FROM DAYS GONE BY, DEC. 8, 1916

December 8, 1916.
The Johnson County Board of Education released the report on the county schools, their teachers, and number of pupils. The following are the school names, number of pupils and their teachers.
Arline Chapel 36, Miss Mildred Walker; Brantley Chapel 38, Miss Margaret Dennis; Cedar Grove 53, Miss Myra Marchman; Davis 79, E. D. Aaron, Otis Davis; Eureka 70, Miss Julia Hines, Missouri Powell; Eunice 29, Leola Martin; Gethsemane 40, Anabel Logue; Greenway 50, Gladys Smith, Nelle Marchman; Green Hill 80, L. C. Prince, Mabel Williams; Hall 35, Myrtle Warren; Hollywood 46, S. W. May.
Kite 124, W. F. Crawford, Beauford Stovall, Ina Carr, Jewel Morgan; Liberty Grove 50, Carrie Webb; Mattie Lou 47, G. C. Rowland; Meeks 75, Annie Blackshear, Ettie Wheeler; Moores Chapel 38, Ora Richardson; Mayo Hill 88, T. F. Lance, Elizabeth Lane; Minton Chapel 70, J. W. Carden, Sussie Mixon; New Home 116, Z. L. Strange, Madel Hitchcock, Hattie Price; Powell Chapel 46, Zelle Claxton; Pleasant Grove 88, Cora Williams, Louella Brown; Price 56, J. Y. Chastin; Piney Mount 63, Myrtis Marchman.
Poplar Springs 66, Leckie Parker, Matti Watkins; Providence 44, Otis M. Sanders; Pullen Bridge 33, Ella Pope; Pineview 63, E. E. Keen; Rehobeth 36, Leila Lawrence; Red Hill 52, Annie Mae Adkins; Scott 100, E. E. McLin, Eddie Hagan; Spann 103, J. Roscoe Smith, Susie Lane; Stokes 31, Laura Webb; Sunshine 32, Esther Flanders; Tom 53, Lena Russell; Union 47, Lizzie Rushin; Wesley Chapel 43, Pauline Brantley; Wheeler 16, E P. West; Wrightsville 150, Z. Whitehurst, Rosmond Moral,Mozell Tumlin, Mrs. B. M. Griffin.
What came near being a disastrous fire started in the gable of the front roof of the Linder Hotel about 7pm. The department had a close call to save the pretty house. A lot of damage was done by both fire and the water. The origin was unknown.
Mr. R. W. Gatlin is making extensive improvements on the east side of the court house in the Kennedy building. He has rented a space and entered into an agreement with J. T. Blankenship, the meat market man, is moving one door north. Gatlin intends to make it a very nice garage. He has put new tanks and air apparatus in the front.
An educational mass meeting will be held for the colored public school at Nealie Chapel A. M. E. church. B. J. Davis, the great negro Oddfellow, a leader of the race, an educator and one of the greatest negroes in Fraternal Organizations will address the meeting, as will A. J. M. Robinson.
Whatever the cause and the result may be there is being sold in this county a great number of mules and a few horses and mares. Every week sees ne or two car loads shipped to Wrightsville. Tuesday's Sheriff sales saw a great deal of land change hands. The Flanders tract near the city on Idylwild road was sold to J. F. Henderson at $4003.63 for 63 acres. The Meeks tract of 39 acres near Kite brought $900. Dr. Harvey of Bartow bought the S. L. Powell land at $1. The Smith tract of 50 acres was bought by J. M. Smith for $700. The M. D. Mayo tract of175 acres for $2000 by Carlos Snell.
Mr. Carlos Stephens and Miss Anna Mae Johnson were married. He is a son of Mr. J. R. Stephens,and she is a daughter of J. A. Johnson. Miss Corene Miller and Mr. Loren Mason were married. She is a sister to N. B. Miller. The groom is a son of Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Mason.