Marion County GaArchives News.....Marion County Patriot News Items From 1915 May 4 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, 7:32 pm The Butler Herald The Butler Herald Tuesday, May 4, 1915 Page Seven Clipped From Our Contemporaries Marion County Patriot Mr. S.R. Montgomery, of Norwich, was in the city Monday. Mr. J.W. Mitchell, of Mauk, spent Tuesday in Buena Vista. Judge J.J. Dunham of Washington, D.C., is attending court here this week. Mrs. Bob Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garrett, of Charing were in the city Friday. The marriage of Miss Cornelia Dudley, of Columbus, and Mr. Neil Stokes has been announced to take place June (paper torn). Mr. Will Story has been attending court here this week, shaking hands with friends and running over his old stamping grounds. He came here from South Georgia, but his home is in North Carolina. The members of the Baptist Church met Sunday and called the Rev. H.B. Bell, of Clayton, Ga., as their pastor for the coming year. Rev. Bell is a graduate of Mercer University, and comes highly recommended as a pastor, preacher and a Christian gentleman. The Butler Herald Tuesday, May 11, 1915 Page Seven Clipped From Our Contemporaries Marion County Patriot Among other important recommendations the recent grand jury asks that $50,000 bonds be floated for road improvements and that the office of county treasurer be abolished. They report the finding of the county jail in an unsanitary and unsafe condition. Judge J.J. Dunham has returned to Washington, D.C. The pension money for Marion County has been received by the Ordinary and all persons interested are requested to call at the Ordinary’s office for this money. The Butler Herald Tuesday, June 8, 1915 Page Five Clipped From Our Contemporaries Marion County Patriot Miss Hennie Butt has returned home from Reynolds, where she has just closed a successful term of school. Mr. Sam Croxton took charge of the New McCrary Hotel Tuesday, and now its proprietor. Mrs. M.D. Hollis and family will leave next week for New Orleans, La., where they will be with Dr. M.D. Hollis and make their future home. Mr. Millard Croxton, who has been held in jail for the past ten days, having become demented, was tried for lunacy before Judge J.C. Butt Tuesday morning. Mr. Croxton’s father and Sheriff Miers then took him to Milledgeville to the state insane asylum. Since the hookworm campaign has closed our people have become interested in the fish worm campaign. Mr. J.D. Hart died suddenly at 6:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. He had worked all day and when he returned to the house he told his wife that he was sick and to send for a doctor. He died in a few minutes, before the doctor arrived. Mr. Hart was 67 years of age, one of our most worthy citizens, and his sudden death was a shock to the whole community. He leaves a wife and four children. The Butler Herald Thursday, September 9, 1915 Page Seven Neighboring County News Marion County Marion County Patriot A pretty party of this week was that Tuesday afternoon when the girls of the Alumni association of H.S.I. entertained at a Bridge and Rook tea at the club room. Other charming social affairs in Buena Vista during the past week included the following: Mrs. E.B. Clements for Miss Elizabeth Allen and Mrs. Sam Clegg of Americus, Mrs. W.H. Lowe for the same visitors, Mrs. W.D. Crawford for the Bridge club and a few other friends. On Friday afternoon Misses Ella Bess and Mary Stewart McMichael entertained most charmingly at their home at Tazewell. Mr. D.N. Maddux has sold his barbershop to Mr. Cliff Johnson, of Ellaville. Mr. Maddux has accepted a position in Orlando, Fla. The girls around here are saving their pennies to buy their wedding dresses with. From what we can see some of them better get a hustle on themselves. Hoke Smith Institute opened Wednesday with an enrollment of 130. Prof. Drane expects to add twenty more pupils within the next few days. This will give the school the largest enrollment it has had in several years. Mr. and Mrs. James Oliver Smith of Buena Vista announce the engagement of their daughter, Ruth, to Mr. Augustine Hansell Paine, of Valdosta, the marriage to take place October 26th at the First Baptist Church. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb