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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1913
Page
1
Butler area brief highlights include social visits and guest lists, illness updates, school opening with staff names, church invitations, market reports, road and county fair preparations, and interim court news. Notable names: W. A. Childs, E sli Gaultney, T. F. Layfield, John Locke, Elise Wallace, Susie Richardson, M. T. Chapman, G. W. Fountain, J. E. Fountain, Horace Halley, J. H. Standford, J. D. Jarrell, B. J. Fountain, H. C. Shealy.
A listed program features Mack Mathews Fay Boland and Miss Susie Fowler with Mrs Clifton and George Clifton’s deserted wife Hapisibah a lady of color Mr Aretus Turner Mrs Harp West in an afternoon social event at the auditorium tonight with a varied cast and local residents involved.
Success is promised for the first fair in Butler opening this morning despite wintry weather. Farmers will gather crops and a larger exhibit list than expected features Boys Corn Club entries that won prizes at Reynolds Saturday. Exhibits include farm products, ladies needlework, quilting, cooking, canning, and preserving with planned amusements for two days.
Taylor County plans 24 rural white schools and 17 colored schools plus 2 white and 2 colored city schools. Nine month white schools started Sept 1. three rural eight month, two seven month, and the rest six month schools begin next Monday with about 1500 white and 1200 colored pupils. There are 36 white and 23 colored teachers. The county expects a successful year and notes 44 students from Taylor attended college this year, the most in the state by population.
A pretty home wedding was solemnized Thursday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs G J Young in Panhandle. Miss Susie Young became the bride of Mr George McCrary. Both are highly esteemed youths and received hearty wishes for a long life of prosperity and happiness.
The people of Taylor county express sympathy to Rev J H Stanford upon the death of his father Mr J E Stanford at his Concord Georgia home Saturday morning about 10 30 o clock. The death is not stated as sudden. Rev Stanford was preparing reports for the fourth quarterly conference when the news arrived and left to join his mother and attend the funeral at Wav erly Hall. The conference at Crowell adopted resolutions of sympathy.
News reached Butler of the Cordele death of Mrs Susan C Scandrett a longtime prominent Butler resident. She died Saturday morning around 9 at her son George Scandrett home after a prolonged illness. She would have been 82 in December. Survived by four sons and one daughter Russ Harris Cordele R A Scandrett Macon G L Scandrett Cordele J H Scandrett and Mrs S O Adams of this county. Funeral was Sunday at 3 pm at the George Scandrett home and interment followed in Cordele family lot.
The six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs M J Tears of Panhandle died Sunday. The parents and family received many expressions of sympathy. Interment took place at Crowell on Monday with Rev V P Scoville officiating the burial service.
The fourth and last Butler circuit quarterly meeting of the year convened at Crowell with Dr. A M Williams presiding. Reports praised church progress, stewards pledged full salary payments, and Mr Stanford was praised for faithful service. new officers were elected for Butler church and Mrs A S Wallace led the Woman's Missionary Society. The session closed amid grief over a pastor's bereavement and with plans for the first 1914 quarterly meeting at Butler.
Miss Ruth Arnold daughter of Rev J W Arnold and Dr Gracy Lumsden Carter were married last night at the bride’s home in Talbotton GA in a family ceremony. The Rev J W Arnold officiated with Benson Maxwell, clerk of the superior court, present as witness.
Butler, left at L. E. Peterman's store, our Butler headquarters, will be called for and receive prompt attention.
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