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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1913
Page
5
Butler Herald reports a bustling week with visitors, school openings, and community events. Notables include Misses Parks teaching Junction City, Charing and Box Springs postings, and Dr. Mangham hosting Reynolds guests as local schools plan openings.
Cotton market updates and farmer chatter fill the Butler column. Mentions of sweet potato sales by Joe Todd, hay crops, crop diversification, and local purchases by residents. Social visits include Mrs C Y Mooreland and family, plus gatherings hosted by Mr and Mrs Locke and others. Weather outlook and a planned replacement of a fire-damaged cotton warehouse are noted along with community events and agriculture tips.
A letter from J T Adams, Butler Ga, Aug 25 1913, lauds The Butler Herald as Georgia’s best local paper. He notes the plant burned with little insurance, yet editor’s energy kept the paper going to subscribers. Adams urges readers to settle any outstanding subscriptions or debts to support the paper’s recovery.
Miss Lenna Cameron visits friends in Americas while Mrs M A Chapman travels to Wellston to see her parents. Mrs A J McGee returns from Macon. Misses Mollie and Madge Porter of Scottsboro Ala attend entertainments as guests of Dr and Mrs H J Porter. A moonlight picnic at McCants Mill is described with local attendees. A fall business rally is urged and church services led by J T McArthur and W W Riner begin next Sunday.
Classified notice from H. J. Peagler of Butler Georgia seeking buyers for a house and several acres at a reasonable price. Invites readers to list their property for sale.
The Jarrell building hosts the Herald and telephone exchange after a destructive fire that wiped out part of Butler. Bazemore rebuilds swiftly with new switchboard, brick structure, and modern equipment. The plant will print at home next week if plans hold, with a six column quarto press and steam fixtures. Credit to supporters and a call for debts and subscriptions.
Taylor County boys and progressives rally to present a county display at the Georgia State Fair in Macon from October 21 to 31. E E Jarrell has 100 premium lists for volunteers and will provide details. reports due by September 1.
Hon W E Steed donated ten volumes of The Book of Knowledge to the Butler M and F College Library describing the set as the most valuable gift to the school. Prof Pettis led the effort to establish the library and expresses gratitude for the donation inviting town and county residents to support the public institution.
A notice urges former patrons to settle debts to Mr Salter after a recent fire. It expresses gratitude for sympathy shown during the hardship and emphasizes the urgency of full payment to meet financial needs.
Mr Will Neisler and sister Miss Letcher Neisler hosted a houseparty at their country home near Midway. Straw rides picnics and amusements entertained guests while hosts received praise for hospitality. Those from Butler included Hortense Davant Sallie Wilson Elizabeth Russ Katie Nell Adams Pearl Montfort Margaret Heath Karrow Montfort and Cliff Perkins.
The season opens with a 420 pound bale grown by Rolin McCrary ginned at McCants Mill and sold to H J Peagler at 15 cents a pound, weighed and stored at Central Warehouse. Miss Sara Montfort returns from Americus and Cordele and will spend winter in the city. Mrs M A Chapman hosts an evening of cards in honor of Miss Pauline Jordan.
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