FROM DAYS GONE BY Dec. 27, 1918

December 27, 1918.

The colored people of Johnson County will meet at the court house on January 1st in a mass meeting celebrating the emancipation of the race. The gathering is scheduled to start at 10:30 am. A leader in these gatherings and a big man among the race is J. W. Davidson of Atlanta who will address the meeting. He is said to be one of the greatest Negro speakers in the country. His subject will be, "The Negroes World Democracy In America." Special seats will be reserved for white people. Locally Jack Jordan and L. C. Curtis are the chief committee in charge of the occasion.
Burke County is in the lead of cotton producing this year at 56,853 bales ginned. Johnson County's report stands at 17,218 as against 19,576 bales last year. Postmaster R. P. Hicks is handling the Christmas rush of mails and packages in a manner satisfactory to all. He wishes to be relieved of his duties in January.
A man working on shares, getting half he makes, buys $615 of War Stamps and even $400 of bonds in 1918, and has paid for all of them. How is that? Such is the record of Mr. O. M. Martin living out here with Uncle T. J. Brantley. Mr. Martin not only owns this much of Uncle Sam's securities but is out of debt and ready to start off the new year with a clean sheet.
A big land deal was recently made by the Globe Realty Company whereby the large farm between the city and Idylwild owned by Dr. R. E. Butterly was sold to Messrs. E. A. & W. H. Lovett, the amount involved being probably the largest single real estate deal yet pulled off in this county. Dr. Butterly in the trade became owner of the three brick stores adjoining his on the corner across from the Exchange Bank.
The Southern Grocery Company, J. W. Johnson manager, will open for business in the city sometime about the first. Mr. Johnson has moved back to this city from Vidalia and will operate this new business which will be located in the brick stores now owned by Dr. R. E. Butterly across from Brinson's Drug Store.
The local banks released their statement of condition. The Scott Banking Company $113,075.22; Exchange Bank, $381,014.92; The Citizens Bank of Kite, $241,292.91; Bank of Wrightsville, $379,288.27.
The general meeting of the Mount Vernon Association will meet at Pleasant Grove December 28-30. School will not begin again in Wrightsville until the first Monday in January giving two weeks vacation. Coming home from the service are M. E. Woods, N. D. Paul, Clayton Lord, Alex Martin and W. H. Lovett.
Its only the day after and nobody can tell yet much about it, but if its as dry everywhere else as it has been around here old Sahara is a dream. But then Saturday was a rough day. It rained and was cold and windy too. Roads were again stirred up and rendered almost impassable by travel.
A traveling man entered the city one dark night recently on the 6 o'clock train. The city lights were then out of commission and darkness pervaded the atmosphere so thick that he could barely feel his way from the depot, so he said in talking about his reception in the city. He was dashed with amazement at the spectacle of beholding next day the sudden collapse he averted in walking to the right of the erected sidewalk and its sudden step-off. No harm was done, as he said he was cold sober.
The world doesn't love a coward. So long as his children and grandchildren live the slacker will bear the mark of Cain.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Dec. 20, 1918

December 20, 1918.

Coming to Johnson County a year ago a stranger, Fred T. Bridges, County Agent, has become a household name. In the Spring he organized a pig, corn, velvet ben and calf clubs. This resulted in enrolling 134 boys and one girl in the pig club, 35 boys in the velvet bean and corn club, and 12 in the calf club. As a result these kids from farms all over the county have raised $3,275 worth of products. The members have won $750 in prizes alone from these clubs.
Agent Bridges helped farmers in the handling of nitrate of soda, helped organize the first fair, helped to raise better hogs and cattle in the county, and next year will be the completion of the county stockyard.
Judge William Faircloth is preparing 10 acres on his Idylwild plantation and has purchased 1000 two year old peach trees to begin an orchard. He believes he can be as successful as those at Fort Valley. Prof. John Duff, the jeweler will occupy the M. S. Duggan building once he moves to the Union Grocery Company building. Capt. W. Z. Kemp has been presented with an auto truck by Ordinary Wiggins for use on the chaingang.
Mr. Bob Faircloth is moving from Emanual County to the Idylwild farm of Judge Faircloth. Mr. J. V. Snell has purchased a home and farm near Hazelhurst in Ben Hill County. Mr. W. R. Ivey and family moved to Kite to make it their home. Col. W. C. Brinson has bought the farm of Dr. J. W. Brinson just south of the city. Miss Sallie Odom married Mr. J. P. Stephens.
The Wrightsville Camp of Woodmen of the World elected new officers for 1919. W. I. Martin, C. C.; T. L. Chester, A. L.; L. M. Blount, banker; Yome L. Heath, clerk; Ezra Cook, watchman; A. F. Johnson, sentry; B. V. Love, escort. F. B. Brantley, W. I. Martin and C. W. Nelson were chosen as the Board of Managers. The colored people are buying their War Stamps pretty well and the chairman wishes to thank all of them who have come up like men to their obligation. A great many are still behind.
While transferring a large bowl of soup from the stove to the table Sunday, Mrs. Geo. H. Prescott was severly scalded when one of her smaller sons raised up under the vessel and unknowingly hit it under the bottom with his head, capsizing the vessel and soup and terribly burning Mrs. Prescott about the face and neck. Gasping, part entered her mouth and burned her internally.
There were several more letters to Santa this week. Ethel Downs wants a little wooden kitchen set and a nice tea set, her little brother wants a kiddy kar or a little exress wagon and a little tool set. Thelma Irene and Earl Brinson Scarboro wants a climbing monkey, drum, automobile and doll. Little Wilmer Downs 5 years old, said he didn't want much because there were so many poor children who want things but their papas were killed in the war. Fred and Ray Brantley asked for a big pack of toys and goodies and a tricycle. Eddie Webb wants a toy train and track and lots of fruit. Maggie Mae Webb wants a large doll and fruit.
Everytime you meet an amateur lady driver meeting you zig-sagging down the streets in high-powered auto, you at once realize the truth the writer expresses when he said a little learning is a dangerous thing.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Dec. 13, 1918

December 13, 1918.

A great mass meeting will be held on the 18th where Mrs. James McCormick of Memphis will be here. She is a Red Cross speaker of national reputation on the issues of the hour. The churches will call in their prayer meetings and the leaders in the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call and it is asked that all other matters be put aside. A week's campaign is underway to add 3,000 names to the Johnson County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Mr. J. G. Brantley, Fuel Administrator for Johnson County says its been brought to his attention that people who are hauling wood to the city have been charging extortionate prices for same. He issues a warning to those guilty that they are in violation of law and will be dealt with if proven to be so. He also issued the set prices to producers to be : hardwood, seasoned (oak, ash, hickory, etc.) $6 per cord; hardwood green $4 cord; yellow pine seasoned $4.50 and green $3. All wood must be sold by the cord.
Mr. M. S. Duggan has recently closed a trade for the entire stock of the Union Grocery Company, and will take possession of same the first day of January. He will move his present stock into the store now occupied by the Union Grocery Co. and will combine the two. He takes occasion to thank all of his patrons and friends for their kind patronage in the past and solicits their future trade.
The resurrection of the Wrightsville Auto Company will take place the first of the new year. Mr. B. I. Walden, the owner of the old garage, will open up in the Kennedy building. The Rowland Grain and Seed Company will discontinue business December 31st, and all accounts not closed up by this date, will be turned over to an officer for collection.
Mr. T. N. McWhorter has purchased a plantation down at Hinesville and has moved his family to Liberty County. Capt. W. Z. Kemp has located his convict camp at Gum Log where he will work up the roads in that area. Messrs. Vernon Hall, Lewis Hutcheson and George Bray are home from the service. Neil Gillis is Ordinary of his new county of Treutlen. See now why he wanted a new county so much.
In Kite news Dr. & Mrs. Vestus Schwalls of Scott, are being congradulated upon the birth of a daughter December 6th. Mother and babe are fine. Robert Boatright has been mustered out of service and is back home. He will resume his same job. Kite had a carnival last week which carried off a lot of money, but, gee, how much fun the boys did have!
Christmas will be rather dull in all probability as people have much of their cotton still unsold and ready cash isn't so plentiful. But one little boy found the time to write Santa a letter. "Dear Santa: I want you to bring me a doll locket and a doll cradle. Eugene wants a climbing monkey, gun, doll and knife, and please bring us plenty of fruit. Papa and Mama, Sara Mae and Eugene Smith. P. S. We have moved to the country on R. No. 3.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Dec. 6, 1918

December 6, 1918.

Postmaster R. P. Hicks has resigned as Wrightsville's Postmaster. Mr. Hicks was commissioned the first time in early 1915 succeeding Mr. J. F. Renfroe. He was re-commissioned February 14, 1916 and his term hasn't yet expired but he will hold on until January or until a successor is named. Hicks stated the work has increased so, especially since the war began and with no increase in wages feels he can't continue at the present rate of pay.
Dublin will have no fair this year due to the flu which has broke out afresh in Dublin and Laurens County so the Board of Health ordered it shut down. The lid is off for our stores to put on their delivery boys again if they decide to do so. Many people want this service restored and the Council of Defense takes pleasure in lifting the ban. Mr. M. N. Killebrew has opened up a market in the back room adjoining the Dixie Grocery Company where he ill carry a general line of meats.
Through every conceivable avenue the attention of the county chairman of the War Savings Stamp Campaign is being called to the fact that Johnson County is so far behind with her redemption of the pledges made back yonder in June. Johnson's quota is $276,565 of which $43,145 has been purchased, leaving for redemption $33,515. Now that is the way the county stood the first day of October. Since that time the county has bought about $20,000 more, which leaves us far behind yet. The government is asking everybody to meet their obligation now whether pledge was made due now or not.
Mr. Ivey R. Tanner, the man who knows as much about a mule as Balaam of old and can tell whether any animal is worth the trade or not and never deals in "cheap stuff" either. Ivey has been a builder for years, but most recently became a builder in Wrightsville, where he enjoys a lucrative trade and business. He resides in a lovely home on Marcus Street. In recalling incidents he never fails to interest you and in enjoying a joke he's got the belt. Progressive and aggressive, he is making and building for a future with a big determination to win out victorious over everything save a big appetite. Ivey is congenial and clever, the kind that keeps a stiff upper lip when the snow is on the ground. The kind of men who make a town.
Mr. James Hunter Johnson died at his home on November 22nd from Bright's Disease. He suffered greatly the few days prior to his death. He was a Methodist also member of Twiggs Lodge Master Masons and the local Woodmen of the World camp. Mrs. Vera Mae Webb wed Mr. Cleo Brantley at the home of the brides parents. Rev. Pompie Flanders did the honors.
While engaged in marketing 4 bales of cotton in Wrightsville Tuesday just before 10 am, Mr. Andrew T. Clarke, one of the counties solid citizens succumbed instantaneously to hear failure caused by a second stroke of paralysis. He fell in front of the Cotton Exchange just as he was showing samples to the buyers and breathed his last breath as he was lain on the table inside the Exchange.
He had left home feeling fine according to his son-in-law Mr. A. M. Fordham. Once in town he was walking the streets talking and laughing with his many friends. When the undertaker arrived Clarke was taken to the home of Mr. Lovett Claxton and prepared for burial. He was survived by his wife and his children are nine in number, only one dead, the eldest girl who was burned to death some years back. The others are Mrs. W. T. Page, Mrs. G. B. Harrison, Mrs. A. R. Vanlandingham, Mr. Gordon Clarke, Mrs. A. M. Fordham, Mrs. Col. I. L. Price, Miss Ada Clarke, Pvt. Turner Clarke and Mrs. S. W. Harrison. Burial was at New Home.

