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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1913
Page
6
Reynolds and surrounding towns feature social visits and illnesses including measles cases, while clergy and veterans plan Reynolds reunion in August. Nearby shipments, advertising, and business openings appear as residents travel to Atlanta for reports and settling accounts, with school officials meeting in Atlanta and a peppering of local commentary on health and cleanliness.
Hon. O. T. Montfort offers a liberal reward for the return of a reel and rod lost last week between Reynolds and Butler. The finder will receive compensation from Mr. Montfort.
The annual meeting of stockholders will be at the court house in Butler at 10 a m on Saturday May 16. All stockholders are urged to be present. Dated April 1953. W W Douglass, President.
Special Notice outlines teacher examinations for Taylor County with three exam sets for June covering Primary through High School levels. It restricts teaching to licensed grades, requires Georgia history tests for out of state certificates, and permits renewals via short reading-course exams.
City council harmony leads to unanimous election of staff for Butler Male & Female College for another year. Principal W. M. Pettis to return, with Ella Foy as grades five to seven, Katie Nell Adams for grades three and four, Mrs. W. M. Pettis for first and second, and Mrs. J. W. Edwards as music director. Pettis praised for long service and prior successes.
The Twentieth Century Club Circle 1 hosted a Thursday afternoon gathering at Mrs. J. H. West’s residence from four to six. Yellow daisies white Marguerites and ferns decorated the home. Progressive Heart Dice produced HJ Peaglery’s high score, followed by a salad and ice course. Adv. O. S. Cox announces a storewide sale to close doors with sacrificing prices.
A note of gratitude from J. T. Mathews to friends and neighbors and to Dr. C F Fickling for invaluable assistance during illness in the family. The message wishes others the same generosity if misfortune should befall them and notes that all are on the road to recovery.
The Daughters of Confederacy Wallace Chapter will meet in the ladies rest room at 3:30 PM Thursday. New officers will be elected and other business transacted. Members urged to bring overdue dues. Mrs. Hattie Coachman Rawls, President UDC. Also an ad notes a store closing sale by O S Cox with calls for prompt settlements.
Mrs. Florence Vissage wife of V Vissage of upper Panhandle district died at her husband home last Wednesday morning after a short pneumonia illness. Aged 36 she was long a Methodist church member. Remains go to Crawford county for interment as the Herald offers condolences to Mr. Vissage and bereaved family.
Rupert mourns as Postmaster P Q Whittle loses his 17 year old son Ernest to death. The town expresses sympathy for the grieving family and community in this sudden loss.
Mr Henry E Wactor died at his home on the Neisler farm in Panhandle District last Tuesday morning after a two week illness from pneumonia. He was a young man in the prime of life with a warm generous nature and a large circle of friends. He leaves a devoted wife and three small children, who have the sympathy of the county and their community in this great bereavement.
A Farmers Union address extols dreamers who turn visions into tangible work. It honors farmers and their hard labor while criticizing idle dreamers, noting the value of practical effort in advancing civilization. Dated May 1, 1913, Chicago, Ill.
By order of the County Commissioners the time for payment of Road Tax has been extended to May 1 1913. Collectors who already made rounds will not be required to make another. This April 1 1913. R M Suggs Chairman Board of RR.
Removal of Mrs W L Sanders, longtime Taylor County resident, occurred yesterday morning near Ideal after a prolonged illness from paralysis. She was about 65. Funeral services were held at the home with interment in the family lot nearby.
Urgent call for relatives and friends with loved ones buried in Butler Baptist Cemetery to gather next Friday morning at 8 o clock with tools. Volunteers will clean private lots and maintain the grounds, an annual duty for those with an interest in the cemetery.
Quick sale offered by M. T. Chapman for one hundred barrels of No. 1 South Georgia Cane Syrup. Prices right and terms likely negotiable.
The Confederate Monument Fund reports a liberal donation of 26.50 from Col Geo J Willis of Upton Wyoming for a Butler Georgia monument. A list of other Wyoming contributors and amounts accompanies the appeal, dated May 3 1913, showing local affection for Taylor County Georgia and its Confederate memory.
A citizen reports that in White Water creek on the north side of the stream fish are being gigged and shot while bedding. The complaint claims the practice is ongoing daily and urges immediate cessation if true.
A May 3 rural birthday party at the home of Rev. and Mrs. John Locke hosted Miss Agnes Locke. Guests included Beatrice Taunton Ruby James Eveland Walker Florence Smith Annabelle Kirksey Mattiee Cox and Agnes Locke with J F Willis Armor Williams Eldrie Kirksey J Shealy John Bone William Jones Lou Harmon Clarence Smith Otis Joe Cox Clyde Mott Bunyon Timothy Lock J E Locke and family. Music games and cake followed the gathering.
By mutual consent the firm of Cox and Harmon formed by J. F. Cox and J. R. Harmon was dissolved on March 12, 1913. Debts owed to the firm should be settled with J. F. Cox and creditors should seek payment from J. F. Cox. Butler Georgia, April 12, 1913. J. F. Cox, J. R. Harmon.
The Clearwater News reports the drowning of Smith Coachman Jr. oldest son of Mr and Mrs S S Coachman at a pond in the Alvord subdivision on South Fort Harrison Avenue. With his brother Candler and friend Charlie Nicholson they paddled a leaking boat. Tom Boteler tried to aid as Smith slipped underwater in over seven feet of water. Volunteers recovered the body after about fifteen minutes. Candler survived. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church with interment in Clearwater cemetery. The family and community extend sympathy.
A prominent authority warns that diseases from house fly germs shorten life expectancy to about two years. He notes the fly carries typhoid fever consumption and other illnesses, urging readers to let Ira Chambers screen their house.
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