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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS.
VOLUME 27
PUBLIC SCHOOL
OPENED MONDAY
good attendance at opening
Interesting Exercises Mark
The Formal Opening of
Fall Term—Work Well
Under Way For the Fall
And Winter Term.
With interesting exercises and
a good attendance the Jackson
Public School opened for the fall
term Monday amidst enthusiasm
that promises to be more lasting
than it was marked.
After the children had assem
bled in the different grade rooms
and had been marched to the au
ditorium to the strains of music
the exercises were started by
singing “America,” followed by
prayer by Dr. Robert Van De
venter, after which County
School Commissioner C. S. Mad
dox made a short talk. Miss
Hunt, of the department of ex
pression, gave a reading, Miss
Reynolds of the music depart
ment played a piano solo and Dr.
Robert VanDeventer and others
made short talks.
Monday was spent in organiz
ing the different grades, getting
books, mapping out the courses,
making plans for the term’s
work. Tuesday witnessed the
first real work of the new school
year.
The attendance up to this time
has been most gratifying and no
doubt will confine to increase as
the term progresses. Th 3 enroll
ment for the first few days of
the week has been about 315 or
325 as against about 275 for the
same time last year. All of the
grades are comfortably filled. It
is expected the enrollment and
attendance this year will go be
yond all previous figures in the
city schools. The total enroll
ment last year reached about 375
though the average attendance
for the term was considerably less
than that.
Every indication points to a
banner year for the city’s schools
and the increased attendance is
the strongest argument for anew
and modem school building.
COL WILLINGHAM LOCATES
IN GREATER JACKSON
Col. Julian Willinffhan of For
syth has located here for the
practiceof law. Mr. Willingham
is well known, being the son o
Cn\ B S. Willingham, an
attrneyofFotsyth. Hereof
edhis collegiate education at the
University of Georgia.
nresent Col. Willingham will have
present oui. Warthen
his office with Mr. J.J
and later will have offices m the
ssr“j~a;
of charcter that Will make his in
fluence felt. .
new night OPERTOR
Mr W.T. Freeman of Gnffin,
hasacceptedaP^;"
southern Bell
ny here as mg- * Johnson
the place of Mr.- t take
who has gone to Atlanta
a position.
TEN MILLS FIXED AS
THE COUNTY’S RATE
TAX RATE AGREED ON MONDAY
County Commissioners in
Regular Monthly Meet'
ing—-Steel Bridge for In
dian Springs—Spalding
To Work Our Roads
Ten mills is the tax rate for
this year.
This rate, which is the same
as that last year, was fixed by
the County Commissioners at the
meeting here on Monday.
Tax Collector Mayfield was re
quired to give bond in the sum of
thirty thousand dollars. Local
bond was accepted without the
necessity of calling upon a surety
company. The making of bond
by Mr. Mayfield recalls the fact
that Butts county had a tax col
lector a few years ago who never
made a bond at all. It is said
this was due to an oversight.
Other routine matters were
transacted.
Early next year, it is said, a
steel bridge will be built at In
dian Springs. This will give the
county among the best bridges
in the state, all the principal
roads in the county now having
steel bridges. About three thou
sand dollars a year has been set
aside for bridge purposes and as
soon as all the bridges have been
completed this amount will go in
to the road fnnd.
The Central Georgia Power
Company is building a steel bridge
across Tussehaw Creek at Hen
drick’s Mill, according to the
contract with the county. The
road gang is repairing the roads
in that part of the county.
It is given out that the work
Butts county is entitled to receive
from Spalding county for the use
of this county’s convicts will be
paid back next week. This coun
ty is due the services of one man
two hundred days, according to
the one-for-four contract made
with SDading county. The work
will be done in the western part
of the county.
PRIZE ORILI FOR THE
JACKSON RiFLES SOON
On the first Tuesday night in
October the Jackson Rifle* will
have a prize drill. This contest
is exciting a good deal of interest
and the members of the command
are working hard to get ready
for this drill.
