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BUTTS CIIUKTY IRGGRESS
Published Every Friday.
ALFRED AERKAK, - Proprietor.
J. DOYLE JONES. - - - Ed iter
Subscription $1 a Year
Official Organ, of Butts County.
KnturiMl jis seeornl-olnss matter, Novoin
ber s, liK)7, nt the postoflin; at Jackson, Oa
Jackson, Ga., Friday, Jan. IS, 1
The Road Election.
It is to be regretted that the
election held in Butts county
Monday for the purpose of allow
ing the people to vote on an in
crease in the tax levy for road im
provement failed to receive the
necessary majority.
The people of Butts county are
in favor of good roads. Talk
with the rank and file, the
masses, the tax payers, and they
express themselves in no uncer
tain terms as being in favor *of
more modern highways. Yet it
is a striking and significant lact
that the election failed failed
because of the Hmall vote cast.
The handful of votes that were
polled registered a majority for
the measure. The election, if it
had not been known before,
shows in what direction the
sentiment of the people lie.
And the people of Butts county
will have good roads. They de
mand them and the day is com
ing when in one way or another
they will have them. All is not
lost. There are other fights.
There are other ways of fighting.
Maybe another election will re
sult more favorably.
With the counties around Butts
preparing to have good roads the
position of this county is not
enviable. During the year just
passed Jackson Butt county
suffered material loss as a resul t
of poor roads.
The Prohibition Wave.
Nothing that has happened in
recent years is more interesting
than the wave of prohibition
which has struck the South.
Tennessee has joined the ranks
of states where liquor is barred.
There was practical prohibition
there before, only four places in
the state being wet.
The attitude of Governor
Patterson in the matter has
been interesting. In his mes
sage to the legislature he oppos
ed prohibition in vigorous terms.
But in spite of this protest the
general assembly has passed the
bill that knocks booze out.
Jacksonville will continue to be
the mecca for the thirsty ones
until the legislature of the state,
mayb,e gives it a death blow.
The prohibition movement ap
pears to be spreading not only
in the South but throughout the
country. To the observant and
tlv u; htful, to th° student of
grv< nment:. 1 rnbjc<ts, nothing
s Ha re intoi ct t.ir t.vin to watch
th game of prohibition as it is
j ’ v on the checker boards of
tin state legislatures. If it
pr >ves a success, which, mark
vr\\ time alone will tell, it means
cU. ••t and better government.
Othci wise but we shall see
v\ hat lime unfolds.
Child Play.
There is certainly no dignity,
to say nothing of sense and rea
son, in the manner in which Sav
annah and Atlanta are pointing
the finer at one another and say
ing “Eg tu Brute”. Whiskey is
sold in both cities. 1 hat is a
fact. It is known and talked of
by all men. In Savannah per
haps the violation is more flag
rant and opep than in Atlanta.
Some of the Atlanta papers
would lead one to believe that
Savannah was going to secede
from what the Macon Telegraph
calls “The United Counties of
Georgia” and set up an independ
ent state. There has been a
hint of martial law for the city
by the sea.
Perhaps a more rigid enforc
ment of the law in both cities
and less chiding would work
better results.
Bended Knees.
Has a genuine Taft craze struck
he South? It would seem so
from the way certain people are
bending the cringed knee and
falling over one another to sur
round him and fawn upon him.
It looks very much as if the
political game was being worked
overtime. No doubt there is
the idea abroad that if the South
throws a fit over the president
elect that federal favor and posi
tions will be handed out. That
may be. But we do like to see
people act sensible in season and
out of season.
Judge Taft is a good man.
He is a man that the people trust
and look forward to for a fair
and impartial administration of
the country’s affairs. But when
all this is said and granted we,
see no reason for stultifying our
selves over the bulky judge from
Ohio.
Ono of Three Things.
Fred Jones. ;i man of no small di
mensions, was a popular conductor on
the Poston and Maine railroad, making
daily trips between Boston and Plym
outh. One day several years ago while
collecting fares lie encountered a man
under the influence of liquor who
would not show a ticket. After reason
ing in vain with this passenger Mr.
Jones said. "Xovt, see here, you’ll
have to do one of three things—give
me a ticket, pay your fare or get off
and walk.”
“You’ve (him got to do one of three
things.” was the reply—“eat less (hie),
hoop yerself (hie) or bust.”
His Nerve.
