The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLVII.
OBSERVER .*
Henry County Sacred Harp
Convention Holds Annual
Session on Sunday, May 23
The Henrv County Sacred Harp
convention held its annual session
at the court house last Sunday.
The exercises were called to order
at 9 o’clock by President I. P. Ros
ser and the convention was open
with prayer by G. W. Cathy. J.
B. Brown, W. G. Thompson and
H. B. Rosser were appointed as
committe on arrangements and
a number of music leaders
were present. Among them
were Hon. Joe S. James, of Doug
lasville; Dr. Akin, of Jenkinsburg,
and a number from Atlanta and
other places. The well-filled bas
ket was in abundance at the noon
hour and there was enough and
more than enough to feed the
large crowd that was present, and
quite a number of the good people
of the town also entertained
the visitors in their homes at the
noon hour. The singing was good
throughout the entire day and it
was the general' remark of all
that it was the best conven
tion that has been held in
years. Mr. 1. P. Rosser, who has
been president of the convention
for a number of years, was re
elected for the ensuing year. The
next annual session will be held
on the first Sunday in June, 1922.
OBSERVER enjoyed the day to the
fullest extent, and we feel just like
hollering three cheers for the old
time songs that our fathers and
mothers used to sing. The modern
day music and the present day
methods are pushing aside the
old-time soul-stirring and spiritual
songs that our fathers and grand
fathers used to sing, and about
the worse thing that is the matter
with this old world today is that
we have departed from the old
time way in just a lot of things.
It was a great day with the lovers
of this old-time music and the
convention was a success.
We have been requested to
state that there will be a singing
at Oakland church next Sunday
afternoon, and everybody is cor
dially invited to attend.
Faults are unfortunate, yet they
are of value to the person who
profits from them.
Many people are blessed with
wisdom, but cursed with an inabil
ity to apply it.
PROGRAMfIE
FOR
AMUSU THEATRE
- Friday:
NORMA TALMADGE
IN
“THE WAY OF A WOMAN”
Saturday:
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
IN
“SAY! YOUNG FELLOW”
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A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
In Memoriam.
Mr. Sam Hinton has always been
an active and energetic man, both
mentally and physically, giving
liberally of his time, labor and
sympathy in homes of sickness
and death.
In religion he early developed
the habit of weighing things in
the balance of reason, discarding
that which to him did not har
monize with the Creator’s plan as
he saw God’s laws in the big book
of nature. He believed in doing
good for the sake of humanity and
not in the fear of the anger and
vengeance of a higher power.
Hell, to him, is what men make
for themselves here on earth, and
not a place of divine origin for
future punishment. As to future
existence, he felt that each will be
rewarded according to the good
deeds done in this life. That we
come into this life not of our own
accord, and we go not out of our
own free will, but subject to the
Supreme Power over all, and to
that Power he was willing to trust
his fate when his time should come
to meet the great mystery of
death.
His convictions, whether right
or wrong, were honest and sin
cere, resulting from much careful
study and analysis on his part,
and which he calmly met the
fate of all flesh.
Having lived according to the
light he had —and who shall judge
that light but the just God before
whom we all must pass—we low
er all that remains of our friend
and neighbor to his final resting
place, to calmly await the reward
of a just God. And as we cover
it with the sods of earth, may we
also cover with the mantle hisf
earthly shortcomings, whate’er
they may have been, and keep
bright in the lime ligln of memory
his many good deeds, and may we
always emulate his virtues that
we may be better fitted to meet
our loved ones who are on the
other side.
Each death is a link that binds
us to the beyond, so let us live
and do that when our time comes
we will be found a good link in
the endless chain of the plan of
nature.
Sulphate of Ammonia.
Nitrate of Soda contains 16 to
18 per cent and sells for about
$4 00 a unit, while Sulphate of
Ammonia contains 25 percent and
sells for about $3 00 per unit.
Many of our best customers tell
us that they get better results
from Sulphate of Ammonia than
from Nitrate of Soda. See J. O.
and C. M. Kimbell for either of
the above fertilizer.
mcdonouqh, Georgia, Friday, june 3, 1921.
STOCKBRIDGE
Mrs. Mary Hooper, of Atlanta,
mother of Mrs. Charlie Pless, was
her guest last week.
The Griffin Methodists have
raised their quota in the Educa
tional drive. At Jackson one-half
had been raised up to Monday
morning.
Miss Nell Veal, of Atlanta, was
a recent guest of the Misses Mc-
Williams, and while here Miss
Lady Zue entertained in a buffet
lunch in her honor.
Students at home from college
are Miss Cornelia Lee from La-
Grange, Miss Madeline Ward from
College Park, and Will Ward from
Oglethorpe.
Mrs. Cornelia Hightower is ex
pected to return home sometime
this week, having undergone sur
gical treatment at the Wesley Mi -
morial hospital, and is rapidly re
covering.
