May 8, 1913.
Judge Frank Park held Superior Court in Dublin and was merciless on "toters" of pistols. There were a total of eight cases that got the maximum sentences including some "blind tigers" and one C. P. Nix. Nix is the man who was recently arrested on a bigamy charge after a palmist told his wife No. 1 of the affair. He was sentenced to 12 months on the gang for carrying a pistol and after the bigamy charge goes to trial, the prospects are that he will be sometime getting out of the courts of this county.
At a meeting of council last night ex-deputy sheriff, J. H. Davis was elected marshal of Wrightsville. There were more than six candidates but "Jonie" got the plum. On tuesday morning Jno B. Harrison, Wrightsville's electrician, fell from the top of a pole about 30 feet high. He had gone up to make some repairs and the belt around the pole to fasten him came lose and with his spurs being fast in the pole caused him to plunge down head first. Several light wires nearer the ground and the top of a small tree broke the fall and no doubt saved his life. He was bruised badly but no broken bones. Drs. Johnson and Brinson got to him in just a very few minutes.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Bryan of Americus announced the birth of a daughter, Dorothy Bryan on May 4th. Also on the 4th Rev. W. B. Ivey and Mrs. Martha Salter were married at the methodist parsonage. On last thursday night while attending a party at Mr. Silas Powell's on Belmont Avenue, Miss Leo Everitt and Mr. Ralph Harrison decided to overrule parental objections and unite in marriage. Leaving the party they drove out to Mr. Sam Price's and were married by him, being a Justice of the Peace. The bride is the daughter of Rev. G. W. Everitt.
The sick list this week consists of Mrs. Daisy Kent Waddell, Mrs. T. M. Jordan, Mrs. D. G. Blount, Mrs. R. M. Reese, Little Virginia Williams, and Dr. Brantley was confined to his room with malaria. Marrion, the little son of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Mayo died Sunday night after an illness of dysentery and was buried the next morning at Beulah. He was about 2 years old and a bright lovable child.
Mrs. A. F. Daley, Miss Rowena and Comer Daley went to Sandersville in their superbe Chalmers car, driven by Mr. Fred Daley. Messers. I. H. Archer, E. E. Daley, R. L. Stephens, R. M. Daley and H. B. Sanders, five popular young men of Wrightsville, 'made ready' and went over to McKinney's pond in Burke County. They spent the day angling for trout, bream and perch which move and have their being by a big majority in the depths of that notorious "fishy" pond. Their consolodated catch was immense, and they brought back several specimens of the largest perch and bream that the wisest old fishermen have ever seen.
Mr. L. D. Downs has a gin outfit for sale consisting of a good 10-horse boiler and engine; 70-saw Pratt Gin and good press. Also one good cow with young calf. Mrs. Elizabeth Trawick went out into her back yard yesterday morning for the purpose of feeding the chickens, and to her surprise discovered crawling about in the yard, an aligator, about six or eight inches long. She first thought it was a large scorpion, and attempted to kill it, but soon discovered it was an infant gator. Now the question was asked, where did it come from?
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