Henry County GaArchives News.....Locals August 18, 1911 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Phyllis Thompson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002524 April 22, 2005, 7:42 pm The Henry County Weekly August 18, 1911 ~Mr. And Mrs. Wade Turner spent Wednesday night with his father, Mr. W. A. Turner, in McMullen’s district. ~Mr. And Mrs. Alex Murray, of Griffin, will be the guests of Mr. And Mrs. Ed Copeland Saturday and Sunday. ~Mrs. Lawrence Duffey and daughter, Sadie, will come the last of the week to visit relatives and attend camp meeting. ~Mrs. N. J. Smith, and aunt of the Hon. E. M. Smith, of our city died in Atlanta Wednesday. She made her home with her daughter, Mrs. T. N. Clyatt, on Flat Shoals Ave. The Rev. Olin King, of McDonough, attended the funeral in Atlanta Thursday. ~Messrs. Cliff Branan, Leroy Farris, Raymond Kimball, and Bob Payne made a bicycle trip to Indian Spring Sunday. ~Mr. R. J. Nail, of Route 5, paid The Weekly a much appreciated visit Wednesday. ~Mrs. Rosser will shortly move from Mrs. Ham’s place to the house owned by Mr. Will Walker. Mr. And Mrs. Walker will board with her and she expects to have other boarders. ~Mrs. A. S. Odom, of Lyons, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Carrie Mayo. ~Mr. Henry Stansel has bought from Mr. Jimmie Robinson 50 acres of land on the camp ground road and is erecting on it a pretty and comfortable residence. ~Miss Nell Hendricks, of Waverly Hall, is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. S. Williams. ~Mr. Frank Oglesby spent Monday in Atlanta. ~Mr. And Mrs. C. W. Walker and Messrs John H. Turner and Arthur Bowden leave Saturday for Baltimore and New York. They will buy an elegant and varied line of everything in the way of dry goods, shoes, etc. and millinery for the new store of the Walker-Bowden Company. The new store is one of the most modern and conveniently arranged of any in middle Georgia. It is expected to be ready to be occupied by the first of September. ~Mr. And Mrs. T. A. Sloan and Mrs. Carrie Mayo leave Saturday for New York. They will buy a large and beautiful line of dry goods, etc., and millinery for the fall season, for the firm of T. A. Sloan & Company. This enterprising and prosperous firm has enjoyed such a large patronage that they have been compelled to enlarge their store. They have now fronts on two streets and have also a pleasant rest room for ladies. They will be ready with the enlargements by September the first. ~Mr. O. E. Reddy, of Griffin, who has been a Tuesday visitor to McDonough for several years in the interest of the Griffin Grocery Company, will be with the Silvey-Smith Hat Company after September First. He is a genial and capable young man with many friends in this territory. ~Mrs. J. H. Jeffares and two children are the guests of Mrs. A. A. Lemon at Jackson. ~Miss Roxie Joyner, of Beersheba district, was the guest this week of Mrs. J. H. Jeffares and Mrs. J. M. Patterson and Mrs. Ed Mason. ~Mrs. T. J. Patterson, Mrs. D. T. Carmichael, and Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, of Locust Grove, left Friday for a pleasure trip to Detroit and Niagara Falls, and Various points in Canada. ~Mr. D. J. Green has been attending the singing school at Timberridge Church this week. He reports a fine attendance. ~Protracted meeting at Turner’s Church is being conducted by the Rev. Olin King. Much interest is being manifested. ~Mr. Howard Hooten, of Atlanta, came down Tuesday and is visiting for a few days at Snapping Shoals. ~Miss Bertha Sawyer, of Lithonia, is the guest of Miss Hope Thrasher. ~Miss Bertha Stroud, of Snapping Shoals, is visiting Miss Estelle Stroud. ~Miss Ellene Neal has returned from a several days visit to Mrs. Alex Brown at Warm Springs. ~Mrs. A. H. Smith, of Jackson, is the guest of her son, Col. E. M. Smith. ~Mrs. L. A. Turner and Misses Frances and Flora Neal are at Indian Spring. ~Mrs. Alexander and Mr. Alex Brown have returned from Warm Springs. ~HOME FOR SALE- My home located on New Street. Terms to suit. Apply to Mrs. Anna Weaver, McDonough, Georgia. 8-18 ~Mrs. N. B. Neal, Mrs. Ernest Smith and children spent Monday in Atlanta. ~Mr. H. B. Neal is at the bedside of his brother, Mr. J. E. Knott, who is very ill. ~Miss Ellene Neal leaves Tuesday to attend a house party at White Oak Campground, Thomson , Ga. Before returning home, she will visit her aunt, Mrs. Jack Craft at Hartwell. ~Misses Nina Wall, Blake Bunn, and Annie G. Thompson spent the week end at Indian Spring. ~Miss Ellene Neal spent last week end at Warm Springs. ~Miss Ella Harrell, of Albany, who has been the guest of Mrs. Annie Nolan, will leave Saturday for Tallulah Falls. ~FOR SALE- Mrs. W. E. Ham’s home place, 5 room house and 7 acres of land, more or less. Apply to T. A. Sloan, McDonough, Ga. ~Mrs. H. C. Bridges, of Tifton, was the guest of Miss Lila Copeland from Saturday until Wednesday. ~Mr. J. P. Stokes, of Madison, was here the first part of the week. ~Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Turner and Mr. Ralph Turner spent Saturday night and Sunday at Indian Spring. ~Miss Bess Fouche left Thursday for a visit to her aunt at Anniston, Ala. She will also visit Birmingham before she returns. ~Miss Ruth Walker visited Atlanta Monday. ~Miss Ethel Sowell returned Monday from an extended visit to Miss Jessie Sutton, at Bartow, Fla. ~Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Newman and two children left Tuesday on an automobile visit to Woodbury, Warm Springs, and other places. ~Mrs. Paul Turner and Miss Nena Turner visited Atlanta Tuesday. ~Misses Hattie Sue Low and Ruth Turner are the guests of Miss Marguerite Ward in Atlanta. ~Mrs. Alex Brown returned Wednesday night from Warm Springs. ~Messrs. Arthur and Tymon Bowden visited Hampton Wednesday night. ~Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bankston returned Monday from a visit to her mother in Macon. She has her brother as her guest. ~Any Confederate Veteran desiring a cross of Honor can get it by applying to Mrs. Julia McDonald at McDonough or Mrs. J. C. Walden at Stockbridge for application papers. It requires four or five weeks to get the papers through. A day in November has been named for the distribution of crosses. This will be the last date on which crosses will be given. ~Mr. and Mrs. VanDuser, of Elberton, go to the camp meeting at Indian Springs Wednesday, where they expect to stay about a week. Then they will come to McDonough to be the guests of Mrs. Florence Harper and other relatives. ~Misses Henri Blalock and Nina Garr left Wednesday afternoon for their homes in Jonesboro and High Falls respectively, after a pleasant visit to Miss Ruby Walker. ~Miss Lois Amentrout, of Ashburn, is visiting Mrs. Joel Bankston, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Joel Bankston, Jr. ~Mr. G. W. Cavenaugh is at home from a visit to his father at Wallace, N. C. He also went to Wrightsville Beach, while away from home. ~Mr. Andrew Colvin, of Dothan, Ala., formerly of this county, was in McDonough, Tuesday. 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