BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 26. REPORT Of Superintendent Pol litzer for December. Showing Net Earnings of Water and Light Plant to be $128.74 Excluding City’s Fr®e Use Lights and Hydrants. Hon. J. R. Carmichael, Chairman Water and Light Committee, Jackson, Ga. Dear Sir: I herewith tender you and your honorable body a complete report showing existing affairs of your entire system; also a financial statement for the month of De cember. Electrical Department. To January Ist, 1908, we had connected 116 electric light custo mers, consuming 5,190 kilowatts or an approximate average of 40 kilowatts for each customer per month. Our arc light circuit shows a consumption of 3770 kilowatts for 12 arc lights and 27 32-candle power lights, which the city fur nishes free. Water Department. This department shows 110 customers with a consumption of 684,000 gallons or an average of 6120 gollons per customer per month, or a daily average of 207 gallons per customer. We have received $139.76 or an average of 20.5 cents per thousand gallons per month. This department shows a better pay for the amount consumed than the light depart ment. This department furnishes 26 hydrants free for the city’s pro tection. Report for the Month of December Water and light receipts com bined, $488.74 Expenses including salaries, fuel, waste, oil,'packing, allum, etc. $370.00 Net earnings for - month $128.74 Yours very truly, HAL R. POLLITZER, Supt. Water and Light Pk nt. PAY UP Y2UR 1907 TAXES BY JAN. 15, 1908, OR- All who have failed to pay their state and county taxes fcr the year 1907, will be required to do so on or by Wednesday, the 15th day of January, 1908. Executions will be in the hands of the officers after that date. C. R. CARTER, T. C. Butts County. MONEY TO LOAN. 0 $20,000 to loan on Butts county farr. s it 7 per cent. Come quick if you need money. T. J. DEMPSEY, Jackson, Ga. I would like to have about four boarders. J. C. Adams. TYPHOID ENDS BRIGHT LIFE OF YOUNG MISS CARMICHAEL Miss Ruth Carmichael is dead —died on January 6th, exactly one year since the death of her sister, little Roselyn. This ;was the sad news that spread over Jackson early Monday morning, and it cast a gloom over the en tire city. She was attacked by typhoid fever, two weeks ago, and for several days she was so low as to excite the gravest fears. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carmi chael, prominent citizens of Jack son. She was about fifteen yeers of age, lovely in person, attractive in all those graces that beautify and adorn young girlhood. Her vivacity, intelligence, sweet dis position and high character drew about her, wherever she went, warm friends, who are deeply mourning her untimely death. By this decree of Providenc a happy home is bereft of an idolized member, and made deso late. The hearts of doting parents and loving brothers and sisters are wrung with grief at the loss of “the idol of the household,” and her many friends have shed the sympathetic tear over her early grave. This brief tribute would be in complete without stating that Ruth was a young girl whom to ‘ ‘know was to love” Ever bright and cheerful she was the light of her home. The circle in which she moved was brightened by h*er presence. “The closing of her life was as the falling of a curtain shutting out the liight, but as softly fold ing in its shadows her fading form.” Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday after noon and interment took place in the Jackson cemetery. MR. C. G. BRITT WILL RUN AGAIN FOR CORONER Mr. C. G. Britt audhorizes The Progress to state that he will offer for reelection as coroner of Butts county in the coming pri mary and that his formal an nouncement will appear later in The Progress. Mr. Britt has many friends who will be glad to see him reelected. Mrs. Mary Heflin and Miss Eva Sasnett visited their sister, Mrs. B. H. Sasnett in Atlanta last week. The Progress and Weekly Jef fersonian $1.75. JACKSON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JAN. 9, <9OB. AROUND NO. 2 Some Doings as “Buster Brown” Sees Them. Little Newsy Items Picked Up Her* and There Among Which is a Wed ding. Another year come and gone and a happy and prosperous New Year to all. After spending the holidays with homefolks Miss Trudie Tho mas left last Monday to resume her duties as teacher in the pub lic schools at Mansfield. Little Miss Bertha Maddox of Worthville and Annie Reed Mad dox of Flovilla visited Msss Lilia Mae Stewart Saturday and Sun day. More wedding bells will ring on No. 2 in the near future. MLses Trudie and Bessie Kate Thomas entertained last Satur day at a spend-the-day party, which was highly enjoyed by about ten couples of the grown up set. Mr. Morris and Miss Fannie Mae Moore entertained the young er set last Saturday evening from 7 to 11 with a merry party. Little Miss Mamie Waites of Jones county, hs visiting her grandfather Mr. J. P. Brandon. Miss Hattie Kate Burney of Jasper county is visiting Miss Nettie Rae Pittman. Mr. W. M. Vickers and Miss Daisy Stewart were out riding last Sunday afternoon. Mr. John A. Pittman returned a few days since from a business trip to South Georgia. Hon. J. M. with Miss Bessie Maddox went to Jackson last Saturday shopping. Mr. A. A. Duke of Stark spent a few days last week in Atlanta. Mrs. C. A. Pittman visited her mother in Jackson