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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1911)
ggggg VOLUME 29 COTTON WAREHOUSE WAS WIPED OUT BY FLAMES Fire Department’s Great Work Prevented A Disastrous Fire Mallet & Nutt’s Warehouse Burns With A Heavy Loss 125 to 150 Bales of Cotton And Twenty Tons of Cotton Sied Go Up in Flames—Fire De partment Kept Down SIOO,OOO Property Loss Mallet & Nutt’s cotton ware house was completely destroyed by fire which broke out here at 10:30 Tuesday night, causing a loss of from SIO,OOO to $15,000. From one hundred and twenty five to one hundred and fifty bales of cotton was burned, and about tw nty tons of cotton seed. The cotton belonging to buyers was insured, it is given out, while that belonging to planters was 'not covered by insurance. The loss is a heavy one, partly cov ered by insurance. The origin of the fire is not known. It is supposed that it started from sparks blown inside the building from a passing smoker. However, it could have originated in other ways, i The wind was blowing at a ve locity of forty to fifty miles an hour, and it was only by one of j the gamest and most desperate i fights ever put up by any volun teer fire department that the, Jackson Fire Department was able to control the flames. King’s, livery stables caught repeatedly, j as did the old Kinsman shops. The wind blew sparks of fire as; far as Mrs. Robison’s residence, , which caugh r . In the biting cold wind the: fire department fought with a, grim determination and kept the flames from spreading. A prop erty loss of SIOO,OOO or greater was prevented by the Jaakson Fire Department. The fire fight ers deserve the thanks of every property-owner in the citv, for if the flames had spread there is no estimating the damage that would have resulted. By 12 o’clock the fire was un der control. The old warehouse, a wooden structure, was an easy victim for the fire, which, tanned by the wind, leaped to nearby buildings, and once King’s sta bles, in which were a nurnbsr of horses, was wrapped in flames. The hay and forage in the loft caught, and it was only aftei a hard tight that the fire depart ment was able to check the blaze. . The cotton was still burning Wednesday morning. This is the largest and most serious confla gration Jackson has had in some time. STORES WILL CLOSE ON CHRISTMAS DAY The banks, stores and business houses of Jackson will be closed next Monday, Christmas Day. The public schools closed Wed nesday for the holidays. They will reopen for the spring term on January 2. RULES GOVERNING THE ! CITY PRIMARY ON 29TH Pursuant to a call of the Chairman of the Executive Committee, a meet ing was held on December 14, 1911, and the following resolution passed: j Resolved 1. That a white primary election be held in the city of Jackson on December 29, 1911, at the place of holding elections for Mayor and Coun cilmen in said city, for the purpose of nominating a Mayor and Councilmen to serve said city for the year 1912, and a School Trustee for said city from the' city at large, and one Trustee to fill the unexpired term of Judge B. P. Bailey, deceased, and onq School Trustee for each of the respective wards in said city to succeed those whose terms ex pire in January, 1912. 2. That each person who desires to become a candidate in said primary election for Mayor shall register his name with the Secretary of this Com mittee on or before December 28, 1911, and pay to the Secretary of this Com mittee $8; and each person who desires to be a candidate for Councilman shall pay to the Secretary $2, and register his name on or before the 28th day of December, 1911. Said assessment is made to defray the expenses of said primary election. 8. That a School Trustee shall be nominated to serve from the city at large for the year 1912 in the same manner as the Mayor and Councilmen, and one from each ward in said city to succeed those whose terms expire in January, 1912; one Trustee from the Third Ward to succeed B. P. Bailey, deceased, to fill the unexpired term to January, 1918. 4. That all white male persons who have registered with the Clerk of said city and qualified themselves to vote in the January election for Mayor and Councilmen shall be entitled to vote in said primary election. 