Butts County GaArchives News.....ELGIN August 27, 1897
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Jackson Argus Butts County August 27, 1897
Seeing that the garden spot of Butts county(Elgin) has been neglected in your 
columns, I wish to say a word in behalf of a community so worthy of praise.

The people of Elgin are a wide-awake progressive set of farmers.  They are not 
idly slumbering and allowing the surrounding localities to lead them, but they 
are leading the van in every sense of the word.

These people are not only the most progressive and thorough-going of farmers, 
but they are equally as much enthused in the cause of education.  They have 
realized that they can educate their children without sending them to town, and 
they are united and working together for one aim – higher education.

We have a fine school at Elgin Academy under the supervision of the worthy and 
competent Prof. Steele, and one at Corrinth equally as good taught by Miss 
Florrie Willis.

The people of Corrinth are planning a new school house, and of course we will 
soon see it going up, for these people never spend their time in idle boasting, 
but do exactly what they say they are going to do.

We have had some splendid revivals at Liberty and Towaliga churches, conducted 
by the aged and noble pastor, Rev. John Kimbell assisted by Rev. Wood, of Sunny 
Side.  The protracted services are now in progress at Elgin church.  We are 
confident they will be greatly benefited by the able sermons of Rev. Sewall.

From the present outlook we are expecting a marriage epidemic to strike our 
community soon, but hope it will not prove fatal to a certain  Lane.

We had the pleasure Sunday of dining at the hospitable home of Judge Hammond.   
The table was laden with everything that is pleasing to the most fastidious 
taste.  In the afternoon we were invited out to eat watermelons and the most 
delicious melons they were.

They day was one of pleasure and will long be remembered by……Violet

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