From Days Gone By Jan. 20, 1916

January 20, 1916.

 In 1916 this week, Dr. A. I. Haines, a prominent citizen died at the sanitarium in Macon after a brief illness. He was buried in the John B. Wright cemetery on Buckeye. He was survived by one son, John B. Haines, and two daughters, Mrs. O. A. Kennedy and Mrs. Maggie Hayes.

    Mr. Alvin I. Haines and Miss Lula Carter married on January 9th at the home of Mr. & Mrs. O. A. Kennedy on East Court street. Miss Carter is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. Carter near Lovett. Alvin is the oldest son of Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Haines, a well known Laurens County farmer.

    Mr. Herschell Smith has moved into the house formerly occupied by Mr. J. D. Hutcheson. Mr. John Meeks and family have moved to their new home on Myrtle Avenue. Assistant postmaster J. H. McWhorter has been appointed carrier on Route No. 5, going out from Wrightsville. This route has been satisfactorly handled for the past year by Mr. L. J. Claxton, and Ped will doubtless keep up the good record.

    A few citizens have announced candidacy for various offices in this years elections. For Tax Collector, H. T. Downs; For Tax Receiver, J. A. Lindsey; County School Superintendent, A. J. M. Robinson; For Clerk of Superior Court, B. J. Moye, Preston Norris, John A. Douglas, Jr., R. B. Bryan, Gus Norris, and Geo. A. Smith. U. R. Jenkins who was bear out four years ago for Ordinary, is a candidate for that office again.

    At the Union Prayer Meeting at Kite, the citizens turned it into a prohibition and law enforcement rally. Dr. J. W. Flanders was asked to give the address. Rev. T. Murray was requested to act as chairman, and J. S. Stephenson, secretary. While the meeting notice was short, the house was full. They resolved in writing letters to the judges and law officers to put fines on violators of prohibition laws instead of sending them to jail or work the roads for it does not deter the violators.

    This was written for the booze fighter, for the married man who cannot get along without drink, the following is suggested as a means of freedom from the bondage to the saloons:

    "Start a saloon in your own house. Be the only customer, you'll have no license to pay, go to your wife and give her two dollars to buy a gallon of whiskey, and remember there are sixty-nine drinks in a gallon. Buy your drinks from no one but your wife, and by the time the first gallon is gone she will have eight dollars to put into the bank, and two dollars to start business again. Should you live ten years and continue to buy booze from her, and then die with sakes in your boots, she will have enough money to bury you decently, educate your children, buy a house and lot, marry a decent man, and quit thinking about you entirely."