FROM DAYS GONE BY March 14, 1919

March 14, 1919.

In the wee small hours of the morning when the city was taking its farewell slumbers for the morning fire raged. The fire alarm broke out, turned loose and announced trouble near the home of Mr. E. A. Lovett on Marcus Street, when an outhouse, part of what was once Warthen Institute, and as used as a storeroom for various products, was found burning. The boys of the fire department rushed to the scene and they did valiant work with the hose. Two streams were quickly and effectively applied to the flaming building and was soon put under their own control. The handsome home of Mr. Lovett was once threatened, a lot of straw and leaves in a gully on the top catching fire.
The storehouse contained about 48 bales of cotton just put in by the City Warehouse from the yard of Mr. Lovett, where it had been lying since the fall business crowded their warehouse to overflowing. It also had 125 bushels of corn, some mote and a lot of other things to the value all told, of around $6000, with partial insurance. The origin of the fire was unknown.
The regular March Term of Superior Court will convene next week. Sheriff Willis D. Rowland and deputy Mr. Willie T. Rowland have worked feverishly the last 10 days getting out summons. The docket consists of around 60 cases, 7 of which are divorce cases. The first case is O. S. Fortner vs Nancy D. Wiggins. This case was docketed at the March Term of 1905, 14 years ago. Judge Kent has been disqualified to hear this case as he was the attorney on record at that time.
Sheriff Rowland, than whom there is no better in Georgia holds the key on four criminals down at his boarding in the bottom of "Blue Run." Three are charged with murder and the other for forging checks. All of these are Negroes. Joe Alexander charged with killing his wife out in Bray's district two years ago. Will Stubbs charged with killing the son of Henry Smith September 1918 and Red Wright is said to have slain Jim Hood Wright up near G. A. Tarbutton's place. Sim Scott wrote too much and got in trouble with H. C. Tompkins store and other places.
Duncan Outlaw, working last year for Mr. T. P. Veal, carries the record of making 17 bales of cotton, averaging 508 lbs to the bale a remnant of 400 lbs of seed cotton, 8 acres of good corn and some potatoes and cane. His cotton crop brought him $2865. This was done on a one-horse farm in Johnson County.
The Indians passed through the Powell's Chapel community last week an a lots of people had their fortune told. A milk cow belonging to Mr. H. P. Hicks was killed by the train Saturday in the city. Dr. J. C. Robinson, dentist, has one of the pretest dental offices now in use on the north side of the court house seldom found in a town the size of Wrightsville. He resides upstairs and works downstairs.
The many friends of John B. Haines are glad to learn he has sailed or home. He as been overseas 10 months and secured a pass to tour France after the Armstice was signed. Mrs. Mary V. Duff, the aged mother of Messrs. Duff Brothers are Misses Duff's of this city, has been in feeble health but seems to be getting better. She is 82 years old.
The Methodist people of Kite have about completed their place of worship in the town. Several months ago they started it and the war struck them as it did everybody else and work was hindered on it. But now that conditions have about become normal again they have gone to work and ceiled it, finished covering it and will soon have it ready for use.