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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS.
VOIiEBVIE 27
members and officers of
CAMP BARNETT U. C. V.
BUERSffIf OF VETERANS ON MEMORIAL DAY
Cajrtain Watson Again Heads Camp—Delegates
To Memphis —Men Who Wore the Gray
And Fought For Native County.
p or jihe benefit of the readers
of this paper the membership of
Camp 'Barnett No. 1114 U. C. V
is published. This, is not the
complete membership but in*
eludes the names of those present
in good standing on the last
Memorial Day when officers were
-elected for the ensuing year.
Captain 'L. 1). Watson was elect
ed S. H. Mays, first
lieutenant, J. H. Thurston, sec
ond lieutenant, and Z. i. Buttrill
third lieutenant, C. S. Maddox,
adjutant, W. I. Wagner, ser
geant \major, J. G. Kimbell,
chaplain and J. A. McMichael,
■quaitter master. Messrs S. H.
€. S. Maddox and S. L.
Thompson were elected delegates
te the reunion in Memphis.
'!l;he roter as furnished by the
secretary on last Memorial Day
|s;as follows:
radhnO’Rear G W Beeland
W©Crawford J A McCord
W J Kimbell J L Wagner
C W Grant W J McLendon
J A McMichael E C Cawthon
W W Tlfeaxton S L Thompson
’T N Brassnlee J H Thurston
PBM Wells A E Wilkerson
F L Walthall S H Mays
%T Buttrill JL Willard
Silas Dobey L D Watson
F L Watts J G Kimbell
J S McDaniel T J Preston
W C Gunn C S Maddox
-J G Maddox M L Duke
Wilson Smith D J Thaxton
Wm. Morse R J Lynch
J H Skinner B T Deason
1 € Williamson E P Strickland
W J Bledsoe W B Parker
Asa Ammons J A King
George Ray John Lewis
Jeff Holifield Leroy Kelley
fi F Watson J M Ball
L M Pettigrew J C Adams
J B Adams A F Pritchett
8 W Mays J W Kinard
MEET SATURDAY TO
DISCUSS GOOD ROADS
A VERY IMPORTANT GATHERING
Hon. J. M. McMichael Calls
Meeting Of Citizens To
Consider Legislation —
FinancesOf County Will
Be Matter Of Discussion.
Hon. J. M. McMichae\ repre
sentative from Butts County in
the legislature, has called a meet
ing of the citizens of Butts coun
ty to meet in the grand jury
room of the courthouse tomorrow
for the purpose of considering
the finances of the county, im
pending legislation and good
roads. Each of the eight dis
tricts in the county will be repre
sented by one or more citizens.
All who care to attend are in-
vited.
In addition to the committee
of one from the eight districts
in the county there will be pres
ent at the meeting Ordinary Ham,
Chairman J. 0. Gaston of the
county commissioners and other
county officials. The meeting is
an important one and Mr. Mc-
Michael wishes as many as are
interested to come out and take
part in the discussion.
It is probable that steps will be
taken at the approaching session
of the legislature to put the fi
nances of Butts county in better
condition. The matter of road
building will also come in for a
share of discussion and all mat
ters that relate to the county's
welfare will be considered.
The meeting will be held in the
grand jury room at 9 o’clock.
NOW CAPTAIN MALLETT
OF JACKSON RIFLES
Second Lieutenant George E.
Mallett was elected captain ol
Company A. Jackson Rifles Na
tional Guard of Georgia at the
regular meeting on Tuesday
night, he having received every
vote cast. The election was or
dered by Col. Walter E. Harris ol
the second regiment to fill the
vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Captain W. E. Watkins.
An election for second lieutenant
will now be ordered.
Captain Mallett is an exper
ienced military man, having
served for a long time in the
national guard of the state, rnd
under his guidance the local com
mand is expected to have a suc
cessful and satisfactory service.
In addition to the election of
captain a short drill was held,
the company being taken on the
streets and put through a few
commands.
JAMES THURSTON KILLED
BY TRAIN AT MCDONOUGH
James Arthur Thurston, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Thurs
ton, of Jenkinsburg, was killed
by a freight train at McDonough
about midnight Saturday while
coupling cars. He worked as
flagman on the freight twin run
ning between Atlanta and Macon
and was caught between the cars
and bruised so severely that he
died in a short time. He was
injured about the hips and waist.
Mr. Thurston, who was 27 years
of age, was a well known rai
road man. He was a Mason* nd
was buried at Jenkinsburg Sun
day afternoon at 4 o’clock with
Masonic honors. News oi hi
sad death has caused general re
gret.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1909.
farms union mm
IN ATLANTA ON THE 28
GOOD PROGRAM IS ARRANCED
President Barrett Calls Im
portant Meeting—Many
Timely Subjects Will Be
Discussed—Big Attend
ance Expected.
I President C. S. Barrett of the
' Farmer’s Union has called an
important meeting to be held in
1 Atlanta on June 28. Many time
ly matters will be taken up. An
interesting program has been
announced and prominent farm
-1 ers and Union men from all parts
!of the country will be present.
It is expected that a large num
iber from here will attend the
■ gathering. The following pro
gram has been arranged:
j Crop Conditions—C S Barrett.
Report from Special Agent—
J D Newton, Tennessee.
Report from Special Agent —
Joe Burkett, Illinois.
How to Reclaim Backsliders and
Make New Converts—W A Mor
ris Alabama; T. L. Hawkins,
Georgia; W. J. Crawford, Okla
homa.
Central Selling Agents and
Federation of or Amalgamation
of Warehouses—G R Hightower,
Mississippi; J L Lee, Georgia;
W W Webb, Georgia.
