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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 26
PEPPERTON
Mill Will Install Sixty New
Looms.
“Same Britt” Will Take the
Stump tor Coroner and Would
Like to Have “Jint Spute”
With his Opponents.
Mrs. Bradley was quite sick
Monday.
Mrs. E. A. Johnson who has
been ill recently is some better.
Mrs. J. A. Evans is still im
proving and will be up in a few
days.
Mildred, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Nail, was ill
Sunday.
Ruby, little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Biars, has been
quite sick this week.
Mrs. A. J. Turner spent Sun
day in Jackson with her mother,
Mrs. J. H. Thurston.
Mr. Will McCalester, of Griffin,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Turner and friends.
Col. F. Z. Curry, candidate for
senate, will speak at the Pepper
ton city hall Thursday evening.
Mr. R. C. Williby has discon
tinued work at the mill and is
now at the Carmichael Buggy Cos.
Mrs. A. L. Tiner, of Eastman,
is with her mother, Mrs. Williams.
She came for medical treatment.
Ganelle, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Thomas, who has
been quite sick, is steadily im
proving.
Mr. Jno. Garner, of Barnesville,
who has heen visiting his father
and mother for the past week has
returned home.
The Mill has been most lucky
in securing Mr. Jno. Hacking,
formerly of Providence, R. I. as
head of the Weave Dept.
Rev. B. F. Dodson, a Meth
odist minister from Atlanta,
preached at the Pepperton church
Sunday morning and evening.
The Mill is expecting to get
about sixty new looms this week.
This will be quite an addition to
their numerous advancements.
The many friends of Mr. John
Gordon will be rejoiced to know
that he will move his family from
Barnesville to this place the last
of the week.
Mr. J. E. Owens while weav
ing Thursday afternoon in some
way got his fingers caught in
the shuttles —one finger had to
be amputated.
Mr. A. H. Smith together with
Mr. Tom Bond went to the Gate
City last Wednesday to purchase
Spring goods for the new depart
ment of Smith & Cos.
Smith & Cos., the Pepperton
Store, has exactly doubled ns
capacity of holding goods and
customers and they would be
glad for you to give them a call.
Mr. C. G. Britt, candidate for
Coroner of Butts Cos., is to speak
at the Pepperton court house on
next Saturday afternoon and will
be glad to have “Little Simon
or “Uncle Jess” meet him in de
bate.
The Sunbeam Society of Pep
perton Baptist Church had its
regular meeting at 2 p. m. on
last Sunday. This little class is
prospering under guidance oi
their excellent leader, Mrs. Clara
Chappell who hopes to soon have
a much larger class.
SOUTH BUTTS
Lois Caston spent Sunday with
Mary Smith.
Hunt Ridgeway gave Grady
school a pleasant call Friday.
Raymond Wright spent Satur
day and Sunday with his parents.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1908
Mr. Paul Evans went to Jack
son last Thursday “driving
cows. ’ ’
Mr. J. E. Hale was over from
Pike county Saturday on a busi
ness trip.
Miss Ada Johnson entertained
a few of her friends Saturday
evening.
Miss Mary Lizzie Pettigrew
visited Miss Imogene Harkness
Sunday.
Mrs. L. S. Woodward enjoyed
a pleasant visit with Mrs. J. M.
Ball Thursday.
Mrs. J. W. Johnson and chil
dren spent Sunday with Mrs.
Fannie Johnson.
Miss Alice Thaxton was the
guest of Misses Bertha and Nolie
Mangham Sunday.
Misses Kate and Effie Thaxton
were in Jackson shopping the
latter part of last week.
Misses Tommie Nutt and Mary
Geilliard spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. Jno. B. Evans.
Misses Lillian and Annie Carter
were the guests of Miss Sallie
Mae Ball Friday afternoon.
Another little girl came Wed
nesday to help brighten Mr. G.
