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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.