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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 26 THE PROGRESS TO PRINT LARGE TRADE EDITION Business Men Express Their Hearty Endorsement—Many Ads Secured. An immense edition of The Butts County Progress consisting of about forty pages and about 4000 copies to be published— that is'the next thing on the pro gram for The Progress. It will be a TRADE EDITION. It will include advertisements from practically all the business concerns, from the shoe maker to the manufacturer, in Butts county. Industrially, it will be a strong appeal-for the financial interests of Butts county because the mer chants, agents, professional men and the various industries of the county \yill each tell the world about their separate interests. Educationally, it will speak for our schools and the various school houses’ and school teachers of the whole county. It will contain many interesting and historical contributions from the county’s brightest minds, and in it will be published free just as many pictures of babies, residences, school houses, churches etc., as the people will pay for the mak ing of the cuts. The religious element will also be represented and some contributions along this line is here and now requested. For this edition we have al ready secured fifteen pages of advertisements from most of the leading business concerns of the county—which shows the confi dence our longest heads have in the undertaking. We expect to call upon every business interest in the county for an advertise ment, and hope they will be ready for our coming. The general sentiment among the business men we have so far approached is one of gladness that this trade edition will be published. They have shown their confidence in it They have expressed their strong approval of it, and they are patronizing it heartily. The undertaking is a big one, and fall will be here before its publication. However we are working patiently away each day and if past success continues, the trade edition of The Butts County Progress will be a success. WYATT BENSON—SOLDIER AND CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN Editor Progress:—l read with sadness and sorrow of the death of my old friend and fellow sol dier, Wyatt Benson. If there was a better man ever lived, I dont know it. If there was one more brave or honest, I do not know if. He was m\ fel low “mess mate,” counsellor and adviser for nearly two years dur ing the bloody sixties. I joined the army of Northern , Virginia, M Orange courthouse Virginia, when I was but a boy. I was thrown into the tent wit him and others. He took me under his wing” as a. fatner. He had more influence for goo . over my life than any one I ever knew outside the home 01 my JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1908. father and mother. He was one of the few men who held what we called “family prayer” in camp. When in winter quarters it was his custom to gather the men of his tept in evening pray er, and I dont remember that he ever failed to pray for our com mon enemy, then in front of us. He would pray on the eve of bat tle, and calling by name each one in his tent, offer an appeal in their behalf. Somehow I cant help but *3elieve that his earnest pleading had something to do with me being alive today. Oh! What memories the an nouncement of his death brought back to me. All along the Rap idan. the James, and Appomat tox rivers, the Wilderness, Spot sylvania, Petersburg and Rich mond, the picket line, the bat tle line, the wounded and the prisoners, all came back before me and I am overwhelmed ‘ in sadness.. Above the roar of cannon and the rattle of musketry, and the groans of the dying, his prayer was heard and answered, and he was spared to a good old age, and then taken peacefuliy to a home in Glory. Long live his memory. W. F. Smith. SMITH REUNION On July 25th the Smith family held their annual reunion with Hon. E. V. Smith, Jr., of Cork. Early in the morning they began to gather from every nook and corner of the county, and by 11 o’clock there were one hundred and thirty Smith’s gathered in that beautiful grove fronting Dr. Smith's home. Some of them were Brown Smith; some were Hoke Smiths, some Bryan Smiths, some Watson Smiths—the latter having a majority. After they had all been refreshed with lem onade and fruit, Col. J. R. L- Smith, of Macon, made a motion which was carried that the first one who mentioned politics dur ing the day would be debarred from attending the reunion here after. It is useless to say there will be no men at the next reun ion unless the resolution is re scinded. Minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. Miss Lovett Smith was appointed to take the census. She reported 132 present, 5 births since last meeting, 2 deaths and no wed dings. Her report was very gratifying with the exception of no marriages. A committee was appointed to wait on S. P•• Smith, G. F. Eth eridge, Will Etheridge, Sam F. Smith, Col. W. A. Thompson and Dr. R. B. Thompson to show cause why there had been no marriages. After a thorough in vestigation, it was found that they had not been negligent and had done their full duty. They were all excused with the prom ise that one of the six would pre sent to the next annual reunion a bride. Now, make your guess who she will be? No further business, a move for dinner was in order, which needed no second. The entire family retired to the beautiful grove where had been prepared a bountiful repast, con sisting of every good thing to eat that humans could desire. Col. T. J. Brown, of McDon ough, came forward in a few well-chosen words and returned thanks to Our Heavenly Father for the keeping of us through the year and permitting us to gather in this capacity again. Dinner being over, the older ones gathered and told many in - teresting incidents pertaining to their childhood days, which fact reminds us that we are fast grow ing old. At a late hour the fam ily was once more broken, each one going home with the fond memory of having spent a day with brother and sister as they did when children, leaving all cares behind for the day. May we all meet again next year without a single link missing in our family chain is the prayer of Evan Smith. Flovilla, Ga., R. F. D. No. 1. EDUCATIONAL RALLY To those interested in educa tion: The Farmers’ Co-operative and Educational Union will have a rally in the Auditorium in Jack son, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m. on August 11th, and among the speakers on that occasion will be the Hon. Jere M. Pound, State School Commissioner. Let everybody come that day and bring a well-filled basket, and spend the day in listening to these eminent speakers discuss the problems appertaining to that most important subject —educa- tion. Very Respectfully, C. S. Maddox, C. S. C. FLOVILLA • Mr. Percy Elder is visiting friends in Macon this week. Mrs. Clem Towles, of Cork, visited friends in Flovilla Tues day. Mr. W. J. Partridge left Tues day for a two-weeks’ stay at Canton. Mrs. Nettie Alexander, of For syth, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. 