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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 32.
revival proving
GREAT SUCCESS
Dr. Bass Preaching Some
Able Sermons
SERVICES IwiCE DAILY
Meetings Will Continue
For Several Days Yet—
Excellent Music by Mr.
Stapleton A Feature
In the revival in progress at
the Methodist church Jackson is
promised a great meeting, judg
ing from the interest felt and the
attendance. Rev. J. M. Bashar
rived in the city Monday night
and filled the pulpit at the even
ing hour, his subject having
been, “The Purpose of God, the
Mission of the Church.” There
was a good congregation present
at that service and the attend
ance has increased steadily.
Two services will be held daily,
at3p. m. and 7:15 p. m. The
afternoon service will last just
one hour—from 3 to 4 Mr. O.
W. Stapleton, who has charge of
the singing, is delighting the
congregations, and the excellent
musical programs are one of the
strong features of the meeting.
Tuesday afternoon Mr. Bass
chose for his subject “Prayer,”
and at night, ‘ ‘Give a Man An
other Chance.”
Thursday evening the subject
was: “Home—Train up a Child
in the Way it Should Go,” and go
that way yourself. Friday after
noon an illustrated service for
children was given. That night
the subject will be: “Forces
that Win—Why We Succeed or
Fail in Life.” For the young
people.
Sunday morning the regular
service will be held. At 3p. nu
there will be a service for men
only.
Tuesday morning of next week
at 10 a. m. the subject will be:
“The Modern Woman, ” for la
dies and girls only. At 3 p. m.
a mother’s service will be held,
to which the public is invited.
Everybody is requested to wear
a white flower.
It is announced that the reviv
al will continue for some time
yet.
WORK ON SEWER SYSTEM
IS NOW UNDER WAY HERE
Work on the sewer system of
the city of Jackson has already
been started by Sullivan, Long
& Haggarty, of Bessemer, Ala.,
the contractors. A force of
hands arrived here last week and
are now at work on the line on
First and Second streets.
A large force will be brought
to the city within a short time,
his the plan of the contractors
to push the work as fast as pos
able. Lines that run across
farm property will be run first,
a® that the work will not inter
fere with the plowing and plant
ing of crops later on.
The material is arriving daily
B °w, but the ditching machines
have not yet been brought here,
with the arrival of the machin
and a full force of hands the
*ork will be carried on rapidly.
MR. R. L. UNDERWOOD DIED
THURSOAY AT PEPPERTON
Mr. R. L. Underwood, age 38,
died at his home in Pepperton
last Thursday afternoon of a com
plication of diseases. He had
been a resident of Pepperton for
a number of years and was high
ly thought of by those who knew
him. Besides a wife and several
children, Mr. Underwood is sur
vived by several brothers an r '
sisters.
The funeral took place Satur
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at
Macedonia, Rev. A. E. Sansburn
of the Jackson Methodist church
officiating.
Forest fires in the United
States have caused an average
annual loss of 70 human lives and
the destruction af 25 million dol
lars worth of timber.
SECOND WEEK
SUPERIOR COURT
Criminal Docket Reached
Monday
MUCH BUSINESS ON HAND
The Whole of The Present
Week Will Be Spent in
Trial of Criminal Cases—
Grand Jury Kept Busy
Facing an unusually heavy
docket of criminal cases, the se
cond week of Butts county su
perior court began Monday morn
ing. It was slow going for the
first few hours, delays of one
kind and another having prevent
ed the trial of but one case up to
noon.
Matters of importance were up
during the week, the Alonzo
Turner murder case, the burglary
case against Toomas Aiken being
among the most interesting on
the calendar. Other murder and
assault with attempt to murder
charges were ready for a hearing
The grand jury is said to have
returned a batch of indictments
last week and this will furnish
material for several days sitting.
The court had on hand th s
week the largest number of crim
inal cases in some time. It is said
to be one of the heaviest dockets
in years and the grand jury was
reported to have returned the
largest number of indictments in
quite a while. Indications point
to a solid week of grinding and
it is doubted if the court will be
able to clear un the docket by
Friday night when adjournment
for the term will be taken.
Among the cases disposed of
during the week in the criminal
division of the superior court are
the following:
0. K. Gaston, assault with in
tent to murder, not guilty.
Horace Tolan, carrying pistol,
plea of guilty, 6 months or $75.
Gus Goodman, stabbing, ver
dict of guilty, 8 months or SSO.
Sherod Banks, assualtwith in
tent to murder, mistrial.
Henry Barker, carrying pistol,
plea of guilty, 12 months or SIOO.
John Henry Taylor, larceny
from the house, plea of guilty, 6
months or S4O.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1914.
H. L. WORSHAM
IS FARM AGENT
Will Report For Duty on
First March
A UNIVERSITY GRADUATE
Butts County Determines
to Use Latent Methods in
Earming by Employing
Demonstration Agent
The fact that Mr. H. L. Wor
sham, of Culloden, a brother of
the director of the Chemical De
partment of the University of
Georgia, aud himself a graduate
of the State University, has been
selected as Farm Demonstrator
for Butts county is a matter of
interest to the people of the com
munity. Mr. Worsham is expect
ed to report for duty the first of
March.
Monday morning Mr. F. S.
Etheridge, president of the Butts
County Chamber of Commerce,
received a letter from Dr. J. Phil
Campbell, state agent of the
demonstration work, advising
that Mr Worsham could be se
cured by Butts .county if hasty
action were taken. Mr. Ether
idge immediately wired Mr.
Campbell that the terms were
accepted. At the same time he
wrote Mr. Worsham to report for
duty in Jackson on the first of
March.
It is likely that a meeting of
the farmers and business men
of the community will be held
upon the arrival of Mr. Worsham.
