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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLIV.
McDonough Conies
Near Having Cyclone
In the big gale which swept
the country last Friday Mc-
Donough came near having a
cyclone, the terrific thunder and
lightning, wind and rain causing
excitable ones to become much
wrought up.
‘But little damage was done,
however. The government signal
tower on the Masonic building
was blown down, damaging it to
some extent, the lodge. Dr. Tye’s
office and McDonough Trading
Co. all sharing' damage from the
water which beat in.
A few fragments of tin roofing
were scattered about the public
square also, but nothing further
resulted here.
The daily papers brought ac
counts of loss of life and destruc
tion of property in a number of
other sections.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, Mr. J. N. Woodruff,
the husband of our beloved mem
ber, Mrs. J. N. Woodruff, depart
ed this life Dec. 17th, 1917, Be it
resolved that we extend to her
our sympathy and pledge her our
prayers in this hour of sorrow.
Be it resolved further that we
present her a .copy of these
resolutions, spread a copy on our
miputes and furnish a copy to the
Henry County Weekly.
Whereas, Mr. Jerome Cook, the
brother of our beloved member,
Mrs. B. E. Hprton, departed this
life Dec. 19th, 1917, Be it resolved
that we extend her our sympathy
and pledge her our prayers in this
hohr of sorrow.
Be it resolved further that we
present her a copy of these leso
lutions, spread a copy on our min
utes and furnish a copy to The
Henry County Weekly.
Mrs. A. R. Scott,
Mrs. H. S. Smith.
Mrs. L. K. Purks.
Womans Missionary Society.
Delivery Notice.
On account of the exceedingly disagreeable weather we have been
having and are likely to have for the next few weeks, also the con
ditions brought about by the war, in the scarcity and uncertainty of
labor, we are forced to ask the following kindness of our friends and
customers in the city: That in making out your orders for the day
that you bunch them as much as possible, so that each trip will
count for its full time. We will receive and deliver during all hours
of the day all orders up to four o'clock in the afternoon. All orders
received after four o'clock will be delivered the first thing the follow
ing morning. This will go into effect Monday Jail. 21st.
We appreciate very deeply the kindness and good trade of our
friends, and shall endeavor to give each and every one the best ac
commodation possible, and certainly crave your continued considera
tion and support.
We have a full stock of seasonable goods and will endeavor to
give you the best in quality, price and service.
We arc all also asked to do these things along conservation
lines, in order that each one may do his or her part toward winning
the war, whether we are at home or abroad*
'Phone 25. COPELAND-TURNER MRC. CO.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
Farmers and Merchants.
The annual meeting of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank was
held on last Thursday, Jan. 10.
The report of the Officers was
the best in the history of the
Bank.
They declared the regular divi
dend of 10% and passed a good
balance to undividend profits.
The officers elected for the en
suing year were as follows:
H. J. Turner, President.
W. D. Tarpley, Vice-President.
J. B. Turner, Cashier.
Miss Annie G. Thompson, Book
keeper.
Directors.
D. J. Green,
W. W. Turner,
W. N. Gilmore.
W. A. Ammons,
J. H. Stroud,
W. J. Turner,
C. C. Fargason,
W. D. Taryley,
H. J. Turner.
Elliott-Nash.
The marriage of Miss Norine
Elliott and Mr. Harp Nash occur
red Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock
at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Elliott, Rev. J.
M. Gilmore officiating, only the
relatives and a few fripnds being
present. After the ceremony the
young couple left for Flippen,
where they will make their home,
and the warmest congratulations
and be-t visaes ai r • extern!’ I ■ft.
them by the entirocommunify.
T olleson-Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Davenport
Tolleson of McDonough announce
the engagement of their sister,
Mary to Mr. Jef
ferson Blakely Turner, tl& wed
ding to take place in the early
Spring.
The above announcement which
appeared in the Atlanta papers
Sunday will be read with much
interest by a host of friends in
McDonough and elsewhere.
McDonough, Georgia. Friday. January is, t*»iß
School Column.
The Board and Supt. wish to
express their appreciation to the
teachers and pupils for their earn
est efforts to go to school and to
do good work through this long
and severe cold spell. Also, we
wish to assure you of our sympa
thy to the fullest extent.
May you keep well in body.
We do not forget you. Our hearts
go up daily for you. It is a regret
of your Supt. that the weather
will not permit him to be out with
you in your work. Let’s be care
ful of our health. Let’s be sin
cere in our work and we shall be
doing our part.
Now for some letters next week.
I shall expect some by Monday
night. Your friend,
T. J. Horton.
First National.
The First National Bank of Mc-
Donough held its annual stock
holders meeting on January 10th.
The Otficers and Directors of
this splendid institution were re
elected and commended for their
management.
The report of the Cashier show
ed last year to be the best in the
history of the bank, which is
twelve years old and has gradu
ally grown from its .organization
until now it is recouped as one of
the strongest banks in middle
Georgia. This fact is borne out
iin their report of c? in this
; ikstie ot Fife Weekly " JTiey have
56 stocl'choiders, a majority of
whom-attended this meeting.
Rob't E. Lee’s Birliiday.
Program of exercises, Baptist
church basement, Saturday, Jan.
19, 2:30:
Prayer. Rev. M. C. Liddell.
Vocal Solo. Miss IFleti Harris.
The Sword of Lee. Mrs. Julian
Weems.
