From Days Gone By Dec. 2, 1915

December 2, 1915.

    Miss Cleo Walker was the principal guest of a water trip aboard the yacht "Dorothy". She cruised to Cape Florida, stopping on the way at Key Biscayne where the time was spent sun bathing. Little Miss Wiimer Meeks celebrated her 3rd birthday on November 23rd at her home on Belmont Avenue with a party. Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Barfield of Tennille announced the birth of a son born November 26th weighing in at 10 pounds. Mr. & Mrs. M. C. Downs had a son born November 24th named Earl Lanier.

    At Union Hill the cold weather instigated a lot of hog killings. Mrs. E. L. Harrison is very sick. At Piney Mount the death angel took Mrs. Annie Brady. In Moores Chapel the people are through gathering and are taking in cane grinding. At Green Hill the Board of Education gave the school a few more desks.

    Mr. & Mrs. Thos Jordan have returned from Dublin and are residing in the Davis home on Belmont Avenue. Rev. E. L. Wainwright will preach his last sermon at Piney Mount as he leaves for the Bartow circuit.

    The sick list this week includes Mr. R. B. Bryan, Mrs. Emma Tompkins, and four members of Mr. Willie Rowlands family are bedridden.

    A special examination will be held at the court house, December 4th. All teachers, both white and black will take notice. W. D. Pollard, the newly elected President of the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad will make his headquarters in Tennille.

    The following named parties residing in the county have recently purchased the popular Ford cars from Mr. L. A. Lovett, local agent: M. T. Riner, Meeks; Brice Anderson, Kite; Byron Price, J. E. Webb, Adrian; B. C. Hill, Kite; G. B. Harrison, J. F. Henderson and Dr. P. B. Bedingfield.

    Several negroes from Johnson County were convicted and fined for moonshining in the federal court at Augusta last week, including: Henry Clark, Henry Stanford, and Gus Meeks, a white man. All of them were sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and spend 30 days in jail. The still they operated were raided several months ago by Deputy Collector S. M. Moye and a detective Curry.