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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS.
VOLUME 27
Ni CITY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
jINTERESTING PROGRAM HAS BEEN ARRANGED
ommencement Sermon Sunday Morning—Large
Graduating Class—Exercises at Auditorium.
Dr. VanDeventer to Deliver Address.
On next Sabbath morning at eleven o’clock, Rev. S. P. Wig
ns will preach the annual commencement sermon at the school
iditorium. All the churches are requested to join in this service
id the public is invited to be present.
Mr. S. 0. Ham, having kindly consented to direct the music
r this occasion, it is useless to say that this part of the service
11 be thoroughly enjoyed.
On Monday night “The Comedy of Errors,” by William
takespeare, will be given by the expression class, directed by
iss Garr. The following is the cast of characters:
DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
Scene : EPHESUS.
Solinus, Duke of Ephesus Hinton Hopkins
jEgeon, A Merchant of Syracuse McCord Shaver
Antipholus of Ephesus ) twin brother and ( Smith Settees
sons of vEgeon and
Autipliolus of Syracuse ) iEmilia ( Joel Mali.ett
Dromio of Ephesus ) twin brother and at- t Miss Garr
v tendants upon the 1
, Dromio of Syracuse ) two Antipholuses ( Dave Spencer
M Balthazar „ A Merchant to Whom Angelo is Debtor
™ Merrit Bailey
Angelo, a Goldsmith - .Fred McDowell
Pinch, a Schoolmaster Sherwood Thaxton
Amelia wife to Aegeon, an Abbess at Ephesus
Frances Barnes
Adriana Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus
Lillie Childs
Luciana Sister to Adriana
Eva Key Bailey
ARGUMENT
a merchant of Syracuse, and .Emilia are the parents
of two sons, twins, so closely resembling each other thej can
be distinguished only by name. Attendant upon these two
sons are two bondsmen, also twins, the likeness between them
as great as that of their masters. Each son is named Antiph
olus, and each bondsman, Dromio. While the Antipholuses
are verv young, the parents make a seavoyage, and in a storm,
.Emelia with one son and slave are rescued by fishermen of
Corinth. Later, .Egeon with the other son and slave are sa\-
ed and finally landed in safety at .Syracuse. iEgeon knows not
what fate has befallen Amelia and those rescued with her, and
.Emelia is ignorant of the fate of .Egeon and the other son and
slave. When Antipholus of Syracuse becomes eighteen years of
age he begins a search for the lost brother. At the end of two
years, Antipholus not returning, .Egeon sets out m search ot
the lately lost son, and in his wanderings comes to Ephesus.
In this city there exists a law, providing that an\ Sj iac asan
coming to Ephesus is put to death unless 1,000 marks be paid
as ransom. .Egeon lacks the sum, therefore his life is forfeit.
Yet the Duke, through pity, gives him one day in v-. Inc v to
secure the money. ,
On the day that zEgeoii landed in Ephesus, Antipholus of
Syracuse, still searching for his lost brother, arrives also. This
brother lives in Ephesus with his slave Dromio, having >een
separated from his mother soon after the rescue. -Emilia enters
a priory and becomes an abbess. Antipholus of Ephesus is
married to Adriana. The separation occurring so early in Ins
life, Antipholus is ignorant of the fate of parents and m.Uier.
When it is remembered that the two Antipholuses are so close
ly alike that their nearest friends cannot distinguish them,and
that the Dromios present the same similarity of appearance, it
is understood how the presence in Ephesus of a citizen exactly
like Antipholus of Ephesus, and of a slave exactly like Dromio
of Ephesus, would give rise to the bewildering situations which
make the body of the play. . ..
The Comedy of Errors is a farce. “A farce is mainly dis
tinguished from comedy by the license allowed, am < >co re
olured. The storv need not be probable—it is enough that it is
possible. A comedy would scarcely allow even the two An
tipholuses. But farce dares add the two Dromios, aed is justi
fied in so doing by the laws of its end and constitution.
An admission fee of twenty-five cents for adults and fifteen
Bents for children will be charged on this occasion. .
The graduating exercises will take place Tuesday morning be
■inning promptly at 10 o'clock. Misses Lillian Bai ey, j 1 ’
■nnie Kinsman, Elizabeth Sams and Messrs. Merritt Bailey. Charles
land, Linton Hopkins, Smith Settle, David Spencer and Sherwood
lhaxton will de given diplomas. Misses Frances Barnes Anme
iilmore and Nell Hendrick will be given , ha . v . "f
Ampleted certain branches oi study. Misses na e ‘ eertiS
3hilds. Eva Key Bailey and Annie Gilmore will be granted
Bites for their work in the department of expression.
(.Continued on Pag* Seven
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1909.
NEW BRICK BUILDING
TO BE ERECTED SOON
LOCATFD NORTH SIDE OF SQUARE
Dirt has been Broken for
Handsome Store and Of
fice Building—Will Bea
Modern Structure.
A handsome brick store and
office building 50x100 feet, will
be erected on the north side of
the court house square by Messrs.
A. H. and J. B. Carmichael. Dirt
has already been broken for the
building and active work of lay
ing the foundation will be started
with in a short time.
It is announced that it has not
yet been decided whether the
building will be a one or two
story structure. The store will
be one of the most modern and
up-to-date in Jackson and will
add much to the appearance of
the north side of the square and
to the whole city.
Property upon which this build
ing will be erected was recently
acquired by these gentlemen and
they at once began planning to
improve it. The site is consider
ed one of the best in Jackson.
