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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS I/JLUME £8 i PEPPiRTON H I ~~W %>mall Nevs Items Picked Up ii Mill City I Fr Whdh is Splendid Growth of 'Schoelf Since Child Labor Jaw Went Into 7 Effect Rev. Mr. Owens, of Atlanta, preached three very interesting sermons to appreciative audiences Saturday evening, Sunday and Sunday evening. The Sabbath School has been changed from Sunday afternoon to Sunday morning. The weekly Wednesday even ing prayer service is growing in interest. Mrs. J. L; Kelly happened to a painful accident Friday after noon,. In attempting to go down the steps her ankle gave away and she fell, spraining her arm. Miss Ida Moss has returned from a very pleasant visit to Mc- Donough and Flippen. Gainelle, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thomas, is quite sick. Mrs. J. W. Norris, who has been ill*for several weeks is im proving. Miss Zona Kelly spent Satur day and Sunday .very pleasantly at Juliette with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Maxwell. Mrs. J. J. Hatton, who has been seriously ill, is improving. Mrs. T. B. Britt has been quite sick. Mr. Luther Greer, of Juliette, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kelly. Mrs. Henry Quinn has been quite sick for several days. Mrs. J. A. Evans, while visit ing a neighbor Sunday afternoon was taken violently ill and a phy sician was called. Since the child labor law went into effect the enrollment of the Pepperton school has been great ly increased. Miss Watkins is sustaining her reputation as a teacher, this being her second year at Pepperton. Correspondent. CARTER & WATKINS WILL FURNISH GUANO TO UNION Carter & Watkins will furnish guano to the Butts County Farm ers Union during the present sea son, their bid which was the low est among others, being accepted at a recent meeting of the Union. TWO MORMAN ELDERS MAKE CANVASS OF BUTTS COUNTY Two Morman Elders, Messrs Golding and Tolton by name have been' doing mission wor in Jackson and Butts countv 01 the past several days. They impressed their hearers as being very intelligent and men deserving the name of ge tlemen. They left this week for Mm edgeville. JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH. 12, 1908 JACKSON R, F, 0. 2. X. . Well the plow boys stirred around some last week. Fine weather for farm work. Mrs. A. S. and Miss Nannie Gilmore, were on the sick list last week with grip. Mr. and Mrs. Will Jolly and children, were fishing on the creek last Saturday p. m. Mrs. B. F. Brown was taken suddenly and seriously ill last Tuesday. Mrs. G. W. Gilmore has been on the sick list for several days with grip. Mr. M. D. Henderson of Flo villa, visited his old friend, Mr. J. W. Lemon a few days ago. Messrs John Lemon and C. L. Maddox, visited the family of Mr. J. R. Prlas unday. Just ask Harvey Hodges if he was disappointed last Sunday or not. , Mr. F. C. Maddox of Flovilla, was over to his farm last Satur day on business. Miss Daisy Thompson of near Old Bethel, friends at Stark a few days ago. That epidemfic of lagrippe seems to have hit No. 2 all around from the number of cases report ed. Mr. Grady Brooks and Miss Leila Lane of Jenkinsburg, were guests of Miss May Belle Maddox Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomas visited the latter’s parents near Monticello, last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Wright Maddox with Miss es Cornelia Hardy and Nora Reeves, visited the family of Mr. W. H. Reeves Sunday. Dr. J. E. Woods of Jackson, was called out to Stark last Tues day to see Mrs. Margaret Hooten who has been seriously ill for several days. Miss Bernice Byars and brother of Juliette, will arrive in Jack son Friday to attend the debate between the boys and girls at the auditorium, and a short visit to friends at Stark. Madam Rumor has it that No. 2 will lose one of its patrons soon in the way of a marriage. We wont say who just now, but very soon we know. Just wait That noble, well-founded-and back-bone-of-the-world-organiza tion, the Farmers Union met last Saturday afternoon at their meet ing place at Stark, and transact ed important business, after which they had the pleasure of listening to a speech by Hon. J. M. Gaston, the county president. Mr. Troy Thomas rolled out a H. M. T. stick back buggy a few days ago. Look out girls—when an old a coon as that gets anew buggy it isnt’t for nothing. And look out too, for this is leap year and if you don’t mind you will leap into something you can’t leap out of. Mr.- Troy Hardy of Stark, is the champion fisherman so far, j having caught a good many al-i ready, one or two weighing ten I PENSION LAW “Received No Support From Me” Says Col. Wise Who Corrects Rumor That He Was Responsible For Quarterly Payments of Pensions. Fayetteville, Ga. March 7, ‘OB. —There has been a rumor around in the Flint Circuit to the effect that I am responsible for the passage of the law changing the manner of paying the Confeder ate veterans from annual to quar terly payments. I desire to say that not only am I not responsible for it, but that I was not at the time of its pas sage in* favor of it, did not vote for it, did not support the scheme in any manner whatever, but was against it all the time, and now as then am still against it, and propose to do what I can at the next session of the General As sembly, of which I am a mem ber, to restore the old plan of payments. Not only in the above instance have I worked and voted for what I believed to be the best interest of the soldiers of the Confederacy, but for the last six years in the General Assembly I have sup ported every measure proposed in their behalf Did my best to get through a bill paying all Con federate soldiers and their widows a pension without regard to