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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Voi 43-No. 42
SOME BUTTS COUNTY FAIR BOOSTERS
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MR. HUGH MALLEI
County School Superintendent has
been a willing and cheerful Fair work
er as a member of the Educational and
Boys Cctn Club committees.
LEI’S MAKE FAIR WEEK
' A HOME COMING WEEK
•Why not have all the boys and
girls that are off at school come
home on the 19th for one day to
attend the fair?
Every citizen in Jackson and
vicinity shouid invite one or more
friends ffom a distance and en*
tertain them on this big day, the
19th, Swell the crowd. Show
others what old Butts can do.
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l Do something for the fair, if
it’s only to say a good word, be
cause it’s going to be a good fair.
If Don’t buck the tide. Swim
Srith It. The fair will have a lot
#f things that’s worth while.
You c®me and bring someone.
When it’s over all will be glad
they did what they could and
wfeh they had done more, because
it’s going to be one GRAND
SUCCESS.
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MR. G. E. MALLET
'ivhn h-is acted as chairman of the committee on Live Stock and
,has°succeeded in arousing county wide interest in this department.
BUTTS GINNED
4,098 BALES
This is Below Last Year’s
Figures
715,367 FOR THE STATE
Report of Ginnings in The
Twelve Counties in The
Sixth to Sep
tember Twenty-Fifth
According to the report of the
Census Bureau, Butts county had
ginned 4,098 bales of cotton prior
to Sept. 25. This is compared
with 4,441 bales the same date a
year ago.
The total for the state is 715,-
367 bales, as against 768.095 in
1914.
The number of bales ginned in
each of the twelve counties of
the sixth district follows below:
1915 1914
Bibb 3,609 4,678
Butts 4,098 4,441
Clayton 3,316 2,738
Crawford 2.283 2,936
Fayette 3,549 3.223
Henrv) 6,581 6,455
Jasper 7,234 7,071
Jones 4,595 4,771
Monroe 7,380 8,562
Pike 9.249 7,791
Spaldingj 5,118 4.786
Upson 5,104 4,190
Singing at County Line
There will be a singing at Coun
ty Line Sunday afternoon and all
persons interested in music cor
dially invited to attend.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 15, 1915
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MRS. L. D. SINGLEY
Asa member of the Poultry and Agri
cultural committees has done faithful
and efficient work for the Fair.
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MR. R. N. ETHERIDGE
Chairman of Advertising committee who has had entire charge of
publicity and attractions. He has done good work for the Fair.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Subject: “The Way of
Salvation.” You are welcome.
Come and worship. Seats free.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Dr.
0. Lee ChesnuttS. S. Superinten
dent.
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PROF. W. P. MARTIN
Member of committee on Education
and Advertising and an all around Fair
booster and willing worker.
GORDON INSTITUTE
BAND IS COMING
Collegians Will Furnish
Music at Fair
TO BE POPULAR FEATURE
No Part of Fair Will Prove
More Enjoyable Than
Brass Band—Cadets Will
March in The Parade
News that the Gordon Institute
band has been secured to play
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MR. J. 0. GASTON
Commissioner of Roads and Revenues and member of the Live
Stock committee. He has supported the Fair with his time and
money and deserves much credit for his efforts.
Jackson Argus Established 1*73/ „ _ . , , „
Butts County Progress Established 18*2 s Consolidated July 9. 1915
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MR. F. S. ETHERIDGE
Who has served as presideut of the
Butts County Fair Association for the
past two years and done much to sup
ply the sinews of war, the interest and
the entnusiasm.
during the Butts County Fair
will be of interest to the people
of the community.
The band consists of thirteen
pieces and is said to be one of the
best in the state. The boys com
posing the band will come over
Tuesday in automobiles and wiil
march in the parade at 10:30.
There is no question but that
good music will prove one of the
most attractive features of the
entire fair.
The Gordon Institute musicians
will spend all of Tuesday in Jack
son and they will probably be ac
companied here by several mem
bers of the faculty and other cit
izens of Barnesviile.
The Butts County Fair will be
an educational fair.
Don’t forget the uates—Oc
tober 19 22—four big days.