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.