March 24, 1917.
Ten new brick stores are to be built in the center of the business district beginning around the first of May. Lovett & Lovett and E. A. W. Johnson are to build them. They will be all brick and up-to-date in every respect. Wrightsville is continuing to grow but this move is the greatest impetus to the city in many years.
Mr. E. A. W. Johnson plans to erect six stores, 20 x 60 on the corner of Marcus and College streets, just in front of the post office (old Outlaw Grocery building), where now stands the Linder stables, (where post office is now). These stables will be removed for the new stores. Three of these will front the Lovett Hotel (old Frost house), and three on College street.
Messrs. E. A. and W. H. Lovett plan to erect four brick stores on the opposite corner of the same block, fronting College street and Lovett's Garage (old Laundry mat) and running along side of the cross street which comes down by the Bank of Wrightsville (city hall). Also alongside Lovett's Garage will be built a large horse and mule stable by Mr. E. A. Lovett and J. E. Linder will occupy the stables.
The March Term of Superior Court is in session this week. Judge Elisha D. Graham of the Oconee Circuit, McRae is presiding while Judge Kent is presiding in Hawkinsville. The Grand Jury spent most of the day getting a special jury of 41 extras for the Wednesday morning trial of the Sherman Dixon murder case. Judge Graham put everyone on notice that he came to try the Dixon case and he was going to try it.
Monday afternoon was taken up with the civil trial of James vs Stapleton which resulted n a mistrial. Also several divorce cases were settled. Tuesday morning was the case of Harrison vs Peacock with the verdict for the claimant. The civil case of Kent & Downs vs the Wadley Southern Railroad took the afternoon and Wednesday morning.
Just as the clock struck 12 the judge called for the criminal docket and sounded the case of the State vs Sherman and Cliff Dixon, murder. Faircloth & Claxton and A. L. Hatcher for the State, Judge J.K. Hines and Messrs. Moye & Shurling for the defense.Judge Faircloth announced the State was ready in the case of Cliff Dixon. Col. Moye submitted a postponement motion which, after hearing several witnesses, including two physicians, the case was put off. The evidence showed that Cliff Dixon was sick, desperately so, and his life would be in peril should he be moved.
Mr. W. S. Wood, brother of T. D. Wood was shot and killed by a teacher, L. G. Reeves at McRae. Mr. Wood was a trustee at the school there. Reeves had been dismissed from the school, he sued for his pay and the case went to trial. At the trial the teacher went armed and when discussion arose of the issues, the teacher pulled the trigger two times, the bullets passing through Wood's body. He was 42 years old and married Esther Prescott, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Prescott. The funeral was at Pleasant Grove.
Mr. Charles D. Roberts died at his daughters, Mrs. Elmo Hayes Friday morning. He would have been 81 in four days. He was taken back to his home in Lake City, Florida.
On Sunday night the county lost another landmark with the death of Mr. Elisha W. Walker, 85, an active member of Arline Chapel. He was twice married, his second wife survives him, together with 3 sons and 5 daughters, viz, Dr. J. L. Walker, W. A. Walker, J. M. Walker, Mrs. Dr. T. S. Page, Mrs. Dr. W. J. Flanders, Mrs. B M. Kennon, Mrs. J. W. Page, an Mrs. W. H. Reviere. Internment was at Westview.
Mr. H. E. Purvis of Scott died ad was buried at Bay Springs. Mr. & Mrs. Bob Reese lost their infant child. Mrs. F. M. Carswell of Adrian announced the engagement of her daughter, Mattie Moxley, to Mr. Thomas P. Stephens of Adrian.
While clipping a mule Monday Mr. Will Mixon suffered what came near being a serious knockout blow from the hind leg of the animal which hit him square in the face, doing violence to his nose and eye.
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