FROM DAYS GONE BY November 29, 1918

November 29, 1918.

Capt. I. W. Haughey, an army physician from Nebraska, but stationed at Camp wheeler, was sent to Wrightsville to address Class 1 which would have been drafted into the army had the war not ended. Over 540 came in response to the call sent out by the Local Board. The meeting was held at the court house and Haughey was introduced by Col. Brinson. The captain went into the subject at once with his gloves off and put out in strong terms the definition, the cause, the action and the results of contracting veneral diseases and their effects on boys entering the service of this government.
when the ill-fated ship Otranto went down on the coast of Scotland in the early part of October it carried with it forty-eight boys from this state, the most from any state, and about the heaviest blow to Georgia of the war. Emanuel County suffered heaviest of all Georgia counties. So far as is known only one from Johnson County went down with it. This was Lonnie Steptoe of Kite. Notice that he was lost has just been published. It is not known whether his body was saved or not.
willie Parker has been discharged and is the first to reach home since the cease fire. Dr. I. H. Archer, in France, sent cashier E. E Daley a Boche helmet which had been worn by a Hun. It had a shrapnel hole in the top of it, where the Hohenzollern got his dose.
The chairman of the County Council of Defense has been notified that restrictions of all kinds have been removed and that any class of structure can now proceed without a permit. If you have a house to build, he said go ahead and build it.
A new merchantile business organization is replacing a retiring one in the city. The promoters are all well known successful merchants here for many years. They are J. H. and w. D. Rowland, E. N. Hitchcock and Raymond Roland. The Union Grocery Co. managed by Hitchcock will close. The new firm may still operate under the name of Union Grocery Co. but the business will be locate at Rowland Grain & Seed Co. The new firm will carry a full line of farmer supplies, vehicles, implements and harness, a general line of groceries, hardware and undertaker's supplies.
An organization among the colored people of the county to encourage work among the Negroes and to stop loafing has been launched. Rufus T. Bennett, arranged it along with H. T. Akins, James Jordan, D. F. Kemp, C. H. Robinson, E. V. Bently and Prof. J. D. Tucker.
Mr. A. M. Kea of Dublin has been given the job of Deputy U. S. Marshal to take the place of Mr. J. Ben Wilson, who was recently killed near Soperton by J. A. Alford when they made a raid on a still.
Everybody intersted in the possibilities of war finds in D. w. Griffith's specticale, "The Birth of a Nation" which comes to the Vivola Theater soon a thrilling association with the issues of today. The great crisis of 1861-70 as pictured in the play have their lesson for the Americans of today. The North and the South internal struggles; the strategy of the Petersburg Campaign and of Sherman's March to the Sea; Lee's surrender to Grant, and the aftermath of war in the Reconstruction period, all these from a servial of mastial and political events that enchain the spectators' interest. Out of the terrible conflict a new nation, united by spiritual as well as geographical ties, was born. The fire of American patriotism never burned brighter than it burns today, and the play which shows the evolution from past to the present will be gladly welcomed at the local presentation.
Its 12,000 feet of the greatest film ever up to that date. Cost of production 500,000; 5,000 scenes, 18,000 people and 3,000 horses compose this giant military specticale. The Vivola Theater will have a matinee and night, one day only, Saturday, December 7th.

FROM DAYS GONE BY November 22, 1918

November 22, 1918.

Demobilization orders already issued will care for the discharge of 200,000 men within the next two weeks in this country. As the machinery is developed the army can discharge 30,000 men daily. General Perishing has been ordered to return to the states. With transports available, all casualties, convelesents, sick and wounded will come home before the steady flow of the well soldiers. There are 1,700,000 men in U. S. Camps and it will take some time to muster them out.
The total number of men accredited to Johnson County and sent to the national army is reported to be 435 men. There were 381 drafted and 54 volunteers. In addition to these there were quite a few in the navy and national guard.
Arline Chapel will hold a special service next week for their young soldiers, six of whom are in France, Italy or England. They are Willie Parker, Johnnie Mack Parker, Tullie Raines, Jim Spell, Rentz Dent, Brinson Caneega, Luther Caneega, Lotus and Otis McAfee. Word reached here of the death of Mr. Claude L. Deal who died October 14th of wounds received in action and of Lt. Carroll W. Deal October 26th of pneumonia. The cousins have been in France since June. Word was also received of the death of Johnnie Mack Smith, son of Mr. & Mrs. Steely Smith who was killed in France October 10th. He was a brother to Mrs. T. I. Martin, Mrs. Seab Glover, Mrs. Argy Dixon and Mrs. J. M. Grice. Brothers are Jim, Tom, Will and Bud.
The Wrightsville District School will start up again on Monday. It is believed that the flu epidemic has subsided enough to run safely now. The deed to Warthen College and property has been made to the local Board of Trustees and I now in possession of the Wrightsville School District. It belonged to the Methodist conference but when the state law closed Warthen College as a state institution they sought a purchaser and with Wrightsville being without a school building it was deemed advisable to purchase it. The District was bonded for $20,000.
The grading livestock pens for the city will now be built, according to county agent Fred T. Bridges. Work will not be delayed and it should be built in a short time. It will furnish a co-op market for hogs and cattle where all the farmers can come together and have a sale and buyers will come from afar to buy them. Sealed bids will be sent for all the stock saleable by the packing plants in various parts of the country.
Another announcement comes that as of January 1st all of this section will be put in the Eastern Zone giving this county the same time as Augusta. All the area east of Macon will now be in this zone. So clocks and watches will have to be moved up one hour. Then on March 31st, the time will be set up another hour.
Mrs. Hilson, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Raley died at their home in Savannah. She was brought back here and buried at the family cemetery near her father's home. Mr. P. C. Dugger died at his daughters, Mrs. Rev. P. Flanders having been ill a short time. He was buried at Westview. Mrs. George Willie Bridges, wife of Mr. Dune Bridges, died at their home near Spann November 13th and was buried at Piney Mt. Surviving her is her parents, Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Andrews, sisters, Mrs. J. T. Miller and Mrs. I. D. Cox, brother J. W. Cox, and three small children. Miss Bertie Andrews, another sister was there waiting on her and became seriously ill, passing out Friday morning. She was also buried at Piney Mt.
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, the day has been observed since the Pilgrim Fathers crossed the ocean and planted a flower which has bloomed into maturity, a renowned and distinguished beauty, This day has seen change after change take place in the history of the country and of the world and has brought to the hearts of the people of this country many a bright spot in the history of their career.
Far more than ever this coming day deserves a greater demonstration of that spirit which characterized the spirit of its origin and our people as a whole should be more than ever inclined to lay aside thoughts of business and pleasure and repair to the house of worship and participate in thanksgiving and prayer. This is a real thanksgiving time. Let the hope be cherished that it will not pass amiss, but it will be given over to just that sort of action as the occasion demands.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Nov.15, 1918

November 15, 1918.

The greatest news this country ever received was flashed from one end to the other last Monday morning when the wires told the American people the war was over, that Germany had signed the drastic armistice terms drawn up by the allied army. The greatest war of the ages closed at 6 last Monday morning, officially. In signing Germany is prevented from renewing hostilities. No more men will be sent off. President Wilson ordered the draft stopped. The American army had reached a strength of 3,764,677 men. Of these 2,200,200 are in France, Italy or Russia.
Hundreds of men, women and children participated in a grand jubilee and peace celebration Monday night in Wrightsville. There was a mammoth automobile parade which traversed the entire city. The local Red Cross marched from the Methodist church. There was music, songs, cheering and yells, with the tooting of many auto horns and ringing of all the church bells and the fire alarm gave plenty of noise. A program was held in front of the court house with speakers, Rev. Reese Griffin, Prof. J. O. Martin, Judge William Faircloth, Col. Ben Hill Moye and Rev. Chas. E. Jackson.
The City Court had a busy session. Seven or eight plead guilty to gambling and carrying pistols, with one or two getting drunk at churches. Willie Outlaw was turned loose, who was charged with pointing a shotgun at another. Those that plead guilty were, Winfield Harper, John Walker, Grady Moore, John Jackson, Eddie Clover, Cal Barn, David Freeman, Willie Braddy, Gilbert Maddox, Gus Lemon, Arthur Battle, Wesley Robinson, Lonnie Watts, Ed Smith, Tom Darisaw and Zealus Robinson. Most of them were fined $60 or 8 months in jail. Those found not guilty other than Willie Outlaw were Buddie Thomas and Red Edwards.
Mr. J. G. Lyles has resigned as city electritian and returned to work for Mr. . Davidson. Ex-chief M. L. Jackson is now in charge of the electric light plant. Chief Joe M. Walker resigned from the police force and ex-deputy sheriff Jim Tapley took Walker's place as chief.
The entire city of Wrightsville was mourning on November 8th when they learned of the death of Mrs. Dr. T. L. Harris at her home on North Marcus street. She had suffered several days from pneumonia. She left her husband and an 8 month old baby. She was buried at Westview. Miss Dorothy Doke, 16 years old died at her parents 5 miles east of town, also from pneumonia. She too was buried at Westview. Mr. R. C. Adams formally of Wrightsville but recently moved to Sparta, died from the Spanish flu. He was owner of Crystal Café on Spring Street in that town. Mr. R. T. Sander, 74 died and was buried at Westview. Two daughters survived him.
Three more deceased persons were furnished caskets from the city on Sunday. George Coxwell who lived in the New Home area and was buried there. His wife and two children were too sick to attend the funeral. Gordon Hardaway's child at Lovett was buried at the family cemetery dying of pneumonia. The other was Jethro Garnto's child who was buried at Pleasant Grove.
Mr. C. D. Thompson broke his arm trying to crank his Ford. A lot of peoples hogs have the cholera and Mr. Bridges has been mighty busy treating them. The local lodge of Odd Fellows assisted in setting up a new lodge at Moores Chapel.The possum hunters are having a lot of good sport and fresh meat these moonlight nights. The Headlight remarked they wanted three for Thanksgiving.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Nov. 8, 1918

November 8, 1918.

