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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1911)
All contributions to this page must be handed in to the ed itor by Wednesday noon, to insure publication. Burford-Gray , Mrs. Ida Buford and Mr. Henderson Gray were married Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock at the Methodist parson age, Rev. R. C. Cleckler of ficiating. Their many friends are extending congratutations. A Lovely Dining Mrs. -J. B. Settle gave a delightful dining Sunday, her guests including Misses Florence and Felicia Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Morrison, Mr. Victor Carmichael Mr. Morrison Settle. Y. W. M. S Meeting The regular meeting of the Young Womans Missionary Society of the Babtist church was held with Mrs. W. R. Lanier, Tuesday afternoon. t ■ Mrs. Mallet Hostess Mrs. W. M. Mallet entertained a number of young people at dinner Sunday. The centerpiece for the lovely table was a mound of violets reflected in a mirrowed plateau. The delicious menu was served in five courses Enjoying Mrs. Mallet’shospitalitv were Misses Jane Ham, Minnie Bailey, Myra Miller, Adelle Nutt. Annie Crawford, Janie Hearn. Bessie Mitchell, Messrs P. D. Stamps, Macon, E. F. Key, E. D Tolleson, T. A. Nutt, G. E. and W. H. Mallet, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Nutt, Mr. and Mrs. J. M Watts, Mr. C. Travis, of Griffin, Miss Pauline Mallet. Mrs. Buttrill Entertains Club Mrs. A. T. Buttrill charmingly entertained the members of the bridge club yesterday afternoon The interesting and enjoyable bridge games were played in the attractive living room and after they were concluded a delightful lunch was served. Enjoying the pleasures of the afternoon* were Mrs. R. P. Newton, Misses Min nie Bailey, Exie Ham, Jane Ham, Adelle Nutt, Rosa Newton, Tallie Jolly. PERSONAL Miss Mary Land spent the week end in Atlanta. Harold Bone enjoyed Sunday at Locust Grove. Mrs. Mary Heflin is in Sparta for several weeks. Mrs. Harvey Knott is visiting relatives in Unadilla. Miss Viola Slaughter will spend nsxt week in Atlanta. Miss Nina Harris is recovering from her recent illness. Dr. A. F. White wae a visitor to the city Wednesday. Mrs. T. H. Buttrill is visiting her parents in Graymont. Mr. J. T. Harris spent the week-end with home folks. Mrs. H. M. Tolleson spent Sun day with Mrs. W. A. Harris. • Mrs. J. M. Currie is teaching at the public school this week. Mr. A. L. Bickers spent Sun day with homefolks in Atlanta. Miss Bessie Waldrop spent Sunday at her home in Floviln. BUTTS CO TT NTY PROGRESS, JACKSON, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1911. SOCIETY Col. and Mrs. E. M. Smith of McDonough announce the birth of a son. Mrs. C. A. Pittman and Mrs. Mary Pittman w r ere in the city Saturday. Mrs. J. A. Joyner, Kathleen and Cox have returned from College Park. Miss Jane Stanfield is the at tractive guest of Col.- and Mrs. Y. A. Wright. Mrs. Bosworth is the guest, this week, of her daughter Mrs. E. A. Martin. Mrs. Homer Carmichael is' visiting relatives in Nashville and Tifton this week. Miss Exie Ham will spend Sun day at Jenkinsburg with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Jolly. Miss Mamie Kate Watson is at home from school this week on account of measles. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McKibben, Carrie Jim and Margaret spent Sunday in Eatonton. Cols. W. E. Watkins, J. J. Willingham and H. M. Fletcher attended Forsyth court this week. Mr. W. S. Dame left Monday for Constitution to take up his duties as night operator at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews are occupying Mrs. Eva Mae Smith’s residence on East Tnird street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Durden of Savannah were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Buttrill. Mrs. Freeman has returned to Vaughn after an extended stay with her daughter Mrs. J. T. Smith. Mrs. S. 0. Ham leaves tomor row for a short visit in Atlanta with Mrs. J. P. Baker and Miss Grace Ham. Mrs. C. W. Springer, Stephen and Dorothy have returned home after a very pleasant visit in South Georgia. 