Butler Thirty Years Ago and Local Notables
Butler's past community is recalled with mentions of families, officials, and clergymen. The piece notes J. H. McCrary moving stock, the death of Elder Samuel C. Bentley at 71, and tributes to professors, local court officers, and former mayor James D. Russ. It lists leading citizens and announces Rev. N. D. Morehouse as guest preacher and Ellaville Enterprise joining exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
J. P
J. M. Smith
M. H. Riley
J. B. Fowler
C. A. J. Pope
R. A. Green
W. A. H. Royal
D.J. Peed
W. H. Jinks
W. H. Caldwell
James D. Russ
Butler
R. Montfort
A. A. Carson
S. L. Fleming
W. G. Batenin
Benns
Mr. Fleming
Col. W.S. Wallace
E. B. Waters
B.S. Battle
John B. Glover
John A. Cameron
John T. Hartley
R. R. Phillips
J. L. Wallace
R. A. Scandrett
B. H. Griffith
J. O. Waters
W. C. Stewart
J. G. Murray
Z. D. Respess
T. R. McMichael
A. D. Chapman
W.M. Cheney
G. W. Whittle
D. A. Jones
J. W. Lipsey
J. D. Dunbar
W. H. Peed
J.D. Russ
W. G. Bateman
W. N. Benns
Prof
J. O. Mangham
L. Carter
O. M. Colbert
R. E. Allen
Ber Adams
H. W. Slappey
R. G.tomlin
Train Hits Auto Killing Woman and Child at Jonesboro
In Macon Georgia on June 18 a Central of Georgia passenger train hitting an automobile at a Jonesboro crossing killed Mrs Minnie Turner and her eight year old son Fred Turner and severely injured four others including Miss Cora Dinham and Orsie Dinham. The car was driven by J G Adams from Fayetteville and the crossing was described as bad. Conductor Frank R Prichett and engineer Oscar T Lavender directed the train crew in caring for the injured.
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Central of Georgia
Jonesboro
Minnie Turner
Fred Turner
Cora Dinham
Orsie Dinham
J.G. Adams
Miss Dorsett
Turner
Fayettville
J. G.adams
Frank R. Prichett
Oscar T. Lavender
Subscriptions to Railroad Into Americus Returned
Notes totaling 9000 dollars given to fund the Americus and Atlantic Railroad have been returned to Americus citizens who backed the project. The line from Games, Ga to Americus is to be built when material is secured, with the grade reaching Methvin store and the Flint river trestle at Copperas Bluff completed. Trains currently run from Games to the Sumter county bank crossing, and watermelon shipments will move from the Twenty eighth district this season.
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Americus
Americus and Atlantic
Games
AB & A
Twenty-eight District
Flint River
Copperas Bluff
Sumter County
Dr King’s New Discovery Advertises Cold Remedy
An old time ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the standard remedy for coughs and colds for 42 years. It claims soothing balsam ingredients ease throat irritation and membrane irritation while antiseptic qualities kill germs. The ad urges buyers to keep a bottle in the medicine chest for coughs croup grippe and bronchial affections priced at 50 cents at druggists.
Captain Lane Loses Right Leg
Georgia warden and engineer Julian R. Lane suffered the loss of his right leg after a circulatory failure following a long auto trip. Doctors concluded amputation was necessary to save his life, with the operation performed after a late consultation.
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Lane
Georgia
Julian R. Lane
Muscogee
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Captain Lane
Springer Hotel
Annual returns notice to guardians and executors
The law requires all guardians administrators and executors to file their annual returns with the office by July 1 each year. Please take due notice of this requirement and govern yourselves accordingly. A H Riley Ordinary.
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A. H. Riley
Agricultural Prosperity for The South This Year
Atlanta business leaders report that in 1916 southern agricultural products valued at 4 650 000 nearly matches 1900 national totals and signals record prosperity. The region expands food and forage output, increasing independence while cotton crops fetch high prices not seen since the Civil War.
