From Days Gone By November 13, 1913

November 13,1913.     Some of our county citizens were touched by pickpockets for various sums during the Kit Carson performance. Some of these unfortunate parties were still game and later attended the 12th District Fair at Dublin, and were relieved of some more of their hard earnings.     On November 20th the hunting season begins, so there will be no partridges on the menu card for "Georgia Grub Day", but squirrels, "possums and tater", can be instead with hog jowl and peas, and new cane syrup for desert.     Miss Hilda Blount complimented the junior class of Warthen College with a wagon-ride to the cane grinding recently at Southerland, the suburban home of Mr. R. P. Hicks. Mr. E. O. Powell and family are now residing at Fort Myers, Florida, the "Border Land of the Tropics".     Mr. Gainor Fulford was operated on for appendicitis. Mr. W. F. Dent is ill at his home and Judge A. F. Daley has been confined to the house for several days from rheumatism and at times unable to walk.     By the recent death of Mr. J. F. Hattaway, rural mail carrier on Route 2, the position was advertised by Postmaster Renfroe. Mr. T. E. Jenkins was chosen for the spot. Tom Jenkins is a fine young man, safe, sober and quick of action.     The Ginner's report from Washington notes the tabulation of the seperate returns from the ginners for November 1st shows there were 15,245 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, ginned in Johnson County from the crop of 1913 as compared with 9,876 for 1912.     Gilmore, the 3 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McWhorter died at their home wedensday the 5th from membranous croup, superinduced by whooping cough. He was buried at Westview. Mrs. Sallie Fountain Smith, wife of George W. Smith died at her home in Spann on the 6th and was buried with her infant that lived only a few hours, at Piney Mount.     Nancy Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John R. Rowland, born December 28th, 1897 died November 9th at 15 years old. On July 31st she gave her heart to God and united with the methodist church at Moores Chapel. She was buried at Liberty Grove.     R. C. Dent of the Green Grocery store on the westside, while unpacking a large bunch of bananas, discovered an immense half grown Tarantula concealed among the bananas. This species of spider is found only in the Tropics. The bite of which was at one time supposed to be dangerous and to cause a frantic dancing mania.