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ihe Henry
County Weekly
Official Orcan of Henry County.
B S. ELLIOTT, Editor.
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r, AMERICAN PRI S3A3SOCIAT >N
M r Donougli, Ga., June 2h, 1023,
Cacklings
An exchange cove this fact: Dr.
Tanner out done. Doc. was the
man who fasted forty days. Thir
teen years Truthful James, a New
ton county farmer, caught a small
teranin, and put him to bed in a
tightly closed box. It so fell out
that the terapin was foigotten.
The box was opened this week
and the amphibian was alive and
waiting for his breakfast.
It is announced on good authori
ty that Pike county has the small
est Georgia calf. Ephraim Elkins
who lives near town, reports an
infant bovine which, when hatch
ed, was seventeen inches high and
nineteen inches long. He takes
nourishment line any other man
calf.
Our belated soring poet sighs:
A girl I like
Is winsome Grace,
She is to young
To paint her face.
Mr. Dan Sickles, a Fourth dis
trict resident, got the following
letter from his son Bill: ‘ Dear
Dad, lam enlisted all right and
sailing in the rough seas off ihe
China cost. May the Lord bless
the man who invented mules and
farms and trees and the Chatta
hoochie river. This life is great,
Dad, but if lever get my left foot
on shore again I am going to keep
right foot moving after it. —
Newnan Herald.
Since this sage advice comes
from our esteemed contemporary,
we fear that the ravenous bears
or the bellowing bulis have soused
their teeth or horns into the mid
riff o p his purse. Hearken to his
plaintive ullulations:
Lives of bucket shops remind us,
As we see their latest prank,
That the way to keep our money,
Is to have it the bank. —
Conyers Times.
No doubt Henry Ford could be
elected president if the people had
their will; but no matter what the
people may desire the politicians
will see that neither Henry Ford
nor any other man they cannot
control will be nominated by
either party if they can prevent it,
and usually they can. —Pike county
Journal.
Thinking the surest way to have
her gay Lothario thrown into the
boosegow, Mrs. Nettie Freelove
gave her husband John Henry
Freelove, privilege to drink, gam
ble and go all the gaits, provided
he would go it blind. It did not
take John Henry long to reach
the end of his rope. He is now
eating the bread of idleness sup
ping from the cup of sorrow in
Anniston jail for riding a train un
lawfully.
Dallas New Era.
Wo I}t ] 'cr 4 J 'nV| r>^
lIV ii fct VVit 4 W* WU V l U J
Id the correctness of Chairman
Greenwood
E'der Dan Henderson and Mr
and Mrs. H. W. Rowan were din
ner ruests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Barnette Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Rodgers and
children attended preaching here
Sunday.
Rev. T. B. Hincy filled Rev.
Ballard’s pulpit in Griffin Sunday,
morning and at night.
Messrs. Troy Barnett and Ilarvie
Foster spent Saturday night iri
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dailey were
visitors here Sunday.
Miss Margaret McGluff returned
to her home at llartenell Sdur
dav, after spending sometime
with Miss Ethel Roan.
Mr. William Amis, of Atlanta,
spent the week-end with home
folks.
Mrs. Hugh Morris visited rela
tives in Atlanta recently.
Mrs. Jack Felder accompanied
Mr. Felder to Atlanta Sunday for
an extended visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pendley an
nouce the birth of a daugter.
Mrs. Arnold Payne is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Pendley for a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Barnett visit
ed their son here last week.
Mr. Eli Rape and children spent
Sunday with his mother.
Social Circle.
A large crowd from here at
tended the singing at Mt. Vernon
Sunday.
Mrs. Luther Scarbrough and
children SDcnt Sunday with Mrs.
J. L. Howell.
Mrs. J. A. Liles spent the after
noon Tuesday with Mrs. T. W.
Peterman.
Rey. W. N South, Mr. G. C.
Clark, Mrs W. G. Calloway, Misses
Eunice and Pearl South attended
the district conference at Fayette
ville Tuesday.
Mrs. C. M. Patterson and daugh
ters, Frances and Willie Pearl,
spent last week with Mr. Frank
Patterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Walden
spent a while Sunday with Mr.
and'Mrs. B. Y. White and family.
