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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 26
SOLICITOR-ELECT J.W. WISE
THANKS HIS MANY FRIENDS
Solicitor General-elect Writes
Card Extending His Thanks
To J*len Who Gave Him
Their Support.
To the voters of Flint Circuit:
I am deeply grateful for the mag
nificent support which you gave
me in the race for Solicitor Gen
eral of the Flint Circuit which
resulted in my nomination. I
hope to justify your confidence
by giving you the best service of
which I am capable.
Thanking each and all my
friends who so loyally supported
me, and with best wishes to all,
I am, Sincerely yours,
J. W. Wise.
FLOVILLA
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Mr. Henry Jaekson ofCabaniss,
visited his sister, Mrs. R. V.
Smith recently.
Mrs. J. C. Maddox has returned
from Jackson where she was
called on account of the illness df
her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Biles.
Mrs. Lula Duke’s friends will
regret to know that she continues
ill at Hot Springs, where she
went hoping to regain her health.
Miss Laura Smith has resigned
her position as principal of the
Flovilla High School, and has ac
cepted a position in the McDon
ough school. It is with regret
that we give Miss Laura up.
Mrs. B. F. Walker and little
son, Dozier Kendall, left Wed
nesday for their home in Roberta
after an extended visit to Mrs.
Walker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Dozier.
The many friends of Prof, and
Mrs. T. P. Atkinson will be glad
to know that he has accepted the
principalship of the Flovilla High
School for the fall term of 1908,
and will move his family here in
the near future. Prof. Atkinson
is an excellent teacher, who has
had rare advantages, and we
give them a hearty welcome.
Flovilla and Stark had a game
of ball in Flovilla Saturday after
noon. Flovilla overwhelmed
Stark under an avalanche of base
hits and runs. The game [was
two one-sided to be interesting,
but [the Stark boys were at a
very great disadvantage as they
had not had the practice of the
Flovilla boys.
SOUTH BUTTS
“Farmer’s daughter” was on
sick list last week.
Mr. Lucian Hammil visited
Liberty Sunday School Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Johnson was the
guest of Mrs. G. R. Ridgeway
Sunday.
Miss Fannie Ridgeway spwrt
Saturday night and Sunday with
the Misses Garf.
Misses Minnie and Annie Ham
mond visited friends in Jackson
Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thaxton
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1908
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. S.
J. Smith Sunday.
Miss Minnie Hammond and Mr.
Homer Ham visited Liberty Sun
day School Sunday.
Mr. Sam Smith came down
from Atlanta Saturday to spend
a few days with loved ones at
home.
Misses Lucile, Lois and Sallie
May Caston, visited the Misses
Mangham Saturday night and
Sunday.
Misses Ada Johnson and Mary
Lizzie Pettigrew with Messrs
Prentice Ridgeway and Walter
Smith, visited friends in Spald
ing county Sunday. . '
Mrs. Mary A. Barnes and fam
ly entertained at their home Sun
day Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Flynt,
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Barnes and
Misses Bertha Mangham and
Alice Thaxton.
Farmer’s Daughter.
STARK
Mr. 5 Gordon Barnes of Ada,
was in our midst Sunday.
Prof. Mingledorf and Frank
are on a visit to friends here.
Little Miss Le Tettiowles of
Cork, was on a visit to Annie
Reed Harper last week.
Miss Mervyn Jones is the
guest of Miss Eloise Jones this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wyatt
enjoyed Sunday afternoon at In
dian Spring.
Quite a large crowd enjoyed
“Children’s Day” at the Metho
dist church last Sunday.
Miss Flossie Jinks of Jackson,
sdpnt the Week-end very pleas
antly with Miss Blanch Barnes.
There will be two games of ball
played at Stark next Saturday
afternoon. Mansfield and Pep
perton will play Stark.
Jackson was represented at the
singing Sunday afternoon by
Misses Florrie Ham, Maude Har
mon, Estelle Thornton, Flossie
Jinks, Bessie Barnes, Cassie Mad
dox. Messrs Tom Bond, Walter
Jones, Chester and Lon Maddox,
Dave Thornton and Woodie
Lavender.
