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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS. VOLUME 27 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY HELD HERE ON WEDNESDAY For Mayor and Council Quiet Election —Few Votes Polled. The city primary was held here on Wednesday at which time officers were nominated for the various city offices and those nominated will be elected early in January. The election passed quietly and there was a light vote polled. Out of a total registration of 188 there was but 74 votes oast. The mayor, councilmen and trustee at large of the city school received that number of votes while different numbers were received bv the candidates for trustees of the city schools, according to wards, The primary resulted as fol lows: Mayor—S. 0. Ham. G^mcilmen— First ward, G. E. Mallet, second ward, B. F. Moon, third ward, H. L. Daughtry, fourth, F. S. Etheridge. Trustees school—City at large, H. M. Fletcher, first ward, H. W. Copeland, second ward, E. L. Smith, third ward, J. B. Hopkins, fourth ward, J. T. Warthen. Office Closes For New Years Dav. About the only way one could tell this is New Year’s day-were it not for the bill collectors would be the fact that the post office is observing the day. The .rural route men are having a day off while Sunday hours are being kept in the post office. Two banks did not close and the business houses remained open. Though this is a legal holiday this has not kept business from being active and a good deal of busi ness has been transacted in the city. Executions for Delinquents * On Tax List. Tax Collector C. R. Carter has been busy for the last few days issuing executions against those delinquent with their tax ac counts. The books closed on December 21 and at that time there was about $4,000 unpaid. A large number of executions have been gotten out in the last few days and those who are be hind with the county and state will be called on for a settlement. Hamlin—Brooks, Miss Essie Hamlin and Mr. L. A. Brooks were .carried at the home of Mr. J. M. Leach Friday afternoon, the ceremony being performed by Justice E. C. Rob inson. The marriage was a sur prise to the friends of the con tracting parties. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hamlin and the groom is the son of Mr. R. N. Brooks. The numerous friends of the happy young couple will learn of their marriage with interest. The Progress wishes all of its friends a happy New Year. Col. Redman Makes Strong ' Appeal for Good Roads. On January 11th the voters of Butts County will have an oppor tunity to vote for a bond issue to raise money to inaugurate a chaingang system to work the roads of our county. This in my opinion is the most important question that the voters of Butts county have been confronted with in nfany years. It doesen’t matter a great deal with us who the presiaent or the governor maybe, for that don’t affect us much; but when it comes to the roads that we travel, it affects every person almost in the county. It should not be a ques tion whether we should have bet ter roads, but the manner or how shall we get them. We cannot afford'longer to delay the build ing up of our roads. The Com missioners have done the best that they could do with the means that we have allowed them to use. They have been unjustly abused because the roads are bad when they have had about one fourth enough money to do the work with. I There is nothing that will add as much to the progress and develop ment of the county as good roads. We can get a larger re turn for the taxes paid in good roads than in almost any other way that we could spend it. With a thriving city in the midst of the county, the great famous health-giving Spring aiLone side, and the great lake —when the dam is completed—on the other, together with the most fertile lands all over the county that Georgia affords, it don’t look like we could think for a moment of al lowing this opportunity to pass, not to start the convicts to im proving our roads. We are en titled to a certain number of convicts from the state to start with, then we can use the con victs from our courts and the work properly done we can have as good roads in our county as there are in the state with a very small cost to the tax payers. At present we are not deriving a cent from the hire of our con victs. In some instances it cost seventy-five or a hundred dollars to apprehend and convict a crim Jenkinsburg School Closes; A Successful Term. The Jenkinsburg school closed for the fall term on the night of the 23. The term was a very successful one in every way. Monday the 4, the spring term Opening Song—All My Heart This Night Re joices._ r . School Motion Song—Jack and Gill Recitation—The Children’s Telegram Ruth Middlebrooks Duet—The Witch’s Flight-Tenilla Thurston and Miss Gailland Recitation—Round ’Bout Chris’mas Time James Childs Song—Sleigh Bells Recitation—Dolly’s Lesson Lucile Aikin Duet—The Sleigh Ride.. Trenton Thurston, Allie May Harris Song —the Wandering Jews Solo—Whisperings of Love Nina Mai Phillips Recitation-Whoos Florence Stalsworh Duet—At School March.. Nellihu E’Dalgoand Miss Gaillard Japanese Drill ’ Song—Red Wing - The Hoosier Debating Society L- Grandmothers’ Drill Recitation—A Model Discourse i Ambrose Asbury Play—A Christmas Joke . --- JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1909. inal, who is sold to some other chaingang for $25 per month and not one cent of said amount goes into the treasury of the county. Therefore we should work the convicts on our roads, if we didn’t have but three, with such roads in Butts Countv as we should have, not only would our property advance in value and rural life be more desirabe, but we would gain immediate and permanent advantages from good roads. We could haul twice as much with