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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 26
JACKSON NO. 2
Miss Anna Belle Watkins and
brother, Tom, were guests of
Mrs. C. C. Smith, of Manassas,
last week.
Mr. M. L. Barber and Miss
Jennie Will Nelson, of Eatonton,
were guests of Judge and Mrs.
0. A. Andrews last week.
Iron Springs Local of the
Farmers Union and their friends
enjoyed a rally and barbecue at
Maddox spring last Thursday.
Misses Mattie Moore and Net
tie Rae Pittman are spending
awhile with friends in Jackson.
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Mrs. P. A. Archer, of Whites
burg, and Mrs. T. C. Tucker, of
Shadydale, came last week to
visit her uncle and grand
father, Hon. Wm. Hodges.
An enjoyable singing was held
at Macedonia last Saturday which
was largely attended and highly
enjoyed by all present.
Mr. Bishop, one of the white
employees of Lane Bros. & Cos.,
happened to a painful accident
last Saturday morning. While
in the woods with other hands
cutting trees they cut and felled
several trees at the same time,
one of them falling on Mr. Bish
op mashing him badly and break
ing his left arm in two places.
Dr. C. A. Butner. the camp sur
geon, was called and set the
broken limb. At this writing
Mr. Bishop is getting on very
well.
Mr. T. U. Elsom, of Virginia,
was here last week in the interest
of his company.
Mrs. Mattie Moore, Misses Cal
lie Woods and Hattie Kate Bur
ney,of Monticello, Clinton Woods,
Mrs. Mary, Miss Nettie Rae and
Ralph Pittman, have returned to
their respective homes after
having spent a month most pleas
antly at the Camp Ground and
Indian Spring.
Mr. Thomas Martin and son,
prominent farmers of Henry
county, and a party of friends
were down last Saturday looking
at the site of the dam.
Little Miss Mattie Stewart, of
Cedar Rock, is spending the
week with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Stewart.
Mrs. J. L. Maddox was the
guest of Mrs. T. J. Giles Sunday.
Messrs. Gilmore and Tingle, of
Monticello, were guests of Mr.
John Maddox last Saturday
night.
Miss Roxie Maddox returned
yesterday from a pleasant visit
to her sister of Macon.
Misses Gertrude and Bessie
Kate Thomas spent last Tuesday
in Atlanta shopping.
Mr. James Inskeep, who has
been with Lane Bros. & Cos. re
turned last week to his home in
Culpepper, Va.
Mr. Reed Maddox returned a
few days ago from a visit to
friends in Milledgeville.
Searcy Giles spent part of last
week with relatives in Iron
Springs.
Miss Byrd Maddox was the
guest of Miss Zelma Wilson Sat
urday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Andrews
went to Jackson Tuesday shop
ping- ,
Rev. R. C. Maddox will preach
at Pleasant Grove Church Satur
day night and Sunday. Let ev
erybody come out and hear him.
Mrs. Taylor Buttrill, of Jack
son, was out to see Mrs. C. A.
Pittman last Monday.
Mrs. A. J. McClure has re
turned home from a visit to
Atlanta. . ,
Most everybody began picking
cotton this week, and they say it
will be a short crop almost every
where—and still the pnee con
tinues to go down. _ m
Rough Rider. I
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1908
STARK
Mrs. Will Andrews and Miss
Maggie McGuire, of Atlanta,
were guests last week of rela
tives at Stark.
Mrs. Josie Colwell, and sweet
little girls, Lucile and Ethel, have
returned to their home in Atlan
ta after a month’s visit to her
father, Mr. Hausler, and sister,
Mrs. Emory Harper.
Misses Ophelia Banks and Hat
tie Jones spent Monday with the
Misses Jones here.
Mrs. Z. T. Buttrill and Miss
Annie Nutt, of Jackson spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
John Hillman.
Miss Nettie Rae Pittman is
spending this week with her
grandmother, Mrs. Susan Moore,
in Jackson.
Misses Corinne and Fannie Lee
Wyatt, of Atlanta, are the at
tractive guests of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Wyatt.
Misses Blanche Barnes and
Mae Duke and Mr. Aubrey Duke
were appointed delegates to the
singing convention at Mt. Vernon
and will attend Friday.
Miss Eloise Jones is expected
home this week from Juliette,
where she has been visiting Miss
Bernice Byars.
Mr. Raleigh Giles has accepted
a position at J. Arenson’s store
in Jackson.
Miss Ina Hardy has returned
to her home in Atlanta after a
delightful visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Cap White.
Miss Nina Mayfield who has
been spending a month with rel
atives at and near Stark, will re
turn to her home in Atlanta next
week.
Mrs. Susie McMichael, of At
lanta, has returned home after a
week’s visit to Mrs. Martha Mc-
Michael and Mrs. Ghetta Cook.
