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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 26
FLOVILLA NO. 1
Hoa. Wilson Smith spent Fri
day at Monticello.
Mr. L. R. Dodson was a promi
nent visitor to Jackson Tuesday.
Mr. John T. Ross spent last
Wednesday in Jackson.
Mr. V. M. White transacted
business in Jackson Thursday.
Mr. R. E. Lavender visited
friends near Towaliga Sunday.
Capt. J. W. McCord of Jack
son, spent Monday on his farm.
Mr. W. F. Duke of Stark,
spent Monday with Mr. W. T.
Cawthon.
The church at Union wishes to
thank all who contributed to the
church organ.
Miss Annie Waldrop is at home
after a year spent in teaching at
Fairburn, Ga.
Miss Attie Bostwick of* Shelby,
N. C., spent last Friday with Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson Smith.
Misses Anna Bell and Sarah
Lou Watkins of Jackson, spent
Friday with relatives here.
Miss Belle Smith of Juliette,
will open her school at Union
Ridge the Ist Monday in Jnly.
Rev. Frank Hoard of Stark,
preached a very interesting and
helpful sermon at Union last Sun
day.
Mr. Evan Smith spent last Fri
day at Indian Spring, as a dele
gate to the congressional conven
tion.
Miss Bessie Waldrop has re
turned home from Jackson
where she has been teaching the
past year,
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Edwards
of Jackson* spent a few days of
last week with Mr. and Mrs. A.
H. Lavender.
Our community was visited by
a very destructive rain storm last
Sunday afternoon, doing great
damage to the growing crops and
sinking the flat at Giles’ Ferry.
Col. G. M. Duke of Flovilla,
nominated his opponent, Hon. S.
H. Mays at the senatorial conven
tion last Friday in a very elo
quent speech, which is something
very rare for candidates. I
think Col. Duke has set a prece
dent which should be followed up
by all candidates —to conduct
their campaign so clean that they
can go to the convention and
nominate their opponent as Mr.
Duke did Mr. Mays. C.ol. Duke
left a lasting impression on the
mind of that convention.
Bill.
JACKSON NO. 2
Miss Eloise Jones visited Miss
Mervine Jones Saturday and Sun
day.
riMiss Evylin Bankston was the
ugest of Miss Lucy Lemon Sun
day.
Miss Jessie Jones is sdending
this week with Miss Fannie Mae
Moore.
Miss Annie Jones spent last
week with Miss Fannie Mae
Moore.
Mr. J. W. Andrews visited his
ol<f friend, Hon. William Hodges
Monday.
Mrs. H. L. and Miss Bessie
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1908
Thomas went to Jackson shopping
Monday.
Mrs. W. A. Hardy and son
were among the shoppers in Jack
son Monday.
Mr and Mrs H. L. Thomas
visited relatives in Jasper county
last Sunday.
Mr. John Thaxton went' to
Cedar Rock Sunday to see a
friend, he says.
Messrs McMichael and Thaxton
of Cedar Rock visited Stark on
business Monday.
Hon. J. M. Collins, County
Surveyor, was down on No. 2
on business Monday.
Mrs Ida St. Claire and little
ones of Griffin as the guest of
Hon. J. M. Maddox and family
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Brooks of
Jenkinsburg, visited the latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mad
dox one day recently.
Miss Rosalina Hand of Senoia
and Mr. Alex Gossit of Griffin,
were the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Moore last week.
Mr. W. D. Jolly went to At
lanta last Monday, where he.was
a delegate to the convention
from Iron Spring district Tues
day. Mrs. Jolly and little ones
visited at Jenkinsburg while he
was away.
Mr. Marvin Young of Chatta
nooga, who holds a responsible
position with the Chattanooga
Savings Bank, visited relatives
on No. 2 last week. Marvin is a
fine boy and his many friends are
always glad to see him.
Mr. J. W. Hilliard, general
manager of Lane Bros, and Cos.
returned Thursday from Lyn
chburg Va. where he went to
accompany Mrs. Hilliard back,
who will spend the remains of
the summer here.
