From Days Gone By Sept. 5, 1912

Sept. 5, 1912

     The fall term of Warthen college opens next Wednesday the 11th ,with a very large attendance expected. All of the teachers are expected to arrive by Friday to formulate their plans for the term. The opening address will be presented by President Charles R. Jenkins of Wesleyan female college.

     For some weeks now work has been progressing on the college building for making ready for the increase in attendance. Four more rooms are being pushed to completion, furniture has been purchased and a dining hall is being built in connection to the girls boarding house. Professor Charles S. Ward of Carrollton, vice-president of Warthen college, arrived in Wrightsville and is occupying the Brinson cottage on college heights.

     H.C. Tompkins has just returned from Eastern markets, where he purchased one of the largest and handsomest stock of fall and winter goods ever brought to this town. A Miss Ellis will arrive from Baltimore as his milliner. Miss Wylantie Hicks returned from Atlanta where she has studied the very latest designs in fall millinery. She has secured the services of Miss Carrie Martin of North Carolina, an artistic and up-to-date milliner. Mrs. Mae Parker also spent several weeks in Atlanta perfecting her millinery work. She has become an expert trimmer. She will have a beautiful line of fall and winter millinery and also handsome pattern hats at D.G. Blount & Co.

     Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hitchcock and Irvin left for Hancock county to go to the funeral of Mrs. Betsie Hitchcock, mother of the latter, who is a centenarian, she having lived to celebrate her 103rd birthday. She was buried near Linton. Rev. J. R. Kelley has been really sick but is now up and about. Dr. J. Gordon Brantley and wife have moved to the Smith cottage on Smith street where they will reside permanently. Night marshal Osborn resigned as marshal and Mr. Hough Harris has been appointed to fill the spot.

     On Wednesday at Adrian, Miss Lou Anna Hutchinson and Mr. J. A. Wilson, all of Wrightsville were married by Mr. W. D. Sumner, justice of the peace. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hutchinson and the groom is a young businessman and clerks for Vickers, Williams & Co.

     Pleasant E. Williams of Soperton spent several days here this week. He is a native of this county from 7 years old to 17 years old. He was a helpless cripple, made so by rheumatism. three years ago Drs. otis and Leon Moye, brothers, took his case in hand with effort to cure him and have succeeded. He is now on his feet again and can walk, plow or any kind of work as anyone else.

     Little Mollie, the one-week old infant of Mr. and the late  Mrs. R.S. Sterling, died Monday morning at her home here. She was buried at Westview cemetery by the side of her mother, who had preceeded her in death just a week ago.

     On Sunday night, Mrs. Melvina R. Peddy died August 18th after several days illness at the home of her son, A. J. Peddy, near Adrian, . She was the widow of James H. Peddy and was just over 75 years of age. She was the mother of 13 children, 10 of which survive her; Thomas, Jule and W.A. Peddy of Harrison, Ben Peddy of Donovan, L. H. Peddy of Scotland, A.J.J.C. and F.M. Peddy of Adrian, Mrs. W. T. Harrison of Donovan and Mrs. Susan Stubbs of Adrian.  She was buried at the Harrison Baptist church.

     "Uncle Early Hicks", as he was known, died last Monday here in the city after a few days illness. Uncle Early was an ante-bellum Negro, and ex-slave of the late Major Hicks. He was an honest, industrious, faithful and most worthy example for his race. He had the full confinence and kindest consideration of all the white people, to whom he was ever accomodating and true. A few years more and all of his good old faithful kind will be gone.