Annie Reid Harper spent a
part of the week with Mrs. J. E.
Hanna at Jackson.
Prof. Mingledorf and Frank
and Miss Hattie Compton spent
the week-end at the hospitable
home of Dr. Harper.
GOODY’S DISTRICT
I have just been ruminating
about how much waste bottom
land there is in Butts county that
ought to be reclaimed. Big San
dy Creek winds its way through
the county for 20 miles, and with
its tributaries thdre is land
enough on it if properly drained
to make dom enough to almost
supply Butts county. It was
once nearly r all in cultivation.
Why not reclaim it? In 1869 I
saw four acres on this creek th g.
I was reliably informed, made
113 bushels of corn per acre.
Why dont some interprising firm
get up tMe necessary machinery
and contract to drain all the
waste land in the county. As
valuable as land is becoming in
this country it will pay to reclaim
all the bottom t land, and the way
to do it is to ditch the streams
from the mouth to the'source of
them. There are thousands of
acres of bottom land in Butts
county lying idle that is too wet
for pasture that will make 50
bushels of corn per acre if prop
erly drained. Now I know 113
bushels per acre sounds a little
fishy. The land on which this
com was made, was on the old
Douglas Watson place near the
mouth of big Sandy creek. The
corn was in 4 foot rows and was
very thick in the drill, and the
most of it had two well develop
ed ears to the stalk.
Plowhandles.
FOR SALE—One Jersey cow
with young calf. Call on M. E.
Washington,
8-27-x Jackson, Route 3.
FLOODS ANO FORESTS
Prof. Alfred Akerman, who
holds the chair of forestry at the
University of Georgia, and who
delivered an address at the
Progress correspondents’ picnic
last Friday, wrote for the Pro
gress upon leaving the following
on Floods and Forests.”
The recent floods that have oc
curred in many parts of the
country have entailed losses
amounting to millions of dollars.
The loss has not been confined to
property alone, but precious
human lives have been exting
uished. These floods have ex
cited new interest in forest pre
servation.
It is coming to be generally
known that forests exert a con
siderable influence on the run-off
of water. The general effect of
forests is to retard the passage
of water into streams. When it
rains in the woods the foliage of
the trees must first be saturated:
then the leaves, litter and humus*
and finally when the soil is reach
ed, the water sinks slowly into it,
instead of rushing off along its
surface. The result is that
streams that drain well wooded
areas are not so liable to floods as
those whose water sheds have
been demuded of thin forests.
Forests do not prevent all floods;
but they lesson the liability of
floods and greatly reduce their
size.
Woods through which fires are
allowed to run are not as effective
in holding back flood water as
those in which leaves, litter and
humus accumulate. The fires
burn up the leaves and other lit
ter, and so render the woods less
absorbent.
The lesson of the recent floods
is that we should take care of
our remaining forests. Steep
slopes should never be demanded;
and fires should always be ex
cluded. Unless we heed the
warning we may expect still
larger and still more destructive
floods in the future.
SERVICES SUNDAY AT
JACKSON BAPTIST CHURCH
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Dr. Robert Van Deventer will
occupy the pulpit Sunday. His
subject for 11 a. m. will be “Our
State for Jesus." At 7:30 p. m.
“A Basket of Summer Fruit."
Bible School at 9:30 a. m.
Sunbeams at 2=oo p. m.
The Kimbell Association will
meet with the ehurch at Pepper
ton Tuesday, Setember 8.
The ladies will hold their meet
ing in the Jackson Baptist church
Tuesday at 10 a. m.
JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL
WILL OPEN NEXT MONDAY
Everpthing will be in readiness
to open school Monday morning,
and it is hoped that all pupils will
begin work at once. We earnest
ly urge all students to be present
the first day so that the organi
zation can be completed, and
regular work entered into by the
sollowing day.
An interesting program will be
arranged for the opening day,
and all patrons and friends of the
school are invited to be present.
The school bell will ring at half
past eight o’clock in the morning
and at nine the exercises will be
gin in the auditorium.
A reward will be offered to the
pupil that does not miss a day
throughout the school year. So
lets not miss the first day.
Very Truly,
W. R. Lanier.
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It’s it—“Fone-ate."
Local News
Miss Leila Hodges will spend
the week-end in Atlanta.
Mrs. J. H. Duke came in from
Stark Wednesday shopping.
Miss Felicia Morrison will teach
at Stockbridge the coming term.
Aubrey Redman is very ill at
his home on West avenue.
Mr. Sam Watkins left Monday
to enter Locust Grove Institute.
Ms. and Mrs. W. J. Partridge
of Flovilla, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Goodman.
Miss Pearl Sams is spending
the week with Miss Sallie Mae
Ball.
Mrs. Lucy Roberson is at the
Hoard House, Indian Spring, for
the week.
Anna Rosa, the daughter of
Mrs. Verna Wright, is very ill at
her home on Third street.
