From Days Gone By Jan 22, 1914

January 22, 1914.     The First National Bank of Wrightsville at its annual meeting of stockoted to place the bank in voluntary liquidation. This course has been decided owing to its President, Mr. W.C. Tompkins wishing to retire from active business on account of his failing health, he being one of the largest stockholders of the bank. This bank started in 1906 and has been a successful bank. It has paid its stockholders in dividends more than the capital stock which is $50,000 and also laid up a surplus of $15,000. Mr. J. T. Fulford has purchased the building and all fixtures of the bank. It is a beautiful brick structure at corner of Marcus and Elm streets(Johnson Journal).     Lawson Pournell with his father W.T. have been operating a combination shop here very successfully for over two years and now  find it necessary to enlarge the business. A new huge garage is being added on to house and repair automobiles. They do all kinds of repair work on farm implements, buggies, wagons, etc. and young Lawson is quite an expert mechanic. There are now in the neighborhood of 28 automobiles owned in the city of various makes and styles including several large touring cars.     Mr. Ed P. Blankinship has returned to Wrightsville and is continuing his business of house painting and decorating. Ed is an accomplished artist. Mr. Robert Stacer and family of Oconee is now occupying the Cobb residence on N. Marcus Street. He is in the sawmill business operating a plant on Mr. W.A. Walker's land a few miles from town. Plans are being made to plant out a number of shade trees and make other improvements on the college campus.     A meeting of the Wrightsville, Adrian & Lyons Railroad was held at Adrian with the following officers and directors elected: J. H. Rowland, President; W. C. Oliver, Vice-President; E. J. Sumner, Secretary & Treasurer. Dirctors: J. H. Rowland, E.J. Sumner, J.M. Mason, C.B. Williams, C. A. Fountain, W.C. Oliver, I. Q. Coleman, T.A. Cheatham, J. E. Aaron, R.L. Gillis and Col. Langford. The greater part of the right-of-way of the road, the bed has been graded and crossties have been placed ready for laying the steel rails, the work to begin soon.     C. J. Smith, present Tax Collector of the county has announced his run for re-election to that office. Mr. Louis Cochran from North Georgia arrived here with a carload of Georgia raised horses and mules. They were brought here to sell, and sold very rapidly and it had some very fine specimens in the lot.     The sick list this week includes Mrs. Molton Bridges, Mrs. J.B. Harrison, Mr. R.L. Stephens and Mr. McCullars of Reidsville who is brother to Mrs. Bascom Anthony. Miss Eva Orr and Mr. Oren Slade were married on the 18th at the Baptist church. Miss Lilla May Warren and Mr. Willie Meeks were also married on the 18th. She is from Hansel, GA., Mr. Meeks, a graduate of Warthen College is residing at Ochlochnee, GA.