From Days Gone By Oct 6, 1917

October 6, 1917.

    Wrightsville and Johnson County extends a formal invitation to the Georgia Weekly Press Association to hold their convention here. Wrightsville is quite in earnest about entertaining the Association which meets in July, 1918. The invitation was signed by practically every business and organization in the city. A lot of county people also signed showing their willingness to assist the city. Groups listed as signing the invitation are: Board of Trade, Civic League, Mayor and Council, officers of Johnson County, citizens of the county, attorneys, bankers, merchants, hotels, Methodist, Baptist and Christian churches.

    There would be practically 300 people attending this convention. That Wrightsville can take care of them goes without saying. The meeting would last three days with the partys staying two nights. They will come from Rabun's Gap to Tybee Light and from where the dark Atlantic roars to the golden banks of the Chattahoochee.

    The Johnson County School Board met and Miss Josephine Jordan was appointed County Demonstration Agent. The school is moving along very well. There are 225 pupils, 50 of whom are in high school.

    Mr. Tom Outlaw has opened a new blacksmith's shop at the Outlaw old stand near the W. & T.  depot. As a means of serving the government in time of war, the Central of Georgia Railway has ordered 13 new locomotives at a cost of $1,300,000; 14 passenger cars at $280,000 and 700 freight cars at $840,000.

    The first contingent of colored boys drafted for service will leave for Camp Gordon, Atlanta. They are: Tom Bennett, Alfred Little, Tom Dudley, Emmett Davis, Ed Brantly, Amos Thomas, Jr., Dock Wright, William Snell, Levi Ivey, Irby Teams, James Dockins, Perry Cody, Jonas Morgan, Thomas Roberson, Benjamin Jackson, Fonnie Hooks, Arthur Wright, Henry Story, James Kemp, Robert Smith, Joe Burnett, and alternates, Will Andrews, Solomon Riddle, Robert Snell and C. H. Howell.

    Dr. Emmett Butterly has settled satisfactory with the M. D. & S. Ry. for the damages he and wife sustained in the wreck which happened to them at a crossing near Macon several months ago, when their car was hit head-on by a passenger train.

    Sparks World- Famous Shows will be in Wrightsville October 17th. They will exhibit "Mary" the elephant, the largest living land animal on earth, weighing over 5 tons, also 20 clowns, male & female riders, aerial artists,leapers, tumblers, gymnasts, trained elephants, two groups of forrest-bred man killing lions performing in great steel cages. Its the show that never broke a promise.

    Chief M. L. Jackson and Deputy Jim Tapley made a raid on a Ford car within the city and captured a gallon of shine in it. A man named Barnes and one named Smith were in the car with the driver, which was a hired livery car from a local garage. They gave bond but Chief Jackson and Deputy Tapley will keep the shine for evidence. There wasn't a chance to borrow any for snake-bites.

    Mr. Jackson Wilson died September 20th at 63 years old. He was born December 12, 1854. He married July 20, 1874 to Miss Emily Bass who survives him along with 5 sons and 4 daughters. He was at Cedar Grove Methodist church and was one of its Stewards.

    Mrs. Julia Walker died Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John A. Douglas, Jr. after a lingering illness of several weeks from a fall from the porch steps. She was 80 years old, a Methodist and was married to the late Richard Walker. She was buried at Westview.

    Mrs. Joe W. Rowland died at her home near Moores Chapel. She was in bad health for many months. She was buried at the Hall Cemetery (Liberty Grove). She was a sister to Dan and John M. Meeks, Sr. Her husband Joe was a former Johnson County sheriff.