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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
GEORGE P. COLLIER DIES
A! INDIAN SPRING HOME
Well-Known Citizen and Builder ol
Famous Wigwam Hotel Passed
Away Suddenly Monday Night
at Age of Sixty-Two^
f George P. Collier, who was well
known for his business operations
in Macon, Fitzgerald and Atlanta,
dropped dead with heart failure at
his beautiful home, Rock Castle, at
Indian Spring, about 8 o’clock
Monday night.
Mr. Collier was 62 years of age
aud had been in bad health for
some time. He was taken ill at
Fitzgerald about ten days ago and
had regained strength enough to
make the trip home Monday, ac
companied by a trained nurse. He
had been at his home only a few
minutes when he died.
The famous Wigwam Hotel at
the Spring was built by Mr. Collier
about twenty years ago, and he had
been interested in other hotels.
Recently he had been in the insur
ance and loan business, with main
offices at Macon. Several years ago
he resided in Atlanta for a time,
being in the insurance business un
der the firm name of Akers &
Collier.
Mr. Collier was a bachelor. He
is survived by three sisters, Misses
Carrie and Lou Collier and Mrs.
C. C. Smith, who live at Indian
Spring, and by four brothers, Bry
an, of New York city; Paul, of
Little Rock; Whitt, of Birming
ham, and Judge Calvin Collier, of
St. Lopis.
The funeral occurred from the
First Baptist church Tuesday after
noon at 2-o’cloclc, the Rev. R. Van
Deventer officiating. The remains
were interred in Indian Spring
The pallbearers were Mr. Ben
Wright and Judge Ogletree, of In
dian Spring; Dr. A. F. White, of
b Flovilla; Mr. Brown Taylor, of
Macon; Messrs. Lawrence Craw
ford and H. L. Daughtry, of
Jackson.
MACON GETS NEW CITIZEN.
O. M. Willis, formerly a promi
nent young funeral director of Jack
son, Butts county, is now domiciled
in Macon, and is identified with the
L. 11. Burghard undertaking estab
lishment. Mr. Willis is receiving
a cordial welcome to the city, and
all join in wishing for him success.
—Macon Telegraph.
J. H. Carmichael left Sunday for
Flew York for a two weeks’ stay.
Watch This Space
Every Week.
It Will Pay You
Next week Iroin the 17th to 22nd we are going to
display a line of
Enamel and Tin Ware
To go st tfat lowest prices.
Don’t believe others, come see lor yourself.
It costs nothing to look.
Special Oil Cloth 15c. Yard.
THE RACKET SPORE,
JACKSON, - GEORGIA.
THE JACKSON ARGtJS.
POPULAR RAILROAD AGENT'
RECEIVES FATAL INJURIES
Mr. C. A. Carson, Jr., .Southern
Railway Traveling Passenger
Agent, Died in an Atlanta
Sanitarimn Last Week.
Mr. C. A. Carson, ]f., Traveling
Passenger Agent for the Southern
Railway, with headquarters at Ma
con, died at a private sanitarium
in Atlanta at 4 o’clock Friday
morning of last week from injuries
received Thursday afternoon when
trying to board a moving freight
train at McDonough.
Mr. Carson was thirty-six years
old and unmarried, and had been
with the Southern Railway for
about ten years. Before going to
Macon he was stationed in Atlanta.
He was known throughout the
South and East, and was one of
the most popular railroad men in
the country.
Mr. Carson had gone to McDon
ough on an inspection trip. He
was accustomed to boarding mov
ing trains and had never before
met with an accident. About 2:30
o’clock Thursday afternoon, when
Southern freight No. 52, headed
for Macon, passed, he decided to
board it. His foot slipped, and
although the train was moving
slowly, his left leg was broken,
his thigh crushed and his back
lacerated.
The crew improvised a special
train and ran with the injured man
to Atlanta in record time. Every
thing possible was done, but the
injured man died at 4 o’clock Fri
day morning.
He is survived by his father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Car
son, of Greenville, S. C., one sis
ter, Miss Elsie D. Carson, of Green
ville, and two brothers, W. B. and
T. P. Carson. The body was taken
at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon to
Greenville for funeral and inter
ment. Mr. Carson was a Mason
and an Elk.
Mr. Carson’s father and two
brothers accompanied the body to
Greenville, together with J. L.
Meek, Assistant General Manager
of the Southern Road, and R. S.
New, Traveling Passenger Agent.
An escort of the Elks and the Ma
sons were at the station when the
train left, and at Greenville a sim
ilar escort met the party. Funeral
services were held at Greenville at
11 o’clock Saturday morning.
Judge J. H. Ham’s continued
indisposition is a source of regret
to his friends.
JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. FEB. 14. 1913.
THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN.
INDIAN SPRING SOCIAL NEWS
Rev. W. 11. Arnold spent last
week in Juliette.
Miss Joe Varner spent Tuesday
in Jackson with friends.
Miss Myrtice Arnold . visited
friends in Jackson recently.
Mr. Wright Watkins made a
business trip to Jackson Monday.
Mr. W. O. Brown is in Alabama
and South Carolina on a business
trip.
Mr. W. A. Elder will visit his
son, I)r. Elder, in Atlanta this
week.
Dr. and Mrs. A. F. White and
children visited friends here this
week.
Mrs. Margaret Allen is being de
lightfully entertained by relatives
in Atlanta.
A large crowd attended prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at
Mrs. Hataway’s.
Mrs. Laura Holt, of Macon, is
the guest of Miss Bettie Lindsey
for a couple of months.