R. Ridgeway’s beautiful home.
Mr. J. R. Pettigrew spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with
his friend, Mr. W. H. Thaxton.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Wright and
Mrs. 0. L. Weaver spent Sunday
p. m. with Mr. and Mrs. G. R.
Ridgeway.
Miss Annie Hammond, who is
staying in Jackson and going to
school, spent Saturday and Sun
day with homefolks.
Among the visitors at Liberty
Sunday school Sunday were Mis
ses Bessie Hale, Alice Maddox
and Missie Davis; Messrs. Carlton
Allen, Geo. Head, Homer Ham,
Hubert Hale and A. M. Holland.
We, with Mr. Bryant Thaxton as
superintendent, have a flourish
ing Sunday school at Liberty.
Mrs. W. J. McClendon gave an
old-fashioned quilting last Satur
day. Those present were Mes
dames John Pettigrew, C. F Car
ter, T. J. Ridgeway, 0. L. Wea
ver, Belle Moore, Vick Weaver,
Joe Caston, Gus Wise, Edwards,
John Smith, Ben Wright, J. M.
Thaxton, B. R. McClendon, C. R.
Carter, W. W. Weaver, D. W.
McClendon, Luther Weaver, Mis
ses Ada Johnson, Mary Lizzie
Pettigrew, Floride and Annie
Smith, Mattie Mae, Maude and
Bessie Letson, Bertha and Nolie
Mangham and Clara Ezell.
BETHEL
We say all are 0. K. for C. N.
Mayfield for collector.
Mrs. Jesse Mote of Jackson,
visited relatives here Sunday.
Messrs T. B. Conner and W.
D. Curry went to town Monday.
Mr. J. H. Curry is making
some improvements on his home.
Mr J. M. Vaughn, of Gaines
ville, visited J. 0. Vaughn Sun
day.
Mr and Mrs. 0. S. Duke, of
Jenkinsburg, passed through our
vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Vines Collier, of Jackson,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Burford.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Curry
visited their daughter, Mrs. J.
I) Burford last week.
Last Saturday and Sunday
were preaching days, and w e had
good services both day s.
Mr Oscar Presley and family,
spent Sunday with the family of
Mr. and Mrs. Williams.
Messrs. J. A. King and Homer
Vaughn were among *e early
visitors to town this ueek.
Miss Mary Vaughn had as her
guests Sunday Misses Maggie
McMichael and Dovie Thaxton.
Miss Allie McMichael, of near
McCords mill, was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. T. B. Conner,
Sunday.
W. C. Stodghill is one of our
hustling young farmers—works
the week and Saturday evening
thrown in.
Messrs. George Vaughn and
Paul Thaxton gave Miss Mary
Boyd Mote a pleasant call Sun
day evening.
Mr. Charlie Sutton, of High
Falls, and Miss Kelly Bennett, of
McCords mill, attended church
here Sunday.
Mrs. H. M. Vaughn, Sr.,enter
tained as her guest Tuesday of
last week, Mesdames Mirandie
Perdue, Bell Mote and Mary Lou
Conner.
Misses Annice and Mary
Vaughn had as their guests last
Tuesday, Misses Mary Boyd Mote,
Ophelia Banks, Dovie and Birdie
Perdue.
Politics is about the only gossip
out here yet. The candidates
seem to have the utmost confi
dence in us as there hasn’t been
a single one to see us. I presume
they are going to let us vote our
own convictions. That's what
we would do however, if they
were to call every day.
JACKSON R. F. B. NO 2
For fresh fish, call on L. M.
Hodges, Jackson No. 2.
Mrs. Nutt and family moved
last Monday to Pepperton.
Mr. G. W. Wyatt was in Atlan
ta last Monday on business.
Miss Eloise Jones spent Sun
day with Miss Mervine Jones.
Mr. C. L. Maddox visited his
father at Flovilla last Sunday.
Miss Fannie Mae Moore spent
Sunday with Miss Annie Jones.
