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VOLUME 27
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO BE ORGANIZED.
iportant Meeting for Tuesday
Night in the Courthouse
Everybody Urged to
Be Present.
There will ‘be a meeting in the
courthouse Tuesday night, Jan.
26, of those interested in the or
ganization of a chamber of com
merce. A full attendance of t':e
business and professional men of
the city is requested. The meet
ing is an important one. All the
business men to whom the mat;
ter has been mentioned are very
much in favor of the movement
and will give it their hearty sup
port. There is general interest
in the matter and the meeting is
expected to be an enthusiastic
one.
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Mr. McMahon Resigns
Boyd McMichael Elected.
Mr. A. F. McMahon has re
signed as cashier of the Jackson
Banking Cos., and it is under
stood is going to enter business
in Atlanta on February Ist.
Mr. T. B. McMichael has been
elected as cashier, to take place
as soon as Mr. IVJcMahon’s resig
; nation becomes effective. Mr.
McMichael is to be congratulated
upon this promotion. It is very
complimentary to him, and shows
in what esteem and confidence
he is held by those in whose em
ploy he has been for several
years past.
Mr. Willie Compton, a son of
Mr. W. D. Compton and brother
of Mr. Clarence Compton, has
been elected bookkeeper in place
of Mr. Boyd McMichael.
The Jackson Banking Com
pany believes in pushing young
and capable men to the front;
and they believe that in this
action they have acted wisely
and prudently.
Baptist Church Will Purchase
Plana for Sunday School.
They have inaugurated a novel
and unique scheme at the Jack
son Babtist Biole School, for the
purchasing of a much needed
piano in their Sunday school
room. They have organizep the
■“Purchasing Piano Company”
with capital of $300.00 divided
into shares of SI.OO each. The
plan is to have every member of
the school to subscribe for not
than one share, payable
quarterly during the year. Al
ready more than one-third of the
stock has been taken. Before
the first of next month they hope
to have it all taken and then buy
the piano, organize an orchestra
and make the music one of the
special features of this progress
ive Sunday school.
We’ve Go! it to lure
WOOD and COAL
and prices that are right.
WILL BE PREPARED
to furnished ICE in a few week
THE NEW FIRM
GILES S BROOKS
Phone 144
NEW COUNCIL MEETS
AND ELECTS OFFICERS
And Appoints Committees—Few
Changes In Personnell
of Officials
The new Mayor and Council
had a meeting Tuesday night at
which time committees were
named and officers elected for
the year as follows: Policemen —
Larence Crawford and J. E.
Nair.
Superintendent of waterworks
and light plant —H. R. Pollitzer,
Clerk and Treasurer—A. T
Buttrill,
City Tax Collector—J. A. Mc-
Michael,
City Attorney —W. E. Watkins
The following committees were
named:
Finance: —Etheridge, Moon,
Daughtry,
Streets—Mallet, Daughtry,
Moon,
Waterworks and Light —Moon,
Daughtry, Etheridge,
Police—Daughtry, Moon, Mal
let,
Public Schools —Daughtry,
Etheridge, Moon,
Cemetery—Moon, Mallet,
Daughtry,
Claims and Litigaton—Eth
eridge, Daughtry, Moon,
Ordinances—Moon, Daughtry,
Etheridge,
Public Printing—Etheridge,
Moon, Mallett,
Sanitation —Daughtry, Moon,
Etheridge.
Buy your Fertilizer from
Buttrill Guano Cos.
Griffin This Week.
The spring term of Spalding
superior court is in session at
Griffin this week. Next week
court will be held in Monroe.
Beginning in February superior
court will be held here.
Miss Carmichael Entertains.
Miss Bertha Carmichael was
the charming hostess to a con
genial party of friends on Thurs
day afternoon from three to five
in honor of Mrs. Shepard and
Miss Ella Shepard, of Boston,
who have recently come to Jack
son to live. The attractive home
was artistic in its decorations,
the color scheme of white and
green being effectively carried
out. Bunco was played vigorous
ly for some time at the conclu
sion of which a most delightful
salad course was served. Asa
hostess Miss Carmichael’s charm
ing manner and gracious hospi
tality is unsurpassed. The invi
ted guests included Mrs. Shepard,
Miss Shepard, Mrs. Asa Buttrill,
Mrs. Park Newton, Mrs. R. J.
