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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
2
Town news from Jackson Georgia dated July 27 1900 notes telephones and local developments in a concise daily item. List or further details are not provided in the fragment.
The article cites Henry S. Stanley in a February 6, 1899 letter to Mayor Pond criticizing imperialism and warning of costs to America. It also reports two lynchings, a Huntsville sheriff’s killing of a black prisoner and a Knoxville lynching of another accused rapist.
Jackson Public Schools unveils a strengthened faculty led by Superintendent C. H. Bruce and Principal W. C. Taylor. New hires include Eva Lasnett Rosa Thornton Jennie Gardner Wardner and Margaret Humphreys with duties in music and elocution. Enrollment projected to rise from 348 last year to 600 this term amid ongoing facility expansion.
An ominous note describes a recurring summer surge of crime and lawlessness as intruders ruthlessly enter homes and commit heinous acts against defenseless residents.
Monroe Advertiser notes E. Lee Smith former Monroe County resident visited the city. Smith, partner at Carmichael Co. in Jackson and secretary treasurer of Jackson Oil Mill Co., has built a strong trade name abroad and maintains widespread friendships in his native county. The piece praises his success and local support.
Last Friday twenty five workers at the Flovilla canning factory walked out demanding higher wages and better pay for labor. The strike disrupted peach canning during a busy season but was settled and all employees returned to work.
Jack La Guinn recovers health and returns home. Carl Faulkner wins council seat replacing L H Miller. James Drake and family relocate to Palmetto. Goins Parnell and Harper join Saturday excursion. L H Miller's wife visits Macon. Etheridge delivers Sunday School lecture to applause. Hay family moves to Griffin. Barbecue event Saturday draws pleased attendees.
The Barnesville Buggy is highlighted at the Wight Garter and Go store, described as a celebrated model drawing attention from enthusiasts and buyers in the area.
Butts County Sunday School Association announces its annual celebration at Indian Spring Holiness campground on Friday August 8. President J M McMichael predicts the largest attendance and best program yet as more schools join this county wide event inviting all Sunday schools to participate for a memorable day of praise and fellowship.
A delightful gathering of the Womans Social Club was held at the home of Mrs J H Carmichael on Friday evening from 5 to 7. Miss Mary Duke and Miss Annie Carmichael assisted with gracious hospitality while Mrs A W Lane sang and Miss Maynard of Forsyth performed musical pieces. Refreshments of cream and cakes were served.
Prof Claude Gray of Locust Grove Institute brings Prof W G Massey of Massey Business College to teach Bookkeeping type writing shorthand and Telegraphy in the next session. A number of students are expected to attend. The Forsyth Jackson baseball game was postponed then played with Jackson winning 14 to 4 after the team arrived from Locust Grove.
Masters Thornton and Clayton Buchanan hosted a reception at the Hotel Buchanan on Tuesday afternoon from 5:60 to 7. About sixty guests attended in pretty costumes and winning manners. Guests played lawn games and enjoyed cream and cakes during refreshments.
The article highlights vibrant social life in Jackson with dances and card parties shunned by youth in favor of refined gatherings. It notes visits from Miss Estelle McKenney of Anderson and Miss Carrie McKenney, and social hosting at Mr. G S Hanes home. It mentions many young women visiting from Atlanta Hawkinsville Grays Flippen Quitman Barnesville Forsyth Griffin Hartwell and Forsyth.
A promotional note extols Indian Spring water as a healthful offering. It cites a former Atlanta mayor claiming the city could afford to pay a million dollars to route Indian Spring water into homes, and promises Jackson residents a 25 cent weekly share to drink the water, described as pure and God made, while supporting a young entrepreneur's first business venture.
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