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BUTTS COUNTY FAIR OCTOBER 9-14
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44-No. 33
SUPERIOR COURT
ALL NEXT WEEK
Judge W. E. H. Searcy
Will Preside
DOCKET NOT CROWDED
Both Civil and Criminal
Business Will Be Heard
During Week —Murder
Case to Be Tried
Butts superior court will con
vene here on Monday, August
21, fora week’s session.
Indications now are that civil
business will be tried the first two
or three days of the week, and
that the remaining time will be
spent in the hearing of criminal
matters. No calendar has been
arranged, but it is believed the
court will be able to handle all
the civil business in two or three
days.
Several criminal cases will be
heard. One murder case, that
of Oscar Willis, colored, charged
with the murder of Shoat Tal
mage, will be up for trial. Toom
as Aiken will be arraigned on a
charge of burglary. There may
be other criminal matters acted
on, though it is said there is not
the usual amount of criminal cas
es to be heard at this term.
Officers of the court have been
busy for the past few days issu
ing and gerving subpoenas.
Judge Searcy and Solicitor
Owen will arrive in the city Mon
day preparatory to opening court
at the usual hour.
It is expected there will be a
large number of candidates in
own and a large crowd will
doubtless be present during the
wee^.
Come to The
Pair Meeting
The Butts County Fair Association will
have a big booster meeting in the court house
Friday afternoon, August 17, at 3 o clock. The
people of the entire county are invited to turn
out to this meeting, which is planned for the
purpose of arousing more general interest in
the fair to be held October 9-14.
The officers of the fair association desire
the cordial support and co-operation of every
man, woman and child in this section. It is
impossible to make the fair the success it
should be without the active co-operation of
all the citizens.
The fair is the people’s fair. It is held to
stimulate greater activity along the lines of bet
ter farming and livestock raising. It is your
fair. It is your neighbor’s fair. It is every
body’s fair. Don’t get the idea that your help
is not deeded. '
Come out to this meeting and hear what is
said. Come prepared to arouse enthusiasm
among your neighbors. Come determined to
out vour shoulder to the wheel—and Butts
county will have the BIGGEST, BEST, MOST
COMPLETE COUNTY FAIR in the State.
JACKSON RIFLES OUT
FROM UNDER QUARANTINE;
I
The Jackson Rifles were a hap- j
py lot yesterday when they were
told that the quarantine was lif
ted and they could again go back
to their old company street in the
Second regiment. They were
singing and rollicking about just!
like they did when they first ar-:
rived at the camp to pitch tents
some months ago. They had
changed their song of “We shall
be free again, yes you shall be
free again, when the Lord sets you
free” to the merrier and more
popular ragtime tunes.—Tues
day’s Macon Telegraph.
GOOD SHOWS
FOR FAIR WEEK
High Class Attractions
Being Signed
FIREWORKS EVERY NIGHT
Aeroplane Flights Daily,
Wild West Shows and
Other Worth While At
tractions Are Assured
The management of the Butts
County Fair Association has
signed up some of the best shows
in tiie entire country for the fair,
October 9-14. The shows that
will appear here are the same
playing some of the larger fairs
in the state.
The collection, in part, consists
of a Wild West show; Dog and
Pony show; merry-go-round; mo
tor drome, etc., and a number of
concessions.
There will be a magnificent
JACKSON, GEORGIA, AUGUST 18, 1916
CANDIDATES MUST
QUALIFY BY 25TH
Executive Committee Had
Meeting Saturday
ASSESSMENTS ARE FIXED
Election Will Be Managed
by Members of Execu
tive Committee —To De
clare Results Sept 13th
Friday, August 25, is the last
day in which candidates mav
qualify in the primary of Sept.
12. This action was taken at a
meeting of the Butts County Ex
ecutive committee Saturday morn
ing.
The committee fixed the follow
ing scale of assessments on can
didates in the approaching pri
mary: Representatives sls; judge
$25; solicitors $25; congressmen
$25.
As usual, the committee will
meet the day following the pri
mary and declare the results of
the election. The primary elec
tion in Butts county will be man
aged by members of the execu
: tive committee. The pojls will
open and close in accordance with
i the rules of the state commit
tee.
When the commute meets again
on Sept. 13 delegates will be elec
ted to the state convention in
i Macon Sept. 20.
In addition to assessing the
candidates there was no other
business transacted by the com
mittee. and the meeting was a
! short one.
fireworks display.
Negotiations are now under
way for an aeroplane, and its like
ly this feature will be signed
within the next few days.
Nothing will be left undone to
give the people of Butts county
the most modern and up-to-date
attractions to be secured through
out the country. The cream of
the lot has been picked and the
shows will measure up to a high
standard.
WILL CONLEY, NEGRO
MURDERER, ARRESTED
Will! Conley, alias Ed Brown,
was arrested in Raleigh, N. C.,
this week, and sheriff L. M.