An inspection of the property
of the company was held on last
Tuesday night by Capt. Mallet.
Almost the full strength of the
company was present and follow
ing the inspection a short drill
was held. . , . , ~
Target practice is being held
on the company’s new range and
some creditable scores are being
made.
Their friends will be glad to
know that Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
McMahon will make their home
in Jackson again. Mr. McMahon
has accepted a position with the
Newton Carmichael Hardware
Company and the Empire Buggy
Company and will divide his time
between these two concerns.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1909.
KIMBELL ASSOCIATION
MEETING AT FLOVILLA
ANNUAL SESSION IS BEING HELIf
People of Flovilla Enter
taining Important Gath
ering Which Convened
Wednesday for A Three
Days’ Session
The annual meeting of the
Kimbell Association is being held
with the Eloviila Baptist Church
this week. The association met
on Wednesday and the conclud
ing session is being held today.
A large number of delegates
and visitors have been in attend
ance and the sessions have prov
ed full of interest and inspira
tion. Quite a good many people
from Jackson have been in atten
dance.
Following the roll call and the
election of a moderator, Rev. T.
H. Vaugh of Forsyth being the
last moderator, the business of
the association was taken up. A
good program was carried out.
The introductory sermon was
preached by Rev. W. 0. Sharp
of the Flovilla Baptist church.
Dr. Robert VanDeventer of the
Jackson Baptist church delivered
the missionary sermon.
“Temperance” was the subject
of a paper read by Mr. S. J.
Smith.
The program contained other
good features.
The delegates are being enter
tained by the people of Flovilla.
OLD RELIC FOUND AFTER
THIRD OF A CENTURY
While attending a fish fry at
Mallet’s Springs last week as the
guest of Bailey and Jones Mr. S.
M. Pope found an old relic dis
carded more than a third of a
century. It was an old knife in
a wonderfully well preserved
state. Mr. Pope has the knife in
his possession and is keeping it
for the associations that cling
round it and for the memories it
calls up. The knife was found
at the same spot at Mallet’s
Springs where it was lost at the
barbecue years ago.
It was in 1877 while Mr. Pope
was over from Jasper county that
the curtain went up on the events
in the first scene. He was pros
pecting here at the time and fell
a willing victim to Jackson’s
charms and promise. The knife
which belonged to Col. Y. A.
Wright was broken while being
used to open a bottle of peach
brandy—there was no near beer
in the 70’s, the good old days—
and being of no further use was
thrown away to become a prey
of rust.
Present at that delightful oc
casion were Dr. R. G. Bryans,
Messrs. W. M. Mallet, Coon Mc-
Michael. Y. A. Wright; B. P.
Bailey, Joe Carmichael, Reet Mc-
Michael, John Eason, Meade Hen
drick, Jack Sawyer, Dave McMi
chael, S. M. Pope, B. E. Goolsby,
B. F. Watkins, Sr.
Several of those to whom the
old knife has been shown recog
nize it and remember the occasion
32 years ago.
ADJOURNED TERM OF
BUTTS SUPERIOR COURT
I— |
BEEN IN SESSION THIS WEEK
Large Number of Criminal
Cases Been Engaging
The Court—Grand Jury
Finishes Its Work And
Makes Presentments
With a heavy crimnal docket
to be disposed of the adjourned
term of Butts county superior
court convened here Monday with
Judge E. J. Reagan presiding.
The grand jury met and took
up its work which was not com
pleted at the regular term a few
days ago. This body finished its
work about the middle of the
week.
Owing to the interest in some
of the cases a fair sized crowd
has been in attendance during
the week. The crowd Monday
was one of the largest of the
week, and the year for than mat
ter.
I The following cases have been
disposed of:
The State vs Mary Ann Gibson,
! assault with attempt to murder,
! eight months or S6O.
