Fw: From Days Gone By April 17, 1913

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April 17, 1913.

    The school census of Johnson County will be taken this year in May. The school census is taken every 5 years and the State school funds are appropriated to the county according to the number of school children. Johnson's appropriation for 1912 is $13,821.92. The officials feel sure that number of children has increased for 1913.

   Dr. Erle Brinson, having passed most creditably the examinations in his class at the Atlanta School of Medicene will return with Mrs. Brinson for a vacation. Rev. and Mrs. William F. Quillian of Nashville, Tenn. announce the birth of a son on April 13th. R. Z. Sterling has been quite sick for the past week but seems to be improving. Noah Paul, the hustling salesman at Tompkins grocery store, was very ill with congestion of the brain and now has typhoid fever.

   Mr. Jas M. Bryan is now with the Gainer Burns dry goods store on the corner. W. J. Jordan, the popular agent of the W. & T. R. R. has moved with his family to the pretty cottage on Railroad Avenue, recently fitted up by Lawson Pournell.

   H. C. Tompkins, proprietor of the H. C. Tompkins Department stores, is returning from Roanoke, Va. where he has been looking after his new establishment. The Roanoke Times says "The Women's Shop" is the name of the new store opened at 207 Henry Street, in the Ferguson building. Mr. H. C. Tompkins of Wrightsville, Ga. is the owner, and is a successful Georgia merchant, and is planning to make Roanoke the center of a chain of stores."

   The cooking demonstration by Miss May, on the Perfection Oil Stove at the Wrightsville Merchantile Company proved very attractive to the ladies. The women advocate the use of the stove and its superior advantages.

   On the first wedensday night in May, there will be an election by city council for a chief of police for Wrightsville, for the remander of 1913, at a salary of $50 per month. Application must be made in writing and handed to some member of council prior to that date.

   Adrian reports that Joe Futrelle left his home last Sunday saying he was going to Dublin and would return in the afternoon. He was seen in Wrightsville the next day, but has not been seen nor heard from since. His disappearance is a mystery to his father and friends. Its feared that possibly he met with foul play. He was the only brother of the late Jacques Futrelle who perished on Titanic. Joe has lived in Adrian for several years, is about 40 years old with auburn hair, gray eyes and is cripple.

   "Uncle" Billie Pool, the oldest citizen of Johnson County died at the home of his son at Donovan. He was a surveyor for the county for several years. Mrs. Kate Burns Fann, wife of M. D. Fann died at Tennille on the 12th from kidney trouble. She was buried at Zeta cemetery. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Burns, and lineal descendant of the great Scotch poet Robert Burns. She was married thrice, first to Mr. McDade then Capt. T. A. Lingo former conductor on the W. & T.. She was survived by three children.

   Dr. S. M. Johnson's horse casually ran off and left him last friday partially demolishing his buggy. Dr. J. left him standing in front of the drug store, as usual, and for some reason the horse decided to run off, and run off he did, till the buggy struck a bridge and tree at the corner of Elm and Smith streets tearing up on wheel and the shafts.