Crawford left Tuesday night to
bring him back to Jackson. Con
ley is alleged to have killed Will
Horton on the 30 of May, this
year, on Mr. W. F. Huddleston’s
farm. Both parties are colored.
It is probable Conley will Ee
tried at the August term of court,
which will convene here next
Monday, After the murder he
escaped and has been a fugitive
from justice since.
The sheriff at Raleigh wired
that Conley would come back
without protest, having waived
requisition.
FIRST OPEN COTTON
BOILS ARE REPORTED
A reminder that the cotton sea
son will soon be on in full force
is the fact that open bolls of cot
ton have recently been brought
to The Progress-Argus office.
I Van Jones brought in an open
boll Saturday, and Tuesday Mrs.
L. D. Singley handed in three
! bolls. Other farmers have re
: ported open cotton for several
days.
It is likely the first bale will be
brought to market the last of
this month.
Mr. T. B. Conner brought in
the first bale last year on August
23. It weighed 427 pounds and
sold for 8 cents, bringing the
producer $34.16. The same bale
today on a 14 cents basis would
net $59.78, a difference in favor
1 of this year of $25.62.
J. M. MCMICHAEL
PRESIDENT FAIR;
Chas. L. Maddux Heads
Building Committee
GOOD MEETING IS HELD
Much Enthusiasm Mani
fested at Friday’s Meet
ing-Other Buildings to
Be Erected Right Away
Mr. J. Matt Me Michael was
elected president of the Butt-
Countv Fair Association, Friday
morning at a meeting of the as
sociation, to succeed Mr. G. E.
Mallet, who resigned on account
of his absence from the city on
military duty. Mr. J. H. Pat
rick was also elected active vice
president.
The selection of Mr. McMichael
is regarded as a wise one. He
is a man who enjoys the confi
dence of the people, and will be
able to harmonize all interests to
the end that the fair will be a
tremendous success. His pub
lic spirit and zeal in the cause of
any worthy movement has nev
er been questioned, and he is a
valuable addition to any organiza
tion.
Mr. Patrick is one of the lead
ing farmers of the county and
his unbounded energy and enthusi
asm will prove valuable in work
ing for the success of the coun
ty fair.
Mr. Charles L. Maddux was
made chairman of the building
committee, whose other members
are Messrs. L. M. Crawford. J.
0. Gaston and S. H. Mays. He
will have active charge of all
the buildings to be erected on
the fair grounds. Work on these
buildings will be started at once
and they will be rushed to an
early completion.
The meeting Friday was the
best held in several weeks. The
The officers and directors are
squarely behind the fair move
ment and no effort will be spared
to give Butts county the best
and most complete fair in.the en
tire country.
Jackson Argus Established . Jilvi9 1915
Butts County Progress Established 1882 ) Consolidated July k *. 19
MEETING WILL
CLOSE SUNDAY
0
1916 Season Has Been A
Successful One
BIG CROWDS ATTENDING
Able Gospel Sermons, Big
Crowds and Good Or
der Makes Present Ses
sion Enjoyable
After a most successful meet
ing from the standpoint of inter
est, attendance and results ac
complished, the twenty-sixth an
nual session of the Indian Springs
Holiness camp meeting will come
to a close Sunday night.
On the whole the attendance
has been good. The weather has
not been as favoroble as in for
mer years, but the crowds have
been large, particularly on Sun
day.
ItMs estimated that there was
from seven to nine thousand per
sons present last Sunday. Hun
dreds of automobiles lined the
roads, and other conveyances and
the railroads swelled the crowd.
By far the largest crowd of
the season is expected to be pres
ent Sunday, the closing day. If
the weather is favorable ten or
twelve thousand people will prob
ably be present.
The preaching done by Dr.
John Paul and Rev. Will Harney
leaders of the 1916 session, has
pleased, entertained and delight
ed the large numbers who have
attended. They have preached
an able and convincing gospel
and the people who have heard
them have been deeply impress
ed.
As was to be expected, good
singing has been a popular fea
ture of the meetings. Charlie
Tillman, leader of the music, has
had the assistance of a large
chorus, and the singing this sea
son is conceded to have been of
a high rank.
The order at the camp ground
has been splendid this year. The
effect of prohibition has been no
ticeable on the people, and no
disturbance of a serious nature
has been reported.
Following the closing session
Sunday night the trustees will
hold a meeting, elect officers,
announce the leaders for the
next meeting and transact other
ousiness.
Funeral of Infant
—
The two-year-old infant of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. McElroy, of Vi
dalia, whose death occurred last
Thursday, was brought to .Jack
son and the funeral was held at
Macedonia. Rev. Mr. Bonner con
ducted the service. The parents
of the child formerly resided in
this county.