Death and disaster has laid waste in many Johnson County homes these last two weeks. Hardly an hour has passed within the past ten days but a death occurred. Whites and coloreds have suffered alike. In some instances there has not been enough help to bury the dead on account of so much sickness.
Don C. Kent, second son of Judge & Mrs. John Luther Kent died from pneumonia. He was 25 and a farmer. He left a wife of six years, the former Miss Juanita Wood, and two small children, Cameron 5, and Virginia, 2. He was buried at Westview. Uncle Benjamin F. Martin, born I Hancock County but lived in Johnson County 28 years, father of nine children died of influenza and was buried at Westview. He was a Confederate veteran. Al his children attended his funeral but Emmitt, who is in France.
Mrs. Oscar Daley, 24 was next. She was a niece of Mr. William Oliver and was formally a Williams and was buried in the Williams Cemetery. She left a husband and three small children. Then came death to Mrs. S. L. Powell and Mr. Bishop Price, brother and sister. They were buried at Oaky Grove. They died jut three hours apart. Bishop's 3 year old daughter, Rosa Lee was buried the same day. His wife and mother are both sick. Mrs. Powell was born April 28, 1882 and married January 16, 1898. She had four living and seven dead children. Bishop was 33, married twice and had three children by the first marriage. Their father was W. H. Price. Their brothers and sisters were Perry and Phillip Price, Mrs Mollie Frost, Mrs. Mozelle Powell, Mrs. Viana Tanner and Mrs. Louisa Keyton.
There were three burials at the Hall Cemetery at Liberty Grove. Mrs. C. H. Kindon, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Will Scarboro, She left a husband and a two month old baby. Then Mr. William Riley Johnson, brother of J. D. Johnson died and left a wife and three children. The third was Uncle John West Snell who in two days would have been 81. He left a son, and a sister Mrs. Georgia Gay. He was a Confederate veteran.
Mildred Vidella Beasley, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. M. Beasley of Norristown died. She was 11 months old. It is very evident now that the crest of the flu epidemic has been broken. But few new cases have broken out this week and the ones who have been sick, if not dead, are better. It didn;t look appalling along about the latter part of last week. Had things went on something surely would have had to be done in this county to check the dreadful work of the disease.
The Local Board will soon send off a number of men from this county. There will be about 44 white men and 23 colored ones to go to Camp Wheeler on about the 15th. Mr. H. H. Caneega has divided his grocery store into two parts. One he carried out to his country home and the other is located within the wooden building across from Brinson's.
Ed Evans, colored, while enroute down Marcus Street with his wife Monday night from the picture show was shot in the back of his head with a pistol in the hands of an unknown party and is not likely to live. There is little known concerning the affair. Ed worked for the City Warehouse and lived just back of it. As they were rounding the corner near the railroad crossing the shooting took place. Ed was able to run a good distance when he fell.
Taken home, medical assistance was brought, and Tuesday he was carried to Sandersville. His wife discovering his condition after he had fallen took up a term of screams and crying and alarmed the town for fully ten minutes. Reports differ and vary as to how it occurred and who did the shooting. This is the second husband the wife has had shot.

FROM DAYS GONE BY November 1, 1918

November 1, 1918.

LT. Asbury Hall killed in action. This was the said news that came into the quiet home of his devoted family in Adrian on he night f September 21st. He had been killed in action "somewhere in France" on September 13th. Much sorrow hovered over the little town as the news rapidly spread.
Asbury was an energetic and industrious young man. With meager means he was quick o learn and could make a success of most anything he set his mind to do. When very young he became an accomplished barber and with this income assisted his older brother go through medical college. Asbury later entered himself and studied pharmacy. The authorities at Mercer University did not believe he could work and pay his way through school, but he insisted they give him a chance, which they did, and he succeeded admirably.
He was also called by a congressman to do office work and he had considered studying and practicing law. As he prepared for his life's career Uncle Sam called him for duty, so he set his sights on the army. After training he went overseas in January and had been at the front for several months when the end came. After he got to France he made arrangements for another brother and sister to go to college. His future was bright, his life was right and freedom fighting took his life.
Miss Elizabeth McAfee is the first woman to receive an appointment as rural mail carrier for this section of the state. She won her appointment over 18 others. She drives a car on her route which covers 24 miles out of the Davisboro office. Miss McAfee taught school at Harrison before her appointment.
Dr. James M. Meadows de at Vidalia of pneumonia at the age of 45. He was survived by a wife and several children. His father is Mr. Cannie S. Meadows and they were former residence of Johnson County. Mrs. Billie Johnson, wife of Mr. W. F. Johnson died after a two week illness. She was buried at the Futrell Cemetery 5 miles north of Bartow. Tom Gainor died at the convict camp in Kite from the flu. Judge Wiggins sent a coffin down o have his remains buried.
A Ford car driven by O. A. Kennedy, Jr. turned turtle Sunday night out on the Mason bridge road. In it were the driver, Bus Kent and Claude Hicks. All escaped injury except Claude who suffered a fractured forearm. Soldier boy Noah D. Paul married Miss Vera Smith, daughter ofMrs. Trudie Smith of near Bartow.
Thursday night unknown burglars entered Dr. R. E. Butterly's drug store through the front door after breaking the glass. Four or five dollars in cash was taken along with a lot of watches and jewelry worth about $100 that belonged to optician Jack Robinson.
A terribly bad shooting affray took place 6 miles east of Swainsboro on Saturday. Lige Lowe and Charlie Lowe, brothers, were neighbors of Will Poythress, all white. Bad feelings got up between the brothers and Will. The Lowe brothers with a shotgun apiece and Will shouldered a Marvin rifle. They met halfway grounds between their homes and began a German barrage. Both brothers were hit by bullets from the rifle and the rifle trigger-pusher got a load from each breech-loader. Lige Lowe died Sunday and was buried at old Canoochee. Charlie and Will are oth lying up. The grand jury in Emanual will have a fine tie with these ole boys.
Henry Akin was shot in the foot with a shotgun Sunday night. Two toes were almost amputated. His boy also got skin wound in the back of his neck a he poked his head out of the back door looking for escape. The affair took place in the place of business of Akin's. It is said that Lige Sullivan, a notorious character of Darktown, wielded the weapon that did the damage.
Good cotton is still hanging around 30 cents per pound. A lot of folks are holding theirs and keeping it mostly at home. The warehouses here are full to overflowing and a lot of it all up and down the streets and vacant places.

FROM DAYS GONE BY OCT 25, 1918

October 25, 1918.

The first fair that the county ever had came to a successful ending Saturday night. Hundreds came every day to view the excellent displays and compared it equally in quality with the largest fairs. The shows ha a full house all the time. It was a financial success too. Expenses were met with money left over for next year. The management expects to make the fair even bigger next year.
Twenty-three little treasures were resented in the Baby Show. For perfect physical form went to Miss Gladys, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Rowland. Miss Louise, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. L. Holt was first for beauty. Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Johnson's little boy won for physique. Miss Lorena Mae, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. F. C. Oliver's got the green ribbon. Fredrick Luther, son of Mr. & Mrs. F. G. Mayo won 4th place. Third for beauty went to Miss Alice Joyce, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. B. J. James.
Spanish influenza is spreading rapidly and Johnson County is fully in its grip. Doctors are driving day and night and haven't caught up in several weeks now. Sickness is rampant and deaths more frequent. The oldest physicians say they never saw anything just like this. The schools have all closed and instead of things getting better the epidemic seems to be getting a bigger foothold. Probably no place in Georgia has any more cases of the flu than Kite. Every family has some member sick but no deaths yet. The drug store ran out of medicine and its having to be brought in from Wrightsville and Adrian. Capt. Bill Kemp has had a lot of sickness too among his convicts with about a dozen bedridden.
Mrs. Mary Ann Williams, 90 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Underwood. She was buried at Westview. Mrs. J. R. Wilson, 76 years old died October 19th after about a week's illness. She was survived by her husband and one son, Henry. She was buried at Liberty Grove.
Walden Downs who died in New York at the military hospital was brought home and a solemn and impressive ceremonies were held at Union Hill. Soldier Downs was a member of Red Hill church, and a member of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 110 of Wrightsville. He was born October 10, 1893. Of his family now living are his father, mother, an five brothers. September 25th 1917 he entered the army at Camp Gordon for 6 weeks, then transferred to Camp Wheeler as a member of 118th Field Artillery, Battery B, a part of the Dixie Division. July 27th he left for Camp Jackson, South Carolina for 3 months. On October 2nd he made it to Camp Mills, Long Island, New York being sick the day he left South Carolina. Mr. L. D. & Frank Downs made it to his bedside before he died.
Soldier Roger Davis is home on furlough from having a broken right arm. Mr. Angus W. Hightower was rejected because of being to light weight. Mr. & Mrs. U. R. Jenkins has a son born October 15th. In the cotton report Johnson County had ginned up to October 2nd, 9,066 bales compared to 10,018 in 1917.

FROM DAYS GONE BY OCT 18, 1918

October 18, 1918.

Today the gates opened to the Johnson County Fair Association and is already considered one of the best, though small, exhibitions any single county in this part of the state has ever had. There are collections of every conceivable article raised and used on the farms of Johnson County, both agricultural and livestock. The county was ready for this fair. Rich in resources and not overflowed with liabilities the people are in splendid shape. Large crops are being harvested, the barns are full and the smokehouses will soon be bulging out at the front doors with porkers raised on $2 corn and $1.50 sweet potatoes. The fair also has the merry-go-round, ferris wheel, old plantation shows, open air acrobats, aeroplane, magic lanterns, 8 piece band, midget show and baby show.
W. B. Coleman of Laurens County announced for state senate. Mr. & Mrs. A. F. Flanders move into their home on West Elm street, reently occupied by Mr. Bob Chapman. Mr. J. W. A. Crawford files for bankruptcy. Johnson County only has $40,000 the 4th Liberty Loan. This leaves over a $110,000 to be raised by Saturday night when the campaign ends. The government has ordered that the week of October 21 o 26th be set aside as rat killing week for the purpose of freeing the state of rats. The rat is our greatest destroyer. You are asked to cut off their tails and bring them in to Mr. A. J. M. Robinson. Prizes are to be given to the ones killing the most rats. First prize $5, Second $3 and Third $2. Everybody is urged to do all they can to free Johnson County of this awful pest.
Captain E. H. Frazier, Director for the 11th District of Georgia, First United War Work Campaign came and discussed the necessity of a War Room in the county and to have such a building on the courthouse grounds. He discussed this throuoghly with Judge J. C. Wiggins. The room would be a constant reminder of the brave fellows fighting from this county for our Liberty and freedom from German tyranny. A permanent record in which the names of every Johnson County boy in the United States Army shall be listed. How often could such a record have been used since the Civil War? After the war is over this permanently bound book should be deposited among the County Records where subsequent entries could be made. Judge Wiggins granted permission to erect on court house grounds to be built at once.
Mr. Walden Downs, son of Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Downs, a brave young soldier who spent a year at Camp Wheeler and was enroute to go overseas when he was taken sick dying while in New York. He was brought home and buried at Union Hill.
Spanish influenza has began to take a toll on the county with many sickness and some deaths. W. D. Stewart of Scott died of such and was buried at Bay Springs. He left a wife, one boy and 3 girls. Miss Francis Miller, 81, died at her home near town and buried at Piney Mount. Young Russell Price died being sick about two weeks. He was buried at Oaky Grove. Little Martha Kent, the bright young daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Kent died at their home in Jacksonville, Florida. She was buried at West View.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Oct. 11, 1918

October 11, 1918.