Mrs. Joe Callah°m and Miss
Lillian Patterson spent a while in
Rtx Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. J. W. Thurman and Miss
11. E. Ford spent Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. M. C. W hite.
Messrs. Otto White and Roy
Martin motored to Atlanta, Satur
day,
Mrs. T. W. Peterman and daugh
ters, Agnes and Elizabeth called
on Mrs. W. H. White.
Svlvester Callaham spent the
week-end with home folks.
“Smiles.”
Holder’s statement that forty-eight
and a half thousand dollars have
soert by the highway department
for road improvement in Taylor
county, but it is due our people to
know' how this monev has been
spent and we call upon Mr. Holder
for an itemized statement, which
if furnished will be published.
Butler Herald.
Three of the most desirable
things on this earth are aCadalac,
good eats and an all around good
time. —Covington News.
Will some one skilled in the
science of the law of supply and
demand and political economy ex
plain why No. 1 hogs are quoted
at about seven cents per pound
and breakfast bacon at forty cents
per pound. Don’t crowd, please.
HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDONOUGH, GEORGIA
Mt. Bethel
Don’t forget the Ladies Ai l Af
fair to be held in the grove near
Mt. Bethel church Saturday before
the third Sunday in July in the
afternoon, come early, come hun
gry, bring a crowd with you, and
last but bv no means of less im
portance bring along your chink
and grease your fingers so you
can turn it loose.
Mrs. L. W. Turner is with her
daughter, Mrs. Oliver Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Austin en
tertained relatives from Atlanta
Sunday.
Mr. Scott Rodgers and Frank
lin Strawn were visiters at the T.
B. Straw'n’s Sunday.
Wheat threshing is late and
just keeps getting later every day.
Prof. W. W. Hootenand family
visited Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Polk
and Mr. and Mrs. Edd Fisher last
week.
Mr. 0. Jones spent one day last
week in Ailanta.
Misses Lila and Witsie Bledsoe
came oyer to visit our daughter,
Nina Strawn Saturday afternoon
and made the sun shine around
here for a while if it was pouting
down rain.
Mis’ Franc’
Mt. Vernon
Mrs. Neks Pair, of Atlanta,
spent last Friday with Mrs. W. F.
Helms.
Miss Liki Miller spent last Sat
urday night with Mrs. J. H. Tur
pin.
Misses Eunice and Lena Helms
called on Mrs. Frank Mitchell a
while lasl Thursday p. m.
. We are sorry to know that Mr.
William Skelton is sick at this
writing, and we wish him a
speedy recoverv.
Mr. Zead Swann called on
Misses Eunice and Lena Helms
last Wednesday night and carried
them to a ice cream supper near
Union, and reported a nice time.
Mr. Jimmie G. Mosley called on
Miss Mary Gardner last Wednes
day night and carried her to an
ice cream supper near Union.
On last Thursday afternoon Mr.
Frank Helms, of Atlanta, car was
torn up by a storm in which he
and Mr. Tom Hays were riding in
they were badly hurt.
We are sorry to say that Mrs.
T. G. Swann is no belter at this
writing.
Misses Ora and Frances Stan
ley. of Atlanta, Mr, Abb Mitchell
and iamity, ui Atlanta, came
through here last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Helms and
son, Lawson, spent last Sunday
night with Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Helms.
The all day singing at Mt. Ver
non last Sunday was highly enjoy
ed, and had some fine singing.
Mr. Allen Turpin, of Atlanta,
called on Miss Annie Mary Mosley
of Woodland, last Saturday night
and Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Frank Wilkerson called on
his best girl last Sunday night.
All the men around here are
still selling wood every Saturd ly.
So all the men are busy. Ha.
Mr. Adelle Turner called on
Miss Lucile Stanfield last Sunday.
Mr. Willie Turner called on
Miss Eva Stanfield last Saturday
night.
Mr. Charlie Turpin, of Atlanta,
spent the week-end at home.
Mr. Frank Wilkerson was sport
ing his Fiippen girl around here
Sunday.
Mr. Waymon Farmer, of Atlan
ta, called on Miss Ella Belle Shaw
last Saturday night.
Blue Eyes.
Down South News
We are glad to see the sunshine
but wouldn’t a little rain look good.
Mrs. Hub Moore spent Monday
afrernoon with Mrs. H. K. Steele.
Misses Polly and Lula Williams
spent Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. J. H. Dupree.
