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BU ITS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 26
TRIBUTE to
THE MEMORY
Of Judge Hammond by Butts
County Board of
Education.
The board of education of Butts
county at its last meeting paid
a beautiful tribute to the memo
ry of the late Judge Hammond,
who, for a long time, served as
president of that body. A set of
resolutions were drawn up and
signed by all the members of the
board, setting out the faithful
and efficient work of the lament
ed Judge Hammond. The reso
lutions in full follow:
IN MEMORIAM.
The Death Angel, who is un
ceasingly traveling with an equal
and impartial step up and down
the land, claiming as his victims,
whom he pleases, without re
spect to age or sex, visited the
board of education of Butts
county on the 19th of last Octo
ber and took from this body
Judge T. S. Hammond, our faith
ful, efficient and time-honored
president.
Although hp had passed man’s
allotted time by several years,
being in his 84th year at the time
of his last election as president
of this board, yet his elastic
step, erect form and quick and
perceptive mind inspired us with
the hope that we would, at least,
be permitted to meet him in our
regular sessions throughout the
term for which he had been
elected, and receive the benefits
of his counsel, and enjoy the
kindly greetings he always had
in store for those with whom
he associated.
While it is hard for us to real
ize that we shall not greet him
any more in our assemblies and
hear -the earnest tones of his
voice as he pleads for] the right
as he undersood it, and hear his
prayers for divine guidance in
his efforts to administer the
school laws of Georgia for the
betterment of all the people of
his county, and more especially
for the children, yet it is a pleas
ing reflection, in our sorrow for
his loss, to believe that our
friend and colleague has gone to
a brighter, purer and better
world. In all the walks of life,
n private as well as public,
Judge Hammond believed that
honesty should commend itself
to man, and that no one should
allow himself to be led from the
proper conduct of rectitude by
improper influences or mercenary
motives. This belief he practiced
until it became a part of his na
ture.
In public life the performance
of duty was his paramount aim.
He never accepted an office with
out first finding out what duties
he would be required to perform
and the cost or sacrifice he would
have to make to fulfill the re
quirements of the office. Having
'gotten his consent to accept the
office nothing could deter him
from performing his duty in the
right as he saw it. Hence, as
justice of the peace of his dis
trict* he always balanced the
scales of justice with right with-
out favor or affection to either
party; as justice of the inferior
court of Butts county he adminis
tered the affairs of the county
according to the law, notwith
standing sometimes it was con
trary to his personal financial in
terest. Asa legislator he knew
no interest or section. What he
found good for himself was good
for the state, and he so legislat
ed.
Judge Hammond represented
Butts county in the first legisla
ture after the reconstruction pe
riod and was a member of the
educational committee and rec
ommended the passage of the
public educational system of
Georgia. He was elected a mem
ber of the first board of educa
tion of Butts county and served
twelve consecutive years. The
last four years of the twelve he
was president of the board. He
refused a reelection as a member
of the board by the grand jury
until 1896, when he was again
elected and on the reorganization
of the board he was elected pres
ident, which position he held un
til his death. His faithfulness
in the performance of duty is
attested by the minutes of this
board, which show that in twen
ty-four years he was only absent
once, and that was during his
last illness. His occupation of
the chair was a guarantee" of an
honest administration of duty,
regardless of personal considera
tion.
His private life was peaceful,
pleasant, happy, interesting, in
structive and tender. With the
weapons of worldly warfare laid
aside, his homelife was full of
sweet cadence, and around his
own hearthstone he appeared as
the devoted husband, the loving
father, the generous friend. It
was here he illustrated how hap
py and contented he could be, as
he tried to do his full duty to his
God, his family, his country and
his fellowroan.
In token of our appreciation
and esteem of our departed
friend and colleague, we request
the publication of the above by
our county papers and direct that
a copy of same be furnished the
family of the deceased and that
the same be spread upon the min
utes of the board.
Signed by: I. H. Maddox,
J. M. Gaston,
S. J. Foster,
0. E. Smith.
C S. Maddox, Sec’y.
Route To Be
Extended Soon
It is announced from the post
office here that rural route No.
3 will be extended on or about
the first of December. This will
be a convenience that will be
greatly appreciated by the peo
ple living in that portion of the
county. When this is done it
will enable the people to get their
mail on the extended route in
stead of the Griffin route.
A number of people from here
went up to Locust Grove Monday
afternoon to witness the game of
football played between the Riv
erside Military boys and the
Locust Grove team. The Henry
county gridiron warriors won out
by the score of 5 to 0.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1908.
THANKSGIVING DAY
IN JACKSON
To be Observed With Union
Services at Baptist Church
Stores Will Close.
Thanksgiving, the season of
cranberries and turkey, the time
when busines cares . are thrown
to the ’ winds and the pent ’ up
clerks and business men take to
the woods and fields to revel
in the delight of hunting and
other forms of sports, will be
observed by a union service at
the First Baptist church at which
all the churches in the city wil
take part. Rev. S. P. Wiggins,
pastor of the Methodist church,
will preach at 11 o’clock. A good
musical program will be carried
out and one of the most delight
ful features of the service will
be the singing.
