Butts Jasper tax dispute settled by consent decree
Jackson reports from Atlanta that the Jasper and Butts counties taxes dispute over the Central Georgia Power Company and the boundary line has been settled by consent decree. Butts county gains about two thirds of the disputed taxes, the power company value is placed at 720000, and the 1913 1914 1915 taxes are resolved with each county to receive a large sum.
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Jackson
Atlanta
Jasper
Butts Counties
Central Georgia Power Company
Boundary Line
Butts County
Central Georgia Power Co
Jasper County
Thomp son Hosts Friends From Cordele and Macon
Mr and Mrs W Bryant Thompson entertained guests Sunday including George Benedict and Ruth Benedict of Cordele Jean Benedict and Ruth Middlebrooks from Jenkinsburg and Wesleyan student Miss Ruth Middlebrooks in Macon with the gathering reflecting a local social event.
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W. Bryant Thompson
George Benedict
Ruth Benedict
Jean Benedict
Cordele
J. A. Middlebrooks
Jenkinsburg
Ruth Middlebrooks
Wesleyan
Macon
Matt Maddox
Andrew Hamlin
Sallie Lummus
Florence Hamlin
Spring Hats Arrive by Express at Carmichael Mallet Co
New spring hat styles arrive at the Carmichael Mallet Co by express shipment. The collection features a variety of chic designs noted for their finish and flair.
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Express
Carmichael-Mallet Co
Mrs L M Atkinson Dies at 64 in Butts County
Mrs L M Atkinson aged 64 wife of Lewis Atkinson and candidate for Tax Collector of Butts county died at her home near Jenkinsburg at 7 oclock Wednesday night after a period of ill health She belonged to a prominent local family and was a member of County Line church Surviving relatives include her husband and other family members in the community obituary notes her Christian character and public service tone
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L. M. Atkinson
Butts County
Jenkinsburg
County Line Church
Lewis Atkinson
Atkinson Family Rites Held at County Line Church
Funeral services for the Atkinson family were led by Rev. T. C. Gilbert at County Line church at 3 PM on Thursday. Burial followed in the local cemetery. Survivors include two sons J. T. Atkinson and L. A. Atkinson, two daughters Mrs. W. L. Smith and Miss Susie Atkinson, two brothers S. B. Kim Ben and Tom Kim Ben, and one sister Mrs. Rebecca Davis.
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Messrs
J. T
L. A. Atkinson
W. L. Smith
Locust Grove
Susie Atkinson
Messrs. S. B
Tom Kimben
Rebecca Davis
T. C. Gilbert
County Line Church
Smith & Co Advertises Low Prices on Fabrics
Mill End Sheeting Counterpane Goods Dress Goods Skirt Goods at very low prices offered by Smith & Co. announces bargain fabric sale and value pricing.
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Smith & Co
Local Notes From Bibb Newsroom
Mrs An drew Hamlin remains confined to her room due to a serious illness as friends express hopes for a speedy recovery. Wright Maddox resigns as Bibb electrician and moves to Iron Springs to oversee his farm. Ed Murray succeeds him as Bibb electric operator with best wishes.
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Andrew Hamlin
Wright Maddox
Bibb
Iron Springs
Ed Murray
Maddox
Butts County Fair Association petition for charter filed
Petition to incorporate as Butts County Fair Association at Jackson Georgia seeks twenty year charter with capital stock of five thousand dollars and authority to raise to fifty thousand. Names J D Jones L M Crawford F S Etheridge J H Mills S H Mays. Filing reports 1916 proceedings and clerk signatures.
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Georgia
Butts County
J. D Jones
L. M. Crawford
F. S. Etheridge
J. H. Mills
S. H. Mays
Butts County Fair Association
Jackson
S. Foster
Said
J.D. Jones
F.S Etheridge
Vincl Endorsed by Mother Superior for Thin Patients
Mother Superior at Rosary Hill Home Hawthorne New York recommends Vincl to revive weak or emaciated patients. She cites a case where a gravely ill woman gained strength color and appetite after liberal Vincl treatment. Woods-Carmichael Drug Book Co Jackson Ga guarantees Vincl.
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Rosary Hill
Hawthorne
N.Y
Vincl
M. Alphonsa Lathrop
Vinci
Woods-Carmichael Drug & Book Co
Jackson, Ga
Georgia-Butts County Year’s Support Ad
Mrs. J B Thaxton applied for twelve months support from the estate of deceased J B Thaxton. Appraisers filed their return. All concerned must show cause before the Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in April 1916 why the application should not be granted for two minor children. This 6 day of March 1916. J H Ham Ordinary.
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J. B. Thaxton
Court of Ordinary
J. H. Ham
Sheriff’s Sale of Jackson City Lots in 1916
On the first Tuesday in April the public outcry sale at the county courthouse will offer Lot Nos. 1 and 3 in the McCord old brick yard property in Jackson fronting Mallet Street bound by Mrs. Leila Kinsman Martha Banks and Spencer Street for cash to satisfy a Bailey Jones Co execution against Pye Flemister. The property is in Pye Flemister’s possession. March 8 1916. L Mc Crawford Sheriff.
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Court House
City of
Jackson
Mallet Street
Leila Kinsman
Martha Banks
Spencer Street
McCord Old Brick Yard
Pye Flemister
Superior Court
Said County
Bailey & Jones Co
Crawford
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Sudan
T.w.wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
Will Fincher
Posie Dobey
Franzie Dobey
Mrs. Mackie
Annie Lemon
Janie Landers
Eastman
J. W. McDaniel
Mrs
B. F. Watkins
Kennie Watkins
Mrs. M.S. Maddox
Mrs. Murray
Miss Pearl Greer
Lewis Murray
Blackshear
W.E. Watkins
J. Foster
Mother Superior
Georgia—Butts County
Sheriff’s Sale
Peruna
Selena, Tanner
Thens, Ohio
Mne
Pay Roll Butts County Chain Gang
Ant Oas
Ves
ZU SU
J. O. Gaston
Joseph Jolly
C McMichael
LA Atkinson
Hay
JL Bailey
J L Bailey
Frank Flynt
J McMichael
W Bell
C McBride
C Fincher
L Perdue
Singley
Champion Supply Co
Fletcher Duke
S White
Emmett Toney & Co
Neal & Son
Thurston & Harper
Empire Buggy Co
Duke
T McClure
Walter Cole
Dink Hodges
McKibben Buggy Co
Happ Bros Co
J S Schofield Sons Co
Armour & Co
R N Cox
Stockade
Dempsey Hardware Co Tools
Slaton & Pruitt
Miss Mamie Greer
Newton-Carmichael Hardware Co
Slaton Drug Co
Rugs Ace
Provision
Marion Washington
Collards
Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga
Chattanooga, Tenn
Southern Railway
J. S. Bloodworth
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