Cotton Grading Schools —C H
Gullats, Georgia; W H Hayes,
Florida.
The Cotton Exchange and What
to do With it—D J Neill, Texas.
Jute or Cotton Bagging—J L
Collines, Mississippi; W T Louder
milk, Texas.
Tobacco and its Manufacturing
—R L Barnett, Kenttcky.
Produce Exchange and How to
Conduct it—T F Johnson, Ala
bama.
State Business Agent Depart
ment—J G Eubanks, Georgia; J
F Fulkerson Missouri.
What Special Legislation Does
the Farmer Need? —T J Brooks
Tennessee; Dr. H Q Alexander,
North Carolina.
Marketing of Live Stock and
Grain—J E Montgomery, Tennes
see.
Farmer's Union Press—J Z
Green, North Carolina; R F
Duckworth, Georgia.
Packing Houses—J Y Callahan
Oklahoma.
Fertilizer-J Whitner Reid.
South Carolina; J G Eubanks,
Georgia.
Implements —D A Carmichael,
Georgia.
State presidents will meet at
8 p. m.
State secretary-treasurers will
meet at 8 p. m.
State organizers will meet at
8 p. m.
Managers of all co-operative
enterprises will meet June 29, at
8 p. m.
Prefers The Progress.
I would rather read the Pro
gress than the Constitution.
W. M. Thompson,
Stark, Ga. June 8.
GREAT INTEREST SHOWN IN
THE BIG HOLINESS COLLEGES
PEOPLE ARE CONTRIBUTING VERY LIBERALLY
Flovilla Much Aroused Over Prospect of Securing
Colleges—Great Good Will Result From Col
. leges—Much Interest Has Been Shown.
Nothing that has happened in
a long time has stirred the peo
ple of the entire county to the
degree that the prospects of se
curing the big Holiness colleges
has. These schools are rightly
regarded as about the biggest
things that could come to the
county.
Flovilla is very much aroused
over the matter and the people
there are contributing liberally
and doing a noble part. More
than a thousand dollars was sub
scribed there in less than half an
hour the other day. Talk with
whom you will and without ex
ception you will find the people
in favor of landing the big col
leges.
BUTTS COUNTY NOT IN
DEBT FOR COURTHOUSE
THE BUILDIMG SOGN PAID FOR
Griffin News Makes Cor
rection-Indebtedness
Due To Other Causes—
The Facts In The Case
Pointed Out.
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A few days ago the Griffin
News published an article to the
effect that Butts county could not
join in the good roads movement
due to the fact that the
county was in debt for the court
house. Judge J. F. Carmichael
who was ordinary at the time the
courthouse was built, took the
matter up with the editor of the
News and pointed out that the
building was paid for in a very
short time and that the indebted
ness was due to other causes.
Thereupon the Griffin News
printed a correction of the for
mer article. The men who
served on the committee at the
time the courthouse was built did
not like idea of the Griffin paper
trying to make it appear that
Butts county’s indebtedness was
caused by the building of the
handsome courthouse here, one
of the best in the state.
The article in the Griffin paper
recited the fact that the county
commissioners here had med to
get Monroe county to work the
convicts of Butts county and that
being unable to agree upon terms
had turned to Spalding county
for assistance. However far the
county is in debt the people here
are not playing the part of beg
gars by any means. It is only a
question of time when the in
debtedness will be wiped out and
when good roads will be an ac
complished fact. This will be
done in the near future and
without the assistance of Spald
ing county whose attempt to i how
-up Butts county’s strained finam
cial condition is not relished by
the people of this county.
The letter of Judge Carmichael
is as follows:
Jackson, Ga., June 2, 1909.
Mr. Douglas Glessner, Editor
and Proprietor Griffin Weekly
News and Sun, Griffin, Ga:
Dear Sir—Mv attention has
been called to a news item in your
paper of May 28th last. Said
news item is under heavy head
lines, to wit: “Butts County
Wants Good Roads, But Has No
Money,” in which the following
statement appears: 4 ‘The county
is in debt for money borrowed to
build the new courthouse.” The
new courthouse was built in 1898
and paid for in full from a direct
tax levy for the years 1897 and
1899, and at no time during the
construction of said courthouse
was one cent borrowed to pay for
the building of said courthouse
or any part of it, and the sworn
statement of Levi J. Ball the
then county treasurer, made to
the grand jury, August adjourn
ed term, 1898, December 12th,
and recorded minutes of superior
court, Butts county, page 290,
gives a detailed statement of pay
ments, date of warrant, when
issued, amount*and date of pay
ment of each warrant and date of
final settlement with contractor.
And in the said treasurers annual
statement made in January 1899,
after the courthouse had been
fully paid for, showed a cash
balance of nearly $4,000. So the
language quoted is foreign to the
real facts and misleading.
I was ordinary at that time and
had the management of all coun
ty business, and also chairman of
the building committee composed
of the following named gentle
men: Thos. P. Bell, Obediah
Hendrick, A. H. Smith and Wil
son Smith, and I know whereof
I speak when I say Butts county
is not in debt for money borrow
ed to build anew courthouse.
Respectfully,
Jas. F. Carmichael.
SUMMER SCHOOLS OPENIN6
REGULAR ANNUAL TERMS
Summer school season is on in
Butts county and at least sevenr
teen summer schools have open
ed or will open soon for the regu
lar annual term. These schools
will continue for about two
months. They are for the bene
fit of the pupils who cannot at
tend the regular term and are
supported and maintained by the
county. These schools do a
great deal of good and allow a
large number of children to at
■ tend school who would otherwise
be deprived of the benefits of the
s :hool fund.
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