From Days Gone By August 11, 1916, 1917

August 11, 1916, 1917.

    1916- The baseball season is about over for Wrightsville, but it made a wonderful record of success in every respect. In the last series with Dublin starting on Thursday, Lowery and Smith vs. Owen and Wilson. Dick had them going in the 6th when the rain came making it a tie ballgame. A special W. & T. train brought 170 people from Dublin to Idylwild Friday afternoon and it was a pitching battle through 9 innings. With the heaviest gate receipts of the season Wrightsville beat Dublin 1 to 0.

    In Saturday's matchup it was Dublin's favor 4 to 2. Certainly it hardly ever is Dublin's day to play ball and surely Monday and Tuesday were off days with Wrightsville winning 5 to 3 and 6 to 1 respectively. Dublin mustered up enough courage backed up by what little strength she had left to win 2 to 1.

    Wrightsville will soon have the most up-to-date picture show places in this section. The formal opening of the Vivola Theatre is coming soon with a nightly program of the best pictures from the Universal Film Company. Mr. Louis Cochran has rented one of the new buildings from Mr. E. A. W. Johnson to open a dry goods and clothing business. Mr. C. L. Wilson has purchased the grocery business of Mr. J. F. Price located in the Brinson building. The first bales of cotton were brought in by Mr. N. D. Norris at 509 lbs and Mr. C. E. Colston at 627 lbs. They sold for 13 cents and 13.11 cents respectively.

    Mrs. Mollie Cochran died at Rawlings Sanitarium after several months illness. She was the daughter of Dr. & Mrs. J. W. Flanders. Her first husband was the late J. J. Butterly. She is survived by her husband G. W. Cochran, daughter Miss Lucile Butterly, two sons, Emmett and Joe Butterly, her mother, and three brothers J. F., John, and A. F. Flanders, two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Burch and Mrs. Perkins.

    1917- Wrightsville is steadily growing making her neighbors sit up and take notice. There is talk of a new bank this fall, and another bottling works. Mr. C. M. Dent has reopened the Wrightsville Bottling Works in the Kent building and Dr. S. M. Johnson's Big Smile drink will be bottled in his new business The Wrightsville Beverage Company. W. G. Burns is opening a new dry goods and furniture store on corner of Marcus and Court streets. The County Trading Store has taken residence of the Davis Store and Jacob Kaplan has opened one in the Johnson building.

    Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Adams has opened The Crystal Café giving the city two resturants. The garage of Mr. L. A. Lovett has been completely remodeled his place. The office looks like a parlor car. We have two hotels and there is a need for another one.

    Mr. Arthur Rowland, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Rowland has joined the aviation corps. The examination of the 244 draftees was completed. The number accepted was not available yet.

    Asa Hartley, 45, a white farmer, was killed, and his brother and a little boy injured when their buggy was hit by the Central of Georgia train in the yard at Tennille. Engineer Dugger stated because a freight car was on his left at the crossing, he did not see the approaching buggy. Hartley was driving the buggy and was killed instantly. His brother and the boy escaped with minor injuries.