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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLIX
OBSERVER
It rains.
Farmers late.
Wheat harvest time.
Garden ”sass„ plentiful.
Weather prophets gone busted
Irish potato bugs on the job.
A big peanut crop being planted.
Ordinary’s court was held Mon
day.
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Lightuing bugs are here again.
Nearly fifty per cent of the ne
groes have left Henry County.
The Board of Education met in
regular session last Tuesday.
Is the boll weevil a plague be
ing sent on the people?
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Purks visited
relatives at Mansfield Sunday.
Uncle Sid Mays was shaking
hands with friends in McDonough
Sunday.
Who said that the world was
drying up.
Mail carrie. oy Strawn is all
smiles—a boy.
Quite a small crowd attended
the public sales Tuesday.
Singing at Oakland church next
Sunday afternoon. —Come.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Turner
spent Sunday at Mansfield.
Mr. Hamp Moore, of Hampton,
was in McDonough Tuesday.
The continued rains has caused
farmers to be badly delayed.
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The Board of County Commis
sioners met in regular session
Tuesday.
Mr. S. C. McWilliams, of Stock
bridge, was in McDonough Tues
day.
Chief of Police Copeland, of
Hampton, was a visitor to McDon
ough Tuesday.
Mr. J. F. Mitchell spent the
week-end with his daughter Mr.
W. A. Ward,
Several thousand acres of land
in Henry county will not be culti
vated this year.
The all day Sacred Harp singing
held at the court house last Sun
day was a success.
The many friends of Elder E.
Oglesby regret to know that he
till continues in feeble health.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
Mr. S. K. Austin, of Stockbridge,
came down and enjoyed the all
day singing Sunday.
A mai dog passed through Mc-
Donough early Tuesday morning,
and several dogs were bitten bv
it, but fortunatly none of our
citizens were bitten bv it. .
It was with keen regret that we
learned of the death of Mr. J. W.
Hill of the Sixth District which
occured last Monday. Mr. Hill
was a good citizen, and a good
man.
Tax Collector Wyatt Rowan run
a reaper and binder in his wheat
field one night last week until ten
o’clock in order that he might get
his wheat crop harvested before
any more rain.
The Board of Tax Equalizer
have completed their work for
this*-year, and have mailed out
notices and will hear complaints
on the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd
of June- There will be a con
of *' opertyag this year.
The play given at the school
auditorium in McDonough last
Friday evening by Stockbridge
talent was indeed a success and
was one of the best plays that has
ever been put on here. It was
highly enteresting and entertain
ing, and full of fun and good live
pep from beginning to end, and
was highly enjoyed by all present.
Fraternal Lodge No. '37 of Mc-
Donough held its regular meeting
last Friday night and conferred
the first degree on four candidates
The work was put on by Mr. P. Y.
Luther a prominent mason of
Griffin, and it was indeed a most
enteresting meeting. The four
candidates who rode the goat at
this time, were Sheriff W. A.
Ward, Mr. L. I. Skinner, Mr. Fred
Kelly and Mr. Ralph Bowden.
When the sheriff got on the goat,
the fun began. The goat did not
like for a sheriff to ride him and
got to cutting up so bad that the
sheriff decided to arrest him, and
about that time Fred Kelley got
in the fray and tried to embalm
the goat, and then Mr. Skinner
ran up and undertook to do a
little demonstration work on the
aforesaid goat and then Ralph
Bowen the other candidate, who
runs a dairy up in Shakerag Dis
trict, ran up and undertaken to
try to milk the goat and then the
above mentioned goat just simply
went wild and knocked the sheriff
completely out in the first round,
run Fred Kelley down stairs, and
run Skinner in the anti room and
when he got after Bowen, he was
going so fast that Bowen jnst
gave ud. Things were getting
exceedingly lively by this time,
and it was with much difficulty
that the goat was finally subdued
and put back in his room where
he will remain until the next de
gree is put on. The old masonic
goat is a very old goat but he is
still a very live goat, or at least
that is what the above named
gentlemen think about him.
DCNOUGH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, June 8, 1923.
MRS. J. I COOK
PASSES AWAY AT •
HER coupr HOME
Died at her home near here
Tuesday a. m., Mrs. J. W. Cook,
at the age of 63. She leaves to
mourn her going away a husband,
Mr. J. W. Cook; four sons, Messrs.
D. P., 11. E , W. R , and J. R. Cook
of this county; and five daugturs,
Mrs. D. E. Selfiidge, Mrs. Epps
Brannan, Mrs. W. M. Clark, Mrs.
Steve Carnes and Mrs. Howard
Swann.
Poet nor artist has ever been
able to portray ihe grave in col
ors of brightness and beauty.
Bryant, in the “Hymn of Death,”
could not make the subject beau
tiful; and yet the cemetery with
its marble and its dead, the chair
that has no occupant, the fancied
echo of the silent voice, and the
vacant place in home and social
life, are mellowing and uplifting
in their influencs. They bring the
best of human nature into the
fullness of vigor, crowding back
the imperiousness of men, and
impressing them with the duty of
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recognition of the value of fiiend
ship. It is the gloom of the
church-yard that reveals to us
more clearly the beauty of life.
It is the broken ties at the grave
that prompts us to a fuller appre
ciation of the tenderest of the ties
that are not yet broken; and so
while we mourn the loss of our
dead we may rejoice that there is
no light behind it, no sorrow so
poignant that there is not a balm
for the wound it inflicts.
