June 6, 1912.
Last friday night there was a most destructive fire that Kite has ever had. The following property was totally destroyed: Messers. J. D. and G. T. Wheeler's store and residence, Mrs. W. A. Lamb's Millinery store, Dr. L. Wheeler and Dr. D. C. Harrison's drug stores, and the livery stables owned by Mr. Neal of Helena. Then on saturday night the barn on the Duggar place near Wrightsville, owned by J. T. Fulford was destroyed by fire. The barn held 250 bushels corn, a quantity of fodder and a mowing machine. It is believed it was caused by lightning. Mr. Eli Badingfield, living east of Wrightsville lost his barn in a similar way. He had a mule killed by lightning and a cow badly injured. None of them had insurance.
The new store on the corner of Marcus and Court streets, erected by Mr. W. C. Burns, is nearing completion. Dr. Gordon Brantley has located in Wrightsville and has his office with consultation room in the Vivola building. He and Mrs. Brantley are presently occupying rooms with Mrs. George Rhiner on Elm street.
Councilman Jordan , chairman of the street and lane committee is doing some fine work on the streets with the new machine the city recently purchased. It is the most up-to-date machines for such work. Mr. R. B. Bryan has purchased the Hooks residence on West Elm street. Dr. J. W. Flanders and family have returned to the city and back in their residence on Elm street. Mr. Anderson, former bookkeeper at H. C. Tompkins Department Store, is now at Minter, in Laurens County keeping books at the large supply store of J. O. Kennedy. Dr. Ford Ware has gone to Cordele to practice medicine. Mr. Nathan Braddy is attending the photographers convention in Atlanta.
R. J. Sumner the newly elected superintendent of public schools of Johnson County is now been installed in his office. Outgoing superintendent A. J. M. Robinson is leaving a clean record. The Board of Trustees of Warthen College granted to Dr. T. D. Ellis, Secretary of the Board of Education of the South Georgia Conference, and Dr. Bascom Anthony, presiding Elder of the Dublin District to select a new president for Warthen College. The Rev. J. C. G. Brooks, the pastor of the methodist church at Millen was selected and recomended to the Board. The Board approved the hire and gave him the priviledge of selecting his own corps of teachers, subject to election by the Trustees.
Hon. C. R. Williams of Wrightsville made a business trip to Dublin recently. He is president of three banking intitutions as follows: Citizens Bank of Adrian, Bank of Montrose, Rockledge Banking Co. and is organizing a fourth bank at Norristown in Emanuel County. Four of the banks in Johnson County released their statement of condition. The Bank of Wrightsville, $150,283.38; Exchange Bank of Wrightsville, $99,624.05; The Bank of Adrian, $46,038.49; The Citizens Bank of Kite, $74,453.06.
Scott Baptist Church met in service on May 29th and ordained J. J. Harrison, B. A. Walker, G. W. Granger as deacons. The presbtry consisted of W. E. Harvell, W. C. Floyd, Rev. Barrett and J. R. Kelley, pastor. Mrs. Lizzie Trawick left for Baltimore where she will be a patient at Johns-Hopkins sanitarium. Dr. S. M. Johnson's hand is improving from being broken while cranking his car a few weeks ago.
Uncle Jimmie Carter of Scott is the champion fisherman about here, he went a few days ago with a crowd of six and caught more than all the rest. He said he would have caught more but an alligator bit his hook and line off at the pole and he decided it was time to quit.
The new store on the corner of Marcus and Court streets, erected by Mr. W. C. Burns, is nearing completion. Dr. Gordon Brantley has located in Wrightsville and has his office with consultation room in the Vivola building. He and Mrs. Brantley are presently occupying rooms with Mrs. George Rhiner on Elm street.
Councilman Jordan , chairman of the street and lane committee is doing some fine work on the streets with the new machine the city recently purchased. It is the most up-to-date machines for such work. Mr. R. B. Bryan has purchased the Hooks residence on West Elm street. Dr. J. W. Flanders and family have returned to the city and back in their residence on Elm street. Mr. Anderson, former bookkeeper at H. C. Tompkins Department Store, is now at Minter, in Laurens County keeping books at the large supply store of J. O. Kennedy. Dr. Ford Ware has gone to Cordele to practice medicine. Mr. Nathan Braddy is attending the photographers convention in Atlanta.
R. J. Sumner the newly elected superintendent of public schools of Johnson County is now been installed in his office. Outgoing superintendent A. J. M. Robinson is leaving a clean record. The Board of Trustees of Warthen College granted to Dr. T. D. Ellis, Secretary of the Board of Education of the South Georgia Conference, and Dr. Bascom Anthony, presiding Elder of the Dublin District to select a new president for Warthen College. The Rev. J. C. G. Brooks, the pastor of the methodist church at Millen was selected and recomended to the Board. The Board approved the hire and gave him the priviledge of selecting his own corps of teachers, subject to election by the Trustees.
Hon. C. R. Williams of Wrightsville made a business trip to Dublin recently. He is president of three banking intitutions as follows: Citizens Bank of Adrian, Bank of Montrose, Rockledge Banking Co. and is organizing a fourth bank at Norristown in Emanuel County. Four of the banks in Johnson County released their statement of condition. The Bank of Wrightsville, $150,283.38; Exchange Bank of Wrightsville, $99,624.05; The Bank of Adrian, $46,038.49; The Citizens Bank of Kite, $74,453.06.
Scott Baptist Church met in service on May 29th and ordained J. J. Harrison, B. A. Walker, G. W. Granger as deacons. The presbtry consisted of W. E. Harvell, W. C. Floyd, Rev. Barrett and J. R. Kelley, pastor. Mrs. Lizzie Trawick left for Baltimore where she will be a patient at Johns-Hopkins sanitarium. Dr. S. M. Johnson's hand is improving from being broken while cranking his car a few weeks ago.
Uncle Jimmie Carter of Scott is the champion fisherman about here, he went a few days ago with a crowd of six and caught more than all the rest. He said he would have caught more but an alligator bit his hook and line off at the pole and he decided it was time to quit.
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