From Days Gone By May 6,1915

May 6,1915.

    Mr. E. A. Lovett, one of Wrightsville's most progressive citizens, and president of The Bank of Wrightsville, is preparing to have erected a large brick storage warehouse, 48 x 90 feet, on the corner of College and Bradford, the building to front College Street. Contractor Leon Chester is in charge of the work and the excavation is already been done for the brick layers.

    The work of repairing the damage done by the recent fire in the E. A. W. Johnson block began this week. George Francis is doing the work and will soon have it ready for Kavakos Brothers to move back in.

    A terrific hailstorm passed about 7 miles north of Wrightsville which did considerable damage to houses, trees and crops. Dr. T. E. Vickers place was the most severe where a house on his place occupied by Mr. J. H. Lawrence was completely demolished. The hail stones were so immense they would not go into a tea cup.

    Judge A. F. Daley is improving daily. Mrs. E. P. Blankenship has the fever. Mrs. Aaron Newsome is very ill as is Mr. Jim Mimbs. Miss Katie Sumner has appendicitis and Mrs. Ella Harrison is sick also. The neighbors at Maple Srings gathered on Monday and planted cotton for Mr. S. L. Anderson who was to sick to do so himself.

    Mr. & Mrs. Mark Duggan announced the birth of a son on May 6th, named Mark Stanley Duggan, Jr. Saturday afternoon Miss Edith Jones and Mr. Ellis Mayo were married. She was from Dublin and on account of the youth of the bride there was objection to the marriage, but they took matters into their own hands and tied the knot. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Jones. Ellis works with the Citizen Publishing Company of Dublin.

    Mr. T. A. Cheatham of Adrian files for bankruptcy and Mr. J. A. Bridges lost his horse Saturday night.

    In Dublin Wednesday morning while engaging in the trial of a damage suit against the M. D. & S. Railroad, R. L. Berner, representing the plaintiff, and Hon. Minter Wimberly, representing the railroad, became involved in a fight which for a time was fast and furious.

    After being separated, and while Mr. Wimberly was fixing to apologize to the court, and not looking for any further trouble, Col. Berner threw an ink well with great force, striking Mr. Wimberly on the right temple, above the eye, inflicting an ugly and painful wound. The ink well shattered, cutting Mr. Wimberly in several places about the face. Col. Berner emerged from the affair with a badly damaged eye.

    Judge Kent immediately declared a mistrial in the case, and in the afternoon assessed a fine of $100 against each of the participants.