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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 26
JACKSON NO. 2
•JVliss Dana Hodges spent last
3fbek in Monticello with friends.
s
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Biles
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Troy McClure.
Col. Darden Watkins made a
business trip to South Georgia
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Redman
went to Jackson shopping Tues
day.
Miss Pauline McClure visited
in Jasper county -the early part
of the week.
Mrs. Tipp Williamson and Mrs.
R'. A. Thornton, spent Tuesday
with Mrs. S. E. Jones.
Misses Annie B. and Sallie
Watkins visited friends at Stark
Saturday.
Mrs. Mary K. Andrews spent
last week with her son, . Judge
0. A. Andrews.
Mr. Matt Maddox of Jackson,
visited friends at Iron Spring
Sunday.
Mrs. J. W. Collins is visiting
Mrs. J. in West Butts
this week.
Misses Bessie Maddox and
Nelle Cole went to Jackson Sat
urday.
Mrs. Carrie Maddox visited
friends in Atlanta Saturday and
Sunday.
Misses Hattie Jones and Cecil
Bankston, were guests of Miss
Fannie Mae Moore Saturday.
Capt. Jim Machey and Mr. B.
L. Hall, chief engineers at the
plant, went up to Jackson Satur
day on business.
Mr. W. G. Staples, bookkeeper
for Lane Bros, made a trip tc
Abbeville, S. C., last Saturday
returning Tuesday.
Miss Bettie Hilliard and Mrs.
J. H. Anderson, went to Jack
son shopping last Saturday.
Miss Sarah, an attractive
young lady of Cork, was guest
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Andrews
first part of the week.
Misses Ethel Elliott and Clara
Bartlett of North Butts, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Mad
dox Sunday.
Mrs. J. W. Hilley, Messrs
Johnnie Maddox and Henry
Thomas were on the sick list this
week.
Mr. Hope Maddox came up
last Friday from Milledgeville on
his motorcyle fora few days visit
to homefolks.
Mr. E. G. Duke and daughters
Misses Maude and Willie, Mr.
George Harper and lady, repre
sented Stark at Bethany Friday
and Saturday.
We are informed that there
will be a joint debate between
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER, 26, 1908
Co 1 . J. D. Watkins of Jackson,
ant’ Dr. Lane of Helena, on Octo
ber, 24th, next at 7:00 p. m.
Subject to be announced later.
Mr. P. H. McGill, superintend
ant of the purchasing department
of the company who w r ill build
the dam, was here last week in
the interest of the company. He
left yesterday for Virginia.
Mrs. Alice Greer of Monroe
county is up on a visit to her
niece, Miss Allie McMichael, who
has been ill several weeks with
typhoid fever. Her many friends
will be glad to learn that she is
improving.
Railroad, lookout for de train—
the sound of the little dinky en
gine they are using to pull the
cars up and down the “dam”
railroad can be heard for several
miles around. In course of a few
more weeks the line will be com
pleted to river and at present
time a large force of hands are
at work preparing a temporary
dam which is necessary in the
construction of the big dam.
Men are busy on the road.
Hands are advertised for and in
a few more days some two or
three hundred will be employed.
Rough Rider.
AROUND NO. 5
Among the many enjoyable
entertainments of the season
there has been none more pleas
ant than the one given on last
Thursday evening by Miss Mat
tie Maddox at her pretty country
home. After enjoying numerous
games, delicious cream and cake
and many other eatables were
served. At a late hour the
guests departed, declaring Miss
Mattie a most charming hostess,
and wishing that such enjoyable
affairs would last longer and
not be so long between times.
Those present were, Misses Val
iie Garr, Sue Etheridge, May,
Carr, Ada Johnson, Mary Petf
jrew, Martha Maddox. Messrs
Ceorge Etheridge, M. D. Garr,
vVilbur Garr, Printice Ridgeway,
Emmett Johnson, Marion Ridge
way, Andrew Tingle, Newt
Brownlee, Robert, T. 8., and
Cleveland Maddox.
Crops are short on No. 5, and
prices are not giving satisfaction,
but I guess there will be a way.
Miss Annie Beck Flynt and
Ebbie Duncan have returned to
Young Harris, where they will
graduate next June. Lida Wel
don has gone to the State Nor
mal at Athens: John Etheridge
has entered- Mercer: Florence
Etheridge and Sam Watkins are
attending Locust Grove Institute.
Miss Bennett, who has been on
an extended visit to Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Ingram, has returned home.
F. E. Bailey is about ready to
accomodate any and all, at his
ginnery at Smith’s old mill, be
tween Jackson and Indian
Spring.
Hotels at Indian Spring are
closing for the season, after do
ing quite a large business.
Hannibell Dixon.
FLOVILLA
Miss’ Nelle Scott Millen has
returned from a short visit to her
sister, Mrs. Archie Graves in
Macon.
Miss Lula Dozier left Tursday.
for a visit to friends in Macon,
Jones county and Roberta.
Miss Mariamne Dozier left last
week for Brenau, Gainesville, to
attend school.
Mrs. Lucy Dorier Douglas re
turned home after a few days
pleasantly spent in the Gate City.
Miss Susie Watts entertained
at a lovely spend-the-day party
recently, having as her guests,
Miss Ada Leverette of Forsth,
Miss Lucile Elder, Miss Alice
Thompson and Miss Bessie Blood
wmrth.
The Flovilla High School open
ed Monday with a large number
of pupils. Quite an interesting
opening address was made by Mr.
C. S. Maddox, County School
Commissioner, followed by short
talks Irom Col. O. M. Duke, Rev.
M. L. Harris and Prof. Atkinson.
With Prof. Tom P. Atkinson as
Principal, Miss Alice Thompson,
Assistant and Miss Lucy Dozier
Douglas in charge of the Music
Department, the outlook for the
institution is most promising.
