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BUTTS COUNTY PROGR ESS. VOLUME 27 COMMITTEES APPOINTED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Will Hold Important Meet ing March 23 When Reports will be Heard from the Various Committees. Work Being Mapped out for Aggressive Campaign. With the appointment of a number of committees from the Chamber of Commerce an ag gressive campaign for the build ing up of Jackson and Butts county will begin. The heads of the various committees will de cide what they want for Jackson and will then go after them in a determined way. The appoint ment of the various committees has been delayed for some time and considerable time and care was taken in the selection of the committees. An important meet ing will be held on the 23 and at that time reports will be heard from the chairmen of the differ ent committees. .. President T. H. Buttrill has appointed the following commit tees: >' Finance—R. P. Sasnett, chair man, S. P. Nichols and R- -T --€armichael. * Promotion of New Enterprises —J. D. Jones, chairman, J. H. Carmichael and W. E. Watkins. ,-y'Railroads, Street Railways, In terurban lines, Rates, Schedules, Conveniences, etc. —J. T. Warth 'chairman. S. B. Kinard and S. 0. Ham. Advertising, Statistics and Publications—R. N. Etheridge, chairman, A. Homer Carmichael, and R. L. Smith. Roads, Streets Bridges etc.— H.,L. Daughtry chairman, F. S. Etheridge, S. H. Mays, A. H. Smith and A. H. S. Davis. Local Talent Play Proves Success. ‘ ‘The Village Postoffice, ’ ’ pre sented at the school auditorium on Friday night, under the di rection of Mrs. D. V. Bush,' prov ed a great success, and a rare treat for those in attendance. Home talent displayed itself to good advantage, and judging from the applause during the performance and the comments, after the fall of the curtain, the audience enjoyed the delightful little farce to the fullest extent. As to the financial side of the play, quite a neat little sum was realized. The proceeds received will be used in laying tiling in front of the Methodist church. Every one in the play did their part well, and it would be hard to pick out the individual stars. One of the most enjoyable feat ures of the performance was the drill in which twenty little girls with dolls figured, and a garland drill in which thirteen young la dies played the principal part. Mr. and Mrs. Bush are spend ing this week in Bremen, where they are arranging for another performance. Mr. B M Barnes spent Monday in Eatonton. PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES. THE RESULT OF FRIGHT WHEN CHILD IS BITTEN BY DOG. Mr. N. J. Harmon Dies Thurs day Night. Child Undergo ing Treatment in Atlanta. Mr. N. J. Harmon, one of the best known men in the county, died Thursday night at 10 o’clock. Death was sudden and was due to the rupture of a blood vessel, probably due to fright over the safety of his little girl, who was bitten in the afternoon by a dog supposed to have rabies. While playing in the yard Thursday af ternoon, nine-year-old Mabel Harmon, was attacked by a dog belonging to Mr. J. B. Settle and was bitten on the leg just above the ankle. The dog was killed and was taken to the house to be identified. While coming up town from his house he stopped in front of Watkins’ livery stable and while talking to a number of friends fell to the ground uncon- SCIOUS. Later he was removed to his home and medical attention was summoned. All efforts to revive him proved futile, and death came at 10 o’clock. Mr. who was 55 years of age, was one of the leading citizens of Butts county. He had held a number of responsi ble positions, was former tax re ceiver of Butts county, taught school for some time and was ed itor of the Jackson Argus years ago, and later of the Jackson Record. Mr. Harmon was a man of education and ability and numbered his friends by the score. The funeral was held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, the services being conducted by Rev. Robert Van Deventer, pas tor of the Baptist church. In terment was in the Jackson cem etery. The funeral was largely attended, showing the esteem in which the deceased was held. Mr. Harmon is survived by his widow, nine daughters, Mrs. Troy McClure and Mrs. Walter Jones, of Jackson; Mrs. Hope McClure, of Stark; Ina, Nina, Willie, Mabel, Emma and Lillie; two sons; Jim, of Fitzgerald, and Judson. The little girl, bitten by a dog, was taken to Atlanta for treat ment, after a physician had ex amined the dog’s head and sta ted it had traces of hydrobhobia. Mrs. Walter Jones is with the little girl in Atlanta and will re main with her the full twenty one days, necessary for the treat ment. The bite was a slight one —being a mere scratch. Dr. Copeland Appointed. The county commissioners liave ap pointed on the County Board of Health to take the place of Dr. W. J. Smith who moved away some ago, Dr. H. W. Copeland of Jackson. The board is now composed of Drs. J. Lee Byron, chairman, A. F. White, H. \\. Cope land and Mr. F. S. Etheridge, secre tary. The season is on for the fertil izer dealers, and the planter who is doing the hauling is wonder ing why the roads are no better. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1909. STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER To Speak at Stark. Correspond ent Writes Letter on His Coming. The trustees of the Stark School are glad to announce® to the people of this district and the county at large that Hon. Jere M. Pound, the State School Commissioner, will speak at the school building at Stark on Sat urday March 27. Surely there can be no greater subject before the people todky than the question of education. If we study the progress of our country we will find that this has been one of the greatest factors in its development. Not that we have been honored with the strongest men, physically, or endowed with boundless resour ces, but that Ijer sons have been trained—educated. There has never been a period in the histo ry of our noble republic when there has been as great a demand for educated men as today. With these facts before us. we as parents, owe to our children, as well as to ourselves, the best education that is possible to give them. If we have had the op portunity of obtaining an educa