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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 26
FLOVILLA
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Smith
were recent visitors to Jackson.
Mr. Gus McAfee of Macon, is
at Hotel Millen for an extended
stay.
Mrs. J. T. Gibson has returned
from a pleasant visit to friends
in Atlanta.
Mrs. W. J. Partridge has re
turned borne after a most delight
ful visit to relatives in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dozier Per
sons of Monticello, spent Sunday
with Dr. and Mrs. A. F. White.
Mrs. Raymond Carmichael and
Miss Lucy Goodman of Jackson,
were recent visitors to Flovilla.
Miss Agnes Bryant has return
ed home after a week's stay with
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Pope at
Cork.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Watson and
children, Mamie Kate and Jeff 9f
Jackson, spent the week-end in
Flovilla.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Mote Watts
and little daughter, Martha, re
turned Tuesday from a visit to
Jackson.
Miss Alice Gertrude Smith left
Friday for Juliette, where she
will be the guest for several days
of Mrs. D. S. Driscol.
Mrs. Emory Harper and Miss
Lizzie Stevenson of Stark, were
in Flovilla recently as the guests
of Mrs. S. L. Thompson.
Flovilla has put up several
street lamps the past week that
add greatly to the convenience
and comfort of the public.
Miss Clara Bryant leaves Fri
day for Worthen, Ga., where she
will be the guest for some time
of her sister, Mrs. Walter Brown.
Mrs. J. L. Bryant’s many
friends are delighted to welcome
her back to Flovilla, after sever
al month’s stay in Macon and
South Georgia.
Mrs. Jim Chambliss has re
turned from a visit to relatives
at Juliette. She was accompan
ied home by her sister, Miss Tul
lis Chambliss.
Miss Lena Greer has accepted
a position with R. L. Allen Trad
ing Company, and will be glad to
have her friends call on her
there.
Rev. Eakes of Griffin, Presiding
Elder of the Flovilla Circuit,
spent Thursday night with Rev.
M. L. Harris. They attended
quarterly Conference at Pleasant
Grove Friday.
Mr. and Mrs.W. B. Dozier, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Terrell, Mr. J. C.
Maddux, Misses Elder, Blood
worth and Terrell represented
Flovilla at quarterly Conference
at Pleasant Grove Friday.
Dr. A. F. White has just com
pleted and moved into his mag
nificent new drug store. This
building is indeed a model of
construction. It is built of con
crete (the concrete blocks being
made in Flovilla by Mr. J. T. Ed
wards) and has a splendid plate
glass front; beautiful tile floor,
and in fact is as nobby and up-to
date drug store as can be found
in this section of the country.
In the second game of base
ball of the season, which was
played in Jackson last Saturday
afternoon, Flovilla defeated .the
Jackson Nine by the score of 4
to 3. Eidson Smith who has
pitched most of the games this
season for Flovilla, was in the
box and did excellent work. So
this time ‘tis —
Hurrah for Flovilla good and stout
Behold they put Jackson nine
to route.
Four to three—oh we’ll admit
close the game,
But Flovilla got there just the
same.
' The protracted meetings which
began at the Flovilla Methodist
.church on the 13th of April, have
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1908
grown in interest from the first.
Mr. Benjamin Graham,of Bolton,
has been doing the preaching in
these meetings. His sermons
show deep study and great pre
paration and caused favorable
comment by all those who were
present Rev. Harris the pastor,
has been an ardent supporter of
the meetings and has worked
fathfully at the alter. Mrs. Lucy
Dozier Douglas has had charge of
the singing, and as she is es
pecially adapted in organizing
and doing choir work, the music
has been an attractive feature of
the meetings. These services
will probably continue through
out the week.
JACKSON NO. 2
Iron Springs school will close
Friday.
Mr. J. 0. Cole went to Locust
Grove Tuesday.
Stark and Worthville played
ball at Stark Tuesday.
Mr. R. B. Giles returned this
week from Monticello.
Miss Trudie Singley is visiting
relatives at Stark this week.
Miss Cecil Bankston was the
guest of Miss Janie Lemons Mon
day.
The river was up last Monday
higher than it has been in some
time.
Mrr. J. W. Hilley, Jr., is visit
ing relatives in Henry county
this week.
George Harper filled his regu
lar appointment down the road
last Sunday. #
R. R. Thaxton of West Butts,
was visiting dear ones on No. 2
last Sunday. \
Mrs. L> L. Maddox and daugh
ter attended services at Cedar
Rock Sunday.
Mrs. Cora Hodges and children
were guests of Mrs. Allie Gil
more last Tuesday.
Mr. J. L. Reeves and family of
Monroe, visited Mr. H. M.
Reeves and family recently.
Miss Eloise Jones has ieturned
home from a most pleasant visit
to friends in Jasper county.
Mrs. McElroy of High Falls,
is spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Annie Lemon.
