From Days Gone By March 3, 1917

March 3, 1917.

    Farmers, doctors, merchants, lawyers and more are thrilled of the idea of a steel bridge crossing the Oconee somewhere near Parson's Ferry. It is important to the people of Emanuel, Bulloch,Effingham, Chatham, Jenkins, Screven, Toombs, and Candler counties as they all send people to Macon either by Dublin or Milledgeville, losing from 30 to 40 miles or from 2 to 5 hours run. There is a highway from Macon to Irwinton and Johnson County has a highway from Kite to Wrightsville to almost the Oconee River. There is a short distance from the end of this highway to across the river to Irwinton that requires to be built from start to finish. In this day of high priced gasoline, expensive auto parts, time and distance amount a great deal with automobile people.

    The formal opening of the Dixie Overland Highway will be in October. The highway goes from Savannah to Los Angeles and in Georgia crosses Johnson County from Scott to Adrian and a distance of 5 miles.

    Mrs. Bessie Stanley Wood, Home Demonstration and Canning Club representative from Sandersville was in town with the efforts of starting a canning club. She has $300 in hand but the county needs to raise an equal amount. The local Board of Education has pledged $150 which leaves $150 to be raised. She will accept the donation from any available source. More than 150 girls in Johnson County have written her concerning having a club here.

    Even though the county schools will have to close in a 5 month term instead of 6 months, Warthen College will be able to operate its full term.

    Macon businessmen are preparing a big tour through middle Georgia to promote a packing house for that city. They are trying to obtain guarantees from people in supplying the plant with cattle and hogs for slaughter. Its their plans to build a great central packing house to buy their stock every day in the year at standard prices. Hon. John W. Greer, an expert packing house man will be in Johnson County on March 11th, coming here from Brewton and Lovett and going on to Harrison and Tennille. Incidentally, the largest hog sale in this county in many a day took place here yesterday. Messrs. Garland, Harrisons and Layton sold to Mr. Milo Smith $650 worth. This is a demonstration of what can be done in the hog raising business in this county.

    Mr. Oscar A. Kennedy had his hand mashed badly while out in the woods on Buckeye hauling logs to a sawmill. He had the log carrying it to the mill and was walking along driving the mules. One became frightened and drew his hand up between the wheel and a pine by the way, severely hurting it.

    Parson Midyett and members of Brown Memorial have been busy leveling and beautifying the yards around the church and parsonage. The famous quartette from Lawrenceburg, Tenn. called the Vaughn Quartette and will be at the Vivola Friday through Sunday.

    The sicklist this week with measles and other ailments are Mr. Jefferson Tyson's little son, Mr. Z. A. Anderson, Dr. J. F. Carter, Miss Myrtle Warren, Mrs. Deo Scarboro, Mr. W. B. B. Snell and family, Mr. Denny Mall, Mr. A. S. Mayo, W. M. Ogilive, and Clerk and Mrs. Joe B. Williams.

    Mr. R. J. Williams, formally of Wrightsville but now in Augusta, died on the 18th and leaves a wife, a daughter, and a son. Mr. & Mrs. J. T. Miller lost their infant baby girl on the 22nd. It was born on the 20th. Burial was at Piney Mount.