Mr. W. J. Lerrell is back home
again.
Mr. Manson Rogers and Walter
Donald was in this community
Sunday afternoon.
Master Biilv Greer, Dodson, Joe,
and John, Wiliiams, and Johnie
Lerrel spent Sunday afternoon
with Ralph Williams.
Mrs. E. L. Williams spent Sat
urday with Mrs. S. A. Bunn.
Misses Nell Wil iams and Marv
Hammonds spent last week with
Mrs. Tom Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Williams,
Barron Williams and Blanton Alex
ander motored to Atlanta Sunday.
Mr. Kelley Terrell spent Sun
day with home folks.
Don’t forget Sunday School and
preaching at Rocky Creek next
Sunday morning also singing in
the afternoon.
As news is shoit I will come
again next week.
Bob.
Island Shoals.
Most all the fanners, in this
community are using arsenate on
thier cotton crops, this year. So
as to try to run Mr. 801 l \ve_vil
out of the country.
Mr. John Bryant, of Beersheba,
was the dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Lunsford and family
Sunday.
Mr. Fred Fincher of near Mc-
Donough was the guests cf Mr.
Horace Lunsford Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith spent
Sunday afternoon with friends at
Worthville.
Miss Sara Davis spent the week
end with home folks and return
id to her school work in Atlanta
Monday.
Mrs. Dave Lunsford sp mt Sat
urday p. m. with her daughter
Mrs. Charlie Allen.
Mr. K. Cofer and Mr. Bird
Fincher were in Griffen oil busi
ness Saturday.
Mr. Melvin Allen spent Satur
day night with his cousin Mr.
Robert Allen
Bluebell.
IN MEMORY OF IVI¥ DARLING BABY
Baby, thy hands are clasped upon thy breast
We have kissed thy marble brow,
And in our aching hearts we know
We have no dear baby now.
Darling baby, he has left us
Left us yes, forever more,
Hat we hope tarneet dear baby
On that bright and happy shore.
Heaven retaineth now our treasure
Earth the lonely casket keeps,
An the sunbeams long to linger
Where our darling baby sleeps.
Oh, baby of our love affection
We know you are at rest,
But why did God make his choice on the treasure
We prised the best?
Baby, we bid thee farewell
And leave thee with sorrowing tread.
Now rest till the Savior decends from the skies
To awaken the slumbering dead.
Farewell dear baby, farewell,
Peaceful be thy silent rest.
Slumber sweetly God knew best
When'to call thee home to rest.
Farewell dear baby.
We must say our last farewell,
Till we meet beyond the river
Happy there with thee to dwell.
Darling baby, how we miss thee,
Miss thy sweet and loving way,
But we know that we shall see thee
On that good and great glad dav.
Mother.
M ENTERPRISE THAT
MERITS]* SUPPORT
Notwithstanding the amount of
-hipping that is now lying idle in
the harbors and at the docks of
the United States, ocean travelers
are still obliged to pay high rates
for trans-Atlantic travel, and an
unparalleled opportunity to build
up the American Merchant Marine
is being lost. Recognizing this
fact, and realizing that the time
was opportune for an undertaking
of this nature, the organizers of
the Great Northern S. S. Co.
formed their Corporation, which
received its charter from the State
of Massachusetts, October 11,
1922.
lhey visualized a new ocean
steamship line, pl>ing between
Boston and European ports, con
trolled by the people, which would
offer to these same people a
chance for ocean travel on com
fortable commodious ships, at a
price within the reach of all, but
large enough to nl'ow a profit for
the investor and a sufficient mar
gin to allow for carrying on and
enlarging of the enterpiise.
This was their threefold purpose
to render a genuine service to the
people, —to help build up Ameri
can shipping,—and to bring busi
ness and trade to the port of Bos
ton. In spite of the failure of the
Ship Subsidy Bit, in spite cf the
opposition which each new com
petitor in an established field en
counters, this Comnanv is bring
ing its plans to maturity and ex
pects that very soo i it will be able
to offer definate sahing dates to
the public.
This, surely, is an enterprise
that merits your support.
CARD OF THANKS.
The Ladies Aid Society, of
Kelley’s Church wish to thank
the people for the donation and
attendance at their minstrel, June
23rd.
Mrs. J. P. Thompson
President.