Albert Temples has paid the supreme sacrifice for his country by offering up his life in its defense on a foreign battlefield. He was desperately wounded before Metz on the 15th of September and died in a French hospital on the 18th. He was a member of the 328th Infantry. Albert had a brother in this county, Mr. H. H. Temples who resided near New Home church. Albert married a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. M. Franks but she died about a year ago. Their 18 month old baby lives with its grandparents. Albert's parents were Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Temples who live in South Carolina.
Two more Johnson County boys are dead from pneumonia and another is reported dead but not confirmed yet. The two dead are Lewis Morris and Verdie Tapley. Morris was 21 and a son of Mr. & Mrs. Jessie R. Morris who live on the Loyd Price plantation. He was at Camp Gordon but was brought home and buried at Oaky Grove. Verdie Tapley died a Gordon also. He is the son of George Tapley of Kite. He was buried in the family cemetery.
In another war measure, if anyone in the county wishes to erect a building for their own use or use by another, must file an applicationand be approved by the War Industries Board. The local men on this board are C. D. Roundtree, W. C. Brinson and H. T. Hicks.
Messrs. A. W. Hightower, C. E. Dixon and T. L. Raines leave for Camp Gordon and J. R. Garrett for Camp Wheeler. The colored boys going to Camp Wheeler are Wes Anderson, Abon Seals, J. W. Roberson and Ushel Hurst.
Only a few more days until the Johnson County Fair opens and already over 40 babies have been entered for the Baby Show. The Central of Georgia Steam Shovel came down and spent a week at the Sand Cut between Tom and Kite, loading and hauling sand to a washout down below Kite.
Mrs. W. F. Blount died on September 21st at 60 years of age. She was taken sick on Saturday morning and only lived a few hours. She left a husband and nine children. She was buried at Bethany.
Mr. C. H. Moore escaped serious injury to himself and Ford Tuesday night this side of Tennille at the W. & T. crossing, when, to avoid a train collision, he jerked the jitney off a car-high embankment this side of the track, but the wise Ford stood straight up on its feet when it landed. Mr. Moore wasn't too excited too much to turn him back, but caught the "Shoo-fly" down the road enroute to Savannah.
It is said that there are two squirrel hunters in the county and they have hunted so much the trails are open through the swamp near their homes. Bob Veal and J. J. Wilkins have actually been hunting so much their neighbors say game is as scarce as hen's teeth in that community. Bob has put it across the preacher, though, it is claimed, and this has caused somewhat of a cessation of hostilities among the nimble feet of the pines.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Oct. 4, 1918

October 4, 1918.
Lieut. Asbury J. Hall of Adrian has made the supreme sacrifice in France, having been killed in battle September 13th. LT. Hall is a son of Mr. & Mrs. Y. L. Hall, a graduate of Mercer, and one of the best young men of his community. He sailed for France January 1, 1918, and was transferred to the 167th U. S. Infantry. He was a member of the Rainbow Division.
In the new draft includes deferring classes of persons who are more likely to further the war by remaining in civilian occupations than by entering the army. Special attention will be given for agriculture occupations, and labor requirements for such. Somebody has to stay home and feed the army.
Formal announcement was made that the government has taken over the operation of the Wrightsville & Tennille railroad, along with the Louisville & Wadley; Sylvania Central and Wadley Southern railways. Directors of the W. & T. held a meeting, declared a dividend of 3 per cent and all officers resigned. The W. & T. corporation will not have charge of the operation of the road, but will act as financial agent for the stockholders and see that their property is protected and cared for. Mr. W. A. Winburn was made Federal manager for the four railroads with headquarters in Savannah. Taking over the W. & T. railroad means that all the roads entering Dublin are now under Federal control.
The gins have been as busy as ever all this week. People come in the afternoon and stay over until late the next afternoon before they can get their bale ginned and sold. It has been selling higher this week. The birth of twin girls is announced by Mr. & Mrs. B. Vickers at their home a short distance from the city on Friday September 27th.
It is said that old corn liquor was the cause of it all out at Mt. Pleasant church last Sunday, when one Will Stubbs, colored, emptied a barrel of his hip pocket machine into the abdominal departments of one colored youth named Sims Smith. Sims was waiting his turn to have his picture made, according to eye witnesses, when up walked Stubbs, who it is claimed had filled up with the "strong stuff" to the extent of "feeling swell", and pulled the trigger, a ball going into young Smith's stomach.
The boy was rushed to Rawlings Sanitarium, where his life has hung in the balance ever since. Some of the deacons and members of the church called for the sheriff, who responded, and placed Stubbs behind bars. A warrant charging him with assault with attempt to murder was sworn out for him Monday morning and he is still in jail awaiting the outcome of the wounded boy's condition. Stubbs will also have to answer to the courts for uprooting a perfectly good meeting among the colored folks around Mt. Pleasant.
Another ugly shooting affray took place on the plantation of Mr. E. J. Sumner about noon when Coatney Davis, is said, pulled a pistol and fired upon Charley Morgan, while Morgan and his wife, Lucy, were going to the house out of the cotton patch. The bullet lodged in Charley's left leg, breaking the bone. Lucy came to town post haste and swore out a warrant for Coatney's arrest.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Sept. 27, 1918

September 27, 1918.
President Wilson designates October 12th "Liberty Day" and calls on the entire country to observe the day to stimulate a generous response to the Fourth Liberty Loan. This date is the 426th anniversary of the discovery of America. Every city, town and country side is asked by the President to arrange commemorative addresses, pageants, harvest home festivals and directs that all Federal employees who's services can be spared be given a holiday.
The Local Board has been busy mailing out the questionares to the recent registrants. There 582 registered men between 19 and 36 inclusive. Dolso Hayes who is in France received a fracture of the shoulder and is laid up in a base hospital. Word from Grady Jenkins who was reported missing in action, has actually been captured and a prisioner of the enemy.
The Vivola Theatre is having the Delco system installed. Manager J. Frank Jackson has purchased a light plant of his own for lighting up and running the show house. The Bertha Theatre in Dublin was destroyed by fire, a loss of $50,000. Eleven autos stored on the ground floor went up with the blaze. The horses and mules next door were rescued.
The most sensational political development of the times arose in Dublin when state senator-elect G. H. Williams made the startling announcement that he wasn't going to accept the nomination for state senator, but was now a Republican, straight from the shoulder, and was going to run against W. J. Harris for the U. S. Senate.
A party left Wrightsville Saturday night on business, pleasure and sight seeing in Oklahoma. Part of them were going to take in the Old Soldier's Reunion while the others were looking over some prospective purchases and sales of real estate. Those going were Obe Fortner, J. V. Snell, L. Davis, Dock Mosley, T. J. Brantley and E. W. Tanner. They will be gone about 3 weeks.
The general meeting of the Mount Vernon Association meets at Nails Creek church September 28-29. The Woodmen of the World, Camp No. 949, Wrightsville, will become a chartered camp at its next regular meeting.
The gins were so flooded here with cotton on Saturday they didn't catch up and a half dozen or more bales had to wait over to Monday. The Headlight office is moving to a building owned by W. H. Lovett just across the street from Brinson's Drug store in the brick building formally occupied by F. C. Lord & Son Grocery. William Jackson is planning on retiring from the merchantile business on account of war conditions and the scarcity of labor he would be glad to sell to some good, dependable businessman. It is a good stand for a country store, Donovan has no other operating store.
The banks released their Statement of Condition. The Scott Banking Company, $153,551.01; The Citizens Bank of Kite, $285,470.44; The Bank of Adrian, $217,284.45; Exchange Bank of Wrightsville, $529,354.87; The Bank of Wrightsville, $469,978.96.
There is a demand for horse racks or stalls for the country people when they come to town. Last Saturday the vacant lots were full of vehicles. Not everybody owns a car. The people were having to tie the horses & mules to their wagon wheels. Mr. & Mrs. Otis Sumner have a sweet daughter born to them.
The Johnson County Fair, the first ever put on by locals, will be October 17, 18, 19. Admission is adults 25 cents, children 6 to 12, 15 cents. Fred T. Bridges has applications if you have any cows, calves, hogs, chickens or any other livestock, needle work of any kind, pictures, chinaware, agricultural displays. This is the first attempt at a county fair.

FROM DAYS GONE BY SEPT. 20, 1918

September 20, 1918.
The management the Johnson County Fair Association are encouraged over the prospect that the first fair will be bigger and better than anticipated. On every hand people are signing up for booth space to show their articles and property. Everything from colts to steers and all sorts of 4 legged and feathered stock will be on hand. So will all matters of needle work, oddities, vegetables, canning and cooking. Manager Bridges is signing booths up every day.
Only 1330 boys and men registered last Thursday in the county. This was 400 under government estimates. The numbers registered by precinct were: Powell 91, Price 45, Ivey 64, Pullen 99, Adrian 95,Smith 103, Spann 9, Bray 96, Ring Jaw 46, Wrightsville 429, Kite 172. Messrs. Remus Fulford and Marvin Snell left for Atlanta where they volunteered for the navy. Willie Lindsey and Walter Frost returned home having been rejected on account of disability.
Provost Marshal Crowder makes call to fill up camps. Georgia is to send 2,235 white men to Camp McClelland and 248 to Camp Greenleaf. The colored men to go will be 1500 to Camp Wheeler. Johnson County now has a strong Y. M. C. A. organization here. Dr. James Gordon Brantley is chairman and Col. Hillard T. Hicks is secretary. They will begin work very soon.
The order in which Class One boys and men will be called for duty will be as follows: A- single man without dependent relatives. B- married man with or without children or father of motherless children who has habitually failed to support his family. C- married man dependent on wife for support. D- married man, children or not, not usefully engaged, family supported by income independent of his labor. E- unskilled or not a necessary farm laboror. F- unskilled or not a necessary industrial laborer. G- registrant by or in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed. H- registrant who fails to submit questionare and in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed. I- registrant not deferred and not included in any of the above divisions.
Mrs. W. B. Barfield sold her 60 acres near town to George H. Prescott. The W. H. Chivers property was sold by J. H. Rowland, administrator. The house and lot sold high but the other property did not sell very well. The Union Grocery Company is going out of business here. Otis Sumner and D. O. Young opened Wrightsville's newest and largest auto repair shop and fully equipped garage in the old Wood-Walden place.
Mr. James A. Hall has lost his left eye, it being removed by doctors in Augusta. While doing some nailing at his job with Hayes Bros. store a piece of steel from either the nail or the hammer flew into his eye giving him great pain for several days. It was until he couldn't stand the pain anymore, by that time there was no saving it. Mail carrier Silas L. Powell broke his right wrist trying to crank his Ford.
On Saturday night at Justice Z. A. Anderson's Mr. Oscar Howell and Miss Vidie Schwalls were married. He is a son of Mr. Sam Howell of Dublin and she is the daughter of Mr. C. M. Schwalls of Kite. Then Sunday morning also at Justice Anderson's, Mr. J. C. Cooper of Glascock County and Miss Minnie Copeland of Johnson County were married. Her father is Mr. J. E. Copeland. Miss Clarice Kent, daughter of Judge & Mrs. John Luther Kent married Mr. Raymond Rowland son of Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Rowland in Augusta.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Sept. 13, 1918

SEPTEMBER 13, 1918.