This is the second brick build
ing going up in Jackson at this
time while Mr. E. Lee Smith is
erecting a handsome residence
and a number of other buildings
are going up in the city, includ
ing an attractive residence in
Pepperton.
PROMINENT CITIZEN
DIED LAST FRIDAY
Mr. Alex Jolly, one of the well
known citizens of Butts county,
died at his home about four miles
from here Friday morning, May
14. He was found dead in bed
by some of his friends who miss
ed him and instituted search for
him. Death was apparently due
to heart disease from which he
had suffered more or less since
boyhood.
Mr. Jolly', who was 72 years of
age, lived alone and had never
been married. He spent his
time in reading and writing,
writing under the name of “Oc
casionally. ” He possessed a fine
collection of books and was one
of the best read men in this sec
tion. He was possessed of a
brilliant intellect, and wrote and
conversed fluently on all sub
jects.
The deceased was a Confeder
ate veteran. He belong to Com
pany I, 30 Georgia regiment, and
was taken prisoner at Nashville,
Tenn., and was a prisoner at
Camp Chase at the close of the
war.
He is survived by two brothers,
Messrs. Joseph Jolly, of Jackson,
and Jim Jolly, of the Iron Springs
district; two nephews, Messrs.
Jesse T. Jolly, of Summerville,
and W. D. Jolly, of Jenkinsburg,
and one niece, Miss Tally Jolly,
of Jackson.
The funeral was held Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock at Macedo
nia church, the services being
conducted by Rev. Mr. Sharp, of
Flovilla. Interment was at Mac
| edonia church cemetery.
HOLINESS COLLEGE IS
ALMOST A CERTAINTY
THE COMMITTEES NOW AT WORK RAISING MONEY
Trustees Meet and Announce Committees—Another
Meeting in August—To be Three Large Build
ings—Will Mean Much for this Section.
OR. BYRON APPRECIATES
EFFORTS CAPT. SMITH
I was very much impressed
with Mr. W. F. Smith’s letter in
the Progress on the 7th inst. I
regard the building of an electric
railway from Griffin through the
streets of Jackson via the Central
Georgia Power Company’s plant
on the Ocmulgee river to Monti
cello and to connect with the
famous Indian Spring, an enter
prise far greater than we can
comprehend now. It will be a
great benefit, not only to those
contiguous to the road but for
miles on either side. It will give
us an outlet from the east to the
west.
Then we will no longer lie su
pinely upon our backs and hug
the delusive phantom of hope, but
will come together as one man
and help Mr. Smith push this
great enterprise to a speedy and
successful finish. I regard Mr.
Smith the most public spirited,
enterprising citizen in our county
and more depends on his individ
ual efforts in this great enter
prise than any other citizen in
this section of the great State of
Georgia. J. Lee Byron.
May 21, 1909.
GRIFFIN ROAD
We, the citizens living on the
Griffin road, hope the commis
sioners will let Mr. Thompson,
(the road superintendent) stay
on it long enough to widen and
do a little grading, as we have a
few sharp hills that could be
pulled down with very little work
and some places the road is very
narrow. This is one of the lead
ing roads to Jackson and ought
to be made a first-class one in
every respect. The other end of
the road through Spalding county
is a “peach,”
Many Citizens.
FACULTY COMPLETED;
2 TEACHERS ELECTED
The faculty of the Jackson city
schools has been completed by
the election of Miss Mae Rey
nolds of Albany, Georgia, to
the department of music and
Miss Zana Hunt, of Decatur, to
the department of expression.
Both of these teachers have the
best of recommendations and
their election together with the
teachers already chosen insures
a strong faculty for next year.
COTTON MARKET
Cotton selling in the local mar
ket today 10 3-4 cents pound.
By W. F. SMITH.
The trustees of the Holiness
Camp Ground Association held
their annual business meeting
last Wednesday evening and took
the first definite steps to see how
much the people of Butts and
adjoining counties are interested
in the building of two big col
leges at the Camp Ground.
A committee consisting of
Messrs. H. P. Myers, F. C. Ben
son and Charlie D. Tillman, the
well known singer of Atlanta,
was appointed to ascertain how
much could be raised, and report
to the trustees at next Camp
Meeting in August.
It is expected that the people
of this section will do big things
toward getting the college under
construction. Their purpose is to
build first a brick building, to be
used for a mixed school, until
two larger buildings can be con
structed, and then use the first
building for a girls’ dormitory,
and the other two for separate
colleges for male and female.
The plan is to build in a long
row, the colleges and dormitory
fronting south to the camp
ground on the fifty-acre tract re
cently purchased of the Douglass
lands.
This committee has already
spoken to the promoters of the
car line to take under considera
tion the changing of their plan
of extension to Jackson so as to
have their tracks pass near
enough to the buildings to deliver
trunks and other baggage with
out drayage.
Of course it is going to take
money, and a lot of it, to do this
work but money will gravitate to
money and a liberal subscription
by the people of Butts county
will bring forth liberal subscrip
tion from abroad. These Holi
ness people have strong faith ia
God’s people to work for what
they believe will be for His glory
and they believe that much good
can be accomplished by the build
ing of these colleges, for the suc
cess of which they will work and
pray.
A SUGGESTION
Mr. W. I. Wagner makes the
following suggestion: “A quiet
movement seems to be working
among the big Power Cos. men to
inaugurate a kind of Socialist
colony in connection with the
great Million Dollar Cotton Fac
tory. This has been stimulated
somewhat by the opposition to
the right-of-way by parties on
the projected electric line to
Jackson. This fact is rather dis
couraging to those who are
hoping to see some advantage to
our town, but if carried out must
become a destructive injury.”
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