Mr. J. M. Thomas and wife, of
Forsyth, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Lawson.
Rev. Z. M. Leverette has
moved with his father’s family to
Indian Spring from Forsyth.
They occupy Mrs. M. S. Smith’s
cottage, where they will be at
home to their friends after Sep
tember 23. We gladly welcome
them in our midst.
Mr. J. Mote Watts was in At
lanta Tuesday.
Miss Alice F. Smith leaves
Saturday for a visit to relatives
in Scottsboro.
Miss Agnes Bryant’s and little
Pope Wait’s many friends wili
regret to know that tney are
very ill.
Little Clover Smith was buried
here Thursday, the 10th at ten
o, clock. Seldom has a death
caused the sorrow in the town
that the death of this manly, lit
tle fellow has caused. He was
the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs.
0. D. Smith of this place. He
was only nine years old, but such
a quiet gentlemanly little fellow,
that he had become a general
favorite of both old and young.
We sympathize deeply with Mr.
and Mrs. Smith in the death of
this, their eldest bbrn.
SUNDAY SERVICES AT
JACKSON BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor R. VanDeventer will
preach at 11 a. m. Subject,
“Setting Up Our Banners.”
7:30 p. m. “Whosoever.
9:30 a. m. Bible School. Rally
Day.
3:00 p. m. Sunbeams.
Enlistment week, Sept 27 Oct
tober 2nd.
If you get hot with your neigh
bor, you will find some ice at
Conner & Crawford’s.
Rally Day at the
Jackson Baptist
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One of the Sunday School's
Members.
Everybody is invited to Rally
Day exercises of the Jackson
Baptist Sunday School on next
Sunday 9:30 sharp. Come early
and get a seat.
“So we urge you all to come,
Rally Day!
Parents, friends, everyone.
Rally Day!
Though the weather be foul or fair
Resolve that you’ll be there,
Rally Day!
F. S. Etheridge, Supt.
SOUTH BUTTS
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Miss Mary Pettigrew spent
Sunday with Miss Grady Flynt.
Miss Alice Thaxton was the
guest of Miss Ina Ridgeway Sun
day.
Miss Rossie Burford of North
Butts, enjoyed Sunday with her
aunt, Miss Mary Lizzie Pettigrew.
Miss Mary Lizzie Pettigrew
spent Saturday night with Miss
Ada Johnson.
Miss Mattie May McElroy
visited Misses Carrie and Annie
Carter Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mary Lizzie Pettigrew is
visiting Miss Rossie Burford this
week.
Mr. Allen Castelaw of Locust
Grove, spent Thursday night
with Mr. S. J. Smith.
Miss Lucile Gaston visited
Misses Bertha and Nolie Mang
ham Sunday.
Messrs Carlton Allen and Gor
don Thompson, two of Butts
county’s popular R. F. D. car
riers, were in this section Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. Bryant Thaxton visited the
family of Mr. Tom Ridgeway
Sunday.
Mr. M. E. Washington repre
sented South Butts in Jackson
Monday.
Farmer’s Daughter.
Splendid music, beautiful
decorations, merry-go-round, and
a fine programme. Come and en
joy these Rally Day exercises of
the Jackson Baptist church next
Sunday. Everybody invited.
Exercises 9:30 sharp.
F. S. Etheridge, Supt.
For every new subscription to
The Progress, we will give free
a year’s subscription to the
Southern Agriculturist. This in
cludes renewals. This is your
opportunity.
NUMBER 40
MR. THADBEUS GURFORD
DIES FROM INJURIES
Mr. Thaddeus Burford, a well
known Butts county citizen hap
pened to a very serious accident
a few days ago. While driving
across the field for a load of cot
ton, his mule made an effort to
run which threw Mr. Burford
out, the wagon wheel ran over
him and fractured his spine,
causing a stroke of paralysis of
his entire body, which resulted
in his death Monday evening at
7:30 o’clock. Mr. Burford was a
brother of Mrs. J. R. Sams, and
had a wide circle of friends who
deeply with the be
reaved family.
Local News
Mr. Sidney Ferguson came up
from Macon Sunday and spent
the day with Dr. Van Deventer.
Miss Carrie Sims Eakes, who
has been the guest of Miss Paul
ine Mallett, returned to her
home in Griffin Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom McMichael
and children, and Mrs. Lucy
Mayo attended the Thurston re
union near Locust Grove Wed
nesday.
“fhe Deestrick Skule” will be
presented in Jackson at an early
date, for the benfit of the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy.
Mrs. W. D. Bridges, who has
been spending the summer with
her brother, Mr. C. Whitehurst,
left Monday for a visit to Dove
dale, before returning to her
home in Dublin.
Miss Nina Bridges, of Dublin,
is visiting the family of Mr. C.
Whitehurst.
Mr. Fitzhugh Lee of Atlanta,
was in town Monday.
Miss Sarah Ward represented
Cork here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pollitzer have
rented the home of Mrs. Kate
Valentino, and will take posses
sion about the first of October.
Work will begin at once on a
six room cottage on Walker
street, belonging to Mrs. A. D.
Roberts, of Newton county.
Miss Lula Lawson of Flovilla,
spent Wednesday in Jackson.
Those who are to take part in
“The Deestrick Skule,” are re
quested to meet at the Audito
rium Friday evening at 7 o’clock
sharp.
FOR SALE.
50 acres of good land with
splendid improvements, in 616th
District, G. M., Butts county.
The same, a portion of the old
John LeGuinn place and in a
good community. Will be sold
cheap for cash. See or write,
Joe L. Bailey,
10-16. Jackson, Ga.