailey, J. S.
W. G. Thompson, Tyler.
McDonough Chapter No. 28.
J H. Bowden, H. P.
W. H. Peace, K.
J. J. Fisher, S.
B. Smith, C. H.
J. E. Hooten, P. S.
Jno. R. Smith, R. A. C.
W. C. Dailey, Master Ist V.
J. C. Nash, Master 2d V.
R. H. McDonald, Master 3d V.
J. M. Carmichael, Treas.
0. L. Adams, Sec’y.
A. C. Oglesby, Sentinel.
I
The Man in Charge.
Under the above heading com
menting upon keeping “Macon’s
provost guards straight,” the Tel
egraph has tins to say of Capt.
Dozier Russell, one of Henry
county’s popular soldi, r boys:
Captain “Dick” Russell, provost
marshal, is in charge of the guard.
Before his enlistment. in the Na
tional Guard, Capt. “Dick” was
practicing law at McDonough, Ga.,
and when he faces an offender of
military orders who is attempting
to “explain,” the questions Capr
tain “Dick” asks the “secretive
Sammy” are sometimes discon
certing. Civilians have tried to
“fudge” on tl e captain i.i apply
ing for passes to Camp Wheeler
on other than visiting days, but
there is no “shuffling” with the
captain. A palpable reason must
appear for such passes before
they are granted.
New City Council.
The new mayor and couucilmen
of McDonough were duly installed
in office at th" regular meeting
last Monday night and proceeded
at once to business by formal or
ganization.
Councilman J. E. Hooten was
elected Clerk and Treasurer, Mr.
J. H. Rape Chief Marshall and Mr.
S. E. Coker Night Marshall.
There were no contests and the
new officials enter upon their du-.
ties under favorable auspicies.
elusion before Christmas to not
continue as a to
The Weekly this year. But we
again start off into the new year
by pitching our hat over in the
correspondents ring, and we want
to state here and now that the
wind and weather permitting, we
want to come regular every week,
and we also want to say that it
will be a matter of impossibility tef
say things that will meet the ap
proval of Dick, Tom and Harry,
so we want to here and now give
everybody full Dermission to ap
prove or condemn. But in the
mean time, keep your eye on “Ob
server’s” column.
$1.50 A YEAR
