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Voices Out of the Past FOR SALE-The log school house in the grove near Indian Springs depot is for sale. Ten dollars is offered, and if no better bid is made within 30 days the sale will be closed. J. W. Heard, T. J. Higgins, W. F. Smith.—Middle Georgia Ar gus, Jan. 11, 1883. Notes From Black Ankle District Mr. Wade Hammond will soon have his fine dwelling completed. Mr. W. L. Flynt says that he has made near two hundred bushels of potatoes from one-half bushel last year. Mr. J. E. Weaver has gone to Dr. Cowan’s to try his hydropothis treatment for his arm, which has been sore and causing him to suffer much for the last two years. We venture that Wesley Thaxton has the most convenient water work about his well of any one in the county, all of his own invention. W. J. Evans’ grain crop is the best this part of the county affords. Rev. W. J. Oxford will preach at Liberty Church for the present year.—Middle Georgia Argus, Feb. 22, 1883. Data From Smith’s Mills Mr. S. L. Thompson, the “boss" overseer, is putting the roads in fine order this week. Mr. B. W. Dozier has recovered from measles, and has gone to Atlanta. The ferry boat runs almost GRANDMOTHER KNEW ABOUT SOLAR ENERGY -THE CLOTHESLINE ATHENS—Who says solar energy is just a hope for the future? You can tap the sun’s power right now, in your own backyard, with a simple de vice from Grandmother’s day—the clothesline. The savings can be sub stantial. According to the National Bureau of Stan dards, the average clothes dryer uses more energy (per hour of operation) than three air conditioners, four washing machines and three refrigera tors combined. By substituting fresh air and sunshine for electricity or gas, you’ll have fresher smelling laundry as well as smaller utility bills. But be fore you pull the plug on your dryer, study up on the almost forgotten art of line-drying. Home economists with the Cooperative Extension Ser vice suggest the following tips: —Use plastic clothesline instead of rope, since plastic is easier to keep clean. —Consider plastic pins, too. When wooden pins get wet, they sometimes leave a I J | YH-ylr II IT I rnzk Save Energy . . . Ue your oven to cook more than one food ot a time —and resist opening the door until your experience or kitchen timer tellx you the food is done. A short preheating is necessary for baking, but not for roasting meat or heating prepared foods. Cook main dishes and bake breads and cookies in quantity; freeze some for later use. Let frozen foods thaw slowly in the refrigerator instead of heating them from the frozen state. LOOKING FOR LOCKS? Sold, Serviced and Installed by Cook s Machine & Lock Service 121 W. 2nd St. 775-112:10- as regular as the sun, carrying the throng of travelers to and from this county to Indian Springs depot. Mr. Ed Edwards, the miller, is up to his eyes in business. Mr. Sam Oxford and Mr. McGinter have their shops in order and are ready to do all the work brought to them.— Middle Georgia Argus, March 24, 1883. Tricky Take a strip of paper or cardboard thirteen inches long and five wide, then giving a surface of sixty-five inches. Now cut this strip diagonally as true as possible, making two pieces in a shape of a triangle. Now measure exactly five inches from the large end of each strip and cut in two pieces. Take these strips and put them in the shape of an exact square, and it will appear to be just eight inches each way, or sixty-four square inches, a loss of one square inch of superficial measure ment, with no diminution of surface. The question is, what became of that inch?— Middle Georgia Argus, Mar. 5, 1883. Letter-to-Editor This being a great day of inventions, especially in the line of telegraphy, tele phones, phonograph, etc., which have been of such great benefit to mankind at large, I write you this letter to inform the public that I have this day demonstrated brown stain on the laundry. —To eliminate back strain, hang the line at a convenient height. —Wipe the line clean each time you hang out the wash. Put dresses, blouses and shirts on coat hangers before you hang them on the line. The hangers save space and preserve the shape of the clothes. And when the gar ments are dry, they can go straight from the line to the closet. Plastic hangers eliminate the risk of rust stains. If you’re using metal hangers coated with black enamel, make sure the paint is intact. Hang shorts, skirts and trousers by the waistbands. Smooth out collars, cuffs and hems while the clothes are