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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1913)
NEWS . OF INTEREST IN THE Mrs. Watson’s Guests Mrs. L. D. Watson had as spend-the-day guests Wednesday two life-long friends, Mrs. R. E. Carmichael and Miss M. J. Pat terson. She will have as week end guests her son. Prof. L. D. Watson of Gordon Institute, Barnesville, and Miss M. J. Pat terson. Her son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Watson and their three sons. Masters Al fred Milner Watson, Larkin Dou glas Watson, Jr., and Joseph R. Watson, Jr., arrive from Cold water, Mich., February 15 for an extended visit. Miss Ham Hostess. Miss Kate Ham’s party on Monday evening was a pretty affair given for Mr. Calnan, Mr. Asa Burford’s visitor. Late in the evening a delicious salad course was served. Those in vited were: Misses Grace Ham. Janie Phinazee, Mary Land, Margaret Sams, Mary Helen Crum, Corinne Watts, Mamie K. Watson; Messrs. Calnan, Bur ford, Spencer, Settle. Swanson, Harrison, Ball, Robison, Newton. PERSONAL Ben Head was a recent visitor in the city. Mr. Bryan Collier was in the city Monday. Mrs. M. J. Graves visited in Atlanta this week. Mr. C. A. Pittman was a visi tor in the city Tuesday. Mr. L. A. Woods was a visitor from Carrollton Sunday. Miss Jeannette Barkley is at home from a visit in Atlanta. Miss Marie McMichael is at home from a visit in Cordele. Misses Vera and Jessie Jones spent the week-end with home folks. Mr. Bradley Slaughter, of At lanta, was a visitor to Jackson Sunday. Miss Minnie Browning is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Thompson. Mrs. Butner leaves next week for a several weeks visit with relatives in Florida. Miss Pauline Mallet will spend the month of February with Mrs. John Cook in Orlando. Misses Minnie Bailey, Jane Ham and Mildred Jolly enjoyed the week-end in Atlanta. Mr. A. L. Bickers was called to Atlanta this week on account of the illness of his daughter. Miss Carrie Lou Harper, of Jenkinsburg, spent Sunday with Misses Vera and Jessie Jones. Misses Alla B. Carmichael and Helen Dunn, of McDonough, are guests of Mrs. Maurice Wright. Judge J. H. Ham has been away from his office several days this week on account of illness. Mrs. Buchman arrives in a few days from Baltimore to visit her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Carmichael. Mrs. Verna Wright entertained at a beautiful dining Friday, in viting Rev. and Mrs. M. S. Wil liams and Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carmichael and Mar ion and Miss Eliza Curry. Miss Jane Stanfield is at home from Atlanta. Joel Mallet will come over from Oxford for the week-end. Clayton Buchanan is at home for a few days. Miss Alice Maddox spent Sun day in Atlanta, the guest of Miss Davis. Mr. L. W. Russell spent Sun day in McDonough with home folks. Mr. D. A. Watkins’ friends will be pleased to learn that he is recovering from his recent ill ness. Mr. and Mrs, W. 0. Ham have j moved into their pretty new home on Covington street. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brownlee and children spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Maddox. Mr. Franklin Maddox spent Wednesday with his grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Maddox Mrs. W. T. Powers entertained at an informal tea Tuesday even ing for Mrs. 0. A. Pound, of Nashville. Mrs. Eva Mae Smith and chil dren return the latter part of the week from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Crittenden in Shellman. Mrs. Sykes has returned to her home in Villa Rica, after a pleas ant visit with Mrs. R. J. Carmi chael. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lane left Friday for their home in Univer sity, Va., after a visit to rela tives here. Mr. John Kitchens and Miss Tassie Kitchens of Fincherville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Moore. Mr. R. N. Etheridge leaves Wednesday for New York toDur chase the spring stock of goods for Etheridge, Smith & Cos. His friends will be glad to know that Ben Cleveland has re turned to his home at Indian Springs very much improved. Miss Mary Newton leaves this week for a visit with Mrs. Wal ter Wight in Cairo. She will al so visit friends in Tallahassee. Mrs. R. N. Etheridge leaves next week for Jacksonville to spend several weeks with Mrs. H. D. Moore and Mrs. Mary Hodges. Misses Sallie Mae Ball and Minnie Browning, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Thompson, Messrs. Boyd McMichael and