CRADLE ROLL DAY AT
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Next Sunday morning promises
to be a most interesting occasion
at the Methodist Sunday School.
It is Cradle Roll Day. Al,l the
babies and their parents of the
congregation are expected to be
present at the Sunday School.
A special program will be pre
pared. At the conclusion of this
exercise the pastor will baptize
any children whose parents de
sire it.
FOR SALE
A gentle pony horse—that the
ladies can drive. Also buggy
and harness at a reasonable price.
J. S. Cumming, Flovilla, Ga.
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Old papers for sale at The
Progress office. 20 cents per
hundred.
WORTHVILLE
Mr. Ike Wilson was out from
Jackson Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Hammond visited
Miss Lexie White Saturday.
Mr. Byron Gresham attended
the singing at Stark Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. White spent
Sunday with Mrs. R. 0. Stodghill.
Mrs. Frank Smith entertained
the young people Saturday night.
Miss Lena White is expected
home from Pulaski, Va., in a few
days.
Mrs. G. W. White is spending
this week with relatives in At
lanta.
Miss Tiny McDonald visited
Miss Lillie Bell Washington Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. Ed Lawson, of Flovilla,
made a business trip to Worth
ville last week.
Mrs. R. H. Maddox, Mr. and
Mrs. Will Chambers visited Mrs.
Dan Swint Sunday.
There will be a singing at the
Baptist church next Sunday aft
ernoon. Everybody invited.
Messrs. Walter White and J.
W. Lofton made a business trip
to Jackson Monday afternoon.
Mr. Ben Deason, of near Pitt
man’s Ferry, spent a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Maddox
last week.
Mrs. Annie Crowell has re
turned to her home at Holly
Springs after spending a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt
Benson.
Don’t let the picnic die out but
let’s get busy and have it real
soon. With much success to the
Progress, I will close, hoping to
hear more about the picnic.
JACKSON NO. 2
Mrs. R. A. Craig arrived last
Monday from her home in Vir
ginia for a few days’ visit to her
husband, Mr. R. A. Craig who is
connected with Lane Bros. & Cos.
and Hilliard & Anderson.
“Railroad, lookout for de
train.” Lane Bros. & Cos., who
are building the railroad divided
camps last Tuesday putting part
on the end next to the Southern
Railway going toward the river
and meeting the other half. We
are informed that it will not be
but a short time before it will be
in operation.
We didn’t know that we would
be missed so much, for we
thought everybody would like to
see us stop and take a little rest,
but we believe we have a few
good friends yet, from what we
heard last Monday, after taking
a short rest of five days—not
having stopped but two days in
fifteen months, instead of five,
as the Editor stated in our last
week’s letter. Here’s to our
good friends on No. 2.
I just want to tell you about
one among a number of No. 2’s
best farmers, and that one is Mr.
J. W. Moore, who on one and
one-half acres of just common
old Butts county upland raised
one hundred and ten shocks of
oats, only putting ten bundles of
oats to the shock. Out of that
one hundred and ten shocks he
thrashed one hundred and four
teen bushels of fine oats. Now,
besides his oats, while he had a
lot more sown, he Has twenty-five
acres,of com that will make any
where from 25 to 40 busKels per
acre. He has the same number
of acres in cotton that will not
fall short of a bale per acre.
How is that for Butts county
farming?
LETTER FROM COMMISSIONER
POUND
County School Commissioner
Maddox, is in receipt of the fol
lowing letter from State School
Commissioner Pound, relative
to the annual examination which
is to occur June 19 and 20:
To the County School Commis
sioner: I shall send you on or
about the 15 of June, the ques
tions for the annual examination
which is to occur on the 19th and
20th of the month. We shall
take great care in this office that
these questions and their ans
wers are not,disclosed to any one,
and we hope that when the ques
tions are received by you, they
will be kept with great vigilance
and opened only in the presence
of the applicants in the'examina
tion room.
