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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 26 I WORTHVJLLE j jj rs . Lucy Welch is down from ■ Atlanta. i Mr. J. H. Pope spent Monday ■ in Jackson. I Miss Pearl Benson spent Sat- I U rday at Sardis. j Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Walthall I visited here last week. * Mr. Hugh Mote, of Jackson, I visited in Worthville Sunday. t Mr. Chas. Hodges is spending I a few days at Indian Springs. m Mr. Morgan Castelaw, of Lo ■ C jst Grove, was down last week. Miss Zelma Wilson, of Indian I Spring, visited friends here this I week. V Miss Ella Cawthon spent last ■ week with Mrs. W. J. ■ White. ■ Miss Eva Cdwthon, of Greene ounty, is visiting Mrs. S, L. L)fton. . Miss Essie Elder spent Satur day and Sunday with relatives in Jackson. Mr. George -White, Jr., is spending this week with relatives in Atlanta. v Mr. Joe Thomas and son, of Helena, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. White. Mrs. Frank Smith entertained a few of the young people very pleasantly Friday night. Miss Lexie White is spending a few days in Jackson with her cousin, Miss Trudie Maddox. Mr, and Mrs. W. E. Gray and Mr. Carl Thaxton visited friends and relatives at Shady Dale last week. Miss Leila Stodghill has re turned after spending a few days with friends in Atlanta and Cave Springs. Miss Lena White has returned , home, after spending a few days very pleasantly with friends in Atlanta. Fincherville School entertainer Worthville School very pleasant ly at Pleasant View church Fri day afternoon. Mrs. Nannie Fox has returned to her home in Florida, afte; spending a few days with rela tives at this place. Misses Virginia and Essie El der, Ella Cawthon, Rosa McK in ky and Lexie White spent Sat u at Indian Springs. Wonderful! A real live man, built close to the ground, and who can live on three square meals a day and make smiles satisfy in between times, will be seen at the auc tion sale of lots in Flovilla, Tues day, August 18th, at 10 a. m. Lamar Pound, after an absence many moons, blew in Sunday aa a birthday surprise to his mother. It was very much hoped the unusual occurence would have been accompanied by a good rain, it being badly need ed at present. Lamar is a Butts, county boy, but has been for sev-j er al years superintendent of the Bradstreet company with head-i quarters at Nashville, Tenn. JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1908 WATSON AND HARDWICK TO SPEAK AT PROGRESS CORRESPONDENT’S PICNIC Progress Pencil Pushers Will Gather In Reun ion on Friday Aug. 28. The Progress correspondent’s picnic is about to become a reality at last. In response to an invitation from The Progress, Hon. Thos. E. Watson, has promised to ad dress the correspondents of The Progress and the people in Butts county—in fact just as many people who can attend—on Fri day August 28. So has. the Hon. Thos. W. Hardwick, the live-wire Con gressman from .the Tenth Con gressional district, the man of disfranchisement fame, wit and eloquence. Mr. Watson will speak in the morning and Mr. Hardwick in the afternoon. The place at which the picnic will be held, will be announced JACKSON NO. 2 Mr. J. W. Guess has added a porch to his pretty little home. , Mr. Will Guess went to Henry County last Monday on business. * A .much needed rain fell in Iron Springs last Tuesday after-; noon' 1 Miss Clara Thompson, of Flo villa, has a flourishing school at Oak Hill. Mrs. H. M. and Miss Inez Reeves went to Jacxson shopping last Friday. A good many interested had a graveyard cleaning last Friday at Macedonia. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cawthon and son visited Mr. W. F. Duke and family last week. Mercer Hodges returned a few days ago from a pleasant visit to friends in Monticello. Rev. Rolfe Hunt, of Atlanta, preached at Pleasant Grove last Monday to a large crowd. Mrs. Lon and Miss Ildra Hardy, of Atlanta, is spending a week here with relatives. Mr. John Parker’s many friends were glad to see him up from South Ga. last week. Mr. Jas’ B. Watkins, carrier on No. 5, had the misfortune to lose a fine horse one day last week. If it isn’t one kind of agent its another thats always down on No 2 Book agents this week. Misses Gertrude and Kate Thomas visited friends and rela tives in Newton county last " Mr’ and Mrs. Henry Thomas spent part of last week in Jasper County with Mrs. Thomas rela tlVHon Wm. Hodges’ friends will be sorry to hear of hfc being quite feeble at his home in Iron Sl Mr g S E. Jones entertained a number of his friends with a good old country' barbecue a few meeting at both Stark and Pleasant Grove C. M this week with large crowds at tending both. in next week’s issue of The Pro gress, but either Mallett’s grove near Jackson, or the Camp Ground tabernacle will be chosen. If the picnic is held at .Mallett’s grove, the use of wnfch has been kindly offered The Progress by Mr. George Mallett, everything possible will be done in arranging for seats, shades and such ac commodations as are needed. [The Progress would be glad to confer with someone who will take the job of hauling or fur nishing the lumber or doing a little carpenter work.] Of course one of the main features needed in order to mako the day a success will be “well filled beskets” and we are sure the good people of Butts will not fail in this respect. Several thousand people will no doubt be on hand and in fact we are ex pecting to make Angust 28th one of the biggest, if not the biggest, day in the history *of Butts Miss Nettie Gray, of Locust Grove, spent a part of last week here attending the meeting at Pleasant Grove. Master Howard Jolly returned home a few da/s ago from a pleasant visit of two months at Summersville, Ga. Messrs. W. T. Cawthon and Odie Duke left Wednesday for a ten days fishing and prospect ing in South Georgia. The singing school taught by E. W: O’Neal at the Methodist church closed last week, much to the regret of the 45 scholars. Mr. Clay Sanders, of South Ga., son of Mr. Charlie Sanders, a former Cutts County citizen, is on a visit to relatives at Stark. John Henry Stewart rolled out a sparkling new buggy last Fri day. Look out for him little girls, he be there, “Johnnie on the spot.’’ Mrs. Lula Lummus Biggers and little daughter Leome, of Atlan ta, spent last week with her sis ter, Mrs. J. W. Stewart and other relatives in Butts. Mr. G. W. Wyatt i3 changing and remodeling his pretty home at Stark, and others are doing numerous improvements which shows prosperity all around. Mr. J. 0. Cole has done some remoddeling and is repainting his home-the old Barber home— which, when completed will be one of the prettiest homes in that section. Mrs. Fannie Stewart returned to her home near McDonough last Satarday after visiting the family of Mr. J. T. Stewart and i other relatives in Butts for sev eral days. Master Bennie Pelt who has been suffering from rheumatism from the effects of fever for the last two years, spent last week with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brandon. Stark and Ola ball club, of Henry County', crossed bats on the Stark Diamond last Tuesday afternoon. Score 3t06 in favor of Stark. Batteries for Stark, Sanders and Harris. Ola, Hunt and Sowell. Everybody Invited—Place To Be Announced La . ter — Thousands r; To Be Present County. So let’s bring along the baskets, hear the speaking and have a rousing good time, which we trust will be beneficial as well as pleasant. The Progress is indebted to its correspondents. It realizes its need of their services. It wants to become a real county paper. It wants to be loved by every home in the county, and it ap preciates, therefore, the cooper ation of its correspondents. Ac cordingly we want them to spend a gloriously pleasant day given in their honor. In our next issue vve will have something to say on Mr. Watson; also his subject which in part will be his views on the national campaign. Quite a lot of improvements are noticed around No. 2 this week, among them are: The popular carrier on No. 3, Mr. David A. Watkins, is building an up-to-date house just beyond the the Watkins ginnery. Miss Katie Cardell, an accom plished young lady of Birming ham, Ala., who has been visiting Miss Nannie Gilmore for several weeks, went to Locust Grove last Friday for a few days visit to relatives before returning home. Mr. John Thomas McClure, of Helena, came up last Saturday for a , few days visit to home folks. Mr. McClure is a Butts County boy who went to South Ga. last winter. 1 He has many friends here who are giving him the glad hand. Mr. A. C. Carter, who has been managing the commissary for Lane Bros. & Cos. for some time, received a telegram a few days ago calling him to a job in Baltimore, Md. He left Monday p. m. Mr. Carter has made many friends while here who are sorry to see him called away but wish him well in his new field. After enjoying a much needed and deserved 1 vacation Rough Rider appreciates the fact that a good many of his patrons who have sense like folks ought to have sense, appreciates his ser vice well enough to be glad in deed to see him back on No. 2. By the way we heard them ex pressing themselves. Here is to our good friends on No. 2. Come see our 5 7-8 c counter of lawns, muslins, dimities, calicoes, 38 1-2 inch sheeting etc., worth up to 15c to close out at 5 7-8. Carmichael-Ether idge-Smith Cos. You Will Be Able To buy a lot in Douglas Heights, within a mile and a quarter of Indian Springs, at the auction sale, Tuesday, Aug. 18th, at 10 a. m., at its lowest possible price, if you attend the sale. NUMBER 32 BIG AUCTION SALE AT DOUGLAS HEIGHTS TUESDAY, AUG, 18 Throughout this edition of The Progress will be found adver tisements of the auction sale of. land lots which is to take place Tuesday, August 18th, at Doug las Heights on the Flovilla and Indian Springs railway about mid-way between the two places. These lots are being offered for sale by Butts County’s well and favorably known citizens, Mr. W. F. Smith and his son S. P. Smith of Flovilla. These gentle men have secured the services of Mr. W. I. Phillips, of Florida, as auctioneer, and on, the day of sale offer a good time as well as an unusual financial opportunity. There is no denying the fact that the lots which will be .sold at this auction sale deserves the serious attention of men who are looking for something valuable, something that w ill be more val uable in the future; something that somebody else will want. Already people who have bought lots in Douglas Heights have been offered much more than they gave. Captain' Smith has strong hopes for the increased value of these lots; and when one remembers how the Captain a few years ago looked into the now-present fu ture and saw a great big million dollar dam bucking the waters of the Ocmulgee, one may well iisten to him now when he speaks for the future of Douglas Heights. We Are Not Trying to Unload An undesirable piece of proper ty by offering lots at auction in to Indian Springs will always keep lots in this neighborhood in demand. This is a proposition of merit, and it mu3t be remem bered that only a certain number of lots will be sold at auction Tuesday August 18th, at 10 a. m. WEST BUTTS Mr. Thomas Collins went to Zatella Saturday. Mr. J. M. Leach was Qut in our section Saturday. Prof. Hamil has a very good singing school at England Chapel. The quarterly meeting of Eng lands Chapel was held Saturday. Mr. T. L. Pope, of Jackson, is painting in this section this week. Mr. W. F. Stroud is changing the appearance of his home with paint. The first appearance of leap year was seen in our section Wednesday. We Are Not Trying to Unload An undesirable piece of proper ty by offering lots at auction in Douglas Heights. Its proximity to Indian Springs will always keep lots in this neighborhood in demand. This is a proposition of merit, and it must be remem bered that only a certain number of lots will be sold at auction Tuesday, August 18th, at 10 a. m.