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BUTTS COUNTY PROGR ESS. ! ; VOLUME 26 ■cotton school will be I HELD AT STATE UNIVERSITY. ■ N ■important Course arranged For the Farmers of II Georgia. | For the second time in the his- Itory of the state a cotton school Iwill be held at the University ■of Georgia in January. The fol- I lowing letter from Dean Soule of I the College of Agriculture will be lof general interest: | The second session of the Cot- Iton School will be held at the ■ State College of Agriculture at ■ Athens Ga., from January 4th to 1 15th inclusive. The railroads I /ave agreed to make special rates lon the certificate plan, and the I cost of attending the school will Iconfined to railroad fare, board while in Athens, which need not be over one dollar a day, and a SI.OO registration fee. The per sons attending this school will be supplied with mimographed cop ies of all the lectures given. In all there will be about fifty of these sheets which will consti tute an admirable summary of information on the soil, fertilizers and selection of cotton seed, dis eases of cotton, insects attacking cotton, feeding of cotton by-pro ducts, machinery used in cotton cultivation, grading and ware housing of cotton. The supject of cotton grading will be empha sized very praticularly, the work ot the last school having demon strated that in a period of ten days the average farmer could be taught to distinguish grades and classes of cotton with sufficient accuracy to protect himself in offering his goods for sale. The Cotton School brings with in the range of every farmer in Georgia a vast amount of useful and practical information at a minimum of cost. Any farmer attending this school will be bene fited. Ask the opinion of those who attended last year. Do not foil to take advantage of the jU|p< opportunity which the State is offering its farmers through its College of Agriculttre for obtain ing information of the greatest practical and scientfic value. Hugh McNair Loses Eye. News was received here this week from Atlanta that, Hugh, the son of Policeman and Mrs. J. E. McNair, had been operated on and had lost his right eye as a result of the injuries he receiv ed two weeks ago by having his eye pierced by a wire. The hun <s£ds of friends of Mr. and Mrs. McNair and Hugh will sympa thize with them in this severe affliction. Shop early and shop at home. Christmas Tree Planned by Baptist Sunday School. The Sunday school of the Jackon Baptist Church will have a Christmas Giving Exercise this year and it is the purpose of those behind the plan to make the occasion of more than usual interest. They desire to empha size that it is more pleasant to give than to receive. The officers and teachers will be glad to have information from any source, tailing the needs of in the community, regardless of any denominational lines, so that committee on distribution may know where and to whom to go. Immediately following the Giving Exercise the primary de partment, comprising classes Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4, will have a real Christmas tree in the Sun day school room, with Santa Claus in charge. The larger classes will be entertained with a sociable and chocolate and other refreshments will be served. A royal good time is expected and the occasion is be ing looked forward to with a good deal of interest. Missionary Society’s Gift. The Young Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Baptist Church had a quilting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. McMahon Satur day that proved a Very pleasant affair. The occasion was the meeting for the purpose of get ting up a box to send to 8-year-old Jack Stilwell, the boy being kept at the Orphans’ Home at Hape ville by the society. A quilt was made and a box will be sent with in a few days. Lunch was taken along by the members of the so ciety and a very pleasant day was spent. Those present were Miss es Francis Barnes, Lillie Childs, Estelle Gilmore, Grace Ham, Al lie Jarrell, Ada Belle Johnson, Mary Land, Cassie Maddox, Ina Belle Moore, Vertie May Moore, Florence Woodward and Florrie Hays. Store Entered at Worthville by Burglars Tuesday Night. The store of Mr. W. M. Potts at Worthville was entered Tues day night by supposed burglars. The side -door was forced open by which entrance was effected. It is supposed the party or part ies was in search of money. It is said nothing of material value was missed from the store. St. John’s Lodge to Elect Officrs. The annual election of officers of St. John’s Lodge, No. 45 F.& A. M., will be held o* the 21st. of December. It is expected a large number of the members of the lodge will be present on that occasion as the election of officers is always an interesting event. A regular communication of St. John’s lodge was held on Monday night at which time routine mat ters were transacted. A horse belonging to Mr. Henry Gilmore and being ridden by his little girl fell dead on Third street Thursday afternoon. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1908. FARMERS’ UNION ELECTS OF FICERS FOR ENSUING TERM Local Unions ulged to Pay Dues New Orleans Resolution Adopted At the meeting ql the Farmer’s Union here on Iriday officers were elected for thdfensuing term. There were a good many mem bers in attendance upon the meet ing and an interesting session was held. Among the business matters attended to was the adoption of the New Orleans resolution as re gards the marketing of cotton. At New Orleans last month a very mportant meeting was held at which several hundred dele gates were present and the Far mers’ Union of this county has gone on record as favoring the resolution adopted at that con ference. It is given out that some of the local unions are not paying up their dues as well as some of the members would like to see them. All local unions are urged to pay their dues and do all possible for the organization which is trying to do something for the farmers