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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLVII.
HENRY COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION AT STOCKBRIDGE
The Sunday Schools of Henry
County Held Their Annnual
Session Sunday, July 31, at
the Stockbridge Methodist
Church.
The Henrv County Sunday
School association met in annual
session Sunday, July 31, as the
guest of the Stockhridge Sunday
schools in the Stockbridge Meth
odist church.
The association was called to
order at 10 o’clock by the presi
dent, T. J. Horton, of McDonough.
Mr. Robert Milam led the singing
for the convention. The first ad
dress was made by Mrs. Floyd
Field on “Laying the Founda
tions.” Mrs. Field stressed the
importance of training the parent
for home making and the early
careful religious education of the
child in the home. This was fol
lowed by Prof. Field on “Together
We Build a Righteous State,”
stressing the importance of all
working together in the making
of the future citiaens of our state
through the work of our Sunday
schools.
The people of Stockbridge pro
vided a great abundance of good
tried chicken and the things which
make up a fine dinner, not forget
ting a bountiful supply of good
iced tea.
The following committee of
young ladies assisted in securing
subscriptions to the Sunday School
News: Misses Willie Ruth Bran
nan, Helen Clark, Cornelia Lee
and Lady Zue McWilliams.
At the afternoon session Mr. A.
M. Smith, of the Tabernacle Bap
tist church, Atlanta, spoke on the
worth of the Sunday school. Mrs.
Field told stories for the children
and the reports of the county of
ficers showed a general increase
in Sunday school attendance over
the county. There were 25 schools
represented and the Sharon Bap
tist school carried home the ban
ner presented for the largest num
ber of people present.
TOWALIGA NEWS NOTES.
Miss Mattie Joe Pullin spent the
week end at Locust Grove, the
guest of Mrs. John Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Heiflin and
children, of Locust Grove, are at
tending revival services at Midway
this week.
Protracted meeting at Union
church closed Sunday night with
three new members.
Mrs. Jennie Henley, of Florida,
is here for the remainder of the
summer.
Misses Maxine and Elizabeth
Clark, of Atlanta, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. J. E. Parham.
Miss Minnie Patrick, of Umatilla,
Fla., is the guest of relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Patrick an
nounce the birth of an eight-pound
boy on Wednesday, July 27th.
The Misses Harkness, of McDon
ough, and Mrs. Marvin Lewis, of
Jackson, are the guests of Mrs.
George Standard this weew.
Miss Faith Benton, of Macon, is
spending this week with Miss
Lucy Sims. -
Mrs. Otis Wells and Mr. Claud
Smith spent Sunday with Mrs.
Gordon Patrick.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to tke Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
ot OBSERVER ot
The boll weevil is playing havoc
with some cotton fields. Occa
sionally you can find a field of cot
ton that is not hurt much, but
from the present indications the
crop in this county will be cut
fully 50 per cent.
We just want to pull our hat
plum off to the correspondent
from Greenwood for the kiud re
mark made about us last week.
We do not deserve the nice com
pliment you gave us, but we just
want to say—thank you.
Mr. W. W. George enjoyed al
most a family reunion last Sunday.
His brother, Mr. J. H. George, of
Kirkwood, and his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Boyd, of near College Park, and
another sister, Mrs. W. H. Gaff, of
Columbus, Miss., visited him Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Thomp
son, of Atlanta, are visiting his
aunt, Mrs. J. A. Jackson, of near
Bethany. Mr. Thompson has held
the position of foreman in the
blacksmith department of the
Georgia Technological school ever
since it was instituted 33 years
ago. He has forty blacksmith
forges under his direct personal
supervision.
The Rosser, reunion, which was
held at the home of Mrs. Mose
Rosser in Tussahaw district last
Friday, was one of the best reun
ions that has ever been held. This
reunion has been held for the past
twenty - three years. A large
crowd was present and the wel
come address was ueilvered by
Uncle Pomp Rosser, and it fell to
the happy lot of the writer of
these lines to respond to the'cor
dial welcome extended to every
body, after which the speaker of
the day, Dr. J. A. Combs, of Lo
cust Grove, was mtroduced and
he delivered one of the best ad
dresses it was ever our pleasure
to listen to. Dr. Combs is super
intendent of the consolidated Sun
day schools of the Locust Grove
Baptist church and of Locust
Grove Institute, which is the larg
est Sunday school in the county,
and in connection with his medical
practice he is devoting his very
best efforts to the upbuilding of
town, church and community and
for the uplift of humanity, and our
county is to be congratulated up
on in having such a noble and able
citizen as Dr. Combs. At the noon
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hour it was just simply good to be
there. A large talk had been es
pecially prepared for this occasion
and it was just filled to the brim
with good things to eat, and you
bet Observer done his part. Un
cle “Beecher” Rosser, of Bethany,
Forest Taylor, of Butts, and Joe
Collins, of Whitehouse, composed
the old-time string band and it
was just simply a great day.
