From Days Gone By Oct. 22, 1914

October 22, 1914.

    Superior Court adjourned this week. The first case tried was the State vs. Jim Mitchell, charged with the murder of Mr. J. D. Sheppard. The jury after being out some 30 to 40 minutes, returned a verdict of voluntary manslaughter and Mitchell was sentenced to 7 years in the penitentiary.

    Three coloreds plead guilty to hog stealing and were sentenced to the chain gang. The case of Greenway vs. Greenway resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The Tompkins divorce case, the jury granted a total divorce to both parties. Three of the children were awarded to Mrs. Tompkins and to receive alimony of $15 per month per child. The oldest child, William Claud, was awarded to Mr. Tompkins. One case for obscene language, and one for selling liquor were acquitted by the jury. As the paper was going to press the case of the State vs. Bessie Smith, charged with the murder of her husband in May, is in the hands of the jury.

    The new Baptist church is nearing completion. The foundation for the steel roofing has been completed, and the dome has been erected and is ready for the metal covering. The cornice is being placed around the eaves and work is started on the interior.

    Mr. Charles W. Fulford, with the Retail Credit Company of Atlanta, has been transferred to Denver, Colorado. Misses Ruth and Lotus Flanders have accepted teaching positions at Rex. Mr. & Mrs. L.L. Webb announced the birth of a daughter on the 18th, named Wardie Mae. Miss Addie Spell and Mr. J. E. Brantley were married at the brides home. She is the eldest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Spell. The groom is the son of Mr. & Mrs. B. E. Brantley of Donovan.

    Clarence Thomas who lost a leg in a street car accident in Savannah has returned home with a false limb. Florence, the little daughter of Col. & Mrs. W. C. Brinson had her tonsils removed. Mr. Edgar Montford is improving as is Mr. B. B. Tanner. The Grand Baby Show begins tonight at the Vivola Theatre.

    The City of Wrightsville passed several ordinances. It shall be unlawful for any person to unnessarily blow any automobile or motorcycle horn, whistle or gong in the city limits. Also it will be unlawful to run same without mufflers. Another ordinance makes it unlawful for any gin, grist-mill, planning mill, factory or manufacturing plant to blow any whistle connected thereto more than 4 times each day, or no longer than 15 seconds at one time.

    "The people endorse the 'Hold Your Cotton' movement, but not the 'Hold The Other Fellows' cotton' movement, and for your consideration we know no better reason to set forth in the support of our view than the Bible suggests it. We refer to Proverbs, 3rd chapter, 27th & 28th verses, which reads as follows: 'withhold not from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say unto thy neighbor, go and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee."(Shellman Sun).