From Days Gone By April 30,1914

April 30,1914.     At 12:40 am, Monday, the fire alarm was sounded when it was discovered that the Wrightsville ginnery was on fire. The fire department responded promtly but the fire had gained to much headway, the gins and presses were almost totally destroyed. The engine, boiler and seed houses were not harmed at all. The firemen deserved much credit for saving so much property.     The ginnery is owned by E. A. and W. H. Lovett, and valued at about $6,000, with insurance to the amount of $2,500. An order for new equipment has already been placed. The origin of the fire was unknown.     Mr. W. A. Mixon made a business trip to Swainsboro in Mr. J. T. Miller's auto. Mr. Mixon reports some nice improvements in and around the 'boro with several brick buildings are going up. He also stated as they passed through Kite he saw a nice two-story brick building nearing completion, the property of Mr. J. M. Neal.     Mrs. J. D. Martin residing on corner of Myrtle and Tribly street just received a fresh coat of paint on her home by Mr. Ed Blankenship. Messers. Oscar Kennedy and Jack Robinson have both invested in pretty Ford cars and the number of "motors" now in Wrightsville is up in the hundreds.     Mrs. Pompey Flanders who had been visiting Mrs. Nat Wheeler on Belvue Avenue for several weeks had the misfortune to break her ankle while here and is yet unable to walk. Rev. Flanders returned her to their home in Kite.     Mrs. J. G. Brantley has received information that her brother, Mr. Joe H. Holmes who has visited Wrightsville is a member of the Governors Guards of Beaumont, Texas and is now with his command on the border of Texas and Mexico.     In the Spann area the weather is dry and the farmers are busy chopping cotton.. Mr. Eli Bland lost a mule Saturday night and has another one sick. The flower gardens of Wrightsville are all a-bloom with roses, some with sweet peas of many beautiful colors, and other fragrant spring flowers to delight those who enjoy natures gift.    The death of Col. Lee Warthen which occured at his home in Sandersville last week,and for whose neice Warthen College was named, removes one of the oldest, most prominent and wealthest citizens of that town and county. He leaves an entire estate of over a quarter of a millon which goes to his bachelor brother, George D. Warthen. He was also a stockholder and director of the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad.