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.