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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1913
Page
4
Reynolds residents host relatives and friends from Macon, Columbus, Prattsburg, and Talbotton while planning a new depot and a local revival closes with church membership gains. Community figures like Rev Z T Weaver and Miss Minnie McDowell are noted among frequent social visits and contests.
The community extends sympathy to Mr and Mrs H F McDaniel on the death of their daughter Mrs Beatrice Howard of Macon. Burial was at Riverside cemetery. Reynolds Baptists plan a ten day revival starting September 18 led by Rev Z T Weaver with Rev H C Bucholds from Atlanta and singer Mr Williams. An evening entertainment features Miss Kittie Watson with Misses Mary Carson and Leila Whatley. Admission 25 cents, proceeds for the Woman's Improvement Club.
Advertisement notes best cotton baskets on the market at very low prices. E A Goddard claims they are the cheapest option available and urges buyers to purchase.
The Woman's Improvement Club in Reynolds organized recently to beautify the town. They hung swings and benches in the grove, cleared grounds, and near completion of an octagonal brick band stand. Children enjoy the grove and the Japanese swinging log, with town men supporting the effort toward a park any city would be proud of.
Miss Nell McDaniel entertains guests Misses Mae and Alma Stembridge of Milledgeville at Fickling's mill. The day features fishing canoeing autoing target shooting kodaking and swimming. We bid farewell hoping to meet again next year in summer.
Morning service drew a large crowd with nearly two hundred in Sunday school and fifty men in the Bible Class. Twenty four new members were received, twelve adults and twelve children, with two dozen communicants at the Sacrament. The piece praises Pastor Chester of St Luke’s Columbus and notes cooperation with the neighboring Baptist church for a revival.
A midcentury protest song urges Mexico to consider its actions toward the United States. The narrator warns that if Mexico antagonizes its neighbor, the U.S. will respond with force and keep its people in check. The piece repeats warnings and choral refrains about vigilant borders and potential bombardment.
Howard Items highlights visits and guests around Talbotton. Names include Miss Sadie Arrington, Dr and Mrs Arrington, Mr and Mrs J T Hart, Mrs Jeffie Parks, Miss Irene Perkins, and Mae and Mattie Julia Vanlandingham among others.
A sorrowful remembrance notes the death of Mr A C Smith on August 12, 1913. The tribute, written by his daughter Leila Smith, honors him as a devoted husband and father and expresses grief, faith, and hope for reunion beyond this world.
Mrs. Leila Smith thanks friends for kindness during the death of her husband and father and for the beautiful flowers laid on his grave. Such acts will never be forgotten.
Local notes report Jarrell and Luther Wilkins returning home to Eastman after summer with grandparents. The Herald urges merchants to gear up for a prosperous fall as crops look good and business activity rises, while prices for staples stay high and the cotton policy debate continues. The State College of Agriculture cites a missing appropriation by the Legislature as grounds to cancel next year’s farmers institutes.
Butler Ice Co announces no ice delivery on Sundays for the current season. The ice house will remain open at the usual hour on Sundays to serve customers.
Master Don Davis of Garden Valley spent the week with his cousin Master Rex MeInvale. Mrs W J Kirksey visited her sister Mrs R B Whitington. Lilla Youngblood spent the weekend with her brother C D MeInvale. Eddie Taunton of Powellville stayed with his parents. Roy Cox and children visited H H Harmon and family. Ethel Bryan of Ashburn visited sister Mrs John Taunton. N A Cooper and family visited Sunday. T M Cleveland Sosia and Ruby Whittington visited Mrs R W Scrimpshire. Eddie Theus of Florida is visiting homefolks. Herman Sanders, the mail carrier, is back on the route after an absence.
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