We went up to Atlanta last Sat
urday and went over the State
capitol and delivered a copy of the
tax returns to the comptroller
general’s office and we also met
the state tax commissioner, Mr.
Fullbright. When a little old two
by-four fellow like us just alone
by himself gets in such a great big
McDonough, Georgia, Friday, august 5, 1921.
Soldiers Annual Reunion
At Shingleroof Camp
Ground, August 11th
On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Unit
ed Confederate veterans, Camp
No. 1736, will hold their annual
reunion at Shingleroof Camp
ground. There will be a speaker
for the occasion, and the daugh
ter of the Confederates will have
an interesting program also.
Everybody is invited to come
and bring well filled baskets.
J. C. Daniel, Com,
A. G. Harris, Sec’ty.
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to make public expres
sion of my appreciation for the
great interest and many kind acts
of service to me and my dear hus
band in our sickness and his final
death. To think that I was not
able to nurse and administer to
his needs in his long ordeal of
sickness and struggle for life, is
almost more than I can bear, and
to everyone who showed so much
interest and helped so faithfully, I
shall never cease to thank you.
Also, I wish to thank publicly the
physicians, Drs. Smith and Ellis,
and nurse, Mrs. Norris, who work
ed so earnestly to restore my hus
band to health. May God’s rich
est blessings rest upon you and
yours. Mrs. W. G. Ingram.
CARD OF THANKS.
We extend to our neighbors and
friends our heartfelt appreciation
for their many acts of assistance
and expressions of sympathy in
the death of our son and brother,
J. D., Jr. May the Lord bless and
reward each and every one of
them, is the prayer of J. D. Crum
bley and family.
place like the State capitol build
ing we feel sorter like the fellow
the calf run over, but we managed
somehow to get through. The
state legislature was in session
and we went up in the peanut gal
lery and took a seat directly in
front of the speaker of the house.
We was the only spectator pres
ent and we all alone by ourself
listened to the great state legisla
ture of our state perform for about
an hour. For the life and soul of
us we could not hardly tell head
from tails. Representative Edd
Reagan, of our county, was in his
seat and at his post of duty. The
reading clerk was reading at the
top of his voice; the speaker of
the house was presiding with a
loud voice and continually knock
ing on the speaker’s stand with
his gayel. Some members were
reading newspapers, some smok
ing and nearly everybody was
talking, but we suppose the reason
we didn’t understand the thing
any better was that this was the
first time we ever went to the leg
islature. We then went over to
the hall of the state senate, but
we suppose that they had caught
up with their work as they were
not in session. It is jjjst simply
funny how the law makers of this
grand old state of ours does any
how. The cry is heard
on every hand and the state
cannot meet the appropriations
that have been made by former
legislatures, and it looks like the
farther the thing goes the worse
it gets. But maybe things will
get better some time. The out
look for prosperous times in Geor
gia looks rather gloumy at present.
Wise Family Reunion.
A most delightful occasion was
that on last Thursday when the
children and grandchildren of the
late Hon. George E. Wise gather
ed at the beautiful home of Mr.
Cliff Wise to enjoy the day to
gether. v
The morning was spent in con
versing about things of interest to
each, and games were also provid
ed for those who liked that kind
of amusement.
Under the shades of the fine
large oaks which surrounded the
house a table was arranged and
spread with their snow white linen
and decorated with vaces of vari
colored flowers from Mrs. Wise’s
own garden. This was mosf at
tractive to the eye. But there
was something more than attrac
tion for the eye, a feast for the
inner man was in store, and when
the baskets were unpacked and
contents placed on the table a
feast fit for the Gods was in store
for them. Mr. Cliff Wise had pre
pared barbecued meats and Bruns
wick stew in abundance, and of
which the most aesthetic could
have found no fault. Oh! my, it
was great. I smack my lips when
I remember its fine flavor.