The election passed off quietly and only a small vote was polled in the county due to the open cotton in the fields and the absence of many voters in the army. Col. C. S. Claxton beat out Col. Ben Hill Moye for Solicitor 594 to 479. For Representative W. D. Sumer beat S. A. Scott 668 to 411.
The Fair Association arranges to have a small midway. Only 2 or 3 features will be allowed to enter. Mr. Clifford's Show, The Old Plantation, his merry-go round, a snake or two and a few other harmless attractions will be allowed. There will also be a real live Baby Show, for infants under 18 months of age.
A decision was reached by the Cotton States Official Advisory Board to be carried out by each county pledging our farmers not to market more than 20 percent of their cotton crop in any one month and to retire from the market at least every third bale of cotton raised by each farmer. This is the plan. The rainy spell put a stop to cotton picking and consequently the ginners have had little to do along the first of the week, but the last few days have been open ones and the gathering, picking and selling have been moving smoothly on. Pickers are scarce and but few available.
His bugship has arrived, and although his arrival is somewhat belated, he is on the job in Johnson County. The weevilology which was variously disseminated in 1916 throughout this part of the state may now become a practical proposition to all of our farmers. The weevil bug has put his appearance in many cotton patches over the county, an object-lesson to what is coming next year. He has come, but he hasn't come as early as was in 1916 predicted. We were told voluminously told that the next year, 1917, he would ravage every cotton patch in the county, but he didn't, and even this year has injured only a few. It is figured in the next 2 years they will be more numorous than "Carter had oats".
Registration for military duty is today for those 18 to 45. Seventeen whites go to Camp Gordon Friday, one left Tuesday, 4 coloreds to go Tuesday also. Those whites are : Willie Asbury Lindsey, Ernest Prescott West, T. B. Lord, Willie Arthur Smith, Walter Frost, Lewis Morris, Johnnie Curl, Charlie Moye Smith, Thomas Watkins, Elzie Lee Trotter, Alex Stephens Martin, Oslie M. Sumner, Otis K. Davis, Leaston E. Powell, Eugene J. Rowland, Henry Grady Wicker, Andrew Turner Clarke. Those colored are Thomas Harvey, Benjamin Curry, Moddie Bigham, Fellow Harden. The news has reached here that Grady L. Jenkins of Stuckey, son of Mark Jenkins is missing in action.
An aged Negro, Charlie Clover, was killed and robbed at his home on the place of Mr. B. P. Lake Sunday afternoon by two Negroes Will Linder and Cluck Kinsey. Linder is in jail, having conceded he took the money, but Kinsey has left for parts unknown. A Negro woman was present when the killing took place, and her statement is that the two came up to the house while Clover was counting his money, $230 in all. She said that she told him to put it back in his pocket, which he did, remarking that he did not think any of the men there would try to take it from him. Kinsey is said to have made some slighting remark in reply, and a dispute arose between the three. In a few minutes Kinsey had cut Clover in several places and also struck him on the jaw with a fence paling, smashing the old man's jawbone. While the old man was writhing in his last agonies, Linder stooped over and got the money from Clover's pocket, left him to die, which he did in just a few minutes. He was 69 years old.
Linder was arrested and brought to jail Sunday night. On the way to jail, he told Mr. Lake, after some questioning, of taking the money, and where he had hid a portion of it. Investigation of this place revealed $180 of the money, the balance having been done away with.
Mrs. Lonnie Webb died very suddenly at the home of her brother, Henry Ward, in Washington County. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Garnto and was 25 years old. She left a husband and two small children. News came of the accidental death of G. H. Williams, Jr. at the home of his parents, Hon. & Mrs. G. H. Williams on Bellevue Ave. in Dublin. He was cleaning a pistol he thought was empty but it went off, a ball passing clear through the head. His father, Hon. G. H. Williams just won his election the day before for the next term.

FROM DAYS GONE BY September 6, 1918

September 6, 1918.

The Man-Power Bill is now law, the President has signed it and September 12th is the day for National Registration. All men from 18 to 45 inclusive in the United States, except those in the army and navy already registered, have been summoned by President Wilson to register for military service on this date.
It is estimated that at least 12,778,758 men will register this time, compared with 10,000,000 on the first registration of men from 21 to 31 that took place last year. All registrants called into this army will be in France next June 30th swelling the American Expeditionary forces to more than the four million men expected to win the war in 1919. The last to be called will be the youths in their 18th year. Johnson County is expected to register 1700 on this day.
The government is building a big picric acid plant in Brunswick and labor is scarce. Eight men were recruited from Johnson County to go as labor. They were Merida R. Pritchard, Horace Spell, Harman Hattaway, Will Gilbert, McKinley Thomas, Ben Jones, and Johnnie Bell. Four more men left for Camp Wheeler this week. Messrs. Willie E. Parker, John F. Pool, James W. Johnson and W. E. Rawlings.
The Nineth Divison of the Ancient Order of Odd Fellows will hold their annual convention in Wrightsville on September 18th. This lodge has the most members of any lodge in the entire Nineth Divison. Mr. H. T. Downs is Divison Master.
W. D. Sumner who announced he was a candidate for Representative has stated that due to sickness he hasn't been able to get around to see everyone. He has been sick some himself and also his wife has been ill. But the worst was his father. After he made this announcement his father got worse and death came to Mr. Wright Sumner. He died at his home near Spann about midnight Monday night after a short illness.
He was buried in the Sumner graveyard after a funeral at Maple Springs. He was 74 years old and one of the county's most respected citizens. He had four brothers and three sisters living. They were Soney, W. D., J. H., and Charlie Sumner, and Mesdames, Fred, Thomas and Sylvanus Carter. He was survived by four children, W. D., J. P., John Sumner and Mrs. C. W. Brantley.
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Tapley suddenly lost their 8 year old daughter who had only been sick for a very short time. Mr. Jos. F. Carter died at Pembroke. He was a brother of Thomas and Sylvanus Carter. Mr. Will Cook's little daughter died Friday at Rockledge. She was brought back here and buried in the Anthony Cemetery.
Mr. E. R. Frost is now with the Johnson County Auto Sales Company as sales manager. Mr. Jack F. Henderson bought the big farm of Mr. D. M. Heath located about six miles east of Wrightsville. It sold for $45 per acre. On August 29th Mr. & Mrs. J. Frank Jackson had a bright little son born. Miss Lily McDaniel of Dublin married Mr. Horace E. Ethridge of Wrightsville and it is here where they will make their home.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Aug 30, 1918

August 30, 1918.
The Johnson County local board registered 21 men for the army from the county. These were men who have turned 21 since last registration. Those of both colors who registered were: Carl C. Carter, Thos. Lee Hampton, Jno. Willie Moorman, Robert Hudson, Willie T. West, Thos. B. Jackson, A. B. Salter, W. O. Davis, Jesse James, Horace Mills, Geo. L. Hutcheson, Geo. H. Bray, Carlton B. Rowland, Grover C. Bennett, Vernon Hutcheson, Herbert R. Williams, Griffin Bradshaw, Otis Lee Kight, Robert Pierce, Albert Lewis, W. F. Smith.
Twenty-one will go to training now from the colored draft. They are: Joe Goff, Willie Williams, Tom Harvey, Harris Gundy, E. Gerome Usher, Lucus McCullen, Alfred Seals, Fred Irwin, Harry Twiggs, Clifford Williams, Henry Harman, Arthur Wright, Tom Williams, Julius Britt, Walter Bentley, Jas Odom, Jim Jones, Lewis Youngblood, Raymond Powell, Irwin Knight, and David Stanford.
The Wrightsville School will open its doors next week. All of the teachers will be present and the trustees desire as full attendance as possible. The entrances for the September 11th political races closed last Saturday. They are Wash W. Larson, Congress; G. H. Williams, State Senator; W. D. Sumner and S. A. Scott, representatives; B. H. Moye and Chas S. Claxton for Solicitor.
Dr. J. G. Brantley, fuel administrator for this county asked the State to let the gins run the last two Saturdays of this month, but the State ruled they must shut down two Mondays in September to make up for the two Saturdays they run. Johnson County farmers are selling their cotton as fast as it is being ginned and its being ginned as fast as its being picked but the picking does not go along as fast as the cotton opens, as this latter process takes place down here, when it starts, in a hurry and labor is scarce. The price is good and green cotton doesn't keep well, so farmers are selling it.
Mr. James T. Miller has decided he had rather insure people against accidents than to have accidents happen to him like the one which swept away part of his mill dam the other week. Jim owned the Downs Mill Pond and along came the big rain and the waters swelled the creek so rapidly that it filled the long dry pond, dry for a long time, to its utmost capacity and the dam broke and away went several hundred dollars worth of good dirt, etc., down stream. So Jim decided he had best get rid of the whole dam, mill and all. So he sold out last week to Mr. Ben Wilson at a pretty fair price.
The Ebenezer Fortner place, this side of Gumlog, was sold by W. M. Shurling, dealer in real estate, last Thursday to Mr. J. L. Harrison. The place belonged to Mr. H. B. Nasworthy, contained around 535 acres, and the consideration was in the neighborhood of $13,000.
Tom Gainor was caught at noon Sunday at Raines Bridge, running away from his pursuers in an automobile. Tom was sent up by the recent city court for stealing Mr. Will Snell's meat and was turned over to Capt. Kemp for his gang. Tom escaped pretty soon by cutting his chains into by making a file out of a Case knife.
Marshal Oliver discovered Tom's absence in the city, dressed up as a woman, going around in woman's apparel. Mr. Oliver tried to locate him, but with the assistance of Chief Walker, failed to apprehend him in the city after an all night's search Saturday night. Sunday at noon Oliver learned that Tom was fixing to flee the country in an automobile and informed Sheriff Willis Rowland, who with Chief Joe Walker, Deputy Sheriff Isaac Walden and Bailiff Tom Mixon went in the direction Tom and a friend were driving. Upon overtaking them they drove around Tom's car, halted and tried to capture Tom. But he flew the track. A pistol or two were fired by the arresting officers and one bullet took effect in Tom's body, bringing him to a standstill and he is now resting safely in the county jail. There are other warrants against Tom.