Miss Evlyn Bankston spent
Saturday with Miss Hattie Jones.
Mrs. Martha Moore spent last
week with her soil, J. W. Moore.
Miss Cassie Maddox spent Fri
day night with Miss Fannie Mae
Moore.
Mrs. C. A. Pittman and Miss
Maude Nutt went to Jackson last
Saturday.
Miss Willie Tucker, of Shady
dale, is visiting relatives on num
ber two this week.
A crowd of young people on
our route expect to go fishing at
High Falls soon.
Misses Vera and Annie Jones
spent Sunday night with Miss
Fannie Mae Moore.
A big bass voice is heard down
at the home of Mr. and J. C.
Moore in the way of a 10-lb boy.
Mr. Lawrence Maddox and
Miss Cornelia Hardy attended
preaching at Beulah last Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Cawthon gave a
quilting last Thursday afternoon
which were enjoyed by all pres
ent.
Miss Elizabeth Carroll, of Au
gusta, visited Misses Emma and
Laura Allen Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Redman
and son, Lester, visited the fam
ily of Mr. Henry Bankston last
Sunday.
Misses Janie Lemon and Anna
B. Watkins spent Sunday very
pleasantly with Lou and Lilia
Watkins.
Quite a crowd attended the Cur
ry-Mays political debate at Stark
High School building last Satur
day afternoon.
Children's day exercises will be
observed at the Methodist church
at Stark first Sunday in June.
Everybody invited.
There will be a singing at
Moore’s Chapel fifth Sunday
afternoon. All lovers of music
are cordially invited.
Mr. Geo. Farrer, of Atlanta, a
former Butts county boy, called
on one of No. 2’s sweetest young
ladies last Sunday.
Miss Hattie Compton, who has
been teaching in the Stark High
School, returned last Sunday to
her home in west Butts.
Mormon Elders, candidates,
tramps, (foot peddlers) and a few
agents mixed along, are keeping
number two hot these days.
Mrs. James Walter Collins and
sweet little children of Macon,
came last week for a few days
visit to her father’s family, J. L.
Maddox.
Misses Mattie Giles and Mae
Belle Maddox went to Jackson
shopping one day last week and
visited Mr. J. C. Moore’s family
at Pepperton.
Misses Cornelia Hardy, Nora
and Inez Reeves, Messrs. Chas.
Elliot and Reid Maddox called on
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cawthon last
Friday night.
Mr. C. E. Maddox and family,
of Flovilla, Mr. J. J. Oneal and
family, of Jackson, spent last
Sunday at the hospitable home of
J. F. McMichael.
Mrs. E. W. Carroll and sweet
little children, of Augusta, came
last week for a few day’s visit to
the family of Hon. Wm. Hodges
and omer relatives on No. 2.
Well, we think most of number
two’s grip patients are out after
being laid up for several days ex
cept Hon. Wm. Hodges who con
tinues quite ill we ai;e sorry to
state.
Miss Ethel Redman, an accom
plished young lady of near Stark,
after a most pleasant visit to rel
atives and friends in Eatonton
and Locust Grove, has returned
home to the delight of her many
friends.
Miss Emma Brown, an accom
plished young lady of Orchard
Hill, who has been visiting the
families of Judge 0. A. Andrews
and W. M. Andrews, left this
week for a few day’s visit to
friends in McDonough, after
which she will be joined by Mrs.
Mary Mary K. Andrews for a
visit to relatives at Griffin and
her home at Orchard Hill.
FLOVILLA
Miss Lucy Goodman of Jackson,
spent Sunday in Flovilla.
Mr. “Rube” Leverett,of Cork,
was seen in Flovilla Tuesday.
Col. Frank Z. Curry of Jack
son, was a recent visitor to our
town.
Mrs. Lula Duke left Saturday
for an extended visit to Hot
Springs, Ark.
Mrs. R. L. Allen and Mrs. E.
L. Lawson went to Atlanta shop
ping Tuesday.
