From Days Gone By Oct. 2,1913

October 2, 1913.

    The County Corn Club contest will be in Wrightsville on October 11th. Those participants need to have there report, No. 542 filled out and bring 10 ears of well selected corn for an exhibit. This exhibit will be sent to the District Contest in Dublin and later to Atlanta. The boys have succeeded so well in corn growing they will begin growing an acre of oats followed with cowpeas. This will give them 2 crops on one acre per year and at the same time build up the soil. Prizes will be offered next year to the boys who make the most oats and hay per acre at the least expense.

    Sov. W. J. Simmons will deliver a free public lecture at the court house under the auspices of the Woodmen of the World. Samp's Johnson has opened a grocery store in the north side of Wrightsville Furniture Store, full of fresh things to eat. Col. Russell Daley, accompained by his sister, Miss Rowena Daley, will go to Atlanta to attend "Robin-Hood" at the opera, by the DeKovan Opera Company.

    Mrs. R. R. Martin has been sick with tonsilitis and Lewis, the little son of Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Renfroe is very ill with fever. Mr. & Mrs. F. B. Caldwell announce the birth of a son on September 28th.

    The marriage of Miss Louana Lovett and Mr. Rosure L. Stephens was an interesting event at the methodist church. A reception was held afterwards at the Lovett Hotel, the home of the bride. Last Monday, September 29th, Mrs. Callie Sumner celebrated her 60th birthday at her country home, seven miles south of town. Among those present were, Mr. Geo. Smith & family, Mr. Daniel Sumner & family, "Bud" Fountain & family, her brother, Mr. Amerson, Mrs. Sarah Jane Rowland & family.

    The Grand Jury Presentments found that the roads of the county in fairly good condition with the exceptions of the Gumlog and Ennis road from Swain Creek to McGruder needs attention. On the public road from Kite to Jesse Anderson's place, this piece of road is in bad need of work. There is also a washout in the Kite & Wrightsville road just beyond Mrs. Rogers which needs immediate attention. There is also a small bridge washed up in the road leading from Kite to Staplton's Crossing. There is a bad place in the Snell's Bridge road at the 5 mile post. Overall the bridges in the county are in good condition and the county chain-gang is employed on the Daley's Bridge road and doing good work.

    The court house is in very good repair, the Ordinary has recently had the walls replasted and repaired. The county farm houses are in fair condition and the sanitary conditions of the jail are good.

    The Grand Jurors were: W. J. Flanders, foreman, H. J. Claxton, clerk; F. Carter, S. M. Price, T. L. Harris, J. E. Brantley, Sr., S. P. Price, D. L. Fortner, A. H. Garrett, E. W. Carter, A. S. Mayo, J. W. Harrison, W. H. Stephens, A. S. Curry, L. B. Claxton, H. R. Mason, G. C. Douglas, Wm Anderson, W. D. Riner, Wm Oliver, J. M. Perry, N. D. Dixon.