August 23, 1918.
    Members of the Farmers Union, along with a few ginners met in Kimball Hotel in Atlanta to address the Federal Food Administration protesting a 75 cent rate for ginning cotton and urging that if a price be fixed it be not more than 60 cents per 100 lbs of lint cotton. More than 150 farmers from more than 25 counties assembled and sometimes the debate was long and hot. Attending from Johnson County was J. F. Henderson, C. D. Roundtree, Sheriff W. D. Rowland and Judge B. B. Blount. Finally the price of 60 cents was agreed upon.
    The county's Farmers Union met at the court house on Saturday to discuss prices for ginning and picking cotton with President C. M. Dent presiding. It was agreed upon that a price of $1 should be paid cotton pickers for gathering the cotton crop of 1918, on a basis of 5 days' work each week.
    Messrs. E. A. & W. H. Lovett have installed a new seed arrangement at their ginnery in south Wrightsville, mainly for the purpose of preventing seed from damaging while stored. The long seed house is built 50 feet from the ginnery. An auger 65 feet conveys the seed from the gin to the seed house. Two gutters meet in the middle of the latter. There are 8 apartures for opening, which allow the piling of seed in 8 places in the house so that a day's ginning may fall in each pile. When a bale comes to the gin the wagon is stopped on the scales under the suck and as soon as the cotton is ginned the owner will know how much lint, seed and wagon he has in pounds. If he wants his seed 2 chutes are made under the auger so that they may be stopped before entering the seed house. A hydraulic ram works the press and steam packs it without the aid of a person, it being a self packer. The Lovett's have a splendid outfit.
    It had been kept for safe keeping as evidence. It was in an adjoining cell in the jail here to one George Clay. Friday afternoon when George was sent for to attend his trial in the court house he was found to be beastily in toxicated. The court waited a while hoping he would sufficiently revive to go on with the trial. George was sent for and after some little time he had not got back right, so his trial went over until Monday morning last, where upon the sheriff and his deputies proceeded to destroy the whole lot of "evidence" by pouring it into the gutter. George used some kind of stick to draw or rake the jug up to where the neck would reach through the iron bars which separate the cells. This is the supposition, as everything tended towards such a conclusion.
    So, George Clay, white, in jail for a serious charge, after two former attempts at a trial in Justice Court here, was held to a higher court on a charge of adultery and fornication, a bond being fixed at $300, at a hearing. Monday morning George gave bond and is free at the present. Clay works with Brasington's Shingle Mill crew.
    A little excitement was caused Saturday when an auto backed into a top buggy, smashing the hind wheel against a two horse wagon and stopping at that. It is not known who is at fault, as the wagon, the buggy and the auto collided some how.
    W. D. Sumner of Spann gets into the legislature race and Col. Ben Hill Moye for solicitor of Wrightsville. Hon. Thomas W. Hardwick, senator, gave a rousing re-election speech at Idylwild. Dr. R. Emmett Butterly purchased the Jenkins Drug Company.
    Mrs. T. A. Johnson, formally Miss Kent, died at her daughters in Cairo. She was rocking on the front porch and just fell over dead. She was 62 and brought home and buried at Kite. Charles Fulton Kitchens, the 3 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. C. F. Kitchens died suddenly Tuesday. He was buried at Pleasant Grove.
    Uncle Sam called 3 more to service, Tom B. Williams, W. T. Scarboro, Jr., and Terry L. Raines. These were not included with the seven to go soon. The Governor signed a law passed by the legislature that men of age must work or fight.

FROM DAYS GONE BY, Aug 16, 1918

August 16, 1918.
Saturday's casualty list carried the name of Frank Enters, a Johnson County man, having married in the county and resided in Wrightsville for several years. He s the first man from Johnson County to pay the Supreme sacrifice in this war. He was killed in action in France.
Frank was a painter by trade and painted a number of the finest homes in the city. He joined the National Guard long before America got into the present war and went with his regiment to the Mexican border. This was the old 2nd Georgia. Enters married a Miss Price, daughter of Mr. Tillman Price of this county. To them was born one child. They both died a short time after he left for Mexico. Other than his wife's folks he had no known relatives.
Enters went to France last summer with the Rainbow Division. He volunteered for service in the machine gun battalion made up for that division at Camp Wheeler. He was promoted to corporal just three weeks before his death.
Georgia will send 18,000 men to various camps to be trained for war service on August 26. This number includes both white and black. Of this number Johnson County will send seven men.
The second term of City Court was a full one with Judge B. B. Blount presiding and also Solicitor Col. W. C. Brinson. Sheriff Willis Rowland and his deputies T. J. Mixon, Isaac Walden, Lee Jackson, and J. I. Singletary were present. The charge of carrying a pistol came up most frequently, the colored people being defendants. Twenty-five accusations were brought against coloreds for disturbing Divine Worship at Hubbard's Chapel.
Tony Culbreth was brought up first. Tony works for Mr. Ben Jordan who appeared to defend Tony in his trial. Tony was found guilty and Ben says he lost his first case, therefore he is quitting the practice of law forthwith. Judge Blount ruled Ben out of order and secured Col. A. L. Hatcher in his place. All parties were either found guilty or pled guilty with fines ranging from $40 to $500 or jail time. Those guilty were: Jack Wright, Henry Wadley, Austin Arline, Osie Fulton, Manda Hines, Richard Jackson, George Wright, Tom Haines (two Counts), Pete Tucker, Nataniel Miller, Gatsie Murray, Tony Culbreth, William Palmer, Henry Kemp, Rounder Jackson, Tommie Lee Cooper, John Bridges, and Willie Braddy.
Dr. D. C. Harrison decided not to run for representative. Instead will take a post graduate course in New York. Dr. Harrison enjoys a large and lucrative practice and operates a drug store in Kite, along with large farming operations and states he just don't have time right now for politics. Col. Charles S. Claxton of the Faircloth & Claxton firm will run for Solicitor of Wrightsville. Mr. W. T. Rowland sold his plantation to Mr. Green B. Harrison for a handsome sum.
Hon. & Mrs. F. B. Maddox of Lawrenceville announced the fall wedding of their daughter, Delpha Blanche, to Mr Fred T. Bridges. Miss Dora Proctor of Swainsboro was married to Mr. F. L. Kea of Adrian at Wadley on July 31st.
Mr. Charlie M. Schwalls of Kite had a slight accident while in Wrightsville. While at work jacking up a house the bar to the jack slipped throwing him against a sill gashing his forehead pretty bad.. John, the 14 year old son of Arthur Tapley has recovered after bad effects produced by his having drank something around 11 Saturday, which threw him into spasms and a rage which lasted several hours and for a time the doctors didn't know if he would survive. They still don't know what he drank to cause it but it caused quite a sensation in the city all Saturday afternoon. Lowell Blankinship, the 15 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. E. G. Blankenship, who had moved to Dexter, climbed a tree to get a bird he shot, fell to the ground striking a stump inflicting such a wound he would only survive a short time, then died. He was buried at Boiling Springs.
Mr. B. D. Carter had the first bale of cotton ginned in Scott. Mr. J. E. Cannady brought the 1st bale to Wrightsville. The bale weighed 555 pounds, ginned at Lovett's ginnery, sold for 30 cents a pound to Mr. E. E. Sanders, the cotton and seed bringing him $197. Mr. J. S. Wheeler brought in Kite's first bale.

FROM DAYS GONE BY August 9, 1918

August 9, 1918.
A week ago last Saturday abundant and continued showers began to fall daily through all of Johnson County until the crops were getting in an injured condition and many of the roads boggy and unpassible. But on Friday afternoon around 4, a tremendous downpour fell through a streak of the county, covering most of it. It was the heaviest and longest fall in many a day.
Cotton fields and other crops received great damage. The dirt roads washed out and the railroad had washed out bridges that went down the creeks and branches along with many fences. Trees and shrubbery were uprooted. Lots of property damage from the heavy downpour that lasted about 2 hours. Many people were cut off from home, several autos were waterbound, some falling in the washouts. Lots of bridges were swept away by the sudden outrush of the swollen creeks and the damage to Johnson's bridges run up high.
Leaving from Wrightsville about the time the shower was slackening up, a colored man who works for Mr. J. H. Rowland drove his mule into an open ditch in the main road at Cedar Creek towards Kite thinking the bridge still remained, it being only submerged with water, but it was actually gone and the mule drowned, the wagon and harness and the contents, a load of corn, was swept off to the swamp.
Many were the water stories around town Saturday morning but a lot of them carried some semblance of truth along with them. The dam across the creek at Downs Mill pond, now the Miller pond, broke as the water rapidly and suddenly overflowed the pond causing a loss of about $500 to Mr. Miller. A fireman firing a boiler in a bathing suit. This is what happened Friday night at the power house. The location of the city power house in the low spot brought forth a flooded stream that way after the big rain and filled the cavity around the boiler almost waist deep. Some of the boys donned a bathing suit and fired up for lights for the picture show and city lights.
The local Democratic Executive Committee endorsed President Wilson for re-election. The final consolidation of the War Savings Stamps drive comes up $50,000 short of the county's goal. Mr. RayTanner left for Charleston were he was recalled to the Navy. Mr. J. M. Gillis was called to the colors and must report to San Antonio, Texas. The first young lady in Johnson County to offer her services for the volunteer nurse course was Miss Myra Daley. The new home of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Lovett has been completed. Monday night Marie Hattie, the 2 year old daughter of Col. & Mrs. Ben Hill Moye died after a short illness. She was buried at Westview.
August City Court convenes next week and the main case cited is the ruckuss at Hubbard's Chapel where last spring there arose trouble and a great many of the colored folks got mixed up in a general free-for-all. The sheriff and his deputies were quickly on the scene and two or three car loads of law breakers were brought in. A total of 25 must stand trial for this one Sunday violence excursion.
Cotton gathering will soon begin and the scarcity of labor may hinder its progress. It is suggested school be held off until November 15th so as the children can help gather in the crop. The farmers stated they needed them now more than next spring. J. O. & B. B. Tanner have just received a shipment of Overland automobiles and can deliver you one at $985.00. Its the best car in the world at that price.