Mrs. Luther Hoard and son,
Oan, of the Camp Grounds, spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Ed Hoard.
Sunday school at the First Bap
tist church in the afternoon at 3
o’clock every Sunday. All are in
vited.
Mrs. Sallie Smith, Miss Louise
Smith and Master Preston Smith
are expected home soon from Sa
vannah.
Mr. Percy Elder, of Flovilla,
spent a few days here overseeing
the repairs and painting of tHe Ho
tel Elder.
Little Robert VanDeventer Sher
all, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jo
seph Sherall, has entirely recovered
from his recent illness.
Mrs. Edith Keaton will return
home the first of March from
Florida, where she has been spend
ing the winter for her health.
Mr. Luther Hoard has in his
new line of groceries in the new
brick store. Mr. Leonard Gregory,
the popular clerk, is in charge
Mr. Woody Gregory, mail carrier
LECTURE POSTPONED
UNTIL MARCH SEVENTH
I
Dr. Chesnutt’s Stereoptlcon Lecture
on “The Teeth” to Form Part of
Program Arranged for County
Teachers’ Association.
On account of the many Valen
tine parties planned for tonight, ihe
free lecture that Dr. O. Lee Ches
nutt was to have given on “The
Teeth—What They Are and How
to Care for Them,” at the School
Auditorium, has been postponed
until the evening of March 7th.
At this time there will be in ses
sion here the County School '1 each
ers’ Association, and this lecture
will form a part of the program ar
ranged by the association for Fri
day evening.
County School Commissioner
Maddox set up the date of the
teachers’ meeting from the 21st
inst. to March 6-7-8 on account of
the first date being included in
court week.
An up-to-date traveling man
said the other day that he had
never been in a more sanitary
and up-to-date Barber Shop
than Jenkins’.
between here and Flovilla, had the
misfortune of losing his fine horse
Wednesday. He died of pneu
monia.
Still Another new store for our
little town. Mr. Keaton is build
ing one near the Indian Spring and
Flovilla Railroad depot, on the side
of the main road.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Riley and
Misses Cody, of Macon, are ex
pected here the first of March to
take charge of the Calumet Hotel
for the summer season.
The many friends of Mr. George
Collier will regret to learn of his
illness. He, with his nurse and
Mrs. Joe Wall, of Fitzgerald, ar
rived Monday night and are at bis
eome here.
The arrivals at the Hotel Elder
this week are: Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Ziebold and Miss Florence Ziebold,
of Waterloo, 111.; Mrs. Lula Chap
pell, of Columbus, Ga.; Mr. and
Mrs. H. Hyers and child, of Pat
terson, Ga.; Messrs. J. A- Alexan
der, of Atlanta, T. 11. Drew and
J. N. McKay, of Macon, Ga.
RUnS COUNTY CITIZEN
RECEIVES HIGH HONOR
Hon. Sam Mays Appointed on Staff
of Major Ueneral H. T. Daven*.
port, United Confederate
Veterans.
Major General 11. T. Davenport,
Commander of the Georgia Divis
ion, Lnited Consederate Veterans,
has named Hon. Sam 11. Mays, of
this county, as a member of his
staff, giving him the title of Assist
ant Chief Commissary.
This is a signal honor worthily
bestowed. Mis flutts county friends
are congratulating him upon the
appointment
HON. J. A. HANES A VISITOR IN JACKSON
Hon. J. A. Hanes, Chairman of
the Board of Commissioners of
Worth county, was a visitor in
Jackson Sunday, en route lo Ath
ens to attend the Six Days Good
Roads School at the State Uni
versity. While here he was the
guest of his sister, Mrs. F. M.
Allen.
f•• Ik
GUESS OrWiSBW
At The Owl Pharmacy,
Phone 1. Phone 1.
Bnt Advertising
Medium in
Middle Georgia
suns SUPERIOR COURT
WILL CONVENE MONDAY
Judge Daniel Will Preside and Col.
E. M. Owen Will Look After the
Interests of the State—Many
Cases Will'* Be Tried.
The spring term of Butts county
Superior Court will be in session
here Monday, with Judge R. T.
Daniel presiding and Solicitor K.
M. Owen, of Zebulon, looking after
the prosecutions.
Much business will be disposed
of, aud according to the records of
the courts in the counties over
which Judge Daniel has presided
within the past few weeks, things
will hum when he comes to Jackson.
He is an ideal judge of law, and
there is no more popular man in
official life today than Judge Dan
iel, who is just and considerate,
fearless aipl capable.
Court will hold, perhaps, over
two weeks.
J. T. MOSS SUMMONED
BY THE GRIM REAPER
J. T. Moss, who was struck by a
fast train at Flippen three weeks
ago today, received injuries which
resulted in his death early yester
day at his home on Lyons street.
At the the time of the accident
he was returning from his father’s
in-law, where one of his daughter*,
Miss Willis Moss, had died, ex
pecting to return for her burial next
day.
Going out to board the train, he
was struck, an arm was broken,
forehead cut and internal injuries
received which caused his sudden
death.
Mr. Moss was 61 years of age
and a member of Salem Baptist
church, in Henry county, from
which place his funeral will be
conducted today by Rev. Oglesby,
of McDonough.
Besides other relatives, the de
ceased leaves his wife, three daugh
ters, Misses Ida and May Moss, of
Jackson, and Mrs. Bracewell, of
Atlanta; three sons, Clifford and
Gus, of Jackson, and Dayton, of
Birmingham, Ala.
Miss Celeste Parish, of Athens,
will be a guest of the Teachers’
Institute which will meet here
March 6th.
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