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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1894
Page
3
Local items report visits by John Brady in Jackson and Will Merritt in Louella, Thornton & Hooten turnouts at the livery, Carl Thompson's city visit, and humorous quips on advertising. City officials, churches, and merchants are featured along with upcoming waterworks talk and bank depository status.
Judge J. W. Harkness, now in his eighties, distributed $500 to his two children and eight grandchildren on Wednesday morning saying he wanted his money to do good while he lived. The act is praised as exemplary philanthropy for the country.
The Star Store boasts 17 carloads of staple goods from the Jackson Mercantile Company. The firm promises metropolitan standards and rapid, large-scale ordering as it expands in Atlanta.
Judge Carmichael notes blanks for pension applicants to fill and urges former pensioners from other counties to notify the ordinary. Claims must be sent after January 25 to ensure payment begins February 1 and proceeds quickly until all is paid.
The Jackson High Grade Guano manufactured by Almand, Moon & Co. is touted as one of the best fertilizers in Jackson. Made locally from top materials, it promises lifetime use after a trial. They also offer Eutan Acid Phosphate and Eutaw fertilizers, well known and highly recommended brands.
At the regular annual meeting of the directors of the Jackson Banking Company on Tuesday last a dividend of 8 per cent was declared, payable on and after this day upon demand. Stock holders will please govern themselves accordingly. L. D. Watson, Cashier. Jackson, Ga., Jan. 10, 1894.
Stock holders at the Jackson Banking Co met last Tuesday and elected directors for the coming year. Directors include T. J. Dempsey J. R. Wright Z. T. Buttrill A. H. Smith W. S. Witham Joel B. Watkins J. R. Carmichael F. B. Etheridge. The board chose W. S. Witham as president F B Etheridge as vice president and L. D. Watson as cashier. The bank paid an 8 percent dividend and added a small surplus as it enters its sixth year of growth.
The notice promotes a joint subscription deal for 1.25 a year covering home county news and world affairs. It highlights The Weekly Constitution of Atlanta Ga with 156,000 weekly circulation, farming focus, renowned contributors, and departments for women and children. The promise invites readers to send names to join the club.
An advertisement extols rapid and affordable business education at the Ga. Ala. Business College in Macon Georgia. It claims six to ten weeks of instruction in bookkeeping telegraphy or shorthand can lead to positions paying 50 to 75 dollars monthly, with better terms offered by Wyatt and Martin.
McElree's Wine of Cardus and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT are for sale by multiple Butts county merchants including J. W. Lee & Son and Almond & Moon in Jackson, R. G. Bryans & Co in Jackson, W. L. Carmichael in Jackson, A. Wright Indian Spring, A F White & Co in Flovilla, J. G. Kimbell in Jenkinsburg, M. Cain Towaliga, D. J. and F. M. Kinard Towaliga, and L. G. Washington Worthville.
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