0. Sharp. ■ Mr. Roy Holloway, of Macon, is the guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Heard. Misses Rosa Greer 'and Susie Watts spent the week-end with Mrs. Pittman at Pittman's Ferry. Mrs. J. L. Holloway, of Macon, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Heard. Miss Myrtis Fears, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fears, has been quite sick f6r several days. • * Mrs. R. L. Allen and children left Monday for a month’s visit to relatives and. friends in Eaton toii and Putnam county. Mrs. Tom Rhodes, of Mcßae, and Mrs. S.. L. Thompson left Tuesday for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lane in Jasper county. Miss Ruby Mann, of Jones boro, who Las been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. L. Lawson, is visiting relatives in Jackson this week. Mrs. India Dozier and little granddaughter, Josie Harvey, of Monticello, have returned home after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dozier. Mersrs. Emory and Taylor Maddux, of south Georgia, are in Flovilla, having been summoned here by the illness and death of tneir father, Mr. J. C. Maddox. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown and sister, Miss Pearl Brown, of Warthen, and Miss Joy Wilson, of Decatur, Ala., are the guests of Misses Clara and Agnes Bryant. Mrs. Tennie Elder entertained at a spend-the-day party Tues day. Her guests were Mrs. Em ma Mallet and Mrs. J. Mote Watts and little daughter, Mar tha, of Jackson, and Miss Susie Watts. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Pope, of Cork, entertained at a spend-the day party Tuesday in honor of the Misses Bryant and their at tractive guests, Miss Joy Wilson, of Decatur, Ala., and Miss Pearl Brown, of Warthen. FLOVILLA NO. 2 Mr. J. T. Ross spent last week in Crawford county. Miss Ida Lavender is spending the week-end in Atlanta. Mr. E. P. Watkins, of Jackson, was a recent visitor here. Miss Belle Smith has a flourish ing school at Union Ridge. Mr. C. B. Higgins was a prom inent visitor to Jackson Monday. Miss Belle Smith spent Satur day with Miss Ophelia Smith near Cork. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Dodson spent a few days of last week near Monticello. Mr. Amos Fort, a prominent young business man of Forsyth, was a recent visitor here. Mr. Mike Tyler, of Monticello, is spending, the week with his daughter, Mrs. R. R. Dodson. Mr. T. W. Higgins and wife spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Edwards near Jack son. Flovilla is to be congratulated on electing Hon. E. L. Lawson mayor. Mr. Lawson is one of Flovilla’s best business men and he is energetic, progressive and conservative, all of which goes to mike a good official Why not hold our correspond ents’ picnic? The people are at leisure, and I can’t see any reas on for not holding it at an early date. Every man, woman and child should feel an interest in this picnic. Our editor has done a great work in giving his read ers a good newsy paper. The p-jple of the county should come together and make the picnic a stcces3 and show to him their appreciation of his efforts. Messrs. W. A. Nolen and John Thrmpson, Butts county’s popu lar road builders, have been in our community and left every NUMBER 31 body something on our good roads. No county in the state has two men who can cope with Nolen and 'Thompson when it comes to building roads. Of course there are some places in the county where our roads are very rough yet, but if the people will only be patient these will be put in first-class condition. Praise your officials and quit “cussing” them is the way to get a thing done. Try it. SOUTH BUTTS Miss Clifford Ridgeway went to Jackson- Monday. Prof. J. T. Mayo was the guess of Mr. Edd Flynt Sunday. Misses Carrie and Lillian Car ter visited Mrs. Ab. Colwell last week. Miss Eula Pritchett is spending this week with Miss Annie Flynt. Misses Willie Brown and Mary Wright are guests of Mrs. D. Maddox. Miss Myrtice Thompson is visit ing her grandfather, Dr. John Thaxton. Miss Willie Brown was the guest of Miss Mary Pettigrew Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wright rep resented South Butts in Jackson Monday. -* Miss Lula Gilliard of Spalding county, is visiting Miss Ina Ridgeway. After 15 days vacation, Gordon Thompson is carrying the mail on No. 7 again. Mr. and Mrs. Pack Watkins of near Jackson, visited Judge Ham mond Sunday. Miss Mary Lizzie Pettigrew spent last week with Miss Ophelia Smith. Miss Bessie Lane, who has been visiting Mrs. C. F. Carter, has returned home. Miss Mary Lizzie Pettigretv is the guest this week of Miss Imo gene Harkness, Miss Puss Patterson and Mrs. Rosa Edwards visited Mrs. W. W. Thaxton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Carter were guests Sunday of the family of Mr. Wade Hammond. Mr. Willis Weaver came over from Milner last Wednesday to visit his son, Mr. M. Weaver. Misses Annies Flynt und Eula Pritchett visited the family of Mr. W. M. Hammond Tuesday. Miss Grady Flynt who is spend ing a while at the Springs, spent Sunday night with loved ones at home. Misses Daisy and Mary Lizzie Thomas and Dovie Carmichael, were guests of Miss Floride Smith Friday. Annie Kate and Julia Adams of Atlanta, are spending a while with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Carter. Mi S3 Annie Nutt of Griffin, visited Mrs. J. B. Evans last week, attended the protracted services at Towaliga.