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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 36. COLLEGE h W \ On Wheels To Reach Jack son Thursday, Fefj). 13. I Farmers of This Section Asked To Meet the Train—To Hear Lecturer and See Exhibits Lasts Hour and Half. Editor Progress: The Special Educational Train which is to be operated ip Feb ruary and March by the State College of Agriculture in connec tion with the various railroads is expected to reach Jackson Febru ary 13, about 10 o’clock a. m. The scedule has been carefully made up and we will follow it closely as possible, though of course there may be some varia tion from the time indicated. All visitors should come pre pared to stay a little longer for the train may be delayed, but they should be at the station at the time indicated above, for if the train arrives promptly, as it will in most instances, those who are late will miss a part of the benefit which it is hoped our visit will confer. We expect to stop an hour and a half at each place. During that time it is believed that as many as three or four short, practical talks can be made and leave a half hour for the inspec tion of the exhibit car. Detailed information concern ing the make-up of the train and the character of the exhibits will be sent you shortly. We trust we may have your co operation and that of all the good people of your vicinity in making the visit of this Educational Train a success. No effort is being spared by us to provide a feast of good things, and we ask your co operation in placing before your people information as to when the train will arrive. Assuring you that our only de sire in this matter is to benefit the farmers whom it is our duty and pleasure to serve, I am, Very respectfully, AndrewJM. Soule President. Athens, Ga. Jan. 20, 1908. MISS CARMICHAEL ENTER TAINS AT DINNER. Miss Bertha Carmichael enter tained a few of her friends on last Sunday at an elegant birth day dinner. The table was pretty with its rare old silver ancf cut glass, and brightened with fragrant white narcissus and asparagus ferns. A well prepared three course dinner was served. Miss Carmichael’s guests in cluded, Misses Adel Nutt, Emma Jane Ham, Rosa Newton and Mes srs Park Newton, Homer Car michael and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kinard. L NOTICE: Beginning Dec. Ist, we will do all repair work brought to our >shops at reasonable prices for the RASH. No repair work charged to any one. Carmichael Buggy Cos. CITY FATHERS FOR 1908 INAUGURATED Mayor Ham and the new coun cilmen received the oath of of fice for the present year Tuesday night. They then elected the board of tax assessors, policemen and other officers. Geo. Carmichael was made clerk and treasurer; J. A. McMi chael, tax receiver; W. E. Wat kins, city attorney; L. M. Craw ford, chief of police; J. E. Mc- Nair, policeman. Messrs. A. H. Smith, W. P. Nutt and B. P. Bailey were ap pointed tax assessors. BUSTER BROWN BARBER ENTERS COTTON BUSINESS Buster Brown Barber, colored, was arrested recently on the charge of stealing a quantity of fence wire, cotton seed meal, and cotton samples from the Union ware house. Buster, it seems, sold his goods to other members of his race and these have also been arrested. WHILE HANDLING PISTOL MR. JONES SHOOTS HIMSELF Mr. Stephen Jones, who lives a few miles from Jackson, accident ally shot himself in the thigh last Saturday while handling a pistol, inflicting a flesh wound, from which he is now rapidly re covering. He, however, is still confined to his bed. TIME LOCK WOULDN’T WORK SAFE CLOSED MANY DAYS The time lock in the Jackson Banking safe refused to operate on Wednesday night of last week, and required the services of an expert to get the safe open. This inconvenienced the bank a good deal, as they were unable to get to their cash until Monday morn ing. YOUNG LADIES OF JACKSON ENTERTAIN FEBRUARY 14 A masquerade party will be given by the young ladies of Jackson on February the four teenth at the Armory, in honor of the young men. The following committees have been appointed. Financial— Misses Minnie Bailey and Emma Jane Ham; Invitation-Miss El oise Pound, Chairman, Misses Lucy Goodman, Dollie McKibben, Sallie Mae Ball; Refreshments- Miss Nina Harris, Chairman, Misses Tallie Joliy, Rosa Newton, Alice Maddox, Bertha Carmich ael; Arrangement-Miss Ada Sams, Chairman, Misses Nettie Rae Pittman, Leonora Nutt, Alice Mae Haynes. Annie Crawford and Mary Newton. JACKSON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JAN. 23, *9OB. HANNABELL DIXON TALKS OF LONG AGO I am sure people- are living in Jackson today who are not aware of the fact that Jackson once supported and maintained one of the finest race tracks in Georgia. Back in the thirties and probably forties, when the Waters Harri son and many hundreds of stock raisers, as well as horse racers had full swing. I have heard some fabulous stories as well as softie narrow escapes of the riders. The tract was laid out on the old Tarpley place, just in front of Mead Hendirck’s old home on Indian Springs road and was a three-quarter run. A more suitable place could not have been