Talbot County GaArchives News.....News Items From The Talbotton New Era - 1915 April 27 1915 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002476 June 17, 2004, 3:09 pm The Butler Herald The Butler Herald Tuesday, April 27, 1915 Page Six Clipped From Our Contemporaries Talbotton New Era Hon. O.N. Houser, of Fort Valley, will be Memorial Day speaker. Talbotton anticipates a delegation of motorists from Ft. Valley on Memorial Day. Miss Sara Montfort remained with Miss Sadie Arrington for a visit after the adjournment of the WMU Rally on Thursday. Dana Fillingim won his game for Charleston over Augusta yesterday by a score of 2 to 1. Dana himself secured by a three bagger, and gave up only three hits. Hon. T.E. Patterson, a member of the prison commission of Georgia, was in the town and county Friday of last week inspecting the convicts and looking over Talbot County’s roads. While he was the guest of Hon. T.H. Persons. Dana Fillingim’s friends will be interested to know that he won his first game of the season by pitching a shut out game for Charleston against Columbia. The score was 5 to 0 and Columbia got no hits off of Fillingim up to the 9th inning. The barns belonging to T.A. Bardwell & Company located on the Graham place about three miles from town, were completely destroyed by fire last Friday afternoon. There was about $250 insurance which about covered the corn and hay stored in the barns. The buildings were a complete loss. Thomas Morgan, of Howard, Ga., a graduate of the Talbotton Public schools and now a student at Mercer University, has been chosen as one of the Sophomore speakers to speak at the Mercer Commencement in June. Thomas has made a good record since he has been a student at Mercer University, of which his many Talbot County friends feel justly proud. The second quarterly meeting of Talbot circuit convened at Prattsburg Corinth Church last Saturday and on account of serious illness of Rev. A.M. Williams, Rev. Joiner of Reynolds filled the appointment as presiding elder. His services were highly appreciated by the people, and to admire, is to only meet and know him. His sermons, both Saturday and Sunday were instructive, appreciated and productive of much good, and optimistic to suit the times. The churches were well represented, many of the good people from Talbotton and other points. Preaching good, full of logic; the song service was par- excellence, Mrs. Pendergrast presided at the organ, and was at home, and reinforced by sweet chorist of other churches, and it was good to be there. The Butler Herald Tuesday, May 4, 1915 Page Seven Clipped From Our Contemporaries Talbotton New Era Hon. O.N. Houser, in his speech here Monday, stressed the importance of all veterans and sons of veterans joining in the fight against King Alcohol. Miss Mary Gullett Smith came down from Brenau College, Gainesville, last Thursday for a brief vacation. Miss Smith will graduate this summer and her duties have been unusually heavy. T.W. Morris, a prosperous farmer living about five miles from town, has an egg that he is exhibiting to his friends. It is a hen egg a good deal larger than the regular size. It has a hard shell. On breaking this it was found to contain on the inside a regular sized hen egg, also having a hard shell. Mr. Morris had it at a big school picnic in Centerville district Saturday and exhibited it to many people there. Several Talbot County schools met together for a picnic, general jollification, reports and speeches near the old Maxwell home in Hart’s district Saturday. The schools from Prattsburg, Ypsilanti, Centerville, Spinks Chapel, Glenwood and Mt. Zion were represented. Excellent reports were made from all schools by Supt. H.P. Hewitt. At 11 o’clock the people gathered on the hillside, in the open air, and listened to speeches by John A. Smith and A.P. Persons. Mr. Smith spoke on “The Pathway of Life”, while Mr. Persons had for his subject, “Georgia.” Mr Hewitt made the reports for the schools. After the speaking the people were invited over near the spring where a sumptuous dinner was spread consisting of edibles such as only the people of this progressive and hospitable community can prepare. The Butler Herald Tuesday, May 11, 1915 Page Seven Clipped From Our Contemporaries Talbotton New Era The hosts of friends rejoice that Mr. W.J. Thornton is able to get downtown. His entire recovery is wished for by a wide circle. The marriage of Miss Hawes, of Bainbride, and Mr. Coy Heath, of Camilla is of interest to Talbotton friends. Mr. Heath is the brother of Mrs. Walter B. Freeman. He is now a promising young lawyer at Newton. Miss Hawes is the daughter of Mr. T.S. Hawes, a distinguished citizen of Bainbridge. She is a young lady of many attractions. The wedding will take place June 3rd at the ME Church in Bainbridge. Ordinary’s Court The case of Mrs. W.K. Morgan and Mrs. Harvey Jones vs. J.B. Spinks, administrator of the estate of J.C. Spinks, deceased, citation for settlement was continued for the term. Citation was ordered for administration on the estates of Elizabeth Spinks and