Butts-Fulton County GaArchives News.....Mr. W. D. R. Norris – An Old Jacksonian February 17, 1897
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Jackson Argus – Week Of February 17, 1897 February 17, 1897
Mr. W. D. R. Norris, an old citizen of Jackson visited our town this week for
the first time in sixteen years.   While in Jackson he was the guest of his
brother-in-law, Mr. George Hanes.

Mr. Norris is well and popularly known to be the older inhabitants as clever
“Bill Norris”.  He was at once time county surveyor and had an extensive
acquaintance in the county.  He is now a citizen of Atlanta.

Mr. Norris was met at the depot Sunday morning by his kinsmen Mr. Hanes, and
after the usual salutations he exclaimed:

Why, George, where am I?  I bought a ticket to Jackson, but they have put me off
at the wrong place!

Mr. Norris was shown around the city and was as jubilant as a schoolboy over the
wonderful improvements, which met his eye on all sides.   As a matter of course
when he noted the absence of some of the old buildings which he left here, the
fond old memories of by-gone days would come trooping into his heart and give
the picture a tinge of sacred sadness.  But such feelings could not drown his
admiration for the improvements now so conspicuous in the dear old town. 

In a soliloquizing mood he said:”Col. McKibben’s house use to be the last one on
that street and that house was considered out of town, but now it seems to be
very nearly in the center of town.”  In walking along the business streets he
would read the signs and comment on the hustling spirit that seems to pervade
the place.   The Jackson Argus – Office Up Stairs, he read, and then asked,
“What sort of a paper is that now, George?”

That is about the best country paper in the state, responded Mr. Hanes.

Well I’ve got to have that paper sent to me, sure, and by way of parenthesis, it
may be stated that Mr. Norris’ name is now on the roll of honor.

He called on the older citizens generally, and they had plenty of happy
reminiscences to relate and many pleasant stories to tell.

When we hear a man like Mr. Norris talk we are enabled to get our bearings and
find out where we are and whither we are tending.




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