9 Miss Mattie Brewer left Mon day for Montezuma to visit friends before returning to her home in Griffin. Mr. T. B. McMichael will suc ceed Mr. H. D. Moore as pres ident of Mr. R. P. Sassnett’s Sunday School class. Mrs. A. H. Smith spent Tues day in Atlanta with Mrs. A. C. Smith who continues to improye from her recent illness. Miss Lois Biles came down from Jenkinsburg for Saturday and Sunday. She was accom pained by Miss Lillie Childs. Judge E. J. Reagan was a.re cent prominent visitor to the city. Mrs. C. A. Butner spent the week in Macon with Mrs. W. F. Combs. Victor Carmichael and Smith Settle went up to Stockbridge Saturday evening to attend a reception given by Mrs. Walden. Misses Effie Boykin and Janie Hearn and Mr. B. S. Crum visit ed in Forsyth Friday. Miss Boy kin remained over for the week end. Mr. C. 0. Beauchamp's friends will be glad to know that he is convalescent from a recent serious illness at his home in Shreveport, La. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Hopkins. Mrs. J. L. Lyons and Dry J. Lee Byron went over to Griffin Sun day to see Mr. C. R. Gresham who continues quite ill. Mrs. J. T. Smith this week to Monticello. Lelana will remain in Jackson until May when he will be graduated from the Jackson Public Schools. With Our Schools -By- , MARY LAND The teachers had a very pleasant meeting with Miss Maude Edwards last Tuesday night. After the business, was transacted a discussion of Long fellow was given. Delicious re freshments were served during the evening. . Prof, Lanier is trying to secure another teacher, as Miss Leila Hodges has resigned her position. Mrs. Jack Curry has charge of her room until the new teacher arrives. Dr. Belle, who was to have lectured last Friday evening, will be here the 17 th. LOCAL ITEMS Public sales day Tuesday was attended by a small crowd, but a small amount of property being offered for sale. C. A. Pittman as administrator of the estate of J. A. Pittman sold 44 and a frac tion shares of stock in the Farmers Union warehouse, of par value of five dollars for $5.25 per share. This stock was knocked off to T. H. Buttrill. J. B. Guthrie offered his photo graph gallery for sale. It was bid in by T. A. Nutt for $7lO. The regular monthly meeting of the court of ordinary was held this week, a good deal of bus iness being gotten through with by Judge Ham. A number of orders were granted and routine business transacted, there being no litigated cases to occupy the attention of the court. Judge Ham is now getting ready to pay out the pension money as soon as the check is received, which should be the last of this week. Messrs W. M Sanders and T. B. Sanders were in the city from Jenkinsburg Wednesday. Mr. W. J. Thurston returned the first of the week from Cave Springs where he went to place his son in school. The current was turned on at the dam on the Macon line Wed nesday afternoon. The street cars and lights of Macon were operated by this power. It is ex pected the plant will soon be in operation. Mr. Whit Russell has been wrestling with the measles this week. The board of education held a meeting here Tuesday when a number of routine matters were transacted. Mrs. Caroline Smith is quite sick at the home of Col. and Mrs. J. T. Moore. JACKSONKNIGHTS WILL HAVE INSPECTION SOON Alexius Commandery No. 22 Knights Templar will beinspected this year on March 3. The com mandery will be inspected by Eminent Sir Knight Joseph C. Greenfield, grand commander of Georgia. The local commandery is now holding weekly meetings to get in shape for the inspection. This will be kept up until after the annual inspection is over. It-Is likely that"a banquet will be given the grand commander on the occasion of his visit to Jackson. At the meeting last Friday night a committee was appointed consisting of Sir Knights