Passing Throng Life in Butler Local Notes
Mrs W J Butler visits Macon. Judge Riley in Atlanta on business. Many neighbors visit Butler. several hosting guests from Macon Boston Augusta and Reynolds. Revival at Wesley church with ten new members and social events at Rest Room. Marriage licenses issued to Chapman Barfield and Bryant Saunders. Local roads improvements and town-wide civic efforts noted.
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W C Chapman
Ida Barfield
Willie Bryant
Sara J. . Saunders
Monroe Davis
Butler
Atlanta
Medical College
Chapman Pharmacy
H.T. Bartlett
Taylor
Davis Pierce Wedding Held At Bride's Home
The marriage of B. C. Pierce and Irene Davis took place at the bride’s home last Sunday with Rev. M. T. Gaultney officiating. The ceremony drew only close relatives and a few friends. Pierce is a well known county farmer and Miss Davis is regarded as an excellent young woman with wide circle of friends. The Herald offers congratulations.
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D A Cook
Atlanta
AC Jones
Daniel
Sumter County
J. J. McCants
T. W. Pool
Sara Pool
Master Tom Pool
Reynolds
Butler
Master Ac Pope
Win Musslewhite
B. C. Pierce
Irene Davis
M. T. Gaultney
Pierce
Miss Mitchell An Honored Visitor in Cordele
Miss Van Mitchell of Butler visits Cordele at the home of Mrs. Lula Scandrett on Thirteenth Avenue. A longtime educator, Miss Mitchell began teaching with Cordele’s early Presbyterian church school and now serves Buena Vista High School as English teacher, reflecting on Cordele’s growth as the Magic City of the Pines and Hub City of Southwest Georgia.
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van Mitchell
Butler
Buena Vista
Lula Scandrett
Thirteenth Avenue
Miss van Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Cordele
Presbyterian Church
Academy
Buena Vista High School
Mitchell
the Pines
Georgia
Cordele Dispatch
Social gathering at Peaglers honors Miss Blalock
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Peagler entertained Friday evening July 25 with guest Miss Gertrude Blalock of Jonesboro. Gainesville guest Miss Pauline Jordan attended in black suit over red. prizes awarded for a spelling and advertising game. music and refreshments followed on a decorated veranda.
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H. J. Peagler
Gertrude Blalock
Jonesboro
Pauline Jordan
Gainesville
Fla
Pearle Montfort
Julian Edwards
Elise Wallace
M. E. Everett
Macon
J. W. Edwards
Edwards
Sealy
Adams
Wallace
Miss Ruth Adams Entertains Honoring Miss Lipsey of Albany
Miss Ruth Adams hosted last Tuesday at her parents home for Miss Myrtice Lipsey of Albany. The veranda was lit with Japanese lanterns and the hall decorated with ferns and rare pot flowers. Guests enjoyed games, cream and cake, and late hours. Attendees included Laura Beeland, Nettie Mae Jones, Viola Foy, Christine Rawls, Maud Byrd, Rosa Fountain, Jewel Bartlett, Bettilee Davis, Myrtice Lipsey, Ruth Adams, Mesees James Childs, Zach Respess, George Childs, Joe Rawls, Earl Wright, Frank Gray, Warren Bartlett, and Galloway Boland. Katie Nell Adams presided as hostess.
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Ruth Adams
Myrtice Lipsey
Albany
Laura Beeland
Nettie Mae Jones
Viola Foy
Christine Rawls
Maud Byrd
Rosa Fountain
Jewel Bartlett
Bettilee Davis
Mesees
James Childs
Zach Respess
George Childs
Joe Rawls
Earl Wright
Frank Gray
Warren Bartlett
Galloway Boland
Katie Nell Adams
Institute Exercises Concluded at Taylor County Teachers Institute
The Taylor county Teachers Institute closed Friday July 25 after a year noted as the best yet. Prof Bancroft of Mobile spoke with clear, practical insights and county teachers enjoyed Civic Club and Daughters of the Confederacy events. Resolutions praised Prof George D Goddard and Supt A S Wallace for leadership and Butler hospitality.
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Teachers Institute
Taylor County
Bancroft
Mobile
Ala
Civic Club” and Daughters of the Confederacy
County Board of Education
A. S. Wallace
George D Goddard
A S Wallace
Civic Club
Butler
Butler Herald
Otis Mathews dies at Ashville after long illness
Obituary notes Otis Mathews of Howard and Taylor County dies in Ashville North Carolina at about 45 after a prolonged health decline. He left roughly thirty thousand dollars in estate for church and family bequests and was remembered for Christian charity and loyalty. He died Friday morning at a private sanatorium with Mrs J T Hart at his side. Interment followed at the Howard Methodist church cemetery.
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Howard
Taylor County
O T Mathews
Otis Mathews
Mathews
Ashville N.C
Methodist Church
J F Ford
Freeman Mathews
Howard Methodist Church
Sanitary
Ashville
J T Hact
Teachers Institute in Butler Inspires Local Praise
The annual Institute of Taylor County teachers visits Butler with 30 to 35 attendees. Prof. George D. Godard of Milner leads the event, praised as affable and up to date in teaching methods. County School Commissioner Wallace assists and hosts two receptions with tea, ice cream, and social time despite rain.
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Butler
Taylor
George D. Godard
Milner
Wallace
Institute
UDC
Sheriff posse shooting incident near Paschal ends in regret
After a Friday afternoon arrest near Paschal, a posse member shot Grady Awtry, wounded only fleshly, later found not the suspect. Awtry’s father arrived from Anniston to resolve the matter. all involved received nominal fines and expressed regret over the incident.
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Sheriff's Posse
Beeland
Paschal
W W Edwards
Grady Awtry
Anniston
Ala
Awtry
Alabama
Farmers Union Warehouse Co Stockholders Meet at Butler
Notice says stockholders will convene at the Butler courthouse at 10 A M on Saturday August 16th W W Douglass serves as president highlighting the meeting details and leadership.
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Farmers Union Warehouse Co
Butler
W. W. Douglass
Veterans Reunion Invited in Reynolds This August
A.J. McGee, Commander, invites all veterans to the annual basket reunion in Reynolds on Wednesday August 13. The event highlights the host community's hospitality and offers a chance for veterans to gather and reconnect. Butler, Ga. August 4, 1913.
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Reynolds
A.J. McGee
Butler, Ga
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