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BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1924.
VOLUME XLVm.
NUMBER 23,
Dr. J. B. Douglas
Dies in Talbotton
"Letter From a
Former Pastor,
The Herald takes tile .liberty of
publishing ‘'the following personal
letter from Rev. B. A. Pafford, a
former esteemed pastor of the But
ler Methodist church, .which will be
read with interest by countless
friends of Bro. Pafford in this sec
tion:
F. Gaines, Ga., April .25,1924,
Mr. C. E. Benns,
Butler, Ga.
My dear brother:—
Thinking that perhaps some of
would like . to
Talbotton, Ga., April 28.— Dr.
John Brich Douglass, 65, state sena
tor, died Sunday night, following ah
illness . of
TWENTY PERSONS REPORTED INJURED BUT NO FA
TALITIES EXCEPT THAT OF STOCK. PROPER
TY LOSS ESTIMATED AT $75,000.00.
The pensioners of Taylor" cojonty
are deeply grateful to the commis-.
sioner of pensions, the governor, and
Judge R'iley for their efforts in se-'
curing for them their muchly needed
portion of the pension' money ap
propriated by the Georgia, legis
lature.
■ Ordinary A. H. Riley received on
Thursday last a check for $8;;7Cj)0
for distribution among the 82 pen
sioners of the county. Immediately
ipon receipt of the money Judge
Riley began notifying those on the
pension list of the county and from
that time' he has from day to day
received callers who have been
greeted with a smile as the Ordina
ry delivered to them their i-ortior. of
this sum. .
Those who have J
requested to-dw so
Riley is very ■ Am
the work of payinj
in hand as early /;;
make his report to
mission.
weeks. Dr. D ug-
las, a practicing physician, was one
of the most prominent citizens of
Talbot county. He has many friends
who will 'regrpt to learn of his death
He was a member of the Georgia
FRIDAY, MAY 2
‘TAINTED PEOPLE”
With Colleen Moore, Anna Nil-
son and cast. Joy! Comes again
the winsome, joyous' flapper of
“Flaming Youth” in a pulse
quickening drama, rich in laugh
ter of "the heart. The story of a
boy and girl who live in the
shanty belt of a factory town,
who try to imitate the false cul;
ture of the rich. This will give
you a good clean entertainment
and a picture that you will en
joy. Comedy: .
MUD AN SAND
just another ..one brim full of
laughter. A Metro Comedy.
ADMISSION 15c & 35c
HEAVIEST INDIVIDUAL LOSERS
AND A. D. BYRD.
YARDS WIDE
TY FROM SOUTH-WEST frO NORTH-EAST
MESSRS J. H. NEISI
_ JB II THREE hundred
EXTENDING THROUGH THE COUN-
our Butler friends
know whet we are doing down here,
I am enclosing a clipping from
Brother. Kelley's Southeast Georgian
of this week’s issue,
said to number four white persons
and a dozen or more negroes, their
injuries consisting of broken and
dislocated' limbs, scabs wounds and
minor bruises. Drs. Mangham, Turk,
Bryan and Hind, of Reynolds; and
Dr, Montgomery, of Butler, were
summoned and dressed the wounds
off those injured. .
Among the injured reported were:
My. J. H. Neisler, a number of
painful wounds.
Mr. G. O. Horton, scalp wound.
Charlie Horton, son of G. O.
Horton, dislocated plbow.
Mr. L. T. Horton, scalp wound.
Mr. Neisler, who lives in Rey
nolds, arrived at his farm just
ahead of the storm and had not
more than entered- the house when
it;"was completely demolished.
Reports this morning .are to the
effect that all of the injured are do
ing'well, and will be out again in|a
fc A' days.
showing his
estimate of the work we are trying
to do. Our meeting has been in pro
gress near two weeks, and will close
Sunday night so far as we know
now. , '
I have written few letters to
friends in Butler since leaving them
and have not had the privilege of
visiting you at all. I came down
here and got right down to work and
have been at it ever since. We have
kept real well all the while and are
beginning to. get our work in hand.
The people are considerate of us,
having laid aside the idea that we
are “dead beats,” and are co-operat
ing with us in this great kingdom
work. Have hardly had time to find
out how well we like the general
situation." Tell you about that later.
But while I do not write often, I
am often thinking of you. I get the
Butler Herald every week and read
every colum. Always interested in
the news .from Taylor County. We
expect to see you a day or two in
the summer. Glad your church work
is moving on so well. Hope you- are
having.,a real good meeting at our
new church. We learned to love you
all, and often remember you as
not yet called are
sconce as Judge
xious'»to complete
g out the amount
as possible and
MAILING HOUR AT ' Ng®!
