From Days Gone By Jan. 13, 1917

January 13, 1917.

    Due to the fact there are very few 1916 newspapers I will be skipping to 1917 this year. However on the weeks that there is a 1916 paper I will note that and include the important happenings of that week in 1916 as well. Thanks for your continued reading.

    The President of the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad, Mr. Pollard has signified the intention of the road to re-build and re-model the old depot. It has become quite dilapidated and not sufficient for business. Mr. M. V. Mahoney of the W. & T. was in town shaking hands and making plans. What is needed is a new up-to-date depot with an Express office that will be a credit to the town.

    Tuesday night about 1am the home of policeman Clayton Dent, on East College street was destroyed by fire. The fire ladies kept it from spreading to other structures. Mrs. Dent was in Macon visiting her mother and  officer Dent was uptown on duty. The cause of the fire was unknown.

    Math Poole, a white man, was brought from Swainsboro and put in Johnson County jail charged with forging checks. He was found at his father's home in Emanuel County and was escorted here by ex-sheriff Rufus Coursey and Sheriff Coleman and turned over to Sheriff Willis D. Rowland. Sheriff Coleman gave the paper high regards for the job Sheriff Rowland is doing.

    Hon. C. T. Bray is seriously sick at home seven miles from town. He almost recovered from typhoid fever when he relapsed, developing into other complaints. His prognosis is not good. Mrs. G. N. Ivey of Kite is slowly improving from typhoid fever. Mrs. D. A. J. Price died at her home after a brief illness and was buried at the Parker burying grounds.

    J. T. Blankenship has moved his City Market to the east side fronting the court house. In Kite, the M. J. Claxton Hardware Company has purchased the entire stock of goods of the Riner Merchantile Company of Meeks and is operating the store at that place. Mr. Ernest Claxton has put up a dry good store at Meeks also.

    Mr. N. D. Snider has moved to Kite as has Mr. L. L. Claxton who will operate Johnson Garage. J. B. Davis of Bartow is now a Kite resident. J. E. Shephard had stolen a set of buggy harness, with extra heavy lines off his buggy right at his front gate. He is offering a reward.

    There have been upwards of 20 car loads of mules and horses sold in Wrightsville this winter. Evidently there is going to be a great deal of farming going on somewhere this year.