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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1912)
BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 30. CALENDAR CASES FOR FEBRUARY TERM COURT Arranged at A Meeting Jackson Bar Association Held Monday First Week of Court Will Be Given Over to The Trial of Civil Business And The Criminal Docket Will Be Reached The Second Week—Several Impor tant Murder Cases to Be Heard This Term—Spring Term Will Convene Here Next Monday Week For Semi-Annual Grind The Jackson Bar Association met here Monday and arranged a calendar of cases for trial at the February term of Butts Superior Court, which will convene on the 19th. From this calendar it will be seen that there is a good deal of business to be disposed of at the approaching term of Superior Court. The calendar was ar ranged to last through Wednesday. It is not known just when the criminal docket will be taken up. There is a lot of criminal business to be disposed of at this term, several important murder trials being included. The Turner boys will be tried at this term of court, if possible. They are charged with complicity in the crime for which their father, Bill Turner, was recently executed. There will be other criminal, cases to come up at this term. The City Court has disposed of a good deal of business that was transferred from the Superior Court. The calendar, as arranged by the Bar Association, is as follows: Monday, February 19, 1912. 1. T. J. Waldrop vs J. 0. Gaston, mandamus. 2. Redman Bros, vs R. W. Mays, complaint. 3. W. S. Wood vs S. H. Mays et al, complaint. 4. Kalamazoo Corset Cos. vs Jackson Mercantile Cos., appeal. 5. Fidelity Trust Cos. vs S. H. Mays et al, complaint. 6. Beasley Hardwood Shoe Cos. vs Moore & Thurston and the Car ter Cc. 7. Howard C. Park vs S. H. Mays et al, complaint. 8. J. W. Holloway vs Mrs. Lizzie Waldrop. 9. J. W. Crum vs Jim Allen, foreclosure on realty. 10. W. M. Bledsoe, guardian, vs R. L. McMichael. 11. H. F. Gilmore vs A. H. Smith, admr. J. R. Wright. 12. Central Georgia Power Cos. vs R. W. Mays. 13. Central Georgia Power Cos. vs R. W. Mays. 14. Central Georgia Power Cos. vs Elizabeth C. Nolen. 15. Porter & Garrett vs R. P. Lindsey. Tuesday, , February 20, 1912. 1. New England Jewelry Cos. vs W. J. Waits. 2. R. P. Lindsey vs R. L. Allen. 3. Farmers Co-operative Fire Ins. Cos. vs W. J. Woodward. 4. R. W. Mays vs Western Union Telegraph Cos. 5. T. J. Giles vs J. P. Maddox, admr. 6. J. P. Maddox,' admr., vs J. L. Maddox and T. J. Giles. 7. Ham & Carter Cos. vs Cary Maddox. 8. Mary Jessie Trapp vs J. M. Greer. 9. Southern Iron and Equipment Cos. vs Butts Lumber Cos. 10. Jackson National Bank vs F. Z. Curry. 11. Ohio Pottery and Glass Cos. vs J. S. Edwards. 12. Monroe Phillips, guardian, vs Mrs. Lottie C. Atkinson. 13. Cox & Chappei Cos. vs B. M. Barnes. 14., R. W. Mays vs Butts Lumber Cos., complaint. 15* Jersey Cream Cos. vs D. F. Thaxton. ' Wednesday, February 21, 1912. 1. W. D. Lamar vs F. C. Maddox. 2. R. T. Carmichael vs Southern Railway Cos. 3. P. J. Thaxton vs Southern Railway Cos. 4. John Holifield vs Southern Railway Cos. 5. Annie L. Hightower vs Southern Railway Cos. 6. R. G. Peek vs Southern Railway Cos. 7. Miss Josie Thaxton vs Southern Railway Cos. DELE6ATES ELECTED TO FARMERS’ UNION MEETING , At the regular monthly meet ing of the Farmers’ Union herq last Friday delegates were elect ed to the State Convention, which will be held in Macon from the 15th to the 17th. The State Con vention, which was to have been held in July, was moved up to February. It is expected the meeting will be one of far-reach ing importance not only to the members of the Union, but to the farmers of the whole State as well. The delegates elected were: J. H. Mills, W. H. Barnes; alter nates, J. P. Ray, J. D. Jones. A large number of the members of the Union have signified their intention of attending this meet ing. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEB. 9. 1912. RULES FOR THE BOYS' CORN CLUBS WHICH WILL BE HELD THIS YEAR Limited to Boys Between Ages of Ten And Eight een —Many Valuable Pri zes Will Be Offered to Contestants —Extension School Coming Soon In view of the fact that Butts county will have a Boys’ Corn Club this year, the rules govern ing these contests will be read with interest. The following rules must be observed: 1. All boys must be enrolled as members of the club before Aoril 1. 1912. 2. All boys must be between the ages of lO and 18 years of age, except the boys of the Dis trict Agricultural Schools who work for scholarships to the State College of Agriculture. These may be any age above 15. 3. The members of the club must agree to read the instruc tions from the U. S. Farm Dem onstration Work and State Col lege of Agriculture. 4. Each boy must plan his own crop and do his own work as far as possible. A small hoy not strong enough to handle a large implement may employ such help as he needs for the heavy work. 5. The measurement of the acre and yield must be made by a reliable committee of two or three members, appointed by the -county commissioner of educa tion, the principal of the school, or director of the club work of a county. 