FROM DAYS GONE BY August 2, 1918

August 2, 1918.
Tuesday afternoon the Bridges' had gone home from preaching at Stone building, about six miles south of Wrightsville, a shooting affray took place in the yard of W. T. Bridges. The one handling the pocket machine being his son, John H. Bridges, who had come from his house on the plantation of his father, to see his uncle, Jack Bridges who had came home with his brother Bill for dinner.
Entering the yard John called to his uncle Jack to come out and talk with him about some trouble, and after a few words, Uncle Jack refusing to go down the road with him, John pulled out the gun from a hip pocket and leveled it at his uncle, shooting twice. It was a 32 and one bullet went through Jack"s pants leg, grazing a red streak on the skin. So close was he to his man that the powder burnt the pants. The other shot grazed his middle finger on his left hand.
Jack came to town the next morning and swore out three warrants for the arrest of John, one for assault with attempt to murder, one for carrying concealed pistol and the other a peace warrant. The affair was deeply regretted by the neighborhood.
Mayor Shurling sent up several fellows for one thing or another and because they couldn't pay their fines were imprisoned at night and worked on the streets in the day time. Saturday night there were three of Darktown's constant violators of the peace lodged in the city calaboose and about 11, lo, the prison doors flew open and the three favorite birds escaped and since then have fled to parts unknown. It is supposed that "High Yaller" or one of the three carried a pick in with them. The Negroes names were Cliff Williams, Ernest Mason and Dewey Moore, better known as "High Yaller". Two of them cut the chains of their leg irons leaving the rings on, and the third one didn't take time, but ran off cuffed up around the lower appendages. The town would like to lay them up again and if anybody was to see them "hanging around" to let Chief Oliver get wise to their whereabouts.
A lot of women who have long been wanting "to go on their own resources" may now easily find employment of value with Uncle Sam as a Red Cross nurse or a nurse at home. Wash W. Larsen has made his bid for re-election from the 12th District for Congress. Corn, meat, potatoes and a little long sweetening are in an over-abundance in Johnson County, with the little red spider and few anteaters on a few patches of the best cotton crop the county has had in years. Dr. Emmett Butterly has retired from his retail grocery business. He sold his store to J. F. Henderson & Son. Hon. S. A. Scott will offer for re-election as state representative. Col. Paul Bryan has enlisted in the Army Y. M. C. A. and stationed in Baltimore.
Three sets of twins have been born to the G. M. Green family within six months. The first were two boys of Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Edwards. The second two sons were born to Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Parrish and the third, two fine girls to Mr. & Mrs. Joe Green. Miss Mildred Walker wed Mr. John M. Gillis. A most surprising wedding was that of Miss Minona McCrary of Sandersvlle to Mr. Ray Tanner of Wrightsville.

FROM DAYS GONE BY July 26, 1918

July 26, 1918.

It was a sad, large assembly at the depot when the 37 boys rolled off Monday morning for Camp Gordon. It was the largest draft in the county thus far as they will be made ready immediately for service overseas. Those in this call were: Thomas M. Kea, William Frost, James T. Barron, W. H. Lovett, E. L. Odom, J. D. Wilson, E. D. Johnson, John W. Green, Newnan E. Powell, C. D. Kavakos, H. Grady Cox, Willie J. Bush, Wallace J. Cook, J. W. Townsend, Winder H. Pope, Olin Smith, E. D. Price, Roger D. Davis, C. G. Townsend, Zefoa Peebles, W. L. Anderson, H. T. Lindsey, W. A. Lord, L. R. Wilson, Milton C. Ross, Henry L. Hoover, B. J. Snell, Evans L. Tucker, Jacob Kaplan, Marcus I. Stephens, L. C. Caraway, J. M. Townsend, Jr., R. J. Boatright, W. H. B. Mimbs, Edgar A. Harrison, John Smith, and L. M. Burris.
The school census has been completed, Johnson County gained 436 school children in five years. It shows that there are 1470 white male children and 1273 white females. For the coloreds it shows 1020 males and 1002 females. The local school board elects their new teachers consisting of a strong faculty for the new school year. Professor J. O. M. Mahon of Howell, Georgia is principal. Teachers are Miss Annie Blackshear, Miss Opal Camp, Mrs. G. W. Gordy, Miss Hilda Blount, and Miss Mildred Walker. The music director is Miss Annie Mae Melton. Three more teachers may be added before the year is over.
The Johnson County Farmers Union is making extensive plans to build a graded stock yard for the purpose of giving local farmers the advantadge of a market here just as in other towns. The committee consists of Messrs. Ellis Johnson, J. T. Miller and J. W. Williams. The meeting was held at Moores Chapel, the next meeting will be at Spann.
The citizens are pushing for better roads in the county like the one from the Johnson line to Tennille. They want good roads from Oconee River to Kite, Washington County line to Adrian and from Lovett to Bartow. It is estimated that the cost of wearing out of automobiles, buggies and wagons over these bad roads would be enough to build good roads. We have the worst roads between Atlanta and Savannah and Augusta to Bainbridge. Thousands shun our county because of the roads, and that's bad also from an economic stand point. Wrightsville is the nearest route from the North to the South and East to West from all our larger cities. The sentiments of the people demand for a start to better the roads in this county and the sooner the better.
While fishing on the Florida coast Charles S. Claxton had his thumb smashed between two boats resulting in amputating part of his thumb. Due to W. H. Lovett retiring, the firm of Wrightsville Grain Company is dissolved between Lovett and E. E. Sanders. Mr. G. H. Williams announces his candidacy for state senate in the 16th district. Will Mixon brought in the first open cotton boll. Contractor T. L. Chester is erecting the new Baptist church in Adrian. Mr. & Mrs. Chester gave birth to a fine son on July 18th. Someone broke into W. R. Gatlin's garage and filched a lot of tires, tubes and spark plugs.
Mrs. Mattie Rawls of Davisboro married John W. A. Crawford. Miss Mary Thomas of here married LT. C. A. Woods of Piedmont, West Virginia. Mrs. Mary E. C. Shimer announces the marriage of her daughter, Martha Sally, to SGT. Ferris Blankinship, the eldest son of Mr. J. T. Blankenship.

FROM DAYS GONE BY, JULY 19, 1918

July 19,1918.
The Georgia editors praised Wrightsville and her entertainment during the three day Weekly Press Association convention. No meeting ever excelled this week's claimed the daily and weekly editors who said they enjoyed their visit to the fullest extent. The court house was decorated inside and out for the occasion. At Idylwild, Dr. L. G. Hardman, fuel administrator for the state addressed the editors with some interesting facts.
Hardman stated the United States has enough coal in her fields unmined to last for 3000 years; enough oil to last 1000 years and Georgia has enough coal to last 200 years, also enough wood to last just as long. He went on to say it would be a good idea to learn to use wood, raise wood as a crop, and to value the forests and timber lands as a money-value asset to the country. One cord of hardwood is equal in heating value to a ton of coal and pine wood is equal to two thirds of a ton of coal. He urged Johnson County to save and value and sell wood, he also urged the municipal wood-yard idea.
The homes of the people were open, and there was the air that made all the editors feel that they were glad they came because the folks were glad to have them and that was real hospitality. The delightful hours at Idylwild were the bright spot in their stay here.
The City of Wrightsville is passing an ordinance to prohibit loitering and compel all persons from the ages of 16 to 50, inclusive, to be engaged in some kind of useful employment. Also to have on their person a certificate of employment showing number of hours worked per week. After passage you cannot reside or be on the streets of Wrightsville without such certificate. Violators will be punished according to section 71 of the code of the City of Wrightsville.
Also an ordinance will be passed to regulate the sale of ice, that all sold should be weighed. It will also be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to offer for sale any ice within the corporate city limits from any house, truck, wagon, or vehicle of any kind without having a pair of scales before selling or delivering ice to the purchaser. The city has also changed the water rates that became effective July 1st. It will be 50 cent per 1000 gallons for the first 2000 gallons. All over 2000 gallons at the rate of 25 cent per 1000 gallons. The minimum charge for any house or business will be $1 per month, and where one meter furnishes two or more houses each house will pay the $1 per month. Signed by Mayor W. M. Shurling.
Mrs. C. C. Underwood died at the Dublin sanitarium last week. Her home was in Brewton and internment was at Shady Grove Baptist church. Her family included Messrs. D. C., J. T., Charlie, Ed and E. G. Blankinship, and Mrs. Gena Maddox and Mrs. Mandy Hamilton.
Two more white men have gone to the army. They are Mr. Albert Raley and Mr. Willie Raines. Hon. Emmet R. Shaw, candidate for United States Senate who resides in Fort Gaines, Georgia was in the city Saturday. After an open air speech in Wrightsville he proceeded to Kite for another speech.

FROM DAYS GONE BY July 12, 1918

July 12, 1918.

There seems to be two R. E. Kitchens. The one in the affair reported last week was not the Moores Chapel Kitchens, as the paper stated the party named lived west of Wrightsville and Mr. R. E. Kitchens lives east of the city. This was made perfectly clear.
With fond anticipations and expectations the city of Wrightsville is on the eve of entertaining the most prominent body of ladies and gentlemen the entre state of Georgia affords. Wrightsville opens her gates and her homes to these guest Monday as they arrive from every direction. Local homes have been assigned to the people not able to get a hotel cause they are booked full. The Georgia Weekly Press Association meets here for the next three days. Wrightsville welcomes with open arms these prominent Georgians and hopes they will thoroughly enjoy their visit to our city.
Tax Receiver George W. Brantley of Kite, has made his returns for 1918, wound up his books in tip top shape and everything is now ready for the Tax Collector. In 1917 he placed on them a total valuation of $2,377,639. This year that number has reached $2,970,368. Te colored digest showed $87,620, but this year is $163,089. The Wrightsville district gave in $1,248,344.
Senator Hoke Smith, on account of all the complaints of the negroes leaving the cotton mills and fields to ride the rails to a Hawkinsville excursion, the United States Railway Administration has ordered them discontinued.
The local banks have issued their Statement of Condition. The Exchange Bank of Wrightsville, $375,031.03; The Citizens Bank of Kite, $147,572.94; The Scott Banking Company, $94,071.10; The Bank of Wrightsville, $345,969.26; The Bank of Adrian, $125,531.46.
Dr. A. F. Flanders, the Wrightsville druggist, recently appointed recruiting agent for the United States Shipping Board to enroll young men in Johnson County for service in the Merchant Marines, has received and executed his official oath of office.
Miss Willie Ruth Harrison, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Willie Harrison, married a Mr. Pournell, a foreman at L. A. Lovett's garage. Dr. & Mrs. W. J. Flanders daughter, Miss Esther, became the bride of SGT. Thomas Edward Woodruff of Camp Gordon in Atlanta, originally from Unadilla, Georgia.
Mr. Richard Mixon, aged 79, died Monday afternoon. He was visiting the home of Mr. Cleveland Williams and was stricken with paralysis. The end came quickly. Internment was at Oaky Grove. He leaves only one daughter living.
The Kite Masons issued a memorial to Bro. B. G. Fortner. Bro. Fortner was born July 31st, 1844 in then Emanuel County, now Johnson, and died April 23rd, 1918 at the home of his son, R. S. Fortner in Kite. He enlisted in the Confederate service in 1862 and served until the close of the war in 1865. He was married January 5th, 1869 to Miss Elizabeth Meeks, daughter of Elder Spencer Meeks.
He was converted during the war and baptized in Virginia in August 1863 by Rev. J. J. Hyman. After returning home he joined Rehobeth Baptist church, later moving to Gumlog Church. He was ordained to the ministry on the 15th of April 1877 by Elders Jordan Norris and Spencer Meeks. He united with the Second Advent Christian church in 1886 and assisted in organizing its conference at Shiloh church in Emanuel County. He was elected its president in 1892 which he held till his death. He was elected state senator for the 16th district for 1906-07 and held the position of chaplain. He joined the Masons in 1896 and at one time Master of the Kite Lodge. He left a family of six children, four boys and two girls, all grown and married. His wife preceeded him in death.

