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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLVII.
GREAT TRACTOR
DEMONSTRATION
The Great Fordson Tractor Dem
onstration Put on by H. M.
Company Was the Best the
County Has Ever Witnessed.
The H. M. Amis Company’s Ford
son demonstration of Monday and
Tuesday put on by representatives
of the Ford Motor Company and
some of the Implement manufac
turers, who helped to put on a
tractor demonstration of ail kinds
of plowing, harrowing and seed
bed preparation, was the biggest
one of its kind ever held in this
part of the country. There were
about 250 farmers present to wit
ness this work. Every one pres
ent was highly interested in this
new way of farming.
The Oliver nu mber 72 Disc Plow,
Roderick Lean Harrow, Culti
Packer and Atnsco Grain Drill
were the plows that were used.
When the land was broken by
this Oliver, harrowed and then
run oyer by the Culti Packer we
found that we had just the seed
bed needed. They then took the
grain drill and planted oats. This
work was so beautiful and de
lightful it just made you want to
farm.
While the dark clouds of pres
ent conditions hid the bright sun
from our view, yet we could see
these clouds beautifully lined with
gold, which warned us that the
sun is shining just behind, the
clouds. And again we remember
ed that God is in every witty in
vention. Looking forvvaid ten
years hence, we can see our farm
ing done just this way. How
beautiful! how grand! farm life
will be.
On Monday eyening there were
about 500 people who enjoyed the
moving picture show which show
ed the germination of seeds, and
the correct seed bed preparation
which were very interesting and
educating.
Ogp Tuesday the Stover-Feed
-mill, wood saw and the Uniyers al
•Grist mill were demonstated, many
being delighted with the work
these machines did.
These demonstrations give us a
a ray of light of the future that
await us when we shall have
been revolutionized into these
new methods of farming. May
God hasten the day.
TAX COLLECTOR'S NOTICE.
Second Round.
Monday, Nov. 14 —Hampton.
Tuesday, Nov. 15—Stockbridge.
Wednesday, Nov. 16 —Sowell’s
Store, 9 o’clock; Crumbley’s Store,
10 o’clock; Ellistown, 11 o’clock;
Adair’s Store, 12 o’clock; Newt
Smith’s, 1 o’clock; Jeffares’ Store,
2 o’clock; Ola, 3 o’cluck.
Thursday, Nov. 17 Locust
Grove.
Friday, Nov. 18—Tyler’s Store,
9 o’clock; Green’s Store, 10 o’clock;
JKetleytown, 11:30 o’clock; White
house, 1 o’clock; Hinton’s Mill, 2
o’clock; Crumbley’s Store,3o’ciock.
1 will be it) McDonough Satur
day and all public days.
Wyatt Rowan, T. C., H. C.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
Georgia Cotton Growers’
Co-operative Association
Jefferson, Ga., Nov. 6. —Five
I Northeast Georgia counties alone,
Hai., Franklin, Jackson, Madison
laud Elbert, Lave signed over 30,-
000 bales to date to the contract
jor the Georgia Cotton Growers’
Co-operative Association, and the
number is only half of what this
territory will contribute to the
movement before January Ist, ac
cording to T. S. Johnson, of Jef
ferson, who is treasurer of the
state organization committee.
Hart and Franklin counties have
been state leaders in the move
ment for sometime; but the devel
obment ol Jackson and Midison
counties has only recently begun
and their excellent showing so far
is the result or intensive organi
zation work in which headquarters
forces of the association as well
as local leaders of great promi
nence have participated.
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THE GOVERNOR MAKES
NOV. 11 LEGAL HOLIDAY
All Banks in Georgia to Close
Friday, November 11, for
Armistice Day Observance.
Armistice day, November 11,
will-be observed in Georgia as a
legal Holiday.
Governor Hardwick on Monday
issued a proclamation in which he
called upon all people in the state
to pay tribute to the heroes of the
world war bv observance of the
anniversary date of the signing of
the armistice. The wording of the
proclamation followed closely that
of the national proclamation.
The banks in all Georgia cities
and towns will be closed as a re
sult of the governor’s action and
ail negotiable papers maturing on
that day will fall due on the fol
lowing day, T. R. Bennett, super
intendent of the state banking de
partment, said.
“In looking into the matter, 1
I have found that the governor
has authority to set aside as a
legal holiday any date, providing
such action is for puplic thanks
giving or for religious purposes.”
Mr. Bennett said. “Armistice day
comes under this head and the
state banks will close on that date.”
