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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1924
Page
2
Numerous residents and guests are listed with short trips and visits across Macon Albany Fort Valley Plains and Savannah. Names include J J Bryan Eva Draughon Hinton Newsom Barrow Leach Bryan and many others visiting relatives churches and hospitals. The record closes with attendance at a wedding and the Albany funeral of Dr Turk.
All who are interested in cleaning the New Prospect church and cemetery are asked to meet at the church Thursday morning August 7 for the purpose of cleaning. It is hoped many will come with hoes and rakes to do a good job.
Catarrhal deafness described as caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube with rumbling sounds. Claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine can restore hearing by reducing inflammation. Advertises over forty years of success and sale by all druggists. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Cemetery lots with burials are generally tax exempt to preserve burial spaces. States vary on seizure for debts. sold or mortgaged lots unused for burial may be treated as ordinary real estate, subject to local laws and public policy.
Historians find Freemasonry dates from 1717 with four London lodges forming a grand lodge. Earlier lodges exist about a century prior. prior records largely absent. Freemasonry descends from medieval stone mason guilds, not ancient global civilizations or biblical eras.
A quirky report notes camels raised in captivity using cow milk fed from a nursing bottle. The tale highlights unusual animal husbandry practices and the novelty of cross species feeding experiments.
Mr T Chapman of Tazewell conducts a thirty day singing school at Shiloh church starting Monday. Mrs Julia Fowler and daughter visit Dublin sister Mrs Bucker Smith. Sallie Butler returns home to cheers. Several locals travel to Parks pond for camping and other visits occur with Brown Parker Harris Brown and O O Brown noted in trips.
Mrs. Atheline Gill attends a house party in Ideal hosted by Misses Neva and Nina Taylor. Luther Fountain returns from Butler where he worked in peaches. Garrett family visits Preston with Mrs. Riley Garrett and daughters Sara and Virginia. Mrs. J W Taunton leaves for Miami after visiting her sick sister Mrs. Bartlett. Horace Taylor and children visited by Mrs. A J Gill. Paris Purvis and family hosted guests from Leesburg and Richland. W P Hill and children visit sister Hy Garrett. James Harden returns from southern trip. Pauline Montgomery works in Thomaston peaches. H J Garrett spends Tuesday in Edison. Roy Montgomery and Paul Carter visit Manchester. John Fountain of Butler visits Luther Fountain. T C Bloodworth and Huel Bloodworth visit relatives at Rupert. Nella Roberts and Paul Carter spend Sunday at Five Points.
Community notices record visits from Brown and England families to Warm Springs and gatherings at Shiloh Baptist Church. Several local residents travel to Macon and Columbus while others host events and teach Sacred Harp singing.
The column records multiple family visits and homecomings across Wesley, Thomaston, College Park, Swainsboro, and surrounding areas. Names include Tanquery Bazemore Suggs Heath Wilson Spinks and others, with travel between J Columbus Howard Butler and Valley. Families are seen hosting and visiting from Friday through weekend gatherings.
The annual revival meeting at Wesley will begin Saturday, August 2, and run through August 10. Revi. W B Cheshire of Omaha Ga will assist the pastor. Everyone is invited to attend with services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Good singing by C L Wall.
Local notes record visits and weekend guests including Frank Fain Jr of Wadley J R Williams in Columbus W T Childs of Thomaston Ruth Williams and Leacy Smoot among visitors Miss Leacy Smoot of Gainesville Fla visited Ruth Williams last week Many residents attended preaching at Shiloh Elder and Mrs F L Fuller and Charlie Fuller enjoyed a weekend with the Purvises Beulah Reagan of Junction City visits her parents in the area and the Averetts and Jinks families entertain guests in Pine Grove
All who have loved ones buried in Union Cemetery are requested to be there next Tuesday morning August 5 for the purpose of cleaning of same.
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