FROM DAYS GONE BY July 5, 1918

July 5, 1918.
The Farmers Union of Johnson County held a big rally at Idylwild for the 4th of July and invited the counties of Laurens, Washington, Jefferson and Emanuel to come together with them here. Six of the highest-up men in the ranks of the Union will speak. They will dwell on those things of the deepest concern of these five counties. Lunch consisted of BBQ sandwiches, Brunswick stew, deserts and all other kind of eatables.
Because of the fact that the Farmers Navigation Company has just sold the Hilda, which was to be used to give the editors of the Georgia Weekly Press Association a boat ride down the Oconee river on the last day of their annual session at Wrightsville, a banguet will be given instead at Dublin by the Chamber of Commerce. The Hilda boat was sold to another company to be used on the Ocmulgee river.
On July 9th Kite Lodge has planned to hold a lodge of sorrow. Masons are invited to meet at 10 am, the public is invited at 2 pm. Miss Mary Crawford, sister of Mr. J. M. Crawford died. She was buried at the Crawford cemetery near Wrightsville. Mr. S. A. Attaway of Peters, Florida is home for a few days. He brought with him a specie of the peach family called mango. While it resembles a peach in shape somewhat it looked more like a big Japanese plum.
The people of the county are busy with the last work on their farms, many having gone through the last time with a lot of their work in some of the fields. The crops are very good considering and the prospects for a big harvest is very bright. If the price remains high Johnson County's crop this fall will bring a tremendous sum. The corn is very good also, and the people never had better gardens.
Saturday night Sheriff Willis D. Rowland and Marshals J. M. Walker and Enoch Oliver went to the home of R. E. Kitchens about four miles of the city, west, went into the home and found him at work around a "tiger." It is said that Kitchens refused arrest and leveled a gun on the sheriff, but quick action prevented a shooting. He was arrested, brought to the city, but wished to give bail and not go to jail, so he was taken to his brother in-law's out near town.
His brother in-law refused to go on his bond. This was about 1 am and the party were sitting on the front porch steps of the home. Very soon a steady stream of blood was seen and heard pouring from the right side of Kitchens' neck. Then it was discovered that he had cut an ugly and almost fatal gash across his neck. A doctor was summoned and he is resting fairly well and will recover unless blood poisoning sets in or other complications.
Kitchens is a hard working white man with a wife and two or three little children. He has made good as a farmer and stood pretty high in his community. It is thought that he was under the influence of some drug or the whiskey at the time he cut his jugular vein. The affair is deeply regretted by the entire community.
Mazer's Tooth Specialists of Philadelphia sent word through an ad that they will pay up to $15 per set for old false teeth. They also buy old gold, sliver and broken jewelry. So don't throw those old teeth away. Cash them in.

FROM DAYS GONE BY June 28, 1918

June 28, 1918.
The Georgia Editors are to arrive in Wrightsville Monday night, July 15th, for their three day convention. Some will come down train from Tennille, the late train from Dublin and some from north Georgia on the late "Shoe-Fly" to Tennille where they will be met by autos and trucks to bring them and their baggage. The people of Wrightsville have opened their homes to take those in after the hotels fill up.
The assembly will be held in the court house and Hon. Ben Hill Moye will deliver the welcome. Tuesday they will hold an executive session and at the noon hour the scribes will join the people of the city and county in a big basket bbq picnic at Idylwild at which time the Governor of Georgia will be an honored guest and the leading speaker. Tuesday night the ladies will give them a Garden Party on the court house lawn. Wednesday the last session will be held then they will be taken by auto to Dublin for entertainment and a boat ride down the Oconee. Thursday morning all will depart the town by the way they came.
Funds for the sale of the shares of stock in the Johnson County Fair Association are now in the hands of treasurer R. L. Kent at the Bank of Wrightsville. Plans for the place to hold the fair are being worked out. It looks to be one of the best fairs in southeast Georgia right here in Johnson, originated by Johnson, organized by Johnson, financed and furnished by Johnson County and to be enjoyed by Johnson County.
Clerk and Mrs. Joe B. Williams and children went down to Mr. J. R. Flanders Sunday afternoon to pay a visit to Capt. Chess Flanders. Uncle Chess has been in bed over 4 years in feeble health and old age and is not improving. He mentioned Capt. Kent's death saying how much he would have been pleased to have seen him before his death. He is about one year older than Kent. He is enduring his afflictions patiently and with the utmost resignment. His life on his bed is a living sermon.
On June 28th, today, its time to prove you are a loyal American. Will you greet the 4th of July with a free conscience? Or will you spend the 4th in shame-faced guilt? June 28th has been set as National War Savings Day. Your country expects you on that day to pledge every penny you can, up to $1000, towards the purchase of War Savings Stamps. The price of American citizenship is no longer cheap. A new hour has struck. The crash of war has ground all semblance of cheapness out of being an American. It is now a dear-bought honor. You must Pay.
Your country asks you to balance your patriotic cash account. Every penny you withhold, that you are able to give, extends aid and comfort to the enemy. No sordid legal summons will, for the present, compel payment. You are called to payment by the higher, more chivalric summons to volunteer on June 28th your pledge to purchase this year every dollars worth of War Savings Stamps you can buy.
This statement was issued by Fred T. Bridges of the Johnson County Farmers Union.

FROM DAYS GONE BY June 21, 1918

June 21, 1918.
Mr. Charles Malony, President of the W. & T. Railroad makes a reasonable reply to the petition of Johnson County folks asking him not to run anymore Monday excursions on this line for the period of the war. He states, "I will gladly comply with the request. With all respect to the particular negro excursion operated from Tennille to Hawkinsville I wish to explain that this excursion had been advertised in the usual way for 10 days prior to May 27th, and not a single protest against the operation reached me until after the train was in motion and then we had to carry out our agreement."
Will Outlaw, colored, made an attempt Sunday afternoon to kill his cousin, Duncan Outlaw, as Duncan, Charles and John Outlaw and Fellow Harton were passing down the road near the Charlie Hall place about 6 miles southeast of Wrightsville, going to a singing school near their home.
As they approached Hutchens branch about 4 pm, Will jumped up from beside the road and leveled the single barreled gun on Duncan, pulling the trigger and landing the birdshot in his right thigh. Duncan turned around and Will let him have a second load in the other thigh, a few shots hitting him in the lower parts of the body. Friends interfered, but Will seems to have followed Duncan on up to a white man's home and there took two more chances at Duncan but missed him.
Will and Duncan, it seems, according to E. M. Outlaw, who swore out warrants for Will's arrest. They have a great deal of trouble, but they had compromised the matter and went into an agreement not to have any further trouble or to have anything to do with each other again. But it all broke out anew Sunday afternoon with the above results. Will was placed in jail, but was released later on bond.
Bailiff C. T. Mixon and Mr. John A. Douglas, Jr. carried a colored man and a white man to Camp Wheeler Saturday morning. The colored gent said he had never heard anything about the business since he "regist" and therefore hadn't reported for duty. The white man was in uniform. He said he had been at Spartenburg, South Carolina and was off on a 15 day furlough which expired the 8th. When asked why he hadn't reported back he said he had been sick.
Messrs. Emory Rowland, Robbie Rowland, Billie Henderson and O. A. Kennedy, Jr. left as volunteers for the army. Twenty-eight more white boys are scheduled to leave next week from the draft. H. C. Garland, Angus Foskey, Morris Denton Key, Willie D. Wood, Fred H. Daley, S. A. B. Mitchell, Tullie Burris, N. T. Blizzard, John Hall, W. L. Hall, Jim Daniels, E. L. Wheeler, Melrim Smith, Jewel Cooper, Jim V. Smith, Wm G. McTier, Cannie M. Lindsey, Gilbert Simpson, B. M. Powell, James A. Turner, Roy L. Dent, Dee O. Young, W. A. Perry, O. L. Ricks, William Brown, John Marvin Davis, V. L. Tapley, James I. Spell.
Coloreds who left yesterday were Thomas Walker, Willie Johnson, Richard C. Carswell, Charlie Lee Linder, George Cannon, Joe Carlow, John W. Arline, Juttie Thomas, Railegh Ruffin, Eddie Randall, Tom Irwin, Isadore Daniel, Johnnie Lumpkin, J. Clinton Logue, Scola Davis, Sam Jackson.
Mr. L. A. Lovett, owner and manager of the Ford Garage has arrangements whereby he can furnish any farmer in this county with a Ford tractor from Ford's plant. The price for the tractor is $750 and for the Oliver No. 7 plow, designed especially for it, for $140.

FROM DAYS GONE BY June 14, 1918

June 14, 1918.
Around the 1st of the week, within 48 hours, 7 American vessels are now known to have been sunk by German U-Boats off the Atlantic coast from New Jersey and this act has startled the nation. Many seaports have been ordered closed indefinitely, putting a stop to all shipping. The port of Savannah is closed also.
The names of the ships sunk are City of Columbus, Carolina, Edward H. Cole, Jacob B. Haskell, Isabel B. Wiley, Hattie Dunn and Samuel W. Hathaway. It is not known how many were drowned. Our airplanes are now looking over the coast for the destroyers. The crew on one ship was given 10 minutes to leave the ship by the Germans before it was blown up.
Thus Germany brings the submarine warfare right up to the gates of the United States and unless a close patrol is placed over the entire coastline grave fears for further shipping are had. Losing on the western front Germany has struck this blow in the face of America to show us that she is very much alive and to detract attention from the real thorn in her flesh. Foch and his army are fighters.
But our boys are moving abroad. Many are falling in the trenches. Our boys are bleeding their lives away on the battlefields of no man's land. Our husbands and our sweethearts have gone from us to ight our own battles. Our dearest treasures have bid us a sad farewell, and hopes to gaze on their smiling countenances once again are but meager ones. Our friends and neighbors have sent theirs and hundreds of them will never return. It is well to speak of it plainly.
There is no time for slackerism in this country. Yet there are those little, puny, small, pessimistic, tommy-rotted, narrow-minded, knock-kneed, run-down, shallow-minded, yallow-streaked, disgruntled pushllanimouses running around like little fice dogs barking at a bunch of elephants. Shame of the country upon you. A word to the wise is sufficient regarding slackerism and a true admonition to those whose chief delight is to pass their time in idleness and pleasure-seeking is assuredly not out of place along about now.
A storm of protest was heard in Johnson County Monday morning when a W. & T. train came along and carried off 7 carloads of cotton choppers and plow hands from all points along its line to a colored gathering of some kind in Hawkinsville. At this most critical time of making the crop the railroad, induced by what little fare collected and in the very face of the nationwide movement of labor conservation put on this excursion. Hands flocked from the cotton patches, saw mills, and every conceivable employment to "go on de scursion." Information is that a colored man named White at Tennille chartered the train and went up and down the line advertising a baseball game and other attractions at Hawkinsville and they went in flocks. Sixty-five tickets were sold at this point, also from Donovan, Spann and Lovett. Almost a hundred plows in the county were stopped for the day.
The matter was taken up by telegrams to the National Council of Defense and to H. M. Stanley, Commissioner of Labor in Atlanta. Congressman Larson has also been asked to look into this. It has cost our farmers a great deal in loss of labor. It doesn't look like the railroad authorities, if they have their country at heart, would even think about doing such a thing.