October 27, 1911. A primary election for mayor and five councilmen to serve Wrightsville for 1912 was pulled here last wednesday. The following is the ticket of the final vote: For Mayor- T. L. Harris, 92; W. C. Brinson, 92. For Councilmen: B. H. Lord, 171; L. J. Claxton, 162; J. M. Cook, 149; B. E. Jordan, 146; A. T. Cobb, 137; W. W. Anthony, 114. Of the council the first five were elected, in mayors race was a tie. This produces some complication and the matter was put in the hands of the Executive Committee who called for another election on November 2nd announced by committee chairman, Wm. Faircloth. The attractions at the Vivola continues to draw crowds nightly. The moving pictures and a clean Vaudeville performances this week, Manager H. C. Tompkins sold $140 worth of tickets in an hours time for Creatore's Band. The people of Wrightsville were entertained this week by two very distinguished people, one of whom was Miss Laura Ida Booth, the neice of the great actor Edwin Booth, and daughter of John Wilkes Booth who shot President Lincoln from the stage while playing in the American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in 1865. The other was L. A. Howard, a relative of Gen. Oscar Oliver Howard. There is no better farming lands in the state of Georgia than here in Johnson County as the following figures prove: On 2 acres of our land there was produced this year 5,893 pounds of seed cotton which has already been picked and ginned with not less than 300 pounds still in the field. This means 4 bales weighing not less than 535 pounds each. There was used on this land 10 2-horse wagon loads of stable fertilizer and 1000 lbs of commercial fertilizer. This fine yeild was made by Mr. Ben Walker on the plantation of Mrs. W. A. Sinquefield, better known as the James F. Thompson old place. Cox & Tanner, a new staple and fancy grocery firm recently organized here, composed of two hustling young men, Grady Cox and Otho Tanner are making competitors "sit up and take notice". R. Z. Sterling our popular livery stable man has just invested in an automobile in order to meet the demands of his patrons and afford them rapid transit to adjoining towns. If "Bud" is as good judge of machine, as he is a horse, it is safe to say his investment is ok. Several young ladies here have organized an Embroidery Club and have weekly meetings for the purpose of doing fancy work and handmade Christmas gifts. N. B. Miller of route 2, a good farmer and member of the Farmers Union paid a visit to town. Little Margaret Wright and brother, Edward, have returned home from Macon where they had throat operations. Mrs. Will Mixon is quite ill at home. Her condition is very precarious. Master L. A. Kennedy fell and broke his arm. Dr. Brinson set the broken member and the little fellow will be fine. Dr. E. New of Dublin, in consultation with Dr. T. S. Page on the critical illness of Page's sister Mrs. Dicey Hall. She is somewhat improved. After an illness of Pellagra of several months, Mrs. Callie Killebrew Hightower died at her home in Dublin. Mrs. Hightower was formally of Wrightsville. Mrs. Jenkins, widow of the late W. J. Jenkins, died at her home near Harrison from heart trouble. She had been apparently well, and while sitting in a chair she was stricken by death which was quite a shock to her family. She was buried in the family cemetery near her home. She was the mother of Dr. and Mrs. Herschel Jenkins of Harrison, and Aunt of Mr. E. A. W. Johnson and Dr. S. M. Johnson and grandmother of Mrs. Gordon Brantley. After an illness of 6 weeks Mrs. Maggie Snell Stephens, wife of Mr. J. D. Stephens died at her home in Scott and buried at Bay Springs. She was the daughter of the late James Snell, one of the most prominent families in the county, and a sister to Mrs. J. H. Rowland, Mrs. R. R. Martin and J. V. Snell. She was survived by her husband and two children. C. H. Hicks, administrator of Jacob Hicks filed a petition to be dismissed from the estate having fully administered his estate. Philip Cook, Secretary of State certified the charter of the Bank of Adrian, first chartered December 20, 1893. The new charter states a capital stock of $25,000 divided into 250 shares of $100 each. Term for 30 years. Signed by A. J. Peddy, G. H. Barwick from Adrian, Emanuel County; G. E. Youmans, J. Brown Hutchinson, J. B. Williams and T. A. Cheatam, Adrian, Johnson County.