Mrs. Mollie Chleman was the
guest of her mother at the Hotel
Elder for a couple of days last
week.
Mrs. W. J. Wood entertained
at dinner recently Mrs. Stanfield
and Mrs. Coleman.
Mr. John Duncan arrived
Tuesday evening from Dublin,
and is with his sister, Mrs. W.
R. Lanier, for a few days.
Miss Mary Sims Eakes, of
Griffin, is the guest of Miss
Pauline Mallett.
Miss Bessie Maddox, of Iron
Spring, was shopping in Jackson
Wednesday.
J. D. McCullough, of Flippen,
is now manager for Smith & Cos.
at Pepperton.
Mrs. Charlie Harp and son,
Charlie, Jr., are visiting Mrs. A.
B. Harp.
Mrs. C. E. Carter, of Concordj
is the guest of her brother, Mr.
C. S. Maddox.
Mrs. Will O'Rear, of Atlanta,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Guthrie.
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Tennella and Molly Katherine
Tingle are with their father, Mr.
A. C. Tingle, this week.
Miss Martha and Robert Mad
dox, of High Falls, and Mr.
Howard Flynt, of Forsyth, were
with relatives Sunday.
Mr. Charlie Lan er, of Millen,
stopped over for a lew days with
his uncle, Prof. W. R. Lanier, en
route to Dahlonega.
It is easy to say “136" and
get the best of meats.
Conner & Crawford.
Mr. Carpenter and Miss Alma
Henderson of Atlanta, were de
lightfully entertained last Tues
day by Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Mc-
Mahon.
Mrs. A. G. Hitchins and Miss
Rosebud, who recently sold their
home to Mr. R. N. Etheridge,
will move to Atlanta the last of
the wek.
Mrs. Hodges, who has been
with relatives in Putnam county
for several weeks will return to
her home in Jackson Friday.
Invitations are out to the mar
riage of Miss Caroline Smith, of
Indian Spring, to Col. Joseph
Wall, of Fitzgerald. The wed
ding to take place on September
16th, at the Baptist Church.
Miss Estelle Rutledge is in At
lanta preparing herself for the
Fall millinery season. She will
return to her former position at
Poulan.
NUMBER 36
Mr. Carswell of Savannah, is
the guest of Rev. Vandeventer.
Little Henry Allen is quite sick
at his home on College street.
Thornton Buchanan was at
home Sunday.
Emory Rutledge came down
from Atlanta Sunday to be with
homefolk.
Claude Johnson is enjoying a
vacation of twelve days.
Miss Maggie Belle Thaxton
left Monday for Pelham, where
she will teach expression.
Miss Lillie McClure will teach
expression at Hogansville the
next scholastic year.
Mrs. Lifsey of McDonough is
in town for a few days visit with
relatives.
Miss Nina Aarris returned Mon
day from a pleasant visit to Miss
Smith at Locust Grove.
Henry Hendrick left Tuesday
for Aighland Falls, New York,
preparatory to entering West
Point.
Cullen Thaxton arrived Friday
of last week from Panama. He
will be with homefolk for two
weeks.
Miss Ezra Morrison will teach
at Stockbridge the coming term.
She will leave Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Manley came down from
Atlanta Sunday to spend the day
with his family who were visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Mc-
Mahon.
Mr. Ivey Wilson of Eatonton,
has been visiting friends in Jack
son the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Saunders
and family were guests Sunday
of the family of Mr. W. H.
Barnes.
Miss Bessie Ham left Tuesday
for Winder to take charge of the
department of expression in the
school.
Rev. W. C. Taylor who is
spending some time at Indian
Spring, came up to Jackson Sun
day and was entertained by
Homer Carmichael.
H. C. Thaxton is again with
the New York Store.
Homer Colwell is numbered
among the New York Store’s em
ployes.
Clarence'Henry has returned
to his post of duty after a week's
vacation spent in Dalton.
Dr. and Mrs. Aiken of Jenkins
burg, wery in town Monday.
Miss Pearl Maddox has return
ed from a visit to Miss Nell Cole
at Pleasant Grove.
Miss Clara Giles is spending
the week with relatives in At
lanta.
Mrs. E. C. Robison and chil
dren, were guests recently of
Mrs. P. R. Watkins.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Jamerson
and daughter, are in Griffin visit
ing, the family of Dr. Jamerson.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Goodwin
enjoyed Sunday in McDonough
with Mr. Ed. Goodwin.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy McClure
announce the birth of a daugh
ter.
Mrs. Lemon Thomas, Misses
Fannie Ridgeway and Bessie
Hale, were among the Towaliga
shoppers Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Roberts
spent Saturday and Sunday at
Cabaniss with Mrs. J. T. Castle
berry.
Mrs. Park Newton is in New
nan for a fortnights visit to
! homefolk.