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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1918)
: OBSERVER : “Tater bugs.” Old time corn bread. Blackberry crop fine. Old time bootin’ owls scarce. Bit? demand for “taler slips.” Be a garden vegetable booster. Old time family visiting almost suit. Get ready to do on just a little sugar. The fruit crop is a good one this this time. Rev. Paul Berry was a visitor to McDonough Saturday. Some of you folks laughed at some of “Observer’s” savings last year in regard to the signs of the times. All right. Several from McDonough at tended the closing exercises at Kelleys school house last Friday night. It has been a long time since we have seen a patridge nest. Old “bob white” is getting to be scarce of late years. Your Uncle .John Carter of San dy Ridge was a visitor to McDon ough last week. Thanks for the compliment, Uncle John. A lodge of Odd Fellows, com posed of about sixty members, is soon to be organized in McDon ough. A bi;£ business boom is in sight for McDonough within the next 12 months—in the meantime watch McDonough grow. The old devil has been whipped around the stump so much that it vs becoming fashionable now to just walk him around. Messrs. J. A. Nail, L. A. Waters, W. E. Cox an'u Frank Nai spent several d tvs in South Georgia last week on a prospecting tour. Next time you have a chance just sit down and see if you can figure out how much money evei y body is spending for foolishness and the luxuries of life. Prof. Martin, who has had charge of the Union Graded School this term, has closed out his school and lias returned to his home at Eli:\jay, after a most successful term of school. The recent revival which closed at the Baptist church in McDon ough resulted in 15 additions to the membership of the church, 14 by experience and 1 by letter. The pre iching was done by the pastor, R' v. J. M. Gilmore, who has had a most successful pastor ate since becoming it> pastor some five years ago. The church is in aprosperous condition and is thor oughly and systematically organ ized in all the difierent depart ments of c hurch w ork. M c Ki b be n- M oseley. At Uie ho ne of the bride’s par ents in iussahaw district, May 1, Miss Irene MeKibben was united in marriage to Dr. R C. Mosely of A'lanta, Rev. J. W. 0. MeKibben, brother or the bride, officiating. The bride is the youngest daugh ter oi Mr. and Mrs. J. D. MeKibben, and the groom, a succrsstul phy sician of Atlanta. Alter the congratulations of friends, the bridal party left on the evening train for Atlanta, where they will make their future home. r~~ —— Hole-Fix, the one best inner tube repair—ail Dealers carry it in stock. 75c pe . No amount is too small to lend to your count' - } Buy War Sav ing Stamps. PROGRESS NEWS NOTES. Balmy spring days. Sunshine muchly needed. Farmers apprehensive of their cotton planted. And they go pretty w-ell now a days —corn muffins. Sho’ ’nuff, money does talk, provided you invest it in The Weekly’. Wounded confidence like the scar on a tree, takes years of con stant, persistent effort to heal. Young man, remember the wild oats you sow in your young days will spring up and grow before your own door in your old days. Have always heard it saiu ii takes two to quarrel and raise a fuss. Therefore, n man and wife are one (united) as God intended they should be, there will be no fussing, quarreling and hair.pull ing in the home. If we folks would go to w ork on common sense liaes and stop doing a loj of things just because it is customary, we would avoid a great deal of trouble and worry in this life. We get our pencils and figure and figure, and about the time we think we have it all figured out the unexpected turns up and wipes out all our figuring, and lo and behold, it is alt to do over again. Life is a problem, ain’t it? A hundred years from from now it will matter very little whether we were farmers, mechanics, mer chants or editors, w hether rich or poor, but it will matter much whether we lived right or did our duty or not. The good book says, “Blessed is he that considereth the poor.” But about all the consideration a real poor person gets these days is tiie time price and high per cent of interest on top of it. In the spring of the year we roil up our sleeves, pile rock, slash bushes and gut the earth with our big plows, and say I am gqing to do this and that and so so, and about the time we think w - e have the ox by the horns, why providence sends a baking rain, a frost or had storm and knocks us flat on our faces, and we find we are right where we w’ere when we started. 1 tel! you folks, there is nothing we can do without the help and co-operation of God ex cept in the language of the old text —make a bust. Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Atlanta and spent a few days with hotnefolks last week. Mrs. W. L. Pair of FTippen is spending a few days in our com munity visiting relatives. Mr. Boyd Johnson of Columbia, S. C. visited hemefolks Saturday and Sunday. Mr. J. S. Lewis and family of Hopewell spent Sunday with ye scribe, wife and little Jeremiahs. Mr. J. B. Johnson motored dow’n from Atlanta and spent Saturday afternoon, night and Sunday with homefolks. A crowd of young Progressites made a pleasant trip to the famous long swing Sunday afternoon. The singing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lovick Johnson Satur day night was enjoyed by all pres ent. The annual picnic held at Prog ress school house Saturday was enjoyed by all present. The day was spent in bail playing, tennis play ing, and more than all talking war or no war, a day spent in be ing sociable is not wasted time. Ye scribe and family together with several other Progressites bad the pleasure ot attending BETHANY BRIEFLETS. A large crowd attended Sunday school Sunday afternoon and we were all glad to have Mr. Walter Thompson with us, and the song service after Sunday school was just fine. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Price and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Rodgers. Mr. and Mrs. Homer McGarity visited Atlanta Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rosser were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Rosser Sunday. Mr. Horace Sims of McDonough attended Sunday school at Betha ny Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Nettie McGarity and son, Charlie, dined with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Berry Wednesday. Misses Bettie Lou and Annie Lee Upchurch spent Saturday night with Misses Nell and Evelyn McGarity. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Terry and children of Hampton motored down to see Mrs. Elmira Rodgers Sunday afternoon. Mrs. A. W. McGarity spent Sun day afternoon with Mrs. Homer McGarity. Mr. and Mrs. Tink Berry and little daughters, Delia and Louise, Npent Thursday night -and Friday in Hampton with relatives. Messrs. Ray and Frank Berry were the guests of their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mc- Garity, Thursday night. Dark Eyes. Union Grove. After an absence of two weeks we will again take our place and try to contribute our mite to The Weekly as before. Though ven much depressed, we are glad that we can look up through our tears and thank God for His many bless ings, and that all is well with us. Sometimes we feel like crying out: “My God, my God, why hast Thou rorsaken us.” But we are not kept in doubt long, for we soon realize that we are not carrying our burdens alone, and then we say praise God from whom all blessings flow. As many of the readers know, our first born has been laid on the altar of sacrifice, having gone to Camp Gordon the 26th. All that we can do is to trust and pray for their safe re turn. To all mothers, fathers or anyone who may be stricken with this blow, we extend heartfelt sympathy. Messrs. Frank Crumbley, Ernest Elliott and D. A. Blankenship and several more spent Sunday with our boys at Camp Gordon. One Two. children services at Mount Carmel Sunday night, which was very nice indeed. The lesson brought out at this service was that the best time to begin training men and women for Christian services is while they are little, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when they shall say we have no pleasure in them. Read the history of the Isreal ites and you will see that of all the company of people that left Egypt, the land of the bondage, only two (Joshua and Caleb) were permit ted to enter into the promised land. People, there is one thing sure, rebellious spirits and lying tongues will never find repose be hind the pearly gates of heaven. Uncle Jeremiah. Singing. There will be a singing at Dan iel’s School House the second Sunday afternoon, 12th. Every body invited ro come and bring books. R. E. Boatner. VOU OAN NOW GET The Famous “LIBERTY SIX" In MCDONOUGH, GA. We take pleasure in announcing that v/e have been fortunate in securing Contract for the sale of the famous “Liberty Six” Automobile in the counties of Butts, Henry and Spalding The “liberty Six” is the latest achieve ment of a half dozen of the leading engin eers of-the Automobile World. Ii is nearer perfection than any,car on the market. All automobile owners and prospective owners are cordially invited to ride in and drive a “Liberty.” You are asked to consider the “Liberty” solely from your own view point as an owner and driver. It SELLS ITSELF. Come to see us. Phone us or v/rite us, and see a “Liberty Six” before you buy. BUTTRILL BROS. JACKSON, GA. Phone 190 Candidate for the U. S, Senate Will Speak SATURDAY, May 11, at McDonough 11:30 A. M. Please Remember the New, Fast Time. Hardwick or Hams, or Both. Are Invited to Be Present They can name terms of discussion if they will come. Come out and hear a seif-made man who has no strong arm to lean upon; no financial backing to depend upon; who will dare to speak the truth if he knows it regarding every issue involved. Ignored by the mighty daily press, he dares to ask his fellow Georgians for a hearing. Come out and hear a man who is not afraid, who asks nothing hut a square deal and a fair chance. Plan 'Your WirGarden Now* Save Tint, - //vcrffldE Oi/R fxportT Food Stocks N C’ITY and country more war gardens are needed this year Mthan ever before. Patriotism prompted 2,000,000 Americans to plant gardens last year, according to estimates of the United States Department of Agriculture. Transportation facilities of the nation will be strained this year hauling muni tions of war and foods for the Allies. The surplus food cre ated by home gardens will help in the railroad problem. And tlie nation will eat less of the goods we must export—wheat, meat, fats and sugar. Every boy and girl that helps with the garden is helping win the war Leaflets of instruction in garden making may be secured from the Department of Agriculture at Wash ingtou, upon request, without charge.