6. After the corn has been measured, a written report of the crop and a ten-ear exhibit must be sent at once to the coun ty school commissioner or director of the club for contest at the fair. 7. In awarding prizes, the fol lowing basis shall be used: (a) Best yield per acre, 30 per cent. (b) Best showing of profit -on investment, 30 par cent. (c) Best exhibit of ten ears, 20 per cent. (and) Best written account, showing history of crop, 20 per cent. Further information will be obtained by addressing J. Flail Campbell, Extension Depart ment. State College of Agricsai i ture, Athens, Ga. S. J. KING ANNOUNCES FOR TAX COLLECTOR Mr. S. J. King has entered the race for Tax Collector, his de cision having been made public last week, and his card will be found in this issue. Mr. King is a prominent citizen of Worthville district, and is well and favora bly known to many of the people of the county. He has many as surances of support, and his an nouncement will be received with interest not only by the other candidates already in the field, but by the people of the whole county. CITIZENS SEEK TO ABATE THE POWER COMPANY AS NUISANCE Case Will Be Tried Before Judge J. H. Ham And A Jury of Twelve Petition Filed This Week in The Court of Ordinary Would Have The Dam of The Central Georgia Power Company Declared A Public Nuisance And A Hard Legal Battle Is Promised- Case Is Attracting Wide Attention in This Entire Section The State Through their attorney, Judge H. M. Fletcher, certain citizens of Butts and Jasper counties have instituted proceedings in the Court of Ordinary of Butts coun ty to have the Central Georgia Power Company declared a nu isance. The petition sets out that the company, bv keeping and main taining a water power plant at Capp's and Lloyd's shoals on the Ocmulgee river, constitutes a menace to the health and prop erty of the petitioners. The spe citic allegation is that the back water from the company's dam breeds mosquitoes and causes malaria, and that the petitioners are unable to occupy and culti vate their lands, and that as the company is a menace to the lives and property of the petitioners, it should be abated as a public nuisance. Judge J. H. Ham will summon a jury to h es/t the case. The proceedings will be followed with much interest by the people of the entire countv. For the past several months there has been much complaint from the neigh borhood of the pond as to the state of affairs existing there. There has been a great deal of sickness, said to have been caused bv the defendant’s dam, and a number of deaths have resulted. It is stated the people in that part of the county have been un able to have their crops gathered, and heavy loss has resulted. The filing of this suit is believ ed to be the beginning of a hard legal battle. Should the court hold that the Power Company is a nuisance, it is likely the- case will then be carried p. Should the higher court s istain the de cision of the low r court, the Power Company wcid then have to get busy. It is i likely that the com wan y would ,#e ordered to take out its dam, tout that it would h ve to buy 'ip the lands in the affected te ritorv and make satisfactory terms with the petitioners. There is said to be a good deal of feeling in the matter, the people living along the pond having unquestionably suffered many hardships. The petition is b-ought by J. L. Bar ies, C. A. Pittman, W. B. Cochran, C. R. Swint, J. C. Bart lett, VV. C. Redman. C. G. Yan cey, H. H. Greer, Bid Carr, J. W. Yancey, W. M. Cha (hers, W. J. Chambers, W. E. Smith, J. L. Hardy, R. 0. Stotighill. S. F. Smith, A. M. Smith. L. H. Key, W. C. Cornwell. J. T. McDonald, J. O. Maddox, B. T. Deason, W. B. Kelley, C. A. Lunsden, J. R. Bohannon, N. K. Johnson, A. P. Moore, J. M. O3bom, W. G. Har dy, R. G. Chaffin, G. P. Sanders. MAY HAVE TWO PRI MARIES SAME DATE County And Presidential Primaries Could Come on Same Day—Old Ex. Committee While it is not known when the county primary will be or dered by the new Executive Committee that is to be elected on the 21st, yet it is probable that the primary will be held the same date as the presidential pri mary. A presidential primary will be held some time in May, in all probability. By holding the county primary at the same time as the presiden tial primary it would mean a con siderable saving in both time and money. It is reported that a number of counties will hold their primaries the same date as the presidential primary. However, it is not known what view of this matter will be taken by the new Executive Committee. The members of the present Ex ecutive Committee are as follows: B&ttrill T. W. Moore, W. E. Foster, T. B. Fletcher. Iron Springs —W. M. Andrews, J. 0. Cole, W. F. Duke, Sr. Indian Spring—A. F. White, W. W. Preston, W. P. Castle berry, Miller Ogletree. Towaliga—W. D. Compton, A. F. Taylor, R. D. Ogletree. Worthville—R. A. Thaxton, A. McGibony, J. H. Pope. Dublin—A. H. Pope, W. P. Burke, Edmund Hay. Jackson —0. P. Jinks, G. E. Mallet, S. H. Mays, J. M. Gas ton. Chairman, Hon. A. H. Ogle tree; Secretary, G. E. Mallet. T. W. WOOD & SONS ISSUES ANNUAL CATALOGUE T. W. Wood & Sons, of Rich mond, Va., the well-known seed men, have issued their catalogue for 1912. This firm is one of the largest and most reliable in the South, and does each year a tre mendous business in every part of the country. The catalogue is full of helpful information for farmers and gardeners, and may be had by addressing T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va. NUMBER 6.