Mr. Leon Goodman, of Glades
ville, visited his sister, Mrs. Dr.
Waits, recently.
Miss Willie Hencely has re
named home after an extended
visit to Atlanta.
Mrs. L. D. Hoard left Tuesday
morning for a week’s visit to her
husband, who is at Ashburn, Ga.
Miss Lula Lawson left Monday
for Forsyth for several week's
visit to her sister, Mrs. Thomas.
Mr. W. J. Wood, a popular
Life Insurance Agent of Jack
son, was seen on our streets Tues
day.
Miss Alice Thompson, who is
teaching school at Liberty Hill,
spent the week-end -with home
folks.
Mr. Crof Maddux is now with
the R. L. Allen Trading Cos., and
Mr. Lamar Higgins is with J. T.
Edwards & Son.
Miss Maude Smith and brother,
Mr. Eidson, who are teaching
NUMBER 12
school at Iron Spring, spent the
week-end in Flovilla.
The many friends of Dr. A. F.
White will regret to learn of his
illness, and wish for him a speedy
restoration to health.
Miss May Nixon, the ' popular
trimmer for the R. L. Allen
Trading Company, came Saturday
evening and is at Tlotel Millen.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Chambliss
have rented the lovely little cot
tage owned by Mrs. Lula Duke
and will go to housekeeping at
once.
Miss Bessie Torbett, of Cork,
has accepted a position with F.
M. Lawson, and will be glad to
have her friends call on her
there.
Miss Lucy Ingram, of Jesup,
visited her brother, C. D. Ingram,
for a few days recently. She
was enroute to Alabama to visit
her mother.
Mrs. C. C. Jewett and little
son, Charles, of Macon, came up
Sunday morning for a week or
ten days visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Thompson.
Mrs. Lucy Dozier Douglas left
Thursday last for Atlanta, where
she will remain for several days,
going from there to Roberta, Ga..
to visit her sister, Mrs. B. F.
Walker.
Rev. M. L. Harris went to
Covington Thursday last and re
turned Friday, bringing with
him his sister, Miss Lola, who
remained with them for the
week-end.
Mr. Walter Ward, who until
recently was the popular cashier
of the W. B. Dozier Bank, left
last week for New Mexico. The
good wishes of hosts of friends
go with him to his new home.
Rev. Z. M. Leverette, of For
syth, who attended the Bible
Conference in Atlanta, passed
through Flovilla Saturday morn
ing on his way to Cabaniss to
fill his regular appointment there
Saturday and Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Mote Watts
and charming little daughter,
Martha, left Saturday for Jack
son where Mrs. Watts will be for
some time. Dr. Watts left Sun
day morning for Hot Springs, N.
C., where he has accepted a
position.
A delightful affair of last Fri
day evening was the dinner at
which Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gum
ming entertained in honor of
Misses Alice Gertrude Smith and
Rosa Greer, celebrating their
birthday, The table had an
attractive decoration of Palma
violets and maiden hair fern, and
all the minor details of the
beautifully appointed table were
in harmony with the lovely
flowers. The guests included, be
sides Misses Smith and Greer,
Misses Willie Terrell, Lucile El
der and Bessie Blood worth; Mes
srs C. D. Ingram, Troup Smith,
Parham Smith, Orin Dozier and
Robert Thompson.
PRUF. LANIER WILL CONDUCT
LAURENS COUNTY INSTITUTE
Prof. W. R. Lanier, who for
several years has conducted the
teachers’ institute in Laurens
county, will conduct the institute
again this year. The tdachers of
the county state that he under
stands this work better than any
instructor ever secured here. He
was for a number of years a resi
dent of Laurens county, and was
connected with the Dublin Public
Schools for years.
His friends are delighted that
the County Board of Education
has made this selection.- Dublin
Courier- Dispatch.
Prof. Lanier also returns to
Effingham county this year to
hold teachers’ institute there for
the second time at that place.
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