From Days Gone By Marc 17, 1917

March 17, 1917.

    The March Term of Johnson County Superior Court convenes next Monday. There is a heavy civil docket awaiting disposal. Solicitor E. L. Stephens stated that an effort will be made to get the Sherman Dixon murder case to trial at this term, although he and Judge Kent are disqualified. This case has been on the docket for several years and has been put off from time to time, mostly on account of absent witnesses. The jail has only one occupant, a one-arm colored man, but there are quite a few out on bond.

    Johnson County should not lose her mall part of the Dixie Overland Highway, from Scott to Adrian. A trip is being made by officers of the association from Columbus to Savannah this week and it looks like there will be  revision of the route. Should there be, this strip of road will cause the highway to go from Dublin via Soperton, Vidalia to Savannah in all probability.

    Recruiting officer Howard of the Macon station will be here March 21st for he purpose of taking enlistments in the army. The Hotel Oconee in Dublin caught fire and burned down. It stood just across the street from the New Dublin.

    Messrs. Davis & Sons and Rowland & Tanner have recently sent off to market two to three carloads of beef cattle. They are doing a big business in the hog and cattle industry. Mr. B. J. Wiggins has finished sawing lumber to build a grist mill, when built he will employ James Wilkinson who is a good miller. He has also about completed his new barn.

    Mr. Joe H. Rowland came from Atlanta where he purchased a big motor truck for service around his businesses in the city. It is a 40 horse Republic and is claimed to be one of the best. The Rabbit Foot Show exhibited here last Friday under a large canvas. It was a good minstrel from start to finish and attended by both white and colored.

    This very late obituary appeared in the paper. On the morning of November 12th, 1916, at the home of her daughter Mrs. J. . Riner, near Meeks. The spirit took Mrs. W. T. Brantley. She was born December 17th, 1847, married W. T. Brantley July 2nd, 1865 and to them born 13 children, all of whom survived along with her husband, 82 grandchildren and 21 great grand children. She joined the Methodist church early in life but later joined the primitive Baptist.