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VOLUME 27
JACKSON MERCHANTS
SELL FLOSS CHEAP
THE!?. PRICE BELOW QUOTATIONS
Save Their Customers A
Good Deal on Each Bar
rel Bought—This Is Pos
sible on Account of Pur
chases in Large Amounts
The superiority of Jackson mar
kets was never more completely
proved than in the present price
of flour.
Since the first of last March
some of the merchants here have
been selling flour from seventy
five cents to a dollar and fifty
cents below quotations and for
less than the product could be
replaced today.
This is made possible on account
of the placing of large contracts
by the local dealers before the,
Patten corner when the wheat
market went crazy and skyward
at the same time. The orders
were placed, it is given out, sev
eral months. It is known that
some of the Jackson merchants
buy flour, as well as other com
modities, in very large quantities
and are thus enabled to sell as
close as any concerns in the coun-
try.
The people of Butts county and
adjacent territory have saved
thousands of dollars in their flour
purchases because of the foresight
and good fortune of Jackson’s
merchants in buying in large
amounts. For this reason the
now famous Patten corner in
wheat has not been felt here in
the same degree that it has in
places in the state and out of the
state. The people have their lo
cal dealers to thank for this good
streak of luck.
It has been a little hard for
some people to understand why
the local merchants have been
selling flour day in and day out
sinch March at a figure much be
low the quotation price. This is
easy enough of explanation when
it is known that large contracts
were placed months ago, some
probably extending as fat back
as last fall, when Patten was
unheard of and a corner in wheat
had not yet fastened itself upon
the mind of the lucky Chicago
Wheat Exchange gambler.
A saving of more than a dollar
a barrel on fLur is no small mat
ter. It means a great saving to
the consumers of Butts county in
this day of high prices. It is an
item of expense well worth reck
oning with and a striking exam
ple of the fact that it pays to pa
tronize home people.
So far as known Jackson is the
only place in this part of Georgia
where these cheap prices on flour
have been in effect.
This shows the Jackson mar
kets to be the best in the state.
BIG INCREASE
IN BUTTS’ TAX
From the tax returns tor 1909
filed with the comptroller it is
seen that Butts county shows a
big increase over 1908-the total
increase being $157,649.
This is regarded as a splendid
showing for this county’.
SUNDAY BLAZE DE
STROYS A BUILDING
FIRE DEPARTMENT DID WELL
Mrs. J. R. Carmichael’s
Barn Burned in Midday
Blaze—Caught from Ash
es—Fire Department Ar
rived Promptly.
Fire which proke out here Sun
day at one o’clock completely
gutted a store room or outhouse
of Mrs. J. R. Carmichael. In the
building was a good deal of shel
ving and lumber that had been
stored away. The fruit trees
nearby were burned and killed in
the fire. : '
The flames originated from a
heap ofashes that had been placed
nearby early that morning.
The fire in the ashes smoldered
for several hours, and probably
fanned by a breeze, broke into
flames and spread to the barn.
The fire had gained consider
able headway before the alarm
was given. The fire department
responded promptly and by good
work soon had the flames under
complete control.
The damage was considerable.
It is given out that there was no
insurance on the building.
There was danger of the fire
spreading to the residence, not
far away, but the department
did such good work that the
flames were soon extinguished.
LODGES CALL OFF FOR
SUMMER VACATIONS
There will be but little doing
in the secret orders of Jackson
for the remainder of the summer
as they are taking life easy dur
ing the hot weather season. At
the meeting of Alexius Comman
dery No. 22 Friday night, when
Col. E. M. Smith of McDonough
was made a Knight Templar, it
was decided to call off for the
summer. This action was fol
lowed by the calling off of Jack
son Chapter No. 54 R. A. M. on
Monday night. Jackson Lodge
No. 231 Knights of Pythias will
likely call off for the summer with
ina few days.
