From Days Gone by October 6, 1911

October 6, 1911. H. C. Tompkins has leased the Vivola Opera House owned by E. A. W. Johnson and will be manager for the next 12 months. Mr. Tompkins intends to bill many popular attractions for the present season, and will see that Wrightsville has some really first-class shows. He has booked for October 31st Creatore's Great Italian Band. Creatore, with his corps of magnificant musicians, toured the south last winter and won great eclaim, and it is quite a compliment to our little city that they will come here. Work on the buildings of A. T. Cobb and W. G. Burns is now being rapidly pushed and they will be ready to occupy in a few weeks. Cashier Elmer Daley of the Exchange Bank has begun the erection of a bungalow on Elm Street, on the corner lot adjoining the property he purchased from L. S. Cox. J. H. Rowland is in Adrian in the interest of the W. A. & L. Railroad. The need of a night train is pointed out by the Dublin Courier Dispatch. There can be no gainsaying, the fact of its being a necessity, but whether the patronage would justify it is the question. Already the W. & T. Railroad operate a "Cotton Special", and the experiment could be made without much trouble or expense to the railroad. We firmly believe that it would be a profitable venture. Make-up the train - Sleeper in Dublin, and hitch it on the Cotton Special. This train passes Wrightsville about 9 and this would give our people plenty of time to finish their days work, retire here, not be disturbed in Tennille, and awake in Atlanta. On the return trip, one can take berth in Atlanta at 9, and sleep until 8 the next morning, the usual time the morning train gets here. Warthen College now enrolls about 250 pupils and has ten teachers. The finiacial condition of the institution was never better. Every entrance ticket having been paid up. In the list of newly appointed Game Wardens, Joseph M. Walker has been appointed for Johnson County. A primary election for mayor and council for Wrightsville will be held on the 25th. The qualifying fees are, for mayor $5; for councilman, $1. The Mount Vernon Baptist Association will convene next week at Pleasant Hill near Pringle. Master Albon Hatcher celebrated his 7th birthday. A good, improved plantation of 150 acres, dwelling and all outbuildings with good water is for sale. It is situated 5 miles east of Wrightsville and is a good place and a bargain for somebody. Apply to Gabriel Kittrell of route 3. Dr. I. H. Archer notifies his patients his office is moving to the Vivola Building in rooms no 3, 4 and 5. Mrs. E. T. Pounds applied for permanent letters of adminstration on the estate of Ernest T. Pounds. Mrs. A. L. Hall, widow of E. A. Hall and Leila Carter, widow of J. V. Carter filed for year's support. Mrs. Chas Wood, of Baker County is here with her daughter Mrs. Will Mixon who is quite ill. Mrs. N. Braddy is ill and is unable to leave her room. Pauline, the 14 year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Morgan Snell died at her home and was buried in the family burying ground. She had been afflicted for a long time. Miss Gracie Dixon, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Hansell Dixon died at her home and was buried at the Kent burial ground. She had been an invalid the greater part of her life. After a few days illness of acute indigestion, Mr. J. B. Tharp died at New Home and was buried in the church cemetery. He was survived by his wife and 11 children. He was an uncle of J. T. Tharp. Mrs. Delia Page died at her home near Spann after an illness of several months and was buried at Westview. Rev. Father Latiolais of Macon officiating. She was Delia Caneega before her marriage and was converted to the Catholic church and has been a strict member since. She was sister to Miss Susan and H. H. Caneega and half sister to J. T. P. F. and J. J. Duff and Mrs. Kate Duff. She was sister also to S. M. Veronica and Mrs. W. E. Page. She was survived by two sons and a daughter. The extreme hot weather that we had in september, and that we are still having up to this october 6th, has broken all records and is unprecedented. It is said by old weather prognosticators to be the indication of a very severe winter.