September 29, 1916, 1917.
1916- The Wrightsville Headlight, through its owner and editor, Charles D. Roundtree, has purchased The Johnson County News and will consolidate the two papers and plants in the Headlight building. The News was owned by Mr. Frank A Sinquefield and operated by Mr. Frank Jackson. The paper had only been in circulation for five months. With both sets of equipment this will be the best equipt plant in this section. Mr. Jackson will take over as foreman.
The long-delayed trial of Ed Montford charged with the murder of Herschel Beacham four years ago, was called to Superior Court. It was found that the long list of witnesses some absent or way off, a jury was selected while the necessary witnesses were rounded up. On Wednesday morning the long list of witnesses began to testify. The first being a negro, John Gardner, who claimed he saw the murder transacted. His story never changed. The defense is represented by Faircloth & Claxton of Wrightsville and Camp & Twitty, Parker and George B. Davis of Dublin. The State has Adams & Daley of Dublin and Moye & Shurling of Wrightsville. The State closed its side of the case and the defense began its examination of witnesses. Helen Edison identified the diamond ring as the one she let Beacham wear off from her home that fatal afternoon. The trial will possibly go into next week.
Miss Lena Rowland, daughter of Sheriff Willis D. Rowland, and Mr. J. Frank Jackson were married on Saturday. On Sunday, Miss Maude Miller and Mr. Walter Horton were married. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ivey Miller. Zemmie Jackson has filed for divorce from Henry Jackson.
1917- Wrightsville invites the Georgia editors and their wives to come here for the Georgia Weekly Press Association meeting. The invitation was sent to the executive committee in hopes Wrightsville can host the event. The Johnson County Chapter of the Red Cross was organized this week. Ben Hill Moye was made chairman, Mrs. R. P. Hicks vice-chair, Mr. H. T. Hicks, secretary and Mr. E. E. Daley, treasurer.
It was another sad day at the depot as the second contingent of boys leave for Camp Gordon. Twenty-two were in this second call. They were: Lucius Attaway, Morgan Mimbs, Lonnie Hammock, Perry Blizzard, B. A. Wheeler, George A. Townsend, Malcom Snell, G. L. Powell, H. C. Morris, E. R. Watts, H. T. Young, W. L. Green, H. B. Caneega, Lotus McAfee, Otis McAfee, W. M. Hammock, Walden Downs, Henry Seals, Tom Whitfield, Clinton Stewart, Gordon Tapley and Julian Whitfield.
The Racket Store is opening in Mr. E. A. W. Johnson's new building. Henry Clay Tompkins is putting stock in now. The Idle Hour Is the new name of the Ice Cream Parlor located in front of the Vivola Theatre.
Young R. T. Pounds was hurt out at his grandfather's, Mr. Ellis Johnson. R. T. was riding a mule and it became frightened threw him, seriously hurting the boy. Mr. J. M. Hightower was appointed new State Game Warden for Johnson County.
Death relieved the suffering of Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy, the widow of John P. Kennedy, Saturday morning the 22nd. She was at her daughters home at the Kennedy House. Her children were Mrs. William Faircloth, O. A. Kennedy, L. A. Kennedy and J. O. Kennedy; sisters Mrs. J. C. Gay and Mrs. H. C. H. Snell. She was buried at Westview.
Wrightsville and Johnson County, is not going to make any effort for the new district agricultural school. We have a building ready and 200 acres of land in a tract around this building and 75 citizens able and capable of donating a $1000 apiece if it required that much to pull off the deal, but so far there is no movement towards obtaining the school. Nearly all the other counties are going to make a pull for it.
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