At that meeting he will outline
his methods and tell just what he
will expect of the community in
the way of co-operation. Ac
cording to the present plans it is
the idea to have Mr. Worsham
assume complete charge of the
work in Butts county and
it it on as he deems advisable.
He will consult with the officers
of the Chamber of Commerce
when it is thought best.
Half of his salary is paid by
the United States government
and half will be paid by Butts
county. Mr. Gaston has already
pledged the county’s aid to the
movement and his action was
ratified by the grand jury. Mr.
Etheridge and Mr. Gaston ap
peared before the grand jury
and presented the matter to
them in the strongest way pos
sible.
No movement undertaken here
in years is so full of meaning
and promise to the cit'zens of
the whole county as the securing
of a Farm Demonstration Agent
and it is hoped that Mr. Wor
sham will have the cordial and
active co-operation of all the cit
izens.
SISTER OF REV. M. S. WILLIAMS
DIED AT HOME IN ATHENS, GA.
Mrs. W. S. Hannah, eldest sis
ter of Rev. M. S. Williams, died
in Athens on the 7th inst. Mrs.
Hannah was a member of the
Met hodist church for many years.
She leaves a husband and five
children, one brother and one
sister to mourn her loss. All of
her children are married. Her
brother says she was one of the
best women he ever knew.
CORONER MANGHAM WILL
NOT BE GANDIOATE THIS YEAR
Coroner J. W, Mangham states
that he will not be a candidate for
re-election this year. He makes
this announcement to set at rest
the inquiries of his numerous
friends. In the primary two years
ago Mr. Mangham was nominated
handily, winning over two or
three opponents. He has made a
faithful and conscientious official
and had he decided to run again
there is no doubt that he would
have received the support of his
many followers.
Canada has established a forest
products laboratory in connection
with McGill University at Mon
treal, on the lines of the United
States institution of the same
sort at the University of Wiscon
con.
HIGH HONOR FOR
FORMER PASTOR
Rev. M. S. Williams Made
Member Society
IS A NEAT COMPLIMENT
Sparta Pastor Eledted Mem
ber National Geographic
Society—Pleasing to His
Many Friends Here
The friends in Jackson and
Butts county of Rev. M. S. Wil
liams will be interested to learn
that he has recently been elected
a member of the National Geo
graphic Society. The general
offices of this society are at
Washington, D. C., and its mem
bership includes many distin
guished men, among them mem
bers of the Supreme court, the
Cabinet, Senate and House of
Representatives, Ambassadors
and Ministers of the United
States, and men and women dis
tinguished in educational and
economic works, in commerce and
in the great industrial and busi
ness enterprises of the country.
Mr. Williams esteems this honor
all the more highly because it
came to him unsolicited. The
notification of his election was
the first information conveyed to
him of the intention of the socie
ty to make him a member.
New Telephone Line
Has Been Established
The following farmers of West
Jasper county are now connect
ed with the Southern Bell Tele
phone Company’s exchanga at
Monticello, Ga., these farmers
may be reached over telephone
by calling Jackson, Ga., longdis
tance. The rate for connection
with these subscribers will be 20
cents for 3 minutes conversation.
Messrs. J. L. Lane, B. E. Mc-
Elhaney, Lee McElhaney, R. E.
Pye, R. D. Cambell, E. L. Dris
kell, S. A. Flemoy and J. M.
Kinard are those served by the
new line.
WASHINGTON WAS
HONORED IN BUTTS
D. A. R. Chapter Had Ex
ercises Friday
FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Banks Closed on Monday,
Pojß: Office Observed
Sunday Hours And Ex
ercises in City Schools
The birthday of George Wash
ington, the First American, was
observed in Jackson with more
than the usual spirit this year.
The anniversary of the birth of
this great man falls on the
22nd, but the William Mclntosh
chapter, Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, planned their
exercises for Friday.
A strong program was render
ed. Dr. Robert VanDeventer,
pastor of the First Baptist cnurch
and a speaker of note, was the
orator of the occasion. He was
presented to the audience by
Mrs. J. D. Jones, Regent of the
local D. A. R. chapter. Dr.
VanDeventer is a close student of
Washington and he told many
interesting incidents in connec
tion with the life of Washington
and Martha Washington.
Vocal solos by Mrs. W. E.
Merck, Mrs. S. H. Thornton and
a reading by Miss Ruth Willis
were pleasing feautures of the
program. About forty guests
were invited on that occasion, the
exercises having been held in the
armory. After the program was
completed a salad course and
coffee was served.
As Washington’s birthday fell
on Sunday, the banks of the city
and post office observed Monday,
the 23rd. The banks were closed
during the day and the post office
observed Sunday hours.
Rev. A. E. Sansburn conduct
ed the chapel exercises at the
Jackson Public Schools Monday
morning and gave an interesting
and appropriate talk on the life and
character of George Washington.
No program was arranged by
the school but Mr. Sansburn’s
address proved most interesting
to pupils and teachers alike.
MR. G. G. BRITT ANNOUNCES
FOR OFFICE OF CORONER
“The Same Britt” has entered
the political arena and is a candi
date for Coroner of Butts county.
His announcement will be found
in The Progress this week. No
announcement made during the
present campaign will be read
with more interest than the card
of Mr. Britt. He was coroner a
number of years back and made
a good one, too. For ten years
Mr, Britt has been a resident of
this county and declares he will
never live anywhere else. He is
a native of Monroe county and
comes of a race of coroners, three
of the four brothers having held
that important office. Mr. Britt
is known personally to hundreds
of the citizens of the county, and
his wide acquaintance will be of
considerable help to him in this
i campaign. If elected Mr. Lritt
states he will install a telephone
in his residence so that he can be
reached at all hours of the day
and night. He will appreciate
the votes and support of the peo
ple of the county.
NUMBER 9.