Speaking of a Wall street operator, a
broker said: “The man’s nerve is :im
ing. it shocks me. It reminds me of a
money lender to whom a friend of
mine, a great rider to hounds, once re
sorted.
*• •Yes,’ said the money lender to my
embarrassed friend. ‘1 will renew your
note, but only on one condition, sir
namely, that during the next paper
chase at Lenox you scatter from your
bag these 5.000 pink slips bearing my
name and the words. “Money advanced
ou easy terms.” Is it a go, sir?’ ”
The Alternative.
A Frenchman applied to a local offi
cial for a passport to visit Ivlatter
wlugschen, In Switzerland. Ihe fuuo
We’ve Got it to Burn
WOOD and COAL
and prices that are right.
WILL BE PREPARED
to furnished ICE in a few weeks
THE NEW FIRM
GILES 6 BROOKS
Phone 144
For Sale.
Few pieces of aluminum cook
ing utensils for sale.
Ned Furlow,
g_2 Jackson, Ga.
-To Make Titles.
Butts C ounty.
o A Found, Transferee, having
made application to require titles to
"executed to him to certain land de
iibed ifra bond for titles thereto at
tached purporting to be “B 11 ®* 1 , J'J*
p \V ritrht late ol said count j, deceas
ed, the said application alleging tha
said land Inis been fully paid for, all
parti.- concerned are hereby notified
i it said application will be heard bt
'••e the Court of Ordinary for said,
SSn.y m 1* "L^'S' s ’
This 4th j la^ or H J “"“S?,iiS^
For Leave to Sell Land.
Georgia, Butts ( ounty. ,
Notice is hereby given that the un
.leVXeil has applied tothe Ordinary
county for leave to sell■'
Tielonging to the estate of Jo. epli •
Wright, for thepurposeof distribution.
Said application will be heard at the
'regular term of the Court of Ordinary
of said county on the first
February, IWO. IteM '“Vjjf’
Administrator upon the Instate
of J. It. Wright.
To Have Titles Made.
Georgia, Putts County.
W. N. Hooper, transferee, having
made applioation to require titles to
be executed to him to certain land de
scribed in a bond for titles thereto at
tached purporting to be signed y
William Hodges, late of said count j,
deceased, the said application a
that said land has been fully paid fb
all parties concerned are hereby noti
fied that said application will be
heard before the Cou rt of Ordinary fo{
said County on the first day in hebiu
j,rv 1909, This 4th day of January,
11)00. J. H. Ham, Ordinary.
To Have Titles Made.
Georgia, Butts County.
W M Taylor having made applica
tion for titles to he executed to him to
certain land described in a bond for
lilies thereto attached purporting to be
signed by J. H. Wright, late of said
county, deceased, the said application
alleging that said land has been fully
mid for, all parties concerned are here
in- notified that said application will be
heard before the Court of Ordinary on
the first day of February, lim 1 his
4th dav of January, 1909.
J. H. Ham, Ordinary.
PUB Id 3 SALE UNDER
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Georgia, Butts County.
Under and by virtue of a power of sale |
contained in a deed to secure the hereinaf- j
ter described debt, executed by F. E j
Bailey to T. J . Dempsey, dated January 17th |
190 H, and recorded In the office oftheCleikj
of Butts Superior Court. In book “It" page
;VJ:( on the 18th day ot January. 1008, which.
said deed to secure the hereinafter named
debt containing the power of sale aforesaid
and the note evidencing the said debt, the
principal, interest and attorneys fees there
in set set out, was duly assigned and trans
ferred and quitclaimed by the said T. J.
Demps'ev on the 18th day of January, li>B,
to the undersigned Joel B. Watkins who
will sell by virtue of the conditions set out
in said instrument aforesaid, authorizing
the same, at public outcry, at the court
house door in Jackson, said Slate and
county, during the legal hours of sale to the
highest bidder for cash on the first Tuesday
In February, 1009, the following desciibed
property to-wtt: A certain tractor pat cel
of land situated, lying and being In the
14tl> G M. District, Butts County. Ga„ con
taining twenty-nine acres, more or less and
bounded: on the north by lands of E. 1.
Watkins and the J.H. Bryan’s estate; west
bv lands of Joel B. Watkins; south b.v
lands of J'. H. Bryans estate; east by lands
of J. II Bryans estate and known ns the
Watkins Mill place; also the backwater
nrtvlleges for the purpose of paying the fol
lowing note and debt, to-wit: One promts
B ory note for the principal sum of four hun
dred (llOO.tKt) dollars, payable at Jackson,
Gn . t December 15th. 1908, with Interest
thereon from date of note at 8 per cent, pet
annum until paid, with all costs of collec
tion Including ten per cent, as Attorney’s
fees If collected by law orthrough tin Attor
ney-nt-I.nw, payable to T. J- Dempsey,
dated January 17th, 1908, signed by F. E.
