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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 26
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
LOCUST GROVE INSTITUTE
Sunday, May 17, 11 A. M., Com
mencement Sermon, Rev. L. R.
Hogan, Bessie Tift College, For
syth, Ga.
Sunday, 8 P. M., Missionary
Sermon, Rev. L. R. Hogan.
Monday, May 18, 10 a. m.,
Champion Debate between Lit
erary Societies.
Monday, 8 p. m., Oratorical
Contest.
Tuesday, May 19, 10 a. m.,
Graduating Exercises.
Tuesday, 8 P. m., Concert.
Wednesday, May 20, 10 a. m.,
Meeting of Alumni Association.
Address by Prof. Carl W. Steed,
Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
Wednesday, 8 p. m., entertain
ment by Mercer University Glee
Club, under auspices of Alumni
Association.
On Wednesday, May 20, there
will be a reunion of the Alumni
of the school to which all former
pupils are urgently requested to
attend.
GRAND CHANCELLOR BAILEY
BUSY PREPARING REPORTS
Col. David J. Bailey, grand
chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias, is busy preparing his
reports, Jhe advance sheets of
which must be printed several
days before the convening of the
grand lodge in Savannah on May
20th.
Mr. Bailey reports a large num
ber of new lodges have been
instituted during his term of
office, and there has been an in
crease of over 1,000 membership
in the state.
Griffin is at present the head
quarters of about 15,000 Knights,
but when the grand lodge meets
and anew grand chancellor is
elected the headquarters will go
elsewhere. It is probable that
Judge John Ross, the present
grand vice-chancellor, will suc
ceed Mr. Bailey as grand chan
cellor, in which event Macon will
become Pythian headquarters for
the ensuing year.—Griffin News.
MR. COX’S SPEECH
Col. Albert H. Cox, of Atlanta,
spoke at the court house last
Friday afternoon in behalf of his
candidacy for delegate from the
state-at-large to the National
Democratic Convention at Den
ver.
He also touched forcibly upon
the new primary ruling which
provides that all the delegates
from all the counties must be
chosen from the friends of the
candidates receiving the majority
of votes in the state, stating that
the ruling tends towards the de
struction of local self-govern
ment and is calculated to make
the governor a party boss. He
of course opposed the nomination
of Governor Smith.
The audience was very small,
but this was due only to misun
derstanding as to what hour the
speech was to take place and to
a rumor that the speech had been
called off altogether.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1908
JACKSON BOY SUCCESSFUL
AS AN ACTOR IN LONDON
Friends in this section of Mr.
John Ellis, a former Jackson boy
and son of Mr. J. T. Ellis, will
learn with pleasure of his success
as an actor in London.
The English nobility, as we
Americans well know, is a rather
stiff proposition, and for a Geor
gia cracker to win the notice of
His Majesty, the King, and other
members of the royal flock is
something out of the ordinary.
But the Jackson boy has man
aged to succeed in the histrionic
art in that land of snobbery, and
recently had the pleasure or dis
pleasure of entertaining the King
along with other members of the
nobility, appearing as principal
actor in a play.
WILL ADDRESS VOTERS AT
LOCUST GROVE AND PATILLO
Will you kindly announce in the
news columns of your valuable
paper that I will speak at Locust
Grove, Saturday evening May 16,
and at Patillo, May 23, at 3:30
o’clock.
Thanking you in advance, I am
sincerely yours,
J. M. Strickland.
CORONER BRITT TO SOLICIT
SUBSCRIBERSFOR PROGRESS
The Progress has obtained the
services of Mr. C. G. Britt to so
licit new subscribers and to col
lect from old ones. We trust
that all present or former sub
scribers will bear in mind the
meaning of the new postal law;
and to remember that the Pro- j
gress will appreciate what sup-,
port they can give us through
Mr. Britt, who. writes the fol
lowing:
“To My Friends: I am solic-,
iting new subscribers and col- j
lecting money for the Progress, j
You know what the Progress is. j
If you owe it anything or will
subscribe for it I want you to
know that I need and will ap
preciate your help. I mean to
canvas the whole county and hope
you will be ready for me when I
come as I mean to see you all.
Yours truly, C. G. Britt.
ASSESSMENTS ARE HADE
BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Butts county executive com
mittee met last Saturday and as
sessed candidates for solicitor
general sls each and candidates
for congressman $25 each to de
fray the expenses of holding the
primary.
Prof. Park’s Lecture.
The swing of the pendulum of
human thought from man in the
aggregate to man the individual
was the abstract subject handled
in a concrete and interesting
manner by Prof. R. E. Park, of
the University, in his lecture at
the school auditorium last Friday
night.
The audience, as to be expected
on such occasions, was modest in
size but seemed to be enter
tained.
CITIZENS OF JACKSON
HOLD MASS MEETING
Steps Taken to Bring Pro
posed Railroad From
Big Ocmulgee Dam
to Jackson,
An enthusiastic mass meeting
was held at the court house Wed
nesday afternoon for the purpose
of discussing means by which the
proposed railway from some suit
able point on the Southern rail
way to the dam on the Ocmulgee
could be brought to Jackson.
A committee of six, composed
of Messrs, F. S. Etheridge, J. H.
Carmichael, R. W. Mays, S. O.
Ham, T. H. Buttrill and J. B.
Settle was appointed by Mayor
Ham, who presided over the
meeting, with instructions to
take such steps possible as would
induce the Central Georgia Pow
er company to make Jackson a
terminus of the railway which is
soon to be constructed. (At the
sugestion of the mass meeting,
Mr. Ham appointed himself.)
