From Days Gone By, Oct. 23, 1913

October 23, 1913.     The drought was broken Saturday night as the rain began to fall and Sunday and Monday a cold wave with a regular gale from the north west arrived and the sudden change in the weather was remarkable for October, fires and overcoats were in demand. Then Wednesday morning a white frost appeared, damage from which seems to have affected vegetation very little so far, and cotton is about all in.     The Wrightsville Public School will begin on the first Monday in November and will be taught at Warthen College. The cost per child is $2.50 for two and half months of the Fall term, and $4.50 for the four and half months of the Spring Term.     According to the 1913 Johnson County School census there are 2,492 white children in the county between the ages of 6 and 18 years of age and, 1,837 colored children which makes a total of 4,329. This is a gain of 311 children since 1908. The percent of illeteracy increased in the last five years from 12.6 to 15.8 which is beleived to be in error.     Mr. Doc. Waller of Tennille was in Wrightsville consulting with the Mason Realty Company with a view of locating here. Messers. Hatcher & Tanner have purchased an Auto delivery of one ton capacity for their grocery store. It is the first and only kind of delivery in the city.     Elizabeth, the little daughter of Solicitor and Mrs. E. L. Stephens has been sick with tonsilitis and will be taken to a specialist in Macon. Mr. J. M. Arline is still very ill at his son-in-law's Mr. P. H. Hicks. Miss Boatwright, a professional nurse from Rawlings Sanitarium has been here working with Margaret, the infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Renfroe who had been sick a few weeks with whooping cough and dysentary, but she died Wednesday at her home. She was just 19 months old and was a very bright, attractive child.     Mr. H. E. Kreutz, one of the best known and oldest merchants of Dublin died Sunday morning from a form of paralysis. He was the father of Mrs. H. C. Tompkins. He was carried to Macon and laid to rest in Rose Hill cemetery.     Mr. Horace H. Lake of Wrightsville announced the engagement of his sister, Georgie Mae, and Mr. Bezalell Vickers. The wedding will be December 10th.     "Gentry's Dog and Pony Show" has come and gone and the kids enjoyed it. The next attraction will be "Kit Carson's Buffalo Ranch Wild West Show", with animals, horses and indians, the tents which will cover several acres will begin November 4th. Its the largest wild west show on earth and will include the "Battle of Wounded Knee" with two  performances daily, rain or shine. If you bring in your bad horses and mules their cowboys will ride them free of charge.