Carmichael, Mrs. W. A. Newton,
Mrs. S. B. Kinard, Mrs. J. H.
Carmichael, Mrs. Otis Ball, Mrs.
Raymond Carmichael, Mrs. J. F.
Carmichael; Misses Rosa Newton,
Adelle Nutt, Dollie McKibben,
Minnie Bailey, Jane Ham, Ada
Sams, Tallie Jolly.
Buy your meal and acid
from Buttrill Guano Cos.
The Great bargain sale
is now on at Arenson’s.
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JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1909.
List of Jurors.
Drawn February term; 1909, for
the Superior Court of Butts
County:
GRAND JURORS
A H Pope W J Bankston
L M Atkinson Geo. F Etheridge
D G McMichael A H Colwell
Frank Ogletree C A Towles
J M Wright B A Wright
F M Lawson B F Moon
N H Greer T P Bell
IJ Slaughter H L Daughtry
T W Moore J H Pope
J. F Whitaker N J Thomas
W T Thurston John W Maddox
W M Chambers R H Henderson
J M Ball R P Sasnett
J L Fincher W B Dozier
W M Potts E L Smith
TRVERS JURORS, FIRST WEEK.
L A Cawthorn B Glen Carmichael
R L Cook J T Williams^
O A Andrews J G Carmichael
W T Lafton V L Jenkins
G W Wise J L Bailey
R £ Gardner W J Woodward
J H Patrick S H Thornton
A G Woodward J C Gunn
W S Colven T H Nolen
R C Pulliam R H Maddox
W H Etheridge J S Davis
C R Harper T E Redman
J D Burford C J Hopkins
H P Dodson J F M oore
John W Andrews T W Higgins
E M O’Neal O N Brownlee
W H Cawthon W J Smith
W B Hodges J A Smith
R AVERSE JUROI-S, 2ND WEEK.
F M Peek R Lavender
J M Maddox S D Thurston
W F Huddleston C D Hardy
W H Thaxton G P Sanders
W M Stone J R Thurston
J O Preston H W Turner
B C Milton H T Thompson
W R Kitchins T W Edwards
Ezra Williamson Joe McLendon
B A Cork R B Tarbett
J C Britton J A Vandergriff
G L Maddox T B Fletcher
W P Williams L L Colwell
W A White F M Allen
FI M Vaughn Jr. W P Thaxton
P M Ray T B Maddox
JW Caston JohnT Smith
J A Joiner R N Etheridge.
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Buttrill Guano Cos.
Jackson Baptist Church.
Sunday Jan. 24 —Dr. Robert
Van Deventer will preach at 11
a. m., subject-“ The Spirit Fill
ed”, at 7 p. m., “The Second
Coming of The Lord”. The first
of a series of sermons is this
subject. Bible school at 9:30 a.
m. Meeting of the boys and
girls at 3p. m. The pastor will
preach at Indian Spring at 3 p. m.
HOUSE FOR RENT
Four room house for
rent, cheap, also, some
sheeting for sale.
2t Apply at this office
Three—-room houses for
rent. See Lewis Curry.
tl
The sale Op<?hed at
Arenson’s with a rush.
Come early before the
bargains are picked over.
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THE FAILURE TO
CARRY THE ELECTION
For Bonds And The Reason Why
Mr. Smith Writes of
Good Boads.
Mr. Editor: I have been
among the people and know it
was not because they are indiffer
ent, or do not want the work
done that they failed to vote
bonds. A large majority of
those who failed to vote were
opposed to the measure as pro
posed. There is a determined
purpose to vote down any thing
that will increase taxes. And
why not?
