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ANNUAL SPRING OPENING Tuesday-Wednesday, April 7th-Btfa 'T'HIS season we will excel all of our past efforts in point of beauty, excellence, style and prices. Never before have the trading public had such an opportunity to select their Spring Hats and Dress Goods. Our Store will be decorated with all that’s new that the market affords and we expedt to excel all past efforts in the decorative art. COME AND LOOK OYER OUR STOCK and arrangement of store even if you do not expedt to buy. * We are anxious for your criticism on our stock and decorations. We will also have on sale those two days a special article of daily household use which we are going to sell at one-half price. Come and find out what it is and get your share. Don’t forget the days, Tuesday, April 7 .’. Wednesday, April 8 JACKSON MERCANTILE COMPANY Proprietors of “The Star Store,” Jackson, Georgia. Keith Ball made a flying trip to Griffin Tuesday. Park Newton went to Newnan Sunday to see friends. Up-to-date printing—the kind the Progress office does. Prof. Mingledorf, the popular teacher at Stark, was the guest Saturday of Prof. Lanier. A fine milch cow for sale. Apply to R. W. Mays. Miss Willie Terrell came Thurs day to visit Miss Sallie Mae Ball the remainder of the week. Mrs. S. E. Paul, we regret to learn is in a very feeble condition and we wish her a speedy restora tion to health. C. W. Saunders of Helena, stopped over in Jackson a few days this week wfith his sister, Mrs. W. H. Barnes, en route to Atlanta. The many friends of Mrs. Z. T. Buttrill regret to learn that she has been very sick for several days, and hope for her an early recovery. The children’s rally in the af ternoon at the Methodist church has been largely attended and much interest maifested. Mrs. E. J. Williams came from Robertson sanitarium last Satur day and will be with her mother, Mrs. E. E. Pound for a while. Her friends will be glad to know she is some better. The Woman’s Foreign Mission ary Society will hold its regular meeting in the lecture room of the Methodist church at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, the 6th of April. Important business—all members urged to be present and ladies of the church are invited. Mrs. T. J. Dempsey, Sec. Jackson Post Card view’s sold only by Jackson Soda & Fruit company. tf School News Miss Arden has presented the pupils of the sixth grade with anew map of the world. The boys and girls of the 6th grade will picnic at Mallett Springs Saturday. Miss Arden and Mrs. Wiggins will chaperone the party. Howard McCord was absent from school Monday. The Seventh grade regret very much to lose one of their friends, Fannie Bell Thompson. Raymond Wright was absent from school Monday. Nettie Joe Ham w r as out of school Wednesday. Cohen Banks was absent from school Monday. The past week the childreri have been standing their monthly examinations. Laura Daughtry is out of school this week. Little Joe Buchanan has been absent from school this week on account of sickness. Strayed from my house several days ago, one hog with white feet and white spot in face. Weight about 130 pounds. Last heard of near McCord’s Mill. Will give reward for information as to its whereabouts. R. W. Mays. Business and visiting cards a specialty at the Progress office. 1906 CROP AMOUNTED T 0 13,305,265 BALES Washington, March 20. —The census report issued today shows the cotton crop grown in 1907, aggregated 11,261,163 running bales, counting round bales as half bales and including linters and showed a total of 27,577 active ginneries for 1907. This is against 13,305265 bales in 1906, and 10,725,602 in 1905. The statistics include 127,646 bales returned as remaining to be ginned after the time of the March canvass. The total number of running bales as given is equivalent to 11,302,872 five hundred pound bales. The average gross weight of the bales for 1907 is 501.8 pounds. The items for the crop of 1907 are 10,798,596 square bales, 198,549 round bales, 86,- 793 sea island bales, linters 276,- 500 bales. Bales By States The number of running bales for the states named are as fol lows: Alabama 1,126,028. Arkansas 760,152. Florida 37,618* Georgia 1,891,900. Louisiana 675,823. Mississippi 1,464,207, North Carolina 648,517. South Carolina 1,175,375. Tennessee 274,536. Texas 2,271,724. Virginia 9,486. The average gross weight of the bales for 1907 including the linters as given is against 510.9 for 1906. ’ All persons are hereby warned not to hire or employ Eugene Gaston, as he is under contract with me until July Ist. 4-2-x J. T. McClure. WEST BUTTS Cyclone Did Some Damage In West Butts Last Week. H. E. Rosser was mingling among friends in west Butts Sun- George Harkness was down on his regular beat Sunday night. Misses Letson had several very pleasant callers Sunday after noon. Mr. A. F. Taylor and family was the guest of Mr. C. B. Sims Sunday. Claude Britton was enpoute for some where Sunday evening but I can’t tell where. Little Addie Mae Stroud has been very ill for the past week but is improving now. Candidates and foot peddlers are also keeping the road warm in west Butts this week. W. F. Stroud and L. L. Britton made a very pleasant visit at an oyster stew Friday night. Mr. J. W. Sims and family, of Henry county, were visiting rel atives in west Butts Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Will Stroud of McDonough was the guest of his brother, W. F. Stroud Sunday. Farmers Boy heard a Jackson citizen say we have got the right man for the editor of The Pro gress. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Henderson, of Spalding county was visiting Mr. John Patrick Saturday and Sunday. There was several visitors attending the thriving little Sun day school at England Chappel Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Mangham gave the young people an enter tainment Saturday night in honor of their daughter, Miss Nola. The little cyclone which visited west Butts Monday left some people without homes. There can be found doors, gates, house tops, furniture and other small things in every direction. Farmer’s Boy. Jackson post card views sold only by Jackson Soda & Fruit company. tf STARK Everybody Likes The Progress Says Correspondent. Prof. Mingledorf and brother, Frank, spent Saturday in Jack son. Mr. Chas. Thornton, of Jack son, spent Sunday with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Harper and little ones spent a few’ days in Henry county recently. Miss Maude Harmon spent Sat urday night and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. T. C. McClure. There will be a singing at Mace donia next Sunday afternoon. Everybody cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. Walton Cook, of Henry county, were guests of Mr. Edd Hilly’s family Sunday. Miss Mervyn Jones spent from Friday until Sunday very delight fully with Miss Thornton in Jack son. Mr. W. L. Wilder, of west Butts, candidate for commission er, spent Sunday night with Mr. J. C. Jones. Mr. James Harmon, of Jackson, and Miss Mattie Duffy, of Elo villa, visited Mr. and Mrs. Hope McClure Sunday afternoon. Everybody likes the Progress, because its just what has been needed in Butts county a long time.