Mr. W. F. Bullard who is con
nected with Lane Bros. & Cos.,
returned last Sunday from Fitz
gerald. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Bullard who will spend the
summer here. They have rooms
with Mrs. J. W. Stewart.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Andrews
and son, Paul, visited relatives
on No. 2 from Saturday until
Monday before leaving for their
new home in Mcßae. Their
many friends are loath to give
them up but wish them well in
their new home.
At last, but better once than
never, the county commissioners
have had the road hands move
down on No. 2. The supervising
of Messrs. John Thompson and
W. A. Nolen, two gentlemen who
thoroughly understand their bus
iness when it comes to working
roads. Mr. Nolen runs the road
scrape to the satisfaction of all.
Mr. Thompson has charge of the
pick and shovel gang, who is the
right man in the right place, and
they have done some valuable
work that will be appreciated by
the traveling public and espec
ially Rough Rider, who has rid
den “ruffity, tuffity, buffity,
lumpty jumpty for the past 12
months without any work on his
roads to keep him from “bumpty,
bumpty, bumpty.” We commend
Messrs. Thompson and Nolen to
the public as men who under
stand their work to a T.
WORTHVILLE
Just ask Cleveland the latest
joke.
Mr. Will Mason spent Monday
in Jackson.
Mrs. Nora Cawthon is spend
ing this week at Cedar Rock.
Mrs. Jack Maddox spent Sun
day with Mrs. Stewart.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Maddox
spent Monday in Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. White
spent Sunday with Mrs. G. W.
White.
Mrs. W. E. Grey and Miss
Lexie White spent Friday in
Ja"ckson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. White
spent Sunday with Mrs. Harrison
Cawthon.
Miss Pearl Benson has return
ed home after spending a few
days at Jenkinsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cawthon
of Jackson, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Cawthon this week.
We are glad to state that Miss
Lillie Bell Washington is some
better at this writing.
Misses Pearl Townsend and
Lexie White spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends and rela
tives at Towaliga.
Mrs. Effie Smith entertained
a few of the young people Mon
day night. Delightful refresh
ments were served.
COUNTY CORNERS
Mrs. John Parham visited Mrs.
Henley last Sunday.
Mrs. Jim Chastain has been
very sick but is better.
Mr. E. D. Heflin attended ser
vices at Ringgold Sunday.
Mr. Dock Harper of Griffin, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Hen
ley.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bell visit
ed the latter’s brother, Mr. J. S.
Heflin Sunday.
Anew baby came to brighten
the home of Mr. arid Mrs. Wyatt
Henley last week.
Mrs. Hannah Clark of Macon,
is visiting her paaents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Henley.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ham
mock spent Sunday with Mrs.
Smith near Locust Grove.
Mr. E. D. Heflin has returned
from a visit to his brother, Mr.
Wiley Heflin at Birmingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Barron Jr., of
Griffin, spent Saturday night and
Suuday with Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Heflin.
This community was blessed
with a fine rain Sunday. There
was a hard rain and hail at Lo
cust Grove.
Mrs. Laurie Lawrence and
children of Locust Grove have
gone on a visit to Athens. They
will remain until winter.
Mrs. E. J. Henley of Concord,
Fla., will arrive at Indian Spring
the 15th to spend some time. Be
fore returning home she will
visit Mrs. E. D. Heflin.
Little H. C. Hammock was bit
ten by a snake last week and
has been in a dangerous condi
tion, but is some better now.
• Reader.
FLOVILLA
Mrs. W\ 0. Sharp left Tues
day for Milner, Ga. for a visit
to her daughter, Mrs. G. W.
Key.
Mrs. S. K. Smith and little
ones of Riverside spent Tues
day in Flovilla as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Thompson.
Miss Alma Driscol, who has
been the guest of the Misses
Thompson for several days has
returned to her home in Juli
ette.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Redman
and bright little son, Frank of
Griffin spent Friday last in Flov
illa as the guest of Mrs. Redman’s
mother. Mrs. J. F. Greer.
Mr. J. Parks Terrell, a popular
Pullman Car Conductor of the
Southern Railway was a recent
visitor to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Terrell.
Miss Maud Smith returned
from Barnesville Monday where
she has had change of the work
for girls in the domestic arts and
science department of the 6th
District School. |
Mrs. R. V. Smith and Mrs. J.
