26 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1915
Page
1
In the 1915 start Rover notes dreary weather ahead and urges profitable, pleasant work. Local events include visits by Miss Mazie Bohler and Miss Ther Peed, a baby’s death, moves of A R Fuller, and county officer R M Suggs passing through. A school record is praised as teachers and patrons persevere.
Local section from Rosebud lists small social visits and travel for Fickling's Mill residents. J H Dunlap and daughter Thelma visited E J Wainwright. Nettie and Mary Lizzie Stringfield with Ardell Spillers. Lula Wainwright with J A Spillers. Grady Rodgers with Crawford county relatives. Alice Wainwright with Thelma Dunlap. J Wainwright's Crawford trip. Charlie Moore visited Alfonso McCrary. Nettie Stringfield with Minthie Peterman. B H Spillers with Crawford relatives. Mary and Walter Wainwright visiting grandparents A J Spillers. Florence Wainwright with Mary Spillers.
An old newspaper ad targets men and women claiming aging symptoms stem from kidney problems. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills as renewing kidney function, easing backache, purifying blood, and boosting vitality, sold by H. J. Porter.
After a long absence the writer returns with New Year wishes as Beulah residents share visits, entertainments, and church notes. Mrs. Berta Lawhorn is ill while Grace Lawhorn hosts Attis Hill and Man Hill. Eva Lawhorne hosts local friends. Beulah school opens with about 25 pupils.
Mr H Moore enjoyed a pleasant trip to Butler last week. Wednesday night featured Miss Men theeterman. Esther Lee Hortman visited Thursday with cousin Evanna Hortman. Oscar and Charlie Moore called on Alfonso McCrary last Sunday. Thelma Dunlap accompanied a Wednesday night visit. Lizzie Bell Posy stayed Monday night with Annie Bell Greathouse. L Wainwright and Robert Hartman took a river trip last Wednesday. Sunday School will be held each Sunday at Turner's Chapel. all are invited. Ann Dunlap and Carry Dunlap visited cousin V A Moore Thursday. Mr and Mrs L L Dickerson spent last weekend with their father S H Moore. Ella McCrary visited cousin Sere Lee Hartman last Sunday night.
Polly reports on visits and social events in Five Points. Mr Pickens Riley and family spent time in Butler with Mr A S Wallace and wife. Miss Inez Jarrell visited Miss Effie Smith. Miss Mable Gaultney returns from Butler to home. Mary Emma Haywood visits Panhandle. A M Rodgers returns to Magnolia farm from Macon. Jarrell, Alma Wall, Effie Smith and Mercer Smith attended a Saturday night at J A Heath’s home. No sermon at Anti och church due to weather. fifth Sunday service planned. John Parker and family from Daviston visited relatives. Mrs B M Shumate and Jackie stay with D T McDaniel at Pratt sburg. Albert Adams of Thomaston on business. G W Bivens of Butler in town several days. Jarrell Brothers voyage to Columbus. J T Gray in Atlanta with Dr E Bates. Misses Carrie Walker and Phronie Haywood visit Panhandle with Will Haywood. Farmers Union to hold a public debate at Five Points schoolhouse Thursday night.
Farmers gear up for another crop while the Potterville school thrives under Miss Whatley and Moore with 90 pupils enrolled. The Taylor Manufacturing Co operates day and night shifts, Mr Amos Rodgers returns from Macon, and Mr Sikes Underwood runs a thriving Potterville Store grocery. The reorganized Sunday School at the Methodist church advances. Infant child of Mrs and Mrs Tom Childers dies January 10. burial at Potterville cemetery. Mrs Mary Calhoun Lockerman dies January 13 in Unadilla after illness. survived by Fate Lockerman and five brothers. Elizabeth Clark dies January 11 after long illness, funeral in Reynolds. buried at Potterville cemetery beside husband James Clark. she was about eighty and a Mt Olive Baptist member.
Local notes report visits and moves in Daviston including J. T. Parker and wife at Five Points, D. P. Harrell and George Bradshaw relocating to Daviston, clock repairs by W. A. Spinks, and various trips. Mentions of road tax collection by Z P Downs, infant Grady Parker visiting relatives, and farm-food concerns amid war and hard times. Includes appeals for county-wide news submissions and reflections on home food production versus cotton.
A brief farewell notes the writer thanks readers and wishes abundant success to the Herald and its readers as 1915 begins. The tone is courteous and hopeful, marking a dignified departure.
Local society notes list residents and guests visiting family homes over the weekend including Wesley, Garnett Smith, Nel Turner, Levi Smith, Louise Sealy, S. M. and W. E. Bazemore, J W Musslewhite, Blanche Smith, Ralph and Archie Heath, Estelle Waters, and the Adams and Ellington households during a quiet period in the community. A separate ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney symptoms, signed by H. J. Porter.
Mr Lonnie Tucker of Manchester visits homefolks. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Silas Hinton improves after pneumonia. Miss Lucy Fulwood returns from Potterville to Fort Valley. Mrs A H Windham visits Mrs Silas Hinton. Miss Annie Laura Edwards returns from Marshallville. Miss Mary Cox attends Baptist preaching. Boges depart for Columbus. Mrs W H Smith and Mrs Sam Edwards visit daughter Mrs S P Wilson. Miss Leona Hinton visits Vera Smith and attends Sunday school. Miss Victoria Whatley visits homefolks. she is school principal. Families welcomed by local merchants. Mr Bradford Vann of Howard visits sister Mrs W H Smith. nephew Mangham to stay weeks. Miss Ethel Smith visits Cintha Windham. Miss Victoria Moore and cousin Mattie Boggs visit Turner's Chapel. Sunday School at Methodist church every Sunday 2:30 PM. Miss Effie Vann of Howard visits Vera and Ethel Smith. Adieu to all, hoping notes avoid the waste basket.
Mrs Edgar Horton hosted a party Friday night enjoyed by all. Lora Belle Cole from Birmingham and her daughter stay with sister J S Fuller. Jim Young of Fort Valley visited friends. Carrie Byrd returns from visit with Alfred Childers. Rena Fuller visited home folks. Beatrice Kilby entertained friends. Phronie Mary Emma Haywood and Carrie Walker from Five Points visited Edna Haywood. Katie McCrary and Myrtle Casey guests of Laura Beeland. Odelle Pierce stayed with her sister near Midway Olga.
Estella reports social visits from Mauk residents including M. C. Riban and J. A. Carroll with brief notes on church and family gatherings. The Mauk W O W club elects officers and plans a lodge room, while the local school reports forty pupils and a spelling bee that amuses younger students.
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