FROM DAYS GONE BY Dec 1, 1916, 1917

December 1, 1916, 1917.
1916- Enroute from Sandersville to the coast the fishing party of Jupe Hicks of Wrightsville and a Williams and Quillian of Sandersville passed through Savannah in their automobile when they collided with a street car. All the occupants miraculously escaped injury.
Wrightsville is one of the best horse and mule markets of this part of the state. It has come to this respect within the past 8 years. Besides the local dealers a lot of foreign dealers travel here. The principal dealers in this market are: Messrs. C. G. Rawlings, J T. Fulford, J. E. Linder, G. W. Cochran and the firm of J. H. Rowland and Ivey R. Tanner. Most of their stock comes from North Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri.
Col. and Mrs. Ben Hill Moye are the proud parents of a fine baby girl on Nov. 22. Out near Providence, Mr. Silas Stephens and Miss Zola Tharpe were married. Also married were Mr. I. J. Stephens and Miss Eva Mae Boatwright.
Though it was cold that Friday night it didn't stop the party that went on invitation of Capt. W. Z. Kemp to the convict camp for a supper of 'possum and 'taters, just think of a nice, fat one, all flavored up and graveyed up and juiced and sauced with its own deliciousness, surrounded b tender baked yams all ready for eating. That's enough to make the mouth of President Taft "run water". Well it was just that good according to Dr. T. S. Page, Judge J. C. Wiggins and Editor C. D. Roundtree.
1917- The Board of Trustees of the 12th District Ag School met in the Governor's office. Four counties wanted the school. Emanuel and Wheeler were stricken from the list leaving the two highest and closely contested counties of Laurens and Bleckley to show their sites before the trustees. But neither fulfilled the expectations of the board, with on site inspections.
Mr. A. B. Rowland received his commission as 1st Lt. of Infantry in Uncle Sam's army. He is the eldest child of Mr. & Mrs. Joe H. Rowland. The Army Y. M. C. A. campaign put on here last week netted $800 for the army. Provost Marshal Crowder has changed the selective draft regulations so now youg men have until Dec. 15th to volunteer for military service.
Village mail delivery was approved from Washington. Congressman Larson informed the city of Wrightsville they would have door to door mail service beginning in January 1st. There will be one carrier that will make two trips a day, morning and afternoon. Mailboxes by the door, numbered, will be required.
The case of the State against I. D. Tompkins who was caught here with two suit cases full of bottled whiskey is still pending. Tompkins came from Jacksonville with his booze and when he stepped off the train he was nabbed by Sheriff Rowland. John and Ira Waters, brothers, mixed it up together in what was almost an ugly cutting affray Saturday on the street in front of Jenkins Pharmacy. A few licks were passed and they both drew their knives and went at it. Ira got a cut on the head.
Mr. T. D. Wood, while cutting on a stick somehow stuck the knife in his eye. Dr. Brinson was called and Wood was taken to Augusta where a specialist had to remove his eye. A perfectly good Ford burned up in front of Peoples Hardware belonging to Tom Davis, colored, who lived out on Mr. Fulford's place. The fire started as he cranked the car an his family was in the car. His wife was hurt getting out and a little child was too. Tom got all his hair singed off.
Little J. D. Claxton, the 3 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Claxton died Nov. 21st from a severe illness. He was buried at Gumlog. Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Thompson had a baby girl on Nov. 19th. Miss Mattie Price and Willie Anderson were married this week. Miss Hattie Smith and Mr. Frank Jordan were married. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Smith. He was a son of Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Jordan.