and the state and country. The following v officers were elected. This is not the full list of those chosen to serve but con stitutes the most important offic ers. President, J. J. Mapp; Secretary and treasurer, J. B. Ward; Vice president, Joel McLendon. Officers Were Chosen By Pythian* for Term. At the meeting of Jackson Lod ge, No. 131, Knights of Pythias, on the sth, officers were elected as follows: Chancellor Commander, A. T. Buttrill, Vice Chancellor, J. T. Warthen, Prelate, J. M. Watts, Master Work, R. S. Womble, Keeper Records and Seals, T. B. McMichael, Master Arms, Willis Morrison, Inner Guard, Tom Bond, Outer Guard, Clarence Henry, Master Finance, W. T. Powers, Master Exchequer, J. H. Ham, Representative to Grand Lodge. W. E. Watkins, alternate, H. 0. Ball. JACKSON COTTON MARKET. The Jackson cotton market has ranged around 8 3-4 cents this week. Royal Arch Masons. The annual Election of officers will be Monday night, Dec. 14th, 1908. C. S. Maddox H. P. F. M. Allen Sec. Best Printing at the Progress Printery. Try us. Tax Collector Here For Collection of Taxes.' Tax Collector C. R. Carter will be in the city from now until the date when the books close on the 2oth. He is to be found in the office of the ordinary where he will receive all tax money. Mr. Carter has been in the city on Tuesdays and Saturdays for some time but thought it best to remain here all the time un til the books close so that all those wishing to settle their accounts with the state and the county can be accommodated. It is said that a very small per cent of the taxes have been paid up to this time. There is a total of between $32,000 and $35,000 to be collected and up to a few days ago less than three per cent of this amount has been turned in to the coffers of the county and state. It is expected that on account of the short time to pay taxes that a better showing will be made from now on to the time the books close. Engagement Announced. The announcement of the ap proaching marriage of Mr. Robt. Y. Beckham, Jr., of the Dispatch, and Miss D’Nenaßriger, of Jack son, Ga., is being pleasantly looked forward to not only in Cordele and Jackson but wherever they are known. The happy event will occur on Saturday, January 2d, at the home of Mr. C. Whitehurst an uncle of the bride-to-be and a prominent citizen of Jackson, at 8:30 a.m. The cermony will be a quiet home affair to be witness ed by the relatives and most in timate friends of the couple and is to be performed by Rev. G. W. Mathews, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church JSavannah a friend and former pastor of the parties. After the ceremony the bride and groom will leave for Zebulon to visit for a few days with the parents of Mr. Beckham and other relatives, after which they will be at home to their friends in Cordele. The bride-to-be is a daughter of Mrs. Willa Bridger a former resident of Dublin and is a young lady of rare attain ments of head and heart, loved by all who possess her acquain tance for her sweet disposition and lovable Christian character and will make a valuable acqui sition to the social circles of the city. We take this occasion to congratulate our colaborer upon his good fortune in winning such a treasure as she is and also to extend to her a cordial [welcome to our city where we are sure she will find congenial associa tions among the splendid ladies who call it home.—Dublin Cour ier-Dispatch. The Progress for job work. OATH OF OFFICE TAKEN BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Important Petition to be Considered at Next Meeting. Judge J. H. Ham administered the oath of office to the County Commissioners of Butts county at the meeting here on Monday and they will go into office on the first of the new year for a two years’ term. Of the old com missioners Messrs. Gaston and Asbury were re-elected and Mr. W. L. Wilder was elected to fill the place of Mr. J. M. Maddox. The new term of office begins the first of the year and the first meeting will be held on Monday, | January 4th. j Routine matters were tran sacted at the meeting Monday. Another meeting will be held on Wednesday the 16th for the pur pose of considering the petition of the Central Georgia Power Company about the change of certain roads and bridges in con nection with the building of the big power plant on the Ocmul- gee river. This will be a very important meeting in a number of ways and a good deal of inter est centers around the action that will be in the matter. It is stated that an election will be held to allow the people to vote on the ques ion of the county’s taking her apportion ment of convicts for road pur pose. It is given out that the matter has been taken up with County Attorney J. B. Wall, of Fitzgarald, and it is said that a letter from him is being waited before any action is taken in the matter. It is expected that the matter will be given some di rection, within the next few weeks. Counties are given by the Prison Commission until Febru ary to decide about the matter of taking convicts to be worked on the bublic roads. The present lease expires on the 31st of March, 1909, and some disposi tion will have to be made of the convicts by that time. Star Store Has Big Sale Going on Now. The Jackson Mercantile Com pany has put on a big reduction sale that is attracting general in terest and is being largely atten ded, people coming from miles around to take advantage of the bargrins offered. Large crowds hpve been in the city each day of the sale and those in charge say |it is entirely satisfactory and that business is very good. T. B. Connor, Jackson, Ga., No. 4, pays highest prices for hides. ' The recital to be given by the departments of music and expres sion under the direction of Mrs. Worley and Miss Garr will be held at the school auditorium on Tuesday ni'-ht December 22d., and is expec fto prove a very pleasant affa .. The program is now being made out and will con sist of several interesting num bers. NUMBER 50