January 9, 1913.
Messers. T. L. Martin and E. E. Sanders, who were recently elected to fill the vacancies on the city alderman board are now in office. Both have served in this capacity before and know just what to do. At the recent mayor and council meeting, W. T. Kitchens was hired as Chief of Police and Seab A. Glover, night marshal. J. J. L. Outlaw continues as collector and inspector.
Sheriff Willis D. Rowland has entered upon his duties. He has chosen Mr. John Osburn as his deputy. Osburn has served the city as marshal and will make a good deputy.
Dr. T. L. Harris has been called to the pastorate of the Wrightsville Christian Church. Col. and Mrs. B. B. Blount announce the birth of a daughter, Sunday January 5th. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Outlaw had a fine daughter to arrive this past Wednesday.
Mrs. Mae Parker has been sick with grippe. Mr. G. F. Sumner is still confined to his room since Christmas Day suffering from a severe attack of grippe.
Mr. W. T. Price and family of near Bartow moved to Wrightsville and occupying the cottege on Clarice Street. Thier son will attend Warthen College. Mrs. Mollie Johnson and family now occupy the Smith house and Mr. Mac Shurling and family moved to the Johnson house on North Marcus Street.
During the last seven days the following young men have enrolled in the School of Business and Shorthand: Arthur Roland, Claude Tompkins,Teny Raines, Gaynor Hattaway, Willie Raines and Fay Roland.
Quite an audience attended the moving picture show at the Vivola which was interspersed with dancing by Frank Jackson, Quergeon Martin, Roger Davis and Jim Hawkins, all of whom could "tip the fantastic toe" most gracefully. Every Wednesday and Friday nights the moving pictures will be at the Vivola and admission is only ten cent.
Mr. Jno. W. Vanlandingham and Miss Dollie McAfee were married December 26th at the home of the bride near town and are now living in the Snell home on West Court Street.
Ordinary J. C. Wiggins sent in the pension roll for 1913 and there is a decrease of 12 pensioners this year. There are 120 persons who will receive a Conferderate pension totalling $7,190.00. Johnson County Farmers Union will have an experienced man here in making home mixed fertilizers, annonced president, W. H. Raley.
On last Saturday afternoon the country home near Idylwild known as the "Aunt Betsey Hightower" place was burned. It is not known how the fire originated. Mr. Robert Hardaway was occuping the house and they lost everything. There was no insurance on the dwelling or contents.
On last Sunday morning a conspicuous wagon drawn by a pair of mules, attracted attention on the public square in Wrightsville, an upon investigation it waas learned that an expert bicycle rider and performer intended giving a street performance, and the necessary sum of money had been collected from those gathered on the street corners to witness the expert stunts made by the "cycleist", but the timely appearance of Mayor T. L. Harris on the premises, put a quietus to the Sunday exhibit, and the man with the wagon made his departure "immediately" if not sooner.
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