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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1913
Page
3
The Butler, Georgia area reports rain, crop notes, and social visits. Cotton seed prices hold at 34 cents per bushel while Bartlett's advertises coffee and rice. Local travel includes visits by Mrs. H P Wallace and Miss Eva Daniel's illness, with court convening next week for civil and criminal business.
Elder W. W. Riner accepts another year at the Butler Primitive Baptist Church to preach three sermons monthly here and remain a traveling salesman. He previously lived in Butler and enjoys wide esteem, though Sunday services will not be moved to Butler this year.
Advertising pages in the Butler Herald show Reynolds and Butler merchants as active and progressive this fall. Represented firms across both towns regularly feature bright, readable announcements with large stocks and attractive prices. Readers are urged to visit in Reynolds or Butler to see for themselves the genuine value offered.
Ministers and delegates from Chattahoochee Free Will Baptist churches gather at Pearce Chapel Harris county for the annual session led by Rev A J Parker with Rev S N Little as assistant moderator. The meeting will discuss funding a missionary within the association and features several local clergy and lay attendees.
Rehearsals for a four act temperance drama titled Dot the Miners Daughter or One Glass of Wine draw town talent. The performance benefits the college library fund and will be presented October 17 under the direction of Mrs W M Pettis with broad support from the participating young men and women.
The Twentieth Century Club will meet with Mrs G C Smith Thursday at 3 o clock. The club extends an invitation to Reynolds Woman's Improvement Club to join this meeting. Mrs H P Wallace, Recording Secretary.
Tax books are open and J J McCants Jr, Tax Collector for Taylor County, lists his rounds at Butler courthouse during court week and Saturdays until December 20. He schedules tax collection dates for Reynolds Panhandle Perkins Schoolhouse Carsonville Daviston Howard Norwich Mark Charing Rupert Southland Potterville Joiner’s Court Ground with specific Oct and Nov dates and times. Registration remains open alongside tax payment.
From Cusseta where Mrs J H Stanford has been visiting the past month comes word of the stork delivering a fine son to Rev and Mrs Stanford. The happy father will have help from friends at homecoming next month and both mother and child are reported well. The pastor is expected to preach next Sunday a strong sermon.
A public two day event in Butler in October or November inviting all county farmers. The piece urges gracious hospitality and plenty to eat as a duty of business men, noting growing town country unity and mutual interests. It advocates a grand jubilee to please both town and country residents.
Real estate note offering a Taylor county farm with improvements near town for sale by M. T. Chapman seeking buyers.
The corn club boys meet the agent at Butler on October 8 with corn samples. Public schools begin the last Monday in October and run five months with a short Christmas break. Teachers should know their salaries and stop grumbling as finances won’t allow any raise. By the Board, A S Wallace Supt.
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