TO THE MERCHANTS
AND CITIZENS
Company A takes this method
of expressing their appreciation
for the contributions, supplies
and provisions donated to the
company through your generos
ity, and desire to express through
the Progress their good wishes
and to thank you for your aid in
making a pleasant camp for the
Jackson Rifles.
Very gratefully yours,
Cos. A 2nd. Inf. N. G. of Ga.
G. E. Mallet, Capt. Comd’g.
In Camp, St. Simon’s Island.
Miss Clara Nolen entertained
at an afternoon reception on
Thursday for her guests Misses
Lynda Mathews, Elsie Rapp and
Lois Walker. Miss Nolen’s pic
turesque country home is ideally
located for entertaining and the
younger social set were invited
to meet the honor-guests. Dur
ing the afternoon cream, cake and
punch were served.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1909.
CUFF CAMPBELL
ADMITS KILLING
REMANDED TO SUPERIOR COURT
Shot Woodward Because
He Whipped Him The
Night Before in A Row
Over Three Dollars —A
Plain Case of Murder.
Clift’ Campbell, colored, charg
ed with the murder of A. C.
Woodward, also colored, at the
camps of Mr. Theo Ellis at the
reservoir last week, was arraign
ed for a hearing before Justice
J. A. McMichnel here Saturday.
He was remanded to the super
ior court to be tried for his life.
A number of witnesses testified
as to the killing:* There were a
good many of the witnesses who
testified to seeing the tragedy
enacted. Those sweraing for the
defense bore out the witnesses
for the state as to the details of
the crime.
It developed at the hearing
that Woodward and Campbell
had a fight on Monday night, at
one o’clock, in which Campbell
received a thrashing. Following
this difficulty, which appears to
have started about three dollars,
Campbell then armed himself
with a pistol and at 5 o’clock on
Tuesday morning came upon
Woodward asleep in his tent and
shot him with fatal aim. The
bullet struck the victim about the
hip and ranged upwards. Death
was only a matter of minutes.
The defendent took the stand
and gave his version of theaffair.
He admitted the killing and gave
as his excuse for it the fight of
the night before. He said he
had told Woodward not to come
in his tent but that he did come
in his tent on the night of the
fight. It was then that he went
off and got the pistol, he said,
and came back and shot “A. C., ”
as Woodward was referred to by
all the witnesses. .
The defendant was not repre
sented by counsel.
The witnesses for the State
were Aaron Morgan, Frank
Smith, Candy Nelson, John An
derson, Joe Towns and Hattie
Warfield; for the defense Jim
Holt, Jed Jones, Jessie Hodge
field, Sam Dozier and Joe Bran
ner. Mr. Theo Ellis also testified
to examining the wounds of the
deceased.
Campbell will likely be tried
at the approaching session of the
superior court.
JACKSON AND GRIFFIN
TO PLAY TWO GAMES
Jackson and Griffin are fighting
it out on the diamond this after
noon in the first of a series of
three games to be played here
today and tomorrow. Both of
these teams have played good
ball this season and the going in
these contests should be fast and
snappy. The records of games
won and lost of these teams are
about the same and this will add
interest to the games as both
sides will work hard to swell
their percentage.
Manager Etheridge has not yet
announced his line-up.
JASPER CITIZENS WANT
A GOOD BRIDGE BUILT
FERRY TO BE ABOLISHED SOON
Central Georgia Power
Company Must Replace
Ferry With A Bridge or
Provide for A Boat Line
Across The River.
The people of Jasper and Butts
counties are registering a vigor
ous protest over the proposed re
moval of Dempsey’s Ferry on the
Ocmulgee river, unless the Cen
tral Georgia Power Company will
agree to build a bridge across the
river at that point, or replace the
ferry with a boat line.
The matter has been taken up
with the power people by the
Chamber of Commerce and the
county commissioners of the two
counties interested and they will
make a hard pull to secure what
they want.
The matter is one of vital con
cern to the people of Jackson. A
large territory across the river on
the Jasper county side that now
throws its business to Jackson
would be lost to this place if the
ferry is done away with and a
bridge is not put there to take
its place. For this reason the
people of Jackson are going to
fight hard for either a bridge or
a boat as a means of crossing the
river after the ferry has been
removed.