The survivors of the war and
their children have paid for two
courthouses and they feel that
they should have some relief from
the everincreasing burder or taxa
tion. If we will submit a busi
ness proposition, such as I will
outline here, the people will vote
for it:
Authorize an issue of forty
thousand 5 per cent 30 year
bonds to be sold eight thousand
each year for five years, or ten
thousand each year for four years
to mature the same amount each
year after 30 years, consecutively
as they were used. Or say an
ssue of thirty thousand to be
sold one-fourth each for four
years and to mature accordingly.
Make it known that no direct
road tax will be collected dur
ing this time the bonds are be
ing put on the market—say four
or five yeara and the people will
vote for it.
Will you ask why we should
burden the next generation with
the payment for the building of
the public roads? We answer it
is because they will get the
greater benefit, and will have
twice or three times the amount
of taxable values to pay it out of.
Everybody admits that good
roads enhance the value of
property. Then why made us
pay before the enhancement
takes place? By the time the
bonds mature the railroad mil
eage of the county will be more
than doubled. Capital is now
pouring into our county to utilize
and turn into a taxable commod
ity that which is now dormant
and going to waste. All these
improvements are for the coming
generation and why not let them
help bear the burden?
Let it be distinctly understood
that these bonds are not to be all
sold, and the money to be put
into some bank to be loaned the
people, until needed for the
work. Let it be known that a
different amount will be sold
each year to carry on the work
and no more. And the interest
will not begin until they are
actually sold each year.
These bonds will be sold out of
the county and bring into the
county each year that much cir
culalating medium. Please let’s
have the pendulum swing back
the other way for a few years.
Let it be said one time in the life
of this generation that
have been slightly reduced,
least stop the increase. When
you get money on your bonds
to build your good roads,
the Farmers’ Union policy is to
raise the meat and bread, peas
and potatoes, milk and butter, to
feed the men who build the roads
and keep the money here in
circulation. And why not? The
people are beginning to think
for themselves, and no sensible
one-horse farmer is going to vote
ten dollars out of his own pocket
when he knows the supplies it
would buv would cost him
twenty-five or thirty dollars on
time. No individual in the
county can borrow the money at
5 per cent to replace what is tax
ed taxed out of his pocket, but
by putting the •ombined credit
of the county behind it, we can
get it to build our roads with,
and why not do it? If we build
first-class roads and pay the in
terest on the cost, for the rising
generation, they certainly ought
to pay the principal.
Who will say that thij=> genera
tion has not done enough for the
next? Let us look back at the
devastated condition of the
country after the war. Think of
the exorbitant rate of interest
we have had to pay *and look at
the development and progress
we have and surely they should
not complain.
I want good roads and I reck
on everybody in the county does,
but I know that there is a large
per cent of the voters who have
determined to vote down every
thing that will increase their
present burdens and lam with
them on that
The proposition recently sub
mimitted was for too small
amount and to mature too soon.
There is a better way so let’s get
at it. What do you say neigh
bor? Yours for better roads and
less taxation.
W. F. Smith.
Five-Year Old Hugh O’Neal
Burned to Death Tnesday.
Hugh, the five year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Woodard O’Neal, liv
ing in Henry county, was burned
to death Tuesday morning. While
standing in front of the fire his
clothing caught and before as
sistance could reach him he was
burned so badly that he died of
the injuries. Mr. O’Neal had
come to Jackson in the morning
and Mr-. O’Neal was in the yard
when the child’s clothes caught.
The screams of the other chil
dren attracted her attention and
she rushed into the house to find
the child enreloped in flames and
as best she could the fire was ex
tinguished.
Medical assistance was summon
ed from Jackson and the country
nearby. Froui the knees up the
little fellow’s body was a mass
of charred flesh. Hediedat3:3o
o’clock in the afternoon after
suffering intense pain from 9
o’clock in the morning. Hugh
was a bright and manly boy and
a child of gr eat promise.
The funeral was held at Cedar
rock Cemetery Wednesday. The
stricken parents have the sym
pathy of a host of friends in this
untimely bereavement.
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Buttrill Guano Cos.
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