From Days Gone By April 16, 1914

April 16, 1914.     The Farmers Bank is the name of a near business enterprise for Wrightsville. It is in an embryo state but is fast approaching complete and permanant organization. Several thousand dollars stock has already been subscribed; there are strong, good men behind this prospective new financial project. The new bank will occupy the handsome quarters of the old First National Bank, which building, furniature, fixtures, etc. were recently bought by Mr. J. T. Fulford.     Ordinary J. C. Wiggins has recently had some splendid work done on the road near town, leading from Wrightsville to Tennille, the stretch between B. E. Jordan and H. J. Young. City Marshal Lovett Claxton has also been making some substantial improvements on some of the city roads.     Mr. J. T. Fulford is having a 12 x 15 dining room added to his home on corner of Elm and Valley streets. Jno. M. Meeks is the contractor. Mr. James Hawkins a former well-known citizen here recently joined the ranks of the benedicts and is now a citizen of Dublin and has a nice little business there.     The faculty, pupils, patrons and friends of Warthen College will have their annual picnic tomorrow at Idylwild, the beautiful pic nic grounds of the W. & T. Railroad. This will mark the opening season at this famous resort. There will be fishing, baseball and other sports with plenty of dinner. The "Mary Ann Williams Chapter", U.D.C. of Sandersville has invited Dr. Bascom Anthony to make the memorial address on April 26th.     Manager Frank Jackson of the Vivola Theatre held a Fiddler's Contest and it was a blooming success. There were four entries namely, Messers. Layton, Lord, Mills and Brantley. There was offered three prizes $5, $2.50, and $1. Mr. J. M. Layton won first prize, Mr. Foster Mills, second; Mr. F. C. Lord, third. The judges were Lovett Claxton, John Ausburn, Jim Hall, and Tom Stephens.     The Wrightsville team will cross bats with Tennille at Idylwild at the annual pic nic. The Tennille team says they are in fine trim and are coming down to mop up us on this occasion.. The local team is confident of victory and claim if Tennille wins it will be the battle of their lives. Wrightsville's team has invested $140 in uniforms and ordered $25 worth of equipment.     The children of the Lovett Consolodated High School had Easter excercises Friday afternoon, after which they enjoyed an easter egg hunt at which there were 385 eggs hid in the wiregrass around the school house, of which 200 or more were found by the egg hunters in attendance.