It is said the Central Georgia
Power Company has offered to
put on a gasoline boat as soon as
the ferry is taken off. Some of
the interested parties prefer a
bridge, however, and this is one
point that must be settled soon.
Upon completion of the big
dam, work now being well advan
ced, an immense body of water
will be backed up for several
miles and the river will be sev
eral miles wide at Dempsey’s
Ferry. This will make it impos
sible to operate the present ferry
at that point and the only recourse
left for those desiring to cross
will be to go drive five miles to
Pittman’s Ferry.
Mr. W. C. Cornwell, of Jasper
county, was in the city Monday
and while here took the matter
up with a number of the busi
ness men and with Chairman J.
0. Gaston of the County Com
missioners. He has the hearty
support of the business men of
Jackson and the county authori
ties in the movement for a bridge
or a boat to replace the ferry.
The secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce has addressed a
letter to President W. J. Massee
of the Central Georgia Power
Company of Macon asking him
just what his company proposed
to do in the matter.
BLEDSOE AND WELCH
NEW FIRM FORMED
Messrs. W. M. Bledsoe and R.
F. Welch have purchased the
meat market and grocery of Mr.
S. T. Hendrick. Both of these
gentlemen are well and favorably
known to the people of the town
and county and propose to make
a strong bid for business in their
line and no doubt will meet with
flattering encouragement. Both
are popular and deserve a large
measure of success. .
CAMP LIFE FINE
AT ST. SIMON’S
SOLDIERS HAVING A GOOD TIME
Surf Attracts Our Boys—
Being Instructed in The
Arts of War—Enjoyed
Trip to Camp—All Well
And Like Soldier Life.
—BY—
George E. Mallet
Camp C. M. Wiley, St. Simon’s
Island, Headquarters Cos. A. 2nd.
Inf. N. G. of Ga. July 27, 1909.
As anticipated Cos. A is in camp.
Saturday night was spent en
route, the regiment being organ
ized in Macon and Brunswick
was reached at 8:30 on Sunday
morning. Embarkation for St.
Simon’s was made immediately
and the regiment reached the
island at about 10 o’clock a. m.
Camp was established and Cos. A
was called out for guard mount
ing at 5:30 p. m. The whole
company was on guard Sunday
night until Monday morning, the
Macon Volunteers, the second
company detailed for guard duty,
relieving our company.
The men are receiving good in
struction in the various manuals,
and are being drilled in patrol du
ty, guard mounting, target prac
tice, parades and all the company
battalion and regimental drills.
Tuesday morning the regiment
under the command of Col. Har
ris went out and patrolled the
eastern end of the island. Com
pany A has been detailed to make
a map for use in the manoue
vers.
Companies fromallovethestater
are encamped here, there being
now in camp three battalions, av
eraging four companies in each
battalion.
In the absence of Maj. Thom
as Capt. Wheeler of the Macon
Hussars commands our battalion,
the third.
Camp life seems to agree with
all the men, not one of our com
pany being in the least bit sick.
Between the drill exercises and
the fine surf bathing we hope to
improve the physical condition of
the men materially.
All the company join us in re
gards to the home people.
PROMINENT VETERAN
ANSWERS ROLL CALL
Death claimed a brave veteran
and a well known citizen when
Mr. R. J. Mayo answered the fi
nal roll call Monday morning at
eight o’clock at Fincherville.
Death was sudden and due to a
complication of disease and a
general breakdown.
At the time of his death Mr.
Mayo was about 65 years old.
He was a Mason, being a mem
ber of St. Johns Lodge No. 45 F.
&A. M. He was a veteran of
the civil war. No children sur
vive the deceased, who was mar
ried twice.
The funeral was held at Mace
donia Tuesday morning. The
services at the grave were very
simple, according to the oft re
peated request of the deceased.
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