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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
1
Miss Grace Barnes, Macedonia church organist, suffered painful foot injuries when lightning struck the church Sunday afternoon amid a heavy storm. A nearby woman escaped injury as a plank shattered under her foot. The church was struck twice, rain poured in near the belfry, but no fire started and no Sunday school members were reported shocked.
A group of Georgia high school superintendents gathers in Athens during the first week of July for a technical discussion under Prof. J. S. Stewart. Attending are Prof. W. P. Martin of Jackson and Prof. W. R. Lanier of Cordele, who will debate whether domestic science should be a required girls course.
The Death Angel visited Mr and Mrs Turner Glass twice this month taking their eight month old twin daughters. One burial occurred Wednesday at Jenkinsburg after measles relapse. the other was buried Monday at 4 pm beside her sister after dying Sunday night. Hundreds of friends express sympathy.
Jackson Georgia June 12 The Governor elect John M Slaton plans to devote his upcoming inaugural address to Georgia finances and business conditions The Legislature opens June 25 with Slaton addressing lawmakers June 28 The key issues include refunding bonded debt taxation reform and the Western and Atlantic Railroad problem.
Ellis Lanier sixteen son of W V Lanier county school superintendent died suddenly during Millen High School graduation exercises from heart failure on Thursday evening after collapsing on stage friends and family in Jackson Mississippi mourn his loss.
The body of Miss Kittie Tyner who killed herself by jumping into a thirty foot well at her home near Cross Keys was brought to Cork for burial in the local cemetery. Tyner, a former Cork resident, was reportedly told by a physician she had pellagra and could not recover.
Miss Anna Keith resigns as First Grade and Art teacher in Jackson School for Shellman Public School. Her replacement not yet elected. Miss Annie Catchings Crum leaves Jackson for Shellman to teach Third Grade after graduating from Jackson High in 1912 and Wesleyan studies.
Sunday school hour saw four teen babies in bright dresses attend Cradle Roll Day at the Baptist church despite rain. Two large dolls joined on stage as the program of songs and recitations unfolded, with Frances O Kelley welcoming the congregation and Mary Willis delivering a fitting recitation.
Oscar Willis of Macon spent the weekend with his parents on College street, showcasing a brief family visit and hometown ties.
Indian Spring Holiness Camp Meeting runs August 6 through 18 with a strong leadership lineup. Rev Joseph Smith Rev J L Brasher and Rev Joseph Owens headline the preaching team while Charlie Tillman leads music backed by new grounds improvements costing over a thousand dollars. Pastors from all denominations are admitted free as evangelists at half price.
Overcoats, fires, and blankets are common as Jackson endures unusually cold June weather. Residents report Monday and Tuesday the coldest mid June days in over two decades, with some witnesses claiming to see snow flurries in the air though melting before ground impact.
Robin Daughtry graduates from the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis Md as the only Georgia boy in his class He enjoyed leadership roles as football manager and Boy Scout organizer He will report to the battleship South Dakota in July and is visiting home during furlough with many friends welcoming him back
Dr and Mrs A H Lillard and children plan to leave Jackson around July 1 for their Monticello Missouri home. He has built a large, successful medical practice here and is highly esteemed in Butts county. Friends regret the move but wish him continued success in his hometown.
Gene McMichael of Canton spent Sunday with friends at Indian Spring. Henry Byron reports from Hampton Florida enjoying delicious watermelons direct from the vines.
Mr. Homer Carmichael of Jackson attends the University Board of Visitors meeting in Athens and will stay through Georgia commencement.
Captain F J Walthall has been mingling with friends on the streets this week following a period confined to his home due to illness.
Forsyth adopts a door to door mail delivery by carrier. On June 3 inspectors mapped routes and systematized the experimental plan. Most residents welcome Uncle Sam delivering at their doors, while some still go to the post office for news and gossip. The after train gatherings have been disrupted, prompting some opposition to the change.
J W Childs longtime Jackson resident died Wednesday night at his Jenkinsburg home after a stroke Monday. He was 60, a Baptist, and a Mason, with services at Jenkinsburg Baptist church conducted by Rev I G Walker. Survived by wife and seven children. Funeral attended by Jackson friends.
Mrs C A Glawson has returned to Macon after a visit with Mrs Harkness Thornton.
A letter from Thomson California dated June 5 1913 thanks Hon O M Duke of Florida Georgia for a copy of a letter to Mr McLendon. Watson says the constitutional law views impressed him and he plans to publish the article in next week's Jeffersonian.
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