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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
STEVE PLYMALE GUILTY OF MURDER
Is Verdict of Jury, With Recommend
ation to Mercy of Court.
Steve Plymale, cool, collected, seemingly without any
emotion whatever, was placed on trial Wednesday on the
fearful charge of having murdered Town Marshal Willard at
Flovilla last summer.
The case was before the court until late Thursday night,
when the jury retired to their room to render a verdict, which
they did early this morning. The verdrct was guilty, with a
recommendation to mercy.
DANIEL TENDERED BANQUET
BY LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
Jackson Lodge, No. 152, Entertains
Distinguished Visitor Judge h.
H. Fletcher Acted as Toast
master for the Occasion.
A splendid welcome was given
Robert T. Daniel, Deputy Grand Sire
of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows of the World, by the mem
bers of Jackson Lodge, No. 152, on
bis visit to th ; city this week as pre
siding judge in the Superior Court,
which has been in session for the
greater part of two weeks.
Wednesday evening, under the di
rection of VV. M. Taylor, J. E. Ale-
Fair and Fred Foster, a meeting of
the Odd Fellows of the county was
arranged in honor of Judge Daniel,
and the entertainment was one of
the best and most thoroughly en
joyed of any ever held in the history
of the order, and one ot the best at
tended, there being sixty-six present,
besides eight young ladies, who serv
ed the refreshments, and the press
representatives.
In a few delightfully chosen re
marks the distinguished guest was
introduced by Judge H. M. Fletcher,
who acted as toastmaster, and after
the address by Judge Daniel and the
banquet was over, several speakers
were introduced, and each made
pleasing and appropriate remarks.
The eloquent speech of the Judge
was well received, and that much
good will result from his remarks
and more enthusiasm and energy
will be put forth by the members of
jjod're No. 152 is not doubted.
The record made by this Lodge is
an enviable one, and the niemoers
are to ho congratulated, especially
those who conceived the pleasant
idea ot thus showing their lows and
esteem for their superior officer.
The speech of the present Noble
Grand, J. F. Madd'ox, and a few re
marks by the Secretary, W. M. Tay
lor, concluded one of the happiest
occasions in secret order circles..
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BUTTS SUPERIOR COURT
IN SESSION THIS WEEK
Many Civil Cases Disposed of Last
Week Criminal Cases Being
Tried This Week—Grand Jury
Adjourned Wednesday.
On Monday of last week, Butts
county Superior Court was convened
by Judge R. T. Daniel and continued
in session through Thursday,
Tile jurors and court bailiffs were
immediately sworn in and the Grand
Jury, going to their room, selected
their foreman, F. S. Etheridge.
Upon returning to the main court
room. Judge Daniel delivered hie
charge, of which there has been
much pleasant and favorable com
ment.
After this was concluded, the civil
docket was taken up and the follow
ing cases disposed of:
W. S. Woods vs. S. H. Mays et al;
verdict for defendants.
Fidelity Trust Company vs. S. H.
Mays et al; verdict for defendants.
Slaton Drug Company granted a
charter.
The Independent Brothers and
Sisters of Love were granted a
charter.
Howard C. Park vs. S. H. Mays et
al; verdict for defendants.
W. L. Price vs. Corinne Price;
total divorce for botii parties.
Chapman & Fletcher vs. J. N.
Knowles; verdife for plaintiffs, $3,-
600.
Several civil cases left from last
week were taken up on Monday of
this week and disposed of in a few
hours.
Among the criminal cases gotten
through with are:
Thomas Aiken, burglary, twelve
years.
Louis Andrews, homicide, acquit
ted; for carrying a pistol, 12 months
or S2OO.
Gtis Thomas, assault with'atternpt
to murder, 3 years.
JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. FEB. 28. 1913.
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PATRIOTISM.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WILL
BE INSPECTED MARCH 7
Alexius Commandery, No. 22, K. TANARUS.,
Will Be Instructed find Inspected
By Qrand Officers—Banquet
Will Be Served.
Next Friday night, March 7th,
Alexius Comuiatidery, No. 22,
Knights Templar, will receive in
structions by Eminent Sir M. A.
Weir, Grand Recorder of Knights
Templar of Georgia, preparatory
to the annual inspection of the
Commandery by Eminent Sir Ben
jamin F. Hardeman, Grand Cap
tain General of the Grand Com
mandery of Georgia.
Eminent Sir Weir has made this
Commandery several visits in an
official capacity, and is held in
high esteem by all the fraters of
this jurisdiction.
After the inspection an elaborate ,
banquet will be served in honor of.
the distinguished guests.
Alexius Commandery, though.
only six years old, has been prom
inently before the fraternity since
its organization. Starting with a
membership of seventeen, it has
steadily grown until now it carries
over fifty true and loyal Sir Knights
on its roll. Among its members
are four prominent members of the
Grand Cymmandery of Georgia
and one Grand representative of a
sister Grand Commandery.
Much enthusiasm is being man
ifested among the Sir Knights over
the coming inspection, and Alexius
No. 22 should have a large repre
sentation at the annual conclave
of the Grand Commandery to be
held in Columbus, Ga., in May.
Butts County Teachers
Will fleet Thursday
Beginning next Thursday the Butts
county teachers will have a three
days’ meeting in Jackson.
