FROM DAYS GONE BY JAN. 5, 1918

January 5, 1918.
On Saturday night there was a slight snow fall but is soon melted away, but Monday the ground was whitened again. About the time the weather was starting to moderate and warm up a little, the weather man decided we hadn't had enough snow. So Tuesday night he clouded up the heavens and sent down the biggest fall yet. So its a cold spell right on in the South. Cold has prevailed for weeks and this spell has caught lots of people with but little fuel to keep fires. So far there has been no reported suffering.
The weather was very inclement for this kind of work, but all last week saw a lot of moving in the city and out in the country. Lots of people have changed residences and plantations. Prof. L. M. Blount is preparing to erect a home beside the one he resides in. His intentions are to utilize in the new building part of the one now on his lot. Mr. & Mrs. M. E. Woods are preparing to move to Savannah. Mr. Louie Kent and family have moved to the Kellum place in Laurens County which Judge Kent recently purchased.
Col. Hillard T. Hicks has 370 acres of land with a three horse farm open and will sell for $15 per acre. This place has about $1000 worth of timber on it. Mr. Hussey Mosely is home to visit his parents. Its his first trip home in 15 years. Mr. J. I. Singletary goes to the farm having resigned as barber for Mr. George Gannon. Mr. Carl Grantham is with the Headlight taking Judge J. M. Bryan's place who starts the city mail route. Mr. Louis Heath was called back to Swainsboro and then sent to Camp Gordon in Atlanta for military service.
A small blaze over in the quarters at noon Tuesday brought out the fire department and the people in full force. Rev. E. Reece, colored, was about to lose his domicile but quick work prevented much loss. There was a big hog sale at Scott today. They will sell 60 head of hogs ranging in weight from 50 to 150 pounds to the highest bidder. All nice, fat, healthy hogs by Thompson & Daniels.
Little Alf Lovett, one of the twins of Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Lovett is very sick and there are grave fears of his recovery. Uncle Lazarus Burnett is gone and it was his hope that when he did go a better world would be his. Uncle Lazarus was a pretty good darkey. The whole community liked this aged antebellum colored man and up to about a week ago he still served his "white folks." Many thousands of papers he once turned out before electrical power was installed at the Headlight. He was a good negro and a whole lot of people lost a valuable friend.
Miss Zeila Hightower of Wrightsville wed Mr. Homer H. Holt of the U. S. Navy. Zeila is a daughter of Mrs. Susie Hightower. Mr. Holt's parents are Mr. & Mrs. T. D. Holt. Miss Ruth Flanders, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. w. J. Flanders married Mr. John Henry Holladay of Sumter, South Carolina. Miss Carrie Collins, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. w. A. Collins of Meeks wed Mr. J. A. Stephens on December 19th.