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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
4
Reynolds locals report visits and travel in Macon Albany and Atlanta. Residents include Mrs F M Carson Misses Barrow Rev J A J Dumas and Ed English. Several locals return home for holidays from Mercer Wesleyan Emory and university cities. A Barrow-Whatley wedding draws guests from Birmingham Moultrie and Newnan.
A Friday noon fire gutted the Hicks home six miles south of Reynolds in Macon county, start believed from a defective kitchen flue. The loss included most furniture and valuables, with only partial salvage possible. Mr and Mrs Robert A Hicks faced the great misfortune and broad sympathy from friends as insurance covered about a quarter of the building and a small furniture policy.
Berns Masonic Lodge elected officers for the coming year at a regular communication last Wednesday. Names include W E Marshall as Worshipful Master and J T Lucas as Senior Warden, with Ray Lucas Jr and others serving in key posts. The article also notes a Christmas program and new member Miriam Carter joining the Young People’s Missionary Society.
The Dec meeting of the WMS of the Baptist church was held with Mrs BE J Crawford. A goodly number attended despite absences. The group reported raising 906.73 for yearly work including local efforts orphan boxes and the 75 million campaign. Officers for the ensuing year were elected: Mrs G W Ingram president Mrs W E Marshall vice president Mrs R A Hinton lecturer and Mrs E P Hodges pianist. January meeting with Mrs Pyron and Miss Harriet Hicks.
A local notice announces fine turkeys for Christmas with delivery in Reynolds. Interested buyers are directed to contact Mrs Otis Ogburn by phone or mail.
All work done and guaranteed by experienced vulcanizers. All sizes second hand tires and tubes on hand at all times. Prices low. Call and see Them. Your business appreciated, At Sanders Garage, Reynolds, Ga. W. A. & L. N. PIERCE.
A column featuring assorted maxims and reflections on character behavior. It offers aphorisms about honesty, faith, temper, teaching, wealth, and social observation attributed to a local reader’s voice from the Dewoit Free Press.
A collection of wry reflections on speed, ignorance, politeness, humor, polar views, and domestic duties. The piece notes the costs of clothing work, the limits of public opinion, and the inertia of tradition in everyday life. It hints at social norms and personal behavior in a small town setting.
Cord wood for sale at 5.00 per delivered cord and 3.50 per cord in the woods. Contact L. F. Monte for arrangements.
Complete Delco light plant in perfect condition with 36 hours of service. Asking $350 cash to ensure a fast sale. Contact J. T. Barrow.
A vendor, J. A. Mathews, advertises milch cows for sale at low prices and markets himself as a generous character akin to Santa Claus. The notice presents a contrast between his helpful image and the idea that someone else bears the expense.
In small towns and cities, drug stores cigar shops and bars serve as makeshift storerooms for holiday gifts. Curious buyers feel they are alone in the scheme while many purchase early to dodge crowds and then stash their packages at nearby retreats to avoid discovery.
A cynical series of maxims on truth and manipulation. It warns that flattery misleads women and that appearances hide value. The piece suggests danger in trusting charming talk and highlights contrasts between father’s wealth goals and a son’s reckless actions.
A patent claim describes a motorcycle with the engine mounted on the front wheel to improve weight distribution. A California sound amplifier is linked to a fall and feather producing a matlike thump. Argentine plant fiber shows kapoklike qualities. English research reports seeds germination boosted by an electrical treatment.
Officer E J Pool discovered a house and outbuildings piled with merchandise and auto parts stolen in Reynolds burglaries. The goods, identified with Cooper Brothers store theft last week, link to Will Castleberry who is badly wanted but not yet located.
A brief nostalgic note on old Christmas ceremonies and historical events linked to the holiday, highlighting ancestral celebrations and the practice of sharing abundance with those in need.
A quoted aphorism collection notes how a chain of sausage is stronger than its weakest link and warns that many men waste hours with long talk when a minute suffices. It adds living one hour at a time allows delaying disagreeable tasks tomorrow.
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