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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS.
VOLUME 27
SOUTH’S HEROES HONORED
HERE ON MEMORIAL DAY
SPLENDID TRIBUTES PAID MEN WHO WORE THE
GRAY—MANY VETERANS IN LINE—FINE
ADDRESS AND MUSIC WERE FEATURES
—DAY FITTINGLY OBSERVED
Daughters of the Confederacy Gives Veterans Dinner
Memorial Day was fittingly ob
served in Jackson this year. All
the dignity and reverence that
surrounds the occasion was evi
dent in an interesting program
arranged by the Larkin Watson
Chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
The day was made noteworthy
by the large number of veterans
in line. The men who once wore
the gray again marched in line,
but this time it was not a martial
pageant but the occasion of a
great civic celebration —where
the graves of those who died in
battle were to be lovingly cover
ed with the wealth and beauty of
a lavish spring.
The exercises began at ten
o’clock when the veterans who
had formed on the court-house
square marched in line behind
the Jackson Rifles to the cem
etery where the graves were
decorated. For this ceremony
quantities of flowers done into
wreaths were in evidence. At
the cemetery a salute was fired
and taps bio vn.
Upon the return to the court
house the veterans occupied the
front seats on either side of the
aisles. Next in order were the
members of the Jackson Rifles
and then the audience filed in.
The large auditorium of the su
perior court room was well filled
and some were unable to obtain
seats.
The exercises were opened by
music from the orchestra whose
playing was a pleasant feature of
the occasion. Following the in
vocation by Dr. VanDeventer
came the introduction of the
speaker by Mr. J. T. W art’nen
who in a few well chosen words
presented the orator of the day,
B. A. Juhan, t Esq., of Winder.
The address of Col. Juhan was
pitched in a patriotic strain and
elecited muchiavorable comment.
The addresss was suitable to the
occasion and all those present
seemed to enjoy the eulogies of
the South and those who follow
the fortunes of Lee and Jackson.
After the delivery of the U.D.
C. essa#medal which was award
ed to Miss Nellie Hendricks,
crosses of honor were bestowed
by Mrs. S. 0. Ham, president of
Larkin Watson chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy.
These crosses were presented to
Mrs. A. W. Lane, of Macon, as a
decendant of a Confederate vet
eran, and Messrs. Asa Ammons
and J. L. Williard.
The program being completed
the veterans, their wives and
families were given a dinner in
the armory by the Daughters of
the Confederacy. This proved a
; very pleasant affair and was
: greatly enjoyed by all those who
took part.
A large crowd was in the city
to take part in the exercises, to
listen to the address and cheer
the thin lines of the Confederate
veterans. Hon. S. H. Mays was
master of ceremonies. It has
been many a day since a larger
number of the members of Bar
nett camp of Confederate Veter
ans turned turned out to take
bart in the patriotic exercises in
cident to Memorial Day.
EXCHANGE INSTALL’D
A Farmers’ Telephone Ex
change, having 19 subscribers,
' has recently been connected with
! the Jackson and Locust Grove
telephone exchanges of the South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company. This exchange will
furnish service to the following
parties: B. F. Akin 2, J. F. Tin
gle, C. L. Carter, Bank of Jen
kinsburg, Adalgo and Stone, J.
T. Atkinson, L. A. Atkinson, J.
W. Benson, J. P. Roy, T. D.
Fletcher, Walter Moore, J. L.
Castellow, D. B. Moore, J. A.
Brown, J. T. Chasteine, Oscai
Sims, J. B. Childs, Threatt Moore.
Manager Ward states there is
considerable activity among far
mers in the matter of securing
telephone service in their homes.
He has had a number o/ inquiries
and states that the indications
are that several new contracts
will soon be signed.
The extension of telephone
service to the farm is valuable to
the merchants and business men
in the city, placing them in con
stant communication with an im
portant element of their trade.
There are a number of farmers’
telephone lines in Butts county
and'the progressive farmers are
realizing the value and advantage
of being in such close touch with
their friends and neighbors and
the business centers.
DEATH OF MRS. MAYO.
The death of Mrs. J. M. T.
Mayo occurred at her home in
Atlanta Sunday morning at 7
o’clock. Death w’as due to can
cer.
The remains w’ere brought to
Jackson Monday morning and
the funeral was held at Macedo
nia at 11 o’clock. The services
w’ere conducted by Rev. J. A.
Dodson and Rev. Mr. Sharp.
Mrs. Mayo, who w’as 70 years
of age, formerly lived in Butts
county. She is survived by her
husband, two or three sons and
other relatives.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1909.
JACKSON GETS CON
VENTION BANKERS
Meets In May Of Next Year.
Convention Will Be Held
At Indian Springs—An
Interesting Program Will
Be Arranged.
Jackson will have the honor
through her clearing house asso
ciation of entertaining Group
Five of the Georgia Bankers’ As
sociation next year.
At the meeting of this group
in Dublin last week an invitation
was extended through Mr. A.
Homer Carmichael in behalf of
the clearing house association
here for the bankers to meet with
Jackson. This invitation was
unanimously accepted.
This means that Jackson will
have as her guests many of the
leading bankers of the state and
Butts county will have more cap
ital represented in her territory
than ever before in her history
with the single exception of the
recent visit of the party of north
en capitalists repres nting more
than two hundred million dollars.
