October 20, 1916, 1917.
1916- What has loomed up visably above the horizon of railway business circles is the proposition of the extension of the Midland Railway from Statesboro to Wrightsville via Kite, a distance of about 45 miles. It was estimated the cost of the 45 miles from Miley to Wrightsville at $12,000 per mile or $540,000.
The day after Tommie Lee Cooper hit Mr. J. G. Layton with a brick bat on the head, he plead guilty to assault and battery. The judge immediately had him dressed in stripes and put on the chain gang. It happened in the center of town and Cooper, colored, ran apprhended by Will McWhorter who saw him running away. Sheriff Rowland brought him back to jail.
By hitting the bulls-eye with unerring skill from the standing, kneeling or sitting position, Charles H. Hightower qualified as a marksman in the U. S. Marine Corps. Charles, who is a son of Mrs. Nancy Hightower of Scott enlisted June 9, 1916.
Mr. & Mrs. H. D. Chester had a baby boy. Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie L Webb had an 8 pound girl. Mr. & Mrs. T. L. Chester had a baby girl as well. Mr. C. A. Fountain of Adrian lost his wife last week. Wrightsville still enjoys a healthy and substantial growth.
1917- The County Home Demonstration Agent has only been In the field for 3 weeks but she will make sure Johnson is well represented in the 12th District Fair in Dublin. She ha reserved a spot for a Johnson exhibit and is asking the Girls Canning Club, and the Boys Club to bring their canned stuff, or farm and garden products. Miss Jordan may be found, when in town, at the office of Mr. A. J. M. Robinson.
The 59th annual session of the Mt. Vernon Association of Baptists are convening at Bethany Church. Brown Memorial sends to the Association the best report it has ever had. The total membership is 134 and contributions amounted to $1650.08.
What is one of the best an largest plantations in one body in Johnson County was recently purchased by Mr. C. H. Moore of Wrightsville. The tract of land is known as the Johnson lands and is situated about 4 miles north of the city. It lies on the banks of the Ohoopee River and is considered as good a farming land as there is in the county. There are 776 acres and it is said Moore paid the owners, The Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. for around $26,000. This plantation has been on the market for some time.
Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey has extended the time to Nov. 15th to receive bids for the 12th District Agricultural School on account of farmers gathering crops and many counties preparing for fairs. Swainsboro, Eastman and Dublin are going after it and its very uncertain which place might get it. Dublin seems to be making the most headway. Johnson County, for some reason, will not make any effort to get the school within her boundaries.
Dr. & Mrs. J. C. Robinson have moved to the city from Jeffersonville. Mr. Herschel Bray has been discharged from the army to resume his studies in the Atlanta Medical College. Planter Charlie Colston sold a bale of cotton that weighed 712 pounds for 26.40 per pound netting him $187.97 and the seed, at a lower rate brought him $39.80. Death came to Mr. S. Willis Thomas at his cousins home, Mr. Pat Martin. He was stricken with parylisis. He was buried at Westview, and survived by a wife and five children.
For those interested, the man named J. G. Layton in the second paragraph above is "Jesse Green Layton" (1851-1924), a long time Washington & Johnson County resident. He was my great grandfather. Sorry, I don't have any information for the reason of the assault or the seriousness of the injury Jesse sustained.
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