The questions, this year, are
not intended to develop so much
as heretofore, the exactness and
scope of the scholarship of those
who take the examination, as
they are to. show their prepara
tion and training for teaching.
It will be impossible, therefore
to give as many exact answers
as in the past. The Commissioner
in estimating the answers, and
in grading them, wjll have to
exercise good judgement in
weighing their sense and reason
ableness. Fitness for teaching,
instead of mere scholarship, is
the one thing that we seek to
develop through these questions.
With best wishes, I am,
Very truly yours,
Jere M. Pound,
State School Commissioner.
KILLING
Jace Blissit shot and killed
Alonzo Washington last Sunday
afternoon at the Betsy Folds
place, seven miles west of Jack
son, five bullets entering the body
of the victim who died instantly.
At the commitment trial before
Judge McMichael the defendant
was represented by Attorney
Wright who entered a plea of
self defence, based upon the evi
dence that Washington threaten
ed Blessit’s life and was going
toward the defendant v/ith a
knife when he fired.
Attorney W. E. Watkins rep
resented the state. The defen
dant was bound over on $250
bond.
Mrs. M. J. Carson left Thurs
day to attend the annual reunion
of the Webb family, which will
be held June 13, at the Webb
homestead, seven miles east of
Forsyth, in Monroe county. A
large number of that good family
are expected to be present. Mrs.
Carson will also visit relatives in
Forsyth before returning home.
NUMBER 24
DEATH OF VAN WRIGHT
Mr. Van Wright, one of Butts
count’s most prominent men died
at his home at Indian Spring,
Saturday evening, June 6th at
7:30 o’clock.
Some time ago Mr. Wright
was stricken with paralysis and
in April he went to Hot Springs,
Ark., hoping the change of cli
mate would prove beneficial. He
returned to his home about a week
before his death.
Mr. Wright was forty-eight
years old and had lived in Butts
county all his ilfe. He has been
quite a successful and extensive
planter and had amassed consid
erable wealth by his thrifty in
dustry. He leaves a mother,
brother, three sisters and a host
of friends who mourn his death.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. M. L. Harris, of Flovilla,
and interment was at the Indian
Spring cemetery, Sunday after
noon.
THANKS HIS SUPPORTERS
I wish to take this means of
thanking you for your support
which resulted in my carrying
Butts county in the recent race
for Congress. lam particularly
grateful by reason of the well
known fact that I was unable to,
and did not, make an active can
vass. Gratefully yours,
0. H. B. Bloodworth.
SHOULD ADVERTISED IN DULL
SEASON.
Nothing else so effectually lines
up the competent business men
in contrast to the incompetent
than as this very matter of ad
vertising. When “times” are
“good” and money “easy” the
real merchants advertise liberally
because it is necessary to restore
prestige and growth. The less
canable merchants advertise more
or according to the
mood of the moment, merely n To
“be in the swim.”
When the “pinch” comes-and
timid people get a little scared at
shadows, and inclined to “stam
pede” with any flock of human
sheep that comes tumbling along
—the capable merchant sees his
opportunity, sets his more or less
square jaw at a fighting angle and
begins to test the efficacy of news
paper publicity in times of stress
and storm. He makes newspaper
advertising his ally —his depend
ence. He stakes more on it than
all other holds combined.
And it does not fail him. It
pulls him through the hardest
business conditions that ever hap
pened. And he comes out of the
fight twice as strong as he went
into it.—Savannah Press.
My advertised special sale
closes Saturday, June 13th, but
I’ll offer better prices all the time
than can possibly be offered by
any body else in Jackson. 51
bought the goods way down and
can afford to sell them same way.
H. G. Entrekin.
FARM FOR SALE.
135 acres, 75 acres of which
are in cultivation. Three miles
from Jackson, two from Jenkinc
burg. J. C. GUNN,
7-2-x Jackson, Ga.