The meeting wiil be held at
Indiau Springs some time in May
but Jackson will do the enter
taining. An attractive and inter
esting program will be arranged
and nothing will be left undone
that will add to the pleasure of
the men who deal in loans and
discounts and at the same time
do much for the upbuilding of the
country. A picnic arranged by
the ladies of Jackson will proba
bly be one of the features of the
entertainment.
Included in group five are some
Df the strongest banking insti
tutions in the state. In this
are the several banks of
Macon, those of Dublin, Sparta,
rackson, Griffin, Monticello and
many others.
At the recent session in Dub
in Mr. J. M. Finn, cashier of
;he Dublin Banking Company,
.vas elected president of Group
Five for the ensuing year.
The visitors were given a ride
lown the Oconee river and were
given a picnic. Speaking of the
meeting the Dublin Times says:
“Dublin had the representa
tives of more banking capital,
surplus, etc., within her gates
last Thursday than will perhaps
be seen here in many years to
come.
‘ ‘lt is too early to estimate what
effect the visit of so many presi
dents, cashiers and assistant
cashiers will have upon the finan
cial condition of the people, but
is is hoped that the influence of
the delegates will be noticeable
in a turning loose very quickly of
more money than this communi
ty has had in some time.
“Every member of Group Five
of the Georgia Bankers’ Associa
tion in attendance upon the an
nual session held in Dublin made
it his business to express himself
as delighted with the hospitable
treatment accorded the delegates
by the Dublin bankers and the
people generally.”
Mr. Homer Carmichael who
attended the meeting from here
is enthusiastic in praise of the
session.
MAY Ist MARKS OPENING
SEASON AT INDIAN SPRING
HOTELS TO OPEN-FLOVILLA AND INDIAN SPRING
RAILWAY WILL BEGIN SCHEDULE-GOOD
SEASON EXPECTED—THE ANNUAL
CLEANING UP GOING ON
Improvements Since Last Season—Visitors Arriving.
NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
SOON TO BE GOTTEN OUT.
Manager J. G. Ward of the
Jackson, McDonough Stockbridge
and Locust Grove exchanges of
the Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany announces that the new
telephone directory will soon be
issued. The new list will be cor
rected up to May 15th and he
states that all those who wish to
make changes in their listing or
to have their names placed in the
new directory should communi
cate with him at once. Those
who are contemplating installing
telephones in their homes or pla
ces of business should act prompt
ly in order that their names may
appear properly in the new di
rectory.
Manager 'Ward states - there
will be a number of new names
added to the lisc and that the
growth of the exchanges under
his management is .a strong in
dication of the progress of this
section of the state.
Manager Ward also states that
it will pay all business men to ad
vertise in the new directory.
EDUCATIONAL RALLY
AT LOCUST GROVE
T l
Tuesday was a big day at Lo
cust Grove.
The occasion was the meeting
of the officers and trustees of the
school and with addresses and
athletic games and a picnic a very
enjoyable day was spent. The
speeches were all good and caus
ed favorable comment.
Messrs. Joseph Jolly and F. S.
Etheridge attended the meeting
from here and report a very fine
program and a pleasant day.
SERVICES BEGIN AGAIN SUNDAY
Rev. S. P. Wiggins returned on
Wednesday night from Opelika,
Ala., where he was called on ac
count of the illness of his aunt,
whose condition at this time is
improved. Due to his absence and
the illness of Rev. W. R. Mackay,
who will arrive next Monday, the
services at the Methodist church
were postponed this week and
will begin again Sunday.
JOHN W. CRAWFORD DEAD
Mr. W. T. Powers received
news Thursday of the death of
his brother-in-law, Mr. John W.
Crawford, at Athens, Ala. He
left in the afternoon to attend the
| funeral which was held this after
noon at Decatur, Ala.
The season opens at the fa
mous Indian Spring, the state’s
greatest health resort and one of
the greatest in the country, on
May first and at that time the
hotels will be thrown open and
the Flovilla and Indian Spring
Railway will begin the operation
of its schedule between Flovilla
and Indian Spring.
The first train of the season
will likely be run on Monday
May 3, as the first falls on Sat
urday and the next day will be
Sunday, so it has been decided to
w-ait until Monday to put on the
service. In preparation for the
season the engines and cars have
undergone an overhauling and
thorough cleaning up and present
an attractive enough appearance.
A good season is expected at
the Springs. It is known that
last season was a little off color
!on account of the panic or some
other reason. If the summer
• business compares at all with the
! winter tourist travel it will be
one of the best seasons the resort
has ever known. The hotel peo
ple believe that the season will
be good and have made their ar
rangements with that end in
view.
The Wigwam, the biggest
drawing card at this famous
j watering place, is now under
going the annual repairs and
overhauling. Mr. L. W. Scoville
has been at Indian Spring for
several days superintending the
work. Considerable improvments
are to be noted about the pavillion.
New’ floors have been laid for the
bowling alleys and other im
provements installed.
The other hostelries have also
done their part of the repairing.
Trees have been trimmed, floors
cleaned up and furniture put in
good condition. When the season
opens everything w’ill be in read
iness for the accommodation of
the guests.
Already a number of visitors
are to be seen at the Springs.
Some of the Inns have about all
of the guests they can take care
of though in advance of the open
ing of the season. A number of
improvements have been made
since last year. A wall has been
built around the’spring, the work
being done by an act of the legis
lature appropriating two thous
and dollars for the purpose.
All things being equal it will
probably be the greatest season
Indian Spring has ever witness
ed. The sick and the, near-sick
and those who are out for a good
time and want a quiet place to
rest a few days will soon begin
arriving and the season will be
ion in earnest.
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