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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1912)
NEWS OF INTEREST IN THE OPEN YOUR DOOR. Open the door of your house; Hoard not its splendor and its space, Its heart’s-ease or its stately grace, '-Nor hold it an abiding place For you alone. {Suppose God kept his heaven for him And left you in the shadows dim With wisp of light and snatch of hymn? Open your door. Open the door of your heart; Shut not your sympathy away From those who need it day by day; Reach out a hand and bid them stay Within your love. Suppose that you should one day come, Devoid of hope and starved and numb, And cry for love, and get a crumb? Open your door. Open the door of your soul; Hide not the spark of faith divine, The sweet, pure hope that is the sign Of God-head tender and benign That man retains. Suppose one came in sorest plight, Came groping through the spirit’s night And lost his way for lack of light Because you hid your light from sight? Open your door! —Sara Beaumont Kennedy. Nutt-Hawkins. A pretty home wedding was that of Miss Annie Nutt and Mr. P. C. Hawkins, which took place Tuesday evening at nine o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Nutt. The reception hall and parlor were decorated with violets and greenery, while Southern smilax was used as the mural decora tions. In the dining room the color scheme of yellow and green was carried out. Yellow and green ribbons were drawn from the table to the chandelier where they were caught with jonquils in shower effect. The center piece for the table was a huge crystal basket filled with jonquils, the handle being tied with yellow tulle. The table was adorned with an exquisite lace cover over yellow and the mints were also tinted yellow. Mendelssohn’s wedding march was played by Mrs. S. 0. Ham as the couple entered the parlor and the ceremony was impress ively performed by Dr. Robert VanDeventer of the Baptist church. The bride wore a becoming dress of white mull, hand-em broidered, and carried white car nations. After the ceremony an informal reception was held, d'.ir ing which a salad course with ices, in yellow, was served to more than a hundred guests. Among the out-of-town people here for the wedding were: Mrs. James Matthews, Miss Tommie Nutt, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nutt, of Griffin; Mrs. William H. Bai ley, Mrs. Virgil Williams, Mrs. Flem Dupree, Mr. Will Strick land, of Luella. PERSONAL , Mr. J. G. Ward was in the city this week. Dr. H. R. Slaton spent Sunday in Atlanta. Reuben Thornton was in the city Sunday. Miss Minnie Browning has been ill this week. Dr. W. J. Waits was up from Flovilla Tuesday. Mr. J. B. Rich was a recent -visitor to the city. SOCIAL REALM Mr. W. B. Thompson spent Sunday in Flovilla. Mr. J. R. Lvons spent Wednes day in Jenkinsburg. Mr. J. E. Pye spent Sunday with Mrs. F. Z. Curry. Miss Nina Harris is recovering from her recent illness. Miss Lucile Elder is the guest of Mrs. J. Mote Watts. Hon. Wilson Smith, of Flovilla, was in the city Tuesday. Messrs. T. G. and J. F. Preston were in the citv Tuesday. Mr. Tommie Joe Hammond is attending school in Macon. Mr. D. A. Asbury was a visitor from Jenkinsburg Tuesday. Mr. J. C. Jones made a busi ness trip to Atlanta Tuesday. Miss Eloise Jones visited Mrs. H. F. Jenkins in Atlanta Sunday. Mr. J. L. Maddox was in the city from Iron Springs Wednes day. Mrs. H. L. Jenkins has accept ed a position at the New York Store. Mr. Thomas Kitchens, of Smarrs, was a recent visitor to Jackson. Col. 0. M. Duke was up from Flovilla this week and attended City Court. Mr. J. B. Childs was a promi nent visitor from Jenkinsburg Tuesday. Mr. W. D. Crawford was a well known visitor in the city Thursday. Col. W. E. Watkins made a business trip to Macon the first of the week. Misses Florence and Felicia Morrison spent the week-end with relatives here. Messrs. C. F. Etheridge and Frank Ogletree were among the visitors here Monday. Miss Ina McMichael is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McMichael. On account of illness, Miss Ethel Logue was absent from the New York Store this week. Mrs. H. M. Tolleson has return ed to McDonough after a visit with her sister, Mrs.W. A. Harris. Mrs. Fred Ball and Mrs. W. L. Nutt returned Saturday from Griffin, where they visited rela tives. Rev. M. A. Jenkins is being entertained by Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Etheridge during his stay in the city. Col. B. S. Willingham, of For syth, was among the visiting lawyers attending City Court here this week. Mr. C. B. Sanders, who recent ly moved to Eastman, was a vis itor here last week, and spent several days with relatives. His hundreds of friends over the county will regret to learn that Capt. W. F. Smith is riously ill at his home in Flovilla. His friends were glad to see Col. A. W. Lane in the city this week, he being among the out of-town attorneys attending City Court BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS. Mrs. W. M. Crawford and little daughter are in Atlanta with Mr. Crawford, who is improving after a successful operation for appen dicitis. G. F. Johnson, of Monti cetlo, and W. T. Johnson, of Ma con, were among the visiting at torneys attending the City Court this week. Mrs. James Mathews and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nutt, of Griffin, were among the out-of-town peo ple at the Nutt-Hawkins wedding Tuesday evening. Mrs. T. H. Buttrill spent sev eral days of the week in Atlanta. She leaves next week for Gray mont to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Durden. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Marshall, of Toledo, were guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Buttrill. They were en route to Palm Beach for an extended visit. Col. John W. Moore was down from Atlanta Saturday and Sun day to see his Brother, Col. J. Threatt Moore, who is convalesc ing from an attack of typhoid pneumonia. The teachers of the Baptist Sunday school met last Friday evening with Mrs. Z. T. Buttrill. At the conclusion of the study hour, charlotte russe and cake was served. Mrs. Joe Pittman, of Dublin, was the guest of Mrs. Mary Pitt man for the week-end. Mrs. Pittman attended thelßible Con ference in Atlanta and was en route home. Miss Helen Smith spent sev eral days of the week in Macon with Miss Mildred Sloan and at tended the wedding of Miss Wil lie Mae Sloan and Mr. Robert Flournoy Tuesday morning. Miss Lillian Newman, of At lanta, who will have charge of the millinery department of the Jackson Mercantile Company during the spring season, arrived in the city Wednesday night, and will be at Hotel Buchanan. The marriage of Miss Hattie Lou Buchanan and Mr. Olin Bar field will take place Saturday af ternoon at the home of the bride in Atlanta. It will be a quiet affair, and shortly after the cere mony the bride and groom will leave for a short wedding trip. Messrs. W. L. Nutt, J. F. Ball, G. B. Carreker, H. L. Byron, L W. Russell, T. B McMichael, W. T. Pruitt, H. G. Knott and Henry Hendrick included a party from Jackson who attended a meeting of Locust Grove Lodge, Knights of Pythias, last week, and assist ed in conferring the degrees. His Jackson friends will be in terested to learn that Mr. Robin Daughtry, the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Daughtry, who is a student at the Naval Academy, has been appointed on the com mittee to arrange the commence ment ball. Mr. Daughtry will be graduated in one more year, and will bear the rank of Ensign. ALEXIUS COMMANOERY WILL HAVE ANNUAL BANQUET Alexius Commandery. No. 22, Knights Templar, will be inspect ed on next Friday night, the 22d, by Sir Knight M. A. Weir, of Macon, Grand Treasurer of the Grand Commandery of Georgia. The Red Cross degree will be conferred tonight at a regular convocation and on next Friday night the Order of the Temple will be conferred. Following the inspection the Sir Knights will gather around banquet boards at Hotel Buchanan. JACKSON RIFLES WILL BE INSPECTED TUESDAY The Jackson Rifles, Company A, Second Regiment, will be in spected next Tuesday night by Major F. L. Palmer and Lieuten ant Mitchell. Captain Mallet has been drilling his men several times a week recently in prep aration for the inspection, and it is certain the command will pass the usual good inspection. The inspection will be in the new armory of the company in the Commercial Building. The company has a full quota of offi cers and enlisted men, and will rank close to the top of the en tire National Guard of Georgia. The Jackson Rifles are now en tering upon their eleventh year. JACKSON BAPTIST CHURCH. SUNDAY. MARCH 17. Dr. M. A. Jenkins will address the Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. 11 a. m. He will preach on “The Mission of the Church.” 3 p. m. There will be a special service. 7:30 p. m. He will preach. The services will continue through the week at 3 and 7:30 p. m. Dr. Millard A. Jenkins, until recently, has been a pastor. He has had charge of Tatnall Square, Macon, Dublin, and Athens in this State. His last charge was in Kentucky. For the present he is engaged in evangelistic work, for which he has special gifts. Mr. Jenkins is a cultured gentleman and an instructive and entertaining preacher. The last meeting he held before coming to Jackson was with the church at Shreveport, La., and notwith standing inclement weather all the time, there were more than fifty additions to the church. He has not been with us long enough to forecast, but the indications are favorable. The congrega tions are larger at each service, and the feeling among the church is that we shall have a blessed season of refreshing. We hope our people, irrespective of church affiliation, will avail themselves of the privileges now within reach in religious circles. Have You Ever Heard The Remark “He is all right. He has been practising for twenty seven years.” Next time you hear that, think: has he kept step with progress, or is he where he was 27 years ago? They treated eyes by burning The lids twenty-seven years ago. Some are practicing it yet, but they ought to be put in jail. You should know better than that yourself. JOS. E. EDWARDS, Jeweler and Optometrist, Jackson, Ga. Phone 150 CASES DISPOSED OF IN JACKSON CITY COURT The following cases have been disposed of in the City Court of Jackson, which is in session here this week: George Phelps, drunk on the public streets, 12 months or $75. F. M. Lawson vs. J. P. Mad dox, dismissed. R. D. Leverette vs. J. P. Mc- Elrov, verdict for defendant. W. 0. Williams vs. Silas Doby, verdict for defendant. John Hodges, drunk and dis orderly, mistrial. Mallet Duke, larceny, 12 months or $75. W. W. WILSON IS CAN DIDATE FOR SHERIFF The announcement of Mr. W. W. Wilson for Sheriff is found in this issue. JMr. Wilson was elected Sheriff in 1904 and served for six years, or three terms. During his term of office he was a capable and efficient officer, ex perienced and fearless in the dis charge of his duties. Sheriff Wilson was one of the best offi cers who ever held the place, and news of his announcement will be received with interest. His deputy is Mr. W. M. Glass, of Jenkinsburg. son of Capt. S. E. Glass, and a well-known citi zen of Buttrill district. Mr. Glass has had considerable experience as an officer, having been Mar shal at Jenkinsburg, and is a thoroughly competent man for the place. FOR SALE. SELECT CLEVELAND 810 BOLL COTTON SEED, shoo per bushel; $7.50 for 10 bushels. Thin cotton has stood the test at the several experiment stations, and has stood at the top for several years. L. L. TISON. Jackson, Go., R. F. I). No. 8. 1-26-12 t For Rent. One 1-horse farm. Apply 1. J. 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