less wear on vehicle and team, besides the pleasure of traveling over such roads. Our fore-fathers used to go in ox carts and were contented, but this is a fast age in which we live and the rising generation are not contented anymore with ox carts, but are bound to do faster rid ing, and if we don’t furnish them better roads to travel on, they will go somewhere else to find them. So be sure and go to the polls at the coming election and vote for bonds. Now the com missioners are only asking for $10,000.00 and two years to pay that in. Now to some this may seem to be a large amount. When divided up among all the tax payers we will hardly see the difference in our tax. A few years ago we had on the present site where the magnificent courthouse now stands an old brick building that looked like a barn. By a lot of persuasion on the part of the authorities our present courthouse, which cost about $40,000.00, was built. This amount was paid in two years. Where is the man *That would be willing to exchange our present courthouse for the old shack that we once had? Good roads in Butts County will add ten times more to the county than the present court house does to Jackson. Surely no progressive man will vote against the bond. In five yeans from now with such roads as Butts County will have, the hills graded down, and low places filled in, the better class of farm ers throughout the county will own automobiles and fine vehicles for pleasure drives and other con vencies. Telephones and elec tricity will follow such improve ments. G. L. Redman. begins and with an able faculty and wide awake trustees a very good year is expected. The following program was carried out: CHRISTMAS PASSED QUIETLY HERE WITH NO DISORDER Reported and Few Drunks. Interesting Services at the Churches. Christmas passed very quietly here. Not a single case of dis order has been reported. There were but few drunks and not a single arrest was made in the city. It was one of the most orderly holiday celebrations seen here in a long time. At the churches interesting services were held Christmas morning in some cases while that night Christmas trees were held. This proved full of in terest to the young people, whose hearts were made glad by a liberal distribution of presents. There was an express office at the Methodist Church. At the Baptist Church the classes for the smaller children had a Christmas tree with Mr. J. T. Warthen as Santa Claus. All the classes made offerings, Some being unique in the history of Christmas gifts, one class giving chickens while another contributed a pig. These together with a good many other articles were sent to the Orphans’ Home at Harpeville. Refreshments were served. All the business houses were closed from Thursday night to Monday morning. A number of people left the city while a good many were home from schools and colleges. There was the usual number of parties incident to such a season. Cupid got busy and a good many marriges were reported over the county. Altogether it was a merry Christmas for everybody, though an unusually quiet one, and a number of people have remarked on “The Three Sundays” coming together. Jackson Methodist Church, the Rev.S. P. Wiggins, pastor. Sun day school at 9:30 a. m., T. J. Dempsey, superintendent. Prea ching at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Epworth League Friday night, Prayer meeting Wednesday night both at 7 p. m. NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS Which, if adopted and carried out, will be for the good of all. Ist—Resolve to save more this year than ever before. 2nd—Back up this resolution by opening an account with the Jackson Banking Company, if for only sl. Do not hesitate because the sum of money you have at hand seems too little with which to begin. 3rd —Profit by past experience, which must have taught you that the dollar spent can never be recalled. 4th —Never spend all you earn, but fix an amount which you wish to save each month. 6th—Be determined to deposit money until your savings amount to SIOO. 7th—Take care of the pennies, nickles and dimes and the saving of the first SIOO will not be so hard as you think. FtH—Resolve that you will overcome the tendency to drift along, and begin today to form the most im portant habit of your life — “THE GOOD HABIT OF SAVING.” ' We pay £3 per cent. Interest on all Savings Ac counts and Certificates of Deposit. JACKSON BANKING CO. TO BUY OLD HOME OF JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS In Atlanta, Uncle Remus Memor’l Assoc’n Ap peals for Funds. To the People of Georgia: The Uncle Remus Memorial Association makes this, its first appeal to the people of Georgia, for assistance in its efiorts to suitably honor the name and memory of Joel Chandler Harris, who did more to charm, interest instruct the children, not only of Georgia -and the south land, but of the whole world, than any other writer of any age. They purpose to buy and preserve his old home “Snap Bean Farm” so that in years to come, all who loved the writing of Uncle Remus, may have an opportunity to visit the scenes of his best labors. The plan is to raise the needed fund by a popular sub scription, so that all may have a part in the movement. All con tributions will be acceptable. Some can and will give more than others, all can give some thing. Let every one who reads and is interested in the move ment and wishes to see it a suc cess-send his or her amount to Col. R. J. Lowry, Treasurer, care of Lowry National Bank, At lanta, Ga. * Yours truly, J. G. Lester Secty. HOLIDAY NOTICE. New Years Day. January Ist being a legal Holiday observed by banks throughout the state tjiis bank according to custom will be closed. All notes maturing Jan. Ist will be due and payable Saturday Jan 2nd. First National Bank of Jafckson. NUMBERI