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
EXTENDED TO 8 P.
Patrons of the Butler pos#ffice
are under lasting obligations to Mrs
Mattie Riley, our efficient and popu
lar postmaster, who has. arranged
with the postoffice department, at
Washington, for extending the hour
of making up the mails for outgo
ing lhidnight and early morning
trains from 5:30 to 8:00 P. M. All
mail posted up to 8 o'clock at night
will have the same prompt atten
tion as posted heretofore late in the
afternoon, and will, prove, a great
convenience to the business houses
of Butler and the public in general
and by whom the new service will
be duly appreciated.
INCOMPLETE CASUALTY LIST
TOTALS THIS MORNING 86
DEAD, 400 INJURED COVERING
FIVE STATES.
According to reports from
According to reports from many
states appearing in all State daily
newspapers this morning the torna
do that swept this section at 8
o'clock yesterday morning struck
towns in five States intailing a
death list of nearly 100 persons and
hundreds injured while many thou-
the week-end with us before long.
Come to see us next time you come
down to Cuthbert. A good road, and
only about twenty-four miles.
Brother Wallace promised to come
to see us sometime. I always be
lieved he was just as good as his
word, and am still looking for him.
some fish near
NEGRO MAN STABBED
BY INTOXICATED WIPE
Dave Hicks, a well-known Butler
negro, was the victim of an assault
made upon him with a large home
knife by his wife Sunday morning
near the depot where the woman
was found in an intoxicated " condi
tion. In trying to induce his wi^e t®
return home With him Hicks was at
tacked unexpectedly by the woman
who stabbed him twice on the left
arm severing an artery .and p’-o-T.ie-
ing other serious wounds from which
he lost a considerable amount of
blood before medical attention eouM
be had. “
The woman was arrested and- gave
bond for her appearance at coutS
when the case is to be called.
Think we can get
here. Have not been fishing yet; but-
others have, and they get them.
Brother Wallace knows how to coax
them up and at least get their
heads. Tell him to pome on. down
and we will.see about-them.
We are going over to Blufton to
see-Mrs. Butler’s friend, Mrs.
well I have forgotten her name right
now. Some of the Blufton folks have
been attending our meeting.
Lots of farming around here.
Nearly all the country round herd is
in cultivation, and cotton, lots of it,
is almost ready for chopping. Cot
ton and peanuts are the main crops.
No peaches, and I shall miss the
peach season very much. Hope you
fellows have a good crop and will
make some clear money this year. I
admire the way you are standing by
your peach proposition. Many a fel
low would throw up his hands; but
your honor is above money .You will
«ome out: on top at last. The way
you are taking is the way to the top,
and I am not speaking especially of
of money.
Shall I attach some of Kelley’s
dry humor?
“Four thousand one • hundred and
seventy-two of Georgia’s crazy peo
ple are in the asylum at Milledge-
ville. The other nfillion or so of us
who are
Macon three dead, 12 injured; Law-
renceville, six injured.
South Carolina—Horrell pill.
South Carolina—Horrell pill, one
and possibly three killed; Anderson,-
,one killed, 20 injured.
Greatest damage was indicated at
Anderson, S. C,, where a tornado in
'Riverside Mill Village killed three
persons and injured more than a
score. Ffty houses were destroyed
and the mill building was damaged.
Property loss will reach a half mil
lion dollars, it was estimated. 1
At Opelika, Ala., four negroes re-
NOTICE
If anyone has trucks or -cans
standing idle and expect to use
them during peach season you must
get tags for them to begin with orl
not except any excuse at alii. It is’
hoped that all concerned will take
due notice and be governed accord
ingly as by so doing you will avoid
any delay when peach season opens.
R. P. McGUFFIN, Sheriff.
ported Sailed and - five others missing
where a twister demolished 12 hous
es. At Greenville, Ala., four persons
From Albany, • Ga;, word was re
ceived that considerable property
damage resulted from a twister but
that np.,one was injured. •
At Lawrenceville, Ga., six-persons
were reported injured and. -property
damage of $200,000 was done. The
Baptist church was blown down, and
a mill village nearby was. partially
demolished.
The storm, its destructive force un
paralleled in the history of this sec
tion of the country, left a , path
marked by desolation and wreexage
roughly estimated at more than 1,000
miles in length.
Human beings including several
children, were picked u" as if they
had been papers and hurled hun
dreds-of feet through the air; hous
es, barns and public buildings were
smashed into kindling after being
lifted from their foundations; num
bers-of live stock met death in the
-wreckage, trees were uprooted and
hundreds of miles of telephone -and
telegraph , wires were torn down.
