From Days Gone By Dec. 29, 1911

December 29, 1911.
Christmas past off quietly here, there are no casualties to report, notwithstanding the rain, the mud and slush of the streets. The town was crowded with people. The continuous rain gave opportunity for the eager boy to shoot fire poppers and other fire works, and this we were constantly reminded that the Christmas holidays were on. Everyone was glad to see the sunshine out bright and clear again, after a week of continuous rain. The weather now is crisp and cold, just such as is needed to save the recently killed meat. The merchants all did fairly a good trade here, it is said that Tanner & Cox sold literally out of everything good to eat that they had. Moving and removing has begun, and there will be a good many changes, both in our town and in the country for another year.
While out target shooting on Monday with a number of young persons, J. V. Chapman was accidentally shot in the abdomen by Lee Gregory, a youth. Young Gregory was out hunting and shot at a bird, the bullet missing the mark and hitting Mr. Chapman. The wound was not of a serious nature. On the first Tuesday in January 1912, to the highest bidder on the court house in Wrightsville, the J. D. Webb place containing 100 acres, more or less, three and one-half miles from town will be sold, terms cash, by J. Z. Webb. The sudden and unexpected death of Honorable W. W. Anthony, which occured at his home in the city, after a brief illness of pneumonia, threw a gloom over the entire city. Adrian will hold a big auction sale of all of the personal property of the late Thomas Jefferson James on January 3rd, 1912. Many things will be offered from the estate of this wealthy man, including one standard bred stallion, Tennessee jack, 32 mules, 16 horses including colts and mares, oxen, milk cows, 80 cattle, Berkshire boars, thrashing machine, McCormick reaper, mowers, carrages, plows, wagons, electric light and water works plant in Adrian and a seven passenger Chalmers 40 automobile, fully equipped. The sale is by Mrs. Alice A. James, Executor. A veterans meeting was held at the court house for the local United Confederate Veterans with the following veterans present: J. T. Snell, Thomas Jefferson Brantley, Benjamin F. Martin, D. R. Underwood, John L. Martin, J. F. Price, T. F. Price, T. W. Walden and Lee Mosley. The object of the meeting was to petition the ladies of the county to organize the Daughters of the Confederacy which had recently been disorganized, so that they can operate with the veterans of Camp Martin in any and all enterprises pertaining to the welfare of those veterans of Johnson County. It is essential to the preservation of the camp. A committee was appointed and will report back at the next meeting on the first Wednesday in January 1912.