The fact w r as brought out that
the company had not so far de
Get Busy—Think About it, Talk
About it, Write About it —Get
Interested —And Bring that
Railroad to Jackson Re
gardless of Diffi
culties
cided to which place the road
would be built, Jackson, Flovilla,
or some point between the two
places, but that all three of these
points are being considered by the
company and that the road would
extend to that one of the three
which offered the least resistance,
everything else being equal.
It was stated that a free right
of-way is desired by the company
before the road is built to either
place. Flovilla, it is said, has
offered the free right-of-way and
while most right-of-ways have
been offered free by the land
owners over the survey from the
dam to Jackson, about a half
dozen right-ofways have not yet
been granted. Speakers at the
meeting quoted the officers of the
company saying that the route to
Jackson is three miles longer
EPWORTH LEAGUE HOLDS
VERY INTERESTING MEETING
The Epworth League met in the
Methodist lecture room Monday
evening at 7:30 o’clock.
The meeting was a literary one
of unusual interest. Sidney La
nier was the subject of study for
the evening.
After the regular opening ex
ercises, the life of Lanier was
related. The reci
tation, “When He Got Religion, ”
by Miss Annie Gilmore was en
joyed very much.
Reading by Misses Arden, Rog
ers, Jinks, Sams and Kinsman
were interesting. Musical selec
tions were rendered by Misses
Hanes and Dempsey.
than to Flovilla and a few thous
and dollars more would have to
be expended in order to bring the
road to Jackson.
Yet the public spirit w'hich was
so manifest at this meeting did
not falter at such difficulties, and
reasonable men believed then
and now that Jackson is in a fair
way to get the road if she will
only go after it—and in the
proper way.
The following resolutions were
drawn up:
“Whereas, the Central Geor
gia Pow'er Company which is
erecting a dam on the Ocmulgee
river near Jackson, preparatory
to locating their great power
plant, has made known its inten
tions to construct a railway from
some suitable point on the South
ern railway to said dam; and
Whereas we are keenly aware
of the advantages which would
accrue to Butts county and the
city of Jackson should the Cen
tral Georgia Power Company
make Jackson its base of sup
plies;
Therefore, be it resolved,
Ist. That we, the people of
Jackson in mass meeting assem
bled, do extend a cordial welcome
to the proposed railway to our
city.
2nd. That we offer our hearty
and such active cooperation as
may lie in our power to the Cen
tral Georgia Power Company,
with a view to the making Jack
son their base of supplies.
3rd. That we extend to the
Central Georgia Power Cos. our
good will for th'e success of said
enterprise.
4th. That a copy of these reso
lutions be presented to the officers
of the Central Georgia Power
Company. (Signed)
S. O. Ham, Chairman,
R. L. Carter, Secretary.
At the conclusion, Rev. Wig
gins gave a short talk urging the
League to lay aside formality and
all come in good spirits prepared
to enjoy the evening.
TAX NOTICE.
THIRD AND LAST ROUND.
Bell’s store May 25, forenoon.
Kinard’s store May 25, after
noon.
Elgin May 26, forenoon.
Indian Spring May 26, after
noon.
Cork May 27, forenoon.
Flovilla May 27, afternoon.
Iron Spring May 28, forenoon.
Stark May 28, afternoon.
Worthville May 29, forenoon.
Fincherville May 29, afternoon.
Jenkinsburg, June Ist.
C. R. Carter, T. C.
NUMBER 20
FLOVILLA NO. 1
Mr. Will Lavender spent Tues
day in Jackson.
Mr. N. K. Vickers spent last
Saturday in Jackson.
Mr. Evan Smith was a recent
visitor to Jackson.
Mr. H. D. Edwards was a
recent visitor to Griffin.
Capt. E. Edwards spent a few
days of last week in Griffin.
Mr. Roy Dodson was a promi
nent visitor to Jackson last Satur
day.
Mr. John T. Ross visited his
son, Emmett, at Dames Ferry
last week.
Master Leonard Dodson’s little
friends will be pained to hear of
his illness.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Duke
spent last Sunday at Stark with
the family of Mr. W. F. Duke.
Miss Maggie Duke, a charming
young lady of Stark, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Tom Cawthon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Smith
have returned home after a pleas
ant visit to Juliett and Cabaniss.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Edwards
of near Jackson, spent Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. V. M. White.
Mr. Jeff Preston, who was
throwui from his buggy a few
weeks ago is improving very
slowly.
Mr. M. L. Freeman has k very
fine out crop. This is one crop
the farmer should devote more of
his time to.
Mr. John W. Maddox is now
wearing that honored title of
‘ ‘Grandpa Maddox. ” We extend
congratulations.
Col. W. A. Thompson, a promi
nent young attorney of Macon,
spent Sunday with his uncle, Mr.
Wilson Smith.
Flovilla has made some very
nice improvements on her streets
and sidewalks, which is of great
benefit to th e public.
The county authorities are pre
paring to erect a bridge over the
creek near Giles’ Ferry. When
completed it will be appreciated
by the traveling public.
Mayor Hensley says he has
already two Hoke Smith calves
adopted to his Joe Brown cow —
has as many as can be accommo
dated. No others need apply.
We understand that the Farm
er’s Union of Iron Spring, met
last Saturday evening and re
solved to build a cotton ginnery,
which when completed will cost
about $3,500. They will in all
probability put in a small oil out
fit in connection with the gin.
We tell you confidently that the
Farmer’s Union will in the near
future erect a large cotton mill
in Butts county. You see the
great electric plant which is be
ing built on the Ocmulgee river,
will furnish cheaper power,
which will enable the Union to
build without any great outlay of
money. Let the good work go on
for we need competition in the
cotton milling business, just as
much as we do in other lines of
business.
1 Bill.