Memories of a Little Home Place
A fragmentary reminiscence describes a cherished place and friends who gathered there. It evokes laughter and the patter of small feet, noting how memories cling to a beloved home as time passes and beauty grows.
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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
7
A fragmentary reminiscence describes a cherished place and friends who gathered there. It evokes laughter and the patter of small feet, noting how memories cling to a beloved home as time passes and beauty grows.
Butler area residents and visitors are highlighted in a long list of social calls and trips. Names include Verna Jarrell, Lorena Daniel, W. E. Daniel, and many others visiting relatives in Atlanta, Louisville, and Columbus. A Mt Pisgah church singing school wrapped up after ten days, with an all day session and a communal noon dinner.
Misses Margaret and Martha Benns hosted six tables of Bridge on Tuesday afternoon for guests Misses Marion Page and Cora Lee Turner with a fruit nectar salad course served after the game. Marion West hosted Monday evening for Mrs Lilah Meadows of Jacksonville with five tables of Bridge followed by ices and cakes.
Eight million dollars will be spent by the Texas and Pacific railway at Fort Worth, Texas, for improvements expected to modernize facilities and increase efficiency.
The oat crop is reported ruined this year due to lack of rain, while statistics on wild oats are not available.
Miss Janet Stokes of Jeffersonville married Dr Hamp Riley of Butler in a ceremony at the bride's sister’s home in Atlanta. Rev McKibben officiated with relatives present. The couple soon depart for Asheville before settling in Atlanta.
The Woman's Missionary Society held a church meeting Monday Aug 4 with Eli Garrett leading prayers and a scripture lesson from Matthew 6 1 18 Reality in Worship. Epworth Juniors and Primaries performed songs and a story while collecting Goodwill Treasure Chest items for Philippine children. George Roberts Long spoke on Philippine village life and Kate Porter on Japan. Meeting closed after prayer and brief business.
An obituary noting the life of W J Gilson born November 30 1860 near Taylor County. It highlights his marriages to Mangham Heath and Mattie Perkins, children Hugh and Louise, his character as neighbor and citizen, years of illness, and funeral service at Union Church and Cemetery conducted by Reverend J T Adams on Sunday morning June 29.
A heartfelt tribute notes Mrs Jewel Hamilton born August 9 1890 daughter of Willis and Mrs Jinks. Survived by husband J Hamilton mother two sisters two brothers. Funeral and interment at Howard Methodist church and cemetery Thursday July 10 conducted by Reverends Adams and Jackson.
D G Bickers, honored poet laureate of the Georgia press, plans to write one thousand and one verses about Georgia, daily for three years, to mark the state’s 200th birth anniversary. The installment notes that Georgia has seven counties named for presidents Washington through Taylor, a tribute linking national leaders to local place names and the state’s growth.
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