From Days Gone By Oct. 21, 1915

October 21, 1915.

   Some two years ago Col. John P. Fort, of Mt. Airy, advised that martins be protected, and that martin gourds be put up at every farm and tenant house. Col. Fort is also a cotton planter his farm being in Doughtery County. He insisted that all birds except the English sparrow should be free from the hunter, as they will destroy the boll weevil. Col. Fort had martin gourds put on his farm at each tenant's house. But others did not follow his example. The martin destroys mosquitoes as well as insects which destroy cotton.

    A young man down in Florida who had been converted at a camp meeting declared that all pride and self conceit had been taken out of his heart. To prove it he said he would go among the audience and kiss an old colored woman. As he went down the aisle the colored woman rose to her feet and said: "Lok ahyah, bruddah, you may not hab no pride, but I has: you can't hobsonize me foh all dese white folks."

    A young Irishman was sent by his backers to a neighboring city to box with an athlete living there. He was getting the worst of it, as his friends soon realized. "Dome, brace up, Jim," cautioned one of his friends. "Stop more of his blows." "Stop them?" The unfortunate Jim cried, "Do you see any of them gettin' by me?"

    Down in the crimson clover zone there were two farmers named Jones and Smith, respectively, says the Philadelpha Press. Jones was old-fashioned and stuck to old-fashioned ways, but Smith, who was more modern, bought a fine new automobile. One day he was proudly exhibiting it to some friends when Jones came along. "Um," remarked Jones, as he thoughtfully sized up the handsome machine. "What's that thing there on the side?" "That's a spare rim and tire," answered the proud Smith. "We always carry an extra one in case one of the wheels goes wrong." "Jes' as I allers said," was the disdainful response of Jones. "I've druv hosses for nigh on 50 years, and I never had to carry a spare leg for one o' them yet."

    A school teacher who had been telling a class of small pupils the story of the discovery of America by Columbus ended with: "And all this happened more than 400 years ago." A little boy, with eyes wide open with wonder said, after a moments thought: "Oh, my, what a memory you've got!"

From Days Gone By October 14, 1915

October 14, 1915.

    Samuel L. Rogers, Secretary of the Census Department of Agriculture, announces the preliminary report of cotton ginned by counties in Georgia, for crops of 1915 and 1914. The report was made public for the state Monday, October 4th, and the report for Johnson County is for 1915, 7,703 bales, and for 1914, 8,515 bales, which shows a shortage of 812, quantities are running bales counting round as half bales. Linters are not included.

    Union Storage Company is a new enterprise for our county, recently chartered, with headquarters at Spann, three miles from Wrightsville. At a meeting held last week the following officers and directors were elected:

    J. T. Miller, President; L. J. Walker, Vice-President; Shade Carter, Manager. Directors: Jas. T. Miller, L. J. Walker, R. L. Veal, A. W. Newsome, J. J. Snell.

    Individually and collectively they are all gilt-edge farmers, members of the Farmers Union, and the object of this new organization is chiefly in the interest of the farming class, where he can store cotton and other farm products to an advantage. This new alliance starts out under favorable prospects.

    Antioch Baptist Church (for colored people of Wrightsville,) has been completed. The church is located on East Tribly Street, and is well planned and quite an attractive building, with two towers. The church is painted white, and is finished inside and out, and has a very sweet toned bell. The members of the  church are under obligations to deacon Geo. Francis for the erection and completion of the church.

    On last Tuesday evening, Miss Noona Tanner entertained guests for her birthday at her home out at the Oaks. Mrs. Leon Chester who has been ill is now improving. J. A. Lindsey announces his candidacy for Tax Receiver. The people of Union Hill are almost done picking cotton.

From Days Gone By Oct. 7, 1915

October 7, 1915.

    The 12th District Fair will be held in Dublin, November 8th to 13th, and as Johnson County is in the 12th District the county should be represented by an exhibit. If anyone wished to have an exhibit was to contact E. Ross Jordan, General Manager.

    The Wrightsville Civic League met with Mrs. F. A. Sinquefield and discussed organizing a cooking class. The City Garage has moved to the new Lovett building on the corner of College Street. The Mt. Vernon Baptist Association will hold the 57th annual meeting session October 17th fro three days at the Baptist church at Adrian. The Association was formed in 1859 and 23 churches are members. J. T. Snell, Commander of Camp Martin No. 964 Confederate Veterans will meet October 23rd at the court house.

    Mr. J. V. Snell, Clerk of Superior Court has moved to his new home about two miles from Wrightsville, formerly owned by W. H. Chivers. He has built a new house where the old one stood.

    Col. and Mrs. S. F. Williams of Jacksonville, Florida were vistors of his sister, Mrs. J. E. Jordan. Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss Kokle Painter, and is the only heir of E. O. Painter, the millionare proprietor of the largest fertilizer works in the United States. He met with a tragic death sometime back by falling from a ferry boat into the St. Johns River and drowned near Fairfax, Florida where his business was established.

    Billie, the little daughter of Mrs. Daisy Waddell is sick. Mrs. R. P. Hicks left for Grovania by the death of her mother, Mrs. Marshall. Miss Annie Laura Rowland, little daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Rowland has typhoid fever and pneumonia. Miss Frances Johnson has the fever. Mrs. David Whitaker, mother of Mrs. J. T. Blankenship died at her home in Keysville.

    Mrs. Julia Marshall, wife of J. D. Marshall died at Grovania on the 6th. Jesse Mae, the five years old daughter of Mrs. Horace Pournell died Sunday night at her home from a complication of disease. She was buried Monday at West View.

    A sensation was created in Chattanooga, Tennessee by the arrest of T. C. Betterton, general manager, secretary and treasurer of the Tennessee Coffin and Casket Company. He was charged with violating the penal code of the United States in his capacity as head of the Coffin company. He was charged with shipping whiskey to customers all over in enclosed caskets sent from his factory.