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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS. VOLUME 27 TRUSTEES OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE HOLD MEETING FACULTY TO BE CHOSEN SOON With Full Membership Present Board Meets At Indian Springs—Strong Faculty Will Be Chosen —Butts County Girl On Faculty. The board of trustees of the Sixth District Agricultural Col lege met at Indian Springs Fri day, June 25. Those present were Hon. J. T. Williams, of Jones, chairman, Col. 0. M. Duke, Butts, secretary, Messrs Flynt of Spalding, Myrick of Baldwin. Boykin of Fayette, Marchman of Upson, Duffey of Henry, Cochran of Pike and President M. B. Dennis of the school. The board took up the .question of selecting a teacher for the chair of scientific agriculture, and after having K. C. Moore of Tifton, before the board and af ter discussing the matter the power to elect a teacher was re ferred to a committee composed of Messrs Duffey of Henry and Cocran of Pike, with full power to act. Prof. Dennis, who had at a previous meeting been reelected the ensuing year, made his final report. He reported the farm as being in splendid condi tion with prospects for a good crop. The school will open again in September with quite a large body of students. The trustees hope to get together a faculty that will be credit to the agri cultural interests of the state. In this school a Butts county girl. Miss Maude Smith, occupies the chair of Domestic Science. Five teachers are employed in this school which is one of the best of the best of the agricul tural colleges in the state. MILITARY BOYS PLANNING FOR ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT The officers and enlisted men of Company A. Jackson Rifles are looking forward with interest and pleasure to the annual en campment which will be held this year at St. Simon s. The date of the camp will be the last of July and from a week to ten days will be spent in camp. It is probable that the full strength of the command will be repie sented on this outing. An elec tion to fill the office of second lieutenant will likely be held be tween now and the date of the encampment. CHANGE IN RACKET STORE Mr. J. T. Harris has bought the Racket Store from Messrs. W. F. Adams Company. On the first of August the stock will be moved into the store now occupi ed by the J. S. Johnson Company at which time that concern will move into their new building on Third Street. Mr. Harris was formerly in business here and is very favorably known to the peo ple of the county. Attention is called to his advertisement in this issue. JACKSON WILL PLAY TWO GOOD TEAMS MACON AND ATLANTA COMING i | Two Good Games Arran | ged—Atlanta Athletics Here Tomorrow And Macon Will Be Taken On Mondry Jackson has two games of ball scheduled for the next few days. Tomorrow the famed Atlanta Atlethic Club, which has a clean record up to date, comes for a game. If the Jackson bunch can get away with this game it will accomplish something that the best amateur teams in the state have been unable to do. Combs will work in the pit for the lo cals and will be backed up with superb support. A desperate ef fort will be made to take the con test and if the locals can hook it pandemonium in large fleecy hunks will break loose in utter abandon. The rooters will do yeoman’s service. Fresh from defeat or victory— which—the Jackson team will take on the Macon Indepenents in a holiday game before a holi day crowd with holiday enthusi asm to burn, Monday. The lo cals have the advantage of play ing on their own bailiwicK and will get in action to the tune of cheers from the faithful fans and fannesses of the city. There ought to be some good going in both of these games and the lar gest crowd of the season will be out to cheer the boys on to victo ry. , , There will be a double-header on Monday, the first game called at 10 o’clock and the second con test at 3:30 in the afternoon. The price of admission will be 25 and 15 cents. PROF. LANIER BUILDING RESIDENCE ON COLLEGE ST. Prof. W. R. Lanier, superin tendent of the Jackson City School, has awarded the con tract for a five-room house to the Jackson Lumber Company. The residence will be located on Col lege street, near the residence of Col. T. J. Dempsey. Work wa started this weeK and the struc ture, which will be modern and up-to-date in all its appointments will be pushed to a rapid com pletion. This residence will add much to the already attractive appear ance of College street and will be a substantial addition to the pretty residences for which Jack son is justly noted. BAD WRECK AT THE DAM MONDAY Two engines were almost com pletely demolished and several cars wrecked at the dam Monday afternoon when two engines with trucks collided. The engines and cars were knocked off the ti ack. One of the engineers was injured in the mix-up. The wreck occur red on the Butts county side of river. It is fortunate and lhtle short of marvelous that no body was killed in the wreck. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1909. FOURTH WILL BE FIT TINGLY OBSERVED HERE BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE MONDAY Ball Game Monday With Macon—Clerks Will All Have off Day—Post Office To Close And Rural Carriers Will Have Holiday. Monday July 5, will be observed here as a holiday, the Fourth fall ing on Sunday. The business houses, banks and post office will close and the rural carriers will have a day of rest. Almost without exception the business houses of the city have agreed to close and have signed a paper to that effect. Those that didn’t sign their names said they would close anyway; It was impossible to see all the business men of the city. Monday afternnon there will be a baseball game between the Jackson nine and a team from Macon. There will be a game on Saturday when Jackson and the Atlanta Athletic Club nines will clash. The day promises to be one of pleasure. Following are the names of the business concerns that have agreed to close on Monday: Jackson National Bank, Jackson Banking Company, Smith