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to extend our heart
felt thanks to the good people of
Hampton for their gaeat kindness
and sympathies during the secent
illness and death of our husband
and Father also for the beautiful
floral offering.
Mrs. S. S. Henderson and fam
ily
SALE.
Will be sold at the J. S. Duke
homeplace near Bethany church
Saturday, November 12th, 9:00
o’clock, the following property:
Two wagons, one mule, a cook
stove and iarm implements to
highest bidder for cash,
Mrs. J. s. Duke.
Gin Notice.
We will not set gin days until
further notice. Bring us your
cotton and we will guarantee sat
isfaction or do our best to do so.
We will pay market price for seed.
Farmers Gin & Warehouse Co.
By S. P. Crowell.
McDONOUQH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER li, mi.
GREATEST BUSINESS
CONCERN IN COUNTRY
Postoffice Department Has Three
Hundred Thousand Employes,
Who Handle 1,700,000 Let
ters an Hour.
With its 300’000 employes the
postal establishment handles 1,-
760,000 letters an hour. It sells
one stamp daily to every 2,000,000
of the more than 100,000,090 peo
ple, a total of 14,000,000,000 stamps
sold annually. Besides these, the
postofiice'sells 9,000,000 stamped
envelopes daily, says the Nation’s
Business,
The annual turnover of the pos
tal establishment is $3,000.000,000,
with expenses of nearly $6,000,000.
It satisfies debts to the amount
of 01,500,006,000 through the saie
of 150,000,000 money orders an
nually.
Over 2.500,000,000 parcels are
handled annually by the parcel
post.
The earth could be wrapped
arou.id thirty times with the twine
we use in tying mail in bundles
annually; 800,000 miles of twine
is thus used.
How would you like to find $55,-
000 without any claimant? The
dead letter office does that every
year. The careless public either
puts no address on the envelope
or only ; ardally addresses it.
The dead letter office handles
19,000,000 undelivered letters an
nually. The New York postoffice
alone handles over 250,000 mis
directed letters daily, readdressing
them from city directories before
they can be delivered. It costs
the taxpayers millions of dollars
to correct their own carelessness.
GEO. W. HINTON DIES
AT HIS HOME MONDAY
He Was Well Known Throughout
the County—!s Survived by
Ten Children—Funeral serv
ices at Hemphill Memorial.
It is with deep regret we note
the passing of Mr. Geo. W. Hinton
who died at his home in Stock
bridge district last Monday, No
vember Bth.
Surviving him are his wife and
the following children: Mrs. John
Bonner. Mrs. Henry Moseley, Mrs.
Roy Askew, Mrs. J. W. Hightower,
Miss Alma and Mr. Tom Hinton, of
this county, Mrs. John Gossett,
Mrs. Grady Morris, Messrs. Carl
and Gaston Hinton, of Atlanta.
The funeral services were held
from Hemphill Memorial church,
conducted by Rev. Hollingsworth,
of Stockbridge, assisted by Rev,
A. R. Cates, of McDonough. The
following six grandsons acting as
pall bearers: Horace Gossett,
Claud Mosely, Grady Moseley,
John Bonner, George and Tom
Bonner, with interment in Stock
bridge cemetery.
Funeral arrangement in charge
of Eilis-Setzer Co., Funeral Di
rectors.
For Sale.
A desirable place for saie at
once, best location jn McDonough,
hot and cold water. A fine well
of water on porch, large lot and
plenty of bermuda.
W. H. Bankston.
Barrow County in Earnest
To a Real Sigm-Up-Drive
Winder, Ga., Noy. —Barrow
county, which had , tvL usly
s:gned a thousand bih Jr, the
contract of the Geor a Cotton
Growers’ Co-operative ■Yssoci.-.lion
settled down in earnest to a real
sign-up drive under the leadership
of County Chairman C W. Parker,
last week.
Numerous meetings are being
held among farmers and among
the bankers and business men,
who are staunch supporters of the
movement, almost every day now
and hundreds of bales are being
signed daily : > the contract.
The farm* rs are abotit through
with their work in the fields now
and are ab e to attend the meet
ings. If the efb ct of this little
ooint is the same in other parts of
the state as it is here, the Associ
ation ought to sign many times
the cotton in the next two months
that it lias signed already.
TREE ROBS GRAVE OF
SIR ROGER WILLIAMS
His Memory Had Been Long.
Neglected—He Was the Foun
der ot Rhode Island—Had
Been Buried for 183 Years..
The memory of Rodger Wiliams,
founder of Rhode Island, long was
neglected. He died in 1683; and
for 183 years even not a rough
tablet marked the spot wherein
his ashes rested, 'I hen a move
ment was set afeot to locate the
grave, and after much research,
the place was established.
