From Days Gone By July 24, 1913

July 24, 1913.

    The outlook for the fall opening of Warthen College seems to be the best in the history of the institution. The new 1912-13 catalogue is now being distributed. The dining department is hard at work making ready for the boarding students. The Department of Art has been added to the school and  will be conducted by Miss Lois E. Walton of Cave City, Kentucky.

    Three baseball games were pulled off here this week against Eastman. In the first game Wrightsville mopped up Eastman by the score of 4 to 2. The game was a pitchers battle between Hartley and Skelton, both hurling classy ball, with Hartley the best of the two. "Big Tom" fanned seven, while Skelton made 4 of Wrightsville's stars paddle the breeze. Each gave up 4 hits. Wrightsville whitewashed Eastman in the second game 10 to 0. The third and last game isn't over yet.

   "The South Georgia Log Rolling Association" composed of all the Woodmen of the World camps in South Georgia will hold their picnic at Idylwild on August 7th. Every member of the order, their families and friends are invited. Plenty of shade and water. Dancing at the big pavillion. Baseball and all innoncent sports. Music will be furnished by the Eastman band. Dr. F. L. Rosenthal of Columbus will speak on Woodcraft and what it stands for. Several thousand people are expected.

    Charlie Blankenship has made improvements in the interior of his market, including a 1000 capacity refrigerator, new counters have also been added.. But J. H. Rowland's variety works and milling plant are about the livest things in town now. Manager C. E. Brinson of the Vivola Theatre has decided to operate for three nights this week with high class pictures. Mr. Frank Jackson will perform his reportores of rag-time songs and singing and dancing on thursday and friday nights.

   On the sick list this week is Mrs. V. B. Robinson and Mrs. Lillian Hardaway with fever. and Deputy Sheriff John Ausbun has recently been tusselling with a severe fever, but he's to the good again, back on his job looking after his official duties.

   Col. and Mrs. A. L. Hatcher and children, accompained by Misses Rowena and Myra Daley are leaving for a 2-week visit to Tybee. Mr. J. E. Tompkins and son, Master Ed Wesley, left for the northeast and Canada. Glorious and much needed rains have fallen in the last few days which has broken the long serious drought. The watermelon crop dosen't seem to be as good as last year's.

    Mr. J. M. Mason's Realty Company has 615 acres of farmland, known as the Bush and Hattaway plantation, 5 miles east of Wrightsville at a bargain. Also 50 and a half acres farmland known as the Blankinship place, 7 miles west of town with 92 more acres adjoining and will sell together or seperate. He also has 2500 acres of hardwood and swamp lumber in Oconee Swamp, on east side of river one to five below Oconee, Ga. J. M. Meeks lost one light yellow jersey cow and two yearlings one light yellow and one black.

    One day last week, while Lovett Mosely, assisted by his brother in-law J. T. Perry, and a colored man, Aaron Walters while they were moving wood from a rack in a field about two miles from town, a large "Carminebosom" moccasin was discovered stretched out full length in the woodpile. The wood moving process was stopped instanter, and all hands armed themselves with sticks and proceeded to put an end to the monster reptile. In the lambasting that followed the old mother snake gave up 41 of her young ones, ranging in length from 10 to 12 inches, all as lively and chipper as you please. These were also killed.(Purchase your book FROM DAYS GONE BY, VOL. 1., THE JOHNSON JOURNAL YEARS at the Journal for $26.00)