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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. 4 \ 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.