Mr. C. 0. Hammock and Miss
Clyde, of Griffin, were guests of
Mrs. A. A. Lemon last Sunday
and Monday.
Mr. Grady Brooks of Jenkins
burg, was down on No. 2 Sunday
to see one of our sweetest little
girls.
Nearly everybody is going to
the picnic at Thomas’ Ferry Sat
urday. Even “Rough Rider”
may ride down the road.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Conner and
little ones, and Miss Allie Mc-
Michael had delightful visit to
Covington a few days ago.
SOUTH BUTTS
Mrs. L. S. Woodward went to
Jackson Friday.
Edd Flynt bought him anew
buggy Saturday.
Miss Minnie Hammod spent
Friday night in Jackson.
Miss Fannie Ridgeway closed
her school at Grady Friday.
William Thaxton was the guest
of J. R. Pettigrew Sunday.
Miss Alice Thaxton visited
Miss Mary Pettigrew Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Goddard
spent the day in Jackson Friday.
Mrs. J. W. Flynt arid children
visited Mrs. W. F. Flynt Sunday.
Misses Carrei and Annie Carter
went to Jenkinsburg last Thurs
day.
Rev. Harris, of Flovilla, was
the guest of L. M. Pettigrew
Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Caston and children
spent Sunday with relatives in
Jackson.
Miss Bertha Mangham visited
friends and relatives in Jasper
county last week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Washing
ton and children spent the day
Saturday in Jackson.
A few of Miss Mary Lizzie
Pettigrew’s friends gave her a
surprise party Friday night.
The people on route 3 are very
glad to see their faithful mail
carrier back on his route again.
Mrs. J. P. McElroy and Mrs.
Tom McMichael were among the
busy shoppers in Jackson Friday.
Rev. Z. M. Leverette will
preach at Grady school house
next Sunday afternoon. The
public is cordially invited.
We are glad to state that Mrs.
J. D. Aiken, who went to Atlan
ta two weeks ago to have an op
eration performed will soon be
able to come home.
A large crowd attended the
prayer meeting at the home of
M. E. Washington’s Saturday
night. The meeting will be held
at the home of Mr. W. W. Lev
erette next Saturday night, con
ducted by Bryant Thaxton.
Farmers Daughter.
MANY GEORGIA TOWNS
ARE SWEPT BY STORM
Asa result of the storm which
Friday night swept into Georgia
after having done extensive dam
age in Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama, twenty-five persons are
dead and at least one hundred
were injured, while many others
received bruises and scratches
from flying debris in a dozen
towns in this state.
The storm, which first appeared
in this state at Columbus, on the
Alabama line, seems to have
moved in a northeasterly direct
ion, striking the towns of Chip
ley, Harris, LaGrange, Griffin,
McDonough, Locust Grove,
Cedartown, Cave Springs, while
a portion of its fury was felt in
the eastern suburbs of Atlanta
shortly after midnight
Path Half Mile Wide.
At Cave Springs, near Rome,
where the largest loss of life
occurred, nine persons were
killed, and nine injured, while a
score of negroes are reported to
have been badly bruised more or
less.
In this vicinity the wind swept
a path half a mile wide and five
miles long, from the outskirts of
Cave Springs in a southwesterly
direction to Hamatie. There is
not a house left standing in the
storm swept area. Hearns Acad
emy at Cave Spring was badly
damaged. At Cameo two negro
section hands were killed, and
one white man is reported dead
at Stinson.
At Columbus Mrs. Viola Nor
ris and her daughter were instant
ly killed by the destruction of a
pavillion at North Highlands in
which they were staying. The
property loss in that section will
be heavy.
Griffin reports that three white
women were killed and eight
white persons injured and a prop
erty loss of $50,000 sustained.
The path of the storm at this
point was directly over the cotton
mill and cottages of the mill
operatives. Twenty-five of these
cottages were entirely demolish
ed and tde escape of their occu
pants is considered miraculous.
Two Churches Destroyed.
The boiler and engine room
and the roof of the card room of
the Rushton mills were blown
away as was the commissary
room.
The Oak Hill Baptist church
and DeVotie chapel were destroy-
ed while a score of other buil
dings sustained great damage.
Physicians of the city rushed to
the scene of 'disaster and gave
prompt relief to the injured, who
were moved to hospitals as
quickly as possible. Hundreds
were bruised and cut by flying
missiles. A public meeting was
held late Saturday to raise funds
for the injured.
At Chipley, Mrs. Frank Hop
kins and Mrs. Forrester and ten
negroes were killed, while the
husbands of the two women
were seriously injured. Practi
cally every business house in
Chipley was more or less dam
aged; the hotel, in which there
were eleven guests, was blown
down, but none of its occupants
was sn lured. All the warehouses
were damaged and not a negro
house left standing. The resi
dence of H. A. Middlebrook was
lifted from its foundations, car
ried 150 yards and deposited in
its uew position without being
damaged.
