Colored Fair Comes to Jackson This Week
The Butts County Colored Fair opened Wednesday and runs through Saturday November 18 at the fairgrounds. Exhibits show strong farm products and fancy work with Capt Kanell's Carnival providing amusements. A Knights of Pythias parade and free barbecue greeted ex slaves on Wednesday while Thursday featured athletic events and White Folks Day. The city and fair association backed the effort to encourage better farming and livestock among colored citizens. Etheridge Smith Co advertise furniture stock.
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Butts County
Butts County Fair Association
Kanell
Jackson
Knights of Pythias
City of
Colored Fair
Foley Kidney Pills Claim Nightly Sleep Cure
An ad from Gainesville Georgia features H. T. Strange endorsing Foley Kidney Pills. He says ten years of sleepless nights resolved after one bottle, noting relief from back pains, headaches, stomach trouble, disturbed heart action, and rheumatic pains tied to kidney and bladder issues. The Owl Pharmacy markets the remedy.
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H. T. Strange
Gainesville
R. R. No
Foley
Bethel School Honor Roll Lists by Grade
Honor roll names from Bethel School listed by grade include first grade Olin Burford Myrtice James Bertha Perdue Nellie Thaxton. second grade Lucy Burford Helen Cawthon Clemmie Thaxton. third grade James Burford Joseph Gray. fourth grade Verdie Burford Ida Polk Roy Polk. fifth grade Curry Burford Willie McKibben. seventh grade Frances Clarke.
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Olin Burford
Myrtice James
Bertha Perdue
Nellie Thaxton
Lucy Burford
Helen Cawthon
Clemmie Thaxton
James Burford
Joseph Gray
Verdie Burford
Ida Polk
Roy Polk
Curry Burford
Wil
Grandmother Credits Foley's Honey and Tar for Baby’s Recovery
Mrs. Sam C. Small of Clayton New Mexico reports her three month old grandson suffered whooping cough. She credits Foley's Honey and Tar with saving his life saying he is now big and fat. The ad notes Foley's Honey and Tar as a fine remedy for whooping cough crown colds and is available at She Owl Pharmacy.
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Sam C. Small
Clayton, N. M
Foley
Owl Pharmacy
Adv
Notice of Sale in Butts County Georgia
A property sale in Jackson Butts County Georgia will occur on the first Tuesday in December at court house. The two acre tract includes a five room house and barn bounded by Mary Watson on three sides and a road to the south. Jeff and J H Holifield hold the property under execution in favor of Mrs R E Stanfield. Sale by L M Crawford Sheriff.
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Georgia
Butts County
Court House
City of
Jackson
Mary Watson
R. W. Mays
Jeff
J. H. Holifield
Superior Court
Said County
R. E. Stanfield
Fife
L. M. Crawford
Notice to Sell Real Estate in Butts County Georgia
Notice of sale by order of the Butts County Superior Court Judge J. W. H. Searcy Jr on the petition of Mrs. Amanda McDaniel et al. The property is the south half of lot 94 in district 612 G. M. with 101 14 acres more or less. Sale at Jackson courthouse on December 5 1916 to highest cash bidder. Fee simple title to purchaser. November 7 1916 Mrs. Amanda McDaniel.
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W. E. H. Searcy, Jr
Superior Court
Butts County
Amanda McDaniel
Butts Superior Court
Court House
Jackson
Georgia
G. M. Butts County
Stephen Jones
J. S. Smith
van White
Joel B. Watkins
J. S. McDaniel
Year s Support for F S Norsworthy Carded in Probate
Mrs F S Norsworthy seeks twelve months support from the estate of F S Norsworthy. Appraisers filed their return and the Court of Ordinary requires all interested parties to show cause on the first Monday in December 1916 why the order should not be granted. Dated November 7 1916 J H Ham Ordinary.
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Georgia
Butts County
F. S. Norsworthy
Court of Ordinary
J. H. Ham
For Sale Of Davis Kinard Farm In Towaliga District
A land sale notice states 47 acres of one-horse farm property in Towaliga district to be sold before the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in December. The parcel includes a dwelling and barn and there is also one share of First National Bank stock. The listing identifiers indicate the seller is Davis Kinard.
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Court House
Towaliga
First National Bank
Davis Kinard
Public sale planned on Jenkinsburg property in Butts County
Under a 1915 security deed S. L. Johnson’s note of 800 dollars with 8 percent interest triggers a public sale on the first Tuesday in December 1916 at the Butts County courthouse. The property includes a three eighths acre lot with a blacksmith shop, grist mill, gasoline engine, and shop tools, bounded by W M Glass street and railway rights of way.
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Georgia
Butts County
S. L. Johnson
J. W
L. R. Capps
Superior Court
Court House
Said County
Jenkinsburg
W. M. Glass
Southern Railway
Vaude
Claude Harris
J. W. and
Dismissal Notice for J W Childs Estate Administration
H C Childs administrator for J W Childs deceased has filed a petition stating the estate is fully administered. The court cites all interested persons to show cause why he should not be discharged and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in December 1916.
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Georgia
Butts County
H. C. Childs
J. W. Childs
J. W. Child
J. H. Ham
Pathetic plight of rats on onion ship tale
The Ville du Havre, a French steamship arriving in New York from a Spanish port, allegedly carried onions that made the crew weep. A quartermaster claims rats gathered around onion sacks rubbing their eyes, heightening the story’s oddity.
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New York
Ville du Havre
Lax-Fos Laxative and Liver Tonic Advertisement
An advertisement touts Lax-Fos as a mild effective laxative and liver tonic that does not gripe or disturb the stomach. It highlights cascara as a stimulating laxative and tonic and claims aid to digestion and liver secretions. Price 50 cents.
Administrator's Sale of Butts County Land Dec 1916
By order of the Court of Ordinary the estate of T. L. Chambers will sell at public outcry on the first Tuesday in December 1916 at the county courthouse in Butts county. The sale covers one half undivided interest in fifty acres in the 616th district, G. M. part of the old Bishop place, bounded by J. H. Pope Annie Webb Lula Chambers and Bill Carr. Cash. November 6 1916. MRS. R. H. MADDOX Administrator.
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Georgia
Butts County
Court of Ordinary
Said County
G. M
Bishop Place
J. H. Pope
Annie Webb
Lula Chambers
Bill Carr
R. H. Maddox
T. L. Chambers
Application for twelve months support in Lamar estate
Matilda Lamar filed for twelve months support from the John Lamar estate. Appraisers returned their report. All interested persons must appear before the Ordinary of the county on the first Monday in December 1916 to show why the application should not be granted.
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Georgia
Butts County
Matilda Lamar
John Lamar
Ham
Ordinary
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Etheridge, Smith & Co
the Owl Pharmacy
F.o.b
Toledo
M. C. Wright
Jackson, GA
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo, Ohio
U.S.A
Bethel School
Lie McKibben
Frances Clarke
S. H. Thornton
Mortgage Security CO
W. B. Smith
Fourth National Bk. Bidg
Atlanla, Ga
Beast
Fletcher
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