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Atlanta
Mandamus Hearing Set For Columbus Saturday
A petition for mandamus against Muscogee County Commissioners moves to a hearing in Columbus on Saturday June 23. Citizens from Reynolds and Panhandle seek road work to meet statutory standards. The article defends commissioners amid staff and convict shortages and urges support for county duties.
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Butier
Muscogee County
Howard
Columbus
Reynolds and Panhandle
Panhandle
Miss Van Mitchell Remembered By Grateful Class
An excerpt from a graduating exercises paper at Hoke Smith Institute Buena Vista recalls Miss Van Mitchell as kind and good to the students. It notes her habit of telling stories and taking them to the woods to pick flowers, earning everyone's love and respect.
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Hoke Smith Institute
Buena Vista
Kirk Smith
Miss van Mitchell
Baptist Church Pulpit Filled By Rev James Sunday
Rev P L James of Macon delivered two sermons at the Missionary Baptist church Sunday. Morning subject was Living a Double Life and in the evening Confession. He spoke with marked ability before large congregations and is seen as a promising young minister.
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P. L. James
Macon
Missionary Baptist Church
James
Revival Meetings at Methodist Church Begin Next Sunday
Revival services start at the Methodist church next Sunday with Rev. W C McGill and Rev. W G Allaben assisting. Services Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with the pastor preaching. Announcements for next week will be made. The pastor seeks hearty cooperation of Butler churchgoers. presence and interest are invited.
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Methodist Church
W.C. McGill
W. G. Allaben
Reynolds Methodist Church
Butler
I the Monarch Slavery Speaks F I the Monarch Slavery Speaks F
A fragmentary archaic prose piece presents a dramatic persona naming Slander as a universal, unseen force. It claims omnipresence, power over rulers, and ruin of families, with vivid, hyperbolic imagery of fear and destruction spanning cultures and ages.
Tragedy at Box Springs Saturday in Talbot County
Talbotton New reports a murder near the Talbot Chattahoochee line involving Carl Cook of Marion County and Jay and Dewey Robinson of Chattahoochee County. The shooting followed a moonshine dispute at a bushes location. No witnesses exist. the Robinson brothers await preliminary trial in Talbot County jail next Saturday.
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Talbot County
Box Springs
Talbot- Chattahoochee
Carl Cook
Jay Robinson
Dewey Robinson
Marion County
Robinson Boys
Chattahoochee County
Robinson Brothers
Cook
Robinson
Chattahoochee
Marion
Talbotton New
Dewey Robinson Held Without Bail Over Preliminary Case
Dewey Robinson remains in custody without bail as authorities proceed with the preliminary proceedings. The action follows an arrest related to the ongoing case, with prosecutors outlining charges and potential next steps in court.
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Dewey Robinson
Hearing in Talbotton Case Ends Without Bail
A Talbotton hearing resulted in release without bail on the charged offense. The case awaits trial at the next superior court session, with further proceedings to determine guilt or innocence.
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Talbotton
Robinson
Youth Who King At Columbus In Violent Allegation
A fragmentary report from Columbus mentions a nineteen year old related to a Davis clan figure in Birmingham time. The text references preliminary actions and a claim that the youth lied, with no explicit description of violence. Further readable details are sparse and unclear.
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Davis Clan
Singing of Crosland Gi time for this It is wi ped to atte r from the firs
Unable to extract a coherent, readable event or names from the fragmented text. The readable portion hints at a singing or timing event but lacks clear subjects, places, dates, or outcomes to form a factual summary.
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Herald
Carsonville
J. H. McCrary
Samuel C. Bentley
N. D. Morehouse
Ellaville
Enterprise
A. J. Harp
Rev. C. D. Adams
This Place
John Walker
Zanthippus
Live Oak
Fla
J. B
G. B. Culpepper
Mandamus
W. F. Tribble
Pine Log
Talbot Couny
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