Butts County GaArchives News.....Mr. J. P. T. Smith – Old Fashioned Christmas January 7, 1898
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Jackson Argus – Butts County January 7, 1898
Mr. J. P. T. Smith of Elgin, who gave an arm to the lost cause and went to work 
with his empty sleeve on his farm as the old south was expiring and helped to 
build the present grand, glorious, independent New South, is a great lover of 
music and he delights in seeing his gallant son, Mr. W. O. Smith and his 
beautiful daughter, Miss Fleetie Smith, enjoy themselves, and his constant and 
faithful companion shares with him the pleasure of seeing the children, (a 
young man and young lady) have pleasure.  On the 31st, day of December 1897, he 
annual feast was spread and every one present was served with refreshments as 
good as a king ever ate.

The spacious table fairly groaned under its load of the choicest victuals known 
to the culinary art.  These people have an excellent farm and well improved.  
They make it self sustaining and owe nothing.  After the feast the young people 
danced in good earnest.  Every body was perfectly sober and the young men 
deported themselves as becomes gentlemen.

The music was grand.  Mr. W. O. Moore performed on the organ and Messrs. 
Blandford and Pet Martin, Dock Childs, W. R. Spreeberry, W. D. Lavender and H. 
H. Vickers accompanied him on the violins, it was equal to a cornet band.  The 
young ladies present were: Misses Fannie Hopkins, Hessie Morgan, Clyde Yancy, 
Clifford Treadwell, Mirad Thaxton, Ollie Collins, Fleetie Smith, Kittie 
Goddard, Minnie Morgan, Lizzie Hopkins, Eucalia McMichael, Fannie Thaxton, Alva 
Thaxton and Mrs. C. L. Thaxton.  The young men present were: W. C. Smith, 
Clinton Hopkins, Fulton Washington, Edgar Lavender, C. L. Thaxton, W. R. 
Spreeberry, George Morgan, Lem Barnes, Newton Treadwell, A. M. Smith and many 
others whose names we could not learn.

Mr. Smith was especially delighted with the music which was placed in a 
partition door while cotillions were running in either room.  Four couples in 
one room and eight to the other, where your pencil pusher left the gay scene 
for home.

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