All the business houses in the
city have agreed to close for the
day to allow employes to spend
the day after their own sweet de
sires. That-a number will go
hunting there is no doubt; others
will attend football games, while
still others will attend the the
aters in the city and a large
number will remain in the city
to spend the day with their fam
ilies. College folk, girls and
boys, will be coming home from
the schools and colleges to bask
in the sunshine of home life for a
little while. Then back to the
scene of work until the holiday
season.
The day is being looked for
ward to with the usual keen in
terest. The exercises to held
at the church promise to be
among the most interesting ever
held here. Altogether the day
will be one of pleasure and will
not soon be forgotten—not at
least until the next annual
Thanksgiving.
The business houses will close
as, per the following agreement:
We, the undersigned business
houses of Jackson, agree to close
our places of business to observe
Thanksgiving Day, November
26th, 1908.
The signers of the agreement
are as follows:
W. F. Adams & Cos.; The Car
michael-Etheridge-Smith Cos.; C.
Whitehurst: J. Dempsey & Cos.;
I. and J. Groodzinsky, Newton
Carmichael Hardware Cos.; Jack
son Mercantile Cos.; Jackson
Bankikg Cos.; Slaton Drug Cos.;
Jackson Furniture Cos.; Dixie
Grocery Cos.; H. G. Entrekin;
W. J. Thurston; First National
Bank. Mack Goodwin; Duke and
Hendrick; Book and Novelty Cos.;
Geo. S. Hanes; Conner & Craw
ford (open 7to 8); Jackson Soda
and Fruit Cos.; J. N. Whitten;
Butrill Bros?; J. Arenson; The
J. S. Johnson Cos.; Bailey and
Jones; Jackron National Bank;
Ham and Carter; McKibben Cos.;
Jenkins and Perry; J. A. Kim
ball; J. H. Thurston.
FOR RENT
Four-horse far.n, in good cul
tivation, located seven miles west
of Jackson. For terms apply te
A. T. or B. 0. Woodward, Jack
son, Ga. U2-4-X
PRAISES WORK OF
MEMPHIS MEETING
Of S. C. A.—Returned Dele
gate Thinks Good Will
be Accomplished.
Mr. John B. Evans, who was
selected by the Cotton Associa
tion of Butts county as a dele
gate to the meeting of the
Southern Cotton Association held
in Memphis last week, returned
home Saturday, bringing a glow
ing account of the convention and
full of enthusiasm for the future
of the association.
“There were two thousand del
egates in attendance,’’said Mr.
Evans when asked about the
trip, “though there should have
been at least five thousand.
What struck me most forcibly
at the meeting was one man who
openly advocated night-riding,
saying that things had come to
the pass in this country that the
What to do with
Money....
WHEN You want to send it away, buy a Bank Draft which is the
cheapest Way of remitting money, and can be duplicated if
- lost.- v ••
WHEN You want to make some income on it, get one of our CER
TIFICATES OF DEPOSIT, which bear interest at 4 1-2 and
5 per cent per annum, and are bonafide certifications that
you’ve got THAT MUCH MONEY in GREEN BACK,
SILVER OR GOLD, just as you want it.
WHEN YOU ARE UNCERTAIN what you want to do with it, and
are keeping it hidden at home in that BUREAU DRAWER
or TIN BOX on a closet shelf, GO GET IT RIGHT NOW,
and put it in this bank on a checking account, SUBJECT
TO YOUR CALL, until you have decided.
WHEN You’ve got it buried in the back yard under the smoke
house, in a wooden box or a glass fruit jar, and its already
looking crimpled and pale in the bills, and the silver is get
ting musty; and it keeps you awake at nights, but you
don’t believe it’d be safe anywhere else—or even there —
Why
THEN You need a life insurance policy, and a physician, until
you’ve undergone a change of—thought.
This bank invites the account of all folks who have money
TO SEND AWAY-TO KEEP AT HOME—TO PUT AT
INTEREST-TO HOLD IN RESERVE-IN SAFE-SURE
PLACES OF DEPOSIT. We invite you to call and talk
it over with us.
The National Bank of Jackson
ORGANIZED 1901
Go home
Count your hoarded dollars that are
ject to theft or fire.
Hav’nt any?
Well, you will have, if you deposit your
money with the
Jackson Banking Company
JACKSON, GEORGIA
Which solicits your patronage and will
pay you 5 per cent per annum on time
deposits.
Your neighbor has,S _ w
Why not you?
people had to protect themselves
in that way. Of course, he did
not receive much consideration
at the hands of the meeting but
the incident shows the feeling in
some parts of the country as re
gards the cotton situation.
4 ‘l think the meeting will do
good. The Association did not
fix any arbitrary standard or
price for cotton but urged that it
be held for the best prices possi
ble. Whenever a fanner is not
in position to hold his cotton
longer it is all right for him to
sell it, according to the view of
the Southern Cotton Association.
“The acreage of cotton will be
reduced next year if possible.
The Association urged upon those
in attendance to plant at least
one or more acres in wheat this
fall or next spring. The people
throughout the cotton growing
belt will be urged to join in this
step, which is regarded as a
movement that will be product
ive of great good in the years to
come."
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