Sweeping upward-from the Ten-
nessee-Arkansas line, its starting
point yesterday, through Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama, and touching
parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, |
the hurricane struck South Carolina (
with all its, force. f/SSSSid
‘not quite right in, the
head” are running at large. Johnny
Spencer’s still confined in his g. and
g. sanctum in the g. o. T. building.’’
With lasting good will and very
kind regards to you all, I am,
Faithfully yours,
BASCOM A. PAFFORD.
her father, Mr. D. M. Chapman, .of
Columbus, one brother and one sis
ter. The deceased had been a resi
dent of Ellaville practically all of
herlife. She was an exemplary
member of the \ Ellaville Methodist
church. — .
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H Giles were:
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Giles' and family
of Macon; Mr. anti Mrs. Tommie
Giles and family, of Reynolds; Mr.
Not Acquainted.
' He—“Do you remember Horatius at
the bridge?” She—“i don’t recall
meeting him.. The bridge parties; I
attend are all women.” _
Miss Margarete Giles, of Haynes
City, Fla., .is visiting her grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Giles
and other relatives here for a few
days. j '
SATURDAY, MAY 3
“PAINTED PEOPLE”
The Flaming Youth , girl again
in one better. Colleen Moore anti
twelve stars. Real people and
paintd people. You’ll want to cry
some; you’ll have to laugh,’ and
then you will just love the pic
ture. A delightful new drama fill
et} with thrills, heart throbs, pep. 1
Added attraction:
RUTH OF THE RANGE, No. 14
ADMISSION 15c & 35c
Music by Theatre Orchestra.
Doors open 7:15, Picture 8:00
PEACHES SHOULD NOW RE
CEIVE THE THIRD SPRAY
Hiley peaches in Middle (jeorgla
ire now ready for the third. appli
cation of spray; and growers are ad
vised to start spraying, ..thaLvarieti
immediately; This application is ap
plied about two weeks before the
fruit enters the ’ stone hardening
stage, and is primarily for scab and
brown rot. Elbertas, Georgia Belles,
Uneedas will be ready for the third
spray by the latter part of this
week, and Carmen, Early Rose, and
the other early varieties should re
ceive the third treatment next week.
Self-boiled lime-sulphur, 32-32-200
should be used alone for this spray
ing, unless the first application for
the curculio was omitted, in which
case four pounds of powdered arse
nate of lead should be used with the
self-boiled lime-sulphur. If the first
two sprays have been applied at the
recommended time no arsenate of
lead is necessary in the third appli
cation. If- dust is used instead of the
liquid the 80-5-15 formula is recom
mended.
A special effort should be made to
do a thorough job in putting on the
third spray as no more treatments
are to be given the late varieties un
til four weeks before the fruit rip-
Ccvt. & State Laboratory,
Ft. Valley, Ga.
Issued April 29, 1924.
NEGRO WOMAN INJURED
BY FALL FROM TRUCK
Ella Leonard, wife of Jack Leon
ard, colored, was painfully injured
Tuesday morning as a result of a
fall from a large lumber truck.
The injuries sustained by the ne-'
gress consisted of the loss of her
right ear aiid an ugly scalp wound
on the right side of the head. The
wounds, which were dressed by Dr.
Fickling, are not thought to be of a
serious nature.
ROAD TAX MUST
BE PAID AT ONCE
senate from the 25th- district. He
was former mayor of Talbotton and
at one‘time S’member of the Talbot
county commission.
Dr. Douglas was a member of
the - Methodist church, of Talbotton.
and was prominent in Masonic and
Knights of Pythias circles. He
survived by the following daughters
and sons: Mrs. C.’ A. Alford, Syl
vester; . and Mrs. C. B. Edwards,
Eastman; Herbert Douglas, Wash
ington D. C., Dr. W. C Douglas.
Talbotton; Bishop Douglass, Talbot
ton, and Paul M. Douglass, Atlan
ta.
Funeral services were conducted
at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. Inter
ment at Talbotton.
A MOTHER IN ISRAEL PASSES
Not only the people among whom
she had lived to a ripe old age but
many who knew her in Taylor coun
ty. deeply regret the death of Mrs.
Sallie Adams Lumpkin, whose life
ended, at the home of her son, Mr.
E. B. Lumpkin, six miles north of
Talbotton, about 7 o'cock Thursday
night of last week. The funeral ser
vice and interment were held at the
family cemetery at Baldwinville Fri
day aftemnon conducted by Rev.
Donahoe, pastor of the Talbotton
Baptist church of which the deceas
ed had been a faithful and consist
ent member for many years.
