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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 31.
CITY COURT ISSUE
SET FOR SEPT. 3
Qualified Voters to Settle
The Question
MAJORITY VOTE DECIDES
Judge Ham Calls Election
For Early in September
Much Interest Felt Over
The City Court Question
The election to allow the citi
zens of the county an opportu
nity to vote on the city court of
Jackson will be held on Wednes
day. September 3. A notice to
that effect is being published
this week.
Judge J. H. Ham, Ordinary,
has called the election for that
date. All qualified voters, that
is those who were registered for
the last general election, will be
allowed to vote on the city court
issue. A majority vote for the
court will mean that the measure
as amended in the senate will
stick, but a majority vote against
the court means it will be wiped
out bodily.
To say that there is keen inter
est in the court is putting it
tamely. From one end of the
county to the other the people are
thoroughly aroused over the
issue. Many people favor an in
termediate court. The issue is
squarely joined and some hard
work will be put in between now
and election day by the oppo
nents and friends of the measure.
If the voters ratify the senate
amendment the solicitor will be
placed on a salary, the same as
in the original bill establishing
the court. If a majority of voters
cast their ballots against the city
court it will leave Butts county
without an intermediate court,
the City court of Flovilla having
been abolished without referring
it to a vote of the people of that
district.
ATLANTA MAIDENS TAKE
A SWIM AT EAST LAKE
Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 21. —Atlan-
ta mermaids will compete in
races and other aquatic sports at
the East Lake country Club to
morrow afternoon, while society
looks on from the grassy banks
and the boat-house veranda.
Some of the best swimmers
are among this seasons and next
seasons debutantes. Among the
young ladies who are expected
to make fine records in the wa
ter sports are Miss Lyda Nash,
Regina Rambo, Misses Duncan
and Miss Ellen O’Keefe.
Besides swimming the half mile
and 50 yard races, the young la
dies will engage in diving con
tests. Several of them dive beau
tifully from the topmost part of
the high platform in the middle
of the lake.
There will be canoe and boat
races. East Lake this summer
has been the popular society re
sort of Atlanta, adjacent as it is
to the beautiful Druid Hills sec
tion, with a fine boulevard ap
proaching it.
GEORGIA FARMERS ARE
BEGINNING TO USE POWER
Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 21.—The
farmers of Georgia always ready
to take the lead in benefiting
by new ideas which are really
practical, are gradually becom
ing among the best customers
for electrical power in the state.
They already number among the
largest individual users of elec
trical current.
Since the Georgia Railway and
Power Cos. took charge of the
wonderful developement-at Tal
lulah falls, tower lines have been
strung across the country in all
directions, and the prosperous
farms of the state are among the
first to benefit.
Attention is directed to the
notice of election for the city
court of Jackson in this issue.
The election, in which there is a
vast amount of interest, will be
held on Wednesday. September
third, 1913.
JUDGE MATTHEWS
HOLDING COURT
August Term in Session
This Week
JUDGE DANIEL STILL ILL
G. A. Towles Is Foreman
And G. W. White Clerk
of Grand Jury—A Small
Attendance Present
On account of illness Judge
R. T. Daniel of the Flint circuit
was uuable to preside over Butts
superior court this week, and
Judge H. A. Matthews, of Ma
con, is presiding in his st^ad.
Court was convened at 9 o’clock
Monday morning by Judge
Matthews. Following his charge
to the grand jury that body or
ganized by electing Mr. C. A.
Towles, of Cork, foreman, and
Mr. G. W. White, of Worthville,
clerk.
Solicitor General E. M. Owen,
of Zebulon, was present to repre
sent the state’s interest.
The civil docket was taken up,
following the judge’s charge.
The damage suit against F. S.
and J. H. Carmichael, brought
by W. P. Castleberry, of Berner,
was dismissed when the plaintiff
failed to appear in court to pros
ecute the case.
The case of Mr. H. F. Gilmore
against the Butts Lumber Com
pany was next called and occu
pied the most of Monday.
Criminal business was reached
later in the week.
The attendance at the opening
day of court was noticeably
small, the people of the county
evidently being busy pulling fod
der or engaged in other work.
Among the visiting attorneys
present during the week were:
Cols. A. W. Lane, John R. L.
Smith, Macon; Judge E. J. Rea
gan and Col. E. M. Smith, Mc-
Donough >Hon. 0. H. B. Blood
worth, Forsyth: Hon. J. W.
Wise, Fayettville; Col. 0. M.
Duke, Flovilla.
JACKSON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1913.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MEETING CLOSED
Thousands Attended Last
Days Service
MANY CONVERTS ADDED
“Butts County Day” Set
For Wednesday—Lead
ers For Next Year Revs.
Walker And Dunaway
The twenty-fourth annual ses
sion of the Indian Springs Holi
ness Camp Meeting closed Sunday
night.
In every way, both in the mat
ter of attendance and interest
aroused, the meeting was de
clared to be one of the best ever
held at this camp ground. From
the opening session the attend
ance held up well, reaching the
climax Sunday when several
thousand persons were present.
Many additions were made to
the churches, it is said, during
the meeting. Prominent minis
ters from various parts of the
state were in attendance. Both
Mr. Brasher and Mr. Smith, who
did the most of the preaching,
are unusually good speakers and
accomplished much good during
the ten days session.
Substantial improvements are
planned for next year. New
cottages will be built and the
condition of the grounds im
proved.
It was decided at a meeting of
the executive committee to set
apart Wednesday of every year
as “Butts County Day.”
