From Days Gone By March 25, 1915

March 25, 1915.

    Johnson County has a hookworm infection. Of the 247 persons examined during the past week, 114 or 46 percent were found to have hookworm disease. Over 91 percent of the rural children examined were found to have the disease. 42 pupils were examined at Warthen College with half that number infected. 76 percent at Kite; Scott was even higher and 5 percent at Adrian. Union, Providence, Gethsemane and Hollywood show a 100 percent infection. These figures were enough to make everyone sit up and take notice. There are thousands of cases in the county among grown people and children. Examinations are free and the medicine is provided by the state.

    Hookworm disease is the most prevalent, most slowly harmful and most easily buried of any disease known to man. Many ills that have been attributed to other causes are known to be due to hookworm disease. It slowly sapps your blood away, pale and sallow who suffer some from indigestion also.

    There will be examinations held at C. T. Bray's store, New Home school, E. J. Sumner's store, Dr. Forts at Scott, Meeks, Kite City Drug store, Adrian and at Wrightsville court house.

    The Grand Jury recommended paupers Charlie Johnson, Polly Horton, Mary E. Rhiner and Mrs. G. W. Loyd's allowances be reduced. Those to be struck from that list are Bryant Daley, Julia Clements, Susan Killebrew, E. L. Pryor, Eldridge Crabb, Dock Thompson, J. J. Rushing. Added to the list were Sill Bowen, Ora Lee Layton.

    The roads need dragging as soon as possible. Sewer pipes at White Wheeler's lane, Daley bridge near Aaron Newsome place. The bridge between New Home school and W. A. West's place needs attention. Recommend a foot bridge built over branch between J. W. Harrison's and Mrs. A. G. Hawkins place, also at Big Battleground near A. J. Kight's and the bridge between Willie Mayo and John Mayo. The road needs widening from Wrightsville to county line towards Tennille. Need a bridge across Swain's Creek near Horton place.

    Mr. & Mrs. N. Braddy had a daughter on March 20th. Sick this week is Mr. Tom Davis, ear trouble; Marjory, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Renfroe, bronchitis. Mr. Wes Braddy died suddenly at his home near Scott, while bathing his hands prepatory for supper. He had apparently been in good health, and sudden death came without a moments warning. He was buried at Shady Grove.

    Mrs. Mary Price turned 88 on March 1st and a party was held for her at her son's, Mr. T. B. Price. She is probably the oldest woman in that section. Billie Kovako's has moved his fruit stand to Dublin. Mr. Leon Lovett, who is selling the Ford machines is now exhibiting quite a number of the latest models of this popular car at the Wrightsville Grain Company.

    Mr. Wade Bedingfield had his invention of the street car switch patented on Febuary 15 from Washington, D. C. He graduated from Warthen College, class of 1911 which afterwards entered the law class at Mercer University where he will receive his diploma next June.

    He had been working on this railway switch for 2 years. The device attaches to the car and will save the motorman from having to stop the car in order to throw the switch. One part consists of an attachment to the car, the other being attached to the rail in the hollow section terminating under the switch in two angular points. He submitted to several mechanics who say it is very serviceable invention.

    Wade's father is Dr. P. B. Bedingfield and the youngest of four children. His brother W. P. was also a Mercer student in 1906. Wade said, "I am very much elated over the prospects it holds out to me. My father is backing me in the matter and we are going to hold it long enough to determine what is the best disposition to make of it." He has been offered several splendid royalties.