still damp. To keep towels fluffy, shake them vigorously before you hang them up. Never hang towels or bed linen by the corners—it can tear the hems and stretch the fabric out of shape. Use at least four clothes pins to support large items like sheets and table cloths. Don’t leave a burden on loved ones! FINAL EXPENSE INSURANCE Available to Age 86 IN FULL BENEFIT from date of issue NO EXAMINATION (Your application will determine your eligibility) PREMIUM GUARANTEED never to increase M. L. Powell Agency 775-5299 THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1977, to my entire satisfaction the possibility of conveying the thought of man to any distance through the medium of a submarine telephone without the aid of a cord or wire. I write this to let the world know that I am the discoverer of this great invention. Simion V. Varde man, Henley’s Mill, Butts Cos., Ga. —Middle Georgia Argus, April 7, 1883. Dublin Data Troy Vickers commenced planting cotton on the 3rd inst., and he is going to show up the first bloom, if not the first bale. Jacob Vickers shot and killed the old grand parent The Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation’s IAM , L J.J#,| Ii . SSfBHI „ I J mm&- h&m is HBr i ■\ ■**-■* XV ■ . vj • , x v ' l ■, By The First 700 Members To Register Will Receive A Bag Of Light Bulbs or Plastic Pitcher With Four Tumblers. LUNCH: A barbecue chicken lunch will be served again this year. Tickets will be available through August 2at $2.75 each from the places listed. The Exchange Club of Jackson will be in charge of the lunch. CHICKENQUE TICKETS ON SALE: THE CENTRAL GEORGIA EMC JACKSON 404-775-7857 owl the other day, with his old Londen barrel, “off hand.” He thinks now he deserves a chicken pie. John Watson and James Leverette, having no luck on the Ocmulgee with hook and line, concluded to try what virtue there was in the “bait part of a seine.” After exploring the deep from Smith’s Ferry to the Lamar Shoals, they wound up with a few “wall-eyed” tadpoles, and the usual fisherman’s luck Miss Lizzie McElhaney has a flourishing school of thirty-one scholars.—Middle Georgia Argus, April 14,1883. A $70,000 Fire at Indian Springs On Wednesday morning about 2 o’clock while all were quietly sleeping, all uncon scious of the plot of the incendiary, all serenely Annual Meeting INDIAN SPRINGS STATE PARK AUGUST 3,1977 Registration 9:00 A.M. Program 10:00 A.M. SPEAKER: O. FRANKLIN RODGERS Southern Engineering Company of Georgia reposing in the trust of the watchful eye above the starry heavens, the torch was applied to the storehouse ot Cos. Lamar, (known as the Bob Lawson store) and in a few moments the flames leaped heavenward, arous ing the citizens to witness the most frightful scene ever beheld by our people. The tire was applied to the steps leading to the outside entrance of the second story. Ed Lawson, who was sleeping in the second story, was aroused to find the steps had fallen, and he made his escape by jumping from the entrance without receiving any injury. The building was too far gone to be saved, and all efforts were turned to the surrounding buildings, but despite the heroic efforts of all present, the devouring monster swept to the Collier hotel, and the surging flames so suddenly enveloped the building that scarcely any thing could be saved. Passing along the stone building the heartless flames reached from the windows into the Pound store, a wooden building, where its remorseless rage seemed to be almost unbounded when this almost pile of tinder was within its grasp. Next to succumb was the building of Mrs. Allen, which fronts the street just above the Lamar store. Then followed the brick building of Esqr. Sanders, from which the goods belonging to Messrs. Sanders and Lawson were nearly all saved in a damaged condition. Various estimates are put upon the loss, ranging from forty to seventy-five thou sand dollars.—Middle Geor gia Argus, April 21, 1883. Kimbell is the new post office recently established at J G. Kimbell’s store, midway between Jackson and the Grove. They received TOP PRIZE: GENERAL ELECTRIC MICROWAVE OVEN DONATED BY POLK TIRE COMPANY OF JACKSON AND GENERAL ELECTRIC COM PANY IN COOPERATION WITH THE CEN TRAL GEORGIA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP COOPERATION. their first mail on last Monday, and we have already received several new ' usethe^ WANT ADS Henry Cos. Pawn Brokers LOANS BUY - SELL - TRADE 38 Macon St., McDonough, Ga. subscribers at that place Middle Georgia Argus, April 21. 1883.