From Days Gone By Sep. 10, 1914

September 10, 1914.

    One woman was killed, one injured and a man badly hurt on September 5th when a Georgia Railroad train crashed into an automobile at the East Lake Crossing near Atlanta. Miss Gladys Glass, formerly of Dawson, Ga. was tossed from the car, fearfully mangled, and her head was cut from her body. Her brother, Raymond Glass was badly injured and his wife was also hurt. The Glass family were residents of Decatur. News of the tragic death was wired to Misses Gertrude and Bessie Martin. The lady was a niece of the late Robert Kennedy. Mrs. Rosa Kennedy is with the bereaved family.

    The trial of Lee Kennedy charged with the murder of his wife, Mrs. Maude Kennedy will be postponed again says Judge Rawlings of the Washington County Superior Court. Meanwhile Mr. Kennedy continues to await his doom in the Chatham County jail. He failed in an escape attempt from there recently. His trial is awaited with general interest in Johnson and Washington counties where he is well known.

    Mr. Felt Mixon, son of Mr. J. P. Mixon was seriously injured in an automobile accident enroute from Tarrytown to Vidalia. Mr. T. J. Luck was taken to Rawlings Sanitarium for kidney trouble.

    Mr. J. M. Luck, who just recently located to Wrightsville has opened a private school on North Marcus Street. He has 25 scholars. Mr. Luck is a graduate of the 2nd Congressional District Agricultural College at Tifton and is a brother of Mrs. B. B. Tanner. Mrs. J. G. Brantley is teaching a private school of 18 scholars at her home on College Street teaching 2nd and 3rd grades.

    Mr. A. R. Lanier, recently of Harrison, has opened a meat and produce market in the Chan Brinson building on the West Side. Mr. J. T. Blankenship is now working with Lanier. Everything of the Modern Pharmacy has been transferred to Dr. J. G. Brantley and Mr. C. L. Wilson. It was acquired from Messrs. Johnson & Brinson who will continue the Georgia Medicine Company with headquarters in the Vivola building. Dr. Brantley will handle prescriptions, Ferris Blankenship will be the "soda water jerker" and Mr. Wilson will handle the rest.