found in Butts county, as it required no grading and at present there does not re main a single sign or resemblence of ever having been a horse race or bet there. The place now be longs to B. F. Watkins and right on the old track he makes a bale of cotton per acre or thirty bush els of wheat or corn each year. Thus the plow share has taken the place of a then very popular amusement, which at this time is completely gone out of practice, only among the gentry in large cities and other localities. And but few people know that Jackson pulled off the last ‘ ‘gan der pulling” that ever happened in Georgia and perhaps in the south. I was an eye-witness to that most cruel and barbarious sport. Some future day I will tell younger set who read The Progress how a gander-pulling is arranged and carried on from start to finish, by describing the one I am now writing about. The farmers are bringing in some cotton this week, as they think 12 cents a good price. Miss May Garr has gone back to Yatesvilleto teach this season. Miss Vallie Garr is teaching at Elgin again. Ever amon, Hannabell Dixon. That little speech which the school girl used to recite on Friday evening and which went like this: “What a pity Nothing ever Has a beauty that will stay” has got one BIG EXCEPTION and that is the cold glitter of a dollar paid for subscription. Friends, when you come to town don’t forget The Progress,. for some how we need money as well as other folks. PROGRESS PURCHASES A GASOLINE ENGINE While it may be of little inter est to know that so-and-so has bought a gasoline engine, The Progress makes known the fact of its purchase of such a machine in order that the people may know what we are doing in the effort to give them what they de mand in the way of a newspaper. Other minor equipments are being made all along, in the be lief that Butts county people will support such a paper as we, in time, hope to issue. FIRST NATIONAL BANK ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 1908 The first National Bank of Jackson, held its annual stock holders meeting at the office of the bank, Tuesday 14th. On re ceiving the report of the officers of the bank, the stockholders ordered that $3000.00 of the net earnings be carried to undivided profit account. The same officers were reelect ed as follows: J. R. Carmichael President, J. H. Carmichael Vice President, A. Homer Carmichael Cashier, C. T. Beauchamp was re elected Book-keeper. The following gentlemen were unanimously elected as directors of the bank for the ensuing year. J. Matt McMichael, J. H. Car michael, W. M. Hammond, W. A. Newton, J. R. Carmichael. It will be noticed that Mr. Ham mond is anew member of the directorship, and it is pleasing to the friends of the bank to thus have him associated with them. NOTICE. Beginning Dec. Ist, we will do all repair work brought to our shops at reasonable prices for the CASH. No repair work charged to any one. Carmichael Buggy Cos. NUMBER 4 SCHOOL Commissioner To Be Elect ed By Educational Board Chairman Hammond Calls For Applicants To Stand Exami nation Before Board at Courthouse Feb. 4. Applicants for the position of County School Commissioner of Butts county are hereby notified to be and appear before the coun ty board of education, at the courthouse in Jackson, on Tues day the 4th day of February next, at 10 o’clock, a. m. on said day, and stand examination as re quired by law, upon the subjects taught in the common schools, and such other supjects as the State School Commissioner may deem proper. After examination the board will elect the applicant, who has stood satisfactory examination, to be County School Commission er for said county for a term of four years, after expiration of the commissioners of the present in cumbent. T. S. Hammond, Pres., Board of Education. AROUND NO. 8. Miss Felicia Morrison, of Jack son, has a fine school at Union Point with about thirty pupils enrolled. Mr. Cleveland Barnes called on Miss Nora Vaughn Sunday after noon. We are sorry to state that Mrs. Lucy Nolen, who has been quite ill for a couple of weeks, is no better at this time. Howard Standard and Miss Kate Gray were out riding Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Warren, of New ton county, visited the family of J. B. Holifield Saturday and Sun day. Five of the Fincherville boys gave Miss Alice Hinton a call Sunday. Messrs. Claude Duke and Wil lie Hoard, of Stark, gave Miss Kate Gray a very pleasant call one evening recently. Mr. Ben Kitchins spent Sunday with loved ones in Jasper county. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis White spent Sunday with the family of G. W. White, of Worthville. Misses Lucy Holifield and Vallie Standard spent Sunday night with Mrs. W. E. Gray. Miss Trudie Singley, of Iron Springs, was visiting her sister, Mrs. Eula Holifield Monday. Walter Duke, of Worthville, spent Saturday night with Claud and Grady Gray. Mr. John Chambers spent Thursday nightfcwith Mr. and Mrs. Lewis White. Mr. and Mrs. E. Pitts Newton, originally from Jackson, but now of Anson, Texas, called the roll at their house a month*ago, and little E. P., Jr., answered num ber seven.