M. A. Sandifer were guests at a dining given Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Middlebrooks at their home in Jenkinsburg. Mrs. W. G. Morrison and little son W. G. Jr., returned Wednes day from Columbus, where she was called on account of the ill ness and death of her mother,! Mas. Johnson. Mrs. Morrison’s many friends sympathize with her in her bereavemenc. The annual meeting of the Wo man’s Foreign Missionary socie ties of the North Georgia confer ence will be held at the First Meth odist church in Atlanta next week. The delegates from here who will attend are: Mrs. J. M. Currie, Mrs. H. W. Copeland, Mrs. J. B. Settle, Mrs. M. S. Williams, Mrs. J. T. Harris, Mr3. Verna Wright. BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS. JACKSON BAPTIST CHURCH. Sunday, February, 2 11 a. m. “The Gospel Making Good.” 7p. m. Anniversary service marking the close of half a de cade of work. A suitable pro gram will be presented setting forth the accomplishments of five years. It is hoped that every member will be at this service. 9:30 a. m. Bible school. 3p. m. Young People. THE SCOUTS The Scouts slogan is “Be Pre pared.” That means that he is ready when opportunity comes. The town has a right to expect more of him than a boy who is not a Scout and who doesn’t have this special training. He is ex pected when others are carried away by some storm of tempta tion to be firm, ready to do right, and not be led on by the evil doer. The Scout is expected to have a moral asset that will serve him in time of need. He is expected to be ready to help others and to be kind to boy, girl and beast. Do a good turn is his purpose. A Scout then is a bov who can do things. The boy who just wears a Scout suit is only an imitation At the Annual Business Show, New York City, November 11-16, 1912 The Underwood T ype writer Again proved conclusively in a public demon stration its Superior qualities in Speed Accuracy Stability Operated for eight solid hours (continuously) by 8 of the world’s fastest typists, in half-hour re lays, one Underwood Typewriter (taken from stock) produced the magnificent total of 55,944 words, averaging nearly 10 strokes per second. The crucial test of Stability was here shown. Nowhere, at any time, has a typewriter turned out such a tremendous amount of work in the same time. This is a world’s record. :: :: The Underwood Typewriter in the Internation al Speed and Accuracy Contests won First Nine places in the World’s Championship First Four places in the World’s Amateur Championship First Two places in the World’s Amateur Championship Breaking All Former Records EVERY RECORD, EVERY YEAR, IN EV ERY CONTEST is held by the Underwood “The Machine You Will Eventually Buy” UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER CO., INC. Branches in All Principal Cities 411 Second Street - - MACON, GA. of the real thing. He can show others how to do. A Scout is a boy of action. He learns that he may do. The hike last Saturday was en joyable and the fellows had a good time roasting their potatoes, boiling eggs, toasting cheese and after lunch came healthy games Who will help the boys buy in struments for a drum corps? MR. ETHERIDGE TO MARKET Mr. R. N. Etheridge will go to Baltimore and New York next week to buy the spring stock for Etheridge, Smith & Cos. In Bal timore Mr. Etheridge will pur chase his spring millinery and en gage a milliner for the coming season. Mr. Erhcr dge is opto mistic over the business outlo< k and will lay in a large and well assorted line of goods for his firm. lam in the market for bee! cattle, hides and all kinds stock. See me at Barkley’s farm if you have anything to sell or swap. T. B. Conner, Jackson, Ga. DR. JAMES E. WOODS PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Jackson :- :Gorgia Office in Huikting NOTICE By reason of lawyers engagi and in cases to be tried, being in Su preme Court next week, the City Court of Jackson will not be in session. Jurors, parties and wit nesses need not attend first Mon day in February 1913, but are excused for the present term. All parties and witnesses attend 2nd Mondav in March 1913. This Jan. 30. 1912 H. M. Fletcher, Judge C. C. J. For Sale 2 good young mi k cows; 10 good cheap mules and one horse can be bought cheap. 1-31-lt R. W. Mays. For Sale—Gasoline Engine One 12 horse power Ot to gasoline engine in good condition. An economi cal user of gasoline, and this engine has a record second to none. Apply Empire Buggy Company Jackson, Ga.