last week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Norwor thy, Messrs. Grady Brooks and Morton Vickers were guests of Miss Mae Belle Maddox at an elegant dining recently. We are ready to take off our hats to the County Commission ers and the boys for having the rocky hill worked at Thomas Bridge and a lot more holes could be filled up and small bridges fix ed that would certainly be appre ciated by us and by the public generally. Moving continues just the same. Mr. John W. Lemon mov ed last week to Mr. Chas. L. Maddox. Mr. Q. Hardy and wife moved last week to Mr. W. M. Prestons and Mr. Pope of Newton county will reside where Mr. Mr. Hardy lived. Mr. and Mrs. Allen entertain ed at a New Year’s party Wed nesday night. Many games were played and enjoyed by all until a late hour. Mrs. Allen was voted Ia charming hostess by those pres- ent who were Misses Anna Wat kins, Annie Ogletree, Janie Le mon, Estelle Rutledge, Cecil Bankston, Lilia Watkins. Messrs. Sam Watkins, Charlie Kimbell, Tom Thurston, Chester Maddox, Tom Watkins, Carlton Allen and Dave Watkins. On December 31 at 3:30 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Duke in the presence of only a few relatives and friends, Miss Virgie Vickers and Mr. Walter Norsworthy were united in matri mony by Rev. W. 0. Sharp. The bride is the accomplished daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Vick ers and is highly cultured and re fined and possesses all the graces of character that go to make up noble womanhood. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Norsworthy and posseses many good business qualities and is a prosperous far mer. We extend to this happy couple congratulations for a hap py and prosperous married life. Well, we had the priviledge of stopping in at one Butts county’s most hospitable homes and enjoy ing chittlings one day last week Mr. Cornelius McClure and family moved last week to Stark. Mr, D. W. Brooks moved last week near Jenkinsburg. I Mr. Troy Thomas made a busi ness trip to Monticello and Mans field last week. Miss Beulah Hardy, who has ? responsible position in Atlanta is spending the holidays with lov ed ones at home. Mr. E. Y. Biles has returned from Broxton and will not move his family there as was stated some time ago, on account of other business. Mr. Jesse McMichael rolled out a handsome new buggy last Sat urday. Look out girls he means business now, we know from his looks. Mr. Dave Watkins returned Wednesday from a delightful trip to Savannah and other points. Miss Ethel Redman returned last week from Eatonton and other points, much to the delight of her many friends here, but to the sorrow of one over there we expect. Misses Estelle Rutledge and Cecil Bankston spent New Year's day with Miss Janie Lemon. Miss Annie Ogletree of Indian Spring spent the week end with Miss Anna B. Watkins. Miss Lillie McClure spent the week-end with her cousin Miss Cecil Bankston. I Little Beatrice Hammock of Griffin is with her aunt, Mrs. Anrfle Lemon. Miss Deedie McClure spent part of last week and this in Jackson, as the charming guest of Miss Bessie Thaxton. Mr. B. T. Deason and Miss Daisy Stewart visited relatives at Worthville last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Bessie Kate Thomas is the admired guest of Misses Vir ginia and Essie Elder of Macon this week. Buster Brown. NUMBER 2 INSPECTION Of Jackson Rifles Will * Take Place Soon. The Boys Are Doing Steady Work In Order to Pass Re quirements—Armory Im proved—New Officers. The Jackson Rifles are growing in number and in enthusiasm pre paratory to an official inspection which will take place in the near future. Amblers who at night pass by their recently remodelled and renovated hall can hear the meas ured tread of the drill and the dignified tones of the captain’s orders, showing that the boys are determined to pass the inspect ion, however rigid it may be. And there is no doubt but what the inspection will be all they are looking for, because Uncle Sam’s and the State’s requirements in things military just now bear no kinship to half-heartedness and lukewarmness. One of the re quirements is that a company must have fifty eight men. At present the rifles are short by a half dozen, but the boys seem confident that they can by their united efforts, persuade six more men to join them. Mr. D. F. Thaxton has recently made many interior improvments on this building in which the armory is located, adding greatly to its ap pearance and convenience. 0 W. E. Watkins has been com missioned captain of the company succeeding Captain R. P. Newton who recently resigned. T. H. Buttrill succeeds George Car michael as Ist Lieutenant. George Mallett 2nd Lieutenant. alcohol prescriptions BEING FILED WITH ORDINARY Under the prohibition act re quiring physicians to issue pre scriptions for alcohol for their patients and the druggist to file same with the ordinary of the county, a few have been record ed with Ordinary Ham to date. Under the law druggists are allowed ten days in which to re cord the prescriptions with the ordinary. A fee of five cents is provided for in the law for each prescrip tion recorded by the ordinary. Miss Annie Duke left Thursday for Atlanta, to take a course "in the Southern Business College. I Wanted; Scrap Iron, Brass, Copper and Lead. Jos. L. 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