Mrs., Ln_mpkia->wa§_ the, widow., ..of
the late Mr. William Lumpkin, who
was a brother of Mrs. W. N. Benns,
of Butler, and who was a promi
nent and esteemed citizen of ' T-il
bot county. He preceded her to the
Great Beyond by twenty years
longer. She-was the daughter of the
late John Q.vAdams another well-
known and valued citizen of Talbot
county.
Mrs. Lumpkin was nearing her
seventy-sixth birthday when she re
ceived the summons to enter the
Pearly Gates, her life and character
having been a beacon light to guide
the footsteps of others who were
struggling ( to find the way to a bet
ter life. While her health had not
been the best for some time she
was confined to her bed only a few
days during which time she receiv
ed the best of attention from skilled
physicians, loved ones and kind
neighbors.
There were present at the funeral
an unusually large number of sor
rowing friends to pay tribute of re
spect to one who in life was so dear
ly and universally beloved, many
from a distance being among the
assemblage. .
Two sons, Messrs C. B. aiid E. B.
Lumpkin, three brothers and three
sisters are left to mourn the loss of
this notable Christian woman.
MRS. J. B. WILLIAMSON,
OF ELLAVILLE, DIES AF
TER SHORT ILLNESS
Notice is hereby given that all
persons who fail to pay their Road
Tax for 1924 by next Saturday will
be immediately summoned before the
Commissioners to answer complaint
as tax defaulters. ,
'The same order will apply to all
who are in arrear for "Street Tax
due the town of Butler for ?' the
present year,
W. Aj ANGLIN,
- Bailiff and Town Marshal.
The most disastrous cyclone that
ever struck this section swept across _
the county yesterday' morning about) i:
eight o'clock leveling in its path
many houses, telegraph and tele
phone poles, fences, millions of feet
of pine,and oak timber, wounding a
score or more of persons, killing a
large number of mules, cattle, hogs
and goats. A
The first effects of i the terrific
wind was found on the south side
of the railroad about one mile west
of Butler where many forest trees
were up-rooted-. Crossing the rail
road and traveling in a north-east
erly direction the wind played havoc,
to a number of . buildings, trees,
telephones poles and fences about a
mile and half directly north of town
In this locality houses occupied by
George Bumes and Herbert Nor
wood, also a vacant house owned by
Leonard Stems, all colored, were
completely blown away, the timbers
being scattered for at least a mile.
Bums was the only occupant of any
of the houses razed. How he escap
ed without, receiving even slight in
jury is no less than a miracle. The
Poor of the building was unmoved
leaving hinf sitting in a chair
"in the rmddle"" of 'th'6'
rest of the house, with the furni
ture being scatterd for hundreds of
yards across the field, large.timbers
from the building being found buri
ed - the in ground as far as a quar
ter ofa mile away. No part of one
of the near-by dwellings has yet
been found.
Following the course of the wind,
which wasabout three hundred yards
wide a considerable, amount of fine
timber was laid low in the vicinity
of the Butler Light Co’s, plant
was also a building belonging to the
Light Co.
But this is only a prelude to the
devastation wrought by the cyclone
that struck Panhandle district with
much greater force than any point
along the route across the -county
from south-west to north-east.
Words are inadequate to describe
the wreckage in that section as was
witnessed shortly after the storm
had ceased, and with this , the in
juries sustained by a great number
of persofft and property loss of
thousands upon thousands of dol
lars, are • things that will be re
membered throughout the present
generation. The severest part of the
storin apparently centered on • the
plantation of Mr. J. H. Neisler and
a-1joining .farms.
Not a building of any kind . was
left standing on Mr. Neisleris place,
the los s including the large seven-
room dwelling occupied by |the
superintendent of the farm, Mr. G.
O. Horton, and his family and
known as the Mr. John Neisler
homestead; a large , bam recently
erected by Mr. Neisler at a cost , of
$.1,500; and a number of tenant
houses.
Not far frmm Here is the Duke
place now owned by Mr. A. D.
Byrd. Here it was fodnd the
next heaviest property loss, with all
buildings on . the place being razed-
Two tenant houses belonging to
Mr. J. B. Griffith and others scat
tered throughout the district are
among the ruins. -
These buildings were splintered
and scattered as if built of straw.
Besides the loss of buildings Mr.
Neisleris loss also includes a Franks
lin automobile, a Ford, five mules,
several head of "cattle and hogs,-
farm machinery, several vehicles, a
large amount of feed stuff and a
quantity of fertilizers
MANY INJURED.
While no oneis thought to have been
killed or fatally injured, those more
or less hurt by falUpg timbers are
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