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.
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