tion we know something of its value; if we did not have the opportunity we have often felt its need. As parents, we can leave to our children no greater endowment than that of an edu cation, so the responsibility is upon us, and it behooves us to adopt and maintain the best school system that can be had, It is useless to say that Mr. Pound is a strong speaker, he needs no introduction. We con gratulate ourselves that we are to have such a noted man to vis it us and discuss; for a while, the best school system, as he sees it. We invite every one in the county, and elsewhere, who are interested in school work, to come. There will be other speak ers. The date is Saturday Mar., 27, at 2 p. m. Don’t let us have to say every thing for the good of Jackson and Butts county. Help the Progress in this work of better ing everything and everybody- Lay aside that tear-down, dissat isfied expression you have been wearing around on your face these many years and try— whether you mean it or not—to speak a pleasant word for your town and encourage those who are spending their whole time for the betterment of this section of the state. Will you? This is the season of the year when the sanitary committee should make its rounds. Leaves that have accumulated and al lowed to rot, and empty cans that are sure to be around and which fill with water should be cleared away. Of course we were not suggested by any phy sician to make mention of the fact that such things spoken of above would cause sickness, but we are aware of the fact that to “clean up” occasionally, if nothing more, adds to the ap pearance of the city, if not to the health of of your family. LOCAL GOMMANDERY WAS INSPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT Alexius Commandery No. 22 Knights Templars was inspected Friday night by Grand Treasurer Very Eminent Sir M. A. Weir, of Macon, assisted by Eminent Sir George E. Argard and Captain General Sir J, G. Lester of At lanta. The inspection was rigid and very concise in detail and proved to be satisfactory to the Grand Inspector. The order of the Temple was conferred upon five candidates by Eminent Sir F. M. Allen commander of Alex ius Commandery No. 22. After a few complimentary speeches by the visiting Knights a banquet was enjoyed at Hotel Buchanan until 1:30 in the morn ing. The local Commandery now has a membership of 45 Sir Knights, and ranks among the best in the state. Sheriff W. W. Wilson took Dowers Bright, Pat Patterson and Will Lawrence, colored, recently convicted in the Superi or court, to Forsyth Tuesday where they will be used on the chain gang in Monroe county. Tax collector Mayfield wishes to remind those who are liable for special taxes, corporations, pistol and cartridge dealers, soda water dispensers etc., that his report must be filed by the first of April, and he request that those concerned register with Ordinary Ham at once. This paper is working hard for the up-building of Jackson and her enterprises. Look through our columns and see if they are lending us any encouragement in this line. We are doing our part and all we ask is a share of your business. We guarantee you will be satisfied with the results. We have added quite a number of new names to our subscrip tion list the past two weeks. We are going to try and give every one their money’s worth, by giv ing you a paper that you will be proud of. Encourage the Daughters of the Confederacy in their efforts to have a memorial hall. Jack son needs some place where she can entertain conventions, and a memorial hall will settle the mat ter in the right way. Some Legislation I Favor. Editor Progress:—Below I give some legislation I favor: I would abolish the fee system. I would have tax assessors. J would amend the constitution so that the officers whe have charge of county business might borrow money for county purposes. I would establish a constitutional city court for Jackson(Butts county.) I would abolish the board of com missioners of Roads and Revenues of the county of Butts, to take effect JanJ Ist. 1911. I would have one commissioner, elect him for a term of four years, pay him a good salary, require bond. I would legalize all contracts made by the officers in charge of county bus iness for work done, money or other things of value, for the use of Butts county during the year 1906. I would better our public school system. i Jas. F. Carmichael. MANY KIND WORDS. The Progress appreciates the many words of praise that have been spoken by many of our cit izens, and those who seem to ap preciate our efforts for the up building of Jackson and Bults county, we give the .mines of many who have expressed them selves as being well pleased with the paper: John G. McDonald -You boys are getting out a good paper, and deserves the patronage of every citizen of the town and county. “Hike your paper first rate. There has been a great improve ment in the paper.”—A. H. Smith. “I predict your efforts will be crowned with success. lam go ing to help you.”—A. T. Buttrill. 1 ‘Say, that last issue of yours was a corker. It’s a dandy. I have never seen anything bet ter.”—John Hacking. “There is no place in the state the size of Jackson that has a better paper than the Progress. ’' —C. R. Gresham. “I always read the Progress first of all local and foreign pa pers.”—S. P. Nichols. (Chief of Police Lawrence Crawford called at the Progress office at 2 a. m. Friday morning to get a copy.) “The Progress is a good paper, and I enjoy reading it.”—Judge E. J. Reagan. “The Progress is one of the best papers I have seen.”—So licitor-General J. W. Wise. “The Progress is a 1 dandy, all right, all right.”—George Carmi chael. “Hike the Progress because it does not carry whiskey adver tisements.”—Prof. 11. Butler. “I enjoy your paper very much and am going to say a good word for it.”—Mrs. J. R. Wright. “You are doing a great work for the upbuilding of Butts coun ty.”—George Collier. ‘ ‘Progress doing good —coming out.”—Ordinary J. H. Ham. “My business is getting better as result of my advertising in the Progrsss. They are telling me “they saw it” in the Prog ress.” —B. M. Barnes. “I have never seen such im provement in a paper.” —J. A. Pittman. Misses Ezra and Florence Mor rison visited relatives in Jackson Sunday. NUMBER 11