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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1915
Page
5
Mr Roy Fowler returns to Eufaula and no one filed for a carriage license last week. Many Butler residents visit and work in nearby towns while court shifts social life. The next Taylor superior court term begins in April.
Mrs G C Smith hosted a six o clock dinner on Friday December 25 1914. An elaborate meal followed by several games of Rock. Attending were Miss Myrtle Rhodes Miss Eva Rhodes Miss Vera Bartlett Mr Baily Jones Reynolds Otis McCants and Eddie A Childers.
In a calm election Saturday W. E. Steed was chosen mayor along with aldermen G. C. Smith H. J. Porter M. L. Riley J. J. Windham and J. F. Windham. All candidates appeared on a single ticket and received strong support to run the town for two years.
The Twentieth Century Club gathered at Mrs T H Frierson's home on Thursday January 7 with Mrs G C Smith presiding. Eighteen members attended along with guests of honor, and officers were elected including H P Wallace as president and Davant as first vice president. Refreshments followed and the club planned to meet again January 21 with Mrs Martin Chapman.
Papers in the Pleas Williamson murder case were returned to the clerk last Friday after Judge George of Vienna denied a petition for a new trial. Williamson remains jailed in Butler County pending appeal to the state supreme court. He maintains hope of eventual acquittal despite his life sentence for the killing of Sheriff Jack Burke last May.
Members of the Farmers' Union of Taylor County are notified of an important meeting at the courthouse in Butler at 11 o clock next Saturday morning January 16. All members are requested to attend due to business of importance. W. W. Douglass County President.
The January special term of Taylor superior court, led by Judge S P Gilbert, convened Wednesday morning for criminal business. The grand jury, headed by Rev J T Adams, returned 50 true bills. 32 cases were tried, with all but Water Simmons ending in guilty verdicts or a mistrial in one assault with intent to murder case.
A county court lists defendants and verdicts including Dbe Minter and Maranda Mains. Sentences range from 3 months to life for serious crimes. Many fines unpaid lead to convict camp labor. The note mentions five felony convicts and that jail cases were dismissed except Ben Hucka by.
A 1900s style ad claims many disorders stem from a sluggish liver and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy. It also advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for skin eruptions with a price of two cents per unit.
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