Bailey and duly transferred by T. J. I'emp
sev to Joel B. Watkins. The principal sum
due and unpaid on said Indebtedness Is
Four Hundred (|400.00) Dollars and the total
amount of interest to date of sale of said
property, to-wit: The First Tuesday in Feb
uary.uiow, is Thirty-three (.83! Dollars and
85 cents, and the total amount of attorneys
fees if allowed In accordance with the terms
of the written contract and In compliance
with the law Is forty three Dollars and
thirty three cents, together with all costs of
this proceeding as provided In said writing
and in accordance with the terms of said
deed. After payment of the said sums
enumerated, together with nil iuterest that
may accrue thereafter the balance of the
proceeds of said sale, if any, will be pnid
over to the said F. E. Bailey, his authorised
agent or assignee as provided by the
terms of the said deed.
The alcove dlscribed property will be sold
for the purpose .of paying debt for which
the said deed was given to secure and the
I purchaser will be made a deed by the under
signed in accordance with the teimsof
j said contract. This Jan. Ist 1909.
Joel B. Watkins.
An Innovation
•— For Jackson.
WATCHES, GLUCKS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE.
Mail Order Terms ar,d Prices at Hanes’ Jewelry Store.
You don’t have to send your money off to Chicago, thenvfoh
r vour goods to come by mail or express before you ran see and
■ amine what vou have bought. You examine the goods right
hre, then pay your money SPOT CASH and take the
goods. I have adopted this f hc J' "of the SPOT
sold and no repairing done foi anybody dxceft vthing be
CASH on delivery of the goods . Dont ask c flnd exam .
. irtred for you will most certainly be retusea. y
{ Everything guaranteed
a; i a iv l! — dE* JEWELER and
HANtb, OPTICIAN.
It Doesn’t
at: CM—■—
Cost You a Cent
“ ;rr— ssifs?.:s ZS i:r
m .°r e ’ uJJ& f r ee of charn-e. You can increase your deposit at
af £ and make a start toward building up a banket
which will be very useful to you later.
If you wish to open a check account_so you can pay your bills
bv check and always have a receipt for each and every payment
made handling your affairs in a systematic and businesslike way,*
we also furnish you with a book of blank checks.
No matter how large or how small your account v,es - ej
glad to have you identify yourself with us—either plan.
Wa pay 5 per cent Interest on Savings Accounts
and Certificates of Deposit.
JACKSON BANKING GO.
Money to Loan
ON REAL ESTATE.
James W arthen,
Real Estate and Insurace.
Machine Shop
wTI. WAGNER, Proprietor
IVlachinory erected and repaired; Pipe Fitting,
Plumbing, Electric Wiring; Automobiles
and GasoPne Engines Repaired.
WANTED: Scrap Iron, Brass,Copper,Lead
No Land So Rich That Fertilizer
Cannot Make It Better
You use fertilizers for the profit you get out of them and the
better the land the more profitably a good fertilizer can be used on it.
Do not imagine because land will produce a fair crop without
Virginia- Carolina
Fertilizers
that these fertilizers cannot be profitably used on it, or that they were
made only for land too poor to produce without them. If poor land
will show a normal increase when fertilizer is used, good land will
show at least double the increase. Use Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers
to increase the quality , as well as the quantity of the crop—and you
wili increase the profits lrom your land.
“I have been using vour fertilizers for a number of years” says
Mr. William Fraiser, of'Glasburg, La .“andfind that it not only pays
to fertilize , but to do plenty of it , and use the best fertilizers to be
had., suck as your brands. I have used a number of them and found
them to be as recommended and to give better results than any other
fertilizers that I have ever used.”
Every planter and farmer should have a copy of the new 1909
Virginia-Carolina Farmers’ Year-Book. Get a free copy from jour
fertilizer dealer, or write our nearest sales office.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Cos.
Sales Offices
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Norfolk, Ya.
Columbia, S. C.
Atlanta, Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Memphis, Tenn.
Sales Offices
Durham, N. C.
Charleston, S.C.
Baltimore, Md.
Columbus, Ga.
Montgomery, Ala.
Shreveport, La.