FROM DAYS GONE BY Feb. 28,1919

February 28, 1919.

There are two boys resting beneath the sun-kissed sod of France who, it is believed, had premonitions before leaving from their happy homes in Johnson County that they would never look upon the dear faces of loved family connections and friends again. These two young men were Messrs. Claude Deal and Leland Hutcheson, sons of two of the counties most prominent citizens, Messrs. Burnett Deal and Henry A. Hutcheson.
When each came to report for duty and to go away with the others it appeared to Col. W. C. Brinson, a member of the Local Board, that they had had a revelation of their fate, which they felt sure was coming, and which did come ere their return, and this promonition was prognosticated to their parents, making it the harder for them to see their brave sons leave.
When the boys came to take the train Col. Brinson says he was so affected by the solemnity of the sorrowful parents he was forced to leave the clerical work at the depot in the hands of Sheriff Willis D. Rowland for the time being. He believes the boys felt they would never return, as they presented an entirely different affection from any others who went away.
John Davis of Wrightsville, RFD 3, is listed as having died overseas of disease. He is a son of Mrs. Mary Davis. He was with the Rainbow Division. Mr. Jessie Pittman died suddenly at his country home. He was discovered dead in bed by his wife the next morning. He was buried at Union Hill.
J. B. Martin, son of Mr. & Mrs. W. I. Martin is back at Camp Gordon. He will be home soon. He was wounded the first day of February 1918 but has recovered. Others returning home are sailor Thomas E. Jenkins, Jack Hamilton, Horace Williams, Lewis Heath, Carl Holt and Eugene Attaway. Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Tanner announced the birth of a son. Miss Myra Daley wed Mr. James Edison Varner.
The Bank of Lovett released their statement of condition at $84,347.55. Otis A. Sumner has opened a brand new garage in the brick building between Hayes Bros. and Prescott-Price Co. Also a new café has opened just across from the post office. The owners are Greeks and they call their place The New York Café. The Vivola Theatre will host Albert Vierra's Hawaiian Singers and Players. The Cash Grocery managed by Mr. J. B. Paul is now in the Kennedy building.
Mr. I. R. Tanner, a large livestock dealer in this section made a big deal with Mr. E. J. Sumner when he purchased from him 14 head of oxen. They aggregated a total of 14,325 pounds yoked together. Lightning struck a barn of Dr. R. E. Butterly which killed three mules. Two of them had not long been purchased from Mr. J. T. Fulford and were costly making it a heavy loss for the doctor. If our farmers don't get busy it will take $8 to send Mr. Boll Weevil a postal card this fall.