Solo. Miss Rosa Lee Brown.
Address on Lee. Rev. J. M
Gilmore.
America.
< : OBSERVER : >
We witnessed a scene Mondav
that vividly depicted the condi
tions that this country is experi
encing, and it is only a beginning,
if the present state of war con-',
tinues. The coal supply had run /
short in McDonough, and on last
Sunday the firm of Green & Tar
pley received a small car of coal,
and on Monday morning almost
the entire population of the town
and a number ot wagons from the
country made a rush for coal.
Mr. W. R. Green, who was in
charge of the distribution of the
coal, was powerless to meet the
deamands made upon him, and it
was a matter of impossibility to
supply coal to all with the amount
on hand to dispense. Mr. Green
and the firm of Green & Tarpley
did all they could to place the
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coal where it was most needed.
These are the conditions we are
facing today, right at our very
door, a shortage of fuel and the
possibility of a shoVtage on all
food stuffs, and we just as well
meet it square in the face and get
ready and prepare for it. It’s
coming if the war continues.
Oh ! you weather prophet.
Prepare for the worst, it may
come.
Don’t forget that dollar you owe
The Weekly.
Wanted —Stove wood and fire
wood in McOom ugh.
If boll weevils will freeze we
are safe this time.
Call by number now when you
cali over the telephone.
Bail Elliott is supplying as car
rier on R. F. I). No. 1.
Telegraph and telephone line
men are having tough times now.
A tqn cent coffee pot is worth 1
thirty cents now.
The top of the morning to all
you correspondents last week.
Rev. H. L. Byrd was a visitor to
McDonough, Monday.
J. C. Harris is Ihe jolliest fellow
in town, except Bill Atkinson.
Every school patron ought to
teach school for a while. Why?
Say, Mr. Weekly Reader, how
much do you owe on subscription?
“For policy sake” keeps folks
from doing right sometimes.
The many friends of “Uncle Bil
lie” Bryan greatly miss him since
he moved from McDonough.
Ou account of Mr. Will Allen
on the sick list, it caused McDon
ough to have two “lightless”
nights.
“Uncle Jack” Brown has moved
to McDonough and is occupying
the Harris residence on Brown
Ave. Welcome.
Rev. John W. Ham and the coal
dealers in Atlanta are having a
regular prize fight, with the odds
in favor of the coal dealers.
Your “Uncle Sid” Mays has
bought the interest of Mr. J. M.
Rape in the Mays & Rape Shoe
Shop, and has assumed full con
trol.
This coal and wood famine bus
iness makes us sigh for the scenes
of our childhood, when you put a
big back stick behind and piled
the little wood in front, and then
the long rich pine torch on a cold
PROGRESS NEWS NOTES.
Hold tight.
Keep on smiling.
Could be a whole lot w r orse.
Even now we have many, many
things to be thankful for.
The night is far spent, the day
is at hand; let us therefore cast
off the works of darkness and let
us put on the armour of light.
Enough gospel in the above v§rse
to bring the world to Jesus if it
was only heeded to.
Wanted —A good, red hot cure
for backbiting.
Lost —Whole bunch of tnailce
and ill will. Finder please kick it
in the gutter. No good.
Found —That it pays to do right.
The longer I live and the older
I get and the more I see, the more
I a:n convinced and confirmed in
the belief that this life is just W'hat
we make it.
Some folks admire fast horses,
I some admire big automobiles or
swell clothes and so on. But
there is one thing I admire aboye
everything else, and that is a
goodly, God fearing man or wo
man. Seek ye first (not last) the
l kingdom ot God and His right
| eousness and all these things shall
he added unto you.
Statistics show that the death
rate is twice as high among booze
fighters as among total abstainers,
j Another telling bl'ow lor John
I Barley Corn. Pass around seyer
: al more please.
j On account of severe weather
everybody seemed to have stayed
in closely. Consequently, your
uncle has no visiting to record
this week. So please look pleas
ant. Will do better if the sun
shines and warms up things a lit
tle.
Had you ever noticed that the
ones who are ripping and rearing
and vamping the most over this
war are the very ones that have
the least in it. I am here to tell
you .that when the mal-arm of war
reaches his bloody arm into the
family circle and snatches a preci
ous boy from the hearthstone, one
has very little time for such non
sense. Instead of a countenance
blazing with the burning fires of
reprcach you will see a counten
ance that bespeaks the inward
soul, a sou! ui prayer to God for
those dear boys, a prayer that He
go with them, guard them with
his guardian angels, give them
courage and strength to meet the
ordeals, and at last when their
duty has been performed, the last
guu fired, the last battle fought
and victory w r on, the foes of the
cause that is so sweet to the heart
of us all, the cause for which our
forefathers suffered, bled and died
that we might enjoy freedom and
liberty, has been surpressed. Oh,
God, turn the blasts homeward,
and it it is Thy blessed will, bring
those dear boys safely hack to the
land of the tree and the brave, to
father’s home (tho’ humble it may
be) and to mother’s arms, and all
the praise shall sincerely and truly
be thine. UNLE JEREMIAH.
night when we went a “bird
thrashin’,” and sometimes would
kill a “jay bird” or “joree”—but
alas, alas.
You know, w r e as an American
people, boast of the fact that we
live in a Christian nation. Oh,
yes, we are all an* awful religious
set of folks, ain’t we ?
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