A. C. Finley, George Carmichael and J. D. Jones to take up the matter of the ban quet 'and see* what arrangements could be made. This committee was required to make a report at the meeting tonight. It is probable that the out-of-town members of the local command ery will be guests of the Jackson Knights on that occaion. The annual election of officers for the commandery will be held on April 14. R. M. FLETCHER IS SUDDENLY TAKEN News of the sudden death of Mr. R. M. Fletcher at his home near the city Thursday came as a shock to his family and a wide circle of friends. Death was due to heart failure from which he had suffered for some time. He was stricken while on one his farms a mile or two from home and lived but a short time. Mr. Fletcher had. been urider treat ment for several months but his condition was thought to be very much improved recently. Mr. * Fletcher, who was about 66 years of age, was one of the best known citizens of the coun ty and belonged to an old and prominent family. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. In the civil war he ser ved with distinction, being at tached to the cavalry branch of the service. At the time of his death he was aid-de-camp to General Martin, U. C. V. He took a lively interest in all mat- NEW TRAIN TO FLORIDA t= VIA Southern Railway The following SCHEDULE FIGURES published only as infor mation and not guaranteed: 830 p. m. Lv. Atlanta Ar. 7:45 a.m. 9:30 p. m. Lv. McDonough Ar. 6:40 a.m. 9:42 p. m. Lv. Locust Grove Ar. 6:25 a.m. 10:00 p. m. Lv. Jackson Ar. 6:08 a.m. 10:10 p. m. Lv. Flovilla Ar. 5:58 a.m. 11:30 p. m. Lv. Macon Ar. 4:35 a.m. 12:45 a. m, Lv. Cochran Ar. 3:10 a.m. 1:35 a. m. Lv. Eastman Ar. 2:20 a.m. 1:55 a. m. Lv. Chauncey Ar. 1:55 a.m. 2:15 a. m. Lv. Helena Ar. 1:40 a.m. 2:20 a. m. Lv. Mcßae Ar. 1:35 a.m. 3:00 a. m. Lv. Lumber City Ar. 1:01 a.m. 3:15 a. m. Lv. Hazlehurst Ar. 12:46 a.m. 3:50 a. m. Lv. Baxley Ar. 12:15 a.m. 5:00 a. m. Ar. Jesup Lv. 11:20 p.m< ' 7:30 a. m. Ar. Jacksonville Lv. 8:50 p.m. Train composed of Pullman Sleeping Cars and high-class coache^. For detailed information as to rates etc. write C. A. Carson Jr., T. P. A., Macon, Ga. E. H. COAPMAN, V.P. & G.M. S. H. HARDWICK, P.T.M.' Washington, D. C. H. F. CARY, G. P. A Washington, D. C. J. L. MEEK, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. ters pertainingto the Confederacy and no braver or more loyal sol dier ever fought for the Lost Cause. , Surviving the deceased are his widow, who was Miss Hattie Mc- Kibben; three sons, Mayor H. M. Fletcher, of Jackson, l’rof. Van Fletcher, of Fort Gaines. Dr. H. Q. Fletcher, of Baltimore; two brothers, Messrs J. W. and J. T. Fletcher; four sisters, Mrs. Janie McKibben, Mrs. Weens, Mrs. J,’ A. McMichael, Mrs. W. D. Comp ton. The funeral arrrangements have not t>een completed, pend ing the arrival of members of the family. The funeral will proba bly be held Saturday at Fellow ship. HOW TO SECURE A VAL UABLE WALL MAP FREE What do you think of Macon as the location for the capital of Georgia? That is the question that the Central Capital Association of Macon, Ga.,.is anxious to have answered. Every subscriber of this paper is invited to send in a reply to this question to the Central Capital Association. To every one who gives their opinion in the matter the association will send one of the handsome four color’ wall maps of Georgia, one of the new forty-page booklets on the movement, and other valuable reading matter and souvenirs. This offer holds good for every man who has an office or is in business, and will agree to display the map in a promi ent place. The new Georgia wall maps are 20 x3O inches, printed in four colors which show clearly the outlines of each county. On the back of the map is a table showing the population of the principal cities of the United States and that of every town and city in Georgia according to the 1910 census. There is also a large calendar for 1911 and other valuable information on the maps.
