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Local mws Overflow from Tiftb Page Albert Finley reports a most pleasant visit to friends? and rela tives in Alabama. He returned to Jackson Friday night of last week. Mrs: Hattie Smith, who recent ly moved to Jasper county, is visiting her son, Mr. Thorpe Smith, who was accidentally shot several days ago. Seed, seed, seed! of every var iety at Hanna Drug Cos. John Hodges, of Macon, is in Jackson this week, the guest of his brother, Loyd Hodges, on Covington street. In accordance with their custom McKibben Cos. is offering a good article for a low price. This time it is one-horse wagon spring seats for $1.25 Mr. and Mrs. Mac Goodwin went to McDonough Saturday, and were the guests of Ed Good win. Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Roberts will come down from Atlanta Sat nrday to spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Roberts on Wal ker street. Lumber, lumber, lumber! you bet, and plenty of it. Cut price on flooring and ceiling only $lO per thousand. Jackson Lumber Cos. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Eakes and Miss Mary Sims left Monday for their home in Griffin, after a de lightful week’s visit to Mrs. Em ma Mallett. Miss Margaret Thornton was hostess at a very delightful re ception at her home in honor of her guest, Miss Rosa Newton, last Saturday evening—Sunday’s Journal. Machine Shop W. I. WAGNER Proprietor Machinery erected and repaired; Pipe Fitting. Plumbing, Electric Wiring; Automobiles and Gasoline Engines Repaired. ESTABLISHED 1882. WW* ■ ■ ATLANTA HOME INSURANCE CO, • ’ ATLANTA, GEORGIA 1 , Cash capital paid in $200,000.00 ( Assets $425,000.0© > Surplus over all liabilities including * capital $125,000.00 1 ion f Pay Losses in cash without Discount. ■*— l —■ • j. vta vr-JKwnnßHPiriW-'it'*". -• f I—ll 111 111 Ml ■■■!■! 11l 11l Bill Hill Ml 111 111 ■ Mil 11—1111 >WU ■—VrMHM *• • IWWOTHW I j (Ro. Carmichael, flgt. JACKSON, GEORGIA. I There were seven white teach ers, and nine colored, who took the examination for license which was held by Mr. Maddox, C. S. C. a few days since. Mrs. W. H. Steele, of High Falls, a daughter of Mrs. T. A. Spencer, has been very sick with a severe attack of grip. At this writing she is some better. Mr. J. G. Maddox returned this week from a three weeks hunt in South Georgia. He re ports a good time, and brought back a large number of birds. Miss Trudie Maddox, our effi cient telephone assistant, had a pleasant visit to her sister Mrs. A. M. Smith at Cedar Rock on Sunday last. For Sale—My residence on North Oak street. I have also for sale or rent the residence of J. V. Smith on West avenue. tf J. T. SMITH, 0. A. Pound, a former Jack sonite, but now of Nashville, Tenn., was snowed under in Chi cago last Sunday with a temper ature of five below zero. Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee spent Tues day night with her mother, Mrs. A. G. Hitchins. She left Wed desday morning for a months trip through Florida. In a letter to his father of this city, C. D. Thaxton reports that all’s well with him on the Canal Zone in Panama, where he is postmaster at Tabernilla. Mrs. E. L. Adams and chil dren, returned Tuesday to their home in Atlanta, after a pleas ant visit of a few days to rela tives in Jackson. Mrs. Asa Smith entertained at dinner on Wednesday of last week for Mrs. J. H. Eakes of Griffin. Her guests included, Mesdames J. H. Eakes of Griffin, J. B. Set tles, J. W. Crum, and Emma Mal lett. A large number of invitations have been issued by the young ladies to the Fancy Dress Mas querade to be given on February the fourteenth. Mrs. S. O. Ham and son, Har old. were the guest the week-end of Mrs. J. R. Smith of Atlanta. While in the city they heard Madame Calve at the Grand. A partv composed of R. A. Maddox and wife, P. W. Maddox and Dillard Sams, will leave Jackson next Monday for a month’s stay in Dallas J,exas. Wanted: Scrap Iron, Brass, Copper and Lead. Jos. L. Wagner & Son. Mrs. W. J. Carson is with friends and relatives this week in Cork and Fiovilla. While away she will have the pleasure of attending her church services at Cork. Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Maddox spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Taylor, of Towaliga. Mrs. Taylor has been quite sick, but is now a great deal better. S. M. Pope is debating in his mind which to run for, coroner or representative. He says he dislikes to enter the race, because he knows he will beat Mr. Mattie McMichael. Miss Rennette Westcott, a charming young lady of Macon, will arrive in Jackson on Monday of next week, and will be the guest of Miss Leonora Nutt for a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Kinard have bought Mrs. Jim Kinard’s inter est in the McCallum home place. The latter will move to Griffin, where Mr. Kinard has charge of Spalding Mills store. Mrs. Lacy Maddox had a fami ly reunion dinner on last Satur day. Those present were, Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Willis and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Paul and J. W. Minter of Macon. News reached Jackson this week of the marriage of Mr. J. E. Reeves to Miss Mary Conally on last Sunday at Vaughn. Mr. Reeves was the former president of the J. E. Reeves Cos., of Jackson. Last Sunday was traditional ground hog day as usual, on Feb ruary the second. He made his usual appearance, and seeing his shadow crawled back into his hole, knowing six weeks of cold, bleak winter was ahead. Miss Ophelia Banks entertained Sunday at her home, two miles from Jackson, the following guests: Misses Cassie Maddox, Ethel Logue and Elsie Caston, of Jackson; Messrs. Geo. Harkness, of Towaliga, and Fred Mason, of Henry county. A white man driving’ through Pepperton last Saturday after noon at a fast speed, ran over lit