The State vs Pitts Hightower,
simple larceny, six months or SSO.
The State vs Jim Powell, car
rying concealed weapons, twelve
months or $75.
The State vs John Thomas,
pleaded guilty and twelve mon
ths or $75.
The State vs Reese Isaacs, sell
ing intoxicating liquors, eight
months or SSO.
The State vs Charlie Stafford,
pointing gun at another, mistrial.
The State vs Jim Brooks, sell
ing intoxicating liquor, twelve
months or $75.
The State vs Chas. Talmadge,
murder, life imprisonment. He
shot and killed Jerry Sparks on
August 8 of last year at Stark.
The State vs Cliff Campbell,
murder, life imprisonment. The
defendent killed A. C. Crawford
on July 24 of this year at the
reservoir camps of Mr. Theo El
lis. Mercy wAs recommended by
the jury in this case and that of
Charlie Talmadge.
(Continued on page 4)
A NEW RESTAURANT
FOR JACKSON OPENS
Louis Henderson, well known
to the people of Jackson and to
the traveling public through his
connection with hotels here, has
opened a cafe in the building
formerly occupied by the J. S.
Johnson Company as an under
taking establishment.
The place has been completely
overhauled and now presents an
attractive appearance. The cafe
has been named the Butts Coun
ty Restaurant and was opened
for business a few days ago.
The experience of the manager
fits him for that work and he
will cater to the best trade of
Jackson and this section.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Whitehurst of
Jackson came down Wednesday after
noon to be present that evening at the
marriage of Miss Aileen Bridger to Mr.
Turner Kchaufele.—Dublin Courier
Dispatch.
IDE PRICE KILLED BY
W. CARGYLE SUNDAY
TAKEN TO ATLANTA ON MONDAY
Prominent Young Man Is
Shot to Death in Jasprr
County And His Alleged
Slayer Taken to Atlanta
Fo Safekeeping
Ide Price, a prominent citizen
of Jasper count /, was shot and
killed by Woodford Cargyle on
Sunday afternoon.
The shooting took place just
across the Ocmulgee river on the
Jasper county side. Price was
shot three times, it said, twice
in the body and once in the face.
The killing is said to have been
without provocation and appears
to have been a cold blooded If air.
Just what led up the shooting is
not known. It appears that the
shooting was done with a pistol
belonging to a Mr. Kelley who
was present at the time.
The killing took place at the
store or sawmill of J. F. Malone.
After the shooting Cargyle ran
off and was shot at three or four
times. He made his escape, how
ever, and was arrested here on
Monday.
When taken in custody Car
gyle is said to have been drunk.
He came to town early Monday and
visited one of the barber shops
after which he made his way to
the depot preparatory to taking
the morning train. His plans
were broken into when he was
arrested by Sheriff W. W. Wilson.
The feeling over the killing of
Price was high in Jasper county
where he well and favorably
known. It was considered un
saf eto attempt to take the pris
oner back to Monticello and he
was taken to Atlanta Monday
night for safekeeping.
Cargyle was recently acquitted
of the murder of a negro at a
church.
NEAR BEER
LOSES OUT
When the matter of the appli
cation for a permanent injunction
in the case of the citizens of
Jackson against H. W. Greer
came up before Judge Reagan on
Monday afternoon an order was
signed making the injunction
permanent.
The defense did not file an an
swer to the pleadings.
The injunction granted by the
court is the concluding chapter in
this case which has created such
intense excitement and interest.
Less than a month ago the near
beer stand opened for business
j ust below Pepperton. The place
is said to have flourished like the
proverbial bay tree. Then it was
attacked on the ground that it
was a nuisance and an order from
the court enjoining the place tem
porally was secured.
Followed then a mass meeting
in the county courthouse at which
resolutions were passed condemn
ing the place as a nuisance. The
order of the court making the
injunction lasting disposes of the
J case for the present, at least.
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