FROM DAYS GONE BY March 29, 1918

March 29, 1918.
While the Germans and British shelled the country across the seas on Palm Sunday, the "sons of peace" gathered at Mitchell Grove colored church in the western part of Johnson County and celebrated with dinner, stump-rum and pistols and a general fuss.
Sheriff Willis Rowland's resistance landed five in jail and added four quarts of "evidence" to his already ample supply and four glittering and new hip pocket machine guns.
Deputy Tapley brought in three of the violators and the vigilant sheriff followed soon after with a duet more. No casualties were reported. Another was jailed Sunday for whom the sheriff had a warrant, but he was not connected with the disruption at Mitchell Grove.
Bad liquor is causing much trouble everywhere and the arresting officers are up and doing to put a stop to so much of it.
When idlers go to work business will pick up especially on the farm. The sheriff and all arresting officers are making it warm for this class. Time to go to work. While we're planting corn over here the boy's "over there" are planting bullets and shells in the German troops. Never fear America's sons. They are there with the goods.
Some of the banks reported their statement of condition. The Bank of Adrian, $215,925.63; The Citizens Bank of Kite, $187,220.75; The Bank of Wrightsville, $454,249.82. The Bank of Lovett had a deposit increase of $40,000 in the last 12 months.
Miss Hattie Laura Spell married Mr. J. Otis Holt at the brides parents, Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Spell. They will make their home in Dublin. Also married were Miss Bessie Copeland and Mr. Jim Kersey. Another marriage of complete surprise was that of Miss Merle Moore and Mr. John R. Powell, Jr. which took place in Swainsboro. J. Jack Crawford left Monday for Waco, Texas to join the A. S. S. C. of Uncle Sam.
Many friends here of Mrs. John M. Meeks deeply sympathize with her in the death of her father, Mr. L. L. Hall, at his home in Danville. He was 74 and left a wife and nine living children.
On February 28, after a long and useful life, Mrs. Susan J. Davis, wife of Mr. D. C. Davis died in Savannah at Parkview Sanitorium after suffering for six years, and several operations by Dr. Rawlings. Internment was at Gumlog. Mr. & Mrs. Davis were married October 5, 1889 and had five children, Mrs. Dona C. McNeal, Mrs. Minnie Lee Fortner, Willie Mae Davis, Nancy J. Davis and Annie Lee Davis. She joined the Ohoopee Primative Baptist at Mt. Pleasant church, Gumlog in 1886. She was born March 2, 1870. She has a sister at Mt. Vernon and a brother in Wheeler County.