From Days Gone By, March 28, 1912

March, 28, 1912.

In a meeting last week at Warthen College, Mr. Chastian of the Central Railroad Company stressed the advantages of agricultural education and urged Johnson County to organize a Boys Corn Club. Soon after a local club was organized with the following boys: Berner Jenkins, Marion Taylor, Julian Mills, Arlie Mixon, Willie Tompkins, Thos. W. Raines, Shelton W. Harrison, Alex Martin, Talmadge Harrison, Leonard Harrison, Rothwell Anderson, Bernard Tanner, Aubrey Harrison, Tillman Moseley, Frank Jordan, Willie Haines, James Harrison, Ray Tanner, Austin Bland, Jim Jordan, Harley Hilson, John W. Bland, Dewey Downs, Cannie Sumner, Iverson Morris, Edgar Tanner, Albert Lillard, Omie Hooks, Hershel Bray, Leaston Powell, Talmadge W. Hall, and Swain M. Fortner. Last Wednesday at Sandersville Superior Court, permanant receivers were appointed for the Wrightsville, Adrian & Lyons Railroad, a new road under construction. J. H. Rowland of Wrightsville and W. C. Oliver of Lyons were appointed. The road is well underway and will be 48 miles long when finished. So far, 45 miles have already been graded, 40,000 crossties cut and the piling for the trestling is nearly all driven. About $90,000 has been spent and the road owes $40,000. Mr. E. J. Sumner of Johnson County has interest in the road and the late Capt. T. J. James of Adrian had a good sum invested in the project. It is not known what will be done with the road with no definite plans agreed upon. The Adjusters, representing several fire insurance companies which the Empire Store had policies, paid the full amount of the policies. This did not cover the entire stock of goods which were valued at $31,000. The stock was turned back over to T. G. Holt and the damaged goods are to be moved to the building formally occupied by the Wrightsville Furniture Company and he expects to open a fire sale this weekend. Mr. H. P. Howard of Dublin announced his candidacy for Solicitor General. C. H. Moore withdraws his candidacy for Clerk. Dr. T. L. Harris and J. M. Mason served as Clerk of the Court last week in the absence of Clerk Norris who was too sick to attend. For the past three years Geo. W. Gannon has been connected with The Palace Barber Shop. He has now started his own business located in the building formerly occupied by J. E. Tompkins Furniture Store on Elm Street. It will be called Gannon's Sanitary Barber Shop. Mr. Ivey R. Tanner and family are now occupying a room at the residence of Mr. W. C. Tompkins since the destruction of their home recently by fire. Mr. Joe Flanders has named his son Charles Wilson. Mr. J. T. Flanders has suffered a fractured arm. Mrs. Ella Wood dies on the 19th at the home of Mr. Irwin Jackson near Dublin. Services were held at Boiling Springs. Mrs. Wood recently returned from Baker County where she was taken ill. She is survived by her sons, Charles and Amie Wood. Some of the young men of Wrightsville have organized a brass band known as "Wrightsville Silver Cornet Band". A good deal of musical talent is among our boys with some expert players. The band corps consisted of: L. A. Lovett, C. C. Williams, J. M. Culver, G. E. Fulford, C. E. Brinson, D. T. Brinson, J. S. Johnson, M. Daley, C. Lord, J. O. Tanner, A. W. Hightower, Fred Daley, Hugh McWhorter, A. B. Rowland, J. J. Butterly. Mr. L. M. Blount is the director. Mr. A. W. J. Wood, last monday morning, 25th, while standing in a boxcar that was being loaded with cotton, in front of his warehouse in Harrison, fell and expired suddenly. He ate breakfast that morning with his family and seemed as well as usual. He did not speak after his fall, believed to be from organic heart trouble. There is a pecular coincidence connected with his death. The car in which he fell dead was No. 11,114 New York Central Liner, and on the inside walls of the car were the following inscriptions, written by some unknown hand, somewhere, sometime in the past, and now seemed appropos to Mr. Woods sudden and unexpected death: "Get right with God." "Watch therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life thru Jesus Christ Our Lord." "Will you accept the gift?" Mr. Wood was about 50 years old and a faithful Baptist and Sunday School worker and no doubt was ready at his appointed time. He was prominent and well known in Washington and Johnson Counties. He was buried in the Wood cemetery near Harrison. He was survived by his wife and eight children, and brothers, J. S. and C. E. Wood of Savannah.