From Days Gone By Jan 7, 1915

January 7, 1915.

    Judge J. C. Wiggins has recently had some changes made in the interior of the court house building adding two more apartments. The former Ordinary's court room on the northside of the building has been partitioned the entire length converting the original court room into two rooms. The first of which, on the west side is now occupied by the law firm of Faircloth & Claxton. The adjoining room is the new sheriffs office. Sheriff Willis Rowland finds it more pleasant and comfortable in every way than was the case in his former congested, isolated quarters.

    At the new year meeting of the Wrightsville mayor and council, the following officers were elected: Marshal, J. W. Ausbun; night watchman, J. M. Bryan; city collector, J. J. L. Outlaw; electritans, Ross and Vanlandingham.

    Mrs. Will Dent while standing with her back to the fireplace, had her clothing to catch fire. Her little daughter Audrey, who was in front of a mirror, saw the flames reflected in the mirror and rushed to her mother who was not aware that er clothing was burning and elped her to extinguish the flames and thereby prevented what might have been a serious or fatal accident. Mrs. Dent and Audrey  escaped with their hands painfully burned.

    Mr. W. A. Mixon recently purchased a farm in the T. J. Brantley settlement and has moved there where he will till the soil and try diversified farming. Messrs Otho and Bernard Tanner and families have moved to the Tanner cottage, corner of Elm street and Myrtle avenue. J. W. Downs visited his old home here. He now lives at Ochlochnee as a book-keeper at a big mill.

    Mrs. J. E. Page of Orianna is a patient at Rawlings sanitarium. The stork visited the home of Mr. & Mrs. A. S. Norris on the first day of the new year and left a 9 pound boy. Gus was in town wearing an 8 x 10 smile.

    Mrs. J. L. Kent entertained the "Friday Afternoon Club" at her home on Court street. Tanner Grocery is now carrying a complete line of automobile supplies. Wrightsville Grain Co. wants 5,000 bushels of nice, dry slip=shuck corn and paying .68 cents. They also want 1,500 bushels peas at market price. There is now a corn market in Wrightsville for the farmer.

    Mr. Ivey R. Tanner of Wrightsville and Messrs.  Joseph B. Claxton and William W. Claxton of Kite filed for bankruptcy.

    The serenade given the town as the old year was passing out, by some of our local colored vocalists was very much appreciated, the singing was very good indeed.