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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1912)
BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 30. REAL ESTATE SOLD WELL ON TUESDAY Keen Bidding on Catch ings Property $5,687.50 WAS REALIZED 1 his Is Considered Among Most Valuable Property in Jackson —Big Crowd Turned Out to Sale There was some spirited bid ding on the Catchings property which was sold here Tuesday at executor’s sale. Everything be ing considered the real estate brought very good prices, it is claimed by those who are ac quainted with property values. The surprise of the sale was the fact that the home place did not sell as well as the third lot. The home place brought $2,775, while the third lot sold for $2,051.50, after much bidding. The bid ding on this lot was cautious and tiresome, bids falling as low as 25 cents at times. The property brought a total of $5,687.50. The names of the suc cessful bidders and the purchase price paid are as follows: Six room house and lot 110x275 feet, $2,775 P. R. Watkins. Vacant lot 95x400 feet, $BOO, George Carmichael. Dwelling and two tenant hous es and lot 67x400 feet, $2,051.50, A. H. Crrmichael. Lot 25x125 feet, $6l, M. L. King. The terms of the sale were cash. A good many of the peo ple of the town anc county turn ed out to the sale. The proper ty was considered the most de sirable in this city and there was much interest in the sale. Sher iff L. M. Crawford sold the prop erty for Messrs. D. G. McMichael and H. L. Daughtry, executors. LOCAL BIRDS CAPTURE MORE VALUABLE PRIZES Mrs. Farrar And Mrs. Sing ley Captured Prizes at Atlanta Show Butts county chickens continue to win prizes at the leading poul try shows in the country. At the great Central Show in Atlanta, last week, Mrs. C. H. Farrar and Mrs. L. D. Singley were awarded several prizes. Mrs. Farrar’s Columbian Wyan dottes won first cock, first and second hen; and her Silver Laced Wyandottes won first pen. The White Cornish Indian Games of Mrs. L. D. Singley won first cock, first and second coclk ”L first, second and third hen, 12 second and third pullet These ladies have some splen did show birds and their friends Zi the people of the county will “arn with interest of their win nings. Dynamite Demonstration T. O. Plunket, of the Southern Railway, will be in Jackson on next Tuesday, the 12th, and will give a demonstration on the use of dynamite for agricultural pur poses on the farm of Barkley Brothers. Those interested in this method of breaking the land will probably take advan tage of this demonstration, which will be free to the public. New Livery Firm. Announcement is made that Mr. J. O. Cole has bought an in terest in the livery and feed sta bles of Mr. M. L. King. Both of these gentlemen have many friends and they will doubtless receive a large amount of busi ness in their line. Mr. Cole will take up his residence here later in the month, it is stated. Revival Meeting Now in Progress Began Sunday Afternoon And Will Continue for .Several Days Jackson is now having a series of revival meetings, the first of which was held last Sunday af ternoon. The meetings are held at the auditorium at 7:15 o’clock # in the evening and in the old Jackson Hardware Company store at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Rev. Charlie D. Tillman, who has charge of the music, was called to Atlanta Monday and it was Tuesday before the first af ternoon service was held. The meetings are under the auspices of the Men and Religion Forward Movement of this city. Rev. L. B. Bridgers has charge of the meeting. He is a divine of many vears experience and is preaching some able sermons. The services are being well at tended and there'is a good deal of interest being manifested in the meeting. The committee on publicity is working hard to advertise the revival as effectually as possible. The people of the county are in vited to attend and take part in the meeting. The music is proving a pleas ing feature of each service. Wilson And Marshall Sweep Country; Election Proved Democratic Landslide Democratic Victory Most Complete Since The War And Wilson Will Have Over 400 Electoral Votes Georgia Overwhelmingly Democratic. Butts County Gave Wilson and Marshall Big Majority. President Taft Ran a Poor Third. President Wilson Will Be Backed up by Democratic Congress. Wilson and Marshall Carried New York. Indiana, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, While the Solid South Gave Tremendous Democratic Majorities to the Ticket. Col. Roosevelt and President Taft Send Governor Wilson Congratulations on His Splendid Victory* Jackson People Got News From the Front Tuesday Night. Taft Will Have But a Mere Handful of Electoral Votes. Strong Doubt ful States Swing into Democratic Column. Jubilees Being Held Throughout The Country in Celebration of Democra cy’s Return to Power. Republicans Crushed Hopelessly by Voters of the Nation. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1912. MRS. LEE AND CHILDREN HURT Dynamite Cap Explodes With Serious Results WOMANS HAND TORN OFF Former Butts County Wo man And Her Children Victims of Frightful Ac cident Last Thursday Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Duke, of Stark, was badly injured to gether with her five children, last Thursday afternoon when a dynamite cap which was taken for an exploded pistol shell, ex ploded at her home in Atlanta. