influenza and local notices in butler conditions
Local items report influenza cases and subsiding outbreaks with church services postponed then resumed. A Captain E G English raid on a large moonshine still in Baker County near Albany uncovers a 75 gallon commercial still and five 10 gallon stills. Also notes on visits by Lt Lowery Riley en route to Fort Sill and a arrival of Ocie Hutcherson in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowery Riley
Camp Jackson
School of Fire
Fort Sill
Okla
E. G. English
Baker County
Albany
Jacksonville
Royal and Sons Garage Opens Next to Wynn and Robinson
C. C. Royal and sons have opened a garage in the building beside Wynn and Robinson sales stables offering first class mechanics and a plant to repair all makes of machines, promising the public satisfactory service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Royal and Sons
Wynn & Robinson Sales
Atlanta Specialist Dr J R Hughes Dies of Spanish Flu
Dr J R Hughes, a Atlanta malaria fever expert who visited Butler monthly, died of Spanish influenza on October 12 at his Atlanta home. He had many friends in the area who will be pained by his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Carter
Thomaston
Fort McClellan
Ala
Butler
J. R. Hughes
Atlanta
Hughes
Geo. Durham
Diphtheria Case Noted as Brewer Child Recovers
A diphtheria case in our town caused minor stir last week. Haskall Brewer, son of Marvin and Mrs. Brewer, was diagnosed but the illness was checked before the crisis and he is rapidly recovering, a welcome update for the local community. J T Carson invites calm fishing and oysters Friday afternoon. Rev M W Flanders, pastor at Mark charge, recently visited Atlanta and nears Conference as he completes a year of strong service and notes a new Rupert church building nearing finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Flanders
Atlanta
Rupert
Wesleyan Advocate
Haskall Brewer
Marvin Brewer
Lumpkin-Montgomery nuptials in two marriages at home and parsonage
Rev and Mrs H L Lumpkin of Mauk announce the marriage of daughter Emma Lumpkin to Seaborn Montgomery at their home with Rev M W Flanders officiating. Also on Sunday at the Mark Sunday Methodist parsonage Ruth Montgomery and Jack Turner wed, conducted by Rev Flanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Lumpkin
Mauk
Emma Lumpkin
Mr. Seaborn Montgomery
S. A. Montgomery
M. W. Flanders
Mark Sunday
Ruth Montgomery
Social Yotes in Butler and surrounding towns
Local briefs list social visits and movements among Butler residents and neighboring communities. Mentions include Mr. Ricks Carson in Reynolds, Miss Hortense Davant returning to Cordele, and several others visiting relatives, attending school duties, or recovering from illness. The notes cover travel to Macon, Augusta, Tampa, and Tampa connections, plus Halloween reminders and hometown gatherings.
Returned Soldier to Address Butler and Reynolds on Sunday
Hon. D. M. Parker, a returned soldier, will speak at 4 PM at the Butler Baptist church and again at 7:30 PM Sunday at Reynolds Methodist church. The visit is arranged by Walter J. Riley, chairman of the Taylor County United War Work Campaign, following a letter from R. C. Stearnes of Columbus.
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Butler
Reynolds
R. C. Stearnes
Columbus
United War Work Campaign
D. M. Parker
Butler and Reynolds
Baptist Church
Walter J. Riley
Taylor County
Methodists Go Over Top in Circuit Contributions
Pastor L A Harrell congratulates Butler circuit members after a quarterly conference at Crowell Methodist church reporting consolidated benevolence uplift. Crowell Wesley and other churches contributed far beyond asked amounts, a source of gratification to pastor and church members.
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L. A. Harrell
Butler
Crowell Methodist Church
Crowell
Wesley
Church schedule changes at Mount Pisgah Church
Mount Pisgah church shifts worship to the first Sunday and Saturday before and will begin on the first Saturday and Sunday in November. The next Saturday conference will call a pastor and all members are expected to attend.
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Mount Pisgah Church
Draftman Answers Supreme Call Dying of Influenza
Lorenzo Wiggins a top colored selectman candidate for Camp Gordon died Tuesday night from influenza. Terry Ann Miller a 30 year old colored servant died Tuesday afternoon after a short influenza illness. Fate Russell a 3 year old colored child died after lifelong illness. George Durham, a respected colored citizen, is recovering from pneumonia after a critical illness.
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Lorenzo Wiggins
Camp Gordon
Terry Ann Miller
Butler
Milch Cows for Sale in Reynolds Georgia
Five good milch cows with young calves for sale. Apply at once. T. G. Turk, Reynolds, Georgia.
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T. G. Turk
Reynolds, GA
Mules for Sale in Butler Route Four
Three good farm mules for sale cheap. Apply to W N Saunders in Butler Georgia Route 4. Carsonville Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Saunders
Butler, Ga
Carsonville
Good Farm Near Town For Sale With 146 Acres
146 acres of cultivable land with good fencing barns outbuildings and ample water. Located near College area. Offered at a bargain. J T Mathews contact Mr J G Hartman, a hardworking farmer from Fickling Mill who bought H A Hinton place in Butler and will move his family next week. 666 contains no aldhol arsenic nor other poisonous drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Mathews
J. G. Hartman
Fickling Mill
H. A. Hinton
Butler
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Ford
Marvel Junior
United State
IRA Chambers
A. C. Murray
Ellaville
Ocie Hutcherson
Howard
France
D. A. Hutcherson
J. T. Carson
The
Young Peoples Society of the Methodist Church
H. O. Fowler
J.T. Carson
Lumpkin—Montgomery
Mr. Ricks Carson of
Ormi Lee White
Fort Valley
A. J. Me
Gee
Mildred Vischer
W. A. Payne
J. W. Hall
Macon
T. H. Frierson
Grady Carter
Talbotton
Edmund Carter
Camp McClellan
Elise Wallace
R. R. Dunwody
T. A. Shumate
J. VW. Riley
Mrs
S. C. Adams
J. H. Scandrett
Susie Scandrett
Tampa, Fla
Katie Nell Adams
J. H. West
Sadie Rawls
Mrs. J. W. Edwards
Virginia Perkins
Augusta
Mrs. Warren Childs
Miss Atheline Childs
Helen Dunwody
Mary Scandrett
C. H. Neisler
Wallace Monk
U. S. Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
J. T. Carson, Jr
Gilbert Robinson
Montezuma
Julian Edwards
W. A. Childs
E. L. McGee
Birmingham
F. A. Peed
W. F. Gray
William
A. W. ‘Gray
Mr. Luther Morgan
Hallowe
J. B. Locke
L. O. Davis
T. J. Butt
Murphy, N. C
V. S. Butt
Cairo
Mrs. M. A. Chapman
Nettie Harrell
Butler School
Fitzgerald
J. H. Brewer
J. E. Brewer
R. D. White
A. W. White
E. B. Baber
Marion, N. C
W. S. Batt
Miss Hayes
Mum
Victor Bartlett
Washington, D. C
Robert Bartlett
Howard L. Riley
Remount
Calvary
Mrs. Leanna Harris
E. L. Harris
S. S. Monk
Tifton
Methodists
Fate Russall
Dr. Caldwell
Charles Fenske
N.5th Street
Philadelphia
W. B. Caldwell
Washington Street
Monticello
Illinois
Howard Station
H. Butler
J. Peagle
Georgia
Oakland
Overland
Maxwell
Maddox Auto CO
Thomaston, Georgia
the Farmers & Merchants Bank
Butler, Georgia
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