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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.