their financial condition, or the wounds received, believing that the state owed this debt to them. You can take my record, and you will find nothing done by me to their injury. Parties circulating this report for campaign purposes simply do not tell the truth. Respectfully, J. W. Wise. to fifteen pounds. Mr. Ben Hodges went to Jack son last Monday on business, Mr. R. E. Davender and fam ily, have been real sick for sever al days with grip. Mr. Tom Giles was looking af ter business interests down on No. 2 last week. The many friends of Hon. Wil liam Hodges will be sorry to hear of his serious illness at his home in Iron Spring with lagrippe. Mr. Marion Preston had the misfortune to lose his pocket book containing about $50,00, he thought for good, between his home and Stark, but we learn it was found by the right kind of young man, Mr. W. C. Bond, at Stark, and promptly returned to the owner without reward. Rough Rider. It has been stated that Mr. J. W. Fletcher was out of the race for County Commissioner and The Progress was last week authorized to take his announce ment out of the paper which we, through mistake, did not do. J This week, we have the straight information that he is in the race. His announcement, accordingly, continues to appear. FLOVILLA Mr, S. P. Smith a recent visi tor to Macon. Mr. J. T. Goodman of Jackson, was a recent visitor here. Col. J. W. Wise of Fayetteville, was in our town Tuesday. Mrs. J. S. Moxley and children have returned home from Cork. Miss May Moore has returned from a week’s visit to relatives at Cork. Mrs. J. T. Edwards was the guest of friends at Cork last Friday. Mrs. D. S. Driscol of Juliette, was a recent guest of Miss Alice Smith. Mr. E. L. Lawson and sister, Miss Lou, visited Atlanta last Thursday. Mrs. J. S. Cumming and Mrs. J. P. Smith visited Jackson last Saturda. Miss Sallie May Ball of Jack son, visited friends here last Saturday. Messrs R. V. Smith and W. J. Partridge spent a day in the Gate City this week. Miss Ruby Ward of Cork, was the guest of Miss Sara Thomp son last Saturday. Prof. Earl King and Mr. W. A. Dozier, of Btlanta, spent the week-end in Flovilla. Mr. and Mrs. J. Mote Watts and little daughter, Martha, have gone to Jackson for a short stay. Mrs. Henrietta J. Watkins has returned home, after spending several weeks most delightfully in Florida. Mrs. Lula Duke who has been sick for several weeks is improv ing, and will leave Thursday for Hot Springs, Ark. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Goodrum, are glad to know they are convalescing from several weeks illness. Miss Lucy Goodrum, who was called home on account of the illness of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Goodrum, expects to return to Villa Rica Thursday. Miss Mariamne Dozier and Miss Lucy Bryan, of Athens, after a pleasant visit to Miss Doz ier’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dozier, have returned to school at Wesleyan. Mrs. G. W. Key and children of Milner, have returned home, after a visit to Mrs. Key’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Sharp. She was accompanied home by her sister, Miss Ada Sharp. Mrs. W. J. Partridge enter tained a few friends very in formally Monday evening. The ! evening was spent in playing a | number of interesting games, af- i ter which refreshments were | served. Those present were,; Miss Mariamne Dozier and her attractive guest, Miss Lucy Bryan, of Athens, Misses Alice, Smith, Lucille Elder, Willie Ter- I rell, and Bessie Blood worth,' Messrs C. D. Ingram, Troup Smith, Aldine Thompson,. Par ham Smith and Orin Dorier. NUMBER 11 NEW BANK Will Erect Building On Hitchens Corner Property Has Been Purchased---Bank Will Be Called “National Bank of Jackson” —Other News One hundred dollars per front foot for Jackson property! How is that for high? The new national bank has purchased the Hitchens corner from H. Y. McCord, the lot being 30x100 feet, and the considera tion, it is understood, being $3,- 000. On this lot the promoters of the new bank will erect a two story building, the upper story to be used for offices and the lower one to be occupied by the bank. The bank will be called the “National Bank of Jackson.” It is probable that the bank will not be opened until July, when it is hoped that the new building will be completed. Effort is being made by the projectors of the new institution to scatter the htock in the hands of as many as possible. DEATH OF GEO. S. THOMPSON BRINGS BACK RECOLLECTIONS The death of young George I. Seney Thompson, a notice of which is published elsewhere, has brought up many recollec tions of the “abandoned baby." Mrs. Thompson, his adopted mother, has consented for The Progress to publish from her scrap book, an article written at that time by Capt W F Smith, that will bring back fresh in the memory of many of our readers who remember the incident of the “abandoned baby." We will reproduce it next week. COL. J. B. WALL GOES TO BESIDE IN FITZGERALD Jackson and Butts county deep ly regret to lose Col. J. B. Wall as one of its citizens. He left Thursday for Fitzgerald where he will continue to practice law and where be believes better le gal opportunities and advantages await him. Joe, you remember, Mr. Mer cer, is our ex-mayor. Like all who hold such positions, he may have stumbled upon an enemy or two, but you can tell your people down there that Joe is stili a prophet with honor in his own I county and that he has just about as many strong friends in Jack son and Butts county as there are people in both. The very best wishes for all that is happy and prosperous are extended to "Joe” from us all as he departs for his new home. Messrs W. P. and A. J. Per sons, of Monticello, passed through Flovilla last Friday on' their way to Eastman, for sever al days bird hunt.