When the last resting place oi
Williams was opened it was found
that everything had pissed into
oblivian. The shape of the coffin
could be traced by a black line,
definately defining the sibos and
edges of the wooden covering.
There was a bit of rusted material
—hinges and nails, a fragment of
wood and a single round knot.
Near the grave stood a vener
able appie tree. This • had
sent two of its main roots into the
graves of Williams and his wife.
The larger root, following his grave
had pushed through the earth
until it reached the precise spot
occupied by the skull of the dead
man. Making a turn about this
the root followed the direction of
the backbone to ‘he bibs. There
it separated, sending sub-roots
along each leg which, in turn, ber.t
upward about the toes. One of
the. roots formed a slight crook at
the knee. The whole bore a close
resemblance to the human form.
Not a particle of human dust
was left. Chemistry makes plain
that all flesh, and the gelatinous
matter giving consistency of the
bones, are resolved into carbonic
acid gas, water and air, while the
solid lime-dust remains. In this
instance, even the phosphate of
of lime from ihe bones bad van
ished; taken no by the tree in its
growth, duri ig which it had form
ed a counterpart of the skeleton of
the man whose grave it robbed.
For Administration.
GEOKGIA —Henry County.
To Whom It May Concern:
J. B Rodgers, having rnadt <uoa
to .1 in due form to bo appointed : t ma
i:ent administrator upon tne estate of
John Rodgers, late of said county, notice
is hereby given that said application will
be heard at the regular term of the Court
of Ordinary for «aid county, to be held on
the first Monday in Pec., 19tll. Witness
my hand and official denature, this 6th
day of Nov , JWI.
A, O HARRIS. Ordinary.
$2.00 A YEA!
FOWLER KAY RtR
FDR CONGRESS
Race in Sixth District Aire a. >
Has Jackson and Cooper a?
Candidates Congressnris
Wise May Seek Re-e!echf
Macon, Ga., November 7. —(b
cial.) —Ben J. Fowler, one of B
county’s representatives in to;
legislature, tonight stated h ;r .
enter the race for congas . to v
sixth district. He said many
his friends have suggested 'bs.
make the race, but h > has nc
definitely reached a decision, be
ing of the opinion it is too curb '
announce.
Indications are the coming race
in the Sixth will be a warm or '
Joe Ben Jackson, of Jones county
and John R. Cooper, of Bibb, ha
already announced, and indication
are Congressman Wise will seel
re-election.
Congressman Wise has been ar.
poor health, and there have bees,
reports that he would not run
-again, but these have been cis
counted by Mr. Wise, who says fro
fully expects to be in the running
and has intimated to no one that'
he would not be.
Armistice Program at
School Auditorium
Friday afternoon beginning 3?
1:10 o’clock, the two M. H. S. Lint
erary societies, the Phi Chi ar/c
Alpha Sigma, will render an Ar
mistice program.
The faculty and school most
cordially invite the public to thi*
joint Armistice Celebration.
PROGRAM. *
Song—America.
Prayer—Rev. Cates.
Armistice Day—H. K. Adams.
Solo—Flag of Our Country-
Ruby Dickson, Star Spangled
Banner.
Readings—Flanders Field, Ou-
Answer —Miss Rodgers.
Declamation, Marshal Fock s
Legion Address —Tom Brown.
Flag Drill —Primary D; part
ment.
Modern Efforts for World Peace
—Rev. Arnold.
Song—Keep the Home
Burning.
CARD OF THANKS.
'We wish to express our thank*
and appreciation to friends to
their kindness shown us during
the illness and death of my. broth
er; also, for the beautiful flora
offerings.
Mrs Claude Knott Bartlett
Hair Cut 20 Cents.
If it’s a first class hair cut vol
want or vour hat of any mak
cleaned, come to Hand, Coker and
Wilson’s barber shop, yof.
can get your hair cut for 20 cent*
or your hat cleaned for 35 cents
Yours for service,
Hand, Coker and Wilson.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
l.ucas County, sa
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that b*.
is senior partner of the firm of F. J
Cheney A Co., doing; business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid
and that said firm will pay the sum o'.
ONE HUNDRED DOLI.ARS for eac.
and every case of Calami that cannot tx
cured by the use of HALL’S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before rr.o and subscribed Ar
my presence, this 6th day of December.
A. D. 18S6. A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is taken te
ternally and acts through the Blood
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Sea«
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Haul's Family Pills for constipation.