Rev. G. W. Matthews, presi
dent of the association, thanked
the citizens of the county for
their interest and co-operation
and the newspapers of Jackson
for their efforts in advertising
the meeting.
The leaders for next year in
clude Rev. E. F. Walker and
Rev. C. M. Dunaway, the latter
being well known in Jackson.
Estimates place the crowd
Sunday at from eight to twelve
thousand. Uniformly good order
was maintained and nothing of a
serious nature happened to mar
the success of the meeting.
Boy Scouts Camping
on Towaliga this Week.
Under Scout Master, Dr. Rob
ert VanDeventer, the Boy Scouts
of Jackson, a dozen strong, are
spending the week in camp near
High Falls. The party left early
Monday morning, taking along
enough provisions to last for a
week. Swimming, fishing, boat
ing and other sports will be en
joyed by the bovs.
Mrs. L. D. Singley Grows
Some Fine Sweet Potatoes
Mrs. L. D. Singley presented
The Progress with some of the
finest sweet potatoes seen this
season, last week. They were
unusally large for the time of
year. The agricultural editor
can testify to their delicious fla
vor, and extends thanks for her
kind remembrance.
DARKNESS BUILDING IS
NOW BEING REMODELED
Substantial improvements that
involve the putting in of anew
fropt, are being made to the
Harkness building. The brick
used on the job are the Ratine
and the building when completed
will have a unique and attract
ive appearance.
A pretty plate glassfront will be
put in and the door placed in the
center of the building, the pres
ent door making room for a win
dow. These improvements will
add to the appearance of this
structure and will make it one
of the city’s finest business hous
es. The work of remodeling is
now under way and will be com
pleted during the next few days.
The entire lower floor will be
occupied by Mr. J. Aren son, who
leaves soon for the eastern mar
kets to purchase his fall and win
ter stock of goods. The second
storv will continue to be occupied
as office room. The Harkness
building is one of the most sub
stantial buildings in Jackson and
was erected several years ago.
FLOVILLA SCHOOL
OPENS SEPT. 1
Strong Faculty Secured
This Fall
WOODRUFF IS PRINCIPAL
First Monday in September
Marks The Opening Fall
Term —Citizens Get Be
hind Their School
With the citizens of the town
solidly behind the school and un
der conditions that promise well
for a highly successful year, the
fall term of the Flovilla public
school will open Monday, Sep
tember 1.
The faculty is regarded as one
of the strongest that has ever
been connected with the school
there. The principal, Prof. L.
O. Woodruff, of Newton county,
is an A. B. graduate of Emory
college and has taught with suc
cess for two years. Miss Persia
Griggs, of West Point, a gradu
ate of LaGrange Female college,
is assistant to the principal. Miss
Velma Wilburn, who has studied
at the State Normal at Athens,
Miss Elizabeth Dasher, of Macon,
a student at the Cincinnati Con
servatory of Music, who will be
in charge of the music depart
ment, and Miss Olivia Greer, of
Monticello, art, are the other
members of the faculty. An ex
pression teacher has not been
named as vet.
The members of the board of
education are Hon. T. 0. Linch,
chairman, Dr. A. F. White and
W. A. Funderburk, and they
have welded all factions and in
terests to the support of Flovilla’s
educational advancement.
It is given out that there are
funds enough in sight to run the
school practically the entire term.
The citizens of Flovilla have tak
en anew lease on things educa
tional and are confidently looking
forward to the best school in the
history of the town.
FALL TERM TO
BEGIN NEXT MONTH
City Schools Planning For
Good Year
ABLE CORPS TEACHERS
Vacation Days Drawing to
Close For Teachers And
Pupils— Building Being
Put in Condition
Monday, the first day of Sep
tember, brings to a close for pu
pils and teachers alike the vaca
tion period and ushers in school
days, the opening of the fall term
of the Jackson public schools be
ing set for that date.
The faculty for the 1913-14
session is a particularyly able one
and a good year is expected. The
buildings and grounds are now
being put in condition for the
first day. Superintendent Mart in
desires as many of the patrons
and friends of the school as can
do so to attend the opening exer
cises. Rev. M. S. Williams, Dr.
James Bradley and Mr. C. S.
Maddox, C. S. S., will make help
ful and interesting talks.
Parents are urged to send their
children on the first day in order
that the routine of school work
may be begun in earnest, and all
classifying and grading may be
finished as early as possible.
All children that will be of
school age during the year should
enter in September, for no new
class will be begun at the open
ing of the spring term.
Considering the able faculty
and the hearty co-operation of
the patrons the approaching term
should be a success from every
viewpoint.
MRS. Y. A. WRIGHT DIES
AFTER PROLONGED ILLNESS
After a period of ill health ex
tending over several months,
Mrs. Ida Wright, widow of the
late Col. Y. A. Wright, died at
her home in this city Monday af
ternoon at 5 o’clock. Death was
due to a complication of diseases.
News of Mrs. Wright’s pass
ing came as a shock to a large
number of friends here and over
the state. She was a member
of a prominent family of the
county, being a daughter of the
late Dr. J. T. Ellis. She was a
member of the Methodist church
and was considered quite
wealthy.
Mrs. Wright is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. John W. Moore, of
Atlanta, Mrs. R. E. Stanfield, of
this city; one brother, Mr .John
Ellis, of New York and London,
an actor and author of some
note.
She was about 56 years of age
and was highly esteemed among
those who knew her best.
The funeral took place from
the Methodist church Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and was
largely attended. Rev. M. S.
Williams of the Methodist church
conducted the service. The in
terment was in the Citv Ceme
tery.
NUMBER 34.