November 21, 1912.
Messers. B. H. Lord and A. T. Cobb regular Wrightsville City Councilmen for the years 1912 and 1913 filed their resignations with the Mayor and Council to take effect on January 1st, 1913. The mayor and council accepted the resignations and are calling for an election to be held December 19th, 1912 to fill their unexpired terms.
"The Rosary", Rowland and Clifford's theatrical success will be at the Vivola on saturday night. It tells a story of a modern Garden of Eden in which the serpent enters in them from a rejected Suitor, who wrecks the home and happiness of a married couple by playing upon the jealousy of the husband. The cast is comprised of Harry Nelson, Virginia Lewis, Mabel Thorn, Elsie Graham, Harry Walker, Ritchie Sowaal, George J. Clark and with scenic effects that are brilliant.
Waycross has the youngest regularly certified stenographer in the south in the person of young Robert Brinson, son of Mr. G. R. Brinson and nephew of Dr. J. W. Brinson. Robert is just 11 years old and he completed his shorthand course some time ago. He writes the Pittman System of shorthand and he studied under Mr. E. H. Reed, who is considered one of the best teachers of shorthand in this section. He is now doing public stenographic work in his father's drug store and his work is always neat and accurate.
The Boy's Corn Club Contest of Johnson County yielded the following winners: Bicell Price, 1st; Leonard Harrison, 2d; Marion Taylor, 3d; Ray Tanner, 4th; Iverson Morris, 5th; Julian Mills, 6th; Edgar Tanner, 7th; Thos. W. Raines, 8th; Will Haines, 9th; Shelton Harrison, 10th; Dewy Downs, 11th; Alex Martin, 12th.
The list of contributors of prizes, seeds, etc. were: R. L. Sumner, J. H. Rowland, People's Hardware Co., Rowland Merchantile Co., A. F. Flanders, J. Frank Jackson, H. C. Tompkins, D. G. Blount, Wrightsville Grain Co., Wrightsville Furniture Co., Tanner & Kent Furniture Co., Cox & Tanner, E. E. Daley, A. F. Daley, J. W. Brinson & Son, Davis Bros. & Co., Vickers & Williams Co., B. J. Moye, W. H. Barron, George Gannon, E. A. Lovett, E. A. W. Johnson, Hayes Bros., W. H. Hawkins, Busy Bee Resturant, Wrightsville Merchantile Co. and W. C. Tompkins.
The roll of boarding students of Warthen College continues to grow. T. M. Jordan is now with the People's Hardware Co. The Linder House, one of the most popular hotels in this section is being repainted.
Capt. Thomas J. Brantley had a mild attack of appoplexy. Mrs. A. L. Hatcher went to Atlanta to consult Dr. Crawford regarding throat trouble. Others on this weeks sick list are Mrs. W. L. Burns, Mr. Edgar Montford, Mrs. Bradshaw, sister of Annie Walker.
Miss Jennie Grier and Mr. Rowe Hicks were married at Dublin and Miss Bessie Mae Sumner of Johnson County and Mr. J. L. Webb of Laurens County were married at the home of Justice W. L. Rawls of Buckeye. She is the daughter of Mr. James Sumner.
Mrs. Fannie Dominey Dent, wife of Arthur Dent died from a congestive chill at her home on the Guyton place in Laurens Co., and buried at the Dominey burying ground. Mrs. Mary Wheeler, widow of Mr. Shade Wheeler, died at her son, Mr. W. L. Wheeler at Kite and buried at the Wheeler graveyard. She was a member of Mintons Chapel.
The potato crop this season has been a bumper all over the county. The weather is getting ripe, and the piggies will soon begin to be slaughtered. Possum sop and taters, Capt. Bill Kemp, county warden, heard the newspaper boys liked possum, so his son Carson, delivered a fine specimen to the office. They had his possumship nicely prepared by an expert, served in a large dish, profusely scalloped with juicy red yams brought by Nat Snider. What they did for that tempting dish - yum, yum! - was enough!
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