The funeral services were held
from the home Wednesday after
noon. Elder George Goddard
conducted the services and spoke
in words of tenderest sympathy
and comfort, of deepest Christian
hope and promise. Interment was
in McDonough cemetery, Howard
Carmichael funeral director in
charge.
Tarplej r -Worthington
A marriage of much surprise to
their many friends, was that of
Miss Oma Lucy Tarpley, of Han.p
ton, Mr. J. D. Worthington, of
Griffin, which took place at Wood
berry Sunday, May, 27. Those
accompaning were: Miss Kathleen
Worthington, sister of the groom,
Miss Ethel Crowder, of Wil
liamson, Mr. Lewis and Mar
fett of Macon.
The bride is the voung and
talented daughter of Mr Robert
0. TarDley, of Hampton. She
taught in the school at Hamton
the past term. She graduated
from A. and M. school at Barnes
ville, she also studied at Bessie
Tift College.
The groom is a prosperous busi
ness man of Griffin, and has many
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Worthington left
fora short wedding trip. They are
making their home with the
grooms parents at 503 West Solo
mon, street Griffin, Ga.
Annual Singing;
At Court House
Best Session Held
In Years
The Annual Singing of The
Henry County Sacred Harp
Convention was held at the
Court House Sunday, and was
one of the best sessions that
has been held in years.
The Convention was called
to order at 9: 30 o’clock by Presi
dent, l. I \ Rosser and the fol
lowing committee was .appoint
ed to arrange the program for
the days exercisesto-wit: W. (J.
Thompson, Chairman, W. W.
George, J. M. Jinks, J. B.
Brown and J. B. Moseley.
The singing has been held
annually at the court house for
a number of years, and is al
ways looked forward to with,
much pleasure by the lovers
of the old time songs, and is al
ways attended by a large crowd.
Among the visiting leaders
from other sections were Dr. B.
F. Akins, of Jenkinshurg, 1).
E. Green and John Rice of
Macon, Homer Vaughan, of
Jackson, E. Reagan, of Lithon
ia, A. 11. Speir, of East Point,
Dr. J. M. F. Barron, of Milner,
and J. M. Sims, Griffin, and
Prof. T. B. Newton, of Alpha
retta. A number of local lead
ers were present, and a good
live interest was manifested in
the song service throughout
the entire day.
The business session of the
convention was held in the
afternoon and the following
officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
I. P. Rosser, President, J. B.
Brown, Vice President, W. G.
Thompson, Secretary, Com
mittee on arrangements for next
annual meeting J. B. Brown,
Chairman, E. M. Copeland, W.
A. Ward, W. G. Thompson,
and W. W. George.
The annual singing next year
will be held at the Court House
on the Ist. Sunday in June.
' An interesting feature of the
day’s exercise was the lesson
MT. VERNON SINGING
There will be an all day sing
ing at Mt. Vernon the fourth
Sunday in June (24tl ). The Fox
st. Choir and the Wolf st. Band
will be here to make music. All
singers are cordially invited to
come and bring well filled baskets.
Will Helms.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVEN
TION POSTPONEO
The Annual Sunday School
Convention of the Henry County
Sunday Schools has been post
poned untill a later date, due
notice will be given when this
Convention is to be held.
E. M. COPELAND Sec.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank friends
for their many kihdness shown
us in our recent bereavement.
Mrs. D. J. GREEN and family.
51.50 A YEAR
led by two little girls, Miss
Nora Vaughan and Miss Julia
\ auglian, small daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Vaughan,
of Jackson,and the crowning
event of the day’s exercises
was the closing lesson led by
that old war horse, and veteran
Sacred Harp Song leader Prof.
T. B. Newton, of Alpharetta.
He is upward of 86 years of agt*s
h»it his voice is still clear and
distinct, and he swayed the
congregation, and strong men
wept as this valiant old soldier
of Ihe cross, led the old time
soul stirring song that our
fathers and mothers use to sing
in the long ago, and as he led
the closing song ‘‘Parting
Hand” the congregation was
melted to tears, and many with
tears streaming from their
eyes, extended the parting
hand and thus came to a close
one of the most successful all
day singings that has ever been
held in the Court House.
Sheriff W. A. Ward was high
ly complimented for the kind
ness and courtesy extended to
every body present, and when
it comes to genuine old time
hospitality the sheriff is mighty
hard to beat. Mr. J. P. Rosser
who has been President of the
body for trie past 16 years was
re-elected as head of the con
vention which is indeed highly
complimentary to him, and
when it conies to presiding
over an old time Sacred Harp
Convention, Uncle Pomp takes
the blue ribbon.
These old songs that our
fathers and mothers use to
sing, are sweet memories, and
recalls hack the scenes of child
hood, and may Gods Richest
blessings be with these veteran
song leaders of years ago, and
may they he spared many more
years yet to enjoy the joys that
these annual singings always
bring to them, The Weekly
joins heart and hand and wishes
for the lovers of this old time
music many more years of
happiness and joy.
MR. JOHN LAWSON ELLIOTT
TAKES FIRST HONOR
AT EMORY UNIVERSITY
Mr. John Lawson Elliott, a grad
uate, of McDonough High School,
we are pleased to note, graduated
from Medical department of Emory
Univer.-ity with first honor. His
class standing and scnolcrly at
tainments have won for him a fine
position on the medical staff, of
Grady Hospital. His success in
his chosen profession is no sur
prise to his many Henry County
friends who expect him to go to
the head of his calling. Just give
the Henry County student a
showing and he will do honor to
his section.
On the editorial page you
will find program of The Third
Annual Session of B. Y. P. L.
Convention of the Flint River
Association.