March 24,1911

March 24, 1911. The talk while building the Tower of Babel was never more confusing and annoying than the noise from the hammers of the workmen now at work on the water tower in the eastern part of the city. The tower and water tank are about completed. The cover is now being placed on the tank and in a few days, Mr. Whitmire will be finished and the water turned on. Pipes are being placed on the streets ready to be laid for residences. John R. Grice is preparing to improve his large and commodious residence on East Elm Street, by the addition of a cellar and two more rooms. W. H. Lovett has purchased the gin formally operated by the Tennille Oil Mill. In Scott news T. A. Pullen has accepted a position as lumber checker with the firm of Hughes & Standridge. In college news, Maudie Hightower is out with pneumonia. Messers. Lucious Attaway and Willie Raines are out sick. Henry Tharpe was out of school to attend a funeral at Gumlog. Notice was given that beginning April 1st the following businesses will close at 6pm each day but saturday: The Empire Store, H. C. Tompkins, People Hardware Company, Tanner & Kent, Wrightsville Furniture Company, Dunlap & Company, Davis Brothers & Company, The Vickers & Williams Company, J. W. Moye, Hayes Brothers, Wrightsville Merchantile Company, Rowland Merchantile Company and D. G. Blount & Company. The death of W. G. Daniel of Washington County died at his son, W. O. Daniel here in Johnson County on the 15th. He was born July 16, 1834 in Baldwin County, served 3 years in the Confederate army where he was wounded. He returned and married Mary J. Lundy on January 2, 1865 and had six children with 4 living are W. O., O. L. and Mrs. S. D. Robinson and Mrs. Sidney Wood. His first wife died June 1886 and he married again in September to Miss M. L. Turner. He had 24 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He was buried at Bethany. After a 5 day illness of pneumonia, Mr. C. C. Tharp died at his home on the Hall place and was buried at Gumlog. He was one of the oldest citizens and lived here since a boy. He was a Confederate veteran who served throughout the war. He was survived by a wife and several children including James Tharp of the Rowland Merchantile Company. Major Tharp had many friends. Confederate Veteran Benjamin F. Martin has been appointed Asst. Inspector General with the rank of Major on the staff of Major General J. H. Martin, Commander Georgia Divison United Confederate Veterans. Benjamin entered service from Sparta, Hancock County in 1862 as a private in Company E 15th GA Reg. and surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. He is a member of Camp Martin, No. 964, U. C. V. and was awarded the Cross of Honor by the Johnson County Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1903. The March Term of Superior Court was held by Judge B. T. Rawlings. The case of C. P. Simpson against the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad, a suit brought for damages received in a wreck 2 years ago, resulted in a verdict of $2,500 for the plaintiff. Other cases on the criminal docket were: The State vs S. M. Johnson for pointing a pistol which resulted in a mistrial in open court by a jury. The State vs Ben Loyd, for murder case is in progress. Mr. George Mixon who was convicted for killing Henry Claxton of Kite and was sentenced for 6 years in the State Penitentiary, has been pardoned by Gov. Brown. While confined in Toombs County chaingang, his wife died leaving 6 small children. A petition was signed by the jurors who tried him and other citizens asking executive clemency. E. E. Sanders and T. H. Jackson will have the management of Idylwild this season. The grounds and attractions are being made ready for this spring and summer. Idylwild is well known as one of the most popular pleasure grounds in middle Georgia.