W.F. McLendon. The Ordinary gave out the information that the pension checks had arrived and that he had instructions to return all money not called for by the 15th of May. The veterans will govern themselves accordingly and call or send written orders for their pensions. The Butler Herald Tuesday, June 1, 1915 Page Three Clipped From Our Contemporaries Talbotton New Era Rev. J.H. Stanford, of Butler, will deliver the commencement address next Wednesday night and if you fail to hear him you will miss a treat. The road from Talbotton to Prattsburg is in fine condition and travel along this route is a pleasure indeed. Its quite the thing to go to Sunday School in Talbotton these days. You are not in the style at all if you do not join the procession. Miss Martha K. Smith will return Wednesday from an extended stay at Wevely, Va. She will be a member of a congenial weekend party, that make a stop-over visit to Richmond. The Butler Herald Tuesday, June 8, 1915 Page Five Clipped From Our Contemporaries The Talbotton New Era Mrs. Rebecca Paris, of Reynolds, is with Mrs. J.A. Bryan. There will be a big picnic at Box Springs June 19th. The public generally is invited to attend. Many people of Talbotton attended the big picnic and barbecue held at Upatoie by Messrs. Felix Jenkins and others Monday. A big dancing pavilion of a permanent nature had been built and plenty of barbecued meats prepared for the guests. Although there was a down pour of rain everybody was sheltered under the big pavilion and the dancing went merrily on. Miss Juliett Wilkerson received a diploma from the Gardner School, 607 Fifth Ave., N.Y., in Piano Music and Voice Culture May 27, 1915. Miss Juliet had a prominent part in the commencement exercises. She was one of a chorus to give the song “Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming”; in a vocal duet “La Serenata” (Schubert); rendered “Prelude in G; Minor; sang Arditi’s “Le Seran Rose” and Borsdorf’s “Black Bird and Throstle”; sang in another chorus song; and was one of the ushers. Miss Juliet returns to Talbotton this week, to the delight of her many friends. Wednesday night’s exercises closed one of the most interesting commencements held in recent years. The graduation of ten young men and women was an event of unusual interest. The stage was attractive in the colors of the class. Ferns and flowers added a floral beauty. Music was discoursed by members of the class. The following were on the program: Mr. Paul Douglass, Dux., Mr. J.M. Heath, Jr., Salutatorian, Miss Willie Lewis Maxwell, Historian, Miss Melvina Trussell, Prophet, Miss Susie Earnest, Valedictorian. Rev. J.H. Stanford, of Butler, concluded with an impressive address. The Butler Herald Thursday, September 9, 1915 Page Seven Neighboring County News Talbot County From Talbotton New Era Friends are sympathizing with Mr. and Mrs. Capps in the death of their son, which occurred recently at their home, in Alabama. Mrs. Capps was Miss Lucy Allen. Poplar post office is now discontinued and Paschal will become the office of all that section; M.G. Parker has been in the service as post master for fifty years. – Poplar correspondent. Miss Ina McDaniel has returned home from Reynolds and Butler, she was accompanied by her cousin, Miss Jakie Shumate of near Butler. – Poplar correspondent The Butler Herald Tuesday, September 16, 1915 Page Four Talbot County Items From Talbotton New Era Hiram Barksdale dropped dead at his home near Geneva Saturday night from heart failure. He was about 60 years old and unmarried. He is survived by several brothers. His remains were interred at the family burying ground Sunday. Sunday afternoon Albert Blount who lives upon the Bob Graham place about 3 miles from town sent for his wife to come home from her father’s and when she came home he emptied the contents of a double barreled shotgun into her arm and back. It is not thought that she will live. Albert made good his escape and so far has not been apprehended. Sheriff H.P. McDaniel was hot on his track all Sunday night, but did not succeed in overtaking him. A number of the Doctors of the county met and organized a County Medical Society on Wednesday. Dr. R.W. Terrell, of LaGrange, was present and assisted in the organization. Dr. J.B. Douglass was elected president, Dr. E.W. Carter, vice president and Dr. Grady Carter, secretary and treasurer. They will hold their meeting regularly on first Tuesday at 9:30 o’clock at the courthouse. The County Societies is an auxiliary of the State Society, and will be very interesting to the Doctors as well as beneficial. Their interchange of thought and experience should be beneficial not only to themselves, but to the public at large. At the meeting next first Tuesday the Society will be entertained by papers from Dr. E.W. Carter and Dr. W.P. Leonard. It is hoped that all the Doctors in the county and surrounding community will be present. The churches in Talbotton could not get along without sleepers. They are as necessary to the structure as the pillars. 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