From Days Gone By January 28,1915

January 28, 1915.

    On last Sunday night, about 9pm, Mr. A. A. Walker who lives near Spann, killed his wife by shooting her in the back with a double-barreled shotgun. No one was present at the time of the killing. Mr. Thos. Carter, Walker's son-in-law, who lived nearby, heard the shooting and went to the home of Walker where he found Mrs. Walker prostrate on the floor dead and Walker lying by her.

    As soon as possible Coroner Wes Meadows was notified, and accompanied by Dr. Erle Brinson, went to the scene of the killing where an inquest was held with Dr. Brinson as foreman. The coroner's verdict was, death from a gunshot wounds fired by Alec A. Walker. A warrant for murder was taken out and Walker was promptly arrested and brought to Wrightsville and placed in jail. It is said that Walker is of unsound mind, and at once was an inmate of the lunatic asylum, from which he was released some time ago. Mrs. Walker was buried at Piney Mt. the following day.

    Mr. T. M. Hicks who is having a dwelling house erected on his plantation on Buckeye, while walking through the house fell into an opening left for a chimney, and cut his face to such an extent that it required several strips of plaster to heal the wounds which were quite painful. Mrs. Elizabeth Lovett has purchased the old Mixon lot on South Marcus street and is having a handsome modern bungalow built where she will reside. Leon Chester is the contractor. Mrs. Annie Tompkins of Milledgeville, have returned home and are in the Brantley cottage on West Court street.

    The Davis school is progressing nucely. Average attendance is 62. Mr. Lester Prince is the new principal with Miss Annie Lou Hartley assistant. Mr. W. I. Martin, after spending over a year farming near Kite, has returned to his Wrightsville home.

    The Central Quartette will be at the Vivola for three days only starting tonight. Also three reels pictures will be exhibited. Miss Lizzie Culpepper of Tennille and Dr. James Dent were married on the 27th. The bride is the chief operator of the Bell Telephone exchange at Tennille. The groom is a practicing physician.

    Miss Mollie Scott has grippe. Mr. Herschel Bray has appendicitis. Mr. W. L. Thompson, assistant cashier at Bank of Wrightsville also has grippe. Louis, the little son of Mr. & Mrs. Frost has an abcess in his head which produces very high fever. The five week old infant son of Dr. & Mrs. R. R. Douglas died at their home on the 24th after a brief illness of laryngitis, superinduced by bronchial pneumonia. The funeral was held at the residence. Internment was in Westview.

    Mr. Ellis Johnson, living three miles from town, slaughtered seven fine porkers the first of last week, ranging from 250 to 500 pounds. Mr. B. B. Tanner wants to buy six or eight good young mules.