DAUGHTERS PAID HONOR
TO CONFEDERATE DEAD
Memorial exercises at the
court house Saturday passed off
successfully and with credit to
the local chapter of the Daugh
ters.
The speech of Col. Herbert
Grice of Hawkinsville, while not
overflowing with unnecssary
efforts at eloquence which gener
ally obtain on such occasions,
was instructive and really enter
taining to the whole audience.
Those veterans who received
Crosses of Honor were;
G. W. Beeland, Z. T. Buttrill,
L. P. Kelly, John C. Maddox,
P. R. Watkins, R. A. Wilson, B.
A. Collier, C. W. Grant, W. E.
Hammock, Z. F. Harkness, A. T.
Smith, H. T. Thompson, J. B.
Thomas, J. L. Kelly, S. L.
Thompson, R. E. Hammock.
The ladies had prepared an
ample quantity of dipper which
was spread at the armory after
the morning exercise.
The veterans met in the after
noon and among other matters
disposed of was the adoption of a
resolution urging Butts’ legisla
tors to oppose the quarterly pay
ment of pensions.
AMERICAN UNO COMPANY
PREPARING FOR BIG SALE
On the last page of this issue
appears and advertisement of the
American Land Cos. who tell
about the big auction s&le of lots
which will be held at “Parkland”
Friday, May 8; also brass band and
barbecue which will form the at
tractions of the day.
Fifteen and ten dollar prizes
are offered to the person bring
ing the largest number of grown
white people on one wagon from
the country to the auction ground.
Free lot will also be given away
to the person holding the lucky
number.
The managers of the company
are making extensive prepara
tions for the day and will doubt
less have a big crowd on hand
the day of sale.
THE SERVICES SUNDAY AT
JACKSON BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr. Van Deventer will preach
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock,
subject, “The Key to the Situ
ation.”
7:30 P. M. —“Jesus, the Shep
herd.”
9:30 A. M. —Bible School.
2:00 P. M.— Sunbeams.
7:00 P. M.— Boy a’ Meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Maddox
visited relatives at Jenkinsburg
last Saturday and Sunday.
NUMBER 18
APRIL HONOR ROLL OF THE
JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FIRST GRADE—A CLASS
Taylor Meredith, Edwin Sneed.
B CLASS
Henry Allen, Don Woods,
Amelia Erichson, Margaret
Kinard.
SECOND GRADE
Edwin Bryan, Jas. Carmichael.
Joel Watkins, Sarah Louise Fur
low, Kathleen Joyner, May Kim
bell, Annie Jean Lemon, Lottie
Powers.
THIRD GRADE
Tinella Tingle, H. M. Fletcher,
Fred Erichsen, Sara Smith, Mil
dred Jolly, Jewel Meredith.
FOURTH GRADE
Leila Sams, Nadine Leach,
Gladys Kimbell.
FIFTH GRADE
Ima Kinsman, Fredna Allen,
Rosalie Carmichael, Florence
Crawford, Tullis Smith.
SIXTH GRADE
Margaret Sams, Ruth Thom
t)n, Helen Ham.
EIGHTH GRADE
Morris Redman.
TENTH GRADE
Lida May McKibben, Eliza
beth Sams.
TENTH GRADE
Ethel Thornton, Lilia WatkinS.
JACKSON CONTRIBUTES $65
FOR STORM SUFFERERS
On Wednesday morning the
appeal of the storm sufferers of
Georgia, as expressed in the
newspapers of the day before,
was brought before the people
and a subscription started for
their relief.
About sixty-five dollars were
immediately raised in Jackson
and sent to the Atlanta Journal
to be forwarded to the chairman
of the relief committees in the
suffering towns.
BETHEL
I favor a correspondents pic
nic.
Mrs. Ola Lee went to town
shopping last week.
Mr. J. H. Curry, substitute on
No. 4 made the round Saturday.
Mr. A. C. Burford and family
rnt Sunday with the family of
C. Stodghill.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Presley of
Fincherville, spent the week-end
with the family of Mr. Bill Wil
liams.
Mrs. H. M. Vaughn Sr., and
little son, Dewitt, are visiting
Mrs. L. M. Madaox near High
Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Williams
spent Thursday night of last
week with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Williams.
REEVES COMPANY PURCHASED
DOORSJjPENEO MONDAY
The doors of the Reeves Cos.
have opened and on May 12, a
thirty day bankrupt sale will be
gin.
The stock first entered the
hands of two creditors of the
Reeves Cos., a Griffin bank and
Dangherty, Ward, Little Cos., of
Atlanta, and these in turn have
sold to Mr. H. G. Entrekin, who
is here and managing the sale of
the goods. See advertisement.
A meeting of the Jackson Vol
unteer Fire Department is called
for Tuesday t May sth, at 6:00
o’clock, p. m. All members are
required to be present or send a
written excuse. We wish to find
out those who desire to remain
members of same.
L. M. Crawford, Chief.
J. S. Etheridge, Sec.