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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
6
The column lists residents and visitors in Butler and surrounding towns, including Ell ie Murray and Mrs B P Jones. It notes farm work hampered by rain, straw hats on sale, furniture ads, school staffing, arrivals from Macon Columbus and Jacksonville, and a lost gold pin Sara Mae with a local reward offered.
A Sunday school rally at Mt Pisgah church drew about 300 attendees despite heavy rain. Rev Mathews of Macon substituted for Rev E E Steele who could not attend, delivering the assigned address while a plentiful community dinner followed.
Miss Van Mitchell longtime Buena Vista Paine and educator dies Friday at the Riley residence in Reynolds aged life of devotion to God and teaching remembered by many. Funeral held Saturday at Butler Baptist with Rev J H Stanford. distant relatives include J N Mitchell of Tifton and Mrs Mattie Belle Pope Mitchell of New York along with Montfort and Kilpatrick families.
The Herald renews a contest offering a year's subscription to the owner of the largest watermelon brought to the Herald office. Next largest six months and third largest receive subscriptions. Weights kept confidential until the prizes are awarded at the end.
The Herald will publish a reduced size paper next week to cover legal advertisements for the current month. Staff will take a combined rest during the Georgia Weekly Press association meeting in Decatur, resuming work with renewed vigor afterward.
The Tay lor county Farmers Institute will meet at Charing on Saturday July 15. Everyone and families are invited and asked to bring refreshments to share. Lecturers from the College of Agriculture at Athens will discuss public interest topics, with Dr L G Hardman of Commerce among the speakers. His talk will focus on agriculture, not politics.
Dr Hardman will speak at the agricultural rally in Charing on Saturday morning on agricultural topics and without political remarks. He will then travel to Reynolds for a 3 30 pm address on the political issues of the day.
Judge Gilbert and Solicitor General Geo. C. Palmer of Columbus came to Butler to validate Reynolds school district bonds. The Reynolds trustees present included Col. W. F. Weaver C. H. Neisler and W. Marshall as the order was a mere formality after a $20 000 bond vote to replace the Reynolds college building destroyed by fire.
Notice urging administrators guardians and executors to file their annual returns by July 1 as required by law. Butler Georgia July 12 1916. A.H. Riley Ordinary Taylor County.
A local store invites customers to view a new shipment of buffets and select furniture pieces described as beauties. Prospective buyers are encouraged to step in and inspect the offerings.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for adults over forty. It claims to soothe irritated air passages with pine tar and menthol, loosen mucus, reduce coughing, and aid natural sleep to help the body heal.
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