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.