tle Arie Thomas, and broke his arm. The man is not known as he shielded his face with his hat, and drove on in his careless way. Miss Ophelia Banks entertain ed Sunday at her home, two miles from Jackson the following guests, Misses Cassie Maddox, Ethel Logue and Elsie Gaston of Jackson. Messrs George Hark ness of Towaliga, and Fred Ma son of Henry county. SERVANTS’ LIVERIES. Had Their Origin During the Reign o) King Pepir. of France. So far as ( the present writer is aware, the earliest mention of “liv eries” made in history was during the reign of King Pepin of France, who flourished about the year 750 A. D. A form of amusement to which King Pepin was partial was what were termed cours plenieres. These were assemblies at which, upon the king’s invitation, all the lords and courtiers of France were expected to be present. They were held twice in each year —at Christmas and Faster —and generally lasted for about a week at each time. Sometimes these gatherings took place at the king’s palace, some times in the neighborhood of one of the larger French cities and sometimes in some rural district. While the festival lasted the king took all Ids meals in public, bishops and dukes alone being privileged to sit at the royal table. A second ta ble was provided for abbots, counts and other leading men. and at both tables there was shown more pro fusion than delieaey, both in the quality of the meats and drinks and the manner in which they were serv ed. Flutes, hautboys and.other mu sical insi rumen's were flayed be fore the bearer- of each course as it was removed from the tables. When dessert was served twenty heralds, each holding aloft a jewel ed goblet, shouted thrice, “Largesse, largesse from tin* most potent of king o !" As thov shouted flow scat tered among the crowds handfuls of gold and silver coins. Then the trumpets were blown, while the bet ter class spectators shouted and the meaner sort scrambled and often fought vigorously for the money scattered l>v the heralds. Charles YII. of France put a final stop to the cours plenieres. alleging that the expense attendant upon his wars with England made it impossi ble for him to continue them. One of the severest causes of expense, it was explained, arose from the fact that, beginning with King Pepin’s time, etiquette and custom alike de manded that the king should upon these occasions give.an entire suit of new and gorgeous clothing not only to his own servants and re tainers, but also to those of the queen and all the princes of the blood royal. These garments were said to be livres—that is, “deliver ed” at the king’s expense —and from this word the English word “livery” was derived, as was the cus tom of providing servants with “liv ery” from the above mentioned practice of certain of the French kings.- 1 ■" ' mlard. 'll Big Crops \ i jJf Mean Bigger Profits If/ Big profits from cotton, tobacco, and W" such garden crops as * ml corn, tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, beets ¥ and all other vegeta- ®Li* B 7 bles and fruits depend upon their uniform * and rapid growth, Big- J§/ ger crops and quicker and larger growth are positively assured through '/?///s§&£* S' high fertilization with ?*? I Vusiflia-Carolina m I Fertilizers >■£/ That Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers are far superior to any other fertilizers Is / proved by the experience of Mr. IJ. M. Gridin, D. D. S. of Plant City, Fla., S'/ who says: “1 was trucking on a small scale, and decided I would try a few M sacks of your fertilizer, as it was cheap and said to be good. I put it un- '£? der some tomatoes by the side of some other high grade fertilizer which J7XPK jf cost me sls a ton more, and in the same proportion per acre. I don’t M 3 / think I exaggerate in the east in saying that the yield where I used & Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers was three times that of where I used jjfj l the other brand of so-called high-grade fertilizer.” , • I, Many valuable pointers on truck farming written by government /.Jr \J \ jj and private authorities, will be found in our new Farmers’ Year j / li. Book or Almanac. Get a copy at your fertilizer dealers’, or /sK. 8 A pleasant social event of Thursday was the reception given by the members of the Baptist church at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Etheridge, welcoming Rev. Van Deventer, their newly called pastor. All denominations were cordially invited and a large number called between the hours of 3:00 to 5:00 and 7:00 to 9:00. Wanted; Scrap Iron, Brass, Copper and Lead. Jos. L. Wagner & Son. Mrs. Emma Mallett gave a most enjoyable spend-the-day party on Thursday, compliment ary to her guests, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Eakes and daughters of Griffin. A tempting dinner of several courses was served. Her guests were Rev. J. H. Eakes wife, Mrs. A. H. Smith, Mrs. J. B. Settle, Mrs. J. W. Crum, Mis ses Carrie and Mary Sims Eakes. A ietter from Robert W. Wil lis, who belongs to Company B, 11th Infantry, and now stationed at Santiago, Cuba, states that he is recovering from a severe ill ness of two months. He was first operated on for appendicitis, then other complications set in causing great anxiety among his family. He will be remembered as one of Butts county’s boys and a brother to Mrs. W. J. Gibson. FOR SALE. In Twiggs county, 27 miles be low Macon, one mile from rail road station, a farm of 202 and a half acres. Will sell cheap and on easy terms. I will sell another farm in Wil kinson connty, CO miles below Macon and 4 miles from station, very cheap for cash. For further information apply to T. G. Stokes at The Progress office. Bring your blacksmithing and general repair work to me at the old McNair stand. First class work and satisfaction guaranteed. T. J. THURSTON, ** Jenkinsburg, Ga.