Taylor County Bar Association Session Sets Court Docket Reforms
Members of the Taylor County Bar Association met at the courthouse to discuss expediting the fall term of the Superior Court. They adopted resolutions urging the judge to promptly call the civil docket, schedule criminal docket times, delay criminal docket until the second week, and sound the criminal docket after the civil docket to identify cases ready for trial.
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Taylor County Bar Association
Court House
Superior Court
Grand Jury
Sony
Upatoie Association Primitive Baptists Convened Tuesday
Reports from the Upatoie Association of the Primitive Baptist Church show a three day session convened on Tuesday with Elder J M Murray reelected moderator and Elder T D Roberts reappointed as clerk. Thirteen churches across Marston Schley Talbot Harris Chattahoochee and Taylor counties were represented by messengers, with a large ministerial attendance and several sermons daily at Prosperity church host community hospitality noted.
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Upatoie Association of the Primitive Baptist Church
J M Murray
Ellaville
Association
T D Roberts
Marston
Schley, Talbot, Harris, Chattahoochee
Taylor
Prosperity Church
Lumber Mill Seeks Orders Two Miles South of Butler
Jed offers all grades and sizes of lumber from his mill two miles south of Butler. He invites buyers to see him or write for supplies.
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Butler
Jed
Court Association Meeting Adjourns Subject to Call
The session notes describe an association meeting where members discussed economy and speedy court business. Additional topics of interest to parties, litigants, court officials and all concerned were covered before adjournment subject to the president’s call. W. E. Steed served as president and C. B. Marchall as secretary.
A 16 Page Edition Herald This Week
The Herald expands from eight to sixteen pages thanks to voluntary patron contributions. Advertisers from Butler Reynolds and nearby points sponsor the extra space, enabling more news and ads. Readers are urged to peruse every ad and support local merchants. The paper credits public patronage and invites all readers to use the paper when needed.
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Butler, Reynolds
Herald
Bodies of mother and daughter found in river
The body of Mrs. Mathis, presumed to have jumped into the Ocmulgee River near Rose Hill Cemetery, was found Saturday afternoon by Charles Davis and Horace Ell. The daughter Mathis was recovered about 109 yards downstream, with the mother found earlier near the same spot. items including hat, purse, and parasol were noted.
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Mathis
J. H. Mathis
Ocmulgee
Rose Hill Cemetery
Charles Davis
Ierearl
Esetsey & Tayor
Horace Ell
Outz, Mitchell . & Corbis
W. B. Everidge
Nix Denied New Trial in Columbus Murder Case
Bartow Nix, white man condemned for killing two men near Columbus, has had his plea for a new trial denied by the Supreme Court. His death sentence remains, with reports noting his strange behavior and near silence in prison. Governor Dorsey may face a lunacy inquiry, as relatives seek to challenge the verdict. Attorney George C. Palmer, retained for nine months, reports he has been unable to converse with Nix.
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Columbus
Bartow Nix
Supreme Court
Nix
Dorsey
George C. Palmer
Ee Palmer
Shall We Rebuild the Old Tabernacle at Union
A Taylor County appeal urges rebuilding the Union tabernacle to host a 1200-person camp meeting yearly. Fundraising through the Herald begins now with contributions accepted and payable by early spring to ready the site above McCant's Mill.
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Union
Taylor County
McCant’s Mill
Tabernacle
Herald
Gas Well In Dodge Yields Unknown Gas
Eastman Sept 7. On the R F Burch farm a gas well struck by Frank Wooten flows with enormous pressure. After drilling several hundred feet the drill dropped and gas surged up the pipe. The gas type is undetermined but abundant and continuous for days with no decrease in flow.
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Eastman
R. F. Burch
Frank Wooten
Mr. Wooten
Porousa
Taylor County Camp Meeting Fund Appeal Urges Support
Three of four thousand dollars are needed to build the tabernacle and place the seats. The pastor L A Harrell of the Butler Circuit asks readers to subscribe and help re establish the Camp Meeting, stressing it will serve a unique local need.
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Butler
Taylor County Camp Meeting
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Amusu
Theatre
Reynolds, GA
Alice Bradyin
Knife and Pathe News No
Mitchell Lewis
Children OF Banishment
Pathe News
Lightning Raider No
Proceedings of
Upatoie Association Primitive Baptists
W. E. Steed
C. B. Marchall
Ford
Ford Motor Company
A. J. Crawford
Reynolds
Georgia
Mary Thompson Mathis
Dodge
Burch Farm
Taylor County Bank
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