FROM DAYS GONE BY June 20, 1919

June 20, 1919.

Wrightsville has been needing a full system of water works for years and it now looks like definite steps will be taken to get them put in. The city council and mayor had the matter under consideration at last weeks meeting. It was decided to get an estimate of the cost to put in the system and see whether or not if enough bonds could be floated at this time to do the work. The city has available about $35,000 bonded indebtness, or in other words the taxable values of the city, taking into consideration the amount of bonds now over it, would allow about this much to be issued.
Should the water works cost more than this $35,000 or some less the money would have to come from some other source than by bonds. But it is the belief of many that the bonds will not cost near this much money. The mayor has written for information and prices and the cost of estimates and blue prints, etc. and other things connected with it and the matter is likely to take some definite shape this month. Most everybody wants it done, it seems, every member of the council and the mayor being heartily in favor of it.
The election in the Moore's Chapel last Saturday for the purpose of a school tax for educational purposes went against the proposition. Rather funny situation. There were 43 petitioners calling for this election. Saturday only 22 voted and 18 were against it and the small number of 4 voted for it.
The dates for the next Fair were set for November 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th, a time when all of the neighboring fairs would be over as well as the State Fair in Macon. The plan is to buy sufficient grounds to use for three purposes, viz, fair grounds, landing place for aeroplanes and a ball diamond, all in the same enclosure. A lot of new features will be brought on this year. The farmers are plowing for big prizes which will be offered by the Fair Association.
Mr. J. G. Greenway's store burned last week in the Greenway community. Those boys receiving discharges from service are Frank and Gona Hayslip, Tom Smith, Nunez Tillman and Lotis McAfee. Mr. E. A. Lovett is having front paving put in along the street and walk before his beautiful home on Marcus Street. Mr. E. A. W. Johnson has been suffering from an eyesight trouble and is in grave danger of losing one of his eyes.
Three areoplanes passed over the city enroute from Americus to Sumter, South Carolina surveying out the air mail route. An aerial circus is planned for Dublin and Wrightsville on July 4th and 5th.
Saturday was an off day for the trade here on account of the farmers being bogged up with grass in their farms. They had them in fine shape up to the week's rain which set General Green to growing and having gotten a headway has put the plow hands to the mettle in conquering it.
C. D. Hauger of Louisville, Kentucky will open a big department store in Wrightsville in the near future. This will be one of a chain of 37 stores in operation in the United States. It was designated to be built in Macon but Wrightsville won out for the store. It will be Hauger-Hobbs-Davis Company.
Mr. F. J. Garbutt died after a two week illness in Sandersville. He was engaged in the sawmill business at Adrian and other places but had made Sandersville his home for 20 years. He was 60 years old and left a wife, three sons and five daughters.