5. That said primary shall be held and managed under the same rules and regulations governing the general elec tion for Mayor and Councilmen in said city, except that the polls shall open at 8 o’clock a. m. and close at 4 o’clock p. m. 6. That the managers of said election shall make a consolidated return of the results of said primary election and return the same to this Committee on the following day by 12 o’clock noon, when the results shall be declared and published, and the winners declared by said Committee. 7. That the Mayor and Council of said city are hereby requested to fur nish to the managers of said primary election a list of qualified voters from the registration books of said city. 8. That the names of all candidates for Mayor, Councilmen, School Trus tees and members of the Executive Committee shall be placed on an offi cial ticket to be prepared and printed by said Executive Committee. *9. That four sets of tickets be printed containing the names of candidates for Councilmen, School Trustees and Ex ecutive Committee, and also that the names of all candidates from the town at large be placed on all four of the tickets; also, that each ward have a senarate ballot box, at the usual voting place at the city hall, amUhat no man [*> allowed to vote outside of his rigni .jSpt tor the candidates from JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. DEC. % 19U TURNER’S EXECUTION QUIET AND ORDERLY WAS NOT VAUDEVILLE AFFAIR King’s Building Was Se lected for The Hanging by Ordinary of Butts County, Judge J. H. Ham The people of Jackson and Butts county resent the insinua tion that the execution of Bill Turner, the confessed murderer of Jesse Singley, which took place here last Thursday in King’s buildihg, was a vaude ville performance. The impres sion has gone out that the gal lows was built on the stage, that those who witnessed the execu tion occupied box seats, and that the affair was a matinee perform ance to which only a select few were admitted. Such an impres sion is unjust, unfair and abso lutely untrue. The facts are as follows: King’s building, referred* to sometimes as an opera house because it was used for that purpose a short time in 1910, was selected for the hanging by the Ordinary of Butts county, Judge J. H. Ham. The county jail is too small for a gal lows to be built on the inside. The jail yard was not used for the reason that, it was thought the enclosure, a wire fence, would be torn down by those curious to witness the execution. About seventy-five persons saw the hanging. Included in the number were qualified officers, forty guards, ten negro preach ers, relatives of Singley, news paper reporters, some of Turner’s family and friends whom he re quested be admitted. The gal lows was not built on the stage, but several feet from the stage. The hanging was one of the qui etest and most orderly ever wit nessed in Georgia. There was no disorder. Sheriff Crawford says emphatically that he did not fear any trouble. The pebple of Butts county controlled themselves with com mendable spirit from the time the crime was committed to the time of the execution. They showed by their actions that they stand for law and order. And now that the last chapter in the crime has been writttn so far as Bill Turner is concerned, the peo ple of Butts county are entirely satisfied. BILL TURNER WAS NOT A PREACHER, AS STATEO The report was erroneously sent out from Jackson that Bill Turner, who was hanged here last Thursday, was a preacher. Asa matter of fact he did not join the church and was not bap tized until last week. The better element of the negroes want this statement corrected. Just how this report gained circulation is not known. It was certainly not through the authorized local cor respondents of the State papers. the town at large, viz: Mayor, School Trustee and a Chairman of the Exec utive Committee. 10. That the Chairman of this Com mittee shall appoint the managers of said primary election so as to have each set of candidates represented in the management of said primary elec tion. J. B. HOPKINS, Chairman City Executive Committee. J. B. SETTLE, Secretary. CITIZENS AND PEOPLES TICKETS ENTER FIELD FOR OFFICE IN ANNUAL ELECTION City Primary Will Be Held on December 29—Regis tration Books Are Open in The Clerk’s Office The primary for the nomihation of officers to serve Jackson in 1912 will be held on the 29th. Two tickets have been'put out. The Citizens' Ticket, the first to enter the political arena, is head ed by Alderman W. M. Taylor for Mayor; Davis Kinard, First-Ward; J. M. Leach, Second Ward; J. H. McKibben, Third Ward; R. A. Franklin, Fourth Ward, for Al dermen. This ticket was put