W. Terrell went to Atlanta re
cently for the purpose of pur
chasing anew carpet for the
Flovilla M. E. Church which is
being freshened up with a coat
of paint.
Miss Sue Watts who has been
teaching at Jefferson, Ga. has
returned home where she will
be for sometime and later in
the summer she expects to go to
Wrightsville Beach and Charles
ton.
Misses Laura and Jewel Smith
spent Friday and Saturday in
Jackson standing the examination
for teachers. The examination
was conducted by Hon. C. L.
Maddox, County School Comm
issioner.
Mrs. C. G. Mills who came
over with Griffin last Friday to
picnic at Indian Spring had the
misfortune to fall or be knocked
from the Southern train just as
it slowed up for Flovilla. She was
carried to Hotel Millen where
she remained until Tuesday when
she was sufficiently recovered to
be taken to her home. She was
severely bruised and shaken up,
but we hope not seriously in
jured.
The revival at the Baptist
Church, conducted by Pastor,
Rev. Z. M. Leverette, began
Monday. Mr. Levette is a very
forcible speaker and holds the
attention of his congregation.
He has associated with him Rev.
Mr. Barksdale, and though to
tally blind he is a recent honor
graduate of Mercer University-
His solos are fine. Let every one
come out and hear the excellent
sermons and splendid singing.
SOUTH BUTTS
Mr. Bryant Thaxton is on the
sick list this week.
Mr. John Flynt’s friends will
be glad to know that he is im
proving.
Mr. S. J. Smith’s many friends
will be sorry to know that he is
very ill.
Miss Lizzie Dozier of Jasper
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county, was the guest of Miss
Ada Johnson the former part of
last week.
Miss Carrie Biles of North
Butts, was the guest of Miss
Alice Thaxton Saturday night
and Sunday.
A number of young people
from Worthville spent Saturday
night with Miss Clara Ezelle.
Miss Annie and Mr. Edd Flynt
spent Saturday with sriends at
Forsyth.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Washing
ton and daughter, Mrs. Clifford
Garr went to Jackson Tuesday.
Mr. Sherrod Biles spent Satur
day night and Sunday with the
family of Mr. J. B. Thaxton.
Everybody is invited to attend
Sunday School at Liberty next
Snnday.
Say! When are we going to
have our picnic, and where?
Farmer’s Daughter.
NOTICE
The social meeting of the Ep
worth League announced for Fri
day evening at Mrs. W. M. Mal
letts has been postponed on ac
count of the series of meetings
at the Presbyterian church.
The Olympian Team will pk v
Jacksan two games on the 4th of
July. One in the morning and
one in the afternoon. These
promise to be the most exciting
games of the season and a large
crowd is expected.
Misses Elizabeth Hollis, of
Forsyth, Felicia, Florence and
Ezra Morrison, with Messrs.
Charlie Kimbell, G. L. Fulmer,
Sasnett Crum and Lamar Ether
idge spent Friday evening at In
dian Spring and enjoyed bowling.
Misses Bessie and Maggie Bell
Thaxton entertained at a “Heart”
party Monday, evening, Miss
Elizabeth Hollis, being the hon
oree of the occasion. Ices and
cakes were served by Misses
Nina Harris and Minnie Bailey.
Mrs. A. C. Smith, Mrs. A. H.
Smith and Helen, Mrs. R. A.
Franklin, Mesdames Lee and Er
nest Smith and family joined a
number of relatives and friends
at Indian Spring last Friday, who
came over on the picnic from
Griffin, and spent a most delight
ful day.
Rev. and Mrs. Z. P. Hamilton
from the Hepzibah Orphanage at
Macon, were in town last week
soliciting aid for that good insti
tution. They were greatly
pleased with the kindness and
liberality of the people of Jack
son. This Orphanage is known
as the Baly Home and of course,
everybody is interested in such a
work, as it is undenominational
and takes the most helpless class.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Pope enter
tained at a sumptuous dinner
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. L. P.
Jamerson and daughter, Col. and
Mrs. H. W. Nally, of Dallas, and
Mr. and Mrs. White Jamerson
and son, of Augusta. At four
o’clock in the afternoon, William
White, Jr., the infant of Mr. and
Mrs. White Jamerson, was
christened by Rev. S. P. Wig
gins. •