The *lay passed only too quick
for these relatives and friends and
they wefe reluctant to say fare
well. There guests from Hamp
ton, Lovejoy, Fayetteville and Mc-
Donough.
Hon. George E. Wist was one
of Henry county’s most prominent
citizens and was distinguised as a
Confederate soldier and legislator.
He left several children and grand
children survivng him and most
of them were present at this hap
py family reunion.
It is the earnest wish of all those
who enjoyed their splendid hos
pitality that they may all meet
again in many more annual re
unions. A Guest.
Mrs. Genie Duffey.
In the death of Mrs. Duffey we
realize how great is our loss in the
Sabbath school and especially our
class and our town. Her’s was a
beautiful life, pledged to work for
the Master. She never at any
time failed in that work. She was
true friend, devoted mother, ever
willing to help in any good cause,
kind and cheerful, even when suf
fering physical pain. While gone
from the sorrow and strife of this
life, she still lives in the hearts of
her loved ones and friends, and
her works fio follow her. God
death all things well and we bow
submissively to His will. She
rounded out the period of life and
has gone to-her rich reward. To
those of us who loved her here
her memory was very sweet. It
can be truly .said of her: “She
hath done what she could.”
Resolved, That in token of our
love and friendship for her we ex
tend to the bereaved daughter and
relatives our heartfelt sympathy,
reminding them there is another
link in the golden chain binding
them to heaven, and it is only a
day to the beautiful land —the land
of perpetual spring.
Mrs. W. B. Kelley,
Mrs. A. W. Turner,
Mrs. J. T. Sowell,
Mrs. L. K. Purks,
Committee.
Postmaster Grady Ingram
Succumbs in McDonough
Grady Ingram, postmaster of
McDonough, succumbs to the rav
ages of typhoid fever and died at
11 o’clock Tuesday night at his
home, surrounded by his wife,
children and parents.
Grady will be missed more than
can be told in this article. A self
sacrificing, genial man of stable
character, wits, wholesome altru
istic ideals, living to let live, ever
thinking of another’s trials and
troubles and exerting himself to
better others’ conditions rather
than his own. This grand young
man Of twenty-seven years has
suddenly been snatched from our
midst.
Grady was born and raised in
McDonough and loved by every
body. He leaves a wife and three
children, father, four sisters and
two brothers, Mr. Walter Ingram,
an officer in the navy, enroute
with the Asiatic fleet to the Phili
pines, and the other, L, A. Ingram,
of Fayetteville.
Our hearts are saddened by the
death of this young, finely char
actered and esteemed citizen of
Henry county, and we extend our
heartfelt sympathies to his family
and commend them to our Heav
enly Father for comfort to their
bereaved hearts in this their sad
dened hour.—Fayetteville News.
A Tribute.
To the memory of little Wade
Wynn, who, during his short visit
in this world, with his bright face
and sweet smiles won the love of
so many.
His little life was very short, but
long enough to twine his baby
fingers around the hearts and
lives of loved ones. Be comforted,
dear parents and grandparents,
you loved him oh! so much, but
Jesus loved him even more. He
doeth all things for our good, and
we dare not question His mercies
toward us.
Submit your life and your all
into the keeping of Him who loves
you and would draw you close to
His breast. Lift up your heads
and look toward another shore
where his angel face and baby
hands beckon, mother, father,
grandparents for you.
A'rose bush grew in a garden sweet
Stately, queen-like and fair.
Proudly shielding a snowy bud
Whose fragrance filled the air.
It’s leaves were just unfolding,
It’s promise was brave and bright,
And the Master’s eye fell on it
With pleasure in the sight.
‘‘lt shall be mine,’ the Master said,
I’ll shelter it in my heart,
In the storms and sorrows of earth
This rose bud shall have no part.”
So the Master drew it gently
From the rosebush’s sheltering breast,
And bore it safely and gently
To the “Land of Beautiful Rest.”
O, Rosebush mourning so wildly
The loss of your first white bud,
Safe from all care and trouble.
It blooms in the garden of God.
And when the Master shall call thee
From earth now dark and drear;
Thou shall gladly fold to thy bosom
Thy rosebud, so white and dear.
Camp Ground Hotel.
Anyone who wish boarding and
rooms not furnished at Shingle
roof camp ground hotel may se
cure same at $15.00 for two per
sons occupying the same room.
For further information write
W. R. COOK,
McDonough, Ga.
$2.00 A YEAR