From Days Gone By Oct. 16,1913

October 16,1913.     Manager Brack, of the Southern Bell Telephone at Sandersville, Tennille and Wrightsville, states that in the course of two months the "Farmers Exchange" telephone line at Scott now has 140 subscribers. They will now connect it with the Wrightsville Exchange. This will give Scott the ability to talk to Wrightsville without cost.     The election held saturday October 4th at Scott produced the following results: Mayor, T. J. Burke; Councilmen: Robert Thompson, H. E. Purvis, George Grangers, S. P. Rice, G. D. Snell. Scott has become a progressive little town.     Mr. Grady Cox has accepted a position at the firm of Tanner & Kent Furniture. Mr. G. M. Hersey is head salesman at W. S. Burns & Son. W. A. Hawkins has moved his stock of groceries from his old stand to the south corner of the Wrightsville Furniture building. Mr. J. N. Hall and Mr. A. H. Garrett brought some very fine sugar cane to town with stalks from 7 to 9 feet in length.     Mr. & Mrs. P. H. Hicks had a son on October 11th. Mr. & Mrs. Harten had a daughter on the 14th. Mr. L. L. Lord of Kite was brought to Mr. J. R. Wilson's to receive medical attention for a very severe wound between the ankle and knee of his left leg, which was caused by being struck with a piece of timber at his sawmill. It was feared he had blood poison.     Mrs. W. Z. Kemp, wife of Warden Kemp was carried to Rawlings Sanitarium for gall stones. Also at the sanitarium are Mrs. Henry Roberts, Mr. Herschel Smith, Frank Jordan and Prof. Chas E. Ward of Warthen College was taken violently ill with appendicitis and taken there by Dr. J. W. Brinson for an operation.     Mrs. Rebecca K. Jordan, mother of Mr. G. K. Jordan and a sister of Mr. Ivey Duggan, died saturday noon at her home in Bartow from a second stroke. She was 83 years old and survived by 7 children. She was buried at Bethlehem near Warthen. Miss Susan Elmore died tuesday morning at her sisters home, Mrs. Brantley. She suffered from kidney trouble and had been totally blind her entire life. She was buried at Westview.     Ralph, the six year old son of Mr. & Mrs. Doctor Lee Wheeler of Kite died October 14th from malarial fever and was buried in Wheeler Cemetery. He was a bright child and the night before he died he requested his mother read the 9th Psalm. Mrs. Rachel Sheley, wife of Mr. Andrew Sheley of Kite died at her home on the 15th and was buried at Oak Grove Chapel. She was the former Miss Joyner of Washington County.     The beautiful and calm October heavens are cloudless from sky to sky, and all nature seems to catch an inspiration from a glint of the Sun's golden rays and the balmy atmosphere. While the Golden Rod, America's national flower nods its stately head when fanned by Autumn breezes.