January 18, 1912.
In accordance with custom the old and new city council of Wrightsville met on January 6th, that the reins of government might be officially turned over to the incoming gentlemen of the council. The mayor appointed the different committees, viz: Finance, J. M. Cook, B. H. Lord, A. T. Cobb; street and lane, B. E. Jordan, L. J. Claxton, A. T. Cobb; sanitary, B. E. Jordan, T. L. Harris, chief of police; water and lights, J. M. Cook, B. H. Lord, L. J. Claxton; police com., L. J. Claxton, B. E. Jordan, A. T. Cobb. Col. A. L. Hatcher, city attorney.
Some citizens are betting high on new mayor, T. L. Harris, when he gets a lick at some of the old chronic violators of the prohibition laws. That the law is violated is very evident, and our ears are open to hear the weeping of the transgressor, for surely his way will be hard.
J. H. Rowland has moved his office to the store of Rowland Merchantile Co. and C. H. Moore now has his office in the building formerly occupied as a garage. Messers. John Duff and Jack Robinson have formed a copartnership and opened their jewlery and repair business, in the Robinson building, recently vacated by Dr. J. R. Dent, who has moved his office to the home of his parents on West Court Street. The new stores, corner of Court and Marcus streets, recently rebuilt by W. G. Burns and A. T. Cobb, are a great improvement to that part of the city. They are nice large store rooms with attractive front entrances. Despite the low price of cotton, and the usual cry of hard times, Wrightsville continues to grow and these new buildings, and other improvements evidence the fact that our town is still in the line of progress.
W. L. Burns of the G. and F. Railway is here on business. R. L. Stephens has severed his connection with the Tompkins stores, and is now on the road. E. E. Daley and family will move into their pretty Bungalow on West Elm Street, as soon as the weather is more favorable. The home was built by contractor W. C. Chester, and is attractive, conveniently arranged and furnished with all modern equipment. This is the first Bungalow built in Wrightsville.
Mr. Geo. M. Rhiner has been quite ill for several days. Mrs. Mary Pritchard who was operated on at Rawlings Sanitarium is improving. Mr. Henry Montford continues quite ill at his home on Court Street. He has been sick for several months and getting worse. B. Vickers of the Vickers, Williams & Co. firm has been confined to his bed with fever.
Little Martha Kent, the infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Louie Kent, has more grandmothers than any one we have heard of. This little lady is blessed with seven grandmothers as follows: one great great grandmother, four great grandmothers, and two grandmothers and each of these think Martha is the finest baby ever born.
Wright Norris had the misfortune to have the foot and one side of his buggy burned recently. He drove out to his plantation and had placed a hot brick in the buggy to make him comfortable. He forgot to remove the foot warmer when he left his buggy and the wrappings ignited and burned most of the vehicle.
It was announced in Savannah that the reason for the withdrawal from the U. S. Supreme Court of the case of Dr. W. J. McNaughton, the convicted murder of Fred Flanders, in Emanuel County, was because of newly discovered evidence in the case. When the time comes to resentence McNaughton, his attorneys will file the extraordinary motion. "We expect to see Dr. McNaughton walk from the courthouse a free man when his case is finally disposed. We are convinced that he is innocent."
On January 19th will commemorate the 105th birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee. The day is a legal holiday in Georgia and will be observed here by all the banks. Warthen College will observe the day with appropriate excercises.
The past several days, the weather has been extremely cold. We have had rain, snow, sleet and plenty of ice. The roads were all frozen, which made travel very uncomfortable, and very few people have come in from the country, and business of all kind has been very light. Everybody remaining at home, unless necessity required them to leave their fireside. Tuesday morning was the coldest of the winter. Thermometers registering 10 degrees above zero, which is very cold for this section. Oats that were sown in the fall, are said to have been destroyed by the cold weather.
In accordance with custom the old and new city council of Wrightsville met on January 6th, that the reins of government might be officially turned over to the incoming gentlemen of the council. The mayor appointed the different committees, viz: Finance, J. M. Cook, B. H. Lord, A. T. Cobb; street and lane, B. E. Jordan, L. J. Claxton, A. T. Cobb; sanitary, B. E. Jordan, T. L. Harris, chief of police; water and lights, J. M. Cook, B. H. Lord, L. J. Claxton; police com., L. J. Claxton, B. E. Jordan, A. T. Cobb. Col. A. L. Hatcher, city attorney.
Some citizens are betting high on new mayor, T. L. Harris, when he gets a lick at some of the old chronic violators of the prohibition laws. That the law is violated is very evident, and our ears are open to hear the weeping of the transgressor, for surely his way will be hard.
J. H. Rowland has moved his office to the store of Rowland Merchantile Co. and C. H. Moore now has his office in the building formerly occupied as a garage. Messers. John Duff and Jack Robinson have formed a copartnership and opened their jewlery and repair business, in the Robinson building, recently vacated by Dr. J. R. Dent, who has moved his office to the home of his parents on West Court Street. The new stores, corner of Court and Marcus streets, recently rebuilt by W. G. Burns and A. T. Cobb, are a great improvement to that part of the city. They are nice large store rooms with attractive front entrances. Despite the low price of cotton, and the usual cry of hard times, Wrightsville continues to grow and these new buildings, and other improvements evidence the fact that our town is still in the line of progress.
W. L. Burns of the G. and F. Railway is here on business. R. L. Stephens has severed his connection with the Tompkins stores, and is now on the road. E. E. Daley and family will move into their pretty Bungalow on West Elm Street, as soon as the weather is more favorable. The home was built by contractor W. C. Chester, and is attractive, conveniently arranged and furnished with all modern equipment. This is the first Bungalow built in Wrightsville.
Mr. Geo. M. Rhiner has been quite ill for several days. Mrs. Mary Pritchard who was operated on at Rawlings Sanitarium is improving. Mr. Henry Montford continues quite ill at his home on Court Street. He has been sick for several months and getting worse. B. Vickers of the Vickers, Williams & Co. firm has been confined to his bed with fever.
Little Martha Kent, the infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Louie Kent, has more grandmothers than any one we have heard of. This little lady is blessed with seven grandmothers as follows: one great great grandmother, four great grandmothers, and two grandmothers and each of these think Martha is the finest baby ever born.
Wright Norris had the misfortune to have the foot and one side of his buggy burned recently. He drove out to his plantation and had placed a hot brick in the buggy to make him comfortable. He forgot to remove the foot warmer when he left his buggy and the wrappings ignited and burned most of the vehicle.
It was announced in Savannah that the reason for the withdrawal from the U. S. Supreme Court of the case of Dr. W. J. McNaughton, the convicted murder of Fred Flanders, in Emanuel County, was because of newly discovered evidence in the case. When the time comes to resentence McNaughton, his attorneys will file the extraordinary motion. "We expect to see Dr. McNaughton walk from the courthouse a free man when his case is finally disposed. We are convinced that he is innocent."
On January 19th will commemorate the 105th birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee. The day is a legal holiday in Georgia and will be observed here by all the banks. Warthen College will observe the day with appropriate excercises.
The past several days, the weather has been extremely cold. We have had rain, snow, sleet and plenty of ice. The roads were all frozen, which made travel very uncomfortable, and very few people have come in from the country, and business of all kind has been very light. Everybody remaining at home, unless necessity required them to leave their fireside. Tuesday morning was the coldest of the winter. Thermometers registering 10 degrees above zero, which is very cold for this section. Oats that were sown in the fall, are said to have been destroyed by the cold weather.
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