The Institute will be conducted by
Vliss Celeste Parrish, State Super
visor, and subjects or much impor
tance will be discussed, among them
‘What Should the Schools of the
County Do For Pupils?” and “Prac
■ ical Teaching.”
Eugene W. Carroll, business man
ger of The Athens Dally HerAM
pent Sunday here witli his family.
“ PLOWHANDLES" SNIFFS A
SLIGHT BREATH OF SPRING
Advises Patching Up Old Clothes
and Shoes and Letting the “400”
Wear Skirts, .Spider*
Legged Pants, Etc.
We have sniffed a slight breath
of springtime. The jonquils are
peeping from their icy embrace of
winter. Now let us figure a little
aud see where we are at. Last
year we were all hit heavy by rea
son of a short crop, and this is go
ing to be a hard year with the
farmer, and if our merchant or
banker refuses to extend us the
credit he has in the past, let’s con
sider he is trying to help! us out of
a hole, and is doing us a favor.
Now, let us see how cheap) we can
make this crop; and the way to do
it is to patch up our oldclythes and
shoes and stay out of the banks
and stores as much as possible.
When it comes to hobble skirts,
toothpick shoes -and spider-legged
pants, let the 400 wear them. In'
seven months from lfow we can
begin to realize some money out of
the coming crop, and so let us stay
|on our farms and hit the tiling
j hard, and st;<V away from town,
i and next fall when the mercantile
I establishments begin to offer prizes
! to the one who holds the winning
| card, stay out of that. There are
1 thousands of the farmers who spent
money last fall in order to stand a
chance to win a prize that ought
to have kept their money in
their pockets; and for the
peace of the State, good order
and dignity thereof, we think it
would be a good idea for the mer
chants to cut that featute out, for
there is a law in this State against
gaming, where money or other
things of value are offered, and
we doubt veiy much whether or
not this thing would stand in the
courts of the State. Besides, there
is the time we spend in going to
town once a week to draw a prize
when we should be gathering &ur
crops, and.don’t stand any more
chance of drawing a prize than a
snowball in hades!
Plowhandi.es.
Hon. .1. W. Wise, of Fayetteville,
has been In the city this week at- !
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BOTTS COUNTY WINS
BEFORE HIGH TRIBUNAL
Power Company Forced to Replace
Road and Bridge Destroyed by
Back Water—Case Carried
From City Court.
Tll its efforts to force the Central
Georgia Power Company to comply
with a contract for the construction
of anew road and replacing a bridge
which had been destioyed by back
water from the company’s dam
across the Ocmulgee river, Butts
county has won out before the Su
preme Court of Georgia, that tri
bunal having rendered a decision
on last Wednesday affirming the
action of the City Court of Jackson.
It will be recalled that the Power
Company entered into a contract
with the Board of Commissioners
of Butts county agreeing to make
necessary changes in roads and
erect the necessary bridges at its
own expense before the reservoir
was filled. This contract the com
pany refused to fulfill, whereupon
I action was brought in the Jackson
I City Court to enforce the same. A
verdict was rendered which com
pelled the company to carry out its
obligation.
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drugs are ns pure as the purest.
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I’hone 1.
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Medium in
Middle Georgia
CHAUTAUQUA F0H1913;
PLANS BEING PERFECTED
Jackson to Have Advantage of Clr*
cult Plan, Whereby the Cream
of Chautauqua Attractions
Can Be Afforded.
Mr. G. S. Chance, of the Alka-
hest system, has been in the city fcr
the past day or two for the purpose
of making the necessary arrange
ments for placing Jackson on the
Alkahest’s Chautauqua and Festi
val Circuit, which will reach this
section during the early summer,
The Circuit Chautauqua of the
Alkahest for the season of 1913
will be far superior to any Chau
tauqua ever put on in Jackson be
fore, and yet the cost is practically
the same as was charged for pro
grams of less merit when booked un
der the old or “independent” plan.
In other words, the Alkahest now
combines forty or more towns on
one Chautauqua circuit, furnishing
the same piogram in each town,
and by the obvious economies
brought about through the adop
tion of this plan, have been able
to afford the cultured communities
of the South with the very highest
Cbautnuqua talent at a price with
in their reach.
'fhe Alkahest Chautauqua pro
gram for 1913 will include six days,
with two attractions a day, ortvvelve
in all. Of this number seven are
high grade musical and novelty or
ganizations, ranging in value from
SIOO to S2OO a night. There will
also be three headliner lecturers of
national fame, including Senator
Dixon, of Montana; I)r. Frederick
A. Cook, of North Pole film and
Dr. Thomas IC. Green, the great
traveler and thinker.
All the musical and novelty com
panies will appear twice a day, and
each lecturer will be assisted by.a
J musical or novelty company. In
fact, the aggregate value of many
of the programs will be from two
to three hundred dollars, and even
more, were they not offered under
the circuit plan.
This is Jackson’s opportunity to
have a Chautauqua such as she has
never seen before, and it should go
I
( without saying that the necessary
1 arrangements will be perfected with
out delay.
Morrison Settle, who was in busi
ness here, has returned to his home
in Jackson. His many friends re
gret to lose him; our loss will be
Jackson’s gain.—Stockbridge Cor.
Henry County Weekly.
NO. 4