From days Gone by july 14, 1911

July 14, 1911. During the thunderstorms last week it was found out that the Wrightsville Methodist Church was not the only one struck by lightning. Two more methodist churches were hit in the Dublin District the same day. In addition to Wrightsville, the methodist churches at Brewton and Adrian were struck also. Local legislation was introduced in this session of the Georgia Legislature, entitled an Act, to create a Board of Roads and Revenue Commissioners for the county of Johnson. It will sub-divide the county into three road districts consisting of three members, electing a commissioner from each district. The Act provides for the appointment of three commissioners whose term of office shall be until the election and qualification of their successors at the next general election. It will also describe their jurisdiction and powers. This legislation was submitted by Messers. H. T. Downs, P. B. Bedingfield, J. C. Cave, J. T. Fulford, M. C. Carter and C. T. Bray. It is estimated that there were about 1500 people at Idylwild Sunday attending the all day sing. The trains over the W. & T. were loaded, all taking advantage of the cheap rates. Jas M. Cook went to Savannah to get his car which had been sent there for repairs. E. A. Lovett and family are visiting Lithia Springs. They made the trip in their automobile, W. H. Lovett at the wheel. Mrs. W. A. Sinquefield is quite ill here in the city. Rev. S. A. Hearns of Sparks is here by the illness of Mrs. Hearns who is sick with billious fever at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. W. W. Anthony. After an illness of several days Samps Johnson is up and out again. Mrs. G. T. Vaughn died here friday of pallagra. Her remains were taken to Avera in Jefferson County. She is survived by her husband and two children, one an infant five months old. T. J. Williams and J. S. Bell applied as executors of the estate of the late W. F. Taylor. J. H. Rowland asks for letters of dismission from the estate of J. C. and L. V. Chester. On tuesday Miss Gussie Wall Mathias and Mr. Leslie Claxton were married by the grooms brother, Rev. James Claxton. They left to honeymoon at Tallulah Falls. They will reside in Kite. Dr. W. F. Quillian of Monterey New Mexico will be the new president of the Methodist Training School in Nashville. He graduated Emory College and at the age of 21 he accepted the presidency of Warthen College. Prof. Paul Bryan who has been teaching at Emory College the past year, and is now at the University of Chicago, has accepted a scholarship to attend Yale College at New Haven, Conneticut this fall. Bryan graduated Emory with distinction and has taught at prominent institutions in Georgia and Texas, and while at Yale, he expects to fit himself for the degree of Ph. D. Policeman J. T. Ferguson and J. W. Ausbon are hearing complaints in regard to the bad condition of the hog pens located in the different sections of town. This is notice to get your hog pens in a good sanitary condition. It is necessary to the health of the town that these hog pens should be kept clean. We will be making a round of inspections and without regard to race, color, wealth, poverty or previous condition of servitude, we are going to make cases against those whose hog pens are not found in a clean, healthy condition. So get busy and look after this matter now; it may save you some money!