and Etheridge, * Jack Dempsey and Company, I. and J. Groodzinsky, Newton Carmichael Hdw. Cos., Buttrill Bros., The C. E. S. Cos., Jackson Mercantile Company, Slaton Drug Company, Jackson Lumber Company, J. T. Harris, Jackson Furniture Company, Dixie Grocery Company, First Fational Bank, J. C. Adams, S. B. Kinard, Book and Novelty Company, Mack Goodwin, S. T. Hendrick, J. E. Edwarks, Jackson Soda and Fruit Cos., S. H. Thornton, Jarrell Drug Company, Ham and Carter Company, J. Arenson, Bailey and Jones Company, B. M. Barnes Company, C. Whitehurst, Carmichael Buggy Company, McKibben Company, The Progress. DEATH MRS. ROSSER The death of Mrs.' Sam Rosser occurred Sunday morning at her home at McDonough. Death was due to cancer from which she had suffered for sometime. The funeral was held at Fellowship church Monday at 11 o clock, tne services being conducted by Rev. James Bradley, pastor of the Presbyterian church here. The funeral was largely attended. The deceased was a member of Fellowship church. Mrs. Rosser is survived by her husband and seven sons. Miss Lucy Goodman left Tues day for a short visit to Atlanta. On Thursday Miss Mattisu Ham joined her there and together they will attend the Georgia High I School Conference which meets 'in Athens the last of this week. THE SANITARY CONDITIONS OF JACKSON. This is no time to gamble with chance and play with fate. Jackson needs a cleaning up, to extend from the court house square to the back yards, and through the streets and alleys and by-ways and back again. This is the hot weather season. An odor that would not be perceptible in the winter is an awful stench now. And be it said with all frankness there are some fearful stenches in Jackson. Complains about the garbage wagon failing to take away refuse matter are frequent. Citizens insist that after they have gone to the trouble to pile trash in cans and barrels that it ought to be moved promptly. The deadly fly is getting in his work now. He is the breeder of disease. He spreads the fatal typhoid germ. There should be nothing left for him to feed on. The premises should be kept clean. If legislation is needed to bring this about we hope City Council will act with firmness and promptness. The cleaning up should be carried on individually and by the sanitary department of the city. The city can not be ex pected to do it all. First let citizens do their part. We believe the court house square should be made sanitary. Some of the conditions there ought to be changed. Then attention ought to be directed to the streets and then to the premises. Many backyards cover a multitude of filth. And for the public health and hygiene of the city and for some people who are being imposed upon it would be a good idea to leave the garbage wagon outside of the corporate limits of the city instead of in front of residences. And the mosquito-breeding pools of water should be filled up. The time to act is now. MACON MAY LOOSE POWER TO ATLANTA FRANCHISE BEEN SECURED THERE Barbecue At Dam Saturday Jackson Interested In Big Power Company A Macon dispatch to the Atlan ta Constitution says that the Cen tral Georgia Power Company may take the 20,000 horse power to be generated at the power plant near here to Atlanta instead of to Macon. Mr. W. J. Massee of the company will entertain an Atlanta party at the dam tomor row at a barbecue. The compa ny has been granted a franchise in Atlanta. Mr. Massee and his associates are charged with hav ing defeated the bond issue in Macon Saturday. The matter is being watched with a good deal of interest here. JACKSON ENTERTAINING MISSIONARY SOCIETY The Woman ’ s Missionary Society of the Griffin District has been holding a meeting here this week. The sessions have been held at the Methodist church and a large number of delegates have been in attendance. Many ladies prominent in church and missi onary work have been present. The meeting has been one of in terest, pleasure anb profit. WILL HAVE EIREWORRS DISPLAY AND DANCE Tomorro v night in front of. the Wigwam there will be a fireworks display with a brilliant effect, and in the evening a ball at the Wigwam. Dances at this famous hostelry are always pleasant so cial affairs. A number will at tend from here. Mrs. C. A. Butner and Miss Annie Lou McCord returned on Monday from a trip to Powder Springs. MRS. POLLITZER ENTER TAINS AT TRAIL PARTY A delightful affair of last Fri day evening was the Trail party given by Mrs. Harold Pollitzer in compliment to her sister Miss Annie Higgins of Covington, who is spending some time with her. The porch was tastefully decora ted with flowering plants and a cool and charming effect was pro duced. ‘Twas a charming group of pretty girls in lightairy frocks who with their gentlemen friends enjoyed some exciting games of Trail, Mrs. Park Newton and Col. W. E. Watkins making top score winning every game play ed. Punch was served during the evening by Miss Jennie Col lins and Mrs. L. R. Powell of Newnan, who assisted the hos tess. Late in the evening cream and cake was served. Invited to meet Miss Higgins were Misses Rosa Newton, Bessie Ham, Adelle Nutt, Tallie Jolly, Mary Newton, Jane Ham, Pearl Mit chell, Ruby Mays, Bertha Car michael, Jennie Collins, Messrs Homer Carmichael, Ernest Wat dins, Jack Dempsey, Doyle Jones, George Mallett, Quigg Fletcher, Willis Morrison, Harold Mallett, Clarence Compton. PIN SHOWER. Delightfully informal was the pin shower at which Miss Bertha Carmichael entertained on last Thursday morning for Miss Bes sie Ham. Yellow and green, Miss Ham’s college colors, predomi nated in ‘the decorations. Great bowls of nasturtiums and sim floweres were used profusely. After some interesting games were played the guests were in vited into the parlor where the gifts to the bride-elect were dis played on a ribbon extended across the room. A salad course with iced tea was served. Be fore leaving a number of pic tures were taken of this charm ing bevy of girls who were Miss es Jane Ham, Adelle Nutt, Rosa Newton, Annie Higgins, Mary 1 Newton, Bessie Ham Ruby Mays. NUMBER 27