From Days Gone By April 3, 1913

April 3, 1913.

    Last Wednesday, Dr. T. D. Ellis, chairman of the Board of Education of the South Georgia Conference came to Wrightsville in the interest of Warthen College. A subscription from the Board of Trustees amounted to $3,450.00. In a canvas campaign around town that sum grew to $4,500.00 with a total of $5,000 to be expected. Dr. T. L. Harris has drafted a design for terracing and laying off the college campus, which is quite unique and if accepted by the committee in charge of the work will prove quite an improvement to the grounds of which is about 10 acres.

   Coming on May 3rd to Wrightsville for one day only, Associated Doctors, Specialists will be at the Linder Hotel offering their services for free. Married ladies must be accompanied by their husbands and minors with their parents.

   A new store recently opened in the Burns building by Gainer Burns. He has bought the entire stock of dry goods, notions, clothing, etc. of the Vickers-Williams Co. Tanner & Sterling, proprietors of the City Livery and Sales Stables have re-arranged their building so as to increase their stock. It now sports a large arched entrance way made for stock and vehicles on the southside fronting College Street.

    Mr. John R. Grice has been sick and unable to leave his house. Mr. Wright Sumner of Spann is sick also. Mrs. N. Braddy has returned home from Herman & Evans Sanitarium. Mrs. Mary Pritchard is now at Tennille recovering from her illness. Mrs. Charles Claxton has also improved. Mrs. Mozell Price, wife of Mr. Bishop Price died last friday the 28th at her home near Kite. She was buried at Schwalls graveyard near Bartow. She was 26 years old and survived by her husband and three children. Mr. John A. Flanders died at his home in Adrian tuesday night. He was buried at Adrian cemetery and leaves a wife and several grown children.

   While walking near the W. & T. tracks hear the depot, Mr. Claud Marchman was struck by the north bound passenger train and knocked unconsious. He probably would have been killed had it not been for Mr. Homer Moore who seeing him about to be struck grabbed him and hurled him several feet and thus knocked off the main blow from the engine. Mr. Marchman is badly bruised and is now conscious and getting along as well as can be expected.

   Mr. J. B. Colston says a yellow jersey heifer estrayed from his farm in Kite and was last seen going towards Wrightsville and he would like her back. Rev. Lewis L. Barr of Scott says his big black sow left his place about 6 weeks ago and should have had pigs by now. He will pay a cash reward if he could get her back.

   There was plenty of ice during the cold spell last week, but the fruit crop and gardens were not injured to any extent. Mr. S. C. Josey of Hazelhurst was here wednesday. During court week Sam said he had to come to court, but now court is over, so some other explanation will have to suffice - still coming "to court", for instance.