The addition of a new front
porch at the parsonage has greatly
improved its appearance, and adds
much to the comfort of the occu
pants. Now for a coat of paint on
the building.
At the funeral of Mr. Sam Hin
ton it was stated that he was not
a member of any church. We
have been requested to mention
that he joined the Methodist
church at Fiippen when quite
young and our informant also says
that he was a liberal supporter of
things that were good.
“As antique as side-curls, yet
more fascinating than ear-puffs
are modesty and discretion in a
pretty woman. And gentle man
ners are more becoming than pink
tulle on the shouts? 1 and oawikx
on the nose. Yet, the Flapper
concealeth neither her knees nor
emotions; and in her vamping, she
is as subtle as a Boston terrier,
and as reserved as a motor horn.”
The drive for the Educational
fund is now on at Stockbridge,
under the direction of Messrs. W.
W. Milam, S. C. McWilliams, J. D.
Cullough and Joseph Mann, assist
ed by young lady solicitors. A
little oyer one thousand dollars is
Emblem of Satujiuhon
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Jefferson Davis’ Birthday.
Program for Jefferson Davis’
birthday Friday afternoon, June
3, at the Presbyterian church, 4
o’clock :
Song-‘‘Coronation”—Audience.
Prayer.
Group of Songs-Mrs. Jake Giles
Reading—Miss Mary Lou Rodg
ers.
Duet —Mrs. Doe and Mrs. Giles.
Reading—Mrs. J. T. Weems.
Address.
Song—“ God Be With You”—
Audience.
Benediction.
the quota for Stockbridge, which
is about one dollar, per capita, per
year, for five years. That doesn’t
look exci ssive for the Methodist
of this town to raise. With proper
system and some energy it can be
done.
The work of dredging the
creaks for the reclamation of
swamp lands was concluded on
the 30th, after more than a year,
of hard work. The Morris Con
struction Co. has done good work
and our section will reap great
benefit thereby. The dredge boat
and apparatus wiil be loaded on
the cars here for a new destina
tion. Mr. Mace Morris has stood
closely by the big undertaking and
has made many friends here, who
wish him well v
Miss Virginia Hamilton, a daugh
ter of a Baptist minister of Atlanta,
who is now a student in a Virginia
college, feeling unwilling to risk
the danger that lurks in the dance,
talked the matter over with two of
lu-r college mates.- The three made
a vow that they would not dance.
They decided to give other girls
the opportunity to join them. The
result was the organization of the
Ant; D mcing Society, or the Alpha
Delta S'.gma, as they call it. Their
pledge is.* ’ Promising to abstain
from d mcing myself and to help
in discouraging dancing by others,
I liereby apply for membership in
the Alpha Delta Sigma.” More
than eleven hundred Southern
Baptist girls have joined, although
very little effort has been made to
secure members. Young women
interested may learn more about
it by writing Miss Virginia Hamil
ton, Westhampton College, Rich
mond, Va. Ajax, Jr.
BUICK
New Southern Trains
For Summer Tourists
Asheville, N. C., June I. —Ad-
ditional trains on three lines lead
ing to Asheville, giving overnight
service between the Western
North Carolina metropolis and the
principal points of the South for
the accommodation of summer
tourist travel to the “Land of the
Sky,” will be inaugurated by the
Southern Railway System on Sun
day, June 26. Eleven new sleep
ing car lines will be established on
the same date.
The new trains and sleeping car
lines will be as follows:
Between Columbia and Ashe
ville, handling through sleeping
cars between Charleston, Wil
mington, Savannah, Augusta and
Asheville.
Between Atlanta and Asheville,
handling through sleeping cars
between Macon, Atlanta, and Ashe
ville.
Between Chattanooga and Ashe
ville, handling through sleeping
cars between New Orleans, Chat
tanooga and Asheville.
New sleeping car lines, to be
handled on trains already in serv
ice, will be established as follows :
Between Memphis and Ashe
ville on the “Memphis Special;”
between Nashville and Asheyille
via the N. C. & St. L. Ry. to Chat
tanooga and thence on the “Mem
phis Special;” between New Or
leans and Asheville via Mobile and
I Montgomery to Atlanta and be
| yond on trains 35 and 36; between
; Norfolk and Asheville on trains 3
j and 4 to Danville and beyond on
trains J 1 ajjd 12.
Temporary sleeping car service
wiil be established between Macon
and Asheville on May 29, between
Charleston and Asheville on June
1, and between New Orleans and
Asheville via Mobile, Montgomery
and Atlanta on June 16, to .con
tinue until the inauguration of
the regular summer schedules on
June 26.
Sleeping car service between
Winston-Salc-m and Beaufort will
be establiseed on June 1.
$2.00 A YEAR
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