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lee have a large number of relatives and friends here who were pained to learn of the unfortunate accident. The following account of the ex plosion is taken from the Atlanta Journal: “A mother surrounded by her five children was knocked uncon scious, with both hands badly torn, and each of the children suffered burns and other injuries Thursday afternoon when a dy namite cap exploded while she was examining it and explaining to the children how such things exploded by concussion. ‘ ‘Mrs. Fitzhugn Lee, of Lake wood Heights, thought an inno cent looking dynamite cap was an exploded pistol shell. Her six-year old son “Y. T. ” had brought it in to her from the street and asked her to explain it to him. When “Y. T.” came to her with his curiosity she was seated on the porch with the four other children, Chester, aged 9 years, Julia, aged 5 years, Wat son, aged 2 years, and the oaby, Davis, aged six months. “When the cap exploded Mrs. Lee’s left hand 'was badly torn and the thumb of her right hand was painfully hurt. She was burned about the face and body. Not one of the children escaped injury, but each was injured less serious than the mother. “Chester was burned about the face and hands, “Y. T.’s’’ face and body was burned, Julia re ceived burns on the face and hands. Watson received the same injuries and the little baby, Da vis, sustained burned hands. “The mother is confined to bed and every precaution is being taken to prevent gangrene poison ing. All of the injuries, while not serious, are painful. The skin was melted by the burns and the little tots are experien cing considerable suffering.’’ Notice to Witnesses in City Court of Jackson Only criminal cases will be tri ed at the November term of the City Court of Jackson which con venes 2nd Monday in November. All parties and witnesses in civil cases who are notin criminal cas es, need not attend until January term. H. M. Fletcher Judge City Court Jackson. Col. Harris Elect ed Brigadier Gen. Popular Macon Military Man Honored With High Office As was generally predicted, Col. Walter A. Harris of the Sec ond Regiment National Guard of Georgia, has been elected brig adier general of the state troops to succeed General Clifford An derson. This is a deserved com pliment to the military training and ability of Colonel Harris. He is one of the most popular mili tary men in Georgia. The elec tion is for five years. It is expected that Gen. Harris will appoint Captain G. E. Mal let of the Jackson Rifles on his staff. General Harris and Cap tain Mallet are good friends and have served as officers of the Second Regiment for a number of years. Gen. Harris’ successor as col onel of the Second has not yet been determined. Comes Home to Vote Mr. J. A. Joyner, traveling representative for F. E. Block & Company, came all the way from Charlotte, N. C., to putin a vote for Wilson and Marshall. Mr. Joyner was one of hundreds of traveling men who thus display ed their loyalty to national de mocracy. TRACTION ENGINE FOR BUTTS COUNTY Machine WiU Be Used on The Public Roads WILL ARRIVE THIS WEEK Thirty-Horse Power Gas oline Engine Will Aid in The Good Roads Cam paign in Butts County County Commissioner Gaston has recently purchased for the county a thirty-horse power gas oline traction engine. This ma chine will be used in building roads for the county. It is ex pected the machine will reach Jackson during the present week and it will be taken immediately to Worthville district, where the chaingang is now camped, and put into service. The engine, it is stated, will do the work several mules. Mr. Gaston figures that he will be able to do better and more thor ough work by means of this ma chine. Heaver scrapes and road machinery will be required for use by the engine. The piece of machinery was bought from the W. A. Neal Company, of Atlanta, and the company will send a man here to get the engine in good work ing order. Mr. Gaston states he hopes to be able to get a rock crushing machine within the near future and thus start to building perma nent roads for Butts county. At present the county chain gang is in Worthville district where the roads are being mater ially improved. Judge H. M. Fletcher. Dr. W. J. Waits, Col. 0. M. Duke and Messrs. L. L. Tison, G. E. Buck alew and W. R. Kitchens were among those from here who at tended the Grand Lodge meeting in Macon, last week. Old Men After Corn Records Meeting Will Be Held Here Saturday to Complete Organization A meeting was held in Jackson last Friday afternoon at two oclock for the purpose of organ izing a corn club for those over 18 years of age. A committee was appointed to draw up rules and regulations for the club. On this committe are Hon. C. S. Maddox, chairman, Messrs C. A. Pittman, W. M. Hammond, S. K. Smith and J. H. Patrick. Another meeting of men inter ested in this organization will be held in Jackson tomorrow. At that time steps will be taken to perfect a permanent organization and plans will be made for next year’s work. It is likely that prizes will be offered for all kinds of grain, and that the club will not be de voted strictly to the growing of com. NUMBER 45.