in the field last Saturday. It was followed shortly after wards by the People’s Ticket. This ticket is headed by W. E. Watkins, incumbent, for Mayor; A. C. Finley, incumbent First Ward; J. M. Leach, Second Ward; J. H. McKibben, incumbent, Third Ward; J. C. Jones, incum bent, Fourth Ward, for Councii men. All these gentlemen are well known citizens, and the affairs of the city would be safe in their hands. According to the ruling of the Executive Committee, their order for a primary being printed in full elsewhere in this issue, the city will nominate officers this year by wards. In the primary last year the vote was by the en tire city. The registration books are now open and will remain open until the 27th. All those who have not registered may do so now and be ready to vote for the can didates of their choice. At this time it is not known if there will be other tickets to en ter the race. 99 YEARS OLD AND HAD NEVER SEEN AUTOMOBILE One of the most interesting women in the State is “Aunt Sookie” Pruitt, of Cabaniss, Mon roe county. She will be 99 years old on Christmas Day, and had never seen an automobile until Sunday. On that day Messrs. Mote Watts and Hall Turner, who were visiting in Monroe county, called on Miss Pruitt and took her to ride. It is need less to say she thought the auto mobile a wonderful invention. Miss Pruitt lives in a log house built 76 years ago. She has lived in it continuously since it was built. Living with her are her two nieces, Miss Ann Byars, 76 years old, and Mrs. Sallie Davis, 68 years of age. Miss Pruitt, or “Aunt Sookie,” as she is known to her hundreds of friends, is in good health and is sprightly for one of her age. She does not use glasses at all, and is able to draw water and get in wood and at tend to other household duties. Though when she saw her first automobile and had been taken to ride in it she said she was ready to die, yet her friends wish her many more years of health and happiness. BUTTS COUNTY POULTRY WINS MANY DIG PRIZES AT SOUTH’S GREATEST SHOW Mrs. L. D. Singley And.D. A. Asbury Capture Rich Prizes at Southern Inter national Poultry Show That Butts county is paying more attention to poultry than ever before there can be no doubt. This important industry is begin ning to receive the attention it deserves*. At the recent Southern Inter national Poultry Show in Atlanta Butts county birds carried off a fair share of the honors. Mrs. L. D. Singley won the prize for the first pen in the White Cornish Game class. Mrs. Singley also won prizes at the recent poultry show in Griffin. Mr. D. A. Asbury won first cock, second cockerel and first pullet in the Silver Wyandotte class; fifth pullet in Single Cohfib White Leghorns. Mr. Asbury’s birds have taken prizes at the Georgia State Fair in Macon, the Georgia-Carolina Fair in Augusta, the Poultry Show in Savannah, in addition to the prizes enumer ated above' at the Atlanta show. Many of the citizens of Butts county have the chicken craze, and are going in for the finest birds to be had. No county out side of the large cities has taken more prizes than Butts. Now that the industry is firmly estab lished here, the poultry business will continue to grow, with the result that Butts county will have more and finer chickens, to her lasting prosperity. MRS. J. H. POPE PASSED AWAY FRIDAY After an illness of several months, Mrs. John Henry Pope died at the home of her parents, Captain and Mrs. F. L. Walthall, last Friday. Her condition had been serious for several weeks, and only Thursday she was brought to Jackson. The change was not beneficial and she passed away Friday morning. News of Mrs. Pope’s death caused widespread regret. She belonged to one of the most prominent families in Butts coun ty, and the sympathy of many friends go out to the bereaved family circle. Before moving to Jackson Mrs. Pope had lived in Worthville district, where her husband is a well-to-do planter and leading citizen. Mrs. Pope is survived her hus band; three children, Laßue, Dorothy and Walthall; her pa rents, Captain and Mrs. F. L. Walthall; four sisters, Miss Ethel Walthall, Mrs. R. S. LeGuinn, of Dubach, La.; Mrs. Mamie Garner and Mrs. Frank Rouse, of Altoo na, Ala.; three brothers, Ray mond, of Birmingham, and Ed and Emmett Walthall, of Atlanta. The funeral was held from the the Jackson Baptist church Sat urday